Category: FOREIGN

Paris to lock down as France fears third wave

Paris to lock down as France fears third wave

Mar 19, 2021

(FASTNEWS | FRANCE) - The French capital is set to go into a month-long Covid lockdown as the country fears ... Read More

Angry exchanges at US and China talks in Alaska

Angry exchanges at US and China talks in Alaska

Mar 19, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - US and Chinese officials have exchanged sharp rebukes in the first high-level talks between the Biden ... Read More

Russia recalls Envoy after Biden remarks

Russia recalls Envoy after Biden remarks

Mar 18, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  Russia has recalled its Washington ambassador for talks to prevent the "irreversible deterioration" of relations with ... Read More

Tanzania’s President dies after COVID rumours

Tanzania’s President dies after COVID rumours

Mar 18, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -   Tanzania's President John Magufuli has died aged 61, the country's vice-president has announced. He died ... Read More

Trump tells supporters to get vaccinated

Trump tells supporters to get vaccinated

Mar 17, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -   Former US President Donald Trump has urged his Republican supporters to be vaccinated against Covid-19, ... Read More

Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid jab safe – UK Minister

Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid jab safe – UK Minister

Mar 17, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -   The Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine is safe, the health secretary has said, after some European nations ... Read More

Martial law extended after deadly day in Myanmar

Martial law extended after deadly day in Myanmar

Mar 16, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -   Myanmar's military has imposed martial law across more districts around the country following the deadliest ... Read More

Vaccine safety experts to review AstraZeneca jab

Vaccine safety experts to review AstraZeneca jab

Mar 16, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -   Vaccine safety experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) are meeting on Tuesday to review ... Read More

India reports record daily rise in COVID cases

India reports record daily rise in COVID cases

Mar 15, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -   India has recorded its highest single-day spike this year on Monday, with 26,110 new coronavirus ... Read More

Netherlands suspends use of AstraZeneca vaccine

Netherlands suspends use of AstraZeneca vaccine

Mar 15, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  The Netherlands has become the latest country to suspend use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine over ... Read More

Moscow Police detain 200 people at opposition forum

Moscow Police detain 200 people at opposition forum

Mar 14, 2021

(FASTNEWS | RUSSIA) - Russian Police have broken up an opposition conference and detained 200 people including high-profile opposition figures. ... Read More

Minibus carrying Argentina’s President is attacked

Minibus carrying Argentina’s President is attacked

Mar 14, 2021

(FASTNEWS | ARGENTINA) - Dozens of protesters have attacked a minibus carrying Argentina's President, Alberto Fernández, in the country's Patagonia ... Read More

Bolivian Ex-interim President arrested over coup

Bolivian Ex-interim President arrested over coup

Mar 13, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The former interim president of Bolivia, Jeanine Áñez, and several ex-ministers have been arrested. (more…) Read More

Italy to shut shops and schools amid infection spike

Italy to shut shops and schools amid infection spike

Mar 13, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Shops, restaurants and schools will be closed across most of Italy on Monday, with PM Mario ... Read More

Nagpur returns to lockdown amid COVID surge

Nagpur returns to lockdown amid COVID surge

Mar 12, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -   Nagpur in western India is to be the first major city in the country to ... Read More