English Situation Report on Nepal about Coordination, Food and Nutrition, Epidemic, Flash Flood and more; published on 04 Aug 2020 by IFRC ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus Outbreak Should Not be Used to Target Govt: Nepal PM Oli
Kathmandu: Nepal Prime Minister K P Oli on Tuesday said the coronavirus outbreak should not be used to target his government, even as the main Opposition party called for a probe into the alleged ... ( read original story ...)
Climbers Can Tackle Mount Everest Again This Fall As Nepal Reopens Mountains
The world’s highest peak, Mount Everest, will reopen to trekkers this fall after mountain climbing in Nepal was shut down in March because of coronavirus concerns. ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia, With China’s Help, Expands Its Nuclear Program
Saudi Arabia has constructed with Chinese help a facility for extracting uranium yellowcake from uranium ore, an advance in the oil-rich kingdom’s drive to master nuclear technology, according to ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey clamps down again after ‘severe’ jump in virus
Turkey rolled out new inspection and enforcement rules on Tuesday after coronavirus cases jumped above 1,000 for the first time in three weeks, in what the government called a grave rise during peak ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey’s COVID-19 cases up over 1,000 in ‘severe’ rebound
Turkey's new coronavirus cases jumped above 1,000 for the first time in three weeks on Tuesday in what the government called a troubling rise during peak holiday season, raising concerns among top ... ( read original story ...)
Can Syria’s Kurds reel in Turkey with profits from American oil deal?
As further details emerge about the deal struck between an obscure American oil company and the Kurdish-led autonomous administration of northeast Syria, it is increasingly clear that the accord is as ... ( read original story ...)
From Bermuda to Turkey: American Tourists Can Now Only Travel to These 20 of 195 Countries
People planning to travel between Turkey and the U.S. have options to do so, as long as they comply with protocols issued by both countries. Americans are also permitted to travel abroad to Grenada, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan set to mark 75 years since Hiroshima, Nagasaki atomic bombing
Thursday marks 75 years since the United States unleashed the world's first atomic bomb attack on the city of Hiroshima, followed three days later by the second and last on Nagasaki, vaporizing lives, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan short of rescue plans for regional lenders hit by pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic is deepening the pain for Japan's regional lenders, heightening concerns that a potential wave of business closures will test policymakers' ability to avert a damaging banking ... ( read original story ...)