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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?
World

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?
World

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…
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…
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