WORLD
Pakistan court orders release of Islamist convicted of beheading U.S. journalist Daniel Pe...
Pakistan court orders release of Islamist convicted of behea...
KARACHI, Pakistan, Jan 29: Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the release of an Islamist convicted of beheading U.S. journalist Daniel Pearl, a decision that has left his family in “complete shock”, lawyers said.
Jan 29, 2021
WORLD
EXPLAINER: How experts will hunt for COVID origins in China
EXPLAINER: How experts will hunt for COVID origins in China
BEIJING, Jan 29: After a two-week quarantine, the real work can begin. Maybe.
Jan 29, 2021
WORLD, Coronavirus
More Indian-made covid vaccines will be released - PM Modi
More Indian-made covid vaccines will be released - PM Modi
NEW DELHI, Jan 29: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the country would release more locally made COVID-19 vaccines as New Delhi continues to save the lives of people in other countries by exporting medicines and vaccines.
Jan 29, 2021
WORLD
Virus variant from South Africa detected in US for 1st time
Virus variant from South Africa detected in US for 1st time
COLUMBIA, Jan 29: A new variant of the coronavirus emerged Thursday in the United States, posing yet another public health challenge in a country already losing more than 3,000 people to COVID-19 every day.
Jan 29, 2021
WORLD
Six killed in liquid nitrogen leak at Georgia state poultry plant
Six killed in liquid nitrogen leak at Georgia state poultry...
ATLANTA, Jan 29: At least six people were killed and 12 hospitalized on Thursday after a suspected liquid nitrogen leak at a poultry plant in the U.S. state of Georgia, police and fire services officials said.
Jan 29, 2021
OPINION
Home they came back in coffins
Home they came back in coffins
Why have so many people chosen to go to the foreign countries to work despite a risk of death? Why do we produce workers and not entrepreneurs?
Jan 29, 2021
OPINION
Empathy during the time of pandemic
Empathy during the time of pandemic
If we show even a small gesture of kindness, it will have a decisive impact upon the person whom it is offered and will set off a chain reaction.
Jan 29, 2021
Coronavirus
Europe's vaccine row deepens: EU tightens export oversight, UK demands its orders
Europe's vaccine row deepens: EU tightens export oversight,...
LONDON/BRUSSELS, Jan 28: Europe’s fight to secure COVID-19 vaccine supplies intensified on Thursday when the European Union said it would tighten oversight of exports after a row with AstraZeneca and Britain demanded that it receive all the shots it paid for.
Jan 28, 2021
SOCIETY
Almost 29,000 frontline workers receive shot of Covishield on the second day of nationwide...
Almost 29,000 frontline workers receive shot of Covishield o...
KATHMANDU, Jan 28: Altogether 28,732 frontline workers have received a shot of ‘Covishield’ across 77 districts in the country on the second day of the mass vaccination program against COVID-19 that was launched by the government on Wednesday.
Jan 28, 2021
SOCIETY, Infographic, VALLEY POLLUTION INDEX, Latest Updates
Kathmandu’s air deteriorates further on Thursday, PM 2.5 docks at 196.78μg/m³
Kathmandu’s air deteriorates further on Thursday, PM 2.5 doc...
KATHMANDU, Jan 28: The country’s capital city, Kathmandu, has reported further deterioration in the quality of air as the highest PM 2.5 reading was measured at 196.78 μg/m³ on Thursday between 9 AM and 10 AM, the time when most offices and business activities commence.
Jan 28, 2021