Section: The Himalayan Times (Nepal)
Dutch coach Koeman bemoans double injury blow
AMSTERDAM: Netherlands coach Ronald Koeman is crossing his fingers that the remainder of his squad stays healthy during the run-in to Euro 2020 after forwards Memphis Depay and Donyell Malen both went down to serious knee injuries on Sunday. Depay, 25, tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee playing for Olympique Lyonnais in Ligue 1...
Samoa extends measles state of emergency, NZ to fund Pacific vaccination campaign
MELBOURNE: The South Pacific island nation of Samoa on Saturday extended a state of emergency due to a measles outbreak which has killed 72 people, mostly infants, as New Zealand announced NZ$1 million ($640,700) to help combat measles in the Pacific. Samoa said a state of emergency will be extended to December 29 with 5,154 cases of measles now...
Icy silence, frayed connections: Impeachment takes a toll
WASHINGTON: The most raucous committee in Congress sat stone-faced, barely speaking. One by one, the members around the Judiciary Committee dais voted on the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. Then they bolted for the doors and the airports, in more than one case without a word. The all-business iciness during those eight...
Another opioid crisis is raging through the developing world
KAPURTHALA: Reports rolled in with escalating urgency — pills seized by the truckload, pills swallowed by schoolchildren, pills in the pockets of dead terrorists. These pills, the world has been told, are safer than the OxyContins, the Vicodins, the fentanyl that have wreaked so much devastation. But now they are the root of what the United...
Judiciary panel takes first steps toward impeachment vote
WASHINGTON: The House Judiciary Committee took the first steps Wednesday evening toward voting on articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, beginning a marathon two-day session to consider the historic charges with a lively prime-time hearing at the Capitol. Democrats and Republicans used the otherwise procedural meeting to deliver...
Trump warns Russia not to meddle in U.S. elections -White House
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump warned Russia not to interfere in U.S. elections in talks with Russia‘s top diplomat on Tuesday, the White House said, after meetings where the two sides made no visible progress on nuclear arms control. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Moscow wanted to publish U.S.-Russian communications that he said...
Democrats poised to unveil 2 impeachment articles vs Trump
WASHINGTON: House Democrats are poised to unveil two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump — abuse of power and obstruction of Congress — with an announcement expected early Tuesday. Democratic leaders say Trump put US elections and national security at risk when he asked Ukraine to investigate his rivals, including Joe Biden....
Impeachment shadows Trump on trip to NATO leaders meeting
LONDON: President Donald Trump kicks off a two-day whirlwind of meetings with NATO alliance members, but his focus appears to remain centred on the impeachment inquiry playing out at home. Before departing for London to meet Tuesday with other leaders from the 29-member alliance, Trump accused Democrats of trying to embarrass him by scheduling...
Man City go through despite laboured draw with Shakhtar
MANCHESTER: A subdued Manchester City reached the Champions League’s last 16 and secured top spot in their group despite an unconvincing 1-1 draw at home to Ukraine’s Shakhtar Donetsk at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday. Ilkay Gundogan had fired City ahead in the 56th minute but Shakhtar earned a potentially valuable point after Israeli...
Democrats push impeachment to next phase with Dec 4 hearing
WASHINGTON: The House Judiciary Committee is set to take over the impeachment probe of President Donald Trump, Democrats announced Tuesday, scheduling a hearing for next week as they push closer to a possible vote on actual charges of “high crimes and misdemeanours”. The Judiciary panel scheduled the hearing as the separate Intelligence Committee...
