WORLD
Australian PM Morrison gets COVID-19 vaccine as inoculation rollout starts
Australian PM Morrison gets COVID-19 vaccine as inoculation...
SYDNEY, Feb 21: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison was injected on Sunday with the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine jointly developed by Pfizer Inc and BioNTech, as the nation started its inoculation program a day ahead of schedule.
Feb 21, 2021
WORLD
Australia won't advertise COVID-19 vaccine on Facebook but vows publicity
Australia won't advertise COVID-19 vaccine on Facebook but v...
SYDNEY, Feb 21: Australia’s government pledged a publicity campaign for its rollout of COVID-19 vaccine on Sunday - but not in Facebook advertisements, as a feud continues over the social media giant blocking news content from its platform in the country.
Feb 21, 2021
ECONOMY
Nepal’s imports rising slowly after a decline in coronavirus spread rate
Nepal’s imports rising slowly after a decline in coronavirus...
KATHMANDU, Feb 21: Nepal’s imports which had remained comparatively low for the past few months owing to the measures implemented to control the spread of COVID-19 in the country have now started to rise compared to the slow export growth.
Feb 21, 2021
OPINION
America is (sort of) back
America is (sort of) back
The days of US hegemony are over, and America’s dysfunctional political system is incapable of countering China’s development strategy even by upgrading its own obsolete infrastructure.
Feb 21, 2021
WORLD
2 Myanmar protesters killed by police fire, several injured
2 Myanmar protesters killed by police fire, several injured
MANDALAY, Feb 21: Riot police in Myanmar shot dead two anti-coup protesters and injured several others on Saturday, as security forces increased pressure on popular revolt against the military takeover.
Feb 21, 2021
OPINION
Cooperative for development
Cooperative for development
If proper environment is created for cooperatives to work in remote areas, it would be easier to bring rural areas in mainstream of development.
Feb 21, 2021
ECONOMY
NOC enforces work plan to check cross-border smuggling of petroleum products
NOC enforces work plan to check cross-border smuggling of pe...
KATHMANDU, Feb 21: The Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has enforced a work plan to check misappropriation of petroleum products through cross-border smuggling of the imported fuels.
Feb 21, 2021
POLITICS
Oli's threat to launch protest if verdict on house dissolution case goes against people an...
Oli's threat to launch protest if verdict on house dissoluti...
KATHMANDU, Feb 20: Nepali Congress (NC) has taken strong exception to the remarks of Prime Minister K P Oli that they will launch protests if the apex court passed a verdict on parlaiment dissolution against people and the country.
Feb 20, 2021
SOCIETY
One million doses of Covishield arriving in Nepal on Sunday: PM Oli
One million doses of Covishield arriving in Nepal on Sunday:...
KATHMANDU, Feb 20: Prime Minister K P Oli has said that an additional one million doses of the COVID-19 vaccines is scheduled to arrive in Nepal from India on Sunday.
Feb 20, 2021
WORLD
Kremlin critic Navalny loses appeal against jail term
Kremlin critic Navalny loses appeal against jail term
MOSCOW, Feb 20: Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny lost his appeal on Saturday against what he said was a politically motivated decision to jail him for nearly three years, but said his faith in God and belief in the rightness of his cause was sustaining him.
Feb 20, 2021