KYIV, JUNE 24 Ukrainian troops may need to pull back from the key frontline city of Lysychansk to avoid being encircled after Russian forces captured two villages to its south, regional governor Serhiy Gaidai said on Thursday. The retreat of Ukrainian troops from Lysychansk and Sievierodonetsk, the last two Ukrainian-held cities in Luhansk, would bring […]
KABUL, JUNE 22 An earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan early Wednesday, killing at least 255 people, authorities said. Information remained scarce on the magnitude 6 temblor that struck Paktika province, but it comes as the international community largely has left Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover of the country last year amid the chaotic withdrawal of the
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KATHMANDU, JUNE 22 Former TV anchor Rabi Lamichhane has announced a new political party: the National Independent Party, ending his career as journalist, and begun his new journey as politician from today. Lamichhane announced the National Independent Party amidst an event organised at the National City Hall Today. He said he had opened the
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SINGAPORE, JUNE 21 Singapore has confirmed an imported case of monkeypox, the health ministry said late on Tuesday, the first such case reported in Southeast Asia during this year’s outbreak of the viral disease. The patient, who tested positive on June 20, is a 42-year-old British man who works as a flight attendant and had
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Moscow: The Nobel Peace Prize, owned by Dmitry Muratov, editor-in-chief of Russian news outlet Novaya Gazeta, has been sold in the United States. The medal was sold at auction for 103.5 million. Prior to the auction, Muratov said all proceeds would go to UNICEF to help Ukrainian refugees in Poland, Russia, Germany, Moldova, Slovenia, the
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Kathmandu, June 21 Airline companies in Nepal have announced an increase in airfare following the government’s decision to hike the price of aviation fuel. Nepal Oil Corporation, on Sunday, increased the price of aviation fuel by Rs 19 per litre. Following the price hike, a flight from Kathmandu to Dhangadhi will now cost up to Rs
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Kathmandu. The flood control and drought relief headquarters in eastern China’s Jiangxi Province on Monday evening upgraded flood control to emergency response level 2. About 485,000 people in the area have been affected by the incessant rains. Heavy rains and floods from 3:00 pm on Saturday to Monday affected 43,300 hectares of crops in 55
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Floods in India’s northeastern state of Assam have brought dire conditions. Out of 35 districts in the state, 33 districts have been badly affected by this natural calamity. Eleven more people were killed in the floods on Monday, June 20, according to the report. With this, the number of flood victims has reached 82. Despite
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Kathmandu. The National Examination Board (NEB) is preparing to make public the results of this year’s Secondary Education Examination (SEE) by mid-July. The board has stated that it is working hard for this purpose. Dr. Mahashram Sharma, Chairman of the Board, informed that the necessary work is being done to make the results of SEE
KATHMANDU, JUNE 20 Seventy-three people have lost their life so far to various disaster-related incidents this year. The highest number of casualties is from lightning. Twenty-seven people have died after they were struck by thunderbolt. Similarly, 15 people have been killed in fire incidents, 10 from wildlife attacks, eight from landslide, eight from incidents caused
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