Bhutan
Small but quick: Bhutan vaccinates 93 percent of adults in 16 days
World
April 12, 2021
Small but quick: Bhutan vaccinates 93 percent of adults in 16 days
THIMPU, Bhutan (AP) — When plotted on a graph, the curve of Bhutan’s COVID-19 vaccination drive shoots upwards from the…
Israel and Bhutan establish diplomatic relations
Middle East
December 13, 2020
Israel and Bhutan establish diplomatic relations
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Israel established relations on Saturday with Bhutan, a majority-Buddhist nation neighbouring India, as it looks to…
In happy Bhutan, the PM is a doc on Saturdays
World
May 9, 2019
In happy Bhutan, the PM is a doc on Saturdays
It’s Saturday in Bhutan and Lotay Tshering has just completed urinary bladder repair surgery on a patient at the Jigme…
Thaw of Himalayas set to disrupt Asia’s rivers, crops: study
Environment
February 5, 2019
Thaw of Himalayas set to disrupt Asia’s rivers, crops: study
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – At least a third of the ice in the Himalayas and the Hindu Kush will thaw this…
‘Carbon sink’ Bhutan counts cost of plans for green future
Environment
October 10, 2018
‘Carbon sink’ Bhutan counts cost of plans for green future
The gentle whirring of the wind turbine speaks volumes of Bhutan’s record as the world’s only carbon negative country,…
India, China to pull back troops from border confrontation
World
August 28, 2017
India, China to pull back troops from border confrontation
India and China have agreed to pull back their troops from a face-off in the high Himalayas where China, India…