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The price of gold has increased by Rs 4, 100 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 304, 600 per tola today. It was traded at Rs 300, 500 per tola on Sunday. 

Similarly, the price of silver has increased by Rs 240 and is being traded at Rs 5, 250 per tola today.

Bayern Munich’s Luis Diaz scored a hat-trick and Harry Kane grabbed a double in a comprehensive 5-1 win over 10-man Hoffenheim on Sunday to ensure the reigning champions restored a six-point lead at the top of the Bundesliga, Reuters reported. 

Kane’s two goals came from first-half penalties, while Diaz added the next three goals to see Bayern advance to 54 points from 21 games, well clear of second-placed Borussia Dortmund who won 2-1 at VfL Wolfsburg on Saturday.

Hoffenheim had Kevin Akpoguma sent off for a 17th-minute foul that allowed Kane to open the scoring from the spot but they equalised through Andrej Kramaric before Bayern took control and imposed themselves on the under-strength visitors, according to Reuters. 

Federico Dimarco laid on a hat-trick of assists as Inter Milan thumped 10-man Sassuolo 5-0 on Sunday to open up an eight-point lead at the top of the Serie A table with a commanding performance in Reggio Emilia, Reuters reported. 

Inter have 58 points from their 24 games and top the table from city rivals AC Milan, who have played one game fewer. Sassuolo lie 11th in the table with 29 points from 24 games.

Dimarco had a hand in goals for Yann Bisseck, Marcus Thuram and Manuel Akanji, while Lautaro Martinez and Luis Henrique were also on the scoresheet as Inter overwhelmed their hosts, according to Reuters. 

Paris Saint-Germain forward Ousmane Dembele turned in a virtuoso performance with the first two goals in a 5-0 rout of Olympique de Marseille as the hosts reclaimed Ligue 1 top spot on Sunday, Reuters reported. 

Last year’s Ballon d’Or winner netted two finely worked first-half goals before a second-half own goal and strikes from substitutes Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Lee Kang-in gave the reigning champions an emphatic victory.

Racing Lens had taken first place on Saturday when their 3-1 home victory over Stade Rennais moved them to 49 points but PSG now have 51 points from 21 matches. Marseille stay fourth on 39, according to Reuters. 

Real Madrid stayed within one point of LaLiga leaders Barcelona with a 2-0 win at Valencia on Sunday as second-half goals by Alvaro Carreras and Kylian Mbappe settled a largely uneventful contest, Reuters reported. 

Real dominated possession but found chances hard to come by, with Valencia keeper Stole Dimitrievski rarely called into action as the visitors struggled to turn control into threat.

It took them until the 65th minute to break the deadlock through Carreras before Mbappe wrapped up the points in stoppage time, according to Reuters. 

Manchester City's Erling Haaland converted a stoppage-time penalty to give his side a 2-1 victory at Liverpool on Sunday, narrowing the gap with Premier League leaders Arsenal to six points and breathing new life into the title race, Reuters reported. 

The Norwegian's 21st league goal of the season capped a thrilling comeback after Dominik Szoboszlai's stunning free kick put Liverpool ahead in the 74th minute, only for Bernardo Silva to equalise late before Haaland's decisive spot-kick.

In a chaotic finale, City's Rayan Cherki appeared to have scored from the halfway line after goalkeeper Alisson ventured upfield, with Haaland and Szoboszlai both sprinting and grappling as the ball crept over the line, according to Reuters. 

Three youths from the same village in Khotang district, Nepal died and another one is still missing after an explosion at an illegally-run coal mine in Meghalaya, India. 

It is said that a Nepali from Khotang district is missing and two others were critically injured in the coal mine blast. 

Purniram Khapangi Magar (27), Surendra Khapangi Magar (24) and Nar Bahadur Khapangi Magar (35) of Bhanjyang Village at Barapokhari Rural Municipality-1 in the district were killed in the explosion on February 5.

Ratna Rai (50) of Jorkafal Village, Halesi Tuwachung Municipality-5 was missing in the explosion, Nepali workers from Meghalaya have informed the local authorities and victims' families in Khotang.      

According to Indian media outlets, the incident occurred in the remote Mynsyngat Village in the Thangsko area, around 22 kilometers from Khliehriat, the district headquarters of East Jaintia Hills.

The burnt bodies of the Nepali workers are not recognizable, it is shared. 

Ranta, who is missing in the blast, had gone to India for a job some six months ago.

As per information shared by locals and victims' families, Karna Bahadur Khapangi Magar (46) and Bam Bahadur Khapangi Magar (40) of Barapokhari Rural Municipality-1 in Khotang and Lalit Lungeli Magar of Saune Village in Udayapur district are critically injured in the blast.

They are receiving treatment in a local health facility in Meghalaya, according to a Nepali fellow worker in Meghalaya from Barapokhari, Tara Bal Magar.  

The victims' families have faced difficulties bringing the bodies back home, it is stated.

Norway's foreign ministry on Sunday said a prominent ambassador, Mona Juul, would step down due to a "serious failure of judgement" over ties to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, part of a growing scandal in the Nordic country and across Europe, Reuters reported. 

The ministry earlier this week suspended Juul from her position as ambassador to Jordan and Iraq pending an internal inquiry of links to Epstein found in a massive set of files released by the United States government.

"Juul's contact with convicted sex offender Epstein has shown a serious failure of judgment. The case makes it difficult to rebuild the trust that the role requires," Norway's Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide said in a statement, according to Reuters ​​​​​​.