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Jun 19 2019 | 05:09 pmThousands in Nepal protest against cultural ‘guthi’ bill
Kathmandu: Thousands of Nepalis took to the streets on Wednesday demanding the government scrap a bill that stands to interfere with a centuries-old trust system integral to the Himalayan country̵...
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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 14 2019 | 11:36 amSalvation 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 ...
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Feb 04 2019 | 05:22 pmMillions take the plunge at India’s religious mega festival
New Delhi: Millions of Hindu pilgrims took the plunge into sacred rivers at the world’s largest religious gathering Monday, led by ash-smeared holy men and accompanied by religious chanting. On ...
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- Thousands in Nepal protest against cultural ‘guthi’ bill
- Web inventor urges users to seek ‘complete control’ of data
- Salvation House — where Hindus go to die
- Millions take the plunge at India’s religious mega festival
- Ancient bull fighting held to observe Maghe Sankranti fest in Nepal
- Egypt unveils ancient tomb and sarcophagi in Luxor
- China’s youth embrace street dance amid hip-hop crackdown
- International Tripitaka recitation begins in Lumbini
- Renovations of 19 monuments complete in Swoyambhunath area
- ‘Ghost Fair’ commences at Sonamai temple
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From Asia to Africa: Nepali, South Asian women trafficked to Kenya’s Bollywood-style dance bars
By Nita Bhalla Mombasa: Nepali beautician Sheela didn’t think twice about ditching her salon job when she received a call offering seven times her salary to work as a cultural dancer at a nightclub in Kenya.
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Sex workers give red light to leaving famed Amsterdam district
Amsterdam: Bathed in red neon light, hundreds of prostitutes ply their trade from behind windows in the narrow canalside streets of Amsterdam – and that’s how they want it to stay.
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Forced labour to high finance: Hong Kong investor’s unlikely journey
Hong Kong: Exiled to the Gobi Desert at the age of 15, Weijian Shan’s days were marked by gnawing hunger and back-breaking forced labour. But his sense of hope was kept alive by an unlikely source — insecticide manuals. Now one of Asia...
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Deaths rise as Nepal issues more permits for Mount Everest
Kathmandu: Scaling Mount Everest was a dream few realized before Nepal opened its side of the mountain to commercial climbing a half-century ago. This year the government issued a record number of permits, leading to traffic jams on the world’s hig...
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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Aug 09 2019 | 12:37 pmFrom Asia to Africa: Nepali, South Asian women trafficked to Kenya’s Bollywood-style dance bars
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Aug 04 2019 | 04:04 pmSex workers give red light to leaving famed Amsterdam district
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Jul 29 2019 | 11:13 amAmerican 16-year-old becomes solo Fortnite champ, winning $3 mn
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Jul 29 2019 | 11:07 am
Forced labour to high finance: Hong Kong investor’s unlikely journey