WORLD
U.S. House budget panel approves $1.9 trillion COVID-19 aid bill
U.S. House budget panel approves $1.9 trillion COVID-19 aid...
WASHINGTON, Feb 23: The U.S. House of Representatives Budget Committee on Monday approved legislation with $1.9 trillion in new coronavirus relief, advancing a top priority of President Joe Biden toward a full House vote on passage expected later this week.
Feb 23, 2021
ECONOMY, POLITICS, Republica Watch
480 million rupees spent to decorate Prime Minister’s Office
480 million rupees spent to decorate Prime Minister’s Office
KATHMANDU, Feb 23: The government has spent 480 million rupees to decorate the main administrative building, the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers (OPMCM) at Singha Durbar.
Feb 23, 2021
WORLD
Facebook says it will lift its Australian news ban soon
Facebook says it will lift its Australian news ban soon
CANBERRA, Feb 23: Facebook said on Tuesday it will lift its ban on Australians sharing news after a deal was struck with Australia’s government on legislation that would make digital giants pay for journalism.
Feb 23, 2021
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Members of Badi community stage sit-in protest in front of Karnali Chief Minister’s Office
Members of Badi community stage sit-in protest in front of K...
KATHMANDU, Feb 23: People from the Badi community of Karnali Province have been protesting near the gate of the Office of the Chief Minister and Council of Ministers of Karnali Province since Monday night, demanding land, house and employment.
Feb 23, 2021
WORLD
NASA releases Mars landing video: ‘Stuff of our dreams’
NASA releases Mars landing video: ‘Stuff of our dreams’
CAPE CANAVERAL, Feb 23: NASA on Monday released the first high-quality video of a spacecraft landing on Mars, a three-minute trailer showing the enormous orange and white parachute hurtling open and the red dust kicking up as rocket engines lowered the rover to the surface.
Feb 23, 2021
WORLD
EXPLAINER: Why a plane’s engine exploded over Denver
EXPLAINER: Why a plane’s engine exploded over Denver
USA, Feb 23: The investigation into an engine explosion on a jetliner taking off from Denver is focusing on a fan blade that appeared to be weakened by wear and tear, a development reminiscent of a fatal failure on board another plane in 2018.
Feb 23, 2021
WORLD
Half a million dead in US, confirming virus’s tragic reach
Half a million dead in US, confirming virus’s tragic reach
USA, Feb 23: For weeks after Cindy Pollock began planting tiny flags across her yard — one for each of the more than 1,800 Idahoans killed by COVID-19 — the toll was mostly a number. Until two women she had never met rang her doorbell in tears, seeking a place to mourn the husband and father they ha...
Feb 23, 2021
POLITICS, Latest Updates
PM Oli calls a meeting of National Security Council
PM Oli calls a meeting of National Security Council
KATHMANDU, Feb 23: The meeting of the National Security Council is scheduled to be held today.
Feb 23, 2021
OPINION
Polish democracy in the crosshairs
Polish democracy in the crosshairs
Thirty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the abolition of censorship, and the collapse of the Soviet Union, Poland’s civil society is again defending its hard-won democracy from a state determined to do away with it.
Feb 23, 2021
OPINION
Suffering in silence
Suffering in silence
Common mental illnesses such as depression can be extraordinarily disabling, yet many people with those illnesses do not receive treatment.
Feb 23, 2021