Category: FOREIGN
China sees first human case of rare H10N3 strain
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A 41-year-old Chinese man has been confirmed as the first human case of infection with a ... Read More
China’s Sinovac vaccine gets WHO emergency approval
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved China's Sinovac Covid vaccine for emergency use. (more…) Read More
Canada mass grave find sparks call for more action
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Indigenous groups in Canada have demanded a nationwide search for mass graves after the discovery of ... Read More
WHO renames UK and other COVID-variants with Greek letters
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced a new naming system for variants of Covid-19. (more…) Read More
Hong Kong offers top bank executives quarantine exemptions
(FASTNEWS | HONG KONG) - Hong Kong is offering top bankers exemptions from strict virus quarantine measures, said the Securities ... Read More
Vietnam to test entire city amid new variant fears
(FASTNEWS | VIETNAM) - Vietnam hopes to tackle a new Covid outbreak by testing the entire population of Ho Chi ... Read More
Malaysia PM orders total lockdown amid COVID surge
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has announced a nationwide “total lockdown” starting in June as coronavirus ... Read More
Vietnam detects new UK-Indian variant
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Vietnam has detected a Covid variant that appears to be a combination of the Indian and ... Read More
Different vaccines given to 20 in India jab mix up
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Twenty people in north India have been given two different coronavirus jabs for their first and ... Read More
Biden orders urgent new report on COVID origins
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - US President Joe Biden has ordered intelligence officials to "redouble" efforts to investigate the origins of ... Read More
Families in anguish over pair held in Belarus
(FASTNEWS | BELARUS) - The families of a dissident journalist and his girlfriend, held after a plane was diverted to ... Read More
US urges transparent WHO inquiry into COVID-origins
(FASTNEWS | UNITED STATES) - The US health secretary has urged the World Health Organization to ensure the next phase ... Read More
Fourteen killed after cable car falls in Italy
(FASTNEWS | ITALY) - Fourteen people, including at least one child, have been killed and another child is seriously injured ... Read More
India records 300,000 COVID-deaths as pandemic rages
(FASTNEWS | INDIA) - The number of deaths linked to Covid-19 in India has moved past the 300,000 mark as ... Read More
Deadly black fungus cases alarm India
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - India's states should declare an epidemic following a rise in deadly "black fungus" cases, the country's ... Read More