Category: World

NEW YORK (AP): Americans remembered 9/11 on Sunday with tear-choked tributes, and pleas to “never forget,” 21 years after the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil. As reported by Associate Press, Bonita Mentis set out to read victims’ names at the ground zero ceremony wearing a necklace with a photo of her slain sister, Shevonne… Continue reading 9/11 attacks still reverberate as US marks 21st anniversary

Kathmandu: King Charles III has praised the Queen’s “unequalled reign” after being proclaimed king at a ceremony at St James’s Palace. The King became the monarch after the death of his mother, but a meeting formally confirmed it on Saturday. He also approved the day of the Queen’s funeral being a bank holiday, though it… Continue reading Charles praises Queen’s reign as he is formally confirmed as king

Kathmandu: Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest-serving monarch, has died at Balmoral aged 96, after reigning for 70 years. The Queen who came to the throne has died on Thursday afternoon at her Scottish estate. Senior royals had gathered at Balmoral after the Queen’s doctors became concerned about her health earlier in the day. All… Continue reading Queen Elizabeth II passes away

Kathmandu: NYC Mayor Adams is sorry about arsenic being discovered in the drinking water at a massive New York City Housing Authority complex in Manhattan. NYCHA brass first found out this past Thursday that elevated levels of the dangerous chemical had been detected in the water at the Riis Houses in the East Village. However,… Continue reading Mayor Adams laments not being told earlier about arsenic in NYCHA complex drinking water

Kathmandu: India’s prime minister has described the death of the billionaire former chairman of Tata, the country’s largest conglomerate, as a “big loss” for the business world. As reported by BBC News, Cyrus Mistry died on Sunday in a road accident while travelling to Mumbai. One other person was killed and two more passengers were… Continue reading Indian billionaire former Tata chairman dies in car crash

Kathmandu: Argentina’s vice-president has narrowly avoided assassination after a gunman’s weapon jammed as he aimed at her. Footage shows the moment Cristina Fernández de Kirchner – surrounded by a mob of supporters – found herself face-to-face with the loaded weapon. As reported by the BBC News the former president was arriving home from court, where… Continue reading Gun jams during bid to kill Argentina vice-president

Kathmandu: The number of New Yorkers hoping to legally pack heat spiked this summer ahead of strict new permitting rules set to take effect on Thursday. As reported by the New York Daily News, applications for gun permits increased by 54 percent in the five boroughs after the Supreme Court struck down a century-old Empire… Continue reading New York’s tightened gun licensing rules to go into effect

Kathmandu: People have died on New York streets at a quicker pace in July than any month since the 2014 start of the city’s Vision Zero effort to eliminate traffic fatalities. According to a report published on New York Daily news, 11 pedestrians died — including a 99-year-old Bronx woman, Bernice Schwartz, struck down the… Continue reading NYC saw increasing number of vehicle crash deaths in July

Kathmandu: Former President Donald Trump’s company has gotten the green light to host a golf tournament in the Bronx sponsored by the Saudi Arabian government, infuriating relatives of 9/11 victims already fuming over a similar event held at a Trump course in neighboring New Jersey last month. As reported by the New York Daily News,… Continue reading Mayor Adams’ administration gives Trump Org. permit to host Saudi-tied tournament at NYC golf course

Kathmandu: Gov. Hochul made history when she took the reins of the Empire State one year ago, stepping up mid-pandemic to become the first woman to serve as governor of New York. The New York Daily News has reported that Hochul has made her mark with a host of accomplishments, as well as missteps, and… Continue reading NY Gov. Hochul’s first year in office marked by several accomplishments, some missteps