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Lebanon's Adib set to be designated as new PM
Lebanon's Adib set to be designated as new PM
BEIRUT, Aug 31: Lebanon’s ambassador to Germany Mustapha Adib is set to be designated prime minister on Monday ahead of a visit by French President Emmanuel Macron who will press for long-delayed reforms to steer the country out of a major crisis.
Aug 31, 2020
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Reviving the glory of Ayurveda
Reviving the glory of Ayurveda
As is the trend in our country, immediately after the higher secondary education wraps up, students overflow the entrance preparation centers for either medical, engineering, other specialized streams or to the educational consultancies for abroad education. I was no exception. I joined a medical pr...
Aug 31, 2020
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Province 1 sees 3,311 COVID-19 cases; death rate stands at around 1 percent
Province 1 sees 3,311 COVID-19 cases; death rate stands at a...
ITAHARI, Aug 31: According to the Corona Information Desk of Province-1 under the Office of Chief Minister and Council of Ministers, out of total infected, 2,438 are males and 873 are females. Among them, 1534 patients - 1240 males and 294 females - have been discharged after recovery.
Aug 31, 2020
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Nagma landslide death toll reaches 10, two still missing
Nagma landslide death toll reaches 10, two still missing
KHALANGA, Aug 31: Ten persons, including four members of the same family, died as four houses collapsed in a dry landslide that occurred at Nagma bazaar in Tilagufa Municipality-1, Kalikot, on Sunday. Two more people are still unaccounted for in the disaster that occurred at 7:00 am. Nagma bazaar is...
Aug 31, 2020
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India accuses China of ‘provocative’ military movements
India accuses China of ‘provocative’ military movements
SRINAGAR, India, Aug 31: India said Monday its soldiers thwarted China’s “provocative” military movements near a disputed border in Ladakh region amid a monthslong standoff.
Aug 31, 2020
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Gorkha lifts two-week lockdown
Gorkha lifts two-week lockdown
GORKHA, Aug 31: The two-week-long lockdown enforced in Gorkha to contain further spread of COVID-19 came to an end on Sunday.
Aug 31, 2020
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India coronavirus cases surge to 3.6 million
India coronavirus cases surge to 3.6 million
MUMBAI, Aug 31: India reported 78,512 new novel coronavirus infections on Monday, slightly fewer than its record set the previous day when it posted the biggest, single-day tally of infections of any country in the pandemic.
Aug 31, 2020
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Minimizing the social cost of COVID-19
Minimizing the social cost of COVID-19
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HONG KONG – In 1960, the Nobel laureate economist Ronald H. Coase introduced the “problem of social cost”: human activities often have negative externalities, so individual rights cannot be absolute. Institutions must intervene. There is no better example of this dynamic than the COVID-19 crisis.
Aug 31, 2020
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Ex-defence minister Ishiba is people's choice for next Japan PM-polls
Ex-defence minister Ishiba is people's choice for next Japan...
TOKYO, Aug 31: Former Japanese Defence Minister Shigeru Ishiba is the most popular choice among the public to be the next prime minister, media opinion polls showed, as the race kicks off to succeed Shinzo Abe after his abrupt resignation last week.
Aug 31, 2020
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Govt decides to defer plan to resume domestic flights and long-distance bus services for 1...
Govt decides to defer plan to resume domestic flights and lo...
KATHMANDU, Aug 31: The government has decided not to resume the operation of domestic flights and long distance bus services until September 16.
Aug 31, 2020