217 Sri Lankans return from the US
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – 217 Sri Lankans who were stranded in the United States due to COVID-19 restriction have returned…
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Metin Topuz: Turkish court jails US consulate employee for terror offences
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – A Turkish employee of the US consulate in Istanbul has been sentenced to almost nine years…
‘Identify US diplomat who refused PCR testing’
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Former MP Thushara Indunil charges that quarantine law has been undermined due to certain actions of…
US diplomat refusing PCR test is so disappointing: Namal Rajapakse
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Expressing disappointment over the incident where a senior diplomat of the US Embassy leaving the airport…
Activism in US against systemic racism a powerful lesson to all: Kumar Sangakkara
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Former cricketer Kumar Sangakkara said today that the activism in the US against systemic racism and injustice…
Coronavirus deaths in US top 100,000
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – The US has passed 100,000 deaths in the coronavirus outbreak in less than four months. It…
Coronavirus: US suspends travel from Brazil for foreigners
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – The US has imposed travel restrictions on foreign nationals who have been to Brazil in the…
Iran oil tanker reaches Venezuela amid US tension
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – The first of five Iranian oil tankers has entered Venezuela’s waters carrying more than a million…
SL origin in US wanted by FBI over alleged rape of minor
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is on the hunt of Sri Lankan origin US citizen…
Coronavirus: Trump says US reopening, ‘vaccine or no vaccine’
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – President Donald Trump says the US will reopen, “vaccine or no vaccine”, as he announced an…
US targets Huawei with tighter chip export rules
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – The US has announced new export controls aimed at limiting Chinese technology giant Huawei’s access to…
Sri Lanka to export 200 million face masks to US
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Brandix Apparel Limited has started to export 200 million face masks to the United States, the…
Obama calls US response a ‘chaotic disaster’
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Former US president Barack Obama called the US response to the coronavirus pandemic a “chaotic disaster”…
Acting US Navy secretary resigns
(FASTNEWS | WASHINGTON) – Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly resigned Tuesday amid controversy over his attacks against a fired captain…
China to restrict US journalists from three major newspapers
(FASTNEWS |Coronavirus Outbreak) – China has effectively expelled journalists from three US newspapers in retaliation for restrictions on its news…