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Dec 18 2018 | 04:35 pmHatred stirred by leaders blamed for rise in journalist murders: watchdog
Paris: Hatred whipped up by “unscrupulous politicians” has contributed to the shocking rise in the number of journalists murdered in 2018, a media watchdog said Tuesday. Eighty journalists...
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Nov 20 2018 | 11:29 amIn Pakistani village, home is where the cave is
Islamabad: Bomb-proof, earthquake-resistant and cheap: thousands of Pakistanis are choosing to hunker down in caves northwest of Islamabad, snapping up the hobbit-like homes amid a nationwide housing ...
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Nov 18 2018 | 10:54 amNASA reveals more information on first interstellar object
Los Angeles: Scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in California have found new information about the size and reflectivity of `Oumuamua, the first interstellar object discovered ...
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Nov 12 2018 | 11:36 amAlibaba Singles’ Day sales hit 31 bln USD
Beijing: China’s e-commerce giant Alibaba Monday said the Singles’ Day sales on its online shopping platforms reached a record 213.5 billion yuan (30.7 billion U.S. dollars).
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Nepal’s women mountaineer journalists aspire to contribute to country’s tourism through photo exhibition
Kathmandu: In a bid to contribute to Nepal’s tourism through series of spectacular photos of the world’s highest peak, the team of “First Women Journalists Everest Expedition-2018” organized a photo exhibition in Kathmandu.
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US missionary’s body could be lost in battle to preserve isolated tribe
Port Blair: The body of American missionary-adventurer John Allen Chau may never be recovered from the lost island where he fell in a volley of arrows fired by a reclusive tribe whose existence is threatened by the modern world, say experts. The mena...
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Escaping death and rebirth on Varanasi’s sacred riverbanks
Varanasi: Boats loaded with wood arrive almost constantly at the ghats of Varanasi for around 200 cremations per day on the banks of India’s holy Ganges river. Each pyre needs between 200 and 400 kilogrammes (440 and 880 pounds) of wood, meanin...
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Hot air balloon tour lifting Nepal’s tourism
By Shristi Kafle When a giant colorful balloon appeared in the ground near the pristine lake of the Fewa Lake in Nepal’s most popular tourism destination Pokhara on Saturday morning, hundreds of people gathered for the unusual scene with excite...
Opinion
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Biodiversity and sustainable tourism in the Hindu Kush Himalaya
By Janita Gurung and Anu Kumari Lama Biodiversity and tourism linkages Biodiversity is the basis for many tourism activities in th...
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Brexit, a sign of anti-elite revolt: Analysts
PARIS: It was Britain’s poorer and less-educated citizens — angry at not having shared in the economic benefits of a n...
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Dec 18 2018 | 04:35 pmHatred stirred by leaders blamed for rise in journalist murders: watchdog
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Dec 17 2018 | 01:30 pmTrekking route construction begins in Beni
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Dec 16 2018 | 01:04 pmNepal starts implementation of new air travel convention
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Dec 15 2018 | 01:10 pmAt least 16 killed, five hurt in road accident