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Kim Jong-un admits to tense food situation in North Korea

Staff WriterJun 17, 20210

(UTV | COLOMBO) – North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has formally acknowledged that his country is facing food shortages.

Myanmar village of Kin Ma burns down after clashes

Staff WriterJun 17, 2021June 17, 20210

(UTV | COLOMBO) – A village in the centre of Myanmar has been burned down after clashes between the security forces and local guerrillas, leaving

Protests against violence as search for baby’s body continues

utvnewsenglishJun 16, 20210

A deep-water search for the body of a one-year-old girl, believed murdered by her father, is continuing off Tenerife in the Canary Islands. An investigating

US and Russian leaders set for tense Geneva talks

utvnewsenglishJun 16, 2021June 16, 20210

US President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin are preparing sit down for their first, highly-anticipated summit. The talks in Geneva, Switzerland, come

Thousands rally against Catalan pardons

ChiefEditorJun 14, 20210

(UTV | MADRID, SPANISH) – Tens of thousands of people have joined protests in the Spanish capital Madrid against controversial plans to pardon jailed Catalan

Israel’s new Premier promises to unite nation

ChiefEditorJun 14, 20210

(UTV | ISREAL) – Israel’s new Prime Minister, Naftali Bennett, has promised to unite a nation frayed by years of political stalemate.

England considers 4-week delay to lockdown end

ChiefEditorJun 12, 20210

(UTV | ENGLAND) – The government is considering delaying the lifting of England’s remaining Covid restrictions by up to four weeks.

G7 Leaders to set out global anti-pandemic plan

ChiefEditorJun 12, 20210

(UTV |UNITED KINGDOM) – G7 leaders are to commit to using all their resources in an effort to ensure the devastation caused by a pandemic

Nigerian govt joins the made-in-India social media platform

ChiefEditorJun 11, 2021June 11, 20210

(UTV | NIGERIA) – Days after banning Twitter, the Government of Nigeria has now joined the Koo app. This comes soon after the desi micro-blogging

US FDA rejects emergency use approval for Covaxin

ChiefEditorJun 11, 20210

(UTV | UNITED STATES) – Bharat Biotech’s proposal for an emergency use authorisation (EUA) of its COVID-19 vaccine, Covaxin, has been rejected by the US