- by Republica
With an aim to support secondary school teachers of Nepal Adarsha Secondary School in Ganabahal, Daya Foundation has donated Rs 303,000 to the school, recently. A total of 11 secondary school teachers received Rs 30,000...
- by Republica
Advanced College of Engineering and Management (acem) organized a webinar in partnership with United Nations Volunteering (UNV) Nepal on Friday to explore possible career options for youths. ...
- by Reuters
Ireland will press ahead with plans to reopen all retail stores, personal services and non-residential construction in May with hotels, restaurants and bars to follow sooner than expected in early June, Foreign Minister Simon Coveney...
- by Republica
Nepal Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) organized a book-launch event along with an exhibition of portrait paintings on its premises, Naxal, on Sunday. ...
- by Republica
Dr Sweta Baniya, Assistant Professor of English at Virginia Tech, USA, along with Laura Gautier, and Scott Fralin collaborated online with Code for Nepal and curated 'Ut Prosim Beyond Boundaries: Global Outreach During the Pandemic',...
- by Associated Press
Italy may be in a strict coronavirus lockdown this Easter with travel restricted between regions and new quarantines imposed. But a few miles offshore, guests aboard the MSC Grandiosa cruise ship are shimmying to Latin music on deck and sipping cocktails by the pool.
- by Reuters
Chinese furniture maker Hong Jinshi first created a couple of pint-sized statues of former U.S. President Donald Trump meditating in a Buddhist pose as a fun project for himself last year.
- by Republica
Dipendra Lama has been elected as the chairperson of Film Critics Society Nepal (Fiction). A general meeting held in Kathmandu on Friday selected a new working committee led by Lama. Fiction is also an associate organization affiliated to the Federation of Nepali Journalists.
- by Reuters
Gabor Kuntner had been planning to install a hot tub in his garden in a Budapest suburb for years but never got around to it until the pandemic prompted him to rush out and buy one to give his family some respite during lockdown.
- by Reuters
Aircraft mechanic Don Yip is one of many thousands leaving Hong Kong after the imposition of a new security law last year and 2019’s pro-democracy protests. Unlike many others, he won’t leave without his pets
- by Reuters
The European Union will unveil on Wednesday plans to reopen summer travel with a new coronavirus pass intended to help revive the bloc’s multi-billion tourism and leisure industries that have been pulverised by the pandemic.
- by Associated Press
Could the French bulldog become America’s favorite purebred pooch? After riding a rocket ship to popularity over the last quarter-century, Frenchies came in second only to Labrador retrievers — the leaders for 30 straight years — in the American Kennel Club’s latest rankings, set to be released Wednesday. They reflect the relative numbers of purebreds, mainly puppies, that were added last year to the oldest U.S. dog registry.
- by Reuters
Once considered crazy by fellow villagers, Indonesian eco-warrior Sadiman has turned barren hills green after 24 years of effort, making water resources available in the drought-prone mountainous region where he lives.
- by Republica
Kabi Raj Lama’s ‘Cycles of Impermanence’, an exhibition of etchings, lithographs and woodcuts exhibited at Siddhartha Art Gallery, Baber Mahal, concluded on Friday.
- by Associated Press
Samuel Andrés Mendoza carefully chooses from dozens of colored pencils spread out on his kitchen table, humming a reggaeton song as he deftly applies contrast to the Dragon Ball anime character taking shape on his sketch pad.
- by Associated Press
Michelle Obama is launching a nonprofit campaign that aims to provide more than 1 million meals to food-insecure families in connection with the debut Tuesday of her children’s food show on Netflix.
- by Republica
The “Overseas Chinese Bookstores’ Joint Book Exhibition” has been held 10 times since 2010 and there were more than 100 Chinese bookstores participating and millions of books displayed in the activity.
- by Reuters
A Ukrainian couple who grew tired of arguing are trying to mend their on-off relationship by handcuffing their hands together for three months and documenting their experiences on social media.
- by Reuters
Californian grannies and retired mothers are living it up on boogie boards, riding the waves like kids away from the sunset.
- by Reuters
A gorilla and two lions have tested positive for COVID-19 at the Prague Zoo, which is closed amid lockdown restrictions in the country.