Nepal will make 97 of its Himalayan mountains free to climb for the next two years in a bid to boost tourism in some of its more remote areas.
It comes as permit fees to summit Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak, during peak season will go…
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Trump says he may reclassify cannabis as less dangerous drug | Drugs News
Cannabis stocks soar after US president says he is ‘looking at’ reclassification.
United States President Donald Trump has said his administration is “looking at” reclassifying cannabis as a less dangerous drug.
Speaking to reporters at the…
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Daily World Briefing, Aug. 12
Trump announces deployment of National Guard in Washington, D.C.
U.S. President Donald Trump said at a White House press conference Monday that he is deploying the National Guard to assist in restoring law and order and public safety in…
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UN Condemns Israeli Killing Of Gaza Journalists
“Yesterday, colleagues of our Al Jazeera friends here who were working in Gaza were victims yet again of the conflict,” UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said during a news conference on Monday, conveying Guterres’ condemnation of the…
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Daily World Briefing, Aug. 12-Xinhua
Trump announces deployment of National Guard in Washington, D.C.
U.S. President Donald Trump said at a White House press conference Monday that he is deploying the National Guard to assist in restoring law and order and public safety in…
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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,265 | Russia-Ukraine war News
Here are the key events on day 1,265 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Here is how things stand on Tuesday, August 12:
Fighting
- Two ambulance workers were killed in a Ukrainian drone attack on Horlivka, in the Russian-occupied Donetsk region,…
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US and China extend tariff truce deadline to November
The US and China have extended their trade truce for 90 days just hours before a jump in tariffs had been set to kick in.
An executive order signed by US President Donald Trump on Monday keeps in place an agreement from May, when the two sides…
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Raids on migrant camps prompt climate of fear in India
Munawar Zaman
Press TV, New DelhiIn India, a crackdown on migrant workers has sparked widespread fear among marginalize communities.
Hundreds of migrant families are fleeing…
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Stateless Tibetans in exile in India yearn for identity and homeland
Raghvendra RaoBBC News, Dharamshala
Sandeep Yadav/BBCEighty-five-year-old Dawa Sangbo arrived in India from Tibet in 1970 What does it mean to live in exile?
“When we were in school, our teachers used to say that there is an ‘R’ on our forehead -…
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