Lifestyle Warming shrinks Arctic Ocean ice to 2nd lowest on record WASHINGTON: Ice in the Arctic Ocean melted to its second-lowest level on record this summer, triggered by global warming along with natural forces, US scientists reported Monday. The extent of ice-covered ocean at the North Pole and extending further south to Alaska, Canada, Greenland and R...

Kathmandu 1,559 new cases take Nepal’s coronavirus tally to 77,817 on Wednesday KATHMANDU: Nepal’s coronavirus tally moved to 77,817 as 1,559 new infections were reported in the last 24 hours. As many as 1,057 people that had earlier contracted Covid-19 tested negative for the infection as per the Ministry’s latest data. So far, 56,428 people have recovered from the dise...

Science & Technology Micosoft will buy video game maker ZeniMax for $7.5 billion REDMOND: Microsoft is buying the company behind popular video games The Elder Scrolls, Doom and Fallout. The software giant said Monday that it is paying $7.5 billion for ZeniMax Media, the parent company of video game publisher Bethesda Softworks. Microsoft said it is buying Bethesda in part ...

Entertainment Global K-pop sensation BTS to drop new album ‘BE’ on November 20 KATHMANDU: K-pop supergroup BTS have announced their new album titled BE, which they will be releasing on November 20. The group’s label Big Hit Entertainment took to the group's online fan community BTS Weverse on September 28 to make the announcement, reports The Korea Herald. Without el...

Oddities India’s largest crocodile park strapped for cash after virus lockdowns CHENNAI: India's largest crocodile park may have as little as four months before it runs out of funds to feed animals, pay staff and do research, as ticket revenue shrinks after coronavirus lockdowns choked the flow of visitors, park officials said. Annual sales of about 5 million tickets usually...