Nepal Quietly Becomes a Bitcoin Mining Haven In a stunning yet futuristic decision which may catapult Nepal into big league of economic superpowers, the Government has decided to allow Bitcoin mining on a commercial scale. Nepal 1d ago
From staff cuts to aid reductions, UN humanitarian agencies scramble in wake of US funding freeze Trump administration freezes on U.S. foreign aid have led many United Nations organizations to cut staff, budgets and services in places as diverse as Afghanistan, Sudan, Ukraine and far beyond. World 08 Mar, 2025
HIV infections could jump over 6 times if US support is dropped and not replaced, UNAIDS chief says Byanyima pleaded with the Trump administration not to abruptly cut off funding, which she said has resulted in “panic, fear and confusion” in many of the African countries hardest hit by AIDS. World 10 Feb, 2025
Modi's party wins most seats in high-stakes New Delhi polls for first time in 27 years The BJP was voted out of power in Delhi in 1998 by the Congress party, which ran the government for 15 years. World 09 Feb, 2025
From fighting disease to protecting the Amazon rainforest, USAID has big impact across the globe In 2024 alone, the agency transferred some $45 million to the U.N. World Food Program, mostly to assist Venezuelans. World 06 Feb, 2025
State Department freezes new funding for nearly all US aid programs worldwide The U.S. provides more foreign aid globally than any other country, budgeting about $60 billion in 2023, or about 1% of the U.S. budget. World 26 Jan, 2025
Trump wants to pull the US out of the World Health Organization again. Here's what may happen next US President Donald Trump used one of the flurry of executive actions that he issued on his first day back in the White House to begin the process of withdrawing the US from the World Health Organization for the second time in less than five years World 21 Jan, 2025
CIB raids call centre in Lalitpur, nabs 53 people The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police has raided a call centre at Satdobato in Lalitpur and arrested 53 persons including two Indian nationals on the charge of operating online gambling. Kathmandu 07 Jan, 2025
RFK Jr. as Health Advisor: Maverick or menace to public health? President-elect Donald Trump announced his nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in November 2024. Opinion 06 Jan, 2025
World AIDS Day being marked today The 37th World AIDS Day is being marked by organizing public awareness programmes across the country today. Nepal 01 Dec, 2024
Israeli strike in northern Gaza kills at least 60, officials say, as Hezbollah announces new leader An Israeli strike on a five-story building where displaced Palestinians were sheltering in the northern Gaza Strip killed at least 60 people early Tuesday, more than half of them women and children, Gaza’s Health Ministry said. World 29 Oct, 2024
Thought dynamics: Timing holds the key Just think of the amazing dynamics of your thinking processes — of how they function collectively. Opinion 10 Oct, 2024
