PM Oli's speech 'full of sound and fury, signifying nothing'
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has left for China with high hopes, with promises to invite foreign investments to realize the goal he has envisioned for Nepal: ‘A Prosperous Nepal and Happy Nepali’.
PM Oli and Chinese President Xi meet
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who is on a six-day official visit to China, has paid a courtesy call on Chinese President Xi Jinping today.
Just weekend things
Week-long campaign against drug abuse starts
A week-long campaign against drug abuse has been launched today on the occasion of the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, which falls on June 26 every year.
U.S. quits U.N. human rights body, citing bias vs. Israel, alarming critics
The United States withdrew from a “hypocritical and self-serving” United Nations Human Rights Council on Tuesday over what it called chronic bias against Israel and a lack of reform, a move activists warned would make advancing human rights globally even more difficult.
Antarctica is melting faster
Scientists have long known that rising temperatures are melting Antarctica's vast ice sheet, sending water into the Southern Ocean and raising sea levels around the world. But many were surprised last week by a new study showing that Antarctica's ice is melting three times faster today than just a decade ago.
England sets new world record in One-Day cricket
England set a new world on one-day international cricket with the higest-ever total in ODI. The team scored the record total of 481 for six as they beat Australia by 242 runs to win the third one-day international at Trent Bridge.
