Nearly 150 arrested at Paris protest over security bill

PARIS: Paris police took nearly 150 people into custody at what quickly became a tense and sometimes ill-tempered protest Saturday against proposed security laws, with officers wading into the crowds of several thousand to...

Karki wins trophy

KATHMANDU: Pavitra Karki won the title of the Social Golf Tournament here at the Gokarna Golf Club on Saturday. Played under stroke play full handicap format, Karki finished first with the score of five-under 67...

Constitutional Council meeting postponed in absence of quorum

KATHMANDU: The Constitutional Council meeting that was called today was postponed after the quorum for holding the meeting could not be achieved. Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli had called the Council meeting for 9:00 am...

Trucks with first COVID-19 vaccine in US get ready to roll

The first trucks carrying a COVID-19 vaccine for widespread use in the United States were set to pull out of a Michigan manufacturing plant Sunday, with the shots that are critical to stopping the...

Nepal set to play

KATHMANDU: The International Cricket Council made public the qualifying process for the Women’s Twenty20 World Cup to be held in South Africa in 2023. Nepal will participate in the Asian Qualifiers slated for September...

Prices of precious metals dip

KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 12 The prices of precious metals slipped in the trading week between December 6 and 11, with investors’ sentiment mixed in the international markets. According to the rate list of Federation of Nepal Gold...

UK homeowner delays sale of home after Banksy mural appears

LONDON: Banksy’s latest mural has delayed a homeowner’s plans to sell in England after it recently appeared on the house’s exterior wall. The elusive British street artist’s piece — titled “Aachoo!!” — depicts an elderly...

After fires, Australia gets ready for floods

SYDNEY: Just days after bushfires threatened an Australian World Heritage site, thousands were bracing for floods on the subtropical east coast on Sunday, with beaches closed and the authorities urging people to sandbag their...