SOCIETY

Nepal among countries to significantly reduce their multidimensional poverty level: Oxford study

Nepal among countries to significantly reduce their multidimensional poverty level: Oxford study

KATHMANDU, July 20: Nepal is among the countries that were able to significantly reduce their multidimensional poverty l...

KATHMANDU, July 20: Nepal is among the countries that were able to significantly reduce their multidimensional poverty l...

Jul 20, 2020

My City

It’s a boy — Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel become parents again with second son

It’s a boy — Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel become parents again with second son

Jessica Biel, 38, and her husband Justin Timberlake, 39, have reportedly welcomed their second child, a baby boy, earlie...

Jessica Biel, 38, and her husband Justin Timberlake, 39, have reportedly welcomed their second child, a baby boy, earlie...

Jul 20, 2020

SOCIETY

Liwang sealed off amid sharp increase in COVID-19 cases

Liwang sealed off amid sharp increase in COVID-19 cases

ROLPA, July 20: Liwang and Gurung Gaun in Rolpa district have been sealed off after they reported a sharp increase in th...

ROLPA, July 20: Liwang and Gurung Gaun in Rolpa district have been sealed off after they reported a sharp increase in th...

Jul 20, 2020

My City

Movie magic as Paris turns the Seine into open-air cinema

Movie magic as Paris turns the Seine into open-air cinema

While the cinema drive-in may have gotten a boost as lockdowns gradually come to an end amid the COVID-19 outbreak, in P...

While the cinema drive-in may have gotten a boost as lockdowns gradually come to an end amid the COVID-19 outbreak, in P...

Jul 20, 2020

My City

Arts organizations establish ‘Literary Arts Emergency Fund’

Arts organizations establish ‘Literary Arts Emergency Fund’

With a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, three major literary arts nonprofits have teamed to administer $3.5 m...

With a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, three major literary arts nonprofits have teamed to administer $3.5 m...

Jul 20, 2020

OPINION

How machine learning helps amplify digital echo chambers in social media

How machine learning helps amplify digital echo chambers in social media

“Did you not read about the issue on Facebook or Twitter? It was all over social media!” These questions are...

“Did you not read about the issue on Facebook or Twitter? It was all over social media!” These questions are...

Jul 20, 2020

My City

Melancholy behind my beam

Melancholy behind my beam

I wonder, if someone can save me. I am shattering. I wonder, if someone can help me. I aim roaming aimlessly. I wonder,...

I wonder, if someone can save me. I am shattering. I wonder, if someone can help me. I aim roaming aimlessly. I wonder,...

Jul 20, 2020

WORLD

Saudi King Salman, 84, admitted to hospital

Saudi King Salman, 84, admitted to hospital

RIYADH, July 20: Saudi Arabia’s 84-year-old ruler, King Salman bin Abdulaziz, has been admitted to hospital in the capit...

RIYADH, July 20: Saudi Arabia’s 84-year-old ruler, King Salman bin Abdulaziz, has been admitted to hospital in the capit...

Jul 20, 2020

WORLD

UAE’s Amal spacecraft rockets toward Mars in Arab world 1st

UAE’s Amal spacecraft rockets toward Mars in Arab world 1st

TOKYO, July 20: A United Arab Emirates spacecraft rocketed into blue skies from a Japanese launch center Monday at the s...

TOKYO, July 20: A United Arab Emirates spacecraft rocketed into blue skies from a Japanese launch center Monday at the s...

Jul 20, 2020

WORLD

India reports record 40,425 new virus cases

India reports record 40,425 new virus cases

NEW DELHI, July 20: India reported more than 40,000 new cases of the coronavirus on Monday, a record high for the countr...

NEW DELHI, July 20: India reported more than 40,000 new cases of the coronavirus on Monday, a record high for the countr...

Jul 20, 2020