KATHMANDU, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Eighteen dead bodies have been recovered after a plane crashed on Wednesday at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal's capital, said Hansa Raj Pandey, spokesman at the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN).
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PARIS, July 24 (Xinhua) -- China has made remarkable athletic achievements and showcased broader progress in sports on its Olympic journey since 1984, when the country secured its first Olympic gold medal at the Los Angeles Games.
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China has never stopped striving to make breakthroughs at the Olympic Games since the restoration
COLOMBO, July 24 (Xinhua) -- The Monetary Policy Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) announced on Wednesday that it has reduced the Standing Deposit Facility Rate and the Standing Lending Facility Rate by 25 basis points, bringing them to 8.25 percent and 9.25 percent, respectively.
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KATHMANDU, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Twenty-two dead bodies have been recovered after a domestic plane crashed on Wednesday at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal's capital, said Hansa Raj Pandey, spokesman at the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to try to bolster support for Israel's war against Hamas as he delivers an address Wednesday to the U.S. Congress.
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KATHMANDU, 24th July, 2024 (WAM) -- At least 18 people were killed when a small plane crashed and caught fire while it was taking off from Nepal's capital Kathmandu on Wednesday, Reuters reported, citing officials.
© Provided by Xinhua A visitor experiences recycling equipment at a low-carbon area on Dongyu Island in Boao, south China's Hainan Province, March 22, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang L
© Provided by Xinhua Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, attends the closing ceremony
HANOI, July 24 (Xinhua) -- The State Bank of Vietnam will manage interest rates in accordance with macroeconomic balance and inflation in the second half of 2024 to ensure macroeconomic stability and inflation control, Vietnam News cited the bank's deputy governor Dao Minh Tu on Wednesday.
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KATHMANDU, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Twenty-two dead bodies have been recovered and one injured person has been hospitalized, after a plane crashed on Wednesday at the
TOKYO - Russia has banned the head of Toyota and 12 other senior Japanese business figures from entering the country, prompting a protest by Tokyo on Wednesday.
Читать дальше...New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): The Delhi Traffic Police issued an advisory on Wednesday regarding heavy traffic at Mahatma Gandhi Marg due to severe waterlogging at the Nigam Bodh Ghat. The advisory issued mentioned the diversion point as Chandgi Ram Akhara. Traffic diversions were made effective by the police. Earlier today, visuals showed severe waterlogging in several areas of Delhi-NCR, including the Zakhira underp
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 24 (ANI): Slamming the Congress for criticising the Union Budget presented by the Finance Minister on Tuesday, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader CR Kesavan said that the opposition parties lack "credible intention, policy and leader.""This budget strongly signals that 'New India' is firmly on the move...As far as the crooked Congress and the unprincipled opposition is concerned, they h
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Читать дальше...New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): The UK India Business Council (UKIBC) has extended its congratulations to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and the Government of India on the presentation of India's Union Budget 2024-25. In a statement, UKIBC welcomed the government's proposal to reduce the corporate tax rate for foreign companies from 40 per cent to 35 per cent, signalling a step towards greater parity and encouragin
SEOUL, July 24 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's population mobility hit the lowest June figure in 50 years due to the aging population and the housing market downturn, statistical office data showed Wednesday.
Читать дальше...Dwarka (Gujarat) [India], July 24 (ANI): Three women of the same family died after a dilapidated three-storey building collapsed in Jam Khambhalia town in Gujarat's Devbhumi Dwarka district amid heavy rainfall in the state's Saurashtra region, police said on Wednesday. The National Disaster Response Force, teams present on the spot carried out the rescue operations on a war footing and recovered all three bodies of the de
BEIJING, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Beijing renewed an orange alert for rainstorms on Wednesday, with heavy rainfall expected in most parts of the city.
Читать дальше...Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 24 (ANI): Congress leader Hanumanth Rao on Wednesday slammed the Union Budget 2024-25 and said that the INDIA bloc will hold a protest against the 'discriminatory' budget, adding that the budget of the Union government is to save their 'kursi' (chair). The INDIA bloc MPs will hold a protest in Parliament on Wednesday against the Union Budget, presented on July 23 by Finance Minister Nir
ABUJA, Nigeria: In a landmark decision, Nigeria's Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has slapped Meta with a $220 million fine for breaching data protection and consumer rights laws through its platforms, Facebook and WhatsApp.
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DENVER, Colorado: A rare orange lobster rescued from a shipment of crustaceans delivered to a Red Lobster restaurant in Pueblo, Colorado, is now a resident of the Downtown Aquarium in Denver.
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SEOUL, July 24 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's consumer sentiment improved for the second straight month due to export growth and expectations for interest rate cuts, central bank data showed Wednesday.
Читать дальше...New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): Indian Benchmark indices opened in negative territory as the Union budget proved to be a non-event to the market participants. The Sensex opened in red at 80,343.38, down 85.43 or 0.11 per cent while the Nifty 40 also opened in red at 24445.00, down 34 points or 0.14 per cent. The Bank Nifty showed a similar trend opening at 51657.70, lower by 120.60 points or 0.23 per cent. Among the sec
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 24 (ANI): Hitting out at the Congress for criticising the Union Budget presented by the Finance Minister on Tuesday, Maharashtra BJP president Chandrashekhar Bawankule said that the party is only engaged in "nautanki" (popular folk performance). Bawankule claimed that Congress had done nothing for people in the last 55 years and had taken votes from people after confusing them. "Congress
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