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Nepal welcomes 577,689 foreign tourists in 6 months

Nepal welcomes 577,689 foreign tourists in 6 months

Nepal welcomed 577,689 foreign tourists in the past six months of this year, down 0.91 per cent over the same period of last year, the Nepal Tourism Board said on Wednesday. A total of 583,016 foreigners visited Nepal in the first six months of 2024, reports Xinhua. Tourism is a major foreign cur

Death toll rises to 36 in India pharma factory blast

Death toll rises to 36 in India pharma factory blast

The death toll from Monday's massive explosion and fire at a pharmaceutical factory in India’s southern state of Telangana has risen to at least 36 while about three dozen were left injured, authorities said Tuesday. The fire department recovered the charred bodies of 34 workers from the acc

Japan’s 'death-tainted' homes gain appeal

Japan’s 'death-tainted' homes gain appeal

The house that property consultant and ghost investigator Kazutoshi Kodama regularly surveys has a grim history: seven years ago, an elderly woman hanged herself in the bathroom and last year her son died alone, his body undiscovered for roughly 10 days. Kodama says he has stayed in the house - lo

Floods, heavy rain kill 32 in Pakistan

Floods, heavy rain kill 32 in Pakistan

At least 32 people have been killed in the past two days as heavy rain triggered flash floods in Pakistan, Dawn reports. Rescue officials and disaster management authorities say the floods have affected four provinces. A day after 17 people lost their lives in rain-related accidents, two more cas