Big fees and bragging rights lost: Ant bankers hit by shock IPO suspension

FILE PHOTO: The company logo of China International Capital Corporation Ltd (CICC), is displayed at a news conference in Hong Kong, China March 30, 2016. Photo Courtesy: Reuters

HONG KONG (Reuters) – The eleventh-hour halt to Ant Group’s record $37 billion listing has not only hurt the firm, but also lead bank China International Capital Corporation (CICC), which likely loses out on a hefty payday and a jump in global investment banking rankings. CICC 601995.SS3908.HK had the coveted position of being the only… Continue reading Big fees and bragging rights lost: Ant bankers hit by shock IPO suspension

Covid-19 pandemic causes Rs 40 bn loss in Nepal’s bullion market

Kathmandu: Nepal’s bullion market has lost more than Rs 40 billion due to a seven-month lockdown to control and prevent the global coronavirus (Covid 19).According to the Federation of Nepali Gold and Silver Entrepreneurs, the Nepali market, which consumes 30 kg of gold daily, has suffered a loss of more than Rs 40 billion due… Continue reading Covid-19 pandemic causes Rs 40 bn loss in Nepal’s bullion market

Argentina football great Maradona undergoes successful surgery

Argentina's soccer coach Diego Maradona waves to fans during a team practice in preparation for the World Cup, in Pretoria June 6, 2010. Photo Courtesy: Reuters

AFP: Argentine football great Diego Maradona underwent successful brain surgery for a blood clot in a specialist private clinic in Buenos Aires on Tuesday, his doctor said.“We managed to successfully remove the clot. Diego coped well with the surgery,” Leopoldo Luque said at the icon’s private clinic in the capital Buenos Aires.“It’s under control, there’s… Continue reading Argentina football great Maradona undergoes successful surgery

Students will be able to take the Tribhuvan exam from a suitable place

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Kathmandu: Students of Tribhuvan University will be able to take the exam from the appropriate examination center. Many students will no longer have to come to Kathmandu after taking the exam from the examination center designated by TU near where the students are.Tribhuvan University has stated that arrangements have been made for the students to… Continue reading Students will be able to take the Tribhuvan exam from a suitable place

Industry ministry seek support from Home Ministry to recover due payment of farmers

Kathmandu: The Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies has written to the Ministry of Home Affairs to find the industrialists who have not paid the due payments of sugarcane farmers. The industry ministry has sought the help of the Home Ministry to find the industrialists who did not submit the details of the amount paid… Continue reading Industry ministry seek support from Home Ministry to recover due payment of farmers

Doctors of Bir Hospital submit group resignation

File Photo of Bir Hospital. Photo Courtesy: National Academy of Medical Sciences

Kathmandu: Sixteen doctors of the emergency room of Bir Hospital have resigned on Wednesday. Sixteen medical officials have resigned, saying the hospital administration did not pay attention to their demands and safety during the treatment of the Covid 19 patient.The letter of resignation submitted to the director of the hospital reads, “We would like to… Continue reading Doctors of Bir Hospital submit group resignation

NAC face charges in abroad

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Kathmandu: Passengers who have tested negative for corona virus in Nepal have started looking positive abroad. This has hit the national flag carrier Nepal Airlines Corporation.According to the airlines in the last few days, passengers who have taken PCR negative report from Nepal to Hong Kong, Dubai, Narita (Japan) and other destinations have seen positive… Continue reading NAC face charges in abroad

Karate players back in practice

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Kathmandu: Nepali sports attacked by Corona has not returned easily yet. The players who are aiming to participate in the competition are worried as there is no sports activity even as the international level competition is approaching.Amid this, Karate players aiming for the Tokyo Olympics were seen rehearsing at a covered hall in Satdobato on… Continue reading Karate players back in practice

Scorned by Trump, many Nigerians love him all the same

File Photo. Members of Living Christ Mission Inc are seen during a prayer rally carrying banners in support of the US President Donald Trump in Imo state, Nigeria October 25,2020. Photo Courtesy: Reuters

LAGOS (Reuters) – Hundreds of men and women marched, clad in T-shirts supporting U.S. President Donald Trump or pink fabric dresses bearing the image of Jesus, as they waved American flags, Republican presidential campaign signs, and even a few Nigerian flags.The rally, after all, was in Onitsha, a city in eastern Nigeria. Trump has disparaged… Continue reading Scorned by Trump, many Nigerians love him all the same

Anxious Americans vote on Election Day with faces masked, stores boarded up

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Atlanta (Reuters): Americans began casting ballots on Tuesday in an Election Day unlike any other, braving the threat of COVID-19 and the potential for violence and intimidation after one of the most polarizing presidential races in U.S. history. Voters line up at a polling station to vote in the 2020 U.S. presidential election in Philadelphia,… Continue reading Anxious Americans vote on Election Day with faces masked, stores boarded up