Latest Updates, Coronavirus
India sees another record day of new virus cases
India sees another record day of new virus cases
NEW DELHI, April 7: India has hit another new peak with 115,736 coronavirus cases reported in the past 24 hours. New Delhi, Mumbai and dozens of other cities are imposing curfews to try to slow the soaring infections.
Apr 07, 2021
WORLD
Indonesia landslides death toll rises to 119, dozens missing
Indonesia landslides death toll rises to 119, dozens missing
LEMBATA, April 7: The death toll from mudslides in eastern Indonesia has risen to 119 with scores still missing, officials said Wednesday, as rain continued to pound the region and hamper the search.
Apr 07, 2021
WORLD, Coronavirus
Japan's Osaka set to declare emergency amid record COVID-19 cases - media
Japan's Osaka set to declare emergency amid record COVID-19...
TOKYO, April 7: The Japanese metropolis of Osaka is to declare a medical emergency as new COVID-19 infections climb to all-time highs, the Kyodo news agency reported on Wednesday.
Apr 07, 2021
SOCIETY
Eye infection cases rise after air pollution in Kanchanpur
Eye infection cases rise after air pollution in Kanchanpur
KANCHANPUR, April 7: Health problems like eye infection and allergy have increased among the locals of Kanchanpur due to air pollution.
Apr 07, 2021
ECONOMY
Bhaktapur opens country’s largest vegetable market
Bhaktapur opens country’s largest vegetable market
BHAKTAPUR, April 7: Nepal’s largest vegetable market has come into operation in Bhaktapur.
Apr 07, 2021
ECONOMY
Smog disrupts domestic and international air services
Smog disrupts domestic and international air services
KATHMANDU, April 7: All domestic air services have been affected due to dust and smoke in the skies across the country, including in Kathmandu.
Apr 07, 2021
WORLD
Facebook removes accounts tied to Iranian exile group
Facebook removes accounts tied to Iranian exile group
SAN FRANCISCO, April 7: Facebook said Tuesday it has removed hundreds of fake accounts linked to an Iranian exile group and a troll farm in Albania.
Apr 07, 2021
WORLD
Biden makes all adults eligible for a vaccine on April 19
Biden makes all adults eligible for a vaccine on April 19
WASHINGTON, April 7: President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that he’s bumping up his deadline by two weeks for states to make all adults in the U.S. eligible for coronavirus vaccines. But even as he expressed optimism about the pace of vaccinations, he warned Americans that the nation is not yet out...
Apr 07, 2021
NEPAL, POLITICS
Voting underway to elect FNJ’s new leadership
Voting underway to elect FNJ’s new leadership
KATHMANDU, April 7: The Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) is all set to elect new leadership in its all chapters, province committees and the central committee. FNJ has adopted the first-ever direct voting system to elect its central committee leadership. Voting is underway in all chapters acro...
Apr 07, 2021
WORLD
A third of COVID survivors suffer neurological or mental disorders: study
A third of COVID survivors suffer neurological or mental dis...
LONDON, April 7: One in three COVID-19 survivors in a study of more than 230,000 mostly American patients were diagnosed with a brain or psychiatric disorder within six months, suggesting the pandemic could lead to a wave of mental and neurological problems, scientists said on Tuesday.
Apr 07, 2021