Category: FOREIGN

Coronavirus: Iran reopens Shia Muslim shrines after two-month closure

Coronavirus: Iran reopens Shia Muslim shrines after two-month closure

May 26, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Iran has reopened its major Shia Muslim shrines, two months after they were closed to combat ... Read More

Coronavirus: Chile’s president says healthcare system ‘very close to the limit’

Coronavirus: Chile’s president says healthcare system ‘very close to the limit’

May 26, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The coronavirus pandemic has pushed Chile's healthcare system "very close to the limit", according to President ... Read More

Coronavirus: US suspends travel from Brazil for foreigners

Coronavirus: US suspends travel from Brazil for foreigners

May 26, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The US has imposed travel restrictions on foreign nationals who have been to Brazil in the ... Read More

Coronavirus: WHO halts trials of hydroxychloroquine over safety fears

Coronavirus: WHO halts trials of hydroxychloroquine over safety fears

May 26, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Testing of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine as a possible treatment for coronavirus has been halted because ... Read More

Hong Kong security law ‘needed to tackle terrorism’

Hong Kong security law ‘needed to tackle terrorism’

May 26, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Hong Kong needs a controversial new security law to tackle "growing terrorism", the territory's security chief ... Read More

Marie Cau: First transgender mayor elected in France

Marie Cau: First transgender mayor elected in France

May 26, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A trans woman in France has won election in her local commune to become the country's ... Read More

Coronavirus: Spain to stop quarantining arrivals from 1 July

Coronavirus: Spain to stop quarantining arrivals from 1 July

May 26, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Foreign visitors to Spain will no longer have to undergo a two-week quarantine from 1 July, ... Read More

Coronavirus: I don’t regret what I did, says Dominic Cummings

Coronavirus: I don’t regret what I did, says Dominic Cummings

May 26, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The prime minister's chief adviser Dominic Cummings has said he does not regret driving 260 miles ... Read More

164 positive tests at world’s deepest mine

164 positive tests at world’s deepest mine

May 24, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - One hundred and sixty four workers at the world's deepest mine have tested positive for coronavirus. ... Read More

Coronavirus: Anti-lockdown car protest draws thousands

Coronavirus: Anti-lockdown car protest draws thousands

May 24, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  Thousands of people in Spain are protesting against the government's handling of the coronavirus outbreak. The ... Read More

Coronavirus India: Death and despair as migrant workers flee cities

Coronavirus India: Death and despair as migrant workers flee cities

May 24, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - India’s strict lockdown to halt the spread of coronavirus meant that most factories and businesses shut ... Read More

In pictures: Muslims celebrate Eid al-Fitr amid coronavirus – [IMAGES]

In pictures: Muslims celebrate Eid al-Fitr amid coronavirus – [IMAGES]

May 24, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - After a Ramadan marked by lockdowns and social distancing, Muslims around the world have begun celebrating ... Read More

Coronavirus: New York state daily death toll drop below 100

Coronavirus: New York state daily death toll drop below 100

May 24, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - New York state's daily death toll has dropped below 100 for the first time since late ... Read More

Iran oil tanker reaches Venezuela amid US tension

Iran oil tanker reaches Venezuela amid US tension

May 24, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  The first of five Iranian oil tankers has entered Venezuela's waters carrying more than a million ... Read More

Afghanistan: Taliban announce three-day Eid ceasefire with government

Afghanistan: Taliban announce three-day Eid ceasefire with government

May 24, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Taliban have announced a ceasefire with the Afghan government that will take effect when the ... Read More