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1718 infections, 1565 recoveries, 15 deaths reported today. Photo: AP

1718 infections, 1565 recoveries, 15 deaths reported today

Nepal's coronavirus caseload reached 646,367 on Tuesday with 1,718 more people testing positive for the infection in the past 24 hours.

Monsoon clouds are seen over the Kathmandu Valley. After a brief break, monsoon has gained pace again. Photo: Dhruba Ale/THT/File

Rain continues, forecast for three more days of rainfall

Weather in several parts of the country is cloudy with rainfall due to the influence of monsoon wind, the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, Meteorological Forecasting Division said.

Senior Superintendent Li Kwai-wah, left, of Hong Kong Police National Security Department, and senior bomb disposal officer Alick McWhirter, right of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Bureau, pose with the confiscated evidence during a news conference as nine people were arrested over the alleged plot to plant bombs around Hong Kong, at the police headquarters in Hong Kong, Tuesday, July 6, 2021. Photo: AP

6 students among 9 arrested in alleged Hong Kong bomb plot

Nine people, including six secondary school students, were arrested in Hong Kong on Tuesday for allegedly plotting to set off homemade bombs in courts, tunnels and trash cans as political tensions rise in the city where China is tightening its grip.

A torchbearer runs while members of Japanese Self-Defence Forces look on, during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch relay on the first day of the relay, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Asaka, Saitama prefecture, Japan July 6, 2021. Photo: Reuters

Tokyo Games at risk of more spectator curbs and downgrades

Japan is considering barring all but VIP spectators from the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics, a newspaper said on Tuesday, another downgrade for the Games that have had their pomp and spectacle tarnished by the novel coronavirus.

Rebuilding smarter

Economic and social progress in developing countries across Asia over the past six decades has been phenomenal. The region’s share of global output grew to 24% in 2018, from just 4% in 1960, while poverty fell dramatically.

COVID's impact on tourism

The tourism sector is one of the country’s largest industries, contributing about 8 per cent of the country’s GDP and employing more than a million workers. The pandemic has brought the sector to its knees, affecting thousands of people whose livelihood depends on it.

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Chand felicitated

The Nepal Volleyball Association on Monday felicitated its General Secretary Jitendra Bahadur Chand for being elected as the Treasurer of the Asian Central Zone.

Court likely to give its verdict on July

Court likely to give its verdict on July

The constitutional bench of the apex court is likely to give its verdict in the House dissolution case in the next hearing slated for July 12, as all the lawyers representing petitioners and defendants have completed their oral submissions.

Achham district. Image: Google Maps

Achham declared fully literate district

With more than 95 per cent of literacy rate, Achham district was declared a fully literate district on Monday.

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