News tagged with kathmandu
Wi-Fi lifeline reaches remote Himalayas
It used to take teacher Mahabir Pun more than two days to check his email from his home in the remote Himalayan village of Nagi in western Nepal.
Nov 29, 2010 |
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Nepal capital tops quake risk list
With rescue work still under way in Nepal after the deadly earthquake in the Himalayas, scientists have warned that the capital Kathmandu is a high-risk city unprepared for the next "Big One".
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 21, 2011 |
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'Super Sherpa' climbs to clean up Everest
Apa Sherpa has stood on top of the world more times than anyone in history, and now he is heading back up Mount Everest, not for the fame or glory, but in the name of environmental protection.
Apr 06, 2009 |
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