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US COVID-19 doses arrive as Nepal struggles to vaccinate population
A shipment of 1.5 million doses of Johnson and Johnson vaccine donated by the US arrived Monday in Nepal, which is struggling to inoculate its ... Coronavirus -
Chinese, Indian workers among 11 killed in Nepal floods, 25 missing
Landslides and flash floods triggered by heavy rain across Nepal this week killed 11 people including one Indian and two Chinese workers at a ... World News -
Flash floods kill 10 people in Bhutan, seven missing in Nepal
Flash floods triggered by heavy rains washed away a remote mountain camp in Bhutan on Wednesday killing 10 people and injuring five, while floods in ... World News -
Nepal appeals for COVID-19 vaccines as cases rise
Nepal urgently needs at least 1.6 million AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine doses to administer second shots as the Himalayan country is recording a ... Coronavirus -
Nepal dissolves parliament amidst government infighting
Nepal will likely head to the polls next year after parliament was abruptly dissolved on Sunday, a move prompted by infighting between the Himalayan ... World News -
Nepal evacuates 175 citizens, mostly students, from coronavirus epicenter Wuhan
Nepal on Sunday evacuated 175 of its nationals from the Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicenter of a coronavirus outbreak, an official said, after ... World News -
Search continues for seven missing after avalanche hit hiking trail in Nepal
Special army and government rescue personnel were searching again on Monday for four South Korean trekkers and their three Nepali guides lost since an ... World News -
Four South Korean trekkers among seven missing in Nepal avalanche
Seven trekkers, including four South Koreans, went missing in Nepal’s northwest Himalayan region after an avalanche hit their trail, local ... World News -
Fourteen pilgrims die, 18 injured after bus crash in Nepal
A bus carrying Hindu pilgrims drove off a highway and crashed in Nepal on Sunday, killing 14 people and injuring 18, police said. The pilgrims were ... World News -
Three dead in Nepal bomb blast
Three people, including a police official, were killed when a bomb exploded in southern Nepal on Saturday. The device detonated outside a local ... World News -
Nepal man shatters record for scaling world’s highest peaks
A Nepalese man shattered the previous mountaineering record for successfully climbing the world’s 14 highest peaks, completing the feat in 189 ... Variety -
China’s Xi promises aid, development in Nepal visit
China and Nepal hailed the “beginning of a new era” in relations on Sunday as President Xi Jinping ended his visit with promises of a ... World News -
Nepal bus crash kills 11, injures over a hundred
An overloaded bus plunged down a hill in central Nepal, killing at least 11 and injuring 108 people, an official said Saturday.The packed bus was ... World News -
UN committee faults Nepal in child labor, abuse case
A UN committee has ordered Nepal to compensate a man blocked from seeking justice after suffering years of forced labor, as well as alleged torture in ... World News -
Climbers must be trained to tackle Everest, panel says after deaths
Nepal must make training and experience in high altitude climbing mandatory for all climbers on Mount Everest and other high peaks, a government panel ... Variety -
Mudslide in remote Nepal mountain village kills 8
A mudslide has buried houses in two remote mountain villages in Nepal, killing eight people and leaving two others missing. Government Administrator ... World News -
Monsoon flooding death toll climbs to 164 in South Asia
The death toll in monsoon flooding in South Asia has climbed past 160 as millions of people and animals continue to face the brunt in three countries, ... World News -
Monsoon rains wreaking flood havoc across South Asia
Torrential monsoon rains swept away homes and triggered landslides across South Asia, affecting millions of people and claiming at least 180 lives, ... News -
Monsoon rains kill 30 people in Nepal, others missing
Flash floods and landslides in Nepal triggered by monsoon rains killed 15 people and injured 12 overnight while another 18 have gone missing, ... World News -
Nepal airport closed after plane skids off runway
Nepal's only international airport was closed Friday after a plane skidded off the recently repaired runway, injuring two people, officials said. The ... World News -
Floods and landslides kill 15 in Nepal, six others missing
More than 20 people have been killed or are missing due to landslides and floods as monsoon rains lashed Nepal, the government said on Friday. Heavy ... World News -
Ex-UN official jailed for child abuse in Nepal
A former UN official has been jailed for sexually abusing children in Nepal, officials said Tuesday, following a trial underscoring the ... World News -
Nepal declines permission for Dalai Lama’s birthday celebration
The Dalai Lama’s birthday celebrations in Nepal were cancelled on Sunday after the government refused permission for the event to go ahead, ... Variety -
Labor workers in Qatar suffer from dire conditions, say they are ‘prisoners’
A documentary reveals the exploitation of Nepalese migrant workers in Qatar, who live in dire conditions, are denied their salaries, and have their ... Features -
Nepal picks up four bodies, 11 tons of garbage in Everest clean-up
Nepali climbers have retrieved four bodies and collected some 11 tons of decades-old garbage from Mount Everest and its approach below the base camp ... Variety -
Four killed, seven injured in three explosions in Nepali capital
Four people were killed and seven others injured on Sunday in three separate explosions in the Nepali capital, Kathmandu, and police said they ... World News -
British climber dies on Everest as death toll of climbers in Nepal reaches 18
A British climber too weak to descend from Mount Everest died on Saturday, officials said, the eighth climber to die on the world’s tallest ... Variety -
Nepali scales Everest record 24 times with one more to go
A Nepali Sherpa reached the summit of Mount Everest a record 24th time on Tuesday, an official said, his second ascent in just a week, and he has set ... Variety -
Malaysian climber rescued from Mount Annapurna in Nepal
A rescue helicopter plucked a Malaysian climber from Mount Annapurna in west Nepal on Friday, where he was stranded for two days after climbing the ... World News -
Life after death: Sherpa widows eye Everest to fight taboo
Two Nepali Sherpa women hope to conquer Mount Everest next month, finishing off the job their husbands started in a bid to empower fellow widows and ... Features