Nepali Worker In Korea Commits Suicide, Two Months After Getting Married
Two months after getting married, a Nepali man, who worked for an iron manufacturing company in South Korea, has committed suicide.
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Aid Pledged At Donors’ Conference Amounted To Over $3.5 Billion
Over $3.5 billion have been pledged by donor countries in aid for the recovery bid of Nepal during the International Conference on Nepal’s Reconstruction held at Hotel Soaltee in Kathmandu on Thursday (June 25, 2015).
Protesters Outside Donors’ Conference Arrested Along With Bibeksheel Nepali Chairperson
Police arrested Bibeksheel Nepali (BN) party Chairperson Ujwal Thapa and over two dozen protesters from outside the Soaltee Hotel, the venue of the International Conference on Nepal’s Reconstruction, in Kathmandu on Thursday (June 25, 2015).
Mother Teresa’s Successor Sister Nirmala Passes Away
Sister Nirmala Joshi, who succeeded Mother Teresa, died at an age of 81 in Kolkata on June 23, Tuesday.
When A Black Man And A White Woman Speak For Each Other
In the video below from the 2015 College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational, the two Eastern Michigan University students perform their spoken word poem “Lost Voices”and discuss white privilege, reproductive rights, male privilege and dating while black.
US Police Arrest Suspect of Samira Siwakoti Murder
Police have finally arrested a teenager in connection with murder of 31-year-old Nepali woman living in the US, Samira Siwakoti, who was shot dead at a convenience store on June 10.
World’s Most Expensive Sandwich Is Gold-Plated!
Serendipity, a ritzy New York City restaurant, has earned a Guinness World Record for introducing the world’s most expensive sandwich which is dipped in gold!
Imagine That: UNESCO Initiative Against LGBT Bullying in Asia
‘Imagine that’ examines the experience of homophobic and transphobic bullying in Asia-Pacific schools. It puts the viewer in the shoes of a young person experiencing this form of bullying, and calls for action to end school bullying and violence on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
Nepali Woman Shot And Killed, Surveillance Video of Suspect Released
A Nepali woman living in the US was shot and killed at a convenience store which she owned with her husband in The Colony. Samira Siwakoti was a mother of two.
A Nepali Named McDonald’s Manager Of The Year 2015 For European Chain
A manager of Nepali origin has won Manager of the Year 2015 for the McDonald’s fast food chain in Europe. Pramesh Raj Giri of Dattatraya, Bhaktapur was presented the honour at a recently held function in Prague, Czech Republic.
Qatar’s World Cup 2022 workers: ‘We may as well just die here’ | Guardian Investigations
The Qatar World Cup 2022 stadiums and infrastructure are being built by Nepalese men employed in Qatar’s construction industry who work for little or no pay. Appalling living conditions and unsafe employment are not the only difficulties they face: there is pressure and disbelief from families in Nepal when no money is sent back home.
Anti-Logos In Protest of the ‘2022 FIFA World Cup’ Urges Sponsors To Withdraw
FIFA’s decision to hold the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar is drawing more and more criticism as more and more allegations of everything from bribery and financial mismanagement to slavery and deadly work conditions pile up. 900 workers have died during construction for the Qatar world cup, and some estimate that this number will rise to 4,000 before they’re finished. A few people have begun drawing and sharing anti-advertisements featuring major sponsors that continue to support the World Cup. Take a look!
This Teen Created The World’s Safest Gun: Luminaries
Every 30 minutes, a child is injured or killed by a firearm in the United States. That’s why 18 year-old inventor, Kai Kloepfer, developed a handgun with a built-in fingerprint reader that only fires when the owner is holding it. But is it enough to help change America’s gun culture?
Beyond Selflessness: Maggie Doyne For CNN Hero 2015
28-year-old Maggie Doyne has been nominated for this year’s CNN Hero for her contribution to Nepali society by educating children and women.
China Proposes To Build Rail Tunnel To Nepal Under Mt Everest
China has proposed the Nepal government to build a rail tunnel beneath Mount Everest. According to various reports, the neighbouring nation is extending a railway line linking the capital of Tibet to Nepal via a tunnel under the tallest mountain in the world.
193 UN Member State Flags to Take Over Mt Everest
In a symbolic message for world peace and friendship, the national flags of 193 countries are being fluttered atop Mt Everest. The national flags of the UN member states would be hoisted on the top of the world’s highest peak by the members of the ‘Mt Everest Expedition for World Peace and Friendship-2015’ of the World Peace Miteri Forum Nepal.
Australia Defeats Neighbour New Zealand, Becomes 5-Time Cricket World Champs
Australia has become five-time Cricket world champion after beating New Zealand in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015.
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Inventors of Blue Light-Emitting Diodes Win Nobel Prize in Physics
Isamu Akasaki and Hiroshi Amano of Japan and U.S. scientist Shuji Nakamura have become the latest recipients of the Nobel Prize in physics that was presented on Tuesday (October 7, 2014).
Live Ebola Victim Nearly Sent to Crematorium
A man thought to have died of Ebola in the middle of a Liberian street was discovered to still be alive when funeral workers arrived to pick up his body.
The unnamed 37-year-old is said to have been dying from the virus in the open air for several days but ambulance workers in the capital Monrovia refused to treat him, local community leaders said.