US consulate: China orders US consulate closure in tit-for-tat move
UTV | COLOMBO – China has ordered the closure of the US consulate in the south-western city of Chengdu, in a tit-for-tat escalation between the...
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Hope probe: UAE launches historic first mission to Mars
UTV | COLOMBO – The United Arab Emirates’ historic first mission to Mars is under way, after a successful lift-off in Japan. The Hope probe...
EU coronavirus recovery deal: Wrangling over huge plan enters fourth day
UTV | COLOMBO – EU talks aimed at reaching an agreement on a huge post-coronavirus recovery fund have stretched into a fourth day. The main...
Hong Kong: UK set to suspend extradition treaty with Chinese territory
UTV | COLOMBO – Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab is expected to suspend the UK’s extradition treaty with Hong Kong later amid rising tensions between London...
River Nile dam: Reservoir filling up, Ethiopia confirms
UTV | COLOMBO – A reservoir behind Ethiopia’s disputed Grand Renaissance dam on the River Nile has started filling with water – a day after...
Major US Twitter accounts hacked in Bitcoin scam
UTV | COLOMBO – Billionaires Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates are among many prominent US figures targeted by hackers on Twitter in an...
Brazil President tests postive for COVID-19 again: Report
UTV | COLOMBO – Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro tested positive for coronavirus again, CNN Brazil said on Wednesday, quoting the far right leader, who underwent...
Suriname election: Convicted murderer Dési Bouterse is replaced by ex-police chief
UTV | SURINAME – The National Assembly of Suriname has elected Chan Santokhi as the South American country’s new president. The move comes after Mr...
Coronavirus: France’s health workers given pay rises worth €8bn
UTV | COLOMBO – The French government has agreed to give pay rises worth €8bn (£7.2bn; $9bn) to health workers, as it hailed their role...
Top Catalan politician accuses Spain of ‘political spying’
UTV | COLOMBO – A leading Catalan pro-independence politician has accused the Spanish government of spying on his mobile phone. Roger Torrent, speaker of the...