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WTA not returning to China in 2022, wants resolution to Peng case

WTA not returning to China in 2022, wants resolution to Peng case
25 April, (Reuters) : The WTA is still working to find a resolution to the standoff with China over the Peng Shuai issue but will not return to the country this year, Tour chief Steve Simon said. Former doubles world number one Peng’s wellbeing became a concern for the WTA after she posted a message on social media last November... Read More

Beijing kicks off mass testing after spike in Covid cases

Beijing kicks off mass testing after spike in Covid cases
25 APRIL, CHINA : The Chinese capital Beijing has kicked off mass testing for millions of residents after a spike in Covid cases. The Chaoyang district reported 26 cases over the weekend – the highest number so far in Beijing’s latest surge. Long queues outside supermarkets and shops were seen despite government assurance of a sufficient food supply. It... Read More

Twitter board meets Musk to discuss bid, reports say

Twitter board meets Musk to discuss bid, reports say
25 APRIUL, BBC :Twitter’s board reportedly met Elon Musk over the weekend to explore his $43bn (£33.6bn) takeover offer for the social media platform. After the Tesla boss first revealed his bid, Twitter’s management announced a so-called “poison pill” strategy to fend off a potential hostile buyout. Mr Musk plans to finance his bid with the backing of US lender... Read More

Odesa missile attack: ‘My world was destroyed by a Russian missile’

Odesa missile attack: ‘My world was destroyed by a Russian missile’
25 APRIL, BBC : Yuriy Glodan had only left his flat and family to go to the shops when he heard the news of the explosion. At the entrance to his block of flats he screamed at police to let him inside the burning building. When he reached his flat, he found the bodies of his wife and her mother,... Read More

Nepali Army constructs 12 kilometres road in Congo

Nepali Army constructs 12 kilometres road in Congo
25 APRIL, KATHMANDU : The Nepali Army’s Shree No 25 Field Company (Engineering Company) has constructed a 12 kilometres long road in Congo. The Company, which was mobilized on peacekeeping duty in Congo at the call of the United Nations, constructed the Katoto-Lita-Jili road section and handed it over to the concerned bodies. The construction of the road section started... Read More

Rs 60 million worth of properties burnt down in Bhaktapur godown fire

Rs 60 million worth of properties burnt down in Bhaktapur godown fire
Bhaktapur, April 25 (RSS): A fire broke out at a godown housing chemical and machinery equipment at Kamerotar of Madyapurthimi Municipality-5 in Bhaktapur district on Sunday night, destroying properties worth approximately Rs 60 million, said the police. The warehouse belonged to local resident Rajan Prajapati. The inferno was doused today morning with the help of a fire engine, Nepali Army,... Read More

201 TV patients detected in Tanahun in eight months

201 TV patients detected in Tanahun in eight months
Damauli, April 25 (RSS): Two hundred one tuberculosis patients have been recorded in Tanahun district. Out of the TB patients recorded until mid-March of the current fiscal year, 2021\22, 130 are noninfectious, according to the district health office. The infectious disease is curable by regularly taking medicines for six months while the recovery rate in the district was 82.1 percent,... Read More

Seventh Gorkha earthquake memorial day being observed today

Seventh Gorkha earthquake memorial day being observed today
Kathmandu, April 25 (RSS): The seventh memorial day of the Gorkha earthquake is being observed across the country with various programmes. On 25 April, 2015, a 7.6 magnitude earthquake hit the country with its epicenter in Gorkha’s Barpak. The disaster killed approximately 9,000 people and injured over 22,000 others. It damaged over 800,000 private houses and 1500 cultural heritages. Districts... Read More

Macron defeats Le Pen and vows to unite divided France

Macron defeats Le Pen and vows to unite divided France
25 APRIL, FRANCE : Emmanuel Macron has won five more years as France’s president after a convincing victory over rival Marine Le Pen, who nevertheless secured the far right’s highest share of the vote yet. He won by 58.55% to 41.45%, a greater margin than expected. The centrist leader told jubilant supporters at the foot of the Eiffel Tower that... Read More