Infographic
Infographics: Amazon rainforest fires
Infographics: Amazon rainforest fires
There have been more than 72,800 fires in Brazil this year, with more than half in the Amazon region -- an 80% increase compared with the same period last year -- according to the country’s National Institute for Space Research (INPE).
Aug 25, 2019
WORLD
Brazil says thousands of troops available to combat forest fires
Brazil says thousands of troops available to combat forest f...
BRASILIA, Aug 24: Brazil has 44,000 troops stationed in its northern Amazon region that are available to combat forest fires and could send more from elsewhere in the country, the joint chief of staff for the country’s military said on Saturday.
Aug 24, 2019
SPORTS
Lampard earns first win as Chelsea boss at Norwich
Lampard earns first win as Chelsea boss at Norwich
NORWICH, Aug 24: Frank Lampard celebrated his first victory as Chelsea manager with Tammy Abraham’s double inspiring their 3-2 win over Norwich City in a pulsating Premier League encounter at Carrow Road on Saturday.
Aug 24, 2019
My City, Entertainment
Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone fail to be in the list of highest-paid actress 2019
Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone fail to be in the list...
Hollywood star Scarlett Johansson has topped the list of highest-paid female actors in the world as per the magazine.
Aug 24, 2019
My City, Entertainment, Movies
Screenwriting workshop for budding Nepali screenwriters
Screenwriting workshop for budding Nepali screenwriters
The seven-day workshop is mentored by Jeff Monahan and Robin Bhatt. Monahon is an American screenwriter and a film professor in New York Academy. Likewise, Bhatt is credited as the screenwriter for Bollywood movies such as ‘Baazigar’, ‘Omkar’, ‘Krish’, ‘Chalte Chalte’, ‘Athithi Tum KabJaaoge’ and ‘C...
Aug 24, 2019
WORLD
Putin orders review of Russian coal mining tax
Putin orders review of Russian coal mining tax
MOSCOW, Aug 24: Russian President Vladimir Putin has asked the government to review a mineral extraction tax for the Russian coal industry by Oct. 31, instructions published by the Kremlin showed on Saturday.
Aug 24, 2019
WORLD
'So far so good', says Trump after G7 arrival
'So far so good', says Trump after G7 arrival
BIARRITZ, FRANCE, Aug 24: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he expected a G7 summit in France this weekend to accomplish a lot, adding he had a special relationship with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron even if they had their differences.
Aug 24, 2019
SOCIETY, SPECIAL, Latest Updates
THE WEEK IN PICTURES
THE WEEK IN PICTURES
The Week in Pictures for the week August 18- August 24, 2019.
Aug 24, 2019
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Pokharel assumes office as school department chief
Pokharel assumes office as school department chief
KATHMANDU, Aug 24: Senior Nepal Communist Party leader and Deputy Prime Minister Ishwar Pokharel has formally taken the responsibility of the party’s school department chief.
Aug 24, 2019
WORLD
Hong Kong police use tear gas to counter protest petrol bombs
Hong Kong police use tear gas to counter protest petrol bomb...
HONG KONG, Aug 24: Hong Kong police used tear gas to break up anti-government protests in a gritty industrial suburb on Saturday after some activists threw petrol bombs and bricks, as China freed a British consulate worker whose detention helped fuel tension.
Aug 24, 2019