Category: FOREIGN

Canada to allow travellers vaccinated with Covaxin from today

Canada to allow travellers vaccinated with Covaxin from today

Nov 30, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Canada to allow travellers vaccinated with Covaxin from today (more…) Read More

Barbados becomes a republic, ditching British Queen

Barbados becomes a republic, ditching British Queen

Nov 30, 2021

(FASTNEWS |  CARIBBEAN) - Barbados has become a republic, replacing the British monarch as its head of state and severing ... Read More

The Omicron variant has been spotted in 15 Countries

The Omicron variant has been spotted in 15 Countries

Nov 29, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - 15 countries and spreading: Where has the Omicron variant been spotted (more…) Read More

Japan to bar foreign visitors after Omicron threat

Japan to bar foreign visitors after Omicron threat

Nov 29, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Japan says it will bar the entry of all foreign visitors from around the world, just ... Read More

Omicron COVID cases detected in Britain, Germany and Italy

Omicron COVID cases detected in Britain, Germany and Italy

Nov 28, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Britain, Germany and Italy detected cases of the new Omicron coronavirus variant yesterday, even as British ... Read More

US joins EU in restricting southern Africa flights

US joins EU in restricting southern Africa flights

Nov 27, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The US will restrict travel from South Africa and seven other southern African countries to try ... Read More

WHO declares new variant of concern as ‘OMICRON’

WHO declares new variant of concern as ‘OMICRON’

Nov 27, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a new coronavirus variant to be “of concern” and ... Read More

Homeless beach vendors in Sihanoukville request more support from Local Govt.

Homeless beach vendors in Sihanoukville request more support from Local Govt.

Nov 27, 2021

(FASTNEWS | CAMBODIA) - Hundreds of homeless beach vendors in Prey Veng, Sihanoukville, who left their hometowns and moved to ... Read More

Amid poor health services, fever sweeps Taiz

Amid poor health services, fever sweeps Taiz

Nov 26, 2021

(FASTNEWS | YEMEN) - Following local hospitals' failure to admit new patients, the highly populated areas in Taiz witnessed an ... Read More

UK raises alarm over new Covid variant which could beat vaccines

UK raises alarm over new Covid variant which could beat vaccines

Nov 26, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - UK raises alarm over new Covid variant which could beat vaccines (more…) Read More

Launching first-ever dialysis centre in Deir ez-Zur that offers free treatment

Launching first-ever dialysis centre in Deir ez-Zur that offers free treatment

Nov 25, 2021

(FASTNEWS | SYRIA) - Amid a surging number of patients and hefty costs of treatments in Al-Hasakah, Damascus, and Ar ... Read More

Europe Covid resurgence

Europe Covid resurgence

Nov 24, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Europe Covid resurgence: WHO fears 700,000 more deaths (more…) Read More

Chinese, Russian internet media urged to strengthen cooperation

Chinese, Russian internet media urged to strengthen cooperation

Nov 23, 2021

(FASTNEWS | BEIJING AND MOSCOW) - Chinese and Russian internet media outlets should promote multilateralism, combat false information, safeguard equity ... Read More

Israel vaccinates children aged 5 – 11

Israel vaccinates children aged 5 – 11

Nov 23, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -To ward off another Covid-19 wave, Israel vaccinates children as young as 5 (more…) Read More

Taliban asks Afghan TV channels to stop airing shows with women actors

Taliban asks Afghan TV channels to stop airing shows with women actors

Nov 22, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Taliban asks Afghan TV channels to stop airing shows with women actors (more…) Read More