Category: FOREIGN

India to allow stranded migrants to return home

India to allow stranded migrants to return home

Apr 30, 2020

(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

Dozens killed in warehouse blaze in South Korea

Apr 30, 2020

(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

Irrfan Khan, renowned Bollywood star, dies at 53

Apr 29, 2020

(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

Coronavirus cases in US cross 1 million mark

Apr 29, 2020

(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

Trump orders meatpacking plants to stay open

Apr 29, 2020

(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

Argentina bans commercial flight sales until 1 September

Apr 28, 2020

(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

Nigeria to ease Abuja and Lagos lockdowns on May 04

Apr 28, 2020

(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

New Zealand claims no community cases as lockdown eases

Apr 27, 2020

(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

Italy moves to ease Europe’s longest lockdown

Apr 27, 2020

(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

Congress passes USD 484 billion economic relief bill

Apr 24, 2020

(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

Huge economic rescue plan agreed by EU Leaders

Apr 24, 2020

(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

EU to sign off huge rescue package

Apr 23, 2020

(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

Schools in England could reopen by June 01

Apr 23, 2020

(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

Hope as Italy records first fall in active virus cases

Apr 21, 2020

(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

Immigration to US to be suspended amid pandemic, says Trump

Apr 21, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - President Donald Trump has said he will sign an executive order to temporarily suspend all immigration to ... Read More