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Taiwan is monitoring what it called "abnormal" changes to China's military leadership after its most senior general was put under investigation, and will use various methods to decipher Beijing's intentions, Defence Minister Wellington Koo said on Monday (Jan 26), Reuters reported. 

China announced on Saturday that Zhang Youxia, second-in-command under President Xi Jinping as vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission, and another senior officer, Liu Zhenli, were under investigation for suspected serious violations of discipline and law.

"We will continue to closely monitor abnormal changes among the top levels of China's party, government, and military leadership. The military's position is based on the fact that China has never abandoned the use of force against Taiwan," Koo told reporters at parliament, according to Reuters. 

The Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration has issued a circular to all 753 local levels and 77 district coordination committees reminding them to enforce the Election Code of Conduct, 2082.

The subordinates are asked to effectively enforce the Election Code in their respective areas, according to Dipesh Kattel, section officer at the Ministry.

The Election Code was published in the gazette on December 27.

It has been enforced since the midnight of January 18.

The Election Code of Conduct has 10 chapters, 5 schedules and 55 clauses.

The price of gold has increased by Rs 5, 200 per tola in the domestic market on Monday.

According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers’ Association, the precious yellow metal is being traded at Rs 309, 000 per tola today. It was traded at Rs 303, 800 per tola on Sunday.

Similarly, the price of silver has increased by Rs 275 and being traded at Rs 6, 765 per tola today.

Some wins are a little bit lucky and others downright fluky or simply ground out, but this Aston Villa victory belonged to a different category entirely, The Guardian reported. 

A triumph secured by goals from the impressive Emiliano Buendia and Ollie Watkins, and illuminated by Morgan Rogers’s skill, was firmly of the sort that can be filed under “thoroughly deserved”.

Much of Villa’s attacking play was so fluid, fluent and gloriously improvisational that, by comparison, Newcastle looked as if they were engaged in a footballing equivalent of painting by numbers, according to The Guardian. 

Barcelona capitalised on two defensive mistakes by bottom-of-the-table Real Oviedo to seal a 3-0 victory at a rain-drenched Camp Nou on Sunday, regaining top spot in LaLiga, Reuters reported. 

Goals from Dani Olmo, Raphinha, and an acrobatic Lamine Yamal strike powered the Catalans to 52 points, one ahead of Real Madrid, while Atletico Madrid trail in third on 44.

Barca struggled to break the deadlock against a spirited Oviedo until they finally found the breakthrough in the 52nd minute, with Olmo striking home following a defensive lapse, according to Reuters. 

Manchester United loosened Arsenal's grip on the Premier League title race with a 3-2 win in north London on Jan 25 thanks to stunning second-half goals by Patrick Dorgu and Matheus Cunha, Reuters reported. 

Victory would have restored Arsenal's seven-point lead over chasers Manchester City and Aston Villa, both of whom won this weekend, but Mikel Arteta's side instead left the door open as they lost at home for the first time this season.

United's win, their first in the league at Arsenal since 2017, lifted them to fourth, and while they are not in the title equation themselves, it fuelled the new-found optimism sweeping the club since Michael Carrick stepped in as interim coach, according to Reuters. 

Juventus claimed a statement 3-0 home win over an injury-hit Napoli on Sunday to boost their top-four hopes in Serie A, with goals from Jonathan David, Kenan Yildiz and a late strike from Filip Kostic, Reuters reported. 

The win moved Juventus to 42 points, one behind third-placed Napoli and 10 adrift of leaders Inter Milan. Juventus sit fifth, level on 42 points with AS Roma in fourth.

The visitors arrived with a growing injury list, having lost goalkeeper Vanja Milinkovic-Savic to a muscle problem he suffered in training, while David Neres was ruled out following recent surgery, with Matteo Politano, Kevin De Bruyne, Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa and Billy Gilmour already absent, according to Reuters. 

Goods and commodities worth Rs 438.21 billion were imported during the first six months of the current fiscal year 2082/83 from the Birgunj customs point.

The total import of the review period is 15.3 percent more compared to the same period of the last fiscal year, the officials shared. 

The total import was Rs 380.6 billion in the last fiscal year.

Information Officer of the Birgunj Customs Office Udaya Singh Bista said that there was an impressive growth in the imports of goods and commodities from Birjung point in the past six months. 

During the past six months, petroleum products worth Rs 90.6 billion, while iron and iron goods worth Rs 39.3 billion were imported from the Birgunj customs point. 

Other major importable goods include machinery and auto parts, soybean oil, electric machinery goods and appliances.