Malay Parliament reconvenes, COVID-19 bill may be tabled
UTV | COLOMBO – Malaysia’s lower house of Parliament reconvened on Monday for its third session of the year as the government led by Prime...
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Central and southern China hit by heavy flooding
UTV | COLOMBO – Areas of southern and central China have been hit by heavy flooding, and the country’s flood response alert has been raised...
Hagia Sophia: Pope ‘pained’ as Istanbul museum reverts to mosque
UTV | COLOMBO – Pope Francis has said he’s “pained” by Turkey’s decision to convert Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia back into a mosque. Speaking at a...
Iran plane crash: ‘Human error’ to blame for downing of Ukrainian jet
UTV | COLOMBO – Iran has said the misalignment of air defence equipment was responsible for the accidental downing of a Ukrainian passenger plane in...
Sudan scraps apostasy law and alcohol ban for non-Muslims
UTV | COLOMBO – After more than 30 years of Islamist rule, Sudan has outlined wide-reaching reforms including allowing non-Muslims to drink alcohol, and scrapping...
Coronavirus: Florida sets new state daily case record of 15,299
UTV | COLOMBO – Florida has registered a state record of 15,299 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours – around a quarter of all of...
Coronavirus: South Africa bans alcohol sales again to combat Covid-19
UTV | COLOMBO – South Africa has introduced new restrictions, including another ban on alcohol sales, to help contain the spread of coronavirus. A night-time...
Poland’s Duda holds slim lead in presidential election, exit poll suggests
UTV | COLOMBO – Poland’s incumbent President Andrzej Duda holds a slim lead after Sunday’s presidential election, according to an exit poll. The poll on...
Australia’s Victoria sees record infections
UTV | COLOMBO – Victoria has detected 288 new infections in the past 24 hours – the highest daily tally for an Australian state since...
Mali’s President Keïta dissolves constitutional court amid unrest
UTV | COLOMBO – Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta has announced the dissolution of the constitutional court in an attempt to calm unrest that saw...