International

Australian bushfires trigger massive phytoplankton bloom in ocean: study

SYDNEY: SEPT. 16 – Researchers said smoke from Australia’s 2019 to 2020 bushfire season...

Taliban hands over seized cash, gold to Afghan central bank

KABUL: SEPT. 16 – The Taliban had handed over about 12.3 million U.S. dollars...

Malaysia reports 19,495 new COVID-19 cases, total deaths pass 22,000 mark

KUALA LUMPUR: SEPT. 16 – Malaysia reported another 19,495 new COVID-19 infections as of...

Afghanistan: Life under Taliban rule one month on

KABUL: SEPT. 16 – At Afghanistan’s border with Uzbekistan, a cargo train rolls over...

Saudi Arabia signs deals with AstraZeneca, Pfizer to promote investment in health

RIYADH: SEPT. 15 – Saudi Arabia signed on Tuesday agreements with top pharmaceutical and...

Taliban official urges int’l donors to continue humanitarian aid for Afghanistan

KABUL: SEPT. 15 – Amir Khan Muttaqi, acting foreign minister of the new Taliban...

When the Nazis sent scientists to the Himalayas

KATHMANDU: SEPT. 15 – In 1938, Heinrich Himmler, a leading member of Germany’s Nazi...

Comedian Norm Macdonald dies

KATHMANDU: SEPT. 15 – Famous stand-up comedian Norm Macdonald has died in California on...

Pakistan’s COVID-19 positivity rate falls below 5 pct

ISLAMABAD: SEPT. 15 – The COVID-19 positivity rate fell to 4.78 per cent in...

After 16 years, Germany’s Merkel is stepping down, here’s how she built her legacy

KATHMANDU: SEPT. 15 – After a decade and a half, the era of German...