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KMC permits all schools to reopen physical classes
KMC permits all schools to reopen physical classes
KATHMANDU, Jan 25: The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has granted permission to all the schools within its authority to re-open.
Jan 25, 2021
ECONOMY
CAAN directs paragliders to install GPS to track their activities
CAAN directs paragliders to install GPS to track their activ...
POKHARA, Jan 25: The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has directed to track the paragliding activities in the sky of Pokhara with GPS. According to CAAN, the new decision was taken in view of the increasing instances of accidents after pilots often flew away from the designated area due to l...
Jan 25, 2021
WORLD
U.S. rejoins fight against climate change at high level summit
U.S. rejoins fight against climate change at high level summ...
AMSTERDAM, Jan 25: The United States will mark its return to the global fight against climate change on Monday by joining high level talks on ways to better protect people and economies from the effects of global warming already taking place.
Jan 25, 2021
WORLD
Mexico’s president says he’s tested positive for COVID-19
Mexico’s president says he’s tested positive for COVID-19
MEXICO CITY, Jan 25: Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Sunday he has tested positive for COVID-19 and that the symptoms are mild.
Jan 25, 2021
SOCIETY
NAS calls for logo for 8th national astronomy Olympiad
NAS calls for logo for 8th national astronomy Olympiad
KATHMANDU, Jan 25: Nepal Astronomical Society (NAS) has hosted a logo competition as part of its preparation for the Olympiad. The NAS has solicited calls for logo from January 24 to February 1, NAS Chairperson Suresh Bhattarai told RSS.
Jan 25, 2021
SOCIETY
Relief distributed to coronavirus-battered Nepali in Portugal
Relief distributed to coronavirus-battered Nepali in Portuga...
PORTUGAL, Jan 25: A second phase relief is being distributed to a few coronavirus-battered Nepali community people in Portugal.
Jan 25, 2021
WORLD
Biden to repeal Trump's ban on transgender people joining military
Biden to repeal Trump's ban on transgender people joining mi...
WASHINGTON, Jan 25: President Joe Biden is poised to repeal his predecessor Donald Trump’s ban on transgender people enlisting in the U.S. military, a person familiar with the matter said.
Jan 25, 2021
OPINION
The US and China must cooperate in space
The US and China must cooperate in space
Both China and the US, along with the rest of the world, would benefit from a set of clear rules governing the exploration and commercialization of space.
Jan 25, 2021
WORLD
Australia OKs Pfizer vaccine, to begin in Feb.
Australia OKs Pfizer vaccine, to begin in Feb.
SYDNEY, Jan 25: Australia’s medical regulator has approved use of its first coronavirus vaccine, paving the way for inoculations to begin next month.
Jan 25, 2021
WORLD
'We can't wait:' Biden administration fights for $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan
'We can't wait:' Biden administration fights for $1.9 trilli...
WASHINGTON, Jan 25: Officials in President Joe Biden’s administration tried to head off Republican concerns that his $1.9 trillion pandemic relief proposal was too expensive on a Sunday call with Republican and Democratic lawmakers, some of whom pushed for a smaller plan targeting vaccine distributi...
Jan 25, 2021