Category: FOREIGN
New curbs as US COVID-19 cases surpass 11 million
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Michigan and Washington are the latest US states to bring in strict measures to try and ... Read More
Austria shuts schools, most stores, to curb spread of virus
(FASTNEWS | BERLIN) - Austria announced Saturday that it is tightening its partial lockdown, including by closing non-essential stores and ... Read More
Typhoon Vamco heads for Vietnam after 53 are killed in the Philippines
(FASTNEWS | PHILIPPINES) - Typhoon Vamco is hurtling towards Vietnam, expected to make landfall early Sunday, after leaving 53 dead ... Read More
US election security officials reject Trump’s fraud claims
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - US election officials have said the 2020 White House vote was the "most secure in American ... Read More
Myanmar: Aung San Suu Kyi’s party wins majority in election
(FASTNEWS | MYANMAR) - The ruling party of Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has won enough parliamentary seats to ... Read More
Joe Biden thanked Pope Francis for ‘extending blessings and congratulations’
(FASTNEWS | US) - President-elect Joe Biden, the second Catholic elected president of the United States, spoke this morning with ... Read More
China Sinovac vaccine trial halted in Brazil
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Brazilian clinical trial for a Chinese Covid-19 vaccine has been suspended after health authorities reported ... Read More
Trump camp vows legal fight just began
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - US attorney general William Barr has allowed prosecutors to probe alleged irregularities in the presidential election, ... Read More
Global COVID-19 cases surge past 50 million
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The total of confirmed coronavirus cases has surged past 50 million following record numbers of new ... Read More
Myanmar vote count begins with Suu Kyi win expected
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Vote counting is under way in Myanmar following Sunday's general election, with Aung San Suu ... Read More
White House Chief of Staff tests positive for COVID-19
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - White House chief of staff Mark Meadows has tested positive for Covid-19, officials have told US ... Read More
Biden predicts victory over Trump as counts go on
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Joe Biden has again said he is confident of victory as he inches closer to beating ... Read More
Trump alleges “Shenanigans” as Biden urges calm
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - US President Donald Trump has accused Democrats of voting "shenanigans" as the result from Tuesday's White ... Read More
Guatemala landslide kills at least 50
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - At least 50 people have been killed by landslides in Guatemala after Storm Eta's torrential rain ... Read More
US election 2020 live results
LIVE (FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Early results from the US presidential election between incumbent Republican Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger ... Read More