Politics

894 people still missing from 11 hydropower projects after Bhotekoshi flood

894 people still missing from 11 hydropower projects after Bhotekoshi flood

Kathmandu, September 1 A large number of people reported missing or out of contact at hydropower projects in Rasuwa and Nuwakot following the Bhotekoshi River flood have yet to be rescued. According to data from the Independent Power…

SCO has become independent center of emerging multipolar world — Putin

TASS

SCO has become independent center of emerging multipolar world — Putin

The Russian president emphasized that today, the SCO is effectively the largest regional association not only on the Eurasian continent but globally

TASS

Kathmandu faces challenge managing bodies as hospital morgues reach capacity

Kathmandu faces challenge managing bodies as hospital morgues reach capacity

Kathmandu, September 1 The management of bodies recovered from the devastating floods along the Trishuli River has become increasingly challenging as the death toll continues to rise. Bodies were previously placed on the ground for…

Forest Minister calls for climate change to be made a national priority

Forest Minister calls for climate change to be made a national priority

Kathmandu, September 1 Minister for Agriculture, Forests and Environment Gita Chaudhary has said the government must make climate change and environmental issues a matter of national priority. Speaking at a discussion with experts held at…

Zambia's president to be sworn in for second term while opponent detained

BBC

Zambia's president to be sworn in for second term while opponent detained

Hakainde Hichilema swept to victory, but his main rival is now in detention charged with treason.

BBC

AllAfrica

Nigeria: Nigerians Too Poor Not to Be Subsidised, ADC Tells Tinubu

[Daily Trust] The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has rejected the Presidency's claim that restoring petrol subsidy to support a pump price of about N600 per litre could cost Nigeria N19.1 trillion annually, saying Nigerians are too poor…

AllAfrica

What's behind the 'biggest oil deal in world history' Trump is touting with Venezuela?

SBS News

What's behind the 'biggest oil deal in world history' Trump is touting with Venezuela?

Critics say the deal is the reason the Trump administration captured then-president Nicolás Maduro in a raid earlier this year.

SBS News

Carney’s Liberals win 3 special elections in Canada amid trade clash with US

South China Morning Post

Carney’s Liberals win 3 special elections in Canada amid trade clash with US

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s party swept to victory in special elections on Monday, boosting the leader’s parliamentary majority as a trade war with the United States escalates. Carney’s Liberal Party secured three seats, taking…

South China Morning Post

Water level in Bhotekoshi and Trishuli rivers below alert mark, but precaution advised

Water level in Bhotekoshi and Trishuli rivers below alert mark, but precaution advised

Kathmandu, September 1 Even though the water level and flow in the Bhotekoshi and Trishuli rivers are below the alert level, people are advised to remain alert. The Flood Forecasting Division of the Centre of Hydrology and Water Resources…

How rescuers found a 6-year-old girl alive after 62 hours under the mud

How rescuers found a 6-year-old girl alive after 62 hours under the mud

Kathmandu, September 1 The rescue of a 6-year-old girl who had been buried under mud on Friday in Timure, Gosaikunda Rural Municipality-2, Rasuwa, drew widespread attention. Sixty-two hours after the flood struck Bhotekoshi, many had…

What does Iceland’s “No” vote mean for the EU’s enlargement policy?

Euronews

What does Iceland’s “No” vote mean for the EU’s enlargement policy?

Iceland won’t reopen EU membership negotiations after 58.2 percent voted against in Saturday’s referendum. Does this challenge whether the EU can still attract stable, wealthy democracies for reasons beyond finances?

Euronews

Rasuwagadhi closure diverts Chinese imports to Korala, but Nepal’s alternative route is unprepared

Rasuwagadhi closure diverts Chinese imports to Korala, but Nepal’s alternative route is unprepared

Korala Border in Mustang. Kathmandu, September 1 The devastating flood in the Bhotekoshi River in Rasuwa on August 26 has wiped out the Rasuwagadhi–Kerung border point, the main lifeline for Nepal-China trade, forcing containers carrying…