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Everest Rescue: All Stranded Trekkers Evacuated Safely, Hikers Shovel Snow With Cooking Pots
Rescuers on Tuesday safely evacuated all remaining trekkers near the east face of Mount Everest in Tibet, ending one of the largest search-and-rescue operations in the region.
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New Zealand To Charge Tourists Up To Rs 2,000 At 4 Scenic Sites: See List Here
The new plan is projected to bring in up to NZD 62 million annually, which will be reinvested directly into the same areas for conservation and tourism enhancement.
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Tourists Cook Sausage, Brew Coffee Near Erupting Mount Etna, Inviting Backlash
Restrictions require tourists to stay at least 500 meters away from the lava flow but images and videos show people routinely flouting the rules.
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Coronavirus Outbreak: Apple to Close All China Mainland Stores Through February 9
Apple to close all China mainland stores due to virus outbreak (Reuters) - Apple on Saturday said it would shut all of its official stores and corporate offices in mainland China until Feb 9 as fears over the coronavirus outbreak mounted and the death toll more than doubled to over 250 from a week ago.
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Apple, Cisco Team Up With Allianz to Offer Discounts on Cyber Insurance
Cyber coverage is a mounting concern for companies worldwide as hackers increasingly take aim at their technology systems.
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India's 'Everest Twins' Plan To Climb New Zealand's Highest Peak Mount Cook
Two Indian sisters, who entered the Guinness Book of World Records for scaling Mount Everest and the Seven Summits as the first women twins, are now planning to conquer Mount Cook, New Zealand's highest mountain.
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Sonia Gandhi Tried To Declare State Of Emergency, Alleges Subramanian Swamy
Mounting a scathing attack on Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, BJP MP Subramanian Swamy on Saturday alleged that she wanted to declare a state of emergency in the country by "cooking up Hindu terror business" in the period 2011-12.
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Magnitude 6.3 Earthquake Rattles South-Central Alaska
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake rattled a wide area of south-central Alaska, including Anchorage, on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported, but there were no immediate reports of serious damage or injuries.
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New Zealand's tallest peak Mount Cook not so big after all
New Zealand's highest and most deadly peak, Mount Cook, a magnet for mountaineers from around the world, is shrinking according to surveyors who have lowered it by 30 metres (98 feet).
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Man dies minutes after scaling Mt Kilimanjaro
A 69-year-old Briton collapsed and died just minutes after fulfilling a life-long ambition to climb Africa's highest mountain peak, Mount Kilimanjaro. Businessman Alistair Cook had just sent a text message to his wife Vicky, telling her his achievement when he suffered a fatal heart attack, the Daily Express reported.
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Everest Rescue: All Stranded Trekkers Evacuated Safely, Hikers Shovel Snow With Cooking Pots
Rescuers on Tuesday safely evacuated all remaining trekkers near the east face of Mount Everest in Tibet, ending one of the largest search-and-rescue operations in the region.
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New Zealand To Charge Tourists Up To Rs 2,000 At 4 Scenic Sites: See List Here
The new plan is projected to bring in up to NZD 62 million annually, which will be reinvested directly into the same areas for conservation and tourism enhancement.
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Tourists Cook Sausage, Brew Coffee Near Erupting Mount Etna, Inviting Backlash
Restrictions require tourists to stay at least 500 meters away from the lava flow but images and videos show people routinely flouting the rules.
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Coronavirus Outbreak: Apple to Close All China Mainland Stores Through February 9
Apple to close all China mainland stores due to virus outbreak (Reuters) - Apple on Saturday said it would shut all of its official stores and corporate offices in mainland China until Feb 9 as fears over the coronavirus outbreak mounted and the death toll more than doubled to over 250 from a week ago.
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Apple, Cisco Team Up With Allianz to Offer Discounts on Cyber Insurance
Cyber coverage is a mounting concern for companies worldwide as hackers increasingly take aim at their technology systems.
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India's 'Everest Twins' Plan To Climb New Zealand's Highest Peak Mount Cook
Two Indian sisters, who entered the Guinness Book of World Records for scaling Mount Everest and the Seven Summits as the first women twins, are now planning to conquer Mount Cook, New Zealand's highest mountain.
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Sonia Gandhi Tried To Declare State Of Emergency, Alleges Subramanian Swamy
Mounting a scathing attack on Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, BJP MP Subramanian Swamy on Saturday alleged that she wanted to declare a state of emergency in the country by "cooking up Hindu terror business" in the period 2011-12.
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Magnitude 6.3 Earthquake Rattles South-Central Alaska
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake rattled a wide area of south-central Alaska, including Anchorage, on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported, but there were no immediate reports of serious damage or injuries.
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New Zealand's tallest peak Mount Cook not so big after all
New Zealand's highest and most deadly peak, Mount Cook, a magnet for mountaineers from around the world, is shrinking according to surveyors who have lowered it by 30 metres (98 feet).
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Man dies minutes after scaling Mt Kilimanjaro
A 69-year-old Briton collapsed and died just minutes after fulfilling a life-long ambition to climb Africa's highest mountain peak, Mount Kilimanjaro. Businessman Alistair Cook had just sent a text message to his wife Vicky, telling her his achievement when he suffered a fatal heart attack, the Daily Express reported.
