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5 Things to Know About Diwali
Happy Diwali! Also known as the Festival of Lights, Diwali is the most important Indian holiday of the year. Here’s what you need to know about this five-day celebration.
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‘Unfortunately, Business Is Booming': Companies That Fly Home Covid-Positive Travelers Have a Busy Summer
During a summer when it was hoped travel would start to normalize, medical evacuation companies are setting records for both memberships and rescues.
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These Are the Most-Searched ‘Bucket List' Travel Experiences in the World
Travelers regularly search for activities in New York, Paris and Rome — but the world’s most popular online travel search is in none of those places.
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How Can You Live More Sustainably? Five Experts Share Their Tips
What can we do as individuals to reduce our carbon footprint? CNBC speaks to five experts who share their ideas on how we can change our routines.
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‘Lethal' and ‘Highly Contagious' Second Covid Wave Is Now Under Control, Nepal's Prime Minister Says
Nepal’s second wave of Covid infections is tapering off — but the country needs more vaccines, Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli said.
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Nepali Billionaire Says the Country Underestimated Its Second Covid Wave
Nepal underestimated its second wave of Covid-19 infections and needs to step up its efforts to address the crisis, Nepali billionaire Binod Chaudhary said.
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Guide: Over 100 Virus Cases on Everest Despite Nepal Denials
An expert guide says a coronavirus outbreak on Mount Everest has infected at least 100 climbers and support staff
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Here's a Complete List of Destinations Opening to Vaccinated Travelers
More places are easing travel restrictions for vaccinated travelers, with some set to require inoculations from all travelers by the summer.
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Why Did Mount Everest's Height Change?
The world’s highest mountain is now officially a little higher, but that might not be the end of the story
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Landslides Kill at Least 10 in Nepal
Another 30 people were missing after landslides triggered by a monsoon swept through parts of Pokhara, Nepal, on Friday.
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Nepal Rescuers Search for 7 as Avalanche Hits Hiking Trail
Special Nepalese army and government rescue personnel continued searching Monday for four South Korean trekkers and their three Nepali guides missing since an avalanche swept across popular mountain trekking route.
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US Extends Protection for 6 Nations' Migrants for a Year
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced Friday it is extending temporary protected status coverage for migrants from El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua and Sudan through Jan. 4, 2021. The status, which has been granted because of disasters or conflicts in those countries, had been set to expire in January 2020, or in Nepal’s case, March. Trump administration has...
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Monsoon Flooding Death Toll Climbs to 164 in South Asia
The death toll in monsoon flooding in South Asia has climbed past 160 as millions of people and animals continue to face the brunt in three countries, officials said Saturday. At least 90 people have died in Nepal and 62 in northeastern India’s Assam state over the past week. A dozen have been killed in flooding in Bangladesh. Shiv Kumar,...
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Heavy Rain Leaves Scores Dead in Nepal, India, Bangladesh
Flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rainfall have killed at least 50 people in Nepal in the past few days, with more deaths reported across the border in India and Bangladesh, officials said Sunday. At least 30 other people were missing in Nepal, either swept away by swollen rivers or buried by mudslides since monsoon rains began pounding the region...
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He Got the FBI to Test ‘Bigfoot' Hair in the 1970s — and This 93-Year-Old Man Is Still Searching for Sasquatch
Yeti persisted. An Oregon man intent on proving the existence of the mythical creatures known as Bigfoot, Sasquatch, the Abominable Snowman and Yeti in 1976 managed to get the FBI to test hair and tissue samples that he believed might help his case, according to newly released records. “The FBI has analyzed hair in connection with the search for Sasquatch,...
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American Scientist Sounds Warning on Future Everest Dangers
Mount Everest and its surrounding peaks are increasingly polluted and warmer, and nearby glaciers are melting at an alarming rate that is likely to make it more dangerous for future climbers, an American scientist who spent weeks in the Everest region said Tuesday. Prof. John All of Western Washington University said after returning from the mountains that he and his...
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American Scientist Sounds Warning on Future Everest Dangers
Mount Everest and its surrounding peaks are increasingly polluted and warmer, and nearby glaciers are melting at an alarming rate that is likely to make it more dangerous for future climbers, an American scientist who spent weeks in the Everest region said Tuesday. Prof. John All of Western Washington University said after returning from the mountains that he and his...
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Sherpa Guide Climbs Everest 24th Time, Outdoing Own Record
A Sherpa mountaineer extended his record for successful climbs of Mount Everest with his 24th ascent of the world’s highest peak on Tuesday. Kami Rita reached the 8,850-meter (29,035-foot) peak Tuesday, which was his second time on the summit in a week. He climbed to the top on May 15 then returned to base camp before climbing again this week....
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3 Climbers Presumed Dead After Avalanche in Canada
Three renowned mountain climbers are presumed dead after an avalanche in Alberta’s Banff National Park, Canadian officials said Thursday. Outdoor apparel company The North Face said that American Jess Roskelley and Austrians David Lama and Hansjorg Auer disappeared while attempting to climb the east face of Howse Peak on the Icefields Parkway. They were reported overdue on Wednesday. “They are...
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US Scientists to Climb Everest, Collect Data on Climate
A team of American scientists flew to the Mount Everest region Wednesday to study how pollution has impacted the Himalayan mountains and glaciers that are melting due to global warming. The team led by John All of Western Washington University plans to spend the next two months in the region collecting samples and studying the ice, snow and vegetation. In...