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Mount Everest's Highest Glacier Rapidly Losing Ice: Study
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Ice on a glacier near the summit of Mount Everest that took millennia to form has shrunk dramatically in the last three decades due to climate change, a new study has shown.

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Nepal's Supreme Court reinstates parliament; orders new PM to be appointed
By AgenciesSouth Asia
In a landmark verdict, Nepal's Supreme Court on Monday directed President Bidya Devi Bhandari to appoint Nepali Congress chief Sher Bahadur Deuba as prime minister by Tuesday and reinstated.
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Will an ambitious Chinese-built rail line through the Himalayas lead to a debt trap for Nepal?
By TANSSoutheast Asia
China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has ambitions to reshape the global economy by connecting more than 60 countries across Asia, Europe and Africa through trade and infrastructure projects.
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Gaza's Al-Shifa Hospital 'on brink of collapse' as injuries mount
By TANSWest Asia
Gaza City's main hospital is bustling with patients and mourning families on Tuesday as the Palestinian enclave reels from Monday's violence in which Israeli forces killed at least 60.
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Nepal PM Arrives In India, Trade Deficit, Connectivity Likely On Agenda
By TANSSouth Asia
During his visit, Mr Oli will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and possible deals on the use of Indian waterways by Nepal as well as an expansion of an India-backed railway

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Pakistan, Nepal agree to boost economic, defence ties

Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and his Nepalese counterpart Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli met on Monday and agreed to enhance cooperation in areas of economy, defence.

South Asia

TANS

Mar 06, 2018
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US withholds $65m from UN aid programme for Palestinians

The United States will withhold $65m in aid for a UN agency that provides services for Palestinian refugees, a US official said on Tuesday, as the Trump administration appeared to carry out a threat.

South Asia

TANS

Jan 17, 2018
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Nepal ends India’s monopoly on internet access with new Chinese link

Nepal’s information and communication minister Mohan Bahadur Basnet and Chinese ambassador Yu Hong inaugurated the link during a ceremony in Kathmandu, reflecting China’s growing engagement.

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TANS

Jan 13, 2018
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Death toll from South Asia flooding tops 1,000

The death toll from floods sweeping South Asia has climbed above 1,000, officials said on Thursday, as rescue teams try to reach millions stranded by the region’s worst monsoon disaster in recent years.

South Asia

TANS

Aug 25, 2017
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Aid workers struggle as South Asia floods affect over 16m

More than 16 million people have been affected by floods in South Asia, aid workers and officials said, with heavy rains and damaged roads hampering relief efforts amid severe food shortages and a growing risk.

South Asia

TANS

Aug 19, 2017
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Nepali girl dies due to banned Hindu practice

A 15-year-old girl has died in Nepal after she was banished to a shed because she was menstruating, under an ancient Hindu practice that has been banned for over a decade, police said Monday.

South Asia

TANS

Dec 19, 2016

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