KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 8Villagers from Thingkar, a small settlement to the north of Lo Manthang, Mustang, have barred a team of American scientists from carrying out historical research on Buddhist-era archaeology of the region."The fate...

NEW YORK, DECEMBER 08The Omicron variant of the coronavirus has sparked fears that existing COVID-19 vaccines and treatment could be less effective against it.South Africa's National Institute for Communicable Diseases said early epidemiological data...

MELBOURNE, DECEMBER 08Pat Cummins took a five-wicket haul in a dream start to his Australia captaincy as England were skittled for 147 by tea at the Gabba before rain brought the opening day of...

GENEVA, DECEMBER 08Richer countries are making progress in eliminating harmful trans fat from diets by next year, but poorer nations with the highest toll of heart disease due to t...

DOLAKHA, DECEMBER 8High up in Nepal's mountains, groups of men risk their lives to harvest much sought-after wild honey from hives on cliffs.Trekking hours through the steep mountains, one group led by experienced honey...

KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 8Nepal recorded 255 new coronavirus infections in last 24 hours, pushing the nationwide tally to 823,357, while the death toll climbed to 11,547 with two fatali...

BAITADI, DECEMBER 8A school in Baitadi has been closed second time following the detection of a COVID-19 case.A tenth-grader at the Bhumishwor Secondary School at Patan municipalit...

BAJURA, DECEMBER 8Three siblings have been left in the lurch after the death of their parents, in Tithi Chaur of Himali Rural Municipality-4 in Bajura district.Dolma Thapa (16), the eldest, has been caring for...