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Contract Notice: Alaska Department of Education and Early Development Issues Solicitation for Virtual Education Consortium Facilitation

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Dec. 31 -- Alaska Department of Education and Early Development has published a solicitation (No. 2025-0500-0235) Dec. 30 for Virtual Education Consortium Facilitation. Contract, ... Read More


From backbone to decline; Bangladesh's jute exports plunge

, Dec. 27 -- Once hailed as the golden fiber and the backbone of Bangladesh's post-independence economy, jute now contributes less than 2% to the country's total export earnings, a sharp fall from nea... Read More


Sushila Bishwakarma listens to the land through her lens

Kathmandu, Dec. 27 -- The stones of Sushila Bishwakarma's village are disappearing. Not metaphorically but literally. The stones she once played with as a child in Kerabari, Morang, are being pulled ... Read More


Silver topped gold in 2025. It's copper's turn.

New Delhi, Dec. 27 -- Silver gained 140% in 2025. I checked, and that's not the name of a retro-ironic cryptocurrency spun out from, say, AngryHamsterRugPull or ButtToken. It's the actual metal from c... Read More


Huge fire on Portland waterfront, video shows large flames bursting from roof

New Delhi, Dec. 27 -- A massive fire erupted at the Custom House Wharf in the Old Port area, near Commercial Street, Portland, around 6 pm Friday evening (local time). The Portland Maine Old Port pos... Read More


Silver rate today is around $80, may soon touch $100 levels; here's why

Silver rate today, Dec. 27 -- The precious white metal continues to outperform across the bullion space, surging to a fresh record high of $79.70/oz on COMEX (Mar 2026 contract), logging around 190% r... Read More


US sees 2,000+ flights cancelled as severe winter storm impacts peak travel season; what did the met department say?

New Delhi, Dec. 27 -- Travel plans post Christmas are getting heavily impacted amid hundreds of US flight cancellations and delays, as several airlines moved to suspend services across the United Stat... Read More


Nothing OS 4.0 arrives on CMF phones, bringing Android 16 and smarter features: All you need to know

New Delhi, Dec. 27 -- CMF has officially started rolling out Nothing OS 4.0 to its smartphone lineup, marking a major software upgrade for both the CMF Phone 1 and the newer CMF Phone 2 Pro. The updat... Read More


Why experts warn caution on gold, silver after stellar gains

Mumbai, Dec. 27 -- After a two-year run of stellar gains, US traders are signalling far more modest returns for gold and silver in 2026, possibly driven by lower central bank purchases, a stronger dol... Read More


Minister meets big 3 party leaders to allay election doubts

Kathmandu, Dec. 27 -- With the election date approaching, the Sushila Karki government is working to win the trust of major political parties and make the polls a success. On Friday, Minister for Com... Read More