Kathmandu / Nov 18: Hyatt Regency in Kathmandu held a traditional Christmas cake mixing celebration on Friday in anticipation of the festive season. Female expatriates and socialites from Kathmandu, including the hotel guests and children participated in the ceremony. Before the ceremony, all guests were given gloves, personalized aprons and chef’s hats. The guests merrily […]
Kathmandu / Nov 18: The seventh volume of La.lit, one of the handful literary magazines published out of Nepal, will be launched amid a programme at Jawalakhel Ground in Lalitpur on Friday, November 18. As part of Planet Nepal, a festival concerning arts and the environment, the launch will see editor and publisher Kunda Dixit […]
Kathmandu / Nov 18: Imagine Nepal, a platform under the M&S Events is slated to start on Friday, November 18. An off-road drive event that will take the participants to remote regions of the remote Manang distict, Imagine Nepal was conceived, according to the organisers, “to introduce a platform that would attract not just ‘backpackers’ […]
Nov. 19: Representatives from 47 of the world’s most disadvantaged nations have pledged to generate all their future energy needs from renewables. Members of the Climate Vulnerable Forum issued their statement on the last day of the Marrakech climate conference. Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Haiti, among others, say they will update their national plans on cutting […]
Nov. 19: As the United National COP22 Climate Summit winds down in Morocco and countries ratify the Paris Agreement, issues around water have provided a realistic focus for moving forward on mitigating climate change and adapting to a warming planet. The World Water Council, an international organization of water specialists and stakeholders dedicated to addressing […]
Nov. 19: Tampa, Florida (CNN)When it comes to piloting a plane, I have zero experience. In fact, I’ve never even considered attempting it. Nevertheless, as we swoop over Florida’s Tampa Bay on a gorgeous November morning, I enthusiastically take over the controls of the ICON A5, a two-seater amphibious plane that looks like a sports […]
Nov. 19: Disney World has implemented hundreds of drones to illuminate the sky for a special holiday light show. The new show known as “Starbright Holidays — An Intel Collaboration” features 300 illuminated drones choreographed to create images including a Christmas tree, birds and others while holiday music plays in the background. “‘Starbright Holidays — […]
Nov. 19: A Seattle news anchor is going viral after her attempt at drawing a cannon during a game demonstration resulted in a far more suggestive image. Kaci Aitchison took a turn playing Google’s Quick Draw Wednesday morning during a KCPQ-TV news broadcast and the game called on her to draw a cannon on a […]
Nov. 19: A Virginia mother and daughter on a trip to the store captured photos of an unusual sight even by Walmart standards — a gutted deer carcass in a shopping cart. Denise Collier-Bailey said she noticed two men sitting the vestibule on her way into the Walmart store in Short Pump, and once she […]
Nov. 19: A resident of a Siberian town captured video of a brown bear cub attempting to mount a swing at a snowy playground. The video, recorded at a playground in Kolpashevo, shows the large cub attempting to mount the swing, but finding it difficult due to its size and the movements of the seat. […]