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International


UN report underscores urgency of hefty financing to rescue SDGs

KATHMANDU –  At a time when only six years are left to achieve sustainable development goals (SDGs), the global efforts ...

100 rockets fired at northern Israel after Israel strikes deeper into Lebanon

JERUSALEM – Around 100 rockets were fired by Hezbollah militants in Lebanon towards northern Israel on Tuesday morning, following Israeli ...

China targets economic growth of around 5 pct in 2024

BEIJING – China targets economic growth of around 5 percent in 2024, according to a government work report submitted Tuesday ...

Two people to be publicly executed in eastern Afghanistan

GHAZNI – Two people were due to be publicly executed in a football stadium in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday, provincial officials ...

Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan and wife get 14 years jail in graft case

ISLAMABAD  – Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan and his wife were sentenced Wednesday to 14 years in jail after ...

Huawei Sustainability Forum: Jeffrey Sachs Advocates Tech Solutions to Address SDG Challenges

CHINA – Huawei’s 2023 Sustainability Forum and its regional sessions concluded yesterday. Themed “Thriving Together with Tech: Realizing Sustainable Development,” ...

Russia: 12 people killed, 66 others injured after explosion in Makhachkala

MOSCOW – As many as 12 people and 66 others were injured after an explosion at a filling station in ...

North Korean leader Kim tours weapons factories and vows to boost war readiness in face of tensions

SEOUL – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un toured the country’s key weapons factories, including those producing artillery systems and ...

WHO warns of potential rise in Dengue cases in Afghanistan

KABUL –  The World Health Organisation (WHO) recently revealed that it has issued a warning on the probable spike in ...

China’s BRI flagship project in Cambodia elevates local workers’ livelihoods with skills training

CAMBODIA – Situated in southwest Cambodia, the Sihanoukville Special Economic Zone (SSEZ), a flagship project under China’s Belt and Road ...