WORLD, Coronavirus
AstraZeneca: Shot will be effective against COVID-19 variant
AstraZeneca: Shot will be effective against COVID-19 variant
LONDON, Dec 28: The head of drugmaker AstraZeneca, which is developing a coronavirus vaccine widely expected to be approved by U.K. authorities this week, said Sunday that researchers believe the shot will be effective against a new variant of the virus driving a rapid surge in infections in Britain...
Dec 28, 2020
WORLD, Latest Updates
Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2020
Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2020
Here is a roll call of some influential figures who died in 2020 (cause of death cited for younger people, if available):
Dec 27, 2020
WORLD, TECHNOLOGY, Coronavirus
‘Believe in science’: EU kicks off COVID-19 vaccine campaign
‘Believe in science’: EU kicks off COVID-19 vaccine campaign
ROME, Dec 27: Doctors, nurses and the elderly rolled up their sleeves across the European Union to receive the first doses of the coronavirus vaccine Sunday in a symbolic show of unity and moment of hope for a continent confronting its worst health care crisis in a century.
Dec 27, 2020
ECONOMY
Govt fixes new timeline of mid-January to provide farmers with fertilizers
Govt fixes new timeline of mid-January to provide farmers wi...
KATHMANDU, Dec 27: Agriculture Inputs Company Limited (AICL) has set a new timeline of mid-January to import chemical fertilizers which Bangladesh is providing to Nepal on a refundable basis.
Dec 27, 2020
SPORTS
Rahane reigns as India batsmen banish nightmare 36
Rahane reigns as India batsmen banish nightmare 36
MELBOURNE, Dec 27: Stand-in skipper Ajinkya Rahane stepped out of Virat Kohli’s shadow with an inspiring century on Sunday as India’s batsmen banished their horror 36 in Adelaide to take control of the second test against a profligate Australia on day two.
Dec 27, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
COVID-19 is still spreading far and wide, only two districts report zero cases
COVID-19 is still spreading far and wide, only two districts...
Of the 77 districts in the country, only Mugu and Rukum (West) have reported zero cases of the flu-like disease, according to the daily COVID-19 bulletin released by the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP).
Dec 27, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Prez Bhandari calls new session of National Assembly from Jan 1
Prez Bhandari calls new session of National Assembly from Ja...
KATHMANDU, Dec 27: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has called the new session of the National Assembly (NA) from January 1.
Dec 27, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Oli is pushing the country back toward regression: Ex-PM Bhattarai
Oli is pushing the country back toward regression: Ex-PM Bha...
KATHMANDU, Dec 27: Former Prime Minister Baburam Bhattara has accused Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli of pushing the country back toward regression by dissolving the House of Representatives (HoR).
Dec 27, 2020
My City, Lifestyle, Social
Surging virus, plummeting temperatures challenge shelters
Surging virus, plummeting temperatures challenge shelters
After three years on the streets, Tiecha Vannoy and her boyfriend Chris Foss plan to weather the pandemic this winter in a small white “pod” with electricity, heat and enough room for two.
Dec 27, 2020
My City, Start Up
Huawei ICT Awards 2020 concludes
Huawei ICT Awards 2020 concludes
The grand finale of the fifth edition of the ICT Awards was held on Saturday at Hotel Soaltee Crowne Plaza, Soaltee Mode. The Huawei ICT Awards 2020, organized by Living with ICT, has been presented by the global ICT solution provider, Huawei.
Dec 27, 2020