SOCIETY, Coronavirus
Health ministry confirms two more COVID-19 deaths
Health ministry confirms two more COVID-19 deaths
KATHMANDU, June 18: The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) has reported two more COVID-19 deaths in Nepal on Wednesday.
Jun 18, 2020
SOCIETY, Coronavirus
Nepal records highest single-day spike with 671 fresh cases of coronavirus
Nepal records highest single-day spike with 671 fresh cases...
KATHMANDU, June 18: Nepal recorded highest single-day spike with 671 cases of coronavirus on Thursday. With this, the total number of COVID-19 cases jumped to 7848.
Jun 18, 2020
My City, Lifestyle, Entertainment, Music
John Legend and the musical superheroes behind his new album
John Legend and the musical superheroes behind his new album
John Legend has formed a musical version of The Avengers to help his new album marvel. “We’ve got some musical superheroes with superpowers in here,” Legend said with a laugh.
Jun 18, 2020
WORLD
Bolton: Trump moves in office guided by reelection concerns
Bolton: Trump moves in office guided by reelection concerns
WASHINGTON, June 18: President Donald Trump “pleaded” with China’s Xi Jinping during a 2019 summit to help his reelection prospects, according to a scathing new book by former Trump adviser John Bolton that accuses the president of being driven by political calculations when making national security...
Jun 18, 2020
ECONOMY, Coronavirus
296 Nepalis brought home from Kuwait and Oman
296 Nepalis brought home from Kuwait and Oman
KATHMANDU, June 18: A total of 296 Nepalis were brought back to Nepal from Kuwait and Oman on Thursday.
Jun 18, 2020
POLITICS
VIDEO: Meeting of House of Representatives
VIDEO: Meeting of House of Representatives
KATHMANDU, June 18: At a meeting of the House of Representatives held at the federal parliament building, New Baneshwar in the capital, on Thursday afternoon lawmakers from various political parties raised various matters pertaining to contemporary issues.
Jun 18, 2020
WORLD
China says it has no intention of interfering in U.S. elections
China says it has no intention of interfering in U.S. electi...
BEIJING, June 18: China said on Thursday it has no intention of interfering in the U.S. elections, responding to U.S. President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, John Bolton, who has said that Trump had sought Chinese President Xi Jinping’s help to win re-election.
Jun 18, 2020
WORLD
India holds funerals for soldiers killed in China border clash as tensions stay high
India holds funerals for soldiers killed in China border cla...
NEW DELHI, June 18: India prepared to hold funerals on Thursday for some of the 20 soldiers killed in brutal hand-to-hand fighting with Chinese troops in a disputed mountainous border region, as the two governments sought to de-escalate tensions.
Jun 18, 2020
Coronavirus
Can COVID-19 survive on my phone?
Can COVID-19 survive on my phone?
NEW YORK, June 18: Yes. That’s why a daily wipe down of “high-touch” surfaces like phones, keyboards and tablet computers is recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A scientific test shows the virus can live on plastic or stainless steel for two to three days.
Jun 18, 2020
POLITICS
National Assembly unanimously endorses the national emblem having Nepal's new map
National Assembly unanimously endorses the national emblem h...
KATHMANDU, June 18: National Assembly, the upper house of parliament, on Thursday unanimously endorsed the constitution amendment bill to pave way for replacing Nepal’s map in the national emblem with the country’s new political and administrative map that includes Kalapani, Lipu Lekh and Limpiyadhu...
Jun 18, 2020