WASHINGTON/WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters): President-elect Joe Biden will press on with building his governing team on Thursday, ignoring President Donald Trump’s refusal to accept defeat. New records for coronavirus infections and hospitalizations ensured that the transition will be dominated by the response to the pandemic, which has accelerated since the November 3 election. Trump remains in… Continue reading Biden ignores Trump to build team; eyes on pandemic as hospitalizations soar
Manisha Koirala begins Cancer Education Fund
Kathmandu: Actress Manisha Koirala has started ‘Manisha Koirala Cancer Education Fund’. A memorandum of understanding has been signed between Koirala and Global College International of Kathmandu for the cooperation of the fund. In a program organized on Thursday, the principal of the college, Dr. Karan Singh Thagunna and actress Koirala exchanged letters of understanding. A… Continue reading Manisha Koirala begins Cancer Education Fund
Govt decides to resume all kinds of tourism activity in Nepal
Kathmandu: The government has announced to resume various services, businesses and activities related to tourism. Cable cars, adventure tourism, jungle safaris and even museums will be allowed to operate from now onwards. Earlier, the government had opened up only trekking and mountaineering sectors. A cabinet meeting held on Monday has taken such decision.The government has… Continue reading Govt decides to resume all kinds of tourism activity in Nepal
Workers’ Information Bank to come into operation within a year
Kathmandu: Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security is all set to bring the ‘Workers’ Information bank’ into operation within a year, aiming at connecting employers with employees.According to the ministry, through this bank, once can obtain information in an integrated manner about the number of people who can earn labor in agriculture, industry, hotel,… Continue reading Workers’ Information Bank to come into operation within a year
PM Oli ready to hold secretariat meeting
Kathmandu: A meeting of the Secretariat of the ruling Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) is scheduled to be held on Friday. The meeting of the secretariat has been scheduled for 4 pm on Friday. According to the CPN (Maoist) constitution, the secretariat meeting will be convened by the secretary general in consultation with the two… Continue reading PM Oli ready to hold secretariat meeting
Second round of World Cup qualifiers in March and June
Kathmandu: The remaining matches of the second round of the FIFA World Cup qualifiers and the Asian Cup qualifiers in which Nepal is competing will be completed by June 2021. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has announced that the remaining matches of the World Cup and Asian Cup qualifiers will be completed by the 15th.… Continue reading Second round of World Cup qualifiers in March and June
Bahrain’s long-serving PM Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa dies
(Aljazeera): Bahrain’s long-serving Prime Minister Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa has died, the state media reported. He was 84. “The Royal Court mourns His Royal Highness who passed away this morning at Mayo Clinic Hospital in the United States of America,” the Bahrain News Agency said on Wednesday, without elaborating. Bahrain’s King Hamad bin… Continue reading Bahrain’s long-serving PM Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa dies
Biden plans move into White House as Trump clings to hope
Washington (Reuters): U.S. President-elect Joe Biden will further lay the groundwork for his new administration on Wednesday as President Donald Trump pursues a flurry of longshot lawsuits challenging the election results in an effort to cling to power. Trump has declined to concede, instead lodging unsupported charges of election fraud that have gained little traction.… Continue reading Biden plans move into White House as Trump clings to hope
Russia says its Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine is 92 pc effective
(Reuters): Russia’s results are only the second from a late-stage human trial, following on swiftly from data released on Monday by Pfizer Inc PFE.N and BioNTech , which said their shot was also more than 90 percent effective. While experts said the Russian data was encouraging and reinforced the idea the pandemic could be halted… Continue reading Russia says its Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine is 92 pc effective
Apple launches MacBook laptops powered by its own computing chips
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters): Apple Inc AAPL.O on Tuesday introduced a MacBook Air notebook and other machines with its first central processor designed in-house for Macs, a move that will tie its computers and iPhones closer together technologically. The new chip, called the M1, marks a shift away from Intel Corp INTC.O technology that has driven… Continue reading Apple launches MacBook laptops powered by its own computing chips