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Finance ministry directs Insurance Committee to pay covid insurance within three days

Kathmandu: The Ministry of Finance has sent a directive again after its directive to pay the Corona insurance amount within seven days was not implemented. Stating that the previous directive has not been implemented, the Ministry of Finance has directed the Insurance Committee, the regulatory body of insurance companies, to pay the amount of Corona… Continue reading Finance ministry directs Insurance Committee to pay covid insurance within three days

Qatar seeks Nepal’s support in Asian Games

Photo Courtesy: Nepal Olympic Committee

Kathmandu: Qatar, which is vying for the 2030 Asian Games, has appealed to the Nepal Olympic Committee for help. A delegation of the Qatar Olympic Committee on Thursday formally requested the Nepal Olympic Committee for its support and assistance in claiming the 2030 Asian Games. A team led by General Secretary of the Qatar Olympic… Continue reading Qatar seeks Nepal’s support in Asian Games

Disputing Trump, Barr says no widespread election fraud

FILE - In this Oct. 15, 2020, file photo Attorney General William Barr speaks during a roundtable discussion on Operation Legend, a federal program to help cities combat violent crime in St. Louis. Attorney General William Barr said Tuesday, Dec. 1, that the Justice Department has not uncovered evidence of widespread voter fraud and has seen nothing that would change the outcome of the 2020 presidential election. Photo Courtesy: AP

WASHINGTON (AP): Disputing President Donald Trump’s persistent, baseless claims, Attorney General William Barr declared the U.S. Justice Department has uncovered no evidence of widespread voter fraud that could change the outcome of the 2020 election. Barr’s comments, in an interview Tuesday with the The Associated Press, contradict the concerted effort by Trump, his boss, to… Continue reading Disputing Trump, Barr says no widespread election fraud

UN calls on humanity to end ‘war on nature,’ go carbon-free

FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020 file photo, Herman Termeer, 54, stands on the roof of his home as the Blue Ridge Fire burns along the hillside in Chino Hills, Calif. An overheating world obliterated weather records in 2020 — an extreme year for hurricanes, wildfires, heat waves, floods, droughts and ice melt — the United Nations’ weather agency reported Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020. Photo Courtesy: AP

(AP): As an extreme year for hurricanes, wildfires and heatwaves come to an end, the head of the United Nations challenged world leaders to make 2021 the year that humanity ends its “war on nature” and commits to a future free of planet-warming carbon pollution. With new reports highlighting 2020’s record-breaking weather and growing fossil… Continue reading UN calls on humanity to end ‘war on nature,’ go carbon-free

Movie halls and night businesses will remain closed

Photo Courtesy: QFX cinemas

Kathmandu: The government has decided not to open movie halls and night businesses for another 15 days. Spokesperson of the Ministry of Health and Population Dr. Jageshwar Gautam informed that the movie hall and the crowded business will be closed for another 15 days. He said that such businesses would be re-opened as per the… Continue reading Movie halls and night businesses will remain closed

Prime Minister Oli to address UN general assembly on COVID-19

Kathmandu: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is scheduled to address the UN General Assembly on COVID-19. The special meeting, to be held on December 3 and 4, will be addressed by world leaders, top UN officials and heads of companies developing vaccines. The main purpose of the General Assembly is to address the epidemic of… Continue reading Prime Minister Oli to address UN general assembly on COVID-19

Ministry of Agriculture claims: There is no shortage of chemical fertilizers

Kathmandu: The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development has claimed that there is no shortage of chemical fertilizer anywhere in the country. The ministry has urged the people not to follow the rumors saying that the required fertilizer is available for wheat, mustard and vegetables. “Large quantities of fertilizer are being made available and distributed.… Continue reading Ministry of Agriculture claims: There is no shortage of chemical fertilizers

Covid Pfizer vaccine approved for use next week in UK

FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2020, file photo, pedestrians walk past Pfizer world headquarters in New York. Pfizer said Friday, Nov. 20, 2020, it is asking U.S. regulators to allow emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine, starting the clock on a process that could bring limited first shots as early as next month and eventually an end to the pandemic -- but not until after a long, hard winter. Photo Courtesy: AP

(BBC): The UK has become the first country in the world to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for widespread use.British regulator, the MHRA, says the jab, which offers up to 95% protection against Covid-19 illness, is safe for roll out next week. Immunisations could start within days for people in high priority groups.The UK has… Continue reading Covid Pfizer vaccine approved for use next week in UK

European regulator could OK 1st COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 29

In this undated photo issued by the University of Oxford, a researcher in a laboratory at the Jenner Institute in Oxford, England, works on the coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University. Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca said Monday Nov. 23, 2020, that late-stage trials showed its coronavirus vaccine was up to 90% effective, giving public health officials hope they may soon have access to a vaccine that is cheaper and easier to distribute than some of its rivals. (University of Oxford/John Cairns via AP)

BERLIN (AP): European regulators may approve a coronavirus vaccine developed by drugmakers Pfizer and BioNTech within four weeks, the EU’s drug agency said Tuesday, a time frame that could mean the shot is rolled out first in the United States and Britain. The European Medicines Agency plans to convene a meeting by Dec. 29 to… Continue reading European regulator could OK 1st COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 29

Sweden: Mother suspected of locking up her son for 28 years

Police at the scene of an apartment where a woman is suspected of locking up her son, in Haninge, south of Stockholm, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020. Police in Stockholm are investigating a woman in her 70s for locking up her son for 28 years in an apartment south of the Swedish capital, investigators said Tuesday. Prosecutor Emma Olsson, who heads the preliminary investigation, said the woman who was arrested Monday, was held on suspicion of unlawful deprivation of liberty and grievous bodily harm. (Claudio Bresciani/TT via AP)

STOCKHOLM (AP): Police in Stockholm are investigating a woman in her 70s suspected of having kept her son locked up — reportedly for 28 years — in an apartment south of the Swedish capital, investigators said Tuesday. Prosecutor Emma Olsson, who heads the preliminary investigation, said the woman who was held on suspicion of unlawful… Continue reading Sweden: Mother suspected of locking up her son for 28 years