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Apr 09 2018 | 03:29 pmFrance’s Macron dines with Saudi crown prince on global tour
Paris: Saudi Arabia’s crown prince dined with French President Emmanuel Macron at Paris’s Louvre museum on Sunday after arriving on a three-day visit aimed at reshaping his kingdom’s...
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Apr 04 2018 | 02:42 pmFrance faces second day of transport chaos as rail workers strike
Paris: France faced a second day of transport chaos Wednesday as rail workers pursued rolling strikes, causing major disruptions for train travellers in the biggest challenge yet to President Emmanuel...
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Mar 30 2018 | 06:00 pmIraq holds 1st int’l book exhibition in Baghdad after defeating IS
Baghdad: Iraq on Thursday inaugurated the first Baghdad International Book Exhibition after the defeat of the Islamic State (IS) militant group.
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Mar 19 2018 | 03:47 pmPutin wins another term but what happens in 2024?
Moscow: In power for almost two decades, Vladimir Putin predictably won a fourth Kremlin term in Russia’s presidential election on Sunday, extending his long rule for another six years. With no ...
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Features
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Billions to rebuild Nepal being misdirected
Dhunghakharka: Billions of dollars poured into Nepal after a powerful earthquake devastated the country three years ago are being misdirected towards building unnecessary new homes where old ones could have been salvaged, experts warn.
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Renowned mountaineers in Nepal to mark 40th anniv of Everest ascent
Kathmandu: Eight renowned mountaineers who have successfully climbed various mountains of the world including Mount Everest, known as Sagarmatha in Nepal, in 1978 are in Nepal to mark the 40th anniversary of their summit.
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Nepal eyes 1.5 million tourists in 2020
Kathmandu: Nepal aims to welcome 1.5 million tourists in 2020 with one third of them coming from China and India, Nepal’s Tourism Ministry has said.
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Plane crash survivor says surviving the ordeal ‘like miracle’
By Shristi Kafle Kathmandu: Monday was an ill-fated day for Nepal’s aviation as the US-Bangla aircraft, with 71 people on board, crashed while landing at Nepal’s Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA).
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 24 2018 | 05:24 pmTrial run of Bangladesh-Nepal bus service through India begins
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Apr 24 2018 | 05:20 pmBillions to rebuild Nepal being misdirected
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Apr 23 2018 | 05:23 pmRenowned mountaineers in Nepal to mark 40th anniv of Everest ascent
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Apr 22 2018 | 11:48 pmAircraft skids off runway at TIA a month after fatal crash of US-Bangla plane