Giroud on target as France send Sweden into League B

PARIS: Olivier Giroud bagged a double as he showed his worth for France again to help the world champions beat Sweden 4-2 at home in the Nations League on Tuesday. Giroud scored either side of Benjamin Pavard’s...

Chinese envoy meets PM Oli amid another episode of deep fissures within ruling party

KATHMANDU: A day before the expected Secretariat meeting of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP), China’s Ambassador to Nepal Hou Yanqi met Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Tuesday. This is not the first time...

PM calls cabinet meeting on the same time as pre-scheduled Secretariat meet

KATHMANDU: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has called for a meeting of the Council of Ministers this afternoon at 1:00pm. The Secretariat meeting of the party held on November 13 too had decided for the...

Spain hammer Germany 6-0 to reach Nations League final four

Ferran hat-trick leads Spain into semi-finals Germany suffer worst loss in a competitive game Spain join France in Nations League final four SEVILLE: Sparkling Spain crushed hapless Germany 6-0 at home on Tuesday to storm into the final four of the...

Twitter launches disappearing ‘fleets’ worldwide

Twitter Inc said on Tuesday it was globally launching tweets that disappear after 24 hours, similar to the stories feature that is popular on Snapchat and Facebook’s photo-sharing app Instagram. Twitter has previously announced its...

SKorea daily COVID-19 cases highest since August; nationwide infections feared

SEOUL: South Korea reported 313 new daily COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, the highest number since August, as cluster infections continued to emerge from offices, medical facilities and small gatherings, prompting authorities to tighten social...

At least 55 hurt in Thailand’s most violent protests since new movement emerged

At least 55 people hurt, including one police officer Most violent confrontation in months of protests Lawmakers discussing constitutional change Royalists opposes changes to the constitution BANGKOK: At least 55 people were hurt, some with gunshot wounds, when...

Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 54.59 million, death toll at 1,320,446

LONDON: More than 54.59 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 1,320,446​ have died, according to a Reuters tally. Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries...