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Oil price rises as EU cuts Russian imports
Sunakhari News Kathmandu- Oil prices have hit fresh two-month highs after European Union leaders agreed on a plan to block more than two-thirds of Russian oil imports. Brent crude rose above $123 a barrel on Tuesday morning, after the deal was reached at a summit in Brussels. Prices for oil and gas have soared in recent months, fuelled by the lifting of lockdowns and the Ukraine war. Rising energy costs have put pressure on consumers and businesses in Europe now facing higher bil....
Ukraine war student-turned-soldier: ‘Friends die in your arms’
Sunakhari News/ Kathmandu - Maxsym Lutsyk looks older and more serious, and makes fewer jokes, than when I saw him in the days after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Back then, the 19-year-old had just put university on hold and volunteered to fight. Last week he made a difficult journey out of the Donbas front line, using back roads at night to avoid artillery fire, to pick up supplies for his unit and to tell me what it has been like fighting the Russians. We met in Bakhmut, a sma....
Texas school shooting: Husband of killed teacher ‘dies of grief’
Sunakhari News/ Kathmandu- The husband of one of the teachers slain in Tuesday's mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, has reportedly died of a heart attack. Joe Garcia was the husband of Irma Garcia, who taught for 23 years at Robb Elementary School. Mrs Garcia was one of two teachers killed by a teenage gunman in the shooting that left 21 people dead - including 19 children. The couple - who were married for 24 years - are survived by four children. By Thursday night, ....
China Eastern plane crash likely intentional, US reports say
Sunakhari News/ Kathmandu - Flight data indicates a China Eastern Airlines plane that crashed in March was intentionally put into a nose-dive, according to US media reports. Investigators have so far not found any mechanical or technical faults with the jet, the reports say, citing a preliminary assessment by US officials.The Boeing 737-800 was flying between the southern Chinese cities of Kunming and Guangzhou when it crashed. All 132 passengers and crew o....
Ukraine war: First ladies meet as US announces new sanctions
Sunakhari News/Kathmandu - US First Lady Jill Biden has met her Ukrainian counterpart Olena Zelenska in Ukraine as Washington announced further sanctions on Moscow. The two first ladies met at a school in the border town of Uzhhorod. It was Mrs Zelenska's first appearance in public since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on 24 February. The US imposed new sanctions - including visa curbs on 2,600 Russian and Belarusian individuals - in response to the Russian invasion. &nb....
Ukraine war: Dozens feared dead after bomb hits school
Sunakhari News/Kathmandu - Dozens of people are feared dead after a bomb hit a school in east Ukraine, where government forces are battling Russian troops and separatists. Luhansk region's governor, Serhiy Gaidai, confirmed two deaths, saying 60 people were feared dead under the rubble of the school in Bilohorivka. About 90 people had been sheltering in the building and 30 were rescued, seven of them wounded, he added. Mr Gaidai said a Russian plane had dropped the bomb on Saturd....
Government of Nepal and World Bank Sign $150 Million Development Policy Credit to Strengthen Nepal’s Financial Sector
Sunakhari News/Kathmandu- The Government of Nepal and the World Bank signed a $150 million ‘Finance for Growth’ Development Policy Credit (DPC) today to strengthen financial sector stability, diversify financial solutions, and increase access to financial services in Nepal. The agreement was signed by the Finance Secretary, Mr. Madhu Kumar Marasini, on behalf of the Government of Nepal, and the World Bank Country Director for Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka, Mr. Faris Hadad-Ze....
Sri Lanka: The divisions behind the country’s united protests
Sunakhari News/Kathmandu "Look: the Muslims are here, the Hindus are here, the Catholics are here. All the same blood. "This is the real Sri Lanka." Lukshan Wattuhewa gestures across Galle Face Green on Colombo's colourful seafront, where thousands of demonstrators now converge daily. He hopes massive anti-government protests - fuelled by the country's worst ever economic crisis - can mark a turning point in the decades of ethnic and religious violence that have scarred so many c....
Scott Johnson: Gay US student’s killer jailed in Sydney after 30 years
Sunakhari News/Kathmandu- Three decades after US man Scott Johnson's body was found at the base of cliffs in Sydney, his killer has been sentenced to jail. Scott White was on Tuesday sentenced to a maximum 12 years and seven months in jail for the then-27-year-old's murder. At the time, the Cambridge University graduate's death was ruled as suicide - something his family never believed. They had for years fought for Australian police to investigate it as a gay hate crime instead. O....
Nagaenthran: Singapore executes low IQ Malaysian man on drugs charge
सुनाखरी न्युज/ काठमाडौं - A court in Singapore has executed a Malaysian drug smuggler, his sister has confirmed to the BBC. Nagaenthran Dharmalingam had been on death row for more than a decade for attempting to bring around three tablespoons of heroin into Singapore. His case was highly controversial as he was assessed by a medical expert to have an IQ of 69 - a level that indicates an intellectual disability. But the governme....