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US wants UN to take up Dalai Lama succession: envoy
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US wants UN to take up Dalai Lama succession: envoy

The United States wants the United Nations to take up the Dalai Lama’s succession in an intensifying bid to stop…
Trash to treasure: Everest garbage given new lease of life
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Trash to treasure: Everest garbage given new lease of life

A group of tourists sip water at a five-star hotel in Kathmandu, unaware that the green glasses in their hands…
Syrians fleeing war allowed to stay longer in the United States
Middle East

Syrians fleeing war allowed to stay longer in the United States

(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration will allow about 7,000 Syrians who have fled war in their country to…
Nepal marks 1st Everest ascent amid debate over permits
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Nepal marks 1st Everest ascent amid debate over permits

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal commemorated the anniversary of the first ascent of Mount Everest on Wednesday amid a climbing…
US climber becomes 11th Everest fatality
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US climber becomes 11th Everest fatality

A US climber has died after descending from Everest, officials said Tuesday, taking this season’s toll to 11 including several…
Everest braces for record year amid overcrowding fears
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Everest braces for record year amid overcrowding fears

The tented city at the foot of Mount Everest is bustling as mountaineers brace for potentially the busiest year yet…
Mount Everest clean-up team picks up 3 tons of garbage
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Mount Everest clean-up team picks up 3 tons of garbage

A 14-member team sent by the Nepalese government to tidy up Mount Everest has so far collected three tonnes (3.3 US…
Malaysian climber rescued from Mount Annapurna in Nepal
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Malaysian climber rescued from Mount Annapurna in Nepal

KATHMANDU (Reuters) – A rescue helicopter plucked a Malaysian climber from Mount Annapurna in west Nepal on Friday, where he…
Thaw of Himalayas set to disrupt Asia’s rivers, crops: study
Environment

Thaw of Himalayas set to disrupt Asia’s rivers, crops: study

KATHMANDU (Reuters) – At least a third of the ice in the Himalayas and the Hindu Kush will thaw this…
Fighting climate change in the shadow of Mount Everest
Environment

Fighting climate change in the shadow of Mount Everest

Formed in the shadow of Mount Everest, the turquoise depths of Nepal’s Imja glacial lake would be a breathtaking miracle…
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