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4 killed in Italian helicopter crash during EU peacekeeping operation in Bosnia
An Italian Chinook military helicopter crashed during routine training in Bosnia and Herzegovina on Thursday evening, resulting in the deaths of four service members and injuring 11 others, the European Union Force (EUFOR) stated. The fatal crash took place in the Gorice sector near Brčko on October 29, 2026. In an official communiqué...
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Man lands in police custody after 2.16 billion of transactions in cryptocurrency
Kathmandu, Oct 30: Sunil Kumar Yadav from Sabaila Municipality-12 in Dhanusha has been arrested for trading in cryptocurrency illegally. According to the Central Police Newsroom, the 28-year-old Yadav has so far traded cryptocurrency worth Rs 2 billion 16 million 120 thousand 821. A team dispatched from the Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation...
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Wholesale price of eggs increased
Chitwan, Oct 30: The wholesale support price of eggs has increased following the rise in demand of eggs during festive season. Nepal Layers Poultry Farmers Association increased the support price of eggs after the demand of eggs increased in the market with the beginning of the festive season and winter season. Association Chairperson Binod...
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Fire pollution killed 3,560 people in Indonesia in September: report
Pollution from smoke emitted by months of wildfires across Indonesia caused an estimated 3,560 deaths in the vast Southeast Asian archipelago in September, according to a new study. The same month, about 57.8 million people in Indonesia were inhaling unhealthy to hazardous air, said the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA), a...
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Decline in prices of gold and silver
Kathmandu, Oct 30: The prices of gold and silver have declined in the domestic market today, the last trading day of the week. The price of gold has dropped by Rs 3,200 and that of silver by Rs 105 per tola (11.66 grammes). According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers' Association, today the price of hallmark gold per tola is...
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UN extends LDC graduation timeframe for Nepal and Bangladesh
Kathmandu, Oct 30: The United Nations General Assembly has unanimously passed a proposal to extend the preparation period necessary for Nepal and Bangladesh to graduate from the least developed country (LDCs) status until November 24, 2029. The UN's 81st General Assembly meeting on Thursday made this decision, according to the Permanent...
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Effects of cyclone 'Arnab' to weaken from tomorrow afternoon
Kathmandu, Oct 30: The effects of cyclone 'Arnab' and rainfall activity will begin to subside from Saturday afternoon onwards, according to the Nepal Meteorological Department. Light rainfall has been taking place at most of the places in Koshi, Madhes, Bagmati and Gandaki Provinces and at one or two places in Lumbini, Karnali and...
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Nepal comes up with four proposals for dealing with mountain crises, 53 nations back them
Kathmandu, Oct 30: Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Biraj Bhakta Shrestha, has said that the crises caused by climate change in the Himalayan region are not confined within the geographical boundaries of just one country. At a high-level regional dialogue organized on Thursday in Bangkok by the UN Economic and Social...
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Cyclone Arnab affects tourists' move to Kanchanjunga
Taplejung, Oct 30: As many as 250 domestic and foreign tourists on their way to the Kanchenjunga area have been stranded midway due to adverse weather in the Himalayan region following the cyclone 'Arnab' developing in the Bay of Bengal. With snowfall increasing in the higher regions and dipping temperature with drizzling in the...
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Russian FM Sergey Lavrov arrives in Atlanta for G20 Foreign Ministers' meeting
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has arrived in Atlanta to attend the G20 Foreign Ministers' meeting scheduled for October 30-31, Russian news agency Sputnik reported on Friday. According to Sputnik, Lavrov will join top diplomats, including US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, European Union foreign policy chief Kaja...
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Strikes imperil Gaza civilians; 3,000 remain displaced in Hebron: UN
Airstrikes and other incidents continue to affect the safety and well-being of Palestinian civilians in Gaza and the West Bank, UN humanitarians said on Thursday. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said its safety and security partners reported that on Wednesday in Gaza's Khan Younis, a UN warehouse...
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Bank of Japan says inflation hit 2% target after 13 years
The Bank of Japan said Friday inflation had hit its two percent target, more than 13 years after it adopted the goal in a bid to pull the economy out of deflation. For decades successive governments struggled to pull the country out of a spiral of deflation -- sustained falls in prices that are harmful for economic growth -- and the two percent...
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Joint tourism promotional programme in Brussels: Guests enjoy Nepali iconic foods
Kathmandu, Oct 30: The Nepali Embassy in Brussels, in collaboration with the embassies of Bhutan, the Maldives, and Sri Lanka, organized a second edition of joint tourism promotion event 'From Himalayan Peaks to Coastal Shores' in Brussels on Thursday. T'he event brought together nearly hundred participants, including...
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Nepal Police reiterates commitment to citizen
Kathmandu, Oct 29: The Nepal Police has reiterated its commitment to citizen by carrying out responsibility and maintaining accountability in line with government's direction. Issuing a press statement on Thursday, spokesperson of the Nepal Police, Avi Narayan Kafle, requested everyone not to be swayed by the false and baseless...
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Joint tourism promotional programme in Brussels: Guests enjoy Nepali iconic foods
Kathmandu, Oct 30: The Nepali Embassy in Brussels, in collaboration with the embassies of Bhutan, the Maldives, and Sri Lanka, organized a second edition of joint tourism promotion event 'From Himalayan Peaks to Coastal Shores' in Brussels on Thursday. T'he event brought together nearly hundred participants, including...
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Effects of Cyclone Arnab visible: Heavy rainfall and snowfall predicted
Kathmandu, Oct 30: The country is currently experiencing the effects of Cyclone 'Arnab,' developed in the Bay of Bengal, along with partial influence from western winds since yesterday. According to the Department of Meteorology, the weather today is generally cloudy across the country. There is light rain in some hilly areas of...
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EU urges allies to up pressure on Russia after Ukraine train station strike
Top EU official Antonio Costa on Thursday called on allies to "increase the pressure" on Moscow after a Russian drone slammed into a busy platform at a railway station in Ukraine killing at least 14. "Yet another cruel and devastating series of Russian strikes against civilians in Ukraine," Costa said on social media....
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US economy posts strong growth, inflation stubbornly high in challenge to Trump
The United States posted strong economic growth in the third quarter, but the Fed's preferred inflation gauge also accelerated, the Commerce Department said on Thursday, in a mixed economic bag for US President Donald Trump ahead of key midterm polls next week. Real GDP increased at an annual rate of 3.4 percent in the third quarter, the...
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Israel piles pressure on Arab parties as Netanyahu seeks government
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc on Thursday piled pressure on Israeli Arab leaders over unproven accusations of foreign funding, in a push to neuter parties that could hold the key to forming a government after an inconclusive election. Israeli President Isaac Herzog called for an investigation into allegations of fraud but...
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Nepal Police reiterates commitment to citizen
Kathmandu, Oct 29: The Nepal Police has reiterated its commitment to citizen by carrying out responsibility and maintaining accountability in line with government's direction. Issuing a press statement on Thursday, spokesperson of the Nepal Police, Avi Narayan Kafle, requested everyone not to be swayed by the false and baseless...
