Category: FOREIGN

Second patient cured of HIV, say doctors

Second patient cured of HIV, say doctors

Mar 11, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A man from London has become the second person in the world to be cured of ... Read More

Nigeria’s dethroned Emir of Kano accepts removal

Nigeria’s dethroned Emir of Kano accepts removal

Mar 11, 2020

(FASTNEWS |NIGERIA) -  One of Nigeria's most influential Muslim and traditional leaders, the Emir of Kano, says he accepts his ... Read More

Chile robbery: Armed gang steals $15m from Santiago airport

Chile robbery: Armed gang steals $15m from Santiago airport

Mar 11, 2020

(FASTNEWS | Chile Robbery) - Police in Chile are searching for members of an armed gang who stole a cash ... Read More

Egypt records first coronavirus death in Africa

Egypt records first coronavirus death in Africa

Mar 11, 2020

(FASTNEWS | Egypt) - A German tourist has died from the coronavirus in Egypt, becoming the first fatality of Covid-19 ... Read More

Coronavirus: Israel to bring in 14-day quarantine for all arrivals

Coronavirus: Israel to bring in 14-day quarantine for all arrivals

Mar 11, 2020

(FASTNEWS | Coronavirus outbreak) - Everyone arriving in Israel will be required to self-quarantine for 14 days to prevent the ... Read More

Putin paves way for another presidential term

Putin paves way for another presidential term

Mar 11, 2020

(FASTNEWS | KREMLIN) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has not ruled out running for president again beyond 2024, when his ... Read More

Taliban prisoner swap begins as part of Afghan peace talks

Taliban prisoner swap begins as part of Afghan peace talks

Mar 11, 2020

(FASTNEWS | US-Taliban peace talks) - Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has approved the release of 1,500 Taliban prisoners as part ... Read More

Coronavirus: Coachella music festival postponed

Coronavirus: Coachella music festival postponed

Mar 11, 2020

(FASTNEWS |Coronavirus outbreak) - One of the world's biggest music festivals has been postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak. Coachella ... Read More

Coronavirus: Airlines cancel thousands of flights

Coronavirus: Airlines cancel thousands of flights

Mar 11, 2020

(FASTNEWS | Coronavirus outbreak) - Thousands of flights have been cancelled worldwide as airlines struggle to cope with a slump ... Read More

Coronavirus: Troops sent to New York ‘containment zone’

Coronavirus: Troops sent to New York ‘containment zone’

Mar 11, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - New York's governor has announced that troops will be sent into a town north of the ... Read More

Joe Biden extends lead over rival Sanders in Democratic presidential race

Joe Biden extends lead over rival Sanders in Democratic presidential race

Mar 11, 2020

(FASTNEWS | US election 2020) - Joe Biden has cemented his position as front-runner in the Democratic race to take ... Read More

British health minister tests positive for coronavirus

British health minister tests positive for coronavirus

Mar 11, 2020

(FASTNEWS | BRITAIN) - Britain’s Health minister and Conservative MP Nadine Dorries says she has been diagnosed with coronavirus. Ms ... Read More

Guyana election: US concerned over ‘electoral fraud’

Guyana election: US concerned over ‘electoral fraud’

Mar 7, 2020

(FASTNEWS | Guyana Election) - The US and other countries say they are concerned by "credible allegations" of fraud in ... Read More

US orders deportation of former Nazi camp guard to Germany

US orders deportation of former Nazi camp guard to Germany

Mar 7, 2020

(FASTNEWS | World War Two) - A US judge has ordered the deportation of a former Nazi camp guard to ... Read More

Kabul attack: Abdullah Abdullah escapes deadly attack

Kabul attack: Abdullah Abdullah escapes deadly attack

Mar 7, 2020

(FASTNEWS | Kabul Attack) - Gunmen have killed at least 32 people during a ceremony attended by top Afghan politicians ... Read More