ASIA

Nepal partially lifts ban on Indian private news channels

11:32 pm July 13, 2020

Kathmandu: Nepal‘s cable television operators on Monday partially lifted the ban imposed on Indian private news channels. A meeting of the cable operators decided to lift the ban on the Indian news channels with only a few news channels still banned in Nepal, Vice president of television operators’ association Dhurba Sharma told reporters. “A few news channels airing objectionable content are still […]

22 people killed in Nepal landslides

11:56 pm July 10, 2020

Kathmandu: The death toll in the multiple landslides triggered by incessant rains across Nepal in the past 24 hours has risen to 22, the home ministry said on Friday. Seven people, including three children, lost their lives due to landslides in Kaski district. Five of them were killed after a landslide swept away a house in Sarangkot area in Pokhara in […]

WHO report on Wuhan virus mission expected soon

Airborne transmission of COVID can occur during medical procedures: WHO

9:52 pm July 9, 2020

Ganeva: The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday airborne transmission of the novel coronavirus can occur during medical procedures that generate aerosols. The agency said some outbreak reports related to indoor crowded spaces have suggested the possibility of aerosol transmission, combined with droplet transmission, such as during choir practice, in restaurants or in fitness […]

Thousands without heat, water after tornadoes kill dozens

UN: World could hit 1.5-degree warming threshold by 2024

8:39 pm July 9, 2020

Geneva: The world could see annual global temperatures pass a key threshold for the first time in the coming five years, the U.N. weather agency said Thursday. The World Meteorological Organization said forecasts suggest there’s a 20% chance that global temperatures will be 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit) higher than the pre-industrial average in at […]

Chinese, Indian border troops taken ‘effective measures’ to disengage along LAC: China

6:50 pm July 9, 2020

Beijing: China on Thursday said Chinese and Indian troops have taken “effective measures” to disengage at the Galwan Valley and other areas along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh and the situation is “stable and improving,” days after the two sides agreed on an expeditious withdrawal of soldiers from all the standoff […]