Coronavirus: Australia sends 1,000 army personnel to Victoria to fight outbreak
(UTV | COLOMBO) – Australia is sending 1,000 army personnel to Victoria amid a surge in virus cases in the south-eastern state. This comes after...
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France’s Eiffel Tower reopens
(UTV | COLOMBO) – France’s iconic Eiffel Tower has opened again to guests after its longest closure since World War Two. But the Paris monument...
Delhi to survey 29 million residents as cases surge
(UTV | COLOMBO) – India’s capital, Delhi, has announced that it will screen its nearly 30 million residents for Covid-19 symptoms. The ambitious plan –...
Galwan Valley: Satellite images ‘show China structures’ on India border
(UTV | COLOMBO) – China has built new structures near the site of a Himalayan border clash that left 20 Indian troops dead earlier this...
Vote counting under way in Malawi’s re-run election
(UTV | COLOMBO) – Votes are being counted in Malawi following a re-run of last year’s election on Tuesday. Polling was largely peaceful, although President...
Nigeria police rescue 300 workers ‘locked in rice factory’
(UTV | COLOMBO) – Police in Nigeria have rescued 300 people they say were locked in a rice-processing factory and forced to work throughout a...
Southern Mexico hit by 7.4 magnitude earthquake
(UTV | COLOMBO) – The centre of the earthquake was in the coastal state of Oaxaca but shock waves were felt as far away as...
Top US health official Fauci warns of ‘disturbing’ new US surge
(UTV | COLOMBO) – America’s top infectious disease expert has told lawmakers that the US is seeing a “disturbing surge” in coronavirus infections in some...
North Korea: Kim Jong-un ‘suspends military action’ against South
(UTV | COLOMBO) – North Korea has suspended plans for “military action” against South Korea, according to state media. Recent weeks saw a rising tide...
Malawi presidential election: Polls to open in historic re-run
(UTV | COLOMBO) – Polls are to open in Malawi a year on from President Peter Mutharika’s disputed election victory that was annulled nearly five...