ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Daily Commentary: Stocks see steady gains as investors shrug off pandemic fears
Daily Commentary: Stocks see steady gains as investors shrug...
KATHMANDU, July 13: After shooting up by over 12 points in the initial trading on Monday, the Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index pared its gains to trade flat at mid-day. Stocks then wavered around the opening level in the latter trading hours as Nepse ended slightly higher. The benchmark added 2.12...
Jul 13, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
More than 3,000 health workers die from coronavirus worldwide: Amnesty International
More than 3,000 health workers die from coronavirus worldwid...
KATHMANDU, July 13: More than 3,000 health workers have died from coronavirus around the world, the Amnesty International said on Monday.
Jul 13, 2020
SPORTS, Latest Updates
Manchester City's ban from European football overturned - CAS
Manchester City's ban from European football overturned - CA...
MANCHESTER, England, July 13: Manchester City’s two-year ban from European football has been overturned by the Court of Arbitration of Sport (CAS), the Lausanne based court said on Monday.
Jul 13, 2020
WORLD
Several soldiers killed in Armenia-Azerbaijan border clashes, ministries say
Several soldiers killed in Armenia-Azerbaijan border clashes...
BAKU/YEREVAN, July 13: Several Azeri and Armenian soldiers have been killed and wounded in border clashes, defence ministries of both countries said on Monday, with each accusing the other of encroaching on their territory.
Jul 13, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
42 flights to be operated in the second phase of repatriation due to begin from Wednesday
42 flights to be operated in the second phase of repatriatio...
KATHMANDU, July 12: The government has decided to operate 42 flights in the second phase of its evacuation operation of Nepalis stranded abroad as a result of coronavirus (COVID-19). The flights will be operated from Wednesday for a week.
Jul 13, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Police arrest murder convict after 14 years
Police arrest murder convict after 14 years
KATHMANDU, July 13: Police have arrested an absconding convict, who committed brutal murders in Kathmandu some 14 years ago, from the Nepal-India border in Banke district on Sunday.
Jul 13, 2020
Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Nepal’s COVID-19 recovery tally surpasses 10,000-mark
Nepal’s COVID-19 recovery tally surpasses 10,000-mark
KATHMANDU, July 13: Nepal has recorded the highest single-day recovery of 1,705 COVID-19 patients in the last 24 hours on Monday.
Jul 13, 2020
Latest Updates, Coronavirus
With 144 new cases of coronavirus today, Nepal's COVID-19 tally reaches 16,945
With 144 new cases of coronavirus today, Nepal's COVID-19 ta...
KATHMANDU, July 13: With 144 new cases of coronavirus recorded in the past 24 hours, Nepal's COVID-19 tally has climbed to 16,945.
Jul 13, 2020
WORLD, Coronavirus
COVID-19: India sees another surge, hot spots shut again
COVID-19: India sees another surge, hot spots shut again
NEW DELHI, July 13: Several Indian states imposed weekend curfews and locked down high-risk areas as its coronavirus cases surge.
Jul 13, 2020
OPINION, Latest Updates
A V-shaped recovery could still happen
A V-shaped recovery could still happen
LONDON – Since March, I have been more open than other commentators to the possibility of a “V-shaped” recovery from the pandemic-induced downturn (though I have also consistently warned of structural challenges facing many economies in the decade ahead). Wherever I have expressed this optimism, I h...
Jul 13, 2020