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Mar 12 2019 | 11:22 amWeb inventor urges users to seek ‘complete control’ of data
New York: World Wide Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee on Monday slammed the increasing commodification of personal information and appealed for internet users to strive to maintain “complete control...
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Feb 15 2019 | 05:10 pmNASA heading back to Moon soon, and this time to stay
Washington: NASA is accelerating plans to return Americans to the Moon, and this time, the US space agency says it will be there to stay. Jim Bridenstine, NASA’s administrator, told reporters Th...
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Feb 05 2019 | 02:30 pmWomen’s brains appear ‘years younger’ than men’s: study
New York: Women tend to outlive men and stay mentally sharp longer, and a new study out Monday could explain why: female brains appear on average about three years younger. The study enrolled 121 wome...
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Feb 05 2019 | 02:17 pmIsraeli-developed “multi-target toxin” treatment a complete cure for cancer?
Jerusalem: A “multi-target toxin” treatment developed by an Israeli company has raised doubts about its claimed capability to completely cure cancer. Codeveloper and the company’s CE...
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- NASA heading back to Moon soon, and this time to stay
- Women’s brains appear ‘years younger’ than men’s: study
- Israeli-developed “multi-target toxin” treatment a complete cure for cancer?
- Hatred stirred by leaders blamed for rise in journalist murders: watchdog
- In Pakistani village, home is where the cave is
- NASA reveals more information on first interstellar object
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- Indonesian Lion Air plane crashes into sea with 188 passengers, crew
- Saudi account of Khashoggi’s death meets growing scepticism
Features
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Reality TV: Camera-toting sharks hunt seals in kelp forests
Cape Town: Great white sharks fitted with cameras on their dorsal fins have been filmed for the first time stalking prey in dense kelp forests long thought to be no-go zones for the top-level predators. The thrilling, shark’s-eye views show the...
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Hindus celebrate Maha Shivaratri festival
Kathmandu: Hindus in Nepal celebrated their biggest festival Maha Shivaratri on Monday by offering prayers to Lord Shiva, who is regarded as the God of immense power and destruction.
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Salvation House — where Hindus go to die
Varanasi: They arrive in battered cars, on crutches and sometimes on a stretcher barely able to breathe — but salvation is close for thousands of Hindus who go to the holy city of Varanasi each year to die. Some end up in homes for the elderly ...
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Five-star hotels offer exclusive cuisine for Lunar New Year holidays
By Shristi Kafle Kathmandu: Holiday makers arriving in Nepal to spend the Chinese Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival here and local foodies are being treated to a gourmet-fest as the majority of five-star hotels are offering exclusive Chinese cuisine...
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...
Recent News
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Apr 03 2019 | 05:31 pmReality TV: Camera-toting sharks hunt seals in kelp forests
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Apr 02 2019 | 03:24 pmPartial closure of Nepal’s sole int’l airport impacts spring expeditions
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Apr 01 2019 | 03:58 pmStorm claims at least 25 lives, injures 400 others in Terai parts of Nepal
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Mar 16 2019 | 05:25 pmNepal approves Nepal-China Transit Transport protocol