Category: FOREIGN

Iranian navy ship ’sunk by friendly fire

Iranian navy ship ’sunk by friendly fire

May 11, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - An Iranian navy "friendly fire" incident in which a ship was sunk has killed dozens of ... Read More

Coronavirus: Six killed in clashes at food aid protest

Coronavirus: Six killed in clashes at food aid protest

May 10, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  At least six people were killed when protesters angry at the distribution of food aid clashed ... Read More

Lagos lockdown could be reinstated

Lagos lockdown could be reinstated

May 10, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  The governor of Nigeria's largest city, Lagos, has warned that coronavirus lockdown measures could be reinstated ... Read More

South Korea fears second wave after spike in new cases

South Korea fears second wave after spike in new cases

May 10, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A cluster of new coronavirus cases in South Korea has forced the closure of bars and ... Read More

Russia’s cases pass 200,000

Russia’s cases pass 200,000

May 10, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Russia has recorded 11,012 new cases of the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, bringing its ... Read More

Coronavirus: Boris Johnson to launch Covid-19 alert system

Coronavirus: Boris Johnson to launch Covid-19 alert system

May 10, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  A Covid-19 alert system is set to be launched by the government in England to track ... Read More

Obama calls US response a ‘chaotic disaster’

Obama calls US response a ‘chaotic disaster’

May 10, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Former US president Barack Obama called the US response to the coronavirus pandemic a "chaotic disaster" ... Read More

Australian police arrest 10 anti-lockdown protesters

Australian police arrest 10 anti-lockdown protesters

May 10, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Police have arrested 10 people at a protest against lockdown restrictions in the Australian state of ... Read More

Pakistan Condemns extra judicial killings of innocent Kashmiris in so-called “Cordon-and- Search” operations in IOJ&K

Pakistan Condemns extra judicial killings of innocent Kashmiris in so-called “Cordon-and- Search” operations in IOJ&K

May 10, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - It is a matter of grave concern that the situation in Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir ... Read More

US Vice-President’s aide tests positive for coronavirus

US Vice-President’s aide tests positive for coronavirus

May 10, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A top aide to US Vice-President Mike Pence has tested positive for Covid-19 one day after ... Read More

US to borrow record USD 3 trillion as spending soars

US to borrow record USD 3 trillion as spending soars

May 5, 2020

(FASTNEWS | US ) - The US has said it wants to borrow a record $3tn (£2.4tn) in the second ... Read More

France’s first known Coronavirus case was in December

France’s first known Coronavirus case was in December

May 5, 2020

(FASTNEWS |Paris) - A patient diagnosed with pneumonia near Paris on 27 December actually had the coronavirus, his doctor has ... Read More

India lockdown extended for 2 more weeks

India lockdown extended for 2 more weeks

May 2, 2020

(FASTNEWS | India) - The national coronavirus lockdown in India has been extended beyond 4 May for another two weeks. ... Read More

Kim Jong-un appears in public – North Korean State media report

Kim Jong-un appears in public – North Korean State media report

May 2, 2020

(FASTNEWS | North Korea) - Kim Jong-un has appeared in public for the first time in 20 days, North Korean ... Read More

Rishi Kapoor, Bollywood’s romantic hero dies at 67

Rishi Kapoor, Bollywood’s romantic hero dies at 67

Apr 30, 2020

(FASTNEWS | Bollywood) - Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor, famed for his romantic roles, has died of cancer aged 67. (more…) Read More