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Nepal must amend its new criminal code to guarantee press freedom: RSF

Published On: August 18, 2018 09:20 AM NPT By: Agencies

KATHMANDU, Aug 18: Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called the Nepali government to amend several articles in the new criminal code because they limit the freedom to provide news and information in the public interest.

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India monsoon: At least 324 killed in Kerala floods as rescuers work to evacuate survivors

Published On: August 18, 2018 09:07 AM NPT By: Agencies

Rescuers have used helicopters and boats to evacuate thousands of people stranded on their rooftops following unprecedented flooding in the southern Indian state of Kerala that killed more than 320 people, officials said.

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Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee cremated with state honor

Published On: August 17, 2018 05:19 PM NPT By: Agencies

NEW DELHI, Aug 17: The body of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee  has been cremated at Smriti Sthal on the banks of Yamuna in Delhi, with full military honors.

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Trump’s military parade delayed until at least 2019

Published On: August 17, 2018 04:36 PM NPT By: Agencies

WASHINGTON, Aug 17: The Defense Department says the Veterans Day military parade ordered up by President Donald Trump won’t happen in 2018.

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German woman auctions her virginity online for €250,000

Published On: August 17, 2018 03:12 PM NPT By: Agencies

MUNICH, Aug 17: A German woman who has never had sex aged 36 says she has successfully auctioned her virginity online for €250,000 (£223,000).

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Italy demands 500m euros from broken bridge owner

Published On: August 17, 2018 03:06 PM NPT By: Agencies

ITALY, Aug 17: Serious questions were being raised Friday in Italy over how one of Genoa’s main motorways gave away without warning on Tuesday, causing the death of 39 people.

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How social media warning system is saving lives in Syria

Published On: August 17, 2018 02:00 PM NPT By: Agencies

SYRIA, Aug 17: The warning sent to Abdulkarim al-Ismail’s Facebook came just before the warplanes would fly overhead and dropped their load. He knew he had eight minutes at most to move his wife and two children down the basement.

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La Liga plans to stage a match involving either Barcelona or Real Madrid in United States

Published On: August 17, 2018 01:18 PM NPT By: Agencies

MADRID, Aug 17: Spain's La Liga plans to stage a match in the United States, its first venture outside Europe, as part of a north American expansion drive, the league said Thursday.

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Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s last rites at 4 pm today at Delhi’s Smriti Sthal

Published On: August 17, 2018 11:06 AM NPT By: Agencies

The body of the BJP veteran was kept overnight at his official residence -- 6 A Krishna Menon Marg and will soon to taken to the BJP headquarters at Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg.

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India monsoon floods kills 164 in Kerala

Published On: August 17, 2018 10:50 AM NPT By: Agencies

BENGALURU/MUMBAI, Aug 17: The worst floods in a century in the Indian state of Kerala have killed 164 people and forced more than 200,000 into relief camps, officials said on Friday, with more misery expected as heavy rain pushed water levels higher.

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WATCH: Russian cosmonauts install animal tracking antenna on ISS

Published On: August 16, 2018 01:00 PM NPT By: Agencies

KOROLYOV, Aug 16: The Icarus antenna will capture signals from GPS tags on animals and pass them on to a central computer inside the Russian module’s pressurized cabin, according to Max Planck Institute for Ornithology.

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From ‘menace’ to assets: Soros now buying social media shares

Published On: August 16, 2018 12:30 PM NPT By: Agencies

MOSCOW, Aug 16: Months after denouncing social media as a “menace to society,” controversial billionaire George Soros is again investing into Facebook, Twitter and streaming services Spotify and Pandora, while scaling back his Google holdings.

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Qatar’s emir Al Thani heads to Turkey for talks with Erdogan

Published On: August 16, 2018 12:00 PM NPT By: Agencies

ANKARA, Aug 16: Qatar’s Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani headed to Turkey on Wednesday for talks with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan who is dealing with deteriorating relations with the United States. Al Thani and Erdogan are expected to discuss “means of strengthening the existing strategic cooperation between the two countries in various fields,” according to the state news agency QNA.

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At least 24 school children drown after boat capsizes in Nile

Published On: August 16, 2018 11:30 AM NPT By: Agencies

SUDAN, Aug 16: At least 24 children have drowned as their boat sank in the middle of the Nile River in Sudan, according to state media, SUNA. The kids were on their way to school when their boat’s engine failed then capsized owing to heavy rains and a strong current where the vessel was trying to cross a 2.5km wide stretch of water.

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Cereal killers: Monsanto weedkiller that can ‘probably’ cause cancer found in children’s breakfasts

Published On: August 16, 2018 11:00 AM NPT By: Agencies

CALIFORNIA, Aug 16: Glyphosate is the active ingredient in Roundup, a weedkiller manufactured by Monsanto. Roundup is the most popular weedkiller in the US, and last week a court in California ordered the company to pay $39 million in compensation and $250 million in punitive damages to a school groundskeeper who developed non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma after years of using Roundup at work.

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Paraguay: Mario Abdo Benitez sworn-in as President, seeks agreements with opposition

Published On: August 16, 2018 10:30 AM NPT By: Agencies

ASUNCION, Aug 16: Mario Abdo Benitez was sworn in Tuesday morning in Asuncion; the 46-years-old former senator was elected in April with 46 percent of the vote representing the right-wing Colorado Party.

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German cabinet approves third gender legal designation

Published On: August 16, 2018 09:52 AM NPT By: Agencies

BERLIN, Aug 16: Germany’s Cabinet approved a bill Wednesday that would allow people to register as a third gender in official records, making the country one of only a few that legally recognize non-binary people’s identities.

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UPDATE: Bombing kills 48 college hopefuls in Afghanistan

Published On: August 16, 2018 09:27 AM NPT By: Agencies

KABUL, Aug 16: A bomb tore through a university preparatory academy in Kabul, killing 48 and injuring 67 others, according to the country's Health Ministry.

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Russian military campaign in Syria 2015-2018

Published On: August 15, 2018 02:00 PM NPT By: Agencies

This is a detailed summary of military and political developments in Syria since the start of the Russian military operation until now. (2015-2018)

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China set to become largest aid donor to Pacific

Published On: August 15, 2018 01:00 PM NPT By: Agencies

CHINA, Aug 15: Australia pledged an estimated $815 million in aid for 2017–18 financial year, compared to China’s $4 billion for the 2017 calendar year. Most of Beijing’s funds are earmarked for infrastructure projects in Papua New Guinea (PNG), a former Australian colony.

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