Category: FOREIGN
TikTok rejects Microsoft bid at eleventh hour
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Microsoft has said that its offer to buy the US operations of hugely popular video-sharing app ... Read More
Brazilian Official killed by arrow near indigenous tribe
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A top Brazilian expert on isolated Amazon tribes has been killed by an arrow that struck ... Read More
India and China to ‘Quickly disengage’ from border
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - India and China have agreed to "quickly disengage" from a standoff that has seen gunfire at ... Read More
UK and EU set for emergency talks as tensions rise
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The UK and EU are to hold emergency talks later as tensions rise over Boris ... Read More
US official claims pressure to downplay intelligence reports
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A senior intelligence official at the US Department of Homeland Security has said he was ... Read More
UN experts voice deep concerns on Hong Kong security law
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - UN human rights experts have told China a new security law for Hong Kong poses ... Read More
US Police suspended over man’s ‘Spit hood’ death
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Seven US police officers have been suspended over the death of an unarmed black man ... Read More
NY black man died after police pinned him down
(FASTNEWS | US) - An unarmed black man died in New York State (NY), United States (US) after he was ... Read More
Twitter linked to Modi hacked
(FASTNEWS | INDIA) - Twitter has said that an account for the personal website of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi ... Read More
Australia in first recession for nearly 30-years
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Australia's economy has plunged into its first recession in nearly 30 years, as it suffers the ... Read More
Trump visits Kenosha to back Police after shooting
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - US President Donald Trump has visited Kenosha, Wisconsin, to back law enforcement after the police shooting ... Read More
Bali closed to foreign tourists until end of 2020
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Indonesian island of Bali will not open to foreign tourists again this year, due to ... Read More
Facebook blocks Thai access to group critical of monarchy
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Facebook has blocked access in Thailand to a million-member group discussing the monarchy, after the Thai ... Read More
Chicken wings test positive for Covid-19 in China
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Frozen chicken wings imported from Brazil tested positive for the novel coronavirus in China, authorities announced ... Read More
US labels Confucius Institute a Chinese ‘foreign mission’
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The US has designated the Confucius Institute (CI), the Chinese government-run global education programme, as a ... Read More