WASHINGTON (AP): President Joe Biden ordered U.S. intelligence officials to “redouble” their efforts to investigate the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, including any possibility the trail might lead to a Chinese laboratory. After months of minimizing that possibility as a fringe theory, the Biden administration is joining worldwide pressure for China to be more open… Continue reading Biden orders more intel investigation of COVID-19 origin
HAN demands to prioritize tourism revival on the upcoming budget
Kathmandu: Hoteliers have called for a comprehensive tourism revival plan to protect and promote the industry. Entrepreneurs have demanded a special address from the budget saying that the hotel industry, which was hit by the global epidemic of covid-19, has been disrupted due to the new Corona variant. As this business, which has a direct… Continue reading HAN demands to prioritize tourism revival on the upcoming budget
Nepal repeats 171st rank in the FIFA rankings
Kathmandu: Nepal is still ranked 171st in the FIFA rankings. Nepal remains in the latest rankings made public by FIFA, the apex body of world football, on Thursday. The Nepali national team, which is preparing for the joint selection of the FIFA World Cup and the AFC Asian Cup, is currently in Iraq for a… Continue reading Nepal repeats 171st rank in the FIFA rankings
7,226 cured, 106 killed in last 24 hours
Kathmandu: In the last 24 hours, the number of people cured from the corona virus has reached 7,226. According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 6,939 new cases have been identified while 7,226 have been recovered. Of the 20,414 PCR tests, 6,731 and of 578 antigen tests 208 cases have been found positive in… Continue reading 7,226 cured, 106 killed in last 24 hours
Additional budget of Rs 1.41 billion for 41 hospitals to add ICUs and ventilators
Kathmandu: The government has started sending budgets to other hospitals for special treatment equipment after the hospital’s budget was criticized for focusing only on accessible leaders and ministers’ home districts. The Ministry of Finance has agreed to provide a budget of Rs 1.41 billion for 41 hospitals to provide additional pediatric ICUs and ICU ventilators… Continue reading Additional budget of Rs 1.41 billion for 41 hospitals to add ICUs and ventilators
Chinese President announces to give 1 million doses of vaccine to Nepal
Kathmandu: Chinese President Xi Jinping has announced to provide vaccinese to Nepal to fight against corona virus. In a telephone conversation between the Presidents of Nepal and China on Wednesday, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced that one million doses of vaccine would be given. After a telephone conversation between the two presidents , Chinese Ambassador… Continue reading Chinese President announces to give 1 million doses of vaccine to Nepal
More people recovered than diagnosed with covid in last 24 hours
Kathmandu: There are more people in Nepal today who are cured than those who are infected with the corona virus. In the last 24 hours, 6,714 people across the country have been confirmed infected with the corona virus while 6,716 have been cured. At present, the recovery rate has reached 76.9 percent. The number of… Continue reading More people recovered than diagnosed with covid in last 24 hours
Cyclone Yaas: Severe storm makes landfall on India coast
BBC: More than a million people in India have been evacuated as a powerful cyclone has started making landfall on its eastern coast on Wednesday. Cyclone Yaas, which intensified into a “very severe cyclonic storm”, hit the state of Orissa, also known as Odisha, and will take two hours to cross over. This is the… Continue reading Cyclone Yaas: Severe storm makes landfall on India coast
AI emotion-detection software tested on Uyghurs
(BBC): A camera system that uses AI and facial recognition intended to reveal states of emotion has been tested on Uyghurs in Xinjiang, the BBC has been told. A software engineer claimed to have installed such systems in police stations in the province. A human rights advocate who was shown the evidence described it as… Continue reading AI emotion-detection software tested on Uyghurs
Nepali national football team reach Iraq for friendly match
Kathmandu: The Nepali national football team has reached Basra, Iraq on Wednesday afternoon to play a friendly international football match against Iraq. Nepal is set to play a friendly against former Asian champions and Asian football power Iraq ahead of the rest of the World Cup qualifiers in Kuwait. The match will be played at… Continue reading Nepali national football team reach Iraq for friendly match