Tag: US
US labels Confucius Institute a Chinese ‘foreign mission’
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - America's top infectious disease expert has told lawmakers that the US is seeing a "disturbing surge" ... Read More