Category: FOREIGN

England considers 4-week delay to lockdown end

England considers 4-week delay to lockdown end

Jun 12, 2021

(FASTNEWS |  ENGLAND) - The government is considering delaying the lifting of England's remaining Covid restrictions by up to four ... Read More

G7 Leaders to set out global anti-pandemic plan

G7 Leaders to set out global anti-pandemic plan

Jun 12, 2021

(FASTNEWS |  UNITED KINGDOM) - G7 leaders are to commit to using all their resources in an effort to ensure ... Read More

Nigerian govt joins the made-in-India social media platform

Nigerian govt joins the made-in-India social media platform

Jun 11, 2021

(FASTNEWS |  NIGERIA) - Days after banning Twitter, the Government of Nigeria has now joined the Koo app. This comes ... Read More

US FDA rejects emergency use approval for Covaxin

US FDA rejects emergency use approval for Covaxin

Jun 11, 2021

(FASTNEWS |  UNITED STATES) - Bharat Biotech's proposal for an emergency use authorisation (EUA) of its COVID-19 vaccine, Covaxin, has ... Read More

Nine die as building collapses on bus in South Korea

Nine die as building collapses on bus in South Korea

Jun 10, 2021

(FASTNEWS | SOUTH KOREA) - At least nine people have been killed after a five-storey building being demolished in South ... Read More

Eleven dead in India building collapse

Eleven dead in India building collapse

Jun 10, 2021

(FASTNEWS | INDIA) - At least 11 people have been killed after a residential building collapsed in the western Indian ... Read More

Trial of Myanmar’s Suu Kyi to Begin Next Monday

Trial of Myanmar’s Suu Kyi to Begin Next Monday

Jun 9, 2021

(FASTNEWS |  NAYPYITAW, MYANMAR) - Myanmar’s military junta will begin presenting its case against deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi in court ... Read More

Antonio Guterres on his way to a second term as UN Secretary General

Antonio Guterres on his way to a second term as UN Secretary General

Jun 9, 2021

(FASTNEWS |  NEW YORK) - The United Nations Security Council(UNSC) has unanimously decided to support the current UN chief Antonio ... Read More

Spain opens borders to vaccinated tourists

Spain opens borders to vaccinated tourists

Jun 8, 2021

(FASTNEWS |  SPAIN) - In a bid to revive its tourism-reliant economy, Spain is allowing fully vaccinated people from anywhere ... Read More

Trump not liable for ‘crude’ remarks at accuser – Fed lawyers

Trump not liable for ‘crude’ remarks at accuser – Fed lawyers

Jun 8, 2021

(FASTNEWS |  NEW YORK) - Donald Trump cannot be held personally liable for "crude" and "disrespectful" remarks he made while ... Read More

Pakistan achieves compliant rating in 31 out of 40 FATF recommendations

Pakistan achieves compliant rating in 31 out of 40 FATF recommendations

Jun 7, 2021

(FASTNEWS | ISLAMABAD) - Asia Pacific Group (APG) on Money Laundering has published results of Pakistan’s second Mutual Evaluation follow-up ... Read More

Passenger trains collide in Pakistan killing 36

Passenger trains collide in Pakistan killing 36

Jun 7, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Two passenger trains have collided in southern Pakistan, killing at least 36 people and injuring dozens ... Read More

FBI sought info on who read news article for case

FBI sought info on who read news article for case

Jun 5, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The FBI sought information about readers of an online article as part of an investigation, it ... Read More

India top court criticises vaccination drive

India top court criticises vaccination drive

Jun 3, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - India's Supreme Court has sharply criticised the federal government over its coronavirus vaccination programme. (more…) Read More

Fears of environmental disaster as oil-laden ship sinks off Sri Lanka

Fears of environmental disaster as oil-laden ship sinks off Sri Lanka

Jun 3, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A chemical-laden cargo ship is sinking off the coast of Sri Lanka, sparking fears of an ... Read More