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Fire and Fury’ author writes new Trump book ‘Landslide’

Fire and Fury’ author writes new Trump book ‘Landslide’
18 June, NEW YORK (AP) | The author of “Fire and Fury,” the million-seller from 2018 that helped launched the wave of inside accounts of the Trump White House, will have a last take coming out next month. Michael Wolff’s “Landslide: The Final Days of the Trump Presidency” is scheduled for July 27, publisher Henry Holt told The Associated Press... Read More

Two Chinese and one Indian national die in Sindhupalchok floods

Two Chinese and one Indian national die in Sindhupalchok floods
18 June, Sindhupalchowk | Three foreign nationals have died after they were swept away by flash floods in the Melamchi rivulet and the Indrawati rivulet following incessant rains in Sindhupalchok district. Thirteen persons are still missing in the floods, it is stated. The District Police Office, Sindhupalchok confirmed the death of Kamal Lochan Mahatto of India and two Chinese nationals-... Read More

Sirijanga rural municipality to provide scholarship for MBBS student

Sirijanga rural municipality to provide scholarship for MBBS student
18 June, Phungling (RSS) | The Sirijanga rural municipality in Taplejung has announced to provide free education to students originally from the rural municipality wishing to pursue an MBBS degree. The local government made this announcement through its ninth assembly on Thursday. It has stated that one student who passes the entrance exam for the MBBS studies from the Medical... Read More

Ethiopia finally set to vote as PM vows 1st fair election

Ethiopia finally set to vote as PM vows 1st fair election
18 June, KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) | Ethiopians will vote Monday in a landmark election overshadowed by reports of famine in the country’s war-hit Tigray region and beset by logistical problems that mean some people won’t be able to vote until September. The election is the centerpiece of a reform drive by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, whose rise to power in... Read More

COVID-19 outbreak in US embassy in Kabul leaves 114 people sick, 1 dead

COVID-19 outbreak in US embassy in Kabul leaves 114 people sick, 1 dead
18 June, KABUL (ANI) | The US embassy in Kabul has been forced into immediate lockdown due to a sudden spike in COVID-19 cases in Afghanistan. The rising infection has also prompted US officials to build temporary, on-site COVID-19 wards to care for oxygen-dependent patients, USA Today reported citing an internal memo. “COVID-19 is surging in the Mission. 114 of... Read More

Centenarian culture expert Joshi discharged from hospital

Centenarian culture expert Joshi discharged from hospital
18 June, Kathmandu | Senior culture expert Satya Mohan Joshi has returned home after being treated at a hospital for 10 days. He was admitted to Kist Hospital, Lalitpur after he complained of chest pain and breathing complications. According to Hospital’s Director Suraj Bajracharya, Joshi has been discharged as he gained health after diagnosis and treatment. Bajracharya further shared that... Read More

Facebook to add new podcasts tab to its news feed

Facebook to add new podcasts tab to its news feed
18 June, Washington , (ANI) | Social media company Facebook has now revealed that podcast streaming support on the platform will be added from June 22 onwards. According to Mashable, the company announced the upcoming feature back in April, when it said that users would soon be able to listen to podcasts directly within the Facebook app. The Verge reported... Read More

Chief Minister Nepali tables proposal seeking vote of confidence

Chief Minister Nepali tables proposal seeking vote of confidence
18 June, Gandaki | Chief Minister of Gandaki Province Krishna Chandra Pokharel Nepali has presented a proposal seeking vote of confidence in today’s Province Assembly meeting. Urging the Province Assembly members to give the vote of confidence to him, Chief Minister Nepali said that the policy and programme and budget of the Gandaki Province was brought on the basis of... Read More

Flood survivors in Manang rescued by helicopters

Flood survivors in Manang rescued by helicopters
18 June, Manang | Flood survivors in Manang district were rescued with the help of two helicopters on Friday.Chief District Officer Bishnu Prasad Lamichhane said 118 people were rescued by air from several disasters-hit areas.Of them, 56 were picked up from Phu are of Narpabhumi rural municipality, 55 from Naso and 10 from Odar. Survivors of Naso have been shifted... Read More