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28 more fatalities registered today, Covid-19 death-toll hits 1389
KATHMANDU: Twenty-eight more fatalities were reported in the last 24 hours with which Nepal’s Covid-19 death-tally has now advanced to 1389.
Meanwhile, 1948 fresh coronavirus cases as reported today took the nationwide coronavirus case count...
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Mysterious shiny monolith found in otherworldly Utah desert
SALT LAKE CITY: Deep in the Mars-like landscape of Utah’s red-rock desert lies a mystery: A gleaming metal monolith in one of the most remote parts of the state.
The smooth, tall structure was found...
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One killed in brawl over land dispute in Rautahat
RAUTAHAT: A man died after he was struck with a plank of wood in a brawl over land dispute in Garuda Municipality-7 of Rautahat district on Wednesday.
The deceased has been identified as Phatinga Thakur...
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Ethiopian leader rejects international ‘interference’ in war
NAIROBI: Ethiopia’s prime minister is rejecting a growing international consensus for dialogue and a halt to deadly fighting in the country’s Tigray region as “interference,” saying his country will handle the conflict on its...
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Photo Gallery: Haribodhini Ekadashi
Lalitpur, November 25
People offer prayers during Haribodhini Ekadashi, a religious day for Hindus, dedicated to Tulasi, believed to be an incarnation of Lord Vishnu.
Haribodhini Ekadashi is regarded as one of the important Ekadashi (eleventh...
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‘New labour standards crucial to fight violence and harassment at workplace’
KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 24
Keeping in line with this year’s theme of 16 days of activism campaign against gender-based violence (GBV), the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Country Office for Nepal organised a virtual workshop on ‘Preventing...
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Nearly 100 whales die after mass stranding in New Zealand
WELLINGTON: About 100 pilot whales and bottlenose dolphins have died in a mass stranding on the remote Chatham Islands, about 800 km (497 miles) off New Zealand’s east coast, officials said on Wednesday.
Most of...
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China formin to meet Japan’s Suga; Beijing’s first high-level contact with new PM
TOKYO: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will meet Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Wednesday, marking Beijing’s first high-level contact with Japan’s new leader.
Wang met his Japanese counterpart Toshimitsu Motegi on Tuesday where they...