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About 1.1 million children are still engaged in labor in Nepal

Published on: February 11, 2022
17:23

By: Pavel López Lazo

Kathmandu, Feb 11 (Prensa Latina) Some improvement has been witnessed in reducing child labor over the last one decade in Nepal. However, a report has found about 1.1 million children still working in areas such as brick kilns, carpet factories and entertainment business, among others.

Deaths from natural disasters totaled 101 in Nepal

Published on: October 22, 2021
08:56

By: Prensa Latina

Kathmandu, Oct 22 (Prensa Latina) Deaths from landslides and floods caused by rains in Nepal totaled 101, while 41 people are still missing; authorities reported today.

Nepal to conduct vitamin A campaign for children

Published on: October 19, 2021
09:38

By: Prensa Latina

Kathmandu, Oct 19 (Prensa Latina) Nepal will conduct on Oct 24-25 a nationwide Vitamin A and deworming campaign to benefit children and reduce infant mortality, it was disclosed on Tuesday.

India resumes Covid-19 vaccine export

Published on: October 14, 2021
17:42

By: Prensa Latina

New Delhi, Oct 14 (Prensa Latina) India´s Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday said that coronavirus vaccine doses have been sent to Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Iran in order to fight the Covid-19 pandemic according to the government's decision to resume their supplies.

Vaccines should be public goods, says Nepal at UN

Published on: September 28, 2021
07:30

By: Prensa Latina

United Nations, Sep 27 (Prensa Latina) The Covid-19 vaccines produced around the world must be public goods for the benefit of people's lives, Nepal´s Foreign Minister Narayan Khadka said Monday.

Nepal’s new Prime Minister wins confidence vote in Parliament

Published on: July 19, 2021
07:15

By: Prensa Latina

Kathmandu, Jul 19 (Prensa Latina) Nepal's new Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba will govern the country for a year and a half as of this Monday, after winning the vote of confidence of the House of Representatives on Sunday.

Sherpas, Life in Escalation

Published on: July 17, 2021
00:20

By: Prensa Latina

Kathmandu, (Prensa Latina) Alpinists from around the world travel to Nepal in the spring of each year in the hope of conquering Mount Everest. But before arriving in Kathmandu, the capital of the small country that shares the famous Himalayan peak with China, hundreds of yaks, guides and Sherpas are already at base camp to prepare for the new climbing season.

New Prime Minister of Nepal sworn in

Published on: July 14, 2021
07:22

By: Prensa Latina

Kathmandu, Jul 14 (Prensa Latina) Nepal's President Bidhya Devi Bhandari appointed Sher Bahadur Deuba, leader of the Nepali Congress, as Prime Minister, this was announced in Kathmandu on Wednesday.

Floods and mudslides claim 38 lives in Nepal

Published on: July 4, 2021
08:57

By: Prensa Latina

Kathmandu, Jul 4 (Prensa Latina) Flash floods and landslides caused by torrential rains in Nepal added another 38 deaths, including seven children, and fifty injured after the last three weeks.

Kumari, living goddess of Nepal

Published on: June 28, 2021
00:15

By: Prensa Latina

New Delhi, Jun 28 (Prensa Latina) The Kumari Ghar or Kumari Chowk, an ancient three-story brick building in Durbar Square in downtown Kathmandu, decorated with magnificent wood carvings and reliefs on doors, pillars and around windows, houses the living goddess of Nepal.

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