Category: FOREIGN
UK health minister resigns after breaching coronavirus rules
(FASTNEWS | UNITED KINGDOM) - UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock resigned today, a day after apologising for breaching social distancing ... Read More
George Floyd murder – Derek Chauvin sentenced to over 22 years
(FASTNEWS | UNITED STATES) - The US white ex-police officer convicted of murdering African-American man George Floyd in Minneapolis in ... Read More
Europe is ‘on thin ice’ amid delta virus variant rise
(FASTNEWS | BERLIN) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday that Europe is "on thin ice" in its battle against ... Read More
India vaccinates 8 million in a day
(FASTNEWS | INDIA) - India has launched a new vaccine drive, announcing a record eight million jabs on the first ... Read More
COVID-Vaccines running out in poorer nations, WHO says
(FASTNEWS | WHO) - A large number of poorer countries receiving Covid-19 vaccines through a global sharing scheme do not ... Read More
UK COVID-infections rise as Delta variant dominates
(FASTNEWS | UK) - UK coronavirus infections have risen slightly in the last week, with an estimated 119,000 people - ... Read More
Brazil hits 500,000 deaths at critical moment
(FASTNEWS | BRAZIL) - The number of deaths related to Covid-19 has passed 500,000 in Brazil, the second-highest in the ... Read More
US Court blocks child slavery lawsuit on chocolate
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The US Supreme Court has ruled food giants Nestlé USA and Cargill can't be sued for ... Read More
Record number of displaced people despite COVID
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The number of people who have been forced to flee their homes around the world has ... Read More
Kim Jong-un admits to tense food situation in North Korea
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has formally acknowledged that his country is facing food shortages. (more…) Read More
Myanmar village of Kin Ma burns down after clashes
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A village in the centre of Myanmar has been burned down after clashes between the security ... Read More
Protests against violence as search for baby’s body continues
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A deep-water search for the body of a one-year-old girl, believed murdered by her father, is ... Read More
US and Russian leaders set for tense Geneva talks
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - US President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin are preparing sit down for their ... Read More
Thousands rally against Catalan pardons
(FASTNEWS | MADRID, SPANISH) - Tens of thousands of people have joined protests in the Spanish capital Madrid against controversial ... Read More
Israel’s new Premier promises to unite nation
(FASTNEWS | ISREAL) - Israel's new Prime Minister, Naftali Bennett, has promised to unite a nation frayed by years of ... Read More