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Kuwait set 186-run target against Nepal in the second match of the four-nation T20I series.

Kuwait, who were invited to bat after losing the toss at the Mission Road Ground in Mong Kok, Hong Kong, scored 185 runs for the loss of seven wickets in the allotted 20 overs.

Opener Clint Anto top-scored for Kuwait with 41 runs hitting four boundaries and two sixes.

Another opener Ravija Sandaruwan made 26 runs. 

Similarly, Meet Bhavsar contributed 35, Usman Patel 13 and Bilal Tahir scored 32.

Likewise, skipper Mohammad Aslam remained unbeaten on 17 and Yasin Patel on 3 runs.

Sompal Kami took highest three wickets for Nepal. Mandan Yadav claimed two wickets and Lalit Rajbansi and Kushal Bhurtel took one wicket each.

Earlier on Wednesday, Nepal defeated Qatar by eight wickets.

The number of victims who died after a roof collapsed at an iconic nightclub surged to 184 late Wednesday as dozens of people lingered outside the Dominican Republic’s forensic institute for news of their loved ones still missing more than a day after disaster struck, Associated Press reported.

Juan Manuel Méndez, director of the Center of Emergency Operations, said crews at the scene were still looking for victims and potential survivors, although no one has been found alive since Tuesday afternoon.

“We’re not going to abandon anyone. Our work will continue,” he said.

Several blocks away from the rubble, people searching for friends and family donned face masks and began complaining about a bad odor as they pleaded with officials to give them information about their loved ones.

Earlier in the day, National Institute of Forensic Pathology officials read the names of 54 victims they had identified so far, according to Associated Press.

“We cannot wait until nighttime!” said one woman who was waiting for news of a relative whose name she did not hear. “We’re going to go crazy!”

Officials called for calm, saying they had already delivered at least 28 bodies to their families but did not yet have a tally of all the bodies recovered. Late Wednesday, officials raised the number of dead to at least 184, with over 200 injured.

Barcelona thumped visitors Borussia Dortmund 4-0 in their Champions League quarter-final first leg on Wednesday after Robert Lewandowski scored twice against his old club to earn the Catalans a sizeable lead ahead of next week's return visit to Germany, Reuters reported.

Undefeated since late December, treble-chasing Barca predictably dominated the opening stages and grabbed the lead with Raphinha's strike in the 25th minute. A string of saves from Dortmund keeper Gregor Kobel frustrated Barca for the remainder of the first half.

Barcelona emerged more determined after the break and it took them only three minutes to score the second goal, with Raphinha assisting Lewandowski, who nodded home from close range.

The Polish striker extended their lead in the 66th minute from just inside the box while Lamine Yamal wrapped up another demolition job by Barcelona in the 77th.

"I think we played very well but we are not thinking about the semi-finals yet, we must keep the same focus and mentality that have brought us here so far," Lewandowski told Movistar Plus, according to Reuters.

Chinese companies that sell products on Amazon (AMZN.O), opens new tab are preparing to hike prices for the U.S. or quit that market due to the "unprecedented blow" from President Donald Trump's tariff hikes, the head of China's largest e-commerce association said, Reuters reported.

Trump said on Wednesday he would raise tariffs on Chinese imports to 125% from the 104% level already in effect, escalating the high-stakes confrontation between the two world's largest economies.

"This isn't just a tax issue, it's that the entire cost structure gets entirely overwhelmed," said Wang Xin, the head of the Shenzhen Cross-Border E-Commerce Association, which represents more than 3,000 Amazon sellers.

"It'll be very hard for anyone to survive in the U.S. market," she told Reuters.

Some sellers are looking to increase prices in the U.S. while others are looking to find new markets, Wang said.

U.S. President Donald Trump's stunning decision to pause the hefty duties he had just imposed on dozens of countries sent battered global stock markets surging on Thursday even as he ratcheted up a trade war with the world's No. 2 economy China, Reuters reported.

Trump's turnabout on Wednesday, which came less than 24 hours after steep new tariffs kicked in on most trading partners, followed the most intense episode of financial market volatility since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The upheaval erased trillions of dollars from stock markets and led to an unsettling surge in U.S. government bond yields that appeared to catch Trump's attention.

"I thought that people were jumping a little bit out of line, they were getting yippy, you know," Trump told reporters after the announcement, referring to jitters sportpeople sometimes get.

U.S. stock indexes shot higher on the news, with the benchmark S&P 500 (.SPX), opens new tab index closing 9.5% higher. Bond yields came off earlier highs and the dollar rebounded against safe-haven currencies, according to Reuters.

The relief spread through Asian markets as they opened on Thursday with Japan's Nikkei index (.N225), opens new tab surging 8% while European futures also pointed to a sharp rebound. Even Chinese stocks rose, propped up by hopes of state support, although its yuan currency fell to the lowest level since the global financial crisis.

Ambassador of Nepal to the Kingdom of Belgium Sewa Lamsal presented her Letters of Credence to King Philippe of Belgium.

At a special ceremony organized at the Royal Palace in Brussels on Wednesday, Ambassador Lamsal presented her Letters of Credence. 

After presenting the Letters of Credence, Ambassador Lamsal paid a courtesy call on King Philippe and conveyed greetings and best wishes from President Ram Chandra Paudel to King Philippe for his personal good health and happiness and for the continued progress and prosperity of the friendly people of Belgium, reads a press release issued by Embassy of Nepal in Brussels.

On the occasion, Ambassador Lamsal emphasized on the need to further strengthen collaboration between the two countries in the areas of trade, tourism, investment, education, culture and people to people relations, among others. 

Similarly, King Philippe congratulated Ambassador Lamsal on her appointment as an Ambassador of Nepal to Belgium and wished for her success in further strengthening the existing bilateral ties between the two countries, reads the statement. 

Recalling the memory of his private visit to Nepal in 1998 as a Crown Prince, he expressed hope that the friendship between Belgium and Nepal will further prosper during Ambassador Lamsal's tenure.

The Kathmandu Valley has now been witnessing light rainfall. Meteorologist Devid Dhakal said that light rainfall would take place the whole day today in the Kathmandu Valley.

The haze that had covered the Kathmandu Valley and most of the parts of the country would also be fizzling out gradually.

According to the Meteorological Forecasting Division, there is a possibility of light to moderate rainfall along with thunder and lightning at some places of the hilly region of Koshi, Madhes, Bagmati, Gandaki and Lumbini Provinces today. 

Similarly, light rainfall and snowfall has been forecast at some places of high-hilly and mountain regions of the country. 

Partly to generally cloudy weather is likely at mountain regions of Bagmati Province while there is a possibility of light snowfall at some places, according to the Division. 

The sky in the hilly region would remain generally cloudy as well as light to moderate rainfall along with thunder and lightning is likely to take place at some places.

Likewise, partly to generally cloudy weather as well as light to moderate rainfall with thunder and lightning has been predicted at one or two places in Tarai region.

Tonight, the weather of the mountain region of Koshi, Madhes, Bagmati, Gandaki and Lumbini Provinces will be partly to generally cloudy and there is a possibility of light snowfall at some places. 

The Division has forecast light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning at one or two places in hilly region while light to moderate rainfall coupled with lightning, thunder and storm at one or two places in Tarai region.

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has urged the businesspersons to invest confidently, while sharing that there is political stability in the country. The stable politics has paved the way for economic development.

Addressing the inaugural function of the 74th annual general assembly of Nepal Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, PM Oli said the industrialists could forward constructive and creative schemes with use of science and technology to augment investment.

PM Oli reminded that artificial intelligence (AI) could be utilized for production and productivity rather than for spreading misleading information and defaming people and institutions. "We are in need of increasing foreign investment and joint ventures. You should convince the foreigners to invest in potential areas," he said, adding that the investment is essential not only for businesspersons but for the entire country.

According to him, the Chamber had hailed the ordinance the government brought for economic development. He praised the Chambers' stand of favouring the cause for good.

Moreover, the PM said the country needs good governance and development, but corruption is creeping surreptitiously. Corruption control warrants all sides' cooperation, he stressed. 

On a different note, he reminded the government formed by the two large parties was for change and the coalition would continue even after the next election. 

PM Oli thanked the Chamber of Commerce for assisting the government in the issues relating to policy formulation.

Different industrialists and businesspersons were given awards by the PM at the program.

The PM also released a book published by the Chamber of Commerce.