Category: FOREIGN
The cases of monkeypox are spreading worldwide
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The cases of monkeypox are surging globally with the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday confirming 131 ... Read More
Tedros re-elected to lead the World Health Organization
(FASTNEWS | ERITREA) - First elected in 2017, his re-election by secret ballot, was confirmed during the 75th World Health ... Read More
Eleven killed in late-night shootings in two bars in Mexico
(FASTNEWS | MEXICO) - Eleven people, eight of them women, were killed in simultaneous shooting attacks on two bars in north-central ... Read More
Monkeypox virus outbreaks are containable – WHO
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Monkeypox can be contained in countries outside of Africa where the virus is not usually detected, the ... Read More
North Korea says virus situation ‘under control’
(FASTNEWS | NORTH KOREA) - North Korea said on Tuesday it was witnessing a "stable" downward trend in its first confirmed ... Read More
Fourteen bodies found washed up on Myanmar beach
(FASTNEWS | MYANMAR) - The bodies of 14 people have washed up on a beach in Myanmar, police told on Monday, ... Read More
Australia’s new PM Anthony Albanese heads to Tokyo with climate message
(FASTNEWS | AUSTRALIA) - Australia's new prime minister Anthony Albanese took office Monday, hours before flying to a Tokyo summit with ... Read More
Severed head of missing Nigerian lawmaker found in park
(FASTNEWS | NIGERIA) - Police in Nigeria have discovered the severed head of a state legislator who went missing last week ... Read More
Thunderstorm in Canada leaves eight people dead
(FASTNEWS | CANADA) - Quebec and Ontario power utilities are working to restore services to around 900,000 customers facing outages ... Read More
A tornado swept through Paderborn, Germany
(FASTNEWS | GERMANY) - A tornado swept through the German city of Paderborn Friday, injuring at least 30 people, authorities said, ... Read More
Biden and Yoon hold their first summit amid N Korea tensions
(FASTNEWS | SOUTH KOREA) - The leaders of South Korea and the United States have agreed to consider expanding the ... Read More
US monitoring 6 for monkeypox, says report
(FASTNEWS | UNITED STATES) - Top US medical body, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is monitoring six people ... Read More
Nobel winner Jose Ramos-Horta sworn in as East Timor president
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Former independence fighter and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jose Ramos-Horta was sworn in as president of East ... Read More
Ukrainian flag on summit of Everest
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - On the roof of the world, Antonina Samoilova held up a blue and yellow panel emblazoned "Stand ... Read More
US reports 1st monkeypox case of 2022
(FASTNEWS | UNITED STATES) - A rare case of monkeypox which is also the first confirmed case of this year has ... Read More