Category: FOREIGN
South Africa asks Indian maker of AstraZeneca vaccine to take back 1 million doses
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The South African Government has asked drugmaker Serum Institute of India (SII) to take back the ... Read More
Melbourne and Auckland to end snap COVID lockdowns
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Australian state of Victoria and the New Zealand city of Auckland will both exit snap ... Read More
Another new Coronavirus variant seen in the UK
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Scientists have identified another new variant of coronavirus in the UK with some potentially troubling mutations. ... Read More
First travellers arrive for UK hotel quarantine
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The first travellers required to stay at quarantine hotels have begun arriving in the UK. All ... Read More
Independent Commission to investigate Capitol riots
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says Congress will establish an "outside, independent" commission to investigate the ... Read More
Solving COVID easy compared with climate – Gates
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Fifty-one billion and zero - the two numbers Bill Gates says you need to know ... Read More
Myanmar troops on the streets amid crackdown fears
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Small groups of protesters have begun to gather in Myanmar, despite the armoured vehicles which have ... Read More
Why Canada is falling behind in Covid vaccinations
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Canada has secured the world's largest number of potential Covid vaccine doses per capita - but ... Read More
Melbourne to lock down with fans barred from Open
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Australian state of Victoria will enter lockdown for a third time in a bid ... Read More
China bans BBC World News from broadcasting
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - China has banned BBC World News from broadcasting in the country, its television and radio regulator ... Read More
Nepal bans India climbers for fake Everest summit
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Nepal has banned two Indian climbers and their team leader for six years from mountaineering in ... Read More
US announces sanctions on Myanmar coup leaders
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - US President Joe Biden has approved an executive order to impose sanctions on the leaders ... Read More
COVID lab leak in China ‘Extremely unlikely’ – WHO
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - International experts investigating the origins of Covid-19 have all but dismissed a theory that the virus ... Read More
US Senate votes to continue with Trump impeachment
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The US Senate has found that the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump is ... Read More
Virginia votes to abolish death penalty
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Lawmakers in the US state of Virginia have voted to abolish use of the death penalty ... Read More