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Oxfam warns Covid hunger could kill more than virus

editorJul 9, 20200

UTV | COLOMBO – Oxfam has warned that, by the end of the year, “12,000 people per day could die from hunger linked to Covid-19

At least 26 lawmakers infected in Mississippi

editorJul 9, 20200

UTV | COLOMBO – At least 26 lawmakers and 10 others who work at the Mississippi state capitol in Jackson have been infected with coronavirus.

180 bodies found in Burkina Faso mass graves

editorJul 8, 20200

(UTV | COLOMBO) – The bodies of at least 180 men have been found in mass graves in northern Burkina Faso, according to a report

China to impose visa restrictions on U.S. citizens over Tibet

editorJul 8, 20200

(UTV | COLOMBO) – China said on Wednesday it will impose visa restrictions on U.S. citizens who have engaged in what it called egregious behaviour

Coronavirus: The tenants enduring Australia’s toughest lockdown

editorJul 8, 20200

(UTV | COLOMBO) – Amid a second wave of coronavirus, the entire city of Melbourne has just been ordered back into lockdown for six weeks.

Hisham al-Hashimi: Leading Iraqi security expert shot dead in Baghdad

editorJul 8, 20200

(UTV | IRAQ) – A leading Iraqi expert on armed groups, who advised governments and appeared frequently in the media, has been shot dead in

Syria conflict: ‘Flagrant’ war crimes committed in Idlib battle, UN says

editorJul 8, 20200

(UTV | COLOMBO) – Syrian pro-government forces and their jihadist opponents flagrantly violated the laws of war during the battle for Idlib province, UN investigators

Coronavirus: Airborne transmission cannot be ruled out, WHO says

editorJul 8, 20200

(UTV | COLOMBO) – The World Health Organization has acknowledged there is emerging evidence that the coronavirus can be spread by tiny particles suspended in

FBI director: China is ‘greatest threat’ to US

editorJul 8, 20200

(UTV | COLOMBO) – The director of the FBI has said that acts of espionage and theft by China’s government pose the “greatest long-term threat”

Coronavirus: Trump moves to pull US out of World Health Organization

editorJul 8, 20200

(UTV | COLOMBO) – President Donald Trump has formally moved to withdraw the US from the World Health Organization (WHO). The president had made his