Category: FOREIGN

Covid-19 outbreak in North Korea worrying for new variants, says WHO

Covid-19 outbreak in North Korea worrying for new variants, says WHO

May 18, 2022

(FASTNEWS | NORTH KOREA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that the Covid-19 outbreak in North Korea is worrying ... Read More

New York City lifts Covid-19 alert level to ‘high’

New York City lifts Covid-19 alert level to ‘high’

May 18, 2022

(FASTNEWS | NEW YORK) - New York City, the largest city in the United States, raised its Covid-19 alert level from ... Read More

Fire in India capital New Delhi kills at least 27

Fire in India capital New Delhi kills at least 27

May 14, 2022

(FASTNEWS | INDIA) - At least 27 people have died and dozens more were injured following a massive fire in a ... Read More

UK agrees mutual security deals with Finland and Sweden

UK agrees mutual security deals with Finland and Sweden

May 12, 2022

(FASTNEWS | UNITED KINGDOM) - The UK has agreed mutual security pacts with Sweden and Finland, agreeing to come to their ... Read More

North Korea reports first COVID outbreak since pandemic began

North Korea reports first COVID outbreak since pandemic began

May 12, 2022

(FASTNEWS | NORTH KOREA) - North Korea has confirmed its first outbreak of COVID-19, raising fears of a humanitarian disaster in ... Read More

New Mexico wildfires continue going wild

New Mexico wildfires continue going wild

May 11, 2022

(FASTNEWS | MEXICO) - The New Mexico wildfires that started more than a month ago are being stoked by the high ... Read More

Putin preparing for long haul, US intelligence says

Putin preparing for long haul, US intelligence says

May 11, 2022

(FASTNEWS | RUSSIA) - Vladimir Putin is preparing for a long war in Ukraine, with even victory in the east ... Read More

Two Mexican journalists killed, taking 2022 death toll to 11

Two Mexican journalists killed, taking 2022 death toll to 11

May 10, 2022

(FASTNEWS | MEXICO) - Yessenia Mollinedo and Sheila Johana Garcia have been killed, raising the death toll for media workers in ... Read More

Zelenskyy calls for international help to end Odesa blockade

Zelenskyy calls for international help to end Odesa blockade

May 10, 2022

(FASTNEWS | UKRAINE) - Russian forces have pounded the southern Ukrainian port of Odesa with missiles, killing one person, as Ukraine’s ... Read More

More than 60 believed killed after school attack in east Ukraine

More than 60 believed killed after school attack in east Ukraine

May 8, 2022

(FASTNEWS | UKRAINE) - At least 60 people are missing and feared dead in the debris of a burned-out school after ... Read More

John Lee elected as Hong Kong’s next chief executive

John Lee elected as Hong Kong’s next chief executive

May 8, 2022

(FASTNEWS | HONG KONG) - A Hong Kong committee stacked with pro-Beijing loyalists has elected an official who oversaw a crackdown ... Read More

Six Indian nationals arrested after failed attempt to cross into the US

Six Indian nationals arrested after failed attempt to cross into the US

May 7, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Six Indian nationals were rescued last month by American law enforcement from a sinking boat on a ... Read More

France’s Macron sworn in for second term as president

France’s Macron sworn in for second term as president

May 7, 2022

(FASTNEWS | FRANCE) - Emmanuel Macron has been sworn in for his second term as France’s president at a ceremony at ... Read More

Russia pounds Donetsk, Luhansk; at least 21 killed

Russia pounds Donetsk, Luhansk; at least 21 killed

May 4, 2022

(FASTNEWS | UKRAINE) - Russian attacks in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region have killed at least 21 civilians and injured 27, the ... Read More

North Korea fires ballistic missile towards east

North Korea fires ballistic missile towards east

May 4, 2022

(FASTNEWS | NORTH KOREA) - North Korea fired a ballistic missile on Wednesday, South Korea's military said, just a week after ... Read More