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Nepal’s young protesters find an unlikely partner: the army
New York Times, Published on 11/09/2025
» KATHMANDU — When protesters in Nepal torched parliament, the Supreme Court and the homes of five former prime ministers on Tuesday, no one seemed to be in charge of a country in anarchy. Then, that night, Gen Ashok Raj Sigdel, the chief of the Nepali army, appeared in a short video, urging calm in the streets.
Biden's lapses are said to be increasingly common and worrisome
New York Times, Published on 03/07/2024
» NEW YORK - In the weeks and months before United States President Joe Biden’s politically devastating performance on the debate stage in Atlanta, several current and former officials and others who encountered him behind closed doors noticed that he increasingly appeared confused or listless or would lose the thread of conversations.
At least 15 dead after a shooting rampage at a Prague university
New York Times, Published on 22/12/2023
» PRAGUE - Fourteen people were killed and more than 20 others wounded in a shooting rampage at Charles University in the Czech Republic on Thursday, the authorities said. The gunman, a 24-year-old student in world history at the university, also killed himself after the shooting spree in central Prague.
Xi Jinping expands power, elevating loyalists, forcing out moderates
New York Times, Published on 22/10/2022
» China’s leader, Xi Jinping, extended his formidable dominance on Saturday, advancing a contingent of Communist Party loyalists ready to defend his personal power and expand the state’s influence over the economy and on national security.
New population of blue whales discovered in Indian Ocean
New York Times, Published on 24/12/2020
» NEW YORK: Weighing up to 170,000 kilograms and stretching some 30 metres long, the blue whale, the largest creature to have ever lived on Earth, might at first seem difficult for human eyes and ears to miss.
Vietnam quietly avoids Huawei in building 5G network
New York Times, Published on 19/07/2019
» HANOI: The battle for technological dominance between the United States and China is splitting the world in two, though not always along the lines you might expect.
Obama said to be in talks with Netflix to produce shows
New York Times, Published on 09/03/2018
» WASHINGTON: Former President Barack Obama is in advanced negotiations with Netflix to produce a series of high-profile shows that will provide him a global platform after his departure from the White House, according to people familiar with the discussions.