Nepali woman and children die in ‘menstrual hut’
REUTERS KATHMANDU (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A woman and her two sons suffocated to death in Nepal after she was
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Day: January 10, 2019
Nepal welcomes record number of tourists in 2018
KATHMANDU Tourist arrivals in Nepal topped one million for the first time in 2018 — boosted by increased visitors from
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The costs of discrimination: How equal rights can boost economic growth
New research suggests that a more equal society is a more productive one IT IS OFTEN said that rapid social
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Praetorian penury: Pakistan’s army is to blame for the poverty of the country’s 208m citizens
IT HAS FOR so long been a country of such unmet potential that the scale of Pakistan’s dereliction towards its
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Red moon rising: How China could dominate science
Should the world worry? A HUNDRED YEARS ago a wave of student protests broke over China’s great cities. Desperate to
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120 days on, Port Qasim dock workers continue protest
Over 1,000, workers hold protest rally in Karachi to press their demands; Workers union threatens to shift the protest camp
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Minorities’ long wait I.A. Rehman
I.A. Rehman INDICATIONS that the government is planning to act proactively in addressing the grievances of the minority communities
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PTI erring ministers told to show respect for media professionals
ISLAMABAD – An English has reminded PTI ministers Faisal Vawda and Fayyazul Hassan Chohan they were in office because of
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Pakistani passport remains fifth-worst globally: Henley index
Pakistani passport has moved up two spots on the 2019 Henley Passport Index but continues to remain the fifth-worst passport
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‘They have burnt Mummy and Papa’: What happened to the children of Shama and Shahzad Masih?
Couple who was lynched over blasphemy accusations left behind three young children — one of whom witnessed the horror. Xari
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PTI operating 18 undeclared bank accounts: SBP report
Iftikhar A. Khan ISLAMABAD: A report submitted by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to the Election Commission of Pakistan
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Why has Rahaf al-Qunun captured the world’s attention while Hakeem al-Araibi is left in jail?
The reasons are varied but likely include the age-old non-science of what makes news and what doesn’t Helen Davidson Australia,
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