Rudra Bahadur Kami returned to Nepal through a back door of Kathmandu airport in a battered coffin after working for more than a decade in Saudi Arabia to feed his family back home.
Asian markets were subdued on Monday, as the extended Lunar New Year holiday approached and Japan reported lacklustre economic growth.
When DD left his home in India for Croatia last year, he expected his food delivery work to be hard, with long hours and low pay. He did not expect to be spat at in the street.
- Nepal launches campaigns for first post-uprising polls
- Kim unveils homes for kin of N. Korean troops killed aiding Russia: KCNA
Politics
South Korea's disgraced former president Yoon Suk Yeol could be banished to death row on February 19 when he fronts court over his disastrous bid to impose martial law.
February 16, 2026
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Art and the deal: market slump pushes galleries to the Gulf
Culture
February 16, 2026
ZARAGOZA, ES / ACCESS Newswire / February 16, 2026 / Skymantics Europe's DataGenesis platform supports the evolution of European Digital Twins. By providing high-accuracy, high-resolution synthetic population datasets, DataGenesis enables the simulation of complex demographic, socioeconomic, and health attributes, allowing for precise future scenario planning and more resilient policy-making across the continent.
February 16, 2026
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Italy's Federica Brignone won her second gold of a fairytale Olympics in Sunday's giant slalom as Norway's Johannes Klaebo claimed a record ninth Winter Games crown.
February 15, 2026
Collin Morikawa claimed a tense victory at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am in California on Sunday, fending off a final-day charge by top-ranked Scottie Scheffler that included three eagles.
February 15, 2026
Canada hammered France 10-2 in an awesome show of power on Sunday while the United States smashed Germany 5-1 as the powerhouse nations ended the Olympic men's ice hockey preliminary round with 100 percent records.
February 15, 2026
Sports
Germany's Minerva Fabienne Hase and Nikita Volodin grabbed the lead after the short programme in the Olympic figure skating pairs on Sunday after a masterful tango.
February 15, 2026
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Rayo Vallecano waltzed to a 3-0 victory over Atletico Madrid on Sunday in La Liga, leaving Diego Simeone's side 15 points behind leaders Real Madrid.
Napoli lost ground in their pursuit of the two Milan clubs but held on to third in Serie A as they fought back twice to draw 2-2 at home against fourth-placed Roma on Sunday.
Corentin Tolisso scored as Lyon beat Nice 2-0 on Sunday to strengthen their grip on a top-three place in Ligue 1 and moved to within seven points of leaders Lens.
LeBron James has no clue if he will play beyond this season, his record 23rd in the NBA, but the superstar has some projects in mind for his retirement days.
February 15, 2026
Sports
American second seed Ben Shelton saved three match points before battling back to defeat top-seeded compatriot Taylor Fritz 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 and capture the ATP Tour's Dallas Open on Sunday.
February 15, 2026
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Great Britain celebrated the most successful Winter Olympics campaign in their history on Sunday after winning two more gold medals -- in snowboard cross and skeleton.
Italy's Federica Brignone won her second gold of a fairytale Olympics in Sunday's giant slalom as Norway’s Johannes Klaebo claimed a record ninth Winter Games title.
Mikel Arteta fears Arsenal's growing injury list could damage their bid to win the quadruple.
An excellent late strike from Brajan Gruda snatched RB Leipzig a 2-2 draw at home to Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga on Sunday.
February 15, 2026
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- Canada wrap up perfect Olympic ice hockey preliminary campaign
- Historical queer film 'Rose' shown at Berlin with call to action
- Wales' Tandy tips hat to France after Six Nations hammering
- Quadruple chasing Arsenal rout Wigan to reach FA Cup fifth round