BEIJING, Nov 2 (Reuters) – Video footage and pictures that appear to show a man in China beating his wife to death as onlookers stood by and did nothing have sparked outrage and raised new questions about domestic violence. Pictures of the assault first appeared on social media and in domestic news outlets on Sunday […]
Footage of man beating wife to death on Chinese street sparks outrage Read Post »
MANILA, Nov 2 (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will inspect on Monday areas hit by Typhoon Goni, the world’s strongest typhoon this year, as authorities claimed mandatory evacuations had prevented a higher death toll even as some areas remained cut off. The country’s disaster agency said in a statement Goni had killed at least
Philippine president to inspect typhoon damage as death toll rises to 16 Read Post »
As the Kathmandu Valley turns into a COVID-19 hotspot, the Teku-based National Public Health Laboratory (NPHL) has stopped testing swab samples collected through contact tracing among Kathmandu residents citing violation of government-set criteria. NPHL stopped testing swab samples collected through contact tracing by the local level governments in Kathmandu after the Ministry of Health and
Contact tracing comes to a halt in Kathmandu; Private laboratories flourish Read Post »
Stating that Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and Minister of Health and Population Bhanu Bhakta Dhakal had disobeyed the Supreme Court’s order to the government to test and treat COVID-19 patients free of cost, advocates Lokendra Oli and Keshar Jung KC have filed a contempt of court case against the duo. A division bench of
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Dr. Jageshwor Gautam, Speaker for the Ministry of Health and Population appeared on Facebook Live for the day’s media briefing. Here are a few updates: Total no. of PCR tests done in Nepal: 1,456,366 No. of PCR tests in last 24 hours: 13,023 Tests outside Kathmandu: Dharan, Pokhara, Hetauda, Janakpur, Surkhet, Dhangadi, Dhulikhel, Bharatpur, Nepalgunj,
COVID-19: MoHP daily updates; Total cases: 173,567 Recovery: 134,842 Death: 960 Read Post »
REUTERS MELBOURNE: Australia recorded no new daily coronavirus community infections on Sunday for the first time in nearly five months, health officials said, paving the way for further easing of social distancing restrictions. The state of Victoria, a coronavirus hot spot which accounts for more than 90% of Australia’s 907 coronavirus-related deaths, saw zero new daily
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The Metropolitan Traffic Police Division (MTPD), Singhadurbar, has mandated all public vehicle operators inside the Kathmandu Valley to display/paste transportation fare outside their vehicles following complaints galore of irregular hike in transportation fare. Public transportation fare must be exactly the same as it was before the nationwide lockdown imposed on March 24, MTPD has stated.
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LONDON, Oct 31 (Reuters) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered England back into a national lockdown after the United Kingdom passed the milestone of one million COVID-19 cases and a second wave of infections threatened to overwhelm the health service. The United Kingdom, which has the biggest official death toll in Europe from COVID-19, is
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KATHMANDU, Oct 29 (Reuters) – As the number of coronavirus deaths climbs in Nepal, workers at the only crematorium in Kathmandu designated to handle the victims have been working past midnight, their meagre wages supplemented by less than 50 U.S. cents for each corpse. Elsewhere in a country that ranks among the world’s poorest, the
In Nepal’s capital, sole crematorium for COVID victims becomes busier Read Post »
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