Category: GOSSIP

Jack Dorsey’s first ever tweet sells for USD 2.9 million

Jack Dorsey’s first ever tweet sells for USD 2.9 million

Mar 23, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Twitter founder Jack Dorsey's first ever tweet has been sold for the equivalent of $2.9m (£2.1m) ... Read More

US trial of AstraZeneca vaccine confirms safety

US trial of AstraZeneca vaccine confirms safety

Mar 22, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Results from the long-awaited US trial of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine are out and confirm that ... Read More

Sharp rise in India Covid cases alarming

Sharp rise in India Covid cases alarming

Mar 22, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  India recorded 260,000 fresh coronavirus cases last week - one of the worst weekly increases since ... Read More

UK holds once-a-decade census

UK holds once-a-decade census

Mar 21, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A snapshot of life in England, Northern Ireland, and Wales is to be captured later when ... Read More

PSVR 2 hand controllers revealed

PSVR 2 hand controllers revealed

Mar 21, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Sony has released photos of the hand controllers for the 2nd iteration of the PSVR (PlayStation ... Read More

“Better Call Saul” animated spin-off planned

“Better Call Saul” animated spin-off planned

Mar 20, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - AMC has officially announced the development of “Slippin’ Jimmy,” a “Better Call Saul” animated spin-off series. ... Read More

Imran Khan tests positive for COVID-19

Imran Khan tests positive for COVID-19

Mar 20, 2021

(FASTNEWS |  PAKISTAN) - Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has tested positive for Covid-19. (more…) Read More

Peloton warning after tragic child death

Peloton warning after tragic child death

Mar 19, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Peloton has warned parents to keep children away from its treadmills after the death of a ... Read More

Canadian spy trial in China ends without verdict

Canadian spy trial in China ends without verdict

Mar 19, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The closely-watched trial of a Canadian businessman accused of espionage has ended in China with no ... Read More

US ratchets up pressure on Chinese telecom firms

US ratchets up pressure on Chinese telecom firms

Mar 18, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -   The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is looking to strip three Chinese telecom firms of their ... Read More

Tokyo Games Official quits over ‘Olympig’ insult

Tokyo Games Official quits over ‘Olympig’ insult

Mar 18, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -   Tokyo Olympics' creative chief has resigned after suggesting that a female comedian could appear as ... Read More

Ewoks and ‘Wars’ toon shorts join Disney+

Ewoks and ‘Wars’ toon shorts join Disney+

Mar 17, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -   In what is the largest single-batch volumetric release of “Star Wars” content since the service’s ... Read More

MoviePass teases potential resurrection

MoviePass teases potential resurrection

Mar 17, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -   On Tuesday, a website for defunct movie ticketing subscription service MoviePass was rebranded to include ... Read More

Reports claim Health Min. under pressure to procure substandard hand sanitizers from SPMC

Reports claim Health Min. under pressure to procure substandard hand sanitizers from SPMC

Mar 17, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Several Senior Officials of the State Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Corporation (SPMC) are exerting pressure on the Ministry ... Read More

Facebook to pay News Corp for content in Australia

Facebook to pay News Corp for content in Australia

Mar 16, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -   Facebook has agreed to pay Rupert Murdoch's News Corp Australia for journalism from its local ... Read More