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Climbers celebrate Mount Everest 70th anniversary amid melting glaciers, rising temperatures
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoAs the mountaineering community prepares to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the conquest of Mount...
Ex-British Gurkha hopes Everest climb will change disability perceptions
Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoHari Budha Magar, the first above the knee double amputee to scale Mount Everest, said on Sunday that his ascent would raise awareness about disability. Magar, 43, climbed the 8,848-metre (29,032 ...
With G20 event, India seeks to project normalcy in disputed Kashmir
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoAs India prepares to host a meeting of tourism officials from the Group of 20 in the disputed region...
India has lost the second-largest forest area among all countries in five years
Quartz via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoIndia lost 668,400 hectares (ha) of jungles on average between 2015 and 2020, a new report has said....
Bridge collapse in Kashmir kills girl, injures at least 70
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoAn overcrowded footbridge collapsed into a rocky river in Indian-controlled Kashmir while thronged...
Avalanche sweeps away tourists in northeast India; 7 killed
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoAn avalanche swept away a group of tourists in the Himalayas in northeastern India on Tuesday,...
Indian HAF Project ‘White Snow’ Aims to be ‘Artistic Revolt’ Against Repressive Political Systems...
Variety via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year ago“White Snow,” the latest project from celebrated Indian filmmaker Praveen Morchhale, is his...
Nepal elects new president amid political uncertainty
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoLawmakers in Nepal elected a new president on Thursday, as the Himalayan nation faces increasing...
Cracks begin to show in India's Himalayan building spree
Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoOne morning 18 months ago, Jaswant Singh Butola woke to find hairline cracks had spread up the walls...
Kashmir avalanche kills 2 Polish skiers; 21 people rescued
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoTwo Polish skiers died in an avalanche at a Himalayan ski resort in Indian-controlled Kashmir on...