(Associated Press): China and 14 other countries agreed Sunday to set up the world’s largest trading bloc, encompassing nearly a third of all economic activity, in a deal many in Asia are hoping will help hasten a recovery from the shocks of the pandemic. As reported by AP, The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, or RCEP,… Continue reading ASEAN, China, other partners set world’s biggest trade pact
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US, Israel worked together to track and kill al-Qaida No. 2
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and Israel worked together to track and kill a senior al-Qaida operative in Iran earlier this year, a bold intelligence operation by the two allied nations that came as the Trump administration was ramping up pressure on Tehran. Four current and former U.S. officials said Abu Mohammed al-Masri, al-Qaida’s… Continue reading US, Israel worked together to track and kill al-Qaida No. 2
As U.S. pandemic intensifies, North Dakota becomes 35th state to require masks
(Reuters): North Dakota has become the 35th U.S. state to require face coverings be worn in public, as governors across the country grapple with a surge in coronavirus infections that threatens to swamp their healthcare systems. North Dakota joined 38 other states this month in reporting record daily jumps in new cases, 17 others with… Continue reading As U.S. pandemic intensifies, North Dakota becomes 35th state to require masks
China finds coronavirus on frozen meat, packaging from Latin America, New Zealand
BEIJING (Reuters): The Chinese city of Jinan said over the weekend it had found coronavirus on beef and tripe and their packaging from Brazil, Bolivia and New Zealand, while two other provincial capitals detected it on packaging on pork from Argentina. China is ramping up testing on frozen foods after repeatedly detecting the virus on… Continue reading China finds coronavirus on frozen meat, packaging from Latin America, New Zealand
UAE widens 10-year residency ‘golden’ visa eligibility
DUBAI (Reuters): The United Arab Emirates will extend its “golden” visa system – which grants 10-year residency in the Gulf state – to certain professionals, specialised degree-holders and others, the UAE’s vice president said on Sunday. Foreigners in the UAE usually have renewable visas valid for only a few years tied to employment. Reuters has… Continue reading UAE widens 10-year residency ‘golden’ visa eligibility
Govt collecting data of unemployed youth returning from abroad
Kathmandu: The government is collecting data on the number of unemployed youths returning from abroad. The cabinet meeting on November 8 had decided to collect the data of the youths who have been forced to return home due to the corona virus infection even though they have gone abroad for foreign employment and study. The… Continue reading Govt collecting data of unemployed youth returning from abroad
Tourism Minister asures to upgrade Lukla airport as boutique airport
Kathmandu: Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Yogesh Bhattarai has said that Lukla Airport in Solukhumbu will be upgraded as a boutique airport. Speaking at the inauguration and handover ceremony of the Tourism Information Center building constructed by the Department of Tourism at Khumbu Pasanglhamu Village Municipality in Solukhumbu on Sunday, Minister Bhattarai said… Continue reading Tourism Minister asures to upgrade Lukla airport as boutique airport
PM Oli seek support from Bamdev Gautam
Kathmandu: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has met party leader Bamdev Gautam and seek support from him to sort out ongoing dispute within the party. According to Gautam’s secretariat, the prime minister called Gautam at his residence in Baluwatar on Sunday morning and offered to help him as he was in a difficult situation. Prime… Continue reading PM Oli seek support from Bamdev Gautam
Microsoft: Russian, North Korean hackers target vaccine work
BOSTON (AP): Microsoft said it has detected attempts by state-backed Russian and North Korean hackers to steal valuable data from leading pharmaceutical companies and vaccine researchers. It said in a blog post Friday that most of the attacks in recent months were unsuccessful, but provided no information on how many succeeded or how serious those… Continue reading Microsoft: Russian, North Korean hackers target vaccine work
Biden faces tough choice of whether to back virus lockdowns
WASHINGTON (AP): Joe Biden faces a decision unlike any other incoming president: whether to back a short-term national lockdown to finally arrest a raging pandemic. For now, it’s a question the president-elect would prefer to avoid. In the week since he defeated President Donald Trump, Biden has devoted most of his public remarks to encouraging… Continue reading Biden faces tough choice of whether to back virus lockdowns