International

Canada Lytton: Heatwave record village overwhelmingly burned in wildfire

KATHMANDU: JULY 2 – A wildfire has burned 90% of the village that recorded...

Japan land prices decrease for 1st time in 6 years amid COVID-19 pandemic

TOKYO: JULY 1 – Land prices in Japan fell an average of 0.5 percent...

Temperatures in Canada are still high, with 230 people dying from the heat

NORTH AMERICA: JULY 1 – Extreme heatwaves have killed at least 230 people in...

Former US Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld dies

WASHINGTON: JULY 1 – Donald Rumsfeld, a forceful U.S. defense secretary who was the...

Dengue cases in Philippines down 48 pct in H1

MANILA: JULY 1 – The number of dengue cases recorded from January to June...

Delta variant to become dominant strain of COVID-19 in coming months: WHO

GENEVA, UNITED STATES: JULY 1 – The World Health Organization has said the Delta...

Hong Kong reports 4 new imported COVID-19 cases

HONG KONG: JULY 1 – Hong Kong’s Center for Health Protection (CHP) reported four...

South Korea’s export soars 39.7 pct in June

SEOUL: JUNE 1 – South Korea’s export soared in double digits in June on...

Most European troops exit Afghanistan quietly after 20 years

KATHMANDU: JULY 1 – Most European troops have already pulled out of Afghanistan, quietly...

Ferry sinks in rough seas near Bali: 7 dead and 11 missing

JAKARTA: JUNE 30 – Rescuers have found seven dead bodies, rescued 46 people and...