Japan ordered the resumption on Friday of a naval mission supporting the US-led “war on terror” as the government overrode a rejection in parliament for the first time in the modern era. Embattled Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda won US praise for taking the drastic measure to restart the mission but analysts said he risked a […]
Cancers ‘could be destroyed by cattle viruses’
Viruses carried by white blood cells have the potential to wipe out spreading cancer, research suggests. Scientists in Britain have demonstrated that the technique works, using a virus normally found in horses and cattle, to eradicate cancer in mice. Clinical trials are now being planned which could see similar treatments tested on cancer patients […]
Edmund Hillary: A Nepali Remembrance
When the global media disseminated the news on the death of Sir Edmund Hillary on 11 January, the Nepalis immediately realized that they lost a senior historical and philanthropic friend. The Nepalis have long known him as their acquaintance because he was able to reach the summit of the Mount Everest along with the Nepali […]
Indian Hindu Extremists Chant Slogans against China and Nepal: Border Aggression Goes On
On 1 and 2 January, Indian Hindu extremists organized under the BJP-led All India National Students Council chanted slogans against China and Nepal at the Indo-Nepal border area adjacent to Nepal’s Kanchanpur district. Just because India has signed a nuclear treaty with the United States of America, is it necessary for Indian political forces to […]
Benazir and feminism
If anyone personified the feminist debate in Pakistan, it was Benazir Bhutto. Personally she challenged tradition, patriarchal norms and defied cultural boundaries. Politically her identity remained confined within the limits of male-defined politics, marital norms and religious faith. She kept her maiden name but also kept the dupatta. These contradictions made her simultaneously the repository […]
Do We Understand Global Warming Enough to Act?
Humanity is younger than global warming and the conditions that cause and have caused global warming. As the world heats, the authorities among our relatively young species look for industries to blame and nations to blame – and we come up with formulas and needs for more formulas, all of which are based on […]
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