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Welcome to Austria, an unlikely zen destination
Gombe Austria Wellness Travel Photos Courtesy Gomde. Buddhist teachings in Gomde-Germany Austria will fill your cup as much as a trip to Nepal writes Mary Paterson
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Nepal villagers cremate loved ones who perished in earthquake that shook its northwest, killing 157
An earthquake victim is carried on a stretcher at Bheri hospital in Nepalgunj, Nepal, Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. A strong earthquake has shaken northwestern Nepal, and officials say more than 100 people are dead and dozens more injured as rescuers search mountain villages. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
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Nepal scrambles to rescue survivors of earthquake that shook its northwest as death toll rises to 157
An earthquake victim is carried on a stretcher at Bheri hospital in Nepalgunj, Nepal, Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. A strong earthquake has shaken northwestern Nepal, and officials say more than 100 people are dead and dozens more injured as rescuers search mountain villages. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
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Nepal earthquake kills at least 128, toll could rise, officials say
Potters keep earthen oil lamps to sun- dry, ahead of the upcoming Nepali-Hindu festival 'Tihar' in Bhaktapur, on the outskirts of Kathmandu on November 3, 2023. (Photo by Prakash MATHEMA / AFP) (Photo by PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP via Getty Images)
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A 5.2 magnitude earthquake in Nepal damages dozens of homes and causes a landslide
Workers work on the rebuilding site at Bashantapur Durbar Square, a UNESCO world heritage site damaged during the 2015 earthquake, in Kathmandu, Nepal April 25, 2019. April 25 marks the fourth anniversary of the earthquake that killed around 9000 people in Nepal. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar
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Newly opened Nepal airport didn’t have functioning instrument landing system, official says
A French investigator takes a photo of the wreckage of a passenger plane at the crash site, in Pokhara, Nepal, Wednesday, Jan.18, 2023. Nepalese authorities are returning to families the bodies of plane crash victims and are sending the aircraft's data recorder to France for analysis as they try to determine what caused the country's deadliest air accident in 30 years. The flight plummeted into a gorge on Sunday while on approach to the newly opened Pokhara International Airport in the foothills of the Himalayas, killing all 72 aboard.(AP Photo/Yunish Gurung)
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Families mourn plane crash victims in Nepal as data box sent to France for analysis
Family members mourn the death of a victim of the plane crash of a Yeti Airlines operated aircraft, in Pokhara, Nepal January 17, 2023. REUTERS/Rohit Giri NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES
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Canada’s Transportation Safety Board to participate in Nepal plane crash investigation
People watch as wreckage from a plane crash is lifted from a gorge in Pokhara, Nepal, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. Nepal began a national day of mourning Monday, a day after a plane crashed while attempting to land at a newly opened airport, killing at least 68 of the 72 people aboard. Rescue workers rappelled down a 300-meter (984 feet) gorge to continue the search. Two more bodies have been found Monday morning. (AP Photo/Krishna Mani Baral)
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Flight data, cockpit voice recorders retrieved from plane crash site in Nepal
Rescuers stand by wreckage of a passenger plane that crashed in Pokhara, Nepal, Monday, Jan 16, 2023. A spokesman for Nepal’s Civil Aviation Authority says a flight data recorder and a cockpit voice recorder have been retrieved from the site of the crash of a passenger plane that went down on approach to a newly opened airport in the tourist town of Pokhara. (AP Photo/Anish Bhattarai)
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Nepal mourns after deadly plane crash kills at least 66
Rescue teams work to retrieve bodies from the wreckage at the crash site of an aircraft carrying 72 people in Pokhara in western Nepal January 15, 2023. REUTERS/Krishna Mani Baral NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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Nepal’s ex-guerrilla chief set to become new prime minister
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Charles Sobhraj, convicted killer from Netflix’s ‘The Serpent,’ arrives in France from Nepal
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French serial killer Charles Sobhraj who killed Canadian, American backpackers freed from prison in Nepal
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Dogs get their day at Hindu festival dedicated to animals in Nepal
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Plane wreckage found in Nepal mountains; 21 bodies recovered
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Wreckage of plane with 22 on board found in Nepal mountains
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Nepali police clash with protesters opposed to U.S. aid grant
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Canadian cricketers defeat Germany at ICC T20 World Cup qualifier
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Nepal makes short work of Canadian cricketers at ICC T20 World Cup qualifier
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Climate change is putting more girls in Nepal at risk of child marriage
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At least 43 people dead after heavy rains trigger landslides, flash floods in Nepal
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Bus crash in western Nepal district leaves 28 dead, 15 hurt
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Centuries-old relic stolen from Nepalese temple at centre of diplomatic dilemma with Australia
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COVID-19 crisis worsens Nepal’s hunger epidemic
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Eleven people killed in Nepal floods, 25 missing
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Nepal president dissolves Parliament, elections set for November
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Nepal battling devastating COVID-19 crisis as cases grow ‘out of control’
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COVID-19 reaches Mount Everest, raising fears of serious outbreak among climbers and locals
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China to draw ‘separation line’ on peak of Mount Everest
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Sherpa guide scales Mount Everest for record 25th time
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Nepal orders schools to close for four days as air pollution hits alarming levels
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Nepal’s smart farming program helps villages cope with impacts of climate change
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Severe flooding in South Asia displaces more than 9.6 million people