Author: vishwasandesh

Italy wins Euro Cup beating England in a penalty shootout

Kathmandu: Italy has won the Euro Cup 2020 by defeating England in a penalty shootout. Italy beat England 3-2 in a penalty shootout at Wembley Stadium. The game went into extra time after a one-goal draw in the previous 90 minutes. Within two minutes of the game, England’s Luke Shaw gave the team the lead… Continue reading Italy wins Euro Cup beating England in a penalty shootout

Australia reports first 2021 local COVID-19 death, highest case number

MELBOURNE (Reuters): Australia reported its first locally contracted COVID-19 death of the year on Sunday and a 2021 record 77 new cases of the virus in the state of New South Wales, which is battling an outbreak of the highly infectious Delta variant. State Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the numbers in and around the country’s… Continue reading Australia reports first 2021 local COVID-19 death, highest case number

Billionaire Richard Branson heads for space in his own ship

This May 29, 2018 photo made available by Virgin Galactic shows the company's VSS Unity on its second supersonic flight. Photo Courtesy: AP

TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, N.M. (AP): Thrill-seeking billionaire Richard Branson strapped in and set off Sunday on his boldest adventure yet — a bid to reach space aboard his own winged rocket ship. A successful flight would vault the nearly 71-year-old Branson past fellow billionaire and rival Jeff Bezos, who is planning to fly to space… Continue reading Billionaire Richard Branson heads for space in his own ship

Civil Aviation tourism claims no plan to privatize NAC

Kathmandu: The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation has clarified that it has no plans to privatize or transform the Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) into a private company. Issuing a statement today, spokesperson for the ministry Taranath Adhikari said that misleading information was disseminated from various people. According to the Ministry, there has been… Continue reading Civil Aviation tourism claims no plan to privatize NAC

Another 1,831 people infected, 20 died of corona infection

Kathmandu: In the last 24 hours, an additional 1,831 people have been confirmed to be infected with the coronavirus. According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 1,535 PCR tests confirmed the infection in 1,237 people and 3,683 antigen tests tested positive for 594 infections. Meanwhile, 20 people have died of coronavirus in the last… Continue reading Another 1,831 people infected, 20 died of corona infection

Health ministry assures regular vaccination program

Kathmandu: The Ministry of Health and Population has stated that the vaccination program against covid-19 will now be conducted regularly. Speaking at a regular press briefing on Sunday, Ministry spokesperson Dr. Krishna Poudel said that the process of bringing vaccines from China is continuing. Inaugurating the newly constructed surgical building of Bir Hospital on Sunday,… Continue reading Health ministry assures regular vaccination program