Pfizer seeks approval of latest vaccine
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Pfizer has sought government approval for a new combination COVID-19 vaccine that aims to protect against new…
Category: FOREIGN
Earthquake shakes west Indonesia
(FASTNEWS | INDONESIA) – A strong undersea earthquake struck Indonesia’s Sumatra island late Tuesday, causing residents to panic, but there…
Roads blocked amid flash floods in Texas
(FASTNEWS | UNITED SATES) – Flash floods and torrential rain led a stormy weekend in Texas, United States, forcing hundreds to…
British Airways to cut 10,000 flights from Heathrow
(FASTNEWS | BRITAIN) – British Airways would make further cancellations up to the end of October and tweak its winter…
Indian diaspora sets 2 Guinness World records
(FASTNEWS | INDIA) – Federation of Indian Associations (FIA) the leading diaspora organization in the US has said that it has…
Bodies pulled after landslide hits shrine
(FASTNEWS | IRAQ) – Emergency workers in central Iraq are racing to rescue people from a Shia shrine that collapsed.
Indonesia announces its first case of monkey pox
(FASTNEWS | INDONESIA) – A man in Indonesia has tested positive for monkey pox, making him the country’s first confirmed case…
Japan PM tested positive for Covid
(FASTNEWS | JAPAN) – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has tested positive for Covid-19, forcing him to cancel a planned trip…
Roller coaster crash at German amusement park injures 34
(FASTNEWS | GERMAN) – Two roller coaster trains crashed into each other Thursday at an amusement park in southern Germany, injuring…
Somalia’s worst drought in 40 years displaces 1 million people
(FASTNEWS | SOMALIA) – Somalia’s worst drought in more than 40 years has internally displaced 1 million people since the dry…
Four arrested for stealing valuables from Hindu temple
(FASTNEWS | PAKISTAN) – Pakistani police on Thursday arrested four men for allegedly stealing valuables, including eight idols and lord Hanuman’s…
Four critically injured in lightning strike near White House
(FASTNEWS | UNITED STATES) – Four people have been critically injured after a lightning strike outside the White House, fire…
Thirteen killed, 35 wounded in fire at nightclub in Thailand
(FASTNEWS | THAILAND) – Thirteen people have been killed and 35 injured after a fire broke out on Friday at a…
US to declare monkey pox a public health emergency
(FASTNEWS | UNITED STATES) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration plans to declare the monkey pox outbreak a public health…
Lava spills out as volcano erupts in Iceland
(FASTNEWS | ICELAND) – A volcano has erupted on a mountain near Iceland`s capital Reykjavik after days of rising earthquake activity…