Nepal
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Canadian woman who has accomplished 6 summits of world’s highest peaks aiming for 8 moreAfter suffering a traumatic brain injury and vision loss, Jill Wheatley is trying to summit the world's 14 highest mountains, while battling "mountains of her mind."CanadaFeb 13, 2023
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Co-pilot of fatal Nepal plane crash eerily lost her pilot husband in 2006 air crashAnju Khatiwada was the co-pilot on a Yeti Airlines flight from Kathmandu that crashed as it approached the city of Pokhara, killing at least 69 people.TrendingJan 16, 2023
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Nepal plane crash: Flight data, voice recorders retrieved from downed flightA pilot who routinely flies an ATR 72-500 plane from India to Nepal said the region’s topography, with its mountain peaks and narrow valleys, raises the risk of accidents.WorldJan 16, 2023
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Plane crash in Nepal resort town kills at least 68: ‘There was smoke everywhere’Scores of rescue workers and onlookers crowded near a steep gorge Sunday afternoon, as rescuers combed the wreckage on the edge of the cliff and in the ravine below.WorldJan 15, 2023
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Serial killer Charles Sobhraj heads to France after release from Nepal jailHe left Nepal early on Friday evening on a regular flight to Doha en route to Paris, said Katak Rawal, a Kathmandu airport official.CrimeDec 23, 2022
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Nepal rescuers locate plane crash site, recover 21 bodies of 22 passengersRescuers searching a mountainside in Nepal on Monday recovered the bodies of 21 of the 22 people who were on board a plane that crashed a day earlier, officials said.WorldMay 29, 2022
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China cancels Mount Everest climbs, citing fears of importing COVID-19 cases from NepalWhile China has mostly curbed domestic transmission of the coronavirus, Nepal is experiencing a surge with record numbers of new infections and deaths.WorldMay 15, 2021
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China plans to draw a line through Mount Everest to stop COVID-19China has dispatched a team to the summit of Mount Everest, where they will draw a line to divide China's side from Nepal's.TrendingMay 12, 2021
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Mount Everest got slightly taller in 2020China and Nepal have agreed on a new official measurement for the world's tallest mountain peak.TrendingDec 8, 2020
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At least 221 dead across South Asia as heavy monsoon rains bring floods, landslidesMore than 1 million people have been marooned in Nepal, Bangladesh and India and hundreds of thousands have fled their homes for higher ground.WorldJul 17, 2020
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