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Nepal opens up Himalayan peaks to climbers

31 Jul 2020

Nepal is opening its Himalayan peaks, hoping to bring back Western climbers who were unable to visit during a spring lockdown. The government, expedition workers and businesses are...

Nine killed as landslides sweep in remote Nepal village

29 Jul 2020

Landslides triggered by heavy rains killed nine more people in Nepal this week, raising the Himalayan nation’s death toll from floods and landslides to 160 since late May,...

Landslides, flooding block main highway to Nepal’s capital

21 Jul 2020

Landslides and flooding caused by heavy rainfall have blocked the main highway connecting most of Nepal to the Himalayan nation's capital, preventing trucks from bringing in fuel and supplies, officials...

VIDEO: India floods kill scores in Assam; rescue teams face challenges

20 Jul 2020

Intense rain and floods in the Indian state of Assam have killed at least 84 people and displaced more than 2.75 million since May, authorities said on Monday, as they...

VIDEO: Floods in India, Bangladesh and Nepal displace nearly 4 million

19 Jul 2020

Nearly four million people in India's northeastern state of Assam and neighbouring Nepal have been displaced by heavy flooding from monsoon rains, with dozens missing as deaths rose to at...

Nepal floods, landslides leave 23 dead, dozens missing

11 Jul 2020

Heavy rains triggered flash floods and landslides that killed at least 23 people and displaced thousands in western Nepal, officials said on Saturday. Nine people were killed and more...

Playing and planting: Nepal celebrates paddy day

30 Jun 2020

Splashing mud and drinking local rice drink, Nepali farmers this week celebrated National Paddy Day to mark the beginning of the rice-planting season, despite some coronavirus lockdown measures still in...

UAE sends medical aid to Nepal in fight against coronavirus

29 Apr 2020

The United Arab Emirates today sent an aid plane containing 7 metric tons of medical supplies to Nepal to bolster the country’s efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19. ...

Burberry funds for vaccine and produces gowns and masks to battle coronavirus

10 Apr 2020

Gulf Today Report The London-based fashion house is funding research into a single-dose vaccine developed by the University of Oxford. The luxury brand has also revealed that...

VIDEO: Anna Wintour's son tests positive for coronavirus

08 Apr 2020

Gulf Today Report The Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour and the chair of the Met Gala has revealed her son Charles Shaffer is “quite ill” after he tested positive for coronavirus....

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