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China opens Everest’s north side to 38 virus-tested climbers
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China opens Everest’s north side to 38 virus-tested climbers

BEIJING (AP) — China has opened Mount Everest’s northern slope to a few dozen mountaineers who will be tested for…
Hundreds protest against Nepali PM’s sudden dissolution of parliament
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Hundreds protest against Nepali PM’s sudden dissolution of parliament

KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Nepal’s Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli faced a fresh political challenge on Friday as hundreds of opponents…
Facing pandemic economic woes, Nepal reopens to adventurers
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Facing pandemic economic woes, Nepal reopens to adventurers

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Adventurers looking to scale Nepal’s Himalayan peaks and trek its mountain trails can finally do so…
UAE’s migrant workers fret over future in coronavirus economy
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UAE’s migrant workers fret over future in coronavirus economy

DUBAI (Reuters) — When Kapil left his Nepali village for an airport job packing cargo in the United Arab Emirates,…
Monsoon floods, landslides kill at least 221 in South Asia
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Monsoon floods, landslides kill at least 221 in South Asia

NEW DELHI (AP) — Floods and landslides triggered by heavy monsoon rains have killed at least 221 people across South…
Nepal families face hunger, skip meals as pandemic hits remittances
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Nepal families face hunger, skip meals as pandemic hits remittances

KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Nepali housewife Shiba Kala Limbu grimaced as she recalled how she went hungry in order to feed…
Coronavirus casts shadow over Everest
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Coronavirus casts shadow over Everest

The Himalayan hilltown of Khumjung should be bustling ahead of Everest’s climbing season, but the coronavirus has forced the shut…
Sri Lanka imposes curfew as South Asia steps up coronavirus battle
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Sri Lanka imposes curfew as South Asia steps up coronavirus battle

COLOMBO/RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (Reuters) — Sri Lanka imposed a nationwide weekend curfew on Friday as South Asian countries escalated efforts to…
The global spread of the new coronavirus: Where is it?
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The global spread of the new coronavirus: Where is it?

The new coronavirus that emerged in central China at the end of last year has now killed nearly 1,800 people…
The global spread of the coronavirus: Where is it?
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The global spread of the coronavirus: Where is it?

A SARS-like virus that has claimed 41 lives since emerging in a market in the Chinese city of Wuhan has…
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