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US climber scales Everest for 10th time
An American national David Hahn, 46, of Taos, New Mexico, have become the first non Nepalese climber to reach Mount Everest for tenth time. The record for largest number of climbs of the world's highest mountain is held by Appa, a Sherpa guide who earlier this month...Everest record old news for Japanese climber, 75
A Japanese elderly mountaineer Yuichiro Miura in his 76 yrs had scaled the Mount everest and set the record of oldest mountaineer. He broke the record of Nepalese Min Bahadur Sherchan, who had scaled the...G8 Ministers Compromise On 2050 Climate Target
After much discussion at this week's G8 environment ministers meeting, a compromise deal was reached to halve those countries' emissions by 2050. Well, that's only 42 years from now, after all, I'm sure my...
created by Rob Walker | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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1100 views | 2 recommendations | 16 comments
Sherpa makes record 18th Everest summit
A Nepalese Sherpa had broken his own records of scaling everest maximum time. He was holding the record of climbing 17th time and now today he again scaled the peak and set a new record. " A veteran Sherpa guide scaled Mount Everest for a record 18th time Thursday,...Sherpa first to climb Everest from Nepal this season
Climbers have succeded in reaching to the peak of Mount Everest for this season. Total of 9 people from US, Canada & UK have reached the summit today morning. All expeditions from Tibet side is closed so...Merkel and Chavez disagree on Latin America (readable version)
Caracas, Venezuela, 12 May 2008. During his weekly TVshow Aló Presidente on Sunday 11 May, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez rejected critics made by Chancellor Angela Merkel on his regional leadership...Bush meets Mexican President in New Orleans
UPDATE: Greg Palast thinks the Bush meeting in New Orleans is some Big Secret!Can't blame it ALL on Bush, after all he didn't start it."by David Hammer, The Times-Picayune, Monday April 21, 2008, 10:36 AMPresident...RI likely to host world summit on food, energy crisis
"Wirayuda said Indonesia was ready to host such a summit even if it had to be held before September 2008."What we have to prepare with some extra effort is the concept of the meeting. But about the physical organization of such a meeting, there is no doubt we can do it. When...
Human Rights Watch Warns of Human Rights Disaster in Zimbabwe
The opposition party under Tsvangirai will not participate in a presidential runoff vote, said their spokesman on Thursday. Meanwhile president Mugabe and Tsvangirai both stated they would attend an emergency...
created by Rob Walker | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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343 views | 17 recommendations | 3 comments
Nato Macedonia veto stokes tension
Macedonia has been denied entry into Nato. "Macedonia's bid was blocked by Greece because of a 17-year row over the country's name. " Secretary Reaffirms Strategic Ties with Omani Leaders
" WASHINGTON, April 5, 2008 – Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates returned here today after a brief stop in Oman following the NATO summit in Bucharest, Romania. In the secretary’s first visit to Oman, Gates met with Sultan Qaboos bin Sa'id Al Said at his... Greece threatens to veto NATO expansion plans
As NATO representatives meet in Bucharest for the largest summit conference in the organisation’s history the Greek government is threatening to veto any attempt by its northern neighbour, Macedonia to...
created by Teacher Dude | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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569 views | 20 recommendations | 2 comments
Bush to back Ukraine's Nato hopes
As expected, George Bush will back Ukraine and Georgia's bid to join the North American Treaty Organisation."US President George W Bush is set to offer backing to Ukraine's membership of Nato as he starts a...
created by Dave Keating | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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489 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Everest: Closed for Business, Part II
"Everest: Closed for Business, Part II "If our democracy is to flourish, it must have criticism; if our government is to function it must have dissent. - Henry Commager " Nepal:...Abbas accuses Israel of ethnic cleansing
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