Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski won the best men’s player at the Best Fifa Football Awards in Zurich, beating last year’s winner Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to the top prize. The Poland striker scored 55 goals in just 47 games last season as he helped German giants Bayern to a treble. Lewandowski, 32, finished as… Continue reading Best Fifa Football Awards 2020: Robert Lewandowski wins best men’s player of the year
Month: December 2020
French President Macron tests positive for COVID-19
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron tested positive for COVID-19 Thursday following a week in which he met with numerous European leaders. The French and Spanish prime ministers and EU Council president were among many top officials self-isolating because they had recent contact with him. Macron took a test “as soon as the first… Continue reading French President Macron tests positive for COVID-19
Govt issues first-ever water resources policy of country
Kathmandu: The government has made public the National Water Resources Policy-2020 for the first time. Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Barshaman Pun unveiled the policy at a program organized at the ministry on Thursday. Although there were separate policies for drinking water, irrigation, electricity and water source disaster management related to the use… Continue reading Govt issues first-ever water resources policy of country
RPP to hold street demonstration demanding Hindu state and monarchy
Kathmandu: The Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) has made public the program of the movement demanding the restoration of Hindu state and constitutional monarchy. A meeting of the party’s central secretariat working committee held on Wednesday has decided a program of mass demonstration and struggle demanding corruption, conversion, control of Corona epidemic, solution of unemployment problem,… Continue reading RPP to hold street demonstration demanding Hindu state and monarchy
Congress demands immediate convening of Parliament
Kathmandu: The main opposition party, Nepali Congress has demanded for immidiate parliament meeting. After the government brought the ordinance on the Constitutional Council, the Congress had called a meeting of office bearers on Wednesday. The meeting termed the ordinance brought by the government as contrary to the essence of the constitution and said that the… Continue reading Congress demands immediate convening of Parliament
Kathmandu Metropolitan City not allowing schools to resume classes
Kathmandu: Schools within the Kathmandu Metropolitan City, which have been closed for a long time due to Covid-19, will not be reopened immediately. The Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Education Department has reached such a conclusion after discussions with the officials, experts and district security chiefs of the district disaster management center on Wednesday. The KMC has… Continue reading Kathmandu Metropolitan City not allowing schools to resume classes
Record number of journalists jailed in 2020, says watchdog
(AFP): A record number of journalists were behind bars this year, a US-based watchdog said Tuesday, accusing governments worldwide of suppressing the media and fueling misinformation amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The annual report by the Committee to Protect Journalists found that 274 journalists were imprisoned in 2020 — the highest number since the non-profit organisation… Continue reading Record number of journalists jailed in 2020, says watchdog
Netflix streaming down for more than 1,000 users – Downdetector.com
(Reuters): Netflix Inc’s video streaming services were down for more than 1,000 users on Tuesday, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com. The company did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Downdetector.com showed there were nearly 1,300 incidents of people reporting issues with the video streaming service. The website’s live outage map showed that… Continue reading Netflix streaming down for more than 1,000 users – Downdetector.com
Coronavirus: European nations tighten restrictions ahead of Christmas
(BBC): A number of European countries have tightened coronavirus restrictions ahead of Christmas following a surge of infections in recent weeks. The Netherlands has entered a five-week lockdown, with non-essential shops, theatres and gyms all closing. Germany will enter a hard lockdown from Wednesday after the number of infections there hit record levels. Meanwhile, Europe’s… Continue reading Coronavirus: European nations tighten restrictions ahead of Christmas
Moderna vaccine safe and effective, say US experts
(BBC): Moderna’s vaccine is safe and 94 percent effective, regulators say, clearing the way for US emergency authorisation. The analysis by the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) means it could become the second coronavirus vaccine to be allowed in the US. It comes one day after Americans across the country began receiving jabs of the… Continue reading Moderna vaccine safe and effective, say US experts