Drying habitat makes Australia’s platypus vulnerable, scientists say

SYDNEY: Australian scientists pushed on Monday to list the platypus as a vulnerable species after a report showed the habitat of the semi-aquatic native mammal had shrunk more than a fifth in the last...

AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine can be 90% effective, results show

LONDON: AstraZeneca said on Monday its vaccine for the novel coronavirus, developed along with the University of Oxford, could be around 90% effective under one dosing regimen. File – Vials with a sticker reading, “COVID-19 / Coronavirus vaccine /...

Closure of schools pushing students into drug addiction

RAUTAHAT, NOVEMBER 22 More school going students have started taking drugs after schools shut down for more than seven months following the outbreak of coronavirus in Rautahat. Locals say school students have fallen prey to drugs...

List of winners at the 2020 American Music Awards

A list of the winners at the 2020 American Music Awards, held Sunday at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. — Artist of the year: Taylor Swift — New artist of the year: Doja Cat — Collaboration...

Swift wins top prize at AMAs, says she’s re-recording music

NEW YORK: Taylor Swift won her third consecutive artist of the year prize at the American Music Awards, but she missed the show for a good reason: She said she’s busy re-recording her early...

Good Bricks System

KATHMANDU: Good Bricks System by InnoCSR, a South Korean company, has introduced responsible and sustainable impact technology brick solutions in Nepal. Using a proven technology, the leading South Korean company says its bricks are stronger...

China planning new policies to take on ageing population: state media

SHANGHAI: China is planning to include new measures to encourage more births and address its rapidly ageing population as part of its new 2021-2025 “five-year plan”, state media reported on Monday. China will offer extensive...

After PM Oli, Chinese envoy meets NCP co-chair Dahal

KATHMANDU: As tensions escalate in ruling Nepal Communist Party over undying differences between two factions, Chinese ambassador to Nepal has yet again expedited meetings with top leaders of the party. After a hush-hush meeting with...