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Sep 19 2019 | 05:02 pmGiant art project transforms East German housing blocks
Berlin: An enduring reminder of the communist era, the vast, concrete “Plattenbau” tower blocks that surround cities in eastern Germany are usually considered eyesores rather than works of...
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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 ...
Recent News
- Giant art project transforms East German housing blocks
- 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
Features
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Xi’s South Asia trip boosts ties with India and Nepal, promotes regional cooperation
Kathmandu: Chinese President Xi Jinping’s trip to India and Nepal has injected new impetus into China’s relations with the two countries, built new platform for good-neighborliness in South Asia, and opened up new prospects for regional p...
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Giant art project transforms East German housing blocks
Berlin: An enduring reminder of the communist era, the vast, concrete “Plattenbau” tower blocks that surround cities in eastern Germany are usually considered eyesores rather than works of art. Yet, a new urban culture project in the city...
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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.
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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Oct 14 2019 | 05:39 pmTwo NASA astronauts complete nearly 7-hour spacewalk
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Oct 14 2019 | 11:55 amHong Kong violence prompts debate but no division among protesters
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Oct 14 2019 | 11:46 amXi’s South Asia trip boosts ties with India and Nepal, promotes regional cooperation
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Oct 13 2019 | 08:37 pmXi says China ready promote friendly cooperation, start ‘new chapter’ with Nepal