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Herry Wirawan: Indonesian teacher who raped 13 female students jailed for life
Sunakhari News /Kathmandu - An Indonesian boarding school owner who groomed and raped 13 of his female students has been jailed for life by an Indonesian court. Herry Wirawan's abuse of the girls aged 11-16 has shocked Indonesians since his case emerged last year. Wirawan, who was also a religious teacher, had raped the girls since 2016 and impregnated eight of them. They had given birth to nine children. Prosecutors had urged the court to impose a death sentence. But....
Ukraine crisis: Biden and Johnson say still hope for diplomatic agreement
Sunakhari News/ Kathmandu - The US and UK leaders have said not all hope is lost for a diplomatic solution to the Ukraine crisis, but warn that the situation remains fragile. In a 40-minute call, Joe Biden and Boris Johnson agreed a deal was still possible despite a chorus of warnings of imminent Russian military action. Russia has always denied plans to invade Ukraine, despite massing more than 100,000 troops on the border. On Monday its foreign minister said diplomacy was "far fro....
World Bank-financed Moderna vaccines arrive in Nepal to protect children and youth from COVID-19
Sunakhari News/ Kathmandu - 1.66 million of the four million doses of Moderna vaccines financed by the World Bank arrived in Nepal yesterday. The remaining doses will be delivered shortly. Nepal will deploy these vaccines for adolescents 12-17 years to safeguard them from the health impacts of COVID-19. The vaccines, procured under the COVAX cost-share option, comply with World Bank’s Vaccine Approval Criteria for financing and are certified as safe and effective for chi....
Tonga tsunami: Major damage reported amid communications black out
Sunakhari News/ Kathmandu - The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haʻapai volcano erupted on Sunday, about 65km (40 miles) north of the capital Nuku'alofa. The eruption, which was heard as far away as the US, caused waves higher than a metre to crash into Tonga. So far there have been no confirmed reports of injuries or deaths. Friends and family of a British woman, Angela Glover, say she is missing. In social media posts, they say she was swept away in the waves. Internet and telephone communi....
Binod Chaudhary wins NC Central Member post securing popular vote
Sunakhari News/ Kathmandu - Industrialist Binod Chaudhary has won the Nepali Congress (NC) Central Member post under ‘Madhesi Open’ category. According to NC sources, Industrialist Chaudhary secured the second most popular vote under the Madhesi Open category at NC 14th General Convention. He got 2206 votes out of 4676 seats cast in the category. There were 23 candidates contesting for the 5 Madhesi Open central members position. ....
Vaccinated person dies of COVID-19
Sunakhari News/ BAITADI - A man who had received the full dose of COVID-19 vaccine has died in Baitadi of corona virus. An 85-year-old man of Gurukhola in Dasharathchanda Municipality-1 has died at the district hospital.The person was admitted to the hospital at 5 pm on Thursday, with very low oxygen level,said Harish Prasad Pant, information officer of the district hospital.The man, who had received both doses of Covishield vaccine, died due to poor health,low oxygen level and seve....
Global Community Steps Up with $93 Billion Support Package to Boost Resilient Recovery in World’s Poorest Countries
Sunakhari News/ Kathmandu - The World Bank today announced a $93 billion replenishment package of the International Development Association (IDA) to help low-income countries respond to the COVID-19 crisis and build a greener, more resilient, and inclusive future. The financing brings together $23.5 billion of contributions from 48 high- and middle-income countries with financing raised in the capital markets, repayments, and the World Bank’s own contributions. The financing pac....
New World Bank Report Underlines Reforms to Support Fiscal Federalism, Green Growth in Nepal
Sunakhari News/ Kathmandu - Nepal has made significant strides in implementing fiscal federalism while key reforms are needed to support fiscal sustainability and Nepal’s transition towards green, resilient, and inclusive development states the World Bank’s Public Expenditure Review (PER) Report on Fiscal Policy for Sustainable Development launched today. With the country’s transition to federalism, expenditure responsibilities have been devolved to subnational governments tha....
Rohingya sue Facebook for $150bn over Myanmar hate speech
Sunakhari News/ Kathmandu - Dozens of Rohingya refugees in the UK and US have sued Facebook, accusing the social media giant of allowing hate speech against them to spread. They are demanding more than $150bn (£113bn) in compensation, claiming Facebook's platforms promoted violence against the persecuted minority. An estimated 10,000 Rohingya Muslims were killed during a military crackdown in Buddhist-majority Myanmar in 2017.Facebook, now called Meta, did not immediately respond to the alle....
Two provinces of Nepal equipped with increased oxygen generation capacity in preparation for potential COVID-19 surges
Sunakhari News/Kathmandu - Two new oxygen generation plants came into operation in Lumbini Provincial Hospital in Lumbini Province and Janakpur Provincial Hospital in Province 2 as of December 5, 2021. These plants financed by the World Bank are part of a long-term solution for augmenting Nepal’s capacities for a stronger response to the COVID-19 pandemic and boost self-reliance of provincial hospitals to meet the needs of therapeutic oxygen. The energy efficient, Pressure Swing A....