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Coronavirus: Czechs hold ‘farewell party’ for pandemic

editorJul 1, 20200

UTV | COLOMBO – The World Health Organization (WHO) warned this week that the pandemic was not even close to being over, but in the

Australia seeks long-range missiles in Indo-Pacific defence shift

editorJul 1, 20200

UTV | COLOMBO – Australia says it will significantly increase military spending and focus on the Indo-Pacific region amid rising tensions between the US and

Coronavirus: Joe Biden will not hold campaign rallies

editorJul 1, 20200

UTV | COLOMBO – US Democrat Joe Biden has said he will not hold presidential campaign rallies during the coronavirus pandemic. “This is the most

Hong Kong: Dozens held as ‘anti-protest’ law kicks in on handover anniversary

editorJul 1, 20200

UTV | COLOMBO – Dozens of people have been arrested in Hong Kong, including a man carrying a pro-independence flag, after a new “anti-protest” law

Tehran clinic hit by deadly explosion

editorJul 1, 20200

UTV | COLOMBO – At least 19 people have been killed in an explosion at a clinic in Iran’s capital Tehran, officials say. Several people

Venezuela tells EU ambassador to leave country

editorJun 30, 20200

(UTV | VENEZUELA) – Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro has ordered the European Union’s ambassador to leave the country within 72 hours. Isabel Brilhante Pedrosa’s expulsion

China forcing birth control on Uighurs to suppress population, report says

editorJun 30, 20200

(UTV | COLOMBO) – China is forcing women to be sterilised or fitted with contraceptive devices in Xinjiang in an apparent attempt to limit the

New flu with pandemic potential found in China

editorJun 30, 20200

(UTV | COLOMBO) – Scientists in China have identified a new strain of flu that has the potential to become a pandemic. It emerged recently

Human trial of India coronavirus vaccine announced

editorJun 30, 20200

(UTV | Corona virus) – Volunteers in India will be immunised with a new locally made coronavirus vaccine in July. An unspecified number of people

Hong Kong security law: China passes controversial legislation

editorJun 30, 20200

(UTV | CHINA) – China has passed a controversial security law giving it new powers over Hong Kong, deepening fears for the city’s freedoms, foreign