Category: INTERNATIONAL
Japan braces for more rain as death toll rises
Japan is bracing for more heavy rain after a weekend of flooding left at least 37 people dead. More than 40,000 rescue workers in the ... Read More
India overtakes Russia in Covid-19 cases
India has recorded more than 24,000 new cases of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, taking its total above that of Russia. The country now ... Read More
Outrage as Indian Judge calls alleged rape victim ‘Unbecoming’
An Indian judge is under pressure to delete comments from a court order that questioned the behaviour of a woman who alleged she was raped. ... Read More
Texas Governor mandates wearing of face masks
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has ordered face coverings to be worn in public as coronavirus cases rocket in the state. The directive applies to counties ... Read More
Myanmar jade mine landslide kills more than 100
(UTV | COLOMBO) - At least 113 bodies have been found after a landslide at a jade mining site in northern Myanmar, officials say. Rescue ... Read More
Hong Kong: UK makes citizenship offer to residents
(UTV | COLOMBO) - Up to three million Hong Kong residents are to be offered the chance to settle in the UK and ultimately apply ... Read More
Hong Kong: US passes sanctions as nations condemn new law
(UTV | COLOMBO) - The US House of Representatives has approved new Hong Kong-related sanctions, after Beijing imposed a security law that was condemned by ... Read More
Coronavirus: Fauci warns of 100,000 US cases per day
UTV | COLOMBO - Top disease researcher Dr Anthony Fauci has told the US Senate that he "would not be surprised" if new virus cases ... Read More
Coronavirus: Czechs hold ‘farewell party’ for pandemic
UTV | COLOMBO - The World Health Organization (WHO) warned this week that the pandemic was not even close to being over, but in the ... Read More
Australia seeks long-range missiles in Indo-Pacific defence shift
UTV | COLOMBO - Australia says it will significantly increase military spending and focus on the Indo-Pacific region amid rising tensions between the US and ... Read More