(BBC): The latest instalment of the Spider-Man franchise has become the first pandemic-era movie to make more than $1bn (£750m) at the global box office. Spider-Man: No Way Home also took the title of highest-grossing film of 2021. It beat out Chinese-made Korean War epic The Battle of Lake Changjin, which has grossed more than… Continue reading Spider-Man: No Way Home becomes first pandemic-era film to top $1bn
Month: December 2021
Omicron spreads global gloom over New Year’s celebrations
BRUSSELS (AP): After struggling with the coronavirus for far too long, the world understands all too well Belgium’s word of the year, “knaldrang!” — the urge to party, the need to let loose. Yet as New Year celebrations approach, the omicron variant is casting more gloom. Monday was a case in point, with several governments… Continue reading Omicron spreads global gloom over New Year’s celebrations
‘Bharosa Scholarship’ campaign for children who lost parents due to covid
Kathmandu: Nepali Congress General Secretary Gagan Thapa has said that it is necessary to connect children with the society. Inaugurating the Bharosa Scholarship Campaign at a program organized in Kathmandu on Monday, Thapa said it is necessary to connect children with society. He said that the scholarship campaign has been started to ensure that the… Continue reading ‘Bharosa Scholarship’ campaign for children who lost parents due to covid
Govt allows pvt hospitals to operate vaccination centers
Kathmandu: The government has decided to allow medical colleges and private hospitals to hold vaccination centers against covid-19. Earlier, the government had been vaccinating citizens only in government hospitals. The Ministry of Health and Population said in a press release on Monday that all medical colleges and private hospitals with a capacity of more than… Continue reading Govt allows pvt hospitals to operate vaccination centers
Russian court slaps Google, Meta with massive fines
MOSCOW (AP): A Moscow court on Friday slapped Google with a nearly $100 million fine and also fined Facebook’s parent company Meta $27 million over their failure to delete content banned by local law, as Russia seeks to step up pressure on technology giants. The Tagansky District Court ruled that Google repeatedly neglected to remove… Continue reading Russian court slaps Google, Meta with massive fines
Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace winner, dies at 90
JOHANNESBURG (AP): Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning icon, an uncompromising foe of the country’s past racist policy of apartheid and a modern-day activist for racial justice and LGBT rights, died Sunday at 90. South Africans, world leaders and people around the globe mourned the death of the man viewed as the country’s moral… Continue reading Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace winner, dies at 90
Govt arranges Johnson & Johnson vaccine for migrant workers
Kathmandu: The Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security has stated that vaccines are easily available to Nepalis going for foreign employment. The ministry said that Johnson & Johnson vaccination have been started from various hospitals in Kathmandu giving priority to the migrant workers. Workers going for foreign employment will be able to get vaccinated… Continue reading Govt arranges Johnson & Johnson vaccine for migrant workers
Electricity leakage dropped to 14.35 percent in four months
Kathmandu: Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has reduced the leakage in the system to 14.35 percent in the first four months of the current Fiscal Year 2078/07. NEA has managed to reduce the leakage of system from 17.18 percent in the last fiscal year by 2.83 percentage points to 14.35 percent in the last four months… Continue reading Electricity leakage dropped to 14.35 percent in four months
PM Deuba claims MCC is not against the country’s welfare
Kathmandu: Prime Minister and Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that those who say that the US aid project is treasonous have not read the agreement properly. Extending his message during the inauguration of the eighth general convention of the CPN (Maoist Center), Prime Minister Deuba said that MCC is not a traitor… Continue reading PM Deuba claims MCC is not against the country’s welfare
Oli threatens to keep obstructing parliament till next election
Kathmandu: CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli has said that UML will continue to disturb the parliament till the next election. Speaking to reporters in Biratnagar, Chairman Oli said that there would be obstruction in the parliament until a new representative is elected. Stating that the parliament is still running by force, Oli said that the… Continue reading Oli threatens to keep obstructing parliament till next election