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Landslide kills 11 in Nepal, as 27 missing

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 14 09:20 PM

The Himalayan nation has been badly hit by landslides and floods, with at least 191 people killed and 54 missing since monsoon began mid-June. Read more »

Nepal reopens Everest despite pandemic uncertainty

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 31 04:20 PM

KATHMANDU - Nepal has reopened its mountains -- including Everest -- for the autumn trekking and climbing season in a bid to boost the struggling tourism sector, officials said Friday, despite coronavirus uncertainty.    Read more »

Nepal to resume flights in boost for virus-hit tourism sector

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 21 05:48 PM

The Himalayan nation shut its airports in late March to combat the spread of the virus, which has so far infected 17,844 people and claimed 40 lives in the country. Read more »

First virus death in Nepal -- a new mother

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 17 07:11 AM

KATHMANDU - Nepal reported its first coronavirus death late Saturday -- a 29-year-old woman who recently gave birth -- as the total number of people infected in the country reached 281. Read more »

Pandemic shuts down Everest, as Nepal suspends all permits

Paavan Mathema, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 13 06:15 PM

Expedition organizers and Nepal tourism professionals said the move was justified but would cause a financial disaster. Read more »

China shuts down Mt. Everest over coronavirus

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 12 06:41 PM

China has canceled permits for Mount Everest because of the coronavirus, expedition organizers said Thursday, ahead of the spring climbing season on the world's highest peak. Read more »

Nepal postpones inaugural 'Everest Dialogue' event amid virus scare

Kyodo News
Posted at Mar 03 07:56 AM

KATHMANDU - Nepal has indefinitely postponed the inaugural Sagarmatha Sambaad, or Everest Dialogue, which was scheduled for early April, Nepal's Foreign Minister said Monday. Read more »

Nepal confirms first case of new coronavirus

Gopal Sharma, Reuters
Posted at Jan 25 12:08 AM

KATHMANDU, NEPAL - A Nepali student home from China on Friday tested positive for the new coronavirus, an official in Kathmandu said on Friday, making it the first confirmed case in the Himalayan nation. Read more »

South Koreans among 7 missing in Himalayan avalanche

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 19 01:11 AM

About 200 people have been rescued from the avalanche-hit zone as well as other trekking routes after the weather eased to let helicopters fly in. Read more »

World's shortest man dies at 27

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 18 03:24 AM

The world's shortest non-mobile man remains Junrey Balawing of the Philippines, who measures only 59.93 centimeters but is unable to walk or stand unaided, according to Guinness World Records. Read more »

Nepal arrests 122 Chinese over suspected cyber scam

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 25 09:44 PM

The arrests come days after more than 340 Chinese nationals were arrested in the Philippines in a raid on unlicensed gaming businesses. Read more »

Veteran climbers skeptical proposed rules for Mount Everest will stop deaths

Andrew Both, Reuters
Posted at Dec 18 01:46 PM

Veteran climbers of Mount Everest are skeptical that proposed new regulations by the Nepalese government to tighten the permit process for adventurers will address the root causes of this year's heavy death toll on the world's tallest peak. Read more »

Nepal makes first arrest over 'menstrual hut' death

Gopal Sharma, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Dec 06 06:31 PM

KATHMANDU - A Nepali village will give cash rewards to women who refuse to be isolated in illegal 'menstrual huts' during their periods, an official said on Tuesday after the custom led to another death. Read more »

Nepal hopes for Chinese finance during Xi visit

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 12 10:46 PM

Xi is expected to use his time in Kathmandu to push Beijing's controversial Belt and Road infrastructure projects. Read more »

Coke's campaign to push pocket-sized bottles falls flat in Nepal

Meaghan Tobin, South China Morning Post
Posted at Aug 28 10:07 AM

Far from generating friendly feelings, the "jigri" campaign has fallen flat among Nepal's young people, who blasted the company on social media for marketing wasteful packaging in a country already grappling with litter and pollution. Read more »

Everest region bans single-use plastic

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 23 07:35 AM

KATHMANDU, Nepal - Single-use plastics have been banned in the Everest region to reduce the vast amounts of waste left by trekkers and mountaineers, Nepali authorities said Thursday. Read more »

Nepal mulls minimum Everest criteria after deadly season

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 18 12:16 AM

Climbers wanting to take on Mount Everest will first have to tackle another Nepal mountain of at least 21,325 feet under new proposals. Read more »

Monsoon rains wreak flood havoc across South Asia

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 17 07:06 AM

Survivors scrambled for higher ground as torrential monsoon rains swept away homes and triggered landslides across South Asia Tuesday, with millions of people affected and at least 180 dead, officials said.   Read more »

Death toll in Nepal floods rises to 55, thousands displaced

Gopal Sharma, Reuters
Posted at Jul 15 12:40 AM

KATHMANDU - The death toll in Nepal from flash floods and landslides in the past three days rose to 55 on Sunday, with dozens missing and injured, the government said. Read more »

Himalayan glaciers melting far faster this century - study

Matthew Green, Reuters
Posted at Jun 20 06:13 AM

LONDON, United Kingdom—Himalayan glaciers have been melting twice as fast since the start of this century, underscoring the threat the climate crisis poses to water supplies for hundreds of millions of people across Asia, according to a study published on Wednesday. Read more »