LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP):- Meyers Leonard has a brother who served two tours in Afghanistan with the U.S. Marines. He carries a military-themed backpack, wears combat boots and has a phone loaded with Navy SEALs who are his friends. He also makes this clear: “I absolutely believe Black Lives..
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By Dikshya Tiwari, KATHMANDU: After four months Nepal Government fully lifted the four months of lockdown. Despite the end of the four-month-long lockdown, restrictions remain in some areas. Cinema halls, educational institutions, meetings, demonstrations and conferences, beauty parlors,..
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Seventy-five years after the Victory Day and Nuremberg Trials, the Vienna Process has leveraged on the current time of crisis in order to empower a new process for further all-Europe integration that could put at its centre citizens and protect these from the socio-economic and security challenges..
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When Imperial County emerged as California’s number one hot spot in COVID-19 infection rates, it exposed three variables – low wage workers, overcrowded households and inadequate health care – that make some regions a prime target for the corona virus. These same variables also explain why..
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Project Syndicate: As you note in your latest PS commentary, the problems exposed by America’s triple crisis of COVID-19, economic recession, and mass protests over racial injustice and police violence are rooted not in President Donald Trump’s failures, as dangerous as they are, but in the..
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Finance Minister Dr Yubaraj Khatiwada has claimed that the Nepali economy dented by COVID-19 pandemic was reviving gradually. Also the Minister for Communications and Information Technology Dr Khatiwada shared that with the economic and social activities getting restored, the income and expenditure..
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Joining us now is Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Mr. Secretary, I know we have you on for a lot of reasons – China top among them. We’ve been friends a long time. I’ve known you for a long time. You have – now you as the Secretary of State are in the position of negotiating some very..
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SAO PAULO, (AFP):- As Brazil's coronavirus outbreak started to turn ugly, then-health minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta calmly but firmly hewed to science and international best practice, preparing the country for an inevitable lockdown. He soon found himself out of a job. President Jair Bolsonaro..
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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP):- It’s a clash over water usage that Egypt calls an existential threat and Ethiopia calls a lifeline for millions out of poverty. Just weeks remain before the filling of Africa’s most powerful hydroelectric dam might begin, and tense talks between the countries on its..
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KATHMANDU:- Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep Kumar Gyawali has said India should open the door for bilateral talks by realizing the fact that Nepal updated political map incorporating Kalapani, Lipulekh and Limpiyadhura in the constitution based on national consensus. Talking to the National..
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As protests against police brutality continue nationwide, immigrant rights advocates are sounding the alarm over the presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents at some of the demonstrations. A viral video showed a group of ICE agents working with the New York City Police Department to..
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Project Syndicate: Since you sounded the alarm about Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s efforts to extend his rule, the public overwhelmingly approved the relevant constitutional changes in a referendum. The timing of the push, you wrote, was carefully chosen: the socioeconomic turmoil..
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A leading figure in the Chinese tech scene and in artificial-intelligence development globally, Kai-Fu Lee earned a PhD in computer science from Carnegie Mellon University in 1988 before serving in executive roles at Apple, SGI, Microsoft, and Google, where he was president of Google China. Now the..
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By embracing perpetual bonds – or Consols, as they are known in the United Kingdom and the United States – George Soros believes the EU can address the dual crises of COVID-19 and climate change currently threatening the world. In this Q & A, he argues that Consols present a preferable..
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Nepal, a country which has a glorious history of independence since ancient age, is at present urging its southern neighbour, India, not to infringe on its territory. Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, speaking on May 19 from the rostrum of the Federal Parliament, proposed to India to resolve the..
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HAVANA, (AFP):- Cuban former athlete Javier Sotomayor has jumped higher than anyone else in the history of the world. Although he is a former Olympic medallist and six-time world champion, who has held the world record since 1988, he also experienced several lows during his remarkable career,..
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This week, Project Syndicate catches up with Lucrezia Reichlin, a former director of research at the European Central Bank. Project Syndicate: In March, you wrote that, to counter the economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, the eurozone needs a “coordinated fiscal stimulus that takes..
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LANSING, Mich. (AP):— Rep. Justin Amash of Michigan said Wednesday he is seeking the Libertarian nod for president because millions of Americans do not feel well represented by either major political party and their standard-bearers: President Donald Trump and presumptive Democratic nominee Joe..
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In order to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, the government is working in prevention, control and treatment. The stay-at-home order issued since March 24 is still in force and the government has widened the scope of COVID-19 tests in the districts. However, the ongoing lockdown order has hit the..
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By Purushottam Dhakal, LOS ANGELES: In the United States, everybody except those working online, have become unemployed due to the COVID-19 or coronavirus pandemic. As of today, the U.S. has more than 735,000 infections, while 38,568 people have been declared dead. In this situation, the government..
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A near-10% drop in the value of the US dollar since its March high has given rise to two distinct narratives. The first takes a short-term perspective, focusing on how a..
