Kathmandu / November 21: One day after the protesters burnt a truck carrying lifesaving medicine, the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday called on all concerned to lift the ongoing blockade at Indo-Nepal border points. Issuing a statement from New York, the Spokesman for the Secretary-General said, “The Secretary-General underlines his growing concern over […]
November: An artist left visitors red-faced after she was filmed walking around a museum carrying a baby – while completely starkers. Controversial Milo Moire, 32, was slated by critics last year when she pushed paint-filled eggs out of her vagina. Now, she’s making headlines again after stunned visitors, including many children, spotted her wandering around […]
LONDON / Nov. 20 (UPI) — The skull of the bear that inspired popular children’s book character Winnie-the-Pooh was put on display for the first time at a museum in London. The Royal College of Surgeons placed the skull on display at the Hunterian Museum to allow patrons to learn about the real life bear […]
November 20: This man landed his dream by sending his prospective employers a bottle of beer as proof of his credentials. Passionate home brewer Liam Tutty, who works in digital media, never imagined he would be able to combine his job with his hobby. However, when he saw the Rye River Brewing Company were poised for […]
STUART / Nov. 20: — While combing a Florida beach for sand dollars, a woman discovered a rum bottle with a mysterious surprise inside. Sarah Hyde picked up the emptied out bottle of Havana Club rum and discovered it contained a handwritten message, written in Spanish. After the letter dried, Hyde quickly took to Instagram […]
November 20: You just broke up with your girlfriend of a year. You’ve spent the last three days sulking on your sofa, too devastated to shower or eat anything but string cheese. You idly open Facebook between Netflix binges and see your ex has posted a smiling photo of a night out on the town. […]
November 20: Job opportunities for pigeons have been few and far between since electronic communication made their skills as messengers obsolete. But now it seems they could be put to work analysing medical images. So says the team who trained pigeons to distinguish between healthy and cancerous breast tissue. Richard Levenson at the University of […]
November 20: A digital crypto-currency has launched that is generated by human movement. Bitwalking dollars will be earned by walking, unlike other digital currencies such as Bitcoins that are “mined” by computers. A phone application counts and verifies users’ steps, with walkers earning approximately 1 BW$ for about 10,000 steps (about five miles). Initially, users […]
November 19: Neuroscientists from MIT have identified a new mechanism that allows the brain to strengthen links between neurons. When the brain forms memories or learns a new task, it encodes the new information by tuning connections between neurons. MIT neuroscientists have discovered a novel mechanism that contributes to the strengthening of these connections, also […]
Kathmandu / November 21: Youth are the pillars of every nation. They are fundamental in development and nation building. However, thousands of Nepali youth leave the country each year for education or for work leaving a gaping hole back home. Migration has always been a harsh reality for our country. The present state of affairs […]