Nepal

Flooding deaths in Nepal approach 200 as recovery work is stepped up

1:27am September 30, 2024

The number of people killed by flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rainfall over the weekend in Nepal has reached 193, while 31 people were still reported missing.

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Everest's highest camp is littered with frozen garbage. The cleanup will take years

3:42am July 07, 2024

by The Associated Press

A Nepal government-funded team of soldiers and Sherpas removed 11 tons of garbage, four dead bodies and a skeleton during this year's climbing season. It's estimated that 40 to 50 tons remain.

Sunita Kumari Chaudhary weaves a dinner table mat with ropes once used by climbers in the Himalayas. She and her fellow craftswomen are part of a small start-up project in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, to repurpose Everest trash.

Mt. Everest is plagued by garbage. These Nepali women are transforming it into crafts

9:19am February 25, 2024

by Tanka Dhakal

They're turning cast-off climbing ropes into handmade crafts. It's part of a fledgling effort in Nepal to repurpose mountain waste and provide economic opportunity.

Reema Karki, shown at her home in Nepal, received a letter informing her that her husband, Pritam Karki, had died on Nov. 15 while serving in the Russian military in Ukraine.

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Nepal wants its men back from Russia's war in Ukraine after deaths on the front

5:00am January 27, 2024

Russia recruits Nepali men with promises of citizenship and enticing wages. But after news of at least 10 Nepali troops killed, Nepal's government and families want to bring their soldiers home.

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Umesh Balal, an activist and member of the Indigenous Magar people of Nepal, says people with disabilities need to be part of the climate conversation.

This 28-year-old from Nepal is telling COP28: Don't forget people with disabilities

3:10pm December 12, 2023

by Ruchi Kumar

Umesh Balal is determined to make the voices of people with disabilities, young people and Indigenous people heard at the world's largest meeting on climate change.

Nepal's government bans TikTok, saying it disrupts social harmony

3:44am November 14, 2023

by The Associated Press

The government said that to make social media platforms accountable, it has asked the companies to register and open an office in Nepal, pay taxes and abide by the country's laws and regulations.