K P Sharma Oli, in his capacity as leader of the largest political party in Nepal’s Parliament, was reappointed as Prime Minister on Thursday night after the Opposition parties, riddled by factionalism, failed to secure majority seats to form a new government.President Bidya Devi Bhandari reappointed CPN-UML Chairman Oli, 69, as Prime Minister, three days after he lost a crucial trust vote in the House of Representatives.The Office of President in a press statement on Thursday evening said that President Bhandari reappointed Oli as Prime Minister in his capacity as leader of the largest political party in the House of…
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Prince Harry moved his wife and son to California to break a family cycle of “pain and suffering” after realizing his father Prince Charles “treated me the way he was treated,” he said in an interview released Thursday.The remarks comes in the wake of Harry and Meghan’s explosive television interview with Oprah Winfrey, in which they raised allegations of racism in the royal family, and said Charles had cut them off financially.Harry told “Armchair Expert” podcast host Dax Shephard that while he did not blame his father, he had resolved to avoid making the same mistakes with his own children.”When…
Elon Musk has revealed that he is working with Dogecoin ($DOGE) developers to improve the system transaction of the cryptocurrency after recently dropping Bitcoin use in Tesla. The CEO reveals that he still believes in the use of cryptocurrency and its transaction, and not just in traditional and polluting sources of energy with the likes of coal. (Photo : Mario Tama/Getty Images)SpaceX CEO Elon Musk speaks at a press conference at SpaceX headquarters where he announced the Japanese billionaire chosen by the company to fly around the moon, on September 17, 2018 in Hawthorne, California. If the project is successful…
The dark web page belonging to the ransomware group accused of attacking Colonial Pipeline Co. attack has gone down.The FBI and cybersecurity experts identified DarkSide as the group behind the Colonial attack that forced the company to shut down operations, triggering fuel shortages in parts of the U.S. Some evidence has linked DarkSide’s operations to Russia and other Eastern European countries.It’s not clear if the site is down because of a technical snafu, which aren’t uncommon on the dark web, or some action by law enforcement or the group itself, which is facing the wrath of the U.S. government. Ransomware…
Israel said Friday it sent ground forces into action and pounded Gaza in response to a new barrage of rocket fire from the Hamas-run enclave in a conflict that has now claimed over 100 Palestinian lives.”Israeli planes and troops on the ground are carrying out an attack in the Gaza Strip,” the Israeli army said in a brief message.The escalation was confirmed by army spokesman John Conricus, although he did not specify the scale of the operation.As the violence intensified, Israel security forces scrambled to contain deadly riots between Jews and Arabs, with projectiles also fired on Israel from Lebanon.US…
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President Joe Biden took his biggest step yet toward declaring victory over the coronavirus pandemic — as public health officials said fully vaccinated Americans can ditch their masks in most settings, even indoors or in large groups.“Today is a great day for America in our long battle with coronavirus,” Biden said in the White House Rose Garden on Thursday, calling the US vaccination program an “historical logistical achievement.”The guidance shift Thursday is a turning point in the fight against Covid-19 and comes as US caseloads fall and vaccinations rise. It signals a broad return to everyday life, and is also…
Texas would ban abortions after as early as six weeks — before many women even know they are pregnant — and allow private citizens to enforce the rule through civil lawsuits against doctors and others under a measure given final approval by state lawmakers Thursday.The Senate vote sends the bill to Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, who is expected to sign it into law. That would bring Texas in line with about a dozen other GOP-led states that have passed so-called “heartbeat bills” that federal courts have mostly blocked. The Texas measure is also likely to draw a swift legal challenge…
Israel pounded Gaza and deployed extra troops to the border Thursday as Palestinians fired barrages of rockets back, with the death toll in the enclave on the fourth day of conflict climbing to over 100.As violence escalated, Israel security forces scrambled to contain deadly riots between Jews and Arabs, with projectiles also fired on Israel from Lebanon.US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Washington was “deeply concerned about the violence in the streets of Israel”, voicing support for a United Nations Security Council meeting “early next week” on the crisis.”We believe that Israelis and Palestinians deserve equal measures of freedom,…
People who are fully vaccinated can shed their masks and gather indoors or outdoors without worrying about social distancing, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced today. “If you were fully vaccinated, you can start doing the things that you had stopped doing because of the pandemic. We have all longed for this moment, when we can get back to some sense of normalcy,” CDC director Rochelle Walensky said in a press conference today. There are a few caveats. Vaccinated people who are immunocompromised should talk to their doctor before getting rid of their masks, Walensky said. Certain…