WORLD
U.S. warns merchant ships of possible Iranian attacks; cleric threatens U.S. fleet
U.S. warns merchant ships of possible Iranian attacks; cleri...
LONDON/DUBAI, May 11: Iran could target U.S. commercial ships including oil tankers, the U.S. Maritime Administration said on Friday, as a senior Iranian cleric said a U.S. Navy fleet could be “destroyed with one missile.”
May 11, 2019
WORLD
Hong Kong reports African swine fever case
Hong Kong reports African swine fever case
HONG KONG, May 11: A case of African swine fever has been detected in a Hong Kong slaughterhouse, prompting the culling of all 6,000 pigs at the facility.
May 11, 2019
SOCIETY
200 families get solar lamps on subsidy
200 families get solar lamps on subsidy
RUKUM, May 11: These days some 200 families of Sanibheri rural municipality-10 need to not depend on traditional means of fuel or kerosene for light as they have access to solar lamps.
May 11, 2019
WORLD
37 spotted seal pups rescued from China traffickers released
37 spotted seal pups rescued from China traffickers released
BEIJING, May 11: Animal rights groups have cheered the release of 37 spotted seal pups rescued from traffickers into the wild in northern China.
May 11, 2019
WORLD
Washington state limits exemptions for measles vaccine
Washington state limits exemptions for measles vaccine
VANCOUVER, May 11: Parents in Washington state will no longer be able to claim a personal or philosophical exemption for their children from receiving the combined measles, mumps and rubella vaccine before attending a day care center or school under a measure signed Friday by Gov. Jay Inslee.
May 11, 2019
Lifestyle
Facebook's Zuckerberg hails French hate speech plan as EU model
Facebook's Zuckerberg hails French hate speech plan as EU mo...
PARIS, May 11: Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg hailed France’s efforts to regulate hateful content online as a model for the European Union after meeting President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Friday.
May 11, 2019
WORLD
Taliban fighters double as reporters to wage Afghan digital war
Taliban fighters double as reporters to wage Afghan digital...
KABUL, May 11: Zabihullah Mujahid, the Taliban’s chief spokesman and editor-in-chief of the insurgent group’s daily news bulletin, starts every day by collecting reports of overnight fighting with U.S. and Afghan forces.
May 11, 2019
SOCIETY
Prime Minister Oli releases book ‘Nepal, peace is at hand’
Prime Minister Oli releases book ‘Nepal, peace is at hand’
HANOI, May 11: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has released a book amid a programme organized here on Friday evening. The book titled “Nepal, peace is at hand” penned by Nha Xuat Ban Hong Duc.
May 11, 2019
My City, Entertainment
Neha Dhupia and Angad Bedi celebrate their first anniversary
Neha Dhupia and Angad Bedi celebrate their first anniversary
Actor Neha Dhupia and her husband Angad Bedi are celebrating their first wedding anniversary today.
May 11, 2019
SOCIETY
Nepal, Vietnam sign MoUs to promote bilateral cooperation
Nepal, Vietnam sign MoUs to promote bilateral cooperation
HANOI, May 11: Nepal and Viet Nam have forged consensus to strengthen bilateral relations and trade increment to new heights. In course of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s official visit of Socialist Republic of Vietnam, different bilateral agreements were signed today.
May 11, 2019