Nepal became a republic at the end of May when the unpopular Hindu monarchy was abolished, bringing down the curtain on 240 years of rule under the Peacock Throne of the Shah dynasty.

• 尼泊尔在5月底废除了不得人心的印度教君主制，走向共和，从而结束了孔雀王朝沙阿王族对尼泊尔240多年的统治。