Tatopani checkpoint resumes from today

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Sindhupalchowk (RSS): The major trade Tatopani checkpoint between Nepal and China has been formally re-opened on Wednesday. The Chinese side had closed the checkpoint on September 6 stating that some Nepali employees had contracted Covid-19 infection after the floods and landslides closed for three months.Lal Bahadur Khatri, chief of the Tatopani customs office, said that… Continue reading Tatopani checkpoint resumes from today

AMD Agrees to Buy Xilinx for $35 Billion in Stock

A Xilinx chip, displayed through a magnifying glass, at a trade show in China. The company has been hurt by the Trump administration’s trade restrictions on Huawei of China, a major customer. Photo Courtesy: Reuters

SAN FRANCISCO: Advanced Micro Devices agreed to pay $35 billion in stock for Xilinx, a deal aimed at reshaping one of the computer chip industry’s pioneers.AMD, known mainly as Intel’s longtime rival in microprocessors that power most computers, plans to use the acquisition to broaden its business into chips for markets like 5G wireless communications… Continue reading AMD Agrees to Buy Xilinx for $35 Billion in Stock

United Sherpa Association organises Covid-19 Champion Award

New York: United Sherpa Association, the umbrella organization of Nepalese Sherpas in the USA, and the Humanitarians of the World, Inc. organized ‘COVID-19 Champion Award and Dinner Gala 2020’ on Saturday, October 24th, 2020, to honor community heroes who have been making an exceptional contribution in combating the global pandemic in New York City. During… Continue reading United Sherpa Association organises Covid-19 Champion Award

Food workers, rural Americans go hungry despite U.S. government farm aid

Volunteer Wally Rositzki maneuvers a shopping cart filled with food next to a pickup truck with a Confederate flag plate outside the West CAP Food Pantry in Boyceville, Wisconsin, U.S., October 22, 2020. Picture taken October 22, 2020. Photo Courtesy: Reuters

GREEN BAY, Wis. (Reuters) – Yessenia Cendejas pulled up to a moving truck filled with donated food in northeastern Wisconsin, arriving at the mobile food bank straight from her job at a pizza-crust factory, to get sustenance for herself and five children. Cendejas, 35, took a second job at a fast-food restaurant in Green Bay… Continue reading Food workers, rural Americans go hungry despite U.S. government farm aid

Discount package announced in Bandipur to attract domestic tourists

Kathmandu: Hoteliers operating in Bandipur have announced a discount package to attract domestic tourists.Entrepreneurs here have announced a discount package at the hotel to boost the tourism business of Bandipur, which has been sacked by Covid-19. The Regional Hotel Association Bandipur has said that all hotels and restaurants are offering 10 to 15 percent discount… Continue reading Discount package announced in Bandipur to attract domestic tourists

Nepal ‘theme country’ at Beijing International Photo Exhibition

File Photo Photo Courtesy: Nepal Tourism Board

Kathmandu (RSS): Nepal has been presented as a special guest nation theme country in the 10-day International Photo Exhibition starting today in Beijing, the capital of China.The Sino-Nepal Media Society, which represents Nepal, has included 50 photos of Nepal’s Chitwan and Everest National Parks listed in the World Natural Heritage List.A special exhibition hall has… Continue reading Nepal ‘theme country’ at Beijing International Photo Exhibition

India and US sign defense agreement

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Kathmandu: India and the United States have signed a landmark defense agreement on Tuesday.The agreement, reached at a time when tensions between India and China have been rising for months since the Ladakh incident, has been taken seriously. According to the agreement, some sensitive satellite images, maps and other information related to defense will be… Continue reading India and US sign defense agreement

Turkish President’s Appeal: Don’t Buy French Products

A protester in Istanbul holds a picture of Emmanuel Macron, which has been defaced with a shoe print Photograph. Photo courtesy: AFP

France: France has appealed for foreign governments to stamp out calls by what it calls a “radical minority” for a boycott of French products after Emmanuel Macron’s public backing of the Muhammad caricatures.According to a report of The Guardian, the appeal came as anger escalated across the Islamic world over the president’s remarks at a… Continue reading Turkish President’s Appeal: Don’t Buy French Products