Muslims mark Eid al-Fitr holiday with joy, worry For the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr, the smell of freshly baked orange biscuits and powdered sugar-dusted cookies typically fills the air in Mona Abubakr's home. But due to higher prices, the Egyptian housewife this year made smaller quantities of the sweet treats, some of which she gives as gifts to relatives and neighbors. World 02 May, 2022
Russia says Ukraine shells its own civilians; some evacuations in Mariupol Ukraine's shelling killed and injured its own civilians in the southern region of Kherson, Russia said on Sunday, after pounding southern and eastern areas with missile strikes, while some civilians got away from a steel plant in besieged Mariupol. World 01 May, 2022
'Both Canada and Nepal can benefit from trade, investment cooperation' Ambassador of Canada to Nepal Cameron MacKay presented his credentials to President Bidhya Devi Bhandari recently. Kathmandu 15 Apr, 2022
Ukraine woman to scale Everest as a message against Russian invasion A woman climber from Ukraine has arrived here to scale the world’s highest peak this season to send a message of peace to the world. Nepal 13 Apr, 2022
East Ukraine focus of new Russian assaults Ukrainian troops have repulsed several Russian assaults in the country's east, the focus of a new offensive by the invading forces, British intelligence said on Monday, while President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said this week will be crucial to the course of the war. World 11 Apr, 2022
War to slash Ukraine's GDP output by over 45%, World Bank forecasts Ukraine's economic output will likely contract by a staggering 45.1% this year as Russia's invasion has shuttered businesses, slashed exports and rendered economic activity impossible in large swaths of the country, the World Bank said on Sunday. World 11 Apr, 2022
ADB forecasts modest GDP growth for Nepal Nepal’s economy is anticipated to grow by 3.9 per cent (at market prices) in fiscal year 2021-22 from an estimated 2.3 per cent growth in fiscal 2020- 21, says the latest Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2022, the flagship economic publication of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), and its Macroeconomic Update. Business 07 Apr, 2022
Ukraine's leader to brief top UN body on alleged massacres Ukraine's leader to brief top UN body on alleged massacres World 05 Apr, 2022
Russia faces growing outrage amid new evidence of atrocities Russia faces growing outrage amid new evidence of atrocities World 04 Apr, 2022
142 permits issued so far to scale 12 peaks The Department of Tourism (DoT) has issued climbing permits to 142 mountaineers to scale 12 mountains, including Mt Everest, in this spring season so far. Business 31 Mar, 2022
Ukrainian forces advance east of Kyiv as Russians fall back Ukrainian troops are recapturing towns east of the capital Kyiv and Russian forces who had been trying to sieze the city are falling back on their overextended supply lines, Britain said on Friday. World 25 Mar, 2022
7,000 to 15,000 Russian troops dead in Ukraine: NATO NATO estimated on Wednesday that 7,000 to 15,000 Russian soldiers have been killed in four weeks of war in Ukraine, where fierce resistance from the country's defenders has denied Moscow the lightning victory it sought. World 24 Mar, 2022
