Category: FOREIGN

Crowd protests against Military rule in Myanmar

Crowd protests against Military rule in Myanmar

Feb 6, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -   Hundreds of people have rallied in Myanmar's main city, Yangon, to protest against this week's ... Read More

Joe Biden ends support for operations in foreign policy reset

Joe Biden ends support for operations in foreign policy reset

Feb 5, 2021

(FASTNEWS | YEMEN) - The US is to end its support for offensive operations by its allies in Yemen, which ... Read More

Doctor who treated Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny after poisoning dies

Doctor who treated Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny after poisoning dies

Feb 5, 2021

(FASTNEWS |  RUSSIA) - One of the top doctors at the Russian hospital where opposition leader Alexei Navalny was initially ... Read More

Facebook services in Myanmar were disrupted

Facebook services in Myanmar were disrupted

Feb 4, 2021

(FASTNEWS |  MYANMAR) - Facebook services in Myanmar were disrupted on Thursday amid reports the military had ordered telecom companies ... Read More

Myanmar coup: UN chief Guterres calls for failure of military takeover

Myanmar coup: UN chief Guterres calls for failure of military takeover

Feb 4, 2021

(FASTNEWS | MYANMAR) - UN Secretary General António Guterres has urged the world community to make sure Monday's coup in ... Read More

Oxford vaccine could substantially cut spread

Oxford vaccine could substantially cut spread

Feb 3, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine could lead to a "substantial" fall in the spread of the virus, say ... Read More

Biden signs orders on migrant family separations

Biden signs orders on migrant family separations

Feb 3, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  US President Joe Biden has signed three executive actions seeking to reunite migrant families split up ... Read More

South Africa lifts alcohol ban as COVID rules ease

South Africa lifts alcohol ban as COVID rules ease

Feb 2, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has eased some restrictions imposed due to coronavirus, including lifting an ... Read More

US threatens sanctions over Myanmar coup

US threatens sanctions over Myanmar coup

Feb 2, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  US President Joe Biden has threatened to reinstate sanctions on Myanmar after the country's military seized ... Read More

AstraZeneca agrees to boost EU vaccine supplies

AstraZeneca agrees to boost EU vaccine supplies

Feb 1, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  The EU says UK-Swedish drug firm AstraZeneca will now supply an additional nine million Covid vaccine ... Read More

Military coup in Myanmar as Suu Kyi detained

Military coup in Myanmar as Suu Kyi detained

Feb 1, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  Myanmar's military has taken control of the country after detaining de-facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi ... Read More

Five dead in Cuban Military helicopter crash

Five dead in Cuban Military helicopter crash

Jan 30, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A Cuban military helicopter has crashed into a hill in the east of the island, killing ... Read More

France closes borders to most non-EU travel

France closes borders to most non-EU travel

Jan 30, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - French PM Jean Castex has announced tough new Covid-19 border restrictions, but has again resisted imposing ... Read More

China warns Taiwan independence means war

China warns Taiwan independence means war

Jan 29, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - China has warned that attempts by Taiwan to seek independence "means war". The warning comes days ... Read More

EU Chief wants AstraZeneca jab contract published

EU Chief wants AstraZeneca jab contract published

Jan 29, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has called for the EU's vaccine ... Read More