By Vishal Gulati Montreal, Dec 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) In Montreal at the fifth Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, the world has come together to land a historic deal to…
Washington, April 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) The US has called on North Korea to refrain from further provocations and instead return to dialogue. Jalina Porter, principal deputy spokesperson for the State Department, made the remarks on Friday…
United Nations, Nov 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that the outcome of the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, or COP26, is not enough. “The approved texts are a compromise. They…
Washington, April 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) The commander of the USS Theodore Roosevelt has been removed after saying the US Navy was not doing enough to halt a coronavirus outbreak on board the aircraft carrier. In a…
Beijing, Jan 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) Chinese health authorities announced Saturday that 1,287 confirmed cases of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), including 237 in critical conditions, had been reported in the country by the end…
Jerusalem, Dec 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) Israel’s ruling Likud party will hold a leadership primary election on Thursday to determine who will lead it in the next polls. About 120,000 Likud members will cast their votes on…
London, Dec 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) British MPs have backed Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s plan for the UK to leave the European Union (EU) on January 31. They voted 358 to 234 – a majority of 124…
Beijing, Dec 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Chinese government on Friday said that it was “committed” to reach an agreement to resolve its trade dispute with the US only if it was “mutually beneficial” for both sides….
Khartoum, Dec 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Sudan hailed a decision by the United States to appoint an ambassador to Khartoum for the first time in 23 years. The move to restore diplomatic relations came in the wake…
Berlin, Dec 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) German Chancellor Angela Merkel and visiting Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev agreed to redouble economic and political ties and aim for heftier German investment in the oil- and minerals-rich Central Asian country….
Santiago, Oct 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Thousands of people in Chile took to the streets again for the 15th consecutive day to protest against the government amid emergency decrees and new curfews in several parts of the…
New York, Oct 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) US stocks closed higher, as the market was underpinned by a series of robust corporate earnings, supporting investor sentiment previously dampened by weakening US retail sales. The Dow rose 0.09…
Tehran, Oct 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, during a joint conference with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani here, said he wished to facilitate and not mediate between Tehran and Riyadh. During his day-long visit…
Islamabad/Paris, Oct 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) A Pakistani delegation, headed by Economic Affairs Minister Hammad Azhar, has reached Paris to attend a crucial two-day session of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) set to commence on Monday….
Baghdad, Oct 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Death toll in protests in Baghdad and other Iraqi cities rose to 104 with more than 6,000 people wounded, including security members, a spokesman for the Ministry of Interior said on…
Washington, Oct 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Another whistle-blower, also said to be an intelligence official, has come up in the impeachment case against US President Donald Trump, reports said on Sunday. According to Mark Zaid, among the…
New York, Oct 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) US stocks closed higher as weak economic data increased investors’ expectations on further rate cuts. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 122.42 points, or 0.47 per cent, to 26,201.04…
New York, Sep 28 (IANS) US stocks ended lower, wrapping up the week on a negative note, as Wall Street parsed a slew of mixed data, including those related to consumer spending and durable goods,…
New York, Sep 24 (IANS) When posed with a question on the Kashmir clampdown during a joint presser with Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, in an apparent sarcastic jibe US President Donald Trump asked the…
United Nations, Sep 20 (IANS) The UN Security Council has voted on two competing draft resolutions on a ceasefire in Syria’s Idlib, but failed to adopt either of them. The 15-member council on Thursday first…