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Poetry you can watch Kathmandu Post Nepal, July 17 -- It is true poetry is everywhere! From fiction to nonfiction, poetry is defying a single genre. From literature to art, poetry is defying a single form. Poetrys malleability is even more apparent when words are fused with visual images to bring poetry to life in a new way. The influence of poetry in visual arts is not a new phenomenon and seems to be growing every day. On YouTube, a long list of homemade minimalist poetry vide...

China pledges additional 1.6 million vaccine doses to Nepal Kathmandu Post Kathmandu, July 17 -- China will provide an additional 1.6 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccines to Nepal in grant assistance, Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Hou Yanqi informed Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on Friday. © Xinhua/Sulav Shrestha via Getty Images FILE - KATHMANDU, April 7, 2021 -- Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Hou Yanqi C discusses vaccination with local officials at a hospital in Kathmandu...

Nepalis among workers exploited in Qatars high-end hotels set up for FIFA World Cup Kathmandu Post Kathmandu, July 17 -- In the run-up to the biggest showdown of football, the FIFA World Cup 2022, abuse of migrant workers including Nepalis has once again surfaced in Qatar, the Persian Gulf nation that hosts the football extravaganza. A recent report published by Business & Human Rights, an international agency working to advance human rights in business and eradicate abuses, has...

Nepal to receive at least 3.2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines by July 30: Health ministry My Republica KATHMANDU, July 17 -- Nepal to receive COVID-19 vaccines purchased from China from July 21 While Kathmandu district has postponed the Vero Cell vaccination campaign citing shortage of vaccines, the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) has announced that Nepal will soon receive millions of doses of COVID-19 vaccines. According to a press statement issued by the health min...

COVID-19:Expired liquid tubes used for collecting samples at Pabna UHC United News of Bangladesh (UNB) Bangladesh, July 16 -- expired liquid tube being used for collecting his sample for a Covid-19 test at Pabna Sadar Upazila Health Complex (UHC) Thursday. It has led to the revelation that some 19 samples were collected like this. For the sake of accurate and reliable results, their samples will have to be collected again. The man, who wished to remain anonymous, noticed the tub...

Nepal recorded negative BoP in past two years My Republica KATHMANDU, July 16 -- Nepals balance of payments (BoP) turned negative in the last two years on soaring imports and a fall in the net inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI). According to the 11 months report on the Current Macroeconomic and Financial Situation published by Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) on Thursday, the countrys BoP registered a deficit of Rs 15.15 billion in the first 11 months of the current fiscal year co...

First on the list Kathmandu Post Nepal, July 16 -- In 2017, when Sher Bahadur Deuba became prime minister, he set a record-and got bad press-by forming the largest ever Council of Ministers in the countrys history by packing it with 50 ministers. Two decades ago, in 1996 also, Deuba led a 48-member Council of Ministers. A bloated Council of Ministers in the past could be attributed to coalition compulsions. During his fifth stint, Deuba does not have the luxury of setting simila...

Reframing Our Youth Employment Problem My Republica Nepal, July 15 -- The crux of the COVID-19 employment impact lies in underemployment, which globally has contributed more to estimated job losses (in work hours) than unemployment and whose impact is potentially longer term. Given our pre-existing problem of underemployment, especially among youth in the 25-39 age group, this represents an unprecedented employment challenge considering that we are right in the middle of our dem...

Malaysia extends amnesty scheme deadline for undocumented workers Kathmandu Post Kathmandu, July 14 -- Malaysia has further extended the amnesty deadline for undocumented foreign nationals including Nepalis. Malaysian authorities, through the amnesty scheme introduced last November, offer an opportunity for undocumented foreign workers to either return home voluntarily without facing any legal action or apply for legal status. The amnesty deadline, which ended last month, has be...

As Nepal struggles to contain Covid-19, risk of Zika outbreak rises Kathmandu Post Kathmandu, July 14 -- Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes that transmit the dengue virus have been present in almost all districts throughout the country. These mosquitoes also transmit the Zika virus. And what is concerning is, there has been an outbreak of Zika virus in neighbouring India with which Nepal shares a long open border. As thousands of people enter the country every day fro...