Month: March 2022

One-day series between Nepal and Papua New Guinea starts today

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Kathmandu: A one-day cricket series between Nepal and Papua New Guinea is starting from Friday. The first match between Nepal and PNG will be played at Tribhuvan Cricket Ground. Gyanendra Malla and Binod Bhandari have been replaced by new players in the team. Players including Sagar Dhakal, Anil Sah, Bikram Shob, Dev Khanal, Gulsan Jha… Continue reading One-day series between Nepal and Papua New Guinea starts today

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arriving Nepal today

Kathmandu: Chinese Foreign Minister and State Councilor Wang Yi is coming to Kathmandu today for a three-day visit. He is coming to Kathmandu today via India. He is the first high-level guest to visit Nepal after the formation of the current government led by Sher Bahadur Deuba. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he… Continue reading Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arriving Nepal today

China plane crash: Human remains found amid wreckage

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Kathmandu: Recovery teams have found human remains at the crash site of the China Eastern jet which plunged into mountains this week, say state media. Authorities have yet to declare the number of victims, but there has been no sign so far that any of the 132 people on board had survived. Investigators still do… Continue reading China plane crash: Human remains found amid wreckage

Russian war in Ukraine marks 1 month with no end in sight

File Photo A woman walks outside a maternity hospital that was damaged by shelling in Mariupol, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 9, 2022. Photo Courtesy: AP

(AP): Russia’s war in Ukraine has killed thousands of people, reduced entire cities to rubble and forced millions to flee their homes. The largest military conflict in Europe since World War II has also upset the international security order and sent dangerous ripples through the global economy. A look at pivotal moments of the conflict,… Continue reading Russian war in Ukraine marks 1 month with no end in sight

Australia announces new ‘Space Command’ defense agency

Members of Space Command with Air Vice-Marshal Cath Roberts (middle), who is leading the agency. Photo Courtesy: Department of Defense, Australia

(BBC): Australia has unveiled a defence agency focused on space, designed to counter Russia and China’s ambitions. Defence Minister Peter Dutton said the Defence Space Command would secure Australia’s place in the cosmos. Air Vice-Marshal Cath Roberts, who will lead it, said she was “scared” by Australia’s inability to combat Beijing and Moscow’s activities. The… Continue reading Australia announces new ‘Space Command’ defense agency

The global music market was worth $26bn in 2021

Adele (pictured at the Brit Awards) had the biggest-selling album of 2021. Photo Courtesy: Adele

(BBC): Global music revenues grew at the fastest rate in more than two decades last year, with help from artists like BTS, Taylor Swift and Adele. Revenues surged by 18.5% to $25.9bn (£19.5bn) in 2021, the highest level this century. The growth was driven by streaming, with 523 million paid subscribers, up from 443 million… Continue reading The global music market was worth $26bn in 2021

China Eastern plane crash rescuers find no survivors

Search and rescue workers trawling the slopes near the crash site are yet to find passengers. Photo Courtesy: Reuters

(BBC): Rescuers have found no survivors so far from a jet carrying 132 people which crashed in hills in southern China. Crash investigators also had no information on why China Eastern flight MU5735 plummeted out of the sky on Monday. Recovery work at the site of the Boeing 737-800 crash in Guangxi province is being… Continue reading China Eastern plane crash rescuers find no survivors