Category: FOREIGN

Sanders unveils $1.5tn universal childcare plan ahead of South Carolina debate

Sanders unveils $1.5tn universal childcare plan ahead of South Carolina debate

Feb 25, 2020

(FASTNEWS | US election 2020) - Fresh off a decisive caucus win in Nevada, US Democratic frontrunner Bernie Sanders has ... Read More

Coronavirus: Iran denies cover-up as death toll rises to 12

Coronavirus: Iran denies cover-up as death toll rises to 12

Feb 25, 2020

(FASTNEWS | Coronavirus outbreak) - Iran's deputy health minister has denied a claim of a cover-up over the new coronavirus ... Read More

Israel-Gaza sees surge of cross-border violence

Israel-Gaza sees surge of cross-border violence

Feb 25, 2020

(FASTNEWS |Palestine) - The Israeli military has carried out air strikes against the militant group Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) in ... Read More

Katherine Johnson: Hidden Figures Nasa mathematician dies at 101

Katherine Johnson: Hidden Figures Nasa mathematician dies at 101

Feb 25, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Pioneering African-American Nasa mathematician Katherine Johnson has died at the age of 101. Nasa announced her ... Read More

Brazil: Murder rate spikes in Ceará state as police strike

Brazil: Murder rate spikes in Ceará state as police strike

Feb 25, 2020

(FASTNEWS | Brazil) - The authorities in Brazil say 147 people have been murdered in the north-eastern state of Ceará ... Read More

Gui Minhai: Hong Kong bookseller gets 10 years jail

Gui Minhai: Hong Kong bookseller gets 10 years jail

Feb 25, 2020

(FASTNEWS |Gui Minhai) - A Chinese court has sentenced Hong Kong bookseller Gui Minhai to 10 years in jail for ... Read More

Donald Trump in India: Seven killed in Delhi violence during visit

Donald Trump in India: Seven killed in Delhi violence during visit

Feb 25, 2020

(FASTNEWS |Donald Trump in India) - Seven people have been killed in Delhi in protests against India's controversial new citizenship ... Read More

Coronavirus: Worst-hit countries boost containment efforts

Coronavirus: Worst-hit countries boost containment efforts

Feb 25, 2020

(FASTNEWS |Coronavirus) - The worst-hit countries are intensifying their efforts to contain the deadly coronavirus as the number of cases ... Read More

Malaysia’s Mahathir submits resignation to king, quits his party

Malaysia’s Mahathir submits resignation to king, quits his party

Feb 24, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has announced his resignation, paving the way for a possible formation of ... Read More

Israel says it struck Islamic Jihad sites in Gaza and Syria

Israel says it struck Islamic Jihad sites in Gaza and Syria

Feb 24, 2020

(FASTNEWS | Israel) - The Israeli military says it has launched air strikes against a Palestinian militant group in Gaza ... Read More

Canary Islands sandstorm: Flights disrupted as dust cloud strands tourists

Canary Islands sandstorm: Flights disrupted as dust cloud strands tourists

Feb 24, 2020

(FASTNEWS | Canary Islands Sandstorm) - A vast sandstorm from the Sahara has shrouded Spain's Canary Islands, disrupting travel plans ... Read More

Hamburg election: Merkel party ‘slumps as Greens surge’

Hamburg election: Merkel party ‘slumps as Greens surge’

Feb 24, 2020

(FASTNEWS | Hamburg election) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's party has suffered its worst-ever result in regional elections in the ... Read More

Earthquake kills at least 9 in Turkey, injures many in Iran

Earthquake kills at least 9 in Turkey, injures many in Iran

Feb 24, 2020

(FASTNEWS | Earthquake in Turkey & Iran) - At least nine people including three children are dead in eastern Turkey ... Read More

Togo opposition alleges ‘fake’ polling stations

Togo opposition alleges ‘fake’ polling stations

Feb 24, 2020

(FASTNEWS | Togo) - A Togo opposition leader has accused authorities of setting up fake polling stations in Saturday's presidential ... Read More

Brexit: Emmanuel Macron ‘not sure’ of UK-EU trade deal by end of year

Brexit: Emmanuel Macron ‘not sure’ of UK-EU trade deal by end of year

Feb 24, 2020

(FASTNEWS | Brexit) - French President Emmanuel Macron has said he is "not sure" a UK-EU trade deal will be ... Read More