WORLD
1.2 million seek jobless aid after $600 federal check ends
1.2 million seek jobless aid after $600 federal check ends
WASHINGTON, Aug 7: Nearly 1.2 million laid-off Americans applied for state unemployment benefits last week, evidence that the coronavirus keeps forcing companies to slash jobs just as a critical $600 weekly federal jobless payment has expired.
Aug 07, 2020
WORLD, Latest Updates
Rescuers in Lebanon recover more bodies days after blast
Rescuers in Lebanon recover more bodies days after blast
BEIRUT, Aug 7: Rescue teams were still searching the rubble of Beirut’s port for bodies on Friday, nearly three days after a massive explosion sent a wave of destruction through Lebanon’s capital, killing nearly 150 people and wounding thousands.
Aug 07, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Two boys die after falling off irrigation canal in Dang
Two boys die after falling off irrigation canal in Dang
DANG, Aug 7: Two boys died after falling off an irrigation canal in Dang on Friday.
Aug 07, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Two COVID-19 patients die at Patan Hospital
Two COVID-19 patients die at Patan Hospital
KATHMANDU, Aug 7: Two COVID-19 patients have died at the Lalitpur-based Patan Hospital.
Aug 07, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Mother, son buried to death in landslide in Baitadi
Mother, son buried to death in landslide in Baitadi
BAITADI, Aug 7: A mother and her son were killed after being buried in a landslide in Baitadi on Thursday midnight.
Aug 07, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Colleges directed not to conduct Grade 11 exams until further notice
Colleges directed not to conduct Grade 11 exams until furthe...
KATHMANDU, August 7: Showing concerns over the fears created by the rapidly increasing numbers of COVID-19 cases, the National Examination Board (NEB) has directed colleges across the country not to conduct Grade 11 examinations until further notice.
Aug 07, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates
PM Oli congratulates Sri Lanka PM Rajapaksha on landslide victory of his party
PM Oli congratulates Sri Lanka PM Rajapaksha on landslide vi...
KATHMANDU, Aug 7: Prime Minister KP Oli has congratulated Sri Lanakan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakstha on the landslide victory achieved by his party Sri Lanka Podujana Party (SLPP).
Aug 07, 2020
My City, Entertainment
Gwyneth Paltrow stunned by derision over her 'conscious uncoupling' announcement
Gwyneth Paltrow stunned by derision over her 'conscious unco...
Gwyneth Paltrow says deciding to split with her first husband Chris Martin was painful enough, but nothing could have prepared her for the public mockery that greeted the announcement of their “conscious uncoupling.”
Aug 07, 2020
My City, Entertainment
'Dirty Dancing' sequel in the works with original star Jennifer Grey
'Dirty Dancing' sequel in the works with original star Jenni...
Jennifer Grey, the actress who starred opposite Patrick Swayze in romantic drama “Dirty Dancing,” will appear in a sequel to the classic 1987 movie, the studio behind the film announced on Thursday.
Aug 07, 2020
My City, Entertainment, Movies
AMC expects to reopen all international theaters in three weeks
AMC expects to reopen all international theaters in three we...
AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc said on Thursday it expects all its international theaters to resume operations in the next two to three weeks, while two-thirds or more of its U.S. theaters are set to reopen later this month.
Aug 07, 2020