New Zealand will increase its funding from 2009 onwards to Himalayan Trust established in memory of late Sir Edmond Hillary, so that the Trust could continue to support schools, health clinics and other important development works.
Receiving Letter of Credence from Yogendra Dhakal as the first Ambassador of Nepal to be accredited to New Zealand from […]
Entries from September 2008
New Zealand increases aid to Himalayan Trust
September 30th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Nepal's Gossips
Oil falls over $1 on rising dollar
September 29th, 2008 · No Comments
Oil extended its decline and fell over a dollar to dip below $106 a barrel on Monday, pressured by gains in the US dollar amid optimism that a vote on a $700 billion bailout to rescue the US financial system is near.
Congressional leaders from both parties said they had reached a tentative agreement on Sunday, […]
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US thinking not to buy AIDS drugs from Ranbaxy anymore
September 25th, 2008 · No Comments
In another setback to Ranbaxy, a US government supported programme for AIDS relief has decided to suspend procurement of anti-retrovirals from Ranbaxy, in the wake of US FDA’s decision to block over 30 medicines manufactured at its two plants in India.
The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) suspended funding for three Ranbaxy generic drugs, […]
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British Gurkhas stage protest outside Labour Party’s conference venue
September 24th, 2008 · No Comments
Retired British Gurkha soldiers and their families staged demonstration outside the venue of Britain’s ruling Labour Party’s conference in Manchester on Tuesday — as part their pressure campaign for right to settle in Britain.
Carrying placards and banners emblazoned with slogans demanding rights to settle in Britain, over 50 ex-British Gurkha soldiers and their family members […]
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Google rolls out rival to iPhone
September 23rd, 2008 · No Comments
T-Mobile has rolled out Google’s answer to the iPhone as the Web search giant makes its biggest stab yet at leaping from consumers’ computers into their pockets with a device cheaper than rival Apple offers.
The G1 phone, introduced on Tuesday made by HTC Corp, has a touch-sensitive screen, a computer-like keyboard, Wi-Fi connections and uses […]
