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Tropical Storm Megi: Rescuers race to find survivors as death toll rises
Sunakhari News/ Kathmandu - At least 53 people have been killed in landslides and floods after Tropical Storm Megi devastated the Philippines. Rescue crews were still seeking to find survivors in flooded villages on Wednesday, digging through mud and wading through chest-high water. However the death toll from Sunday's natural disaster is only expected to climb, officials say. Villages around Baybay city in the central Leyte province are worse hit. There, hillside av....
Ukraine: Johnson pledges aid to Zelensky in Kyiv meeting
Sunakhari News/ Kathmandu - Prime Minister Boris Johnson has held talks in Kyiv with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky. No 10 said the visit was a "show of solidarity" with the Ukrainian people. Following the meeting, Downing Street said the UK would send 120 armoured vehicles and anti-ship missile systems to support Ukraine. Senior officials in Mr Zelensky's team praised the UK for support during its conflict with Russia. Mr Johnson's visit to Kyiv was not announced in adva....
Ukraine war: Sharing space with the dead – horror outside Chernihiv
Sunakhari News/Kathmandu- On the white, damp wall of the Yahidne school basement is a crude calendar, drawn in red crayon. It marks a period of unimaginable trauma - from 5 March to 2 April - for the people of this village. Yahidne, 140km (80 miles) north of Kyiv and just outside the city of Chernihiv which is close to the borders with Belarus and Russia, was occupied by Russian soldiers for nearly a month. When they entered, they took men, women and children from their homes at ....
Ukraine war: Russian troops leave Chernobyl, Ukraine says
Sunakhari News/ Kathmandu - Russian troops occupying the former nuclear power plant at Chernobyl have left, the plant's staff say. According to Ukraine's state nuclear company Energoatom, staff at the plant said there are currently no "outsiders" at the site. Earlier, it said some Russian forces had set off towards the Belarusian border, leaving a small group behind. The announcement appears to confirm reports by senior US defence officials on Wednesday of a withdrawal. ....
Oil prices drop as Biden considers releasing reserves
Sunakhari News/Kathmandu- Oil prices have fallen sharply after reports that the US is set to take new steps to bring down high fuel costs. The Biden administration is reportedly considering the release of up to 180m barrels of oil in the coming months from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. If confirmed, this will be the largest-ever release since the reserve was created in 1974. The war in Ukraine has rocked global energy markets in recent weeks over concerns that suppli....
Will Smith hits Chris Rock on Oscars stage
Sunakhari News/ Kathmandu- Will Smith slapped Chris Rock in the face on stage at the Oscars after the comic made a joke about the actor's wife Jada Pinkett Smith. "Jada, can't wait for GI Jane 2," he said, in an apparent reference to her shaved hairdo - which is a result of the hair loss condition alopecia. Smith walked on stage and struck Rock before returning to his seat and shouting: "Keep my wife's name out of your [expletive] mouth." He later apologised on stage. "I wa....
Referee seminar conducted by IOFTC
Sunakhari News / Kathmandu -The International Open Friendship Taekwondo Championship is a non-profit organization established in the year 2000. Headquartered in Portland, USA. Since its inception, the organization has been able to establish its own identity by successfully conducting international level competitions in different countries. Even when there was an earthquake in Nepal in 2072 BS, this organization had distributed relief in various villages and toll settlements affected....
World Bank Provides $150 Million to Strengthen Nepal’s Financial Sector for Green, Resilient, and Inclusive Development
Sunakhari News/Kathmandu- The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a $150 million ‘Finance for Growth’ development policy credit to strengthen financial sector stability, diversify financial solutions, and increase access to financial services in support of Nepal’s green, resilient, and inclusive development. “A well-functioning financial system is a key enabler for the mobilization of private investment and driver of economic activity,” stated Far....
China plane crash: Search and rescue operation halted by rain
Sunakhari News/Kathmandu- Search and rescue operations have been suspended at the crash site of a Chinese passenger plane after heavy rain sparked fears of a landslide. State media Xinhua said soil at the crash site had absorbed a lot of water, adding "uncertainty" to the rescue. No survivors have so far been found from China Eastern flight MU5735 which had 132 passengers when it crashed in the hills in southern China. Investigators don't know why the plane plummeted out of the s....
Ukraine conflict: Scores feared dead after Russia attack on Mykolaiv barracks
Sunakhari News/ Kathmandu - Scores of Ukrainian soldiers are feared to have been killed after an attack on a military barracks on Friday. About 200 soldiers were sleeping in the barracks when three Russian missiles hit the base on the northern edge of Mykolaiv, a source told the BBC. Some 57 injured people were being treated in hospitals, another source said. There are no official casualty figures. Rescue workers crawling over giant piles of rubble found a survivor on Saturday....