Category: FOREIGN
India to allow stranded migrants to return home
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - India has said millions of people stranded by a nationwide lockdown can now return to their ... Read More
Dozens killed in warehouse blaze in South Korea
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - At least 38 people have been killed in a fire at a warehouse that was under ... Read More
Irrfan Khan, renowned Bollywood star, dies at 53
(FASTNEWS | Bollywood) - Irrfan Khan, the Bollywood leading man who found global fame in Oscar-winning films like Slumdog Millionaire ... Read More
Coronavirus cases in US cross 1 million mark
(FASTNEWS |Covid - 19 ) - Total Covid-19 coronavirus cases in the US crossed 1 million on Tuesday even as ... Read More
Trump orders meatpacking plants to stay open
(FASTNEWS | Covid - 19 ) - US President Donald Trump has ordered meat processing plants to stay open to ... Read More
Argentina bans commercial flight sales until 1 September
(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - Argentina has banned all internal and international commercial flights until 1 September because of the deadly ... Read More
Nigeria to ease Abuja and Lagos lockdowns on May 04
(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - Nigeria will begin a "gradual easing" of coronavirus-related lockdowns in the federal capital territory of Abuja, ... Read More
New Zealand claims no community cases as lockdown eases
(FASTNEWS | Covid-19) - New Zealand says it has stopped community transmission of Covid-19, effectively eliminating the virus. (more…) Read More
Italy moves to ease Europe’s longest lockdown
(FASTNEWS | Italy) - Italy has outlined plans to ease the strict restrictions it imposed seven weeks ago to curb ... Read More
Congress passes USD 484 billion economic relief bill
(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - The United States (US) Congress has passed a new Covid-19 relief package totalling USD 484 billion, ... Read More
Huge economic rescue plan agreed by EU Leaders
(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - A plan for injecting billions of euros of emergency aid into Europe's battered economies has been agreed ... Read More
EU to sign off huge rescue package
(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - European Union leaders are expected to sign off on a huge rescue package for countries hardest-hit ... Read More
Schools in England could reopen by June 01
(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - The earliest "realistic" point by which schools in England could re-open is 1 June, head teachers' ... Read More
Hope as Italy records first fall in active virus cases
(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - The number of people officially identified as infected with coronavirus in Italy has fallen for the ... Read More
Immigration to US to be suspended amid pandemic, says Trump
(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - President Donald Trump has said he will sign an executive order to temporarily suspend all immigration to ... Read More