Новости за 20.01.2021

Joe Biden has been sworn-in as the 46th President of the United States of America.

As of today, the country has witnessed 268,310 cases of the coronavirus infection while 262,642 people have recovered from the disease. Meanwhile, 1,975 COVID-19 fatalities have been confirmed. 

The preparation is ongoing to extend the deadline for the under-construction Mohana Bridge-Attariya road in Kailali district.

The National Planning Commission (NPC) has projected that the country needs Rs 665 billion to rescue its economy weakened by the pandemic.

The three districts of Kathmandu valley reported 145 new cases of the coronavirus infection on Wednesday.

Nepal on Wednesday reported 318 new cases of coronavirus infection from across the country. With this, the nationwide infection count has advanced to 268,310.

The nationwide coronavirus death-toll has advanced to 1,975 with six more fatalities reported on Wednesday.

India is to aid Nepal with 1 million doses of vaccine against the coronavirus.

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani urged US President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday to return to the 2015 nuclear deal and lift crippling sanctions on the Islamic Republic.

Bhola Thapa has been appointed the new vice-chancellor of the Kathmandu University.

The Constitutional Bench has set a time limit for lawyers while arguing on the ongoing hearing on dissolution House of Representatives at the Supreme Court.

Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has completed construction of 69 infrastructure projects in the six months of the current fiscal year, 2020/21.

Manchester rivals United and City are vying for first place in the Premier League when they play games back-to-back. City can go above Leicester and United to take top spot for the first time this season

The College Board -- the official testing agency of the SAT examination -- has decided to conduct the examinations online, while also scrapping the optional essay section and supplementary Subject tests.

Karnali Province and Lumbini Province registered victories in the PM Cup Men’s National Cricket Tournament here on Tuesday.

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday explicitly blamed President Donald Trump for the deadly riot at the Capitol, saying the mob was “fed lies” and the president and others “provoked” those intent on overturning Democrat Joe Biden’s election.

Spark Automotives has launched Ace branded heavy equipment popular in India in the country.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, have announced a partnership to launch the IATA Travel Pass for Etihad Airways’ guests.

Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma met 100 rural teachers in China via a live video meeting on Wednesday morning, in the businessman's first appearance since October.

India’s technology ministry has asked WhatsApp to withdraw changes to its privacy policy the messaging platform announced earlier this month, saying the new terms take away choice from Indian users.

Himalaya Airlines, a Nepal-China joint venture airline has conducted a test flight to Lhasa on Tuesday.

Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Poudel has urged entrepreneurs of the tourism sector to be confident that the business environment in the country will surely improve once the COVID vaccination kicks off.

Netflix Inc said on Tuesday its global subscriber rolls crossed 200 million at the end of 2020 and projected it will no longer need to borrow billions of dollars to finance its broad slate of TV shows and movies.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Tuesday it had approved a $2.7 billion line of credit for Panama to address the coronavirus pandemic.

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