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For example, a parliamentary probe revealed that at least $71 million was embezzled in the construction of an international airport in the city of Pokhara. 0.900

👤 Pranav Baskar 📋 News Article 🏷️ Corruption , Nepal , Crime

Simplified: Parliamentary probe revealed $71 million was embezzled in Pokhara airport construction.

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2 weeks ago
The government’s short-lived ban on social media further antagonized protesters, who saw it as an attempt to control criticism of the inequalities they continue to protest against. 0.900

👤 Pranav Baskar 📋 News Article 🏷️ Social Media , Politics , Nepal

Simplified: Government's social media ban antagonized protesters who saw it as control of criticism in Nepal.

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2 weeks ago
Thousands of such videos are trending across Nepal’s digital ecosystem,” said Raqib Naik, the executive director of the Center for the Study of Organized Hate, a watchdog group based in Washington tha... 0.900

👤 Raqib Naik 📋 News Article 🏷️ Social Media , Nepal , Technology

Simplified: Thousands of videos are trending across Nepal's digital ecosystem according to Raqib Naik.

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2 weeks ago
Transparency International, an independent nonprofit, has ranked Nepal as one of the most corrupt countries in Asia. 0.950

👤 Transparency International 📋 News Article 🏷️ Corruption , Nepal , Asia

Simplified: Transparency International ranked Nepal as one of the most corrupt countries in Asia.

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2 weeks ago
The outrage has been one of the drivers of the protests, which were triggered by a social media ban but were fueled by years of resentment against those in power. 0.900

👤 Pranav Baskar 📋 News Article 🏷️ Protests , Social Media , Politics , Nepal

Simplified: Outrage drove protests triggered by social media ban fueled by resentment in Nepal.

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One in four live below the national poverty line. 0.950

👤 Pranav Baskar 📋 News Article 🏷️ Poverty , Nepal , Economic

Simplified: One in four in Nepal live below the national poverty line.

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2 weeks ago
It is not clear if these images were real or fabricated, but they have come to symbolize the corruption that many Nepalis say has widened inequality and enriched officials and their relatives. 0.800

👤 Pranav Baskar 📋 News Article 🏷️ Corruption , Inequality , Nepal

Simplified: Images may be real or fabricated but symbolize corruption widening inequality enriching officials in Nepal.

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2 weeks ago
They were tagged #nepokids, suggesting young people who had profited from their families’ connections, and they were condemned by many Nepalis as out-of-touch in a country where one in four live below... 0.900

👤 Pranav Baskar 📋 News Article 🏷️ Social Media , Politics , Nepal , Poverty

Simplified: Photographs were tagged #nepokids suggesting profiting from family connections condemned as out-of-touch in Nepal.

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2 weeks ago
In the weeks leading up to Tuesday’s violent protests in Nepal, photographs purporting to show the ritzy lifestyles enjoyed by the children of the country’s political elite were shared widely on socia... 0.900

👤 Pranav Baskar 📋 News Article 🏷️ Social Media , Politics , Nepal

Simplified: Photographs showing ritzy lifestyles of Nepal's political elite children were shared on social media before Tuesday's protests.

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2 weeks ago