Tag: US

US labels Confucius Institute a Chinese ‘foreign mission’

US labels Confucius Institute a Chinese ‘foreign mission’

Aug 14, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The US has designated the Confucius Institute (CI), the Chinese government-run global education programme, as a ... Read More

US suspends private charter flights to Cuba

US suspends private charter flights to Cuba

Aug 14, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  The US administration has suspended all private charter flights between the United States and Cuba, to ... Read More

US congratulates Sri Lanka for successful conclusion of polls

US congratulates Sri Lanka for successful conclusion of polls

Aug 7, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The United States has congratulated Sri Lanka on conducting the General Elections in a peaceful and ... Read More

Cyclone Isaias reaches Canada after killing at least five in US

Cyclone Isaias reaches Canada after killing at least five in US

Aug 5, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - At least five people have been killed as Tropical Storm Isaias swept through US states on ... Read More

Covid-19: Death toll in US surpasses 150,000

Covid-19: Death toll in US surpasses 150,000

Jul 30, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The United States on Wednesday surpassed 150,000 recorded Covid-19 deaths -- a milestone that comes as ... Read More

US consulate: China orders US consulate closure in tit-for-tat move

US consulate: China orders US consulate closure in tit-for-tat move

Jul 24, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - China has ordered the closure of the US consulate in the south-western city of Chengdu, in ... Read More

Major US Twitter accounts hacked in Bitcoin scam

Major US Twitter accounts hacked in Bitcoin scam

Jul 16, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Billionaires Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates are among many prominent US figures targeted by ... Read More

Coronavirus: US surpasses three million cases

Coronavirus: US surpasses three million cases

Jul 9, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - More than three million people in the US have now tested positive for Covid-19, according to ... Read More

FBI director: China is ‘greatest threat’ to US

FBI director: China is ‘greatest threat’ to US

Jul 8, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The director of the FBI has said that acts of espionage and theft by China's government ... Read More

Coronavirus: Trump moves to pull US out of World Health Organization

Coronavirus: Trump moves to pull US out of World Health Organization

Jul 8, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - President Donald Trump has formally moved to withdraw the US from the World Health Organization (WHO). ... Read More

Hong Kong: US passes sanctions as nations condemn new law

Hong Kong: US passes sanctions as nations condemn new law

Jul 2, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The US House of Representatives has approved new Hong Kong-related sanctions, after Beijing imposed a security ... Read More

US reaffirms support to Sri Lanka

US reaffirms support to Sri Lanka

Jun 30, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The United States has reaffirmed its partnership with the people of Sri Lanka and the commitment ... Read More

Coronavirus: Florida and Texas reverse reopening as US cases pass 2.5m

Coronavirus: Florida and Texas reverse reopening as US cases pass 2.5m

Jun 28, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Coronavirus infections across the United States have passed 2.5 million, with record numbers of cases reported ... Read More

Coronavirus: US has ‘serious problem’, says Fauci

Jun 27, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - US infectious disease chief Dr Anthony Fauci says the nation has a "serious problem" as 16 ... Read More

Top US health official Fauci warns of ‘disturbing’ new US surge

Top US health official Fauci warns of ‘disturbing’ new US surge

Jun 24, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - America's top infectious disease expert has told lawmakers that the US is seeing a "disturbing surge" ... Read More