Hong Kong protests: Twitter and Facebook remove Chinese accounts
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Twitter and Facebook have taken steps to block what they described as a state-backed Chinese misinformation campaign. Twitter said it removed 936 accounts it said...
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PM and others before select committee today
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and a few other ministers will testify before the Parliamentary Select Committee probing the Easter Sunday carnage. Prime Minister Wickremesinghe,...
US mass shootings: Trump condemns racism and white supremacy
(UTV|COLOMBO) – President Donald Trump has condemned hatred and white supremacy in a public address following mass shootings that left 31 dead in Texas and Ohio....
Indonesia blackout: Huge outage hits Jakarta and surrounding area
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Power has been mostly restored to Indonesia’s capital Jakarta, and nearby cities, 12 hours after a huge blackout began on Sunday. The outage hit...
Sudan crisis: Military and opposition agree constitutional declaration
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Sudan’s ruling military council and main opposition coalition have agreed on a constitutional declaration which will pave the way for a new period of...
Petitions filed against Bill banning tuition classes on Sundays and Poya
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Two petitions have been presented to the Supreme Court (SC) against the Leave Amendment Bill, which the Government has tabled in Parliament with the...
Unemployed graduates tear-gassed
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Police used tear-gas and water cannon to disperse the protesting unemployed graduates near the Lotus Roundabout a short while ago, police said. The...
Thehan and Oneli bag U16 single titles
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Royalist Thehan Wijemanne and Bridgeteen Oneli Perera clinched the under-16 boys’ and girls’ singles crowns respectively as the 104th Colombo Championship tennis tournament worked...
Arsenal’s Mesut Ozil and Sead Kolasinac face carjacking gang
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Two Premier League footballers have been involved in a carjacking attempt by an armed gang in a London street. Arsenal players Mesut Ozil and...
Europe heatwave expected to peak and break records again
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Much of Western Europe is expected to face record-breaking temperatures again, with its second heatwave in a month set to reach its peak. A...