NEW YORK, Dec 15: A New York City intensive care unit nurse on Monday became the first person in the United States to receive a coronavirus vaccine, saying she felt “healing is coming,” as the nation’s COVID-19 death toll crossed a staggering 300,000 lives lost.

MasterChef final is dream come true for Nepal’s Santosh Shah

Published On: December 15, 2020 09:24 AM NPT By: BBC

Getting to finals week of MasterChef: The Professionals is a dream come true for Santosh Shah.

COVID-19 vaccine shipments begin in historic US effort

Published On: December 15, 2020 07:00 AM NPT By: Associated Press

MICHIGAN, Dec 14: The first of many freezer-packed COVID-19 vaccine vials made their way to distribution sites across the United States on Sunday, as the nation’s pandemic deaths approached the horrifying new milestone of 300,000.

Indian farmers step up pressure with hunger strike against reforms

Published On: December 14, 2020 03:49 PM NPT By: Reuters

NEW DELHI, Dec 14: Leaders of protesting Indian farmers began a one-day hunger strike on Monday against agricultural reforms they say threaten their livelihoods, stepping up pressure on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government to withdraw the legislation.

South Korea orders schools to shut as COVID-19 cases spike

Published On: December 14, 2020 03:45 PM NPT By: Reuters

SEOUL, Dec 14: South Korea ordered schools to close from Tuesday in the capital Seoul and surrounding areas as it battles its worst outbreak of novel coronavirus since the pandemic began, surpassing the previous peak in February.

Indian farmers step up pressure with hunger strike against reforms

Published On: December 14, 2020 01:30 PM NPT By: Reuters

NEW DELHI, Dec 14:  Leaders of protesting Indian farmers began a one-day hunger strike on Monday against agricultural reforms they say threaten their livelihoods, stepping up pressure on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government to withdraw the legislation.

John le Carre, who probed murky world of spies, dies at 89

Published On: December 14, 2020 12:19 PM NPT By: Associated Press

LONDON, Dec 14: John le Carre, the spy-turned-novelist whose elegant and intricate narratives defined the Cold War espionage thriller and brought acclaim to a genre critics had once ignored, has died. He was 89.

Many years of research have enabled scientists to quickly synthesize RNA vaccines and deliver them inside cells.

India farmers intensify protests as deadlock over new laws continue

Published On: December 14, 2020 09:03 AM NPT By: Reuters

MUMBAI/NEW DELHI, Dec 14: Tens of thousands of Indian farmers on Sunday intensified their protests against three new agricultural laws aimed at overhauling food grain procurement and pricing rules by allowing private companies direct access to the vast agrarian sector.

How the first life on Earth survived its biggest threat — water

Published On: December 14, 2020 08:10 AM NPT By: Republica

Living things depend on water, but it breaks down DNA and other key molecules. So how did the earliest cells deal with the water paradox?