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Kathmandu: Nepal's economy grew at 0.8 percent during the first quarter of the current 2022-23 fiscal year which began in mid-July last year, the lowest year-on-year growth in the past seven years, the National Statistics Office (NSO) reported on Sunday.
Quetta: An explosion occurred inside Rakhni market in Balochistan’s Barkhan region in Pakistan on Sunday which left at least four people dead on Sunday.
New York: The UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Alice Wairimu Nderitu, said on Thursday that genocide denial and the glorification of war criminals continues to present a “serious challenge” to reconciliation efforts in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
New York: The head of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) concluded a visit on Saturday to devastated Syrian and Turkish communities and aid supply routes, calling on authorities to open more border crossings to help survivors of the earthquakes that hit both countries in early February.
Over 30 migrants, including babies, died after the boat in which they were travelling sank in rough seas off southern Italy, media reports said on Sunday.
Dhaka: A fire broke out at a slum in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka on Sunday.
New York: Nikki Haley, the Republican Party's presidential nominee and member of the Grand Old Party (GOP), has announced that if elected, she intends to eliminate all foreign aid to countries that are hostile to the United States.
Islamabad/UNI: At least four people were killed while 12 others were injured when a motorcycle laden with explosives blew up in the Barkhan district of Balochistan, the police said on Sunday.
A Chinese J-11 fighter jet, equipped with air-to-air missiles, intercepted a US patrol aircraft near the Paracel Islands over the South China Sea, according to media reports.
Nevada/UNI: At least five people died when a Care Flight air ambulance crashed in the US state of Nevada, media reported.
Buenos Aires/UNI: Heavy rains, flooding and landslides in Brazil’s state of Sao Paulo have resulted in nearly 60 deaths, Brazilian media report.
Paris/UNI: French President Emmanuel Macron said that he would go to China in early April to discuss the Ukrainian crisis and urge Beijing to put pressure on Moscow on the back of a newly-released Chinese peace plan for Kyiv.
Faisalabad: A Pakistani court on Saturday sentenced a person to 17 months in prison for sexual harassment, media reports said.
Islamabad: Pakistan's Finance Ministry has directed Accountant General Pakistan Revenues (AGPR) to cease the clearing of bills, including salaries, amid the rising financial crisis, media reports said on Saturday.
Rahim Yar Khan: A traffic accident on the Multan-Sukkur Motorway (M-5) in Pakistan on Friday left at least 13 people dead and 20 others hurt, media reports said.
Islamabad: At least two labourers died when a pillar of an under-construction flyover collapsed in Pakistan's Islamabad city on Saturday, media reports said.
New York: Top US billionaire financier and investor Thomas H. Lee, who was a pioneer in debt-fuelled corporate acquisition known as a leveraged buyout, was found dead in his Manhattan office on Thursday.
Beijing: Are you missing your partner who stays far away and feels like kissing her now? Don't worry as a Chinese university has invented a remote kissing device by keeping distressed lovers in mind.
New York: A senior official with the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Friday called for greater support for boys and girls affected by the powerful earthquakes in Türkey, which have left more than one million people homeless.
New York: The UN chief told the Security Council on Friday that “we need peace” in Ukraine, calling for urgent action on multiple fronts.
Washington: First Lady Jill Biden is confident that President Joe Biden, who has yet to announce his intent to run in the 2024 presidential race, is ready for re-election, AP News reported.
Islamabad: Pakistan's first transgender news anchor and journalist Marvia Malik on Thursday survived a gun attack in Lahore.
Islamabad: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Aftab Sultan on Tuesday resigned citing “interference” and “pressure”.
Kabul: Taliban authorities recently shut down shops in the Uruzgan region of Afghanistan for using Pakistani currency.
A metal sphere, which had washed up on a beach in Japan and left locals perplexed, has been removed, media reports said on Friday.
Karachi: A large section of the Sindh Assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution that demanded Sindhi should be given the status of the national language.
New York: Aid continues to roll into northwest Syria, with 53 trucks crossing from southern Türkey on Thursday, the UN reported in its latest update on response to the devastating earthquakes that struck the two countries on 6 February.
Tokyo/Beijing: A Japanese citizen, detained by the Chinese security forces four years ago, has been sentenced to 12 years for espionage, the NHK broadcaster reported on Friday, citing government sources.
Quetta: A local court in Quetta on Thursday granted 10-day physical remand of Balochistan Minister for Communication and Works Sardar Abdul Rehman Khetran, who was arrested in connection with a triple murder case, to the Crimes Branch Police, media reports said on Friday.
The first-ever conference to discuss draft global guidelines for regulating digital platforms ended on Thursday in Paris with a call to uphold the right to seek and receive information in the face of rising disinformation online.
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