Markets rise after China ends travel quarantine

Published On: December 28, 2022 07:35 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

PARIS, Dec 28: European and Asian markets advanced on Tuesday after China said it would end quarantines for overseas arrivals, spurring hopes for the revival of the world's second-largest economy.

Myanmar court to deliver final verdicts this week in Suu Kyi trials

Published On: December 27, 2022 12:53 PM NPT By: Reuters

Dec 27: A court in military-ruled Myanmar will deliver its final verdicts in cases against deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday, said a source familiar with her trials, wrapping up marathon proceedings that have been condemned in the West as a sham.

At least 22 dead in India after drinking toxic alcohol

Published On: December 15, 2022 08:38 PM NPT By: AFP/RSS

PATNA (INDIA), Dec 15: At least 22 people have died and several others have been hospitalised in India after drinking toxic alcohol, authorities said Thursday.

Six Pakistanis, one Afghan soldier killed in cross-border clash

Published On: December 12, 2022 04:03 PM NPT By: Reuters

QUETTA, Pakistan, Dec 12: Cross-border shelling and gunfire between Afghanistan and Pakistan killed six Pakistani civilians and one Afghan soldier on Sunday, officials on both sides of the frontier said, with each side accusing the other of starting the fighting.

WASHINGTON/DOHA, Dec 10: Grant Wahl, a U.S. sportswriter covering the soccer World Cup, died in Qatar on Friday, his family and U.S. Soccer said.

Indonesia bans sex outside marriage in new criminal code

Published On: December 6, 2022 03:55 PM NPT By: Reuters

JAKARTA, Dec 6: Indonesia's parliament approved a new criminal code on Tuesday that bans sex outside marriage with a punishment of up to one year in jail, despite worries the laws may scare away tourists from its tropical shores and harm investment.

Former Chinese Prez Jiang Zemin passes away

Published On: November 30, 2022 02:56 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Nov 30: Former Chinese President Jiang Zemin died on Wednesday at the age of 96, according to Chinese state media. Late President Jiang was suffering from leukaemia and multiple organ failure.

U.S. Senate passes same-sex marriage protection bill

Published On: November 30, 2022 07:55 AM NPT By: Reuters

WASHINGTON, Nov 30: The U.S. Senate passed a bill on Tuesday that would protect federal recognition of same-sex marriage, a measure taken up in response to worries the Supreme Court could overturn a 2015 decision that legalized it nationwide.

SEOUL, Nov 29: China not only has the responsibility but the capability to influence North Korea's behaviour, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said, calling on Beijing to dissuade Pyongyang from pursuing banned development of nuclear weapons and missiles.

Zelenskiy warns Ukraine to brace for more Russian attacks

Published On: November 28, 2022 07:30 AM NPT By: Reuters

LVIV/KYIV, Nov 27: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday that Russia would surely launch new missile attacks on his country, and warned defence forces and citizens to be prepared to withstand a new week of strain on the power grid.