Scientists decry death by 1,000 cuts for world's insects

The world’s vital insect kingdom is undergoing “death by a thousand cuts,” the world’s top bug experts said. Climate change, insecticides, herbicides, light pollution, invasive species and changes in agriculture and land use are causing...

Mobile & Apps 12 Jan, 2021

Fossil of world's earliest fungus unearthed in Canada: Old mold

WASHINGTON: Microfossils of a globular spore connected to a T-shaped filament excavated in an Arctic region of northwestern Canada represent the oldest-known fungus, a discovery that sheds light on the origins of an important branch in Earth’s...

Mobile & Apps 23 May, 2019

In Cannes, Terrence Malick uncovers 'A Hidden Life'

CANNES: "Where's Terrence Malick?" It's a familiar question for the famously press-shy filmmaker that was, predictably, hollered again Monday at the Cannes Film Festival. Malick, whose "Tree of Life" won the Palme d'Or in 2011, returned to the...

Travel Abroad 21 May, 2019

San�Diego-area synagogue shooting leaves 1 worshipper dead, 3 wounded

POWAY: A gunman walked into a San Diego-area synagogue crowded with Sabbath worshippers on Saturday and opened fire with an assault-style rifle, killing one woman inside and wounding three others in a hate crime carried out on the last day of...

Women 28 Apr, 2019

EDITORIAL: Empower provinces

Empowering provinces will mean empowering the people in decision-making processes, which is in the best interest of the nation Federal set up is quite new for Nepal. The federal government which exercises immense power and traditionally holds...

30 Oct, 2018

Harrowing tales emerge from synagogue; suspect due in court

PITTSBURGH: As Barry Werber walked into the Tree of Life Synagogue, he passed a cart carrying glassware and whiskey meant for the baby-naming ceremony scheduled at Dor Hadash, one of three small congregations that worship there. He went...

Women 29 Oct, 2018

Gunman targeting Jews kills 11 in�Pittsburgh�synagogue

PITTSBURGH: A gunman yelling, "All Jews must die," stormed a Pittsburgh synagogue during Saturday services, killing 11 worshippers and wounding six other people including four police officers, before he was arrested. Robert Bowers, 46, of...

Women 28 Oct, 2018

Reflection of the Himalayas

KATHMANDU: The Himalayan Art Camp was organised in Pokhara from May 3 to 13 where artists from Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, China, India and Nepal had taken part. Forty-five paintings created by these national and international...

Art & Culture 11 Jun, 2017

Brad Pitt talks Angelina Jolie divorce, giving up alcohol

LOS ANGELES: Brad Pitt is opening up for the first time about his pending divorce from Angelina Jolie and his relationship with their children. Pitt tells GQ Style magazine that the recent chaos in his personal life was "self-inflicted." Jolie...

Travel Abroad 03 May, 2017

Fossils from 1.6 billion years ago found in India may be oldest-known plants

WASHINGTON: Fossils unearthed in India that are 1.6 billion years old and look like red algae may represent the earliest-known plants, a discovery that could force scientists to reassess the timing of when major lineages in the tree of life first...

Mobile & Apps 15 Mar, 2017

Brad Pitt skips film premiere to focus on 'family situation'

LOS ANGELES: A producer says "we all respect his privacy" as Brad Pitt skipped his first public appearance after last week's split with Angelina Jolie Pitt. He didn't attend the premiere of Terrence Malick's new documentary Wednesday night as...

Travel Abroad 29 Sep, 2016

Brad Pitt skips documentary premiere to focus on 'family situation'

Actor Brad Pitt said on Tuesday he was skipping the premiere of his latest project to focus "on my family situation" and not distract from the educational documentary, following his highly publicized marital split from Angelina Jolie. Pitt, 52,...

Travel Abroad 28 Sep, 2016