Category: FOREIGN

White House accuses Scientist Fauci of playing politics

White House accuses Scientist Fauci of playing politics

Nov 2, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  The White House has accused leading infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci of playing politics days before ... Read More

Biden and Trump criss-cross the US as vote nears

Biden and Trump criss-cross the US as vote nears

Nov 2, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  Donald Trump and Joe Biden have been travelling across the nation as the US election enters ... Read More

Nearly 100,000 catching COVID-19 daily in England

Nearly 100,000 catching COVID-19 daily in England

Oct 29, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  Nearly 100,000 people are catching coronavirus every day in England, a major analysis suggests. The study, ... Read More

Macron declares national lockdown in France

Macron declares national lockdown in France

Oct 29, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a second national lockdown until at least the end of ... Read More

Philadelphia rocked by fresh unrest after Police shooting

Philadelphia rocked by fresh unrest after Police shooting

Oct 28, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Hundreds of protesters in Philadelphia have marched through the city for a second night, demanding racial ... Read More

First major pandemic vote a test of Modi’s popularity

First major pandemic vote a test of Modi’s popularity

Oct 28, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - India's first major elections since the beginning of the pandemic promise to be closely fought - ... Read More

Melbourne to exit 112-day lockdown

Melbourne to exit 112-day lockdown

Oct 26, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  The Australian city of Melbourne will exit lockdown from Wednesday after recording no new Covid-19 cases ... Read More

Spain imposes national curfew to curb COVID spread

Spain imposes national curfew to curb COVID spread

Oct 26, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  Spain has declared a national state of emergency and imposed a night-time curfew in an effort ... Read More

Dozens killed in Nigeria unrest, says President

Dozens killed in Nigeria unrest, says President

Oct 24, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari says 69 people have been killed in protests against police brutality that ... Read More

US COVID cases surge to record daily high

US COVID cases surge to record daily high

Oct 24, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -   US coronavirus cases have hit a record daily high as states grapple with a renewed ... Read More

Young Thai activists are embracing Hong Kong tactics

Young Thai activists are embracing Hong Kong tactics

Oct 22, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -   Thai democracy activists are increasingly adopting tactics used by their counterparts in Hong Kong, as ... Read More

US approves USD 1.8 bn weapons sale to Taiwan

US approves USD 1.8 bn weapons sale to Taiwan

Oct 22, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -   The US has approved arms sales to Taiwan worth around $1.8bn (£1.4bn), in a move ... Read More

Protesters shot dead in Lagos

Protesters shot dead in Lagos

Oct 21, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A number of people taking part in a protest against police brutality have reportedly been shot ... Read More

India hands over China soldier who crossed border

India hands over China soldier who crossed border

Oct 21, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A Chinese soldier has been handed back by Indian authorities after he strayed across a contested ... Read More

China – Taiwan tensions erupt over diplomats’ fight in Fiji

China – Taiwan tensions erupt over diplomats’ fight in Fiji

Oct 20, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  Longstanding tensions between China and Taiwan have erupted over a physical fight between their diplomats in ... Read More