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Peter Queally: Fighter by accident, forged by heartbreak

Peter Queally: Fighter by accident, forged by heartbreak
BBC SPORT 04 NOV 021- Peter Queally never intended to be an MMA fighter. He never intended to dedicate 11 years of his life to a sport he knew nothing about growing up as a kid in a coastal town outside of Waterford in Ireland. The 32-year-old certainly never intended to be the first Irishman to challenge for a major... Read More

Peng Shuai: Chinese tennis star makes sexual assault claims

Peng Shuai: Chinese tennis star makes sexual assault claims
BBC CHINA 04 NOV-Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai has publicly accused a retired Communist official of sexual assault. In a post on Chinese social media site Weibo, Ms Peng said former Vice Premier, Zhang Gaoli, had “forced” her to have sexual relations with him. It is the first time such an allegation has been made against one of China’s senior... Read More

Greeks fear megafires could be new normal for Med

Greeks fear megafires could be new normal for Med
BBC News, Greece 04 NOV-World leaders at the COP26 summit in Glasgow are under pressure to respond to global warming, and intense heatwaves and frequent forest fires are becoming an increasing threat around the Mediterranean. This summer alone Greece was hit by thousands of wildfires, fanned by its worst heatwave in decades. Turkey, Italy and Spain all witnessed dramatic fires... Read More

Germany is experiencing a ‘massive’ pandemic of the unvaccinated, says health minister

Germany is experiencing a ‘massive’ pandemic of the unvaccinated, says health minister
(CNN) 03 NOV– Germany’s Health Minister Jens Spahn said the country was experiencing a “massive” pandemic of the unvaccinated as authorities raised the alarm on rising infections and increased pressure on hospitals due to Covid-19 admissions. “The number of infections is increasing, as well as the number of deaths from Covid and especially the number of patients in intensive care... Read More

India cuts fuel taxes as prices hit record highs

India cuts fuel taxes as prices hit record highs
BBC 04 NOV-The decision aims to ease price rises and “further spur the overall economic cycle”, the government said. India has cut the taxes paid by consumers on petrol and diesel after the surging cost of crude oil pushed fuel prices to record highs. Global commodity prices have soared this year as economies around the world recover from the pandemic.... Read More

Sourya Airlines to start Biratnagar-Bhairahawa direct flight service

Sourya Airlines to start Biratnagar-Bhairahawa direct flight service
Kathmandu, Nov 4 (RSS): The Sourya Airlines is operating direct flight services between the country’s popular industrial and touristic cities, Biratnagar ad Bhairahawa, from Kartik 22. Chairpersons of the Airlines Board of Directors, Deepak Pokharel told RSS that the company has emphatically decided to operate direct flights between the two cities for tourism promotion. Also, there was a growing demand... Read More

Laxmi Puja being observed today

Laxmi Puja being observed today
Kathmandu, Nov 4 (RSS): Laxmi Puja is being observed across the country today. The third day of Yamapanchak of Tihar festival is being celebrated by worshipping Laxmi, the goddess of wealth, affluence and prosperity, this evening, with devotion. On this day, people clean their houses and surrounding, illuminate their homes and light butter lamps to ‘invite’ the goddess to their... Read More