Category: FOREIGN

Omicron case with no known travel link detected in England

Omicron case with no known travel link detected in England

Dec 17, 2021

(FASTNEWS |  ENGLAND) - At least one case of the Omicron coronavirus variant has been detected in England that is ... Read More

At least 27 people feared dead in blaze in Japanese city of Osaka

At least 27 people feared dead in blaze in Japanese city of Osaka

Dec 17, 2021

(FASTNEWS |  TOKYO) - At least 27 people were feared killed on Friday when a fire broke out in a ... Read More

NASA probe “touches” the sun for the first time

NASA probe “touches” the sun for the first time

Dec 16, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Nasa’s solar probe ‘touches’ sun for first time, dives into unexplored atmosphere (more…) Read More

Medsafe approves Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children

Medsafe approves Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children

Dec 16, 2021

(FASTNEWS | NEW ZEALAND) - Medsafe gives provisional approval for Pfizer vaccine for children (more…) Read More

Reactions to Thailand’s one of oldest railway station being closed

Reactions to Thailand’s one of oldest railway station being closed

Dec 15, 2021

(FASTNEWS | THAILAND) - Thai citizens have mixed reactions about the closure of Hua Lamphong Station in central Bangkok, one ... Read More

US Covid-19 death toll crosses 800,000

US Covid-19 death toll crosses 800,000

Dec 15, 2021

(FASTNEWS | UNITED STATES) - US COVID-19 deaths reach 800,000 as Delta ravaged in 2021 (more…) Read More

Poor cyber security puts Mongolia under cyber attacks

Poor cyber security puts Mongolia under cyber attacks

Dec 14, 2021

(FASTNEWS | MONGOLIA) - According to the International Cyber Security Research Organization, Mongolia is one of the few countries that ... Read More

2 new Omicron cases in Maharashtra

2 new Omicron cases in Maharashtra

Dec 14, 2021

(FASTNEWS | MAHARASHTRA) - 2 new Omicron cases in Maharashtra, 1 in Gujarat, country's tally climbs to 41 (more…) Read More

South Africa president tests positive for Covid-19

South Africa president tests positive for Covid-19

Dec 13, 2021

(FASTNEWS | SOUTH AFRICA) - South Africa president tests positive for Covid-19 amid surge of Omicron cases (more…) Read More

Russia seeks foothold in Indian Ocean through arms trade with Myanmar

Russia seeks foothold in Indian Ocean through arms trade with Myanmar

Dec 12, 2021

(FASTNEWS | MYANMAR) - Russia seeks to influence Myanmar similar to what China is doing and find a foothold in ... Read More

WHO warns against hoarding vaccines

WHO warns against hoarding vaccines

Dec 10, 2021

(FASTNEWS | EUROPE) - WHO warns against vaccines hoarding amid fears of Omicron variant (more…) Read More

Medicinal mushrooms grown on sea buckthorn waste in Mongolia

Medicinal mushrooms grown on sea buckthorn waste in Mongolia

Dec 10, 2021

(FASTNEWS | MONGOLIA) - The Mongolian master's student, Monkhjargal, could successfully grow world-famous and expensive mushrooms; the Cordyceps militaris, a mushroom ... Read More

Varied reactions to the old canals and markets’ organisation in Bangkok

Varied reactions to the old canals and markets’ organisation in Bangkok

Dec 10, 2021

(FASTNEWS | THAILAND) - On October 20th, 2015, Bangkok City began to organize the space in Ong-Ang Market by destroying ... Read More

COVID cases spike even as US hits 200M vaccine milestone

COVID cases spike even as US hits 200M vaccine milestone

Dec 9, 2021

(FASTNEWS | UNITED STATES) - The number of Americans fully vaccinated against COVID-19 reached 200 million (more…) Read More

Climate change drives Cambodian rice farmers to abandon their fields

Climate change drives Cambodian rice farmers to abandon their fields

Dec 9, 2021

(FASTNEWS | CAMBODIA) - A group of rice farmers in the Prey Nob district, Cambodia, were compelled to sell their ... Read More