WASHINGTON (AP): Americans waiting for Republicans in Congress to acknowledge Joe Biden as the president-elect may have to keep waiting until January as GOP leaders stick with President Donald Trump’s litany of legal challenges and unproven claims of fraud. Tuesday’s deadline for states to certify their elections — once viewed as a pivot point for… Continue reading President-elect? GOP may wait for January to say Biden won
Month: December 2020
Cabinet approves to purchase fertilizer directly from Bangladesh through G2G
Kathmandu: The cabinet meeting has decided to give approval to the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development to purchase 50,000 metric tonnes of urea fertilizer from Bangladesh through government to government process. According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, it will be easier to purchase 50,000 metric tonnes of urea fertilizer through G2G… Continue reading Cabinet approves to purchase fertilizer directly from Bangladesh through G2G
Government decides to borrow Rs 14.15 billion from World Bank and ADB
Kathmandu: Nepal Government has decided to take concessional loan of around Rs 14 billion from the World Bank and Asian Development Bank. According to government spokesperson and Information and Communication Technology Minister Parbat Gurung, the cabinet meeting on November 28 decided to take a concessional loan of $40 million from the Asian Development Bank for… Continue reading Government decides to borrow Rs 14.15 billion from World Bank and ADB
Nepal waiting for India’s permission to fly to Delhi
Kathmandu: In line with the air bubble concept proposed by India, the government has decided to operate one flight daily from both India and Nepal. Despite the decision of the Government of Nepal on November 25, the flight has not started yet. Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) has been assigned to fly to India from Nepal.… Continue reading Nepal waiting for India’s permission to fly to Delhi
Swiss nightclub, shuttered by COVID-19, reborn as blood donation centre
LAUSANNE (Reuters): A Swiss nightclub shuttered by COVID-19 restrictions has been converted into a temporary blood donation centre, bringing new life to an empty multi-floor warehouse that previously heaved with revellers. Chandeliers that used to illumine the dance floor for thousands of party-goers at the MAD nightclub in the student town of Lausanne now light… Continue reading Swiss nightclub, shuttered by COVID-19, reborn as blood donation centre
Study calls for streamlining of global data protection rules
LONDON (Reuters): Personal data can be properly protected without forcing banks to build storage servers in every country they serve, which bumps up costs for customers and dents growth, a financial think tank said in a study on Tuesday. The London-based International Regulatory Strategy Group (IRSG) said data can be sufficiently protected without “localisation” –… Continue reading Study calls for streamlining of global data protection rules
Chuck Yeager, 1st to break sound barrier, dies at 97
(AP): Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Charles “Chuck” Yeager, the World War II fighter pilot ace and quintessential test pilot who showed he had the “right stuff” when in 1947 he became the first person to fly faster than sound, has died. He was 97. Yeager died Monday, his wife, Victoria Yeager, said on his… Continue reading Chuck Yeager, 1st to break sound barrier, dies at 97
Uber, hard-hit by pandemic, sells its robot-vehicle division
SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP): Uber is selling off its autonomous vehicles development arm as the ride-hailing company slims down after its revenues were pummeled by the coronavirus pandemic. Self-driving vehicle technology company Aurora will acquire the employees and technology behind Uber’s Advanced Technologies Group in an stock transaction, the companies said Monday. Uber will also… Continue reading Uber, hard-hit by pandemic, sells its robot-vehicle division
Rita Ora apologizes for second breach of Covid lockdown restrictions
(BBC): Pop star Rita Ora has apologised for a second breach of the UK’s Covid-19 restrictions, after failing to self-isolate following a trip to Egypt. The 30-year-old flew to Egypt for a private performance on 21 November. On her return the following day, she should have isolated for two weeks. Instead, she threw a birthday… Continue reading Rita Ora apologizes for second breach of Covid lockdown restrictions
Doug Scott: Everest summit mountaineer dies aged 79
(BBC): A mountaineer who was part of the first UK team to summit Everest via the south-west face has died aged 79. Doug Scott was part of the famous team to complete the challenge in 1975. He also founded the charity Community Action Nepal (CAN) in 1994 to help people in the Himalayas, and had… Continue reading Doug Scott: Everest summit mountaineer dies aged 79