Trump-Xi Summit: US, China leaders holding talks on trade, tech, Iran
Chinese President Xi Jinping is holding talks with his US counterpart, Donald Trump, in Beijing following a pomp-filled welcome ceremony, Aljazeera reported.
Xi said that China’s and the US’s “common interests outweigh” their differences and expressed hope that the two countries can work together at a time of historic turbulence.
Generally cloudy weather likely today
The country at present is under the influence of a western low-pressure system, local winds, and a low-pressure area in the lower atmosphere, the Weather Forecasting Division of the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology stated.
Currently, the weather is generally cloudy in Koshi, Madhesh, Bagmati, Gandaki and Lumbini Provinces, and the Himalayan and hilly regions.
Some parts of Koshi, Bagmati, Lumbini and Gandaki Provinces are receiving moderate rain.
The weather will remain generally cloudy across Koshi, Bagmati and Gandaki Provinces as well as in the hilly and Himalayan regions of the country today, the Division said.
According to the Division, there is a possibility of moderate rainfall accompanied by thunder and lightning at some places in Koshi, Bagmati and Gandaki Provinces, as well as in one or two places of the Tarai regions of Madesh, Bagmati, Gandaki and Lumbini Provinces during the afternoon.
Later tonight, Koshi, Madhesh, Bagmati and Gandaki Provinces, as well as the Himalayan and hilly regions of the country, will be generally cloudy, while the remaining regions will be partly cloudy.
There is a possibility of moderate rain with thunder and lightning at a few places in Koshi, Madhesh, Bagmati and Gandaki Provinces, and at one or two places in the Himalayan and hilly regions of the remaining provinces.
Traffic closed along BP Highway, Hilsa-Simkot road section
Vehicular movement along the Kavre-Sindhuli section of the BP Highway and the Hilsa-Simkot road section in Humla district have been closed, citing possible threats of flooding and ongoing road construction works.
Issuing a notice this morning, Police Headquarters said that traffic has been closed along the Khurkot-Nepalthok-Katunjebensi road section of the BP Highway, citing the risks of flooding.
The traffic along the route has been totally closed from 5 in the evening to 5 in the morning since last week.
Likewise, the Hilsa-Simkot road is closed due to the construction works at the Chyaduk area in Namkha Rural Municipality-2, Humla.
Police stated that the road there is closed until May 16, citing risks of landslides during construction works from Chyaduk to Chyachhara in Namkha.
Cuba has run out of diesel and fuel oil amid US oil blockade
Cuba has completely run out of diesel and fuel oil, the country's energy and mines minister said on Wednesday, as the capital Havana faces its worst rolling blackouts in decades amid a U.S. blockade that has strangled the island of fuel, Reuters reported.
"We have absolutely no fuel (oil), and absolutely no diesel," Energy Minister Vicente de la O said on state-run media, adding that the national grid was in a "critical" state. "We have no reserves."
