Nepali sherpa scales Everest for record 28th time; death toll at 11

KATHMANDU - A Nepali sherpa reached the summit of Mount Everest for a record 28th time on Tuesday (May 23), ...

Spanish extreme athlete emerges into daylight after 500 days living in cave

April 15, 2023

MADRID - A 50-year-old Spanish extreme athlete has emerged from spending 500 days living 70-metres deep in a cave outside Granada ...

Thousands on alert in Indonesia’s Java after Mt Semeru eruption

by AsiaOne

December 6, 2022

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JAKARTA - Thousands of residents in Indonesia's East Java were on high alert on Monday (Dec 5) after a violent ...

146 injured after strong earthquake hits southeastern Taiwan

by AsiaOne

September 19, 2022

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TAIPEI - A 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit the sparsely populated southeastern part of Taiwan on Sunday (Sept 18), the island's weather ...

Glacier collapses in Italian Alps, killing at least 6 and injuring 8

by AsiaOne

July 4, 2022

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ROME — Parts of a mountain glacier collapsed in the Italian Alps on Sunday (July 3) amid record temperatures, local ...

Nepali scales Mount Everest for record 26th time

by Reuters

May 9, 2022

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KATHMANDU - A Nepali sherpa scaled Mount Everest for a record 26th time, beating his own previous record set last year, ...

Meet the 81-year-old climbing Scottish mountains for his sick wife

by Reuters

October 11, 2021

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BALLACHULISH - At the windswept summit of Buachaille Etive Mor, a Scottish peak more than 1,020 metres above sea level, 81-year-old ...

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s a flying paramedic

by Reuters

September 30, 2020

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LONDON - Paramedics in England's remote, rugged Lake District region have been testing a jet suit that gets them to ...

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