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One dead, five hurt as four-wheeler hits electric pylon in Bara
BARA: A woman died and five others sustained injuries after the four-wheeler vehicle they were travelling on hit an electric pylon by the roadside in Kalaiya Sub-metropolitan City-24 of Bara district today.
Police identified the...
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Province 2 Government to begin public transport
DHANUSHA: In its attempt to kickstart a beginning for an accessible public transportation system, the Province-2 government is preparing to run public vehicles.
For this purpose, the Province Government has already bought five buses in...
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WHO takes aim at cervical cancer to reduce cases, deaths
GENEVA: Vaccinating nine in 10 girls under 15 against cervical cancer, and improved screening and treatment of women could reduce infections by 40% and save 5 million lives by 2050, the World Health Organization...
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We can stop COVID-19: Moderna vaccine success gives world more hope
Moderna vaccine 94.5% effective in interim trial data
No severe COVID-19 cases in trial participants with shot
Moderna vaccine easier to transport than Pfizer’s
Globals stocks hit record high
Experts encouraged by Moderna results
Moderna Inc’s experimental vaccine is...
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Pandemic politics leave DC in gridlock as virus surges
WASHINGTON: With the nation gripped by a resurgent coronavirus and looking to Washington for help, President Donald Trump and lawmakers in Congress have a message for struggling Americans: Just keep waiting.
The urgency of the...
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Nepali Embassy in London celebrates Mahakavi Devkota’s birth anniversary
LONDON: The Embassy of Nepal in London organised a literature festival on Sunday to mark the 112th birth anniversary of Mahakavi (great poet) Laxmi Prasad Devkota.
At a programme organised in three phases, Nepal’s Ambassador...
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Snowfall in Khaptad luring domestic tourists
KHAPTAD: Snowfall took place in Khaptad — the main tourism site in Sudurpaschim Province. With the snowfall the mercury has dipped in the area.
Snowfall continued taking place on Sunday evening and Monday afternoon. Cold...
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Trump national security adviser O’Brien says looks now that Biden has won
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, Robert O’Brien, said on Monday he will ensure a professional transition to the team led by Democrat Joe Biden if Biden is deemed the winner of...