Hundreds test positive for COVID at Kumbh Mela
(UTVNEWS | COLOMBO) – Hundreds of devotees, including nine top saints, have tested positive for Covid-19 in India’s Haridwar city where huge crowds have gathered...
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US to impose sanctions on Russia for cyber-attacks
(UTVNEWS | COLOMBO) – The US government is set to issue a wide range of sanctions against Russia, according to reports. The move would be...
Denmark has ceased giving the AstraZeneca vaccine
(UTV | DENMARK) – Denmark has ceased giving the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine amid concerns about rare cases of blood clots, the first European country to...
Record number of China jets enter Taiwan airspace
(UTVNEWS | COLOMBO) – Taiwan has said a record number of Chinese military jets flew into its airspace on Monday. The defence ministry said 25...
Sputnik V becomes 3rd vaccine approved in India
(UTVNEWS | COLOMBO) – A third coronavirus vaccine has been approved for use in India amid a deadly second wave of infections. Russia’s Sputnik V...
Rescuers race to free trapped Chinese miners
(UTV | COLOMBO) – Rescue teams are trying to reach 21 people trapped in a coal mine that flooded in China’s Xinjiang region, local media...
India COVID-vaccination crosses 100 million doses
(UTV | COLOMBO) – India has administered more than 100 million doses of coronavirus vaccines amid a deadly second wave of infections....
Kim Jong-un warns of crisis amid famine threat
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has told citizens to prepare for hard times ahead, following warnings from rights groups that the country faces dire food...
George Floyd died from Police actions, expert says
George Floyd died because of how police restrained him, a medical expert at the trial of ex-police officer Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis has said. Forensic...
Facebook sued over failure to police anti-Muslim hate speech
(UTV | COLOMBO) – An Advocacy Group for Muslim Americans sued Facebook Inc., alleging that the Company’s failure to enforce its own moderation policies has...