Category: World

Kathmandu: World Health Organization (WHO) unveiled on Wednesday a pioneering initiative dubbed CoViNet. This network aims to revolutionize the early detection, monitoring, and assessment of coronaviruses, including SARS-CoV-2, MERS-CoV, and potential novel strains of public health significance. CoViNet represents an expansion of the COVID-19 reference laboratory network established by WHO during the nascent stages of… Continue reading WHO unveils CoViNet, a global network for Coronavirus surveillance and rapid response

Kathmandu: The world wasted an estimated 19% of the food produced globally in 2022, or about 1.05 billion metric tons, according to a new United Nations report. The U.N. Environment Programme’s Food Waste Index Report, published Wednesday, tracks the progress of countries to halve food waste by 2030. The U.N. said the number of countries… Continue reading 783 million people face chronic hunger. Yet the world wastes 19% of its food, UN says

Kathmandu: President Vladimir Putin extended his reign over Russia in a landslide election whose outcome was never in doubt, declaring Monday his determination to advance deeper into Ukraine and dangling new threats against the West. After the harshest crackdown on dissent since Soviet times, it was clear from the earliest returns that Putin’s nearly quarter-century… Continue reading Putin extends rule in preordained Russian election after harshest crackdown since Soviet era

Kathmandu: The judge overseeing the Georgia 2020 election interference case on Wednesday dismissed some of the charges against former President Donald Trump and others, but many counts in the sweeping racketeering indictment remain intact. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee wrote in an order that six of the counts in the indictment must be… Continue reading Judge dismisses some charges against Trump in the Georgia 2020 election interference case

Kathmandu: Donald Trump and Joe Biden have both held campaign rallies in the US state of Georgia, as their general election showdown comes into greater focus. The former president, 77, slammed Thursday’s State of the Union speech as an “angry, dark and hate-filled rant”. An hour later, President Biden, 81, unveiled new endorsements as he… Continue reading Biden and Trump rally in Georgia as 2024 rematch looms

Kathmandu: China has set an ambitious growth target of around 5% for this year, as it outlined a series of measures aimed at boosting its flagging economy. Premier Li Qiang made the announcement at the opening of the annual National People’s Congress (NPC) on Tuesday. Li acknowledged that China’s economic performance had faced “difficulties”, adding… Continue reading National People’s Congress: China sets ambitious 2024 economic target

Kathmandu: Malaysia’s government said Sunday it may renew the hunt for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 after a U.S. technology firm proposed a fresh search in the southern Indian Ocean where the plane is believed to have crashed a decade ago. Transport Minister Anthony Loke said Texas-based Ocean Infinity has proposed another “no find, no… Continue reading Malaysia may renew hunt for missing flight MH370, 10 years after its disappearance

Kathmandu: Pakistan’s newly formed parliament has elected Shehbaz Sharif as prime minister for a second term. He defeated a rival supported by jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan. The move comes three weeks after an inconclusive general election that was marred by allegations of intimidation and vote-rigging. Sharif’s PML-N party came second in the poll.… Continue reading Shehbaz Sharif wins second term as Pakisan’s prime minister

Kathmandu: Donald Trump won a string of Republican presidential contests on Saturday, edging closer to becoming the party’s candidate in November’s election as he attacked his likely opponent Joe Biden. The former president won the Missouri, Michigan and Idaho caucuses comprehensively, continuing his clean sweep of states so far. Trump, 77, told supporters at a… Continue reading Trump moves closer to Republican nomination with string of victories

Kathmandu: A teenager has been jailed for carrying out what is thought to be Australia’s first school shooting. The 15-year-old from Perth fired three shots with two rifles at the Atlantis Beach Baptist College last May. Staff and students were left cowering in cupboards and under desks before police eventually arrested him. The judge who… Continue reading Australia: Teen jailed for what is thought to be nation’s first school shooting