Nepal is stepping up efforts to protect Mount Everest from the dual threats of climate change and overcrowding, after removing 11 tonnes of garbage and multiple bodies from the mountain this season.
Speaking at the Everest Summiteers Summit in Kathmandu, Tourism Minister Badri Prasad Pandey highlighted the urgent need to balance adventure tourism with environmental preservation and safety. Veterans and environmentalists have raised alarms about overcrowding and waste accumulation on the world’s highest peak. In 2023, a clean-up team removed 11 tonnes of garbage, four bodies, and a skeleton.
Meanwhile, a new debate has emerged around the use of xenon gas to speed up ascents and reduce environmental impact. British guide Lukas Furtenbach claims that xenon therapy allows climbers to summit more quickly, reducing human waste and trash. However, Nepalese authorities are investigating the safety and ethics of the treatment, signaling growing concern over non-traditional climbing methods.
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A preliminary report on the Air India crash reveals the plane’s fuel cutoff switches were activated seconds after takeoff, cutting fuel to the engines. No aircraft or engine faults were identified.
The Pentagon confirmed that one Iranian ballistic missile struck the U.S. Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar last month, causing minimal damage. Most missiles were intercepted by U.S. and Qatari air defenses during the largest Patriot missile engagement in U.S. history.
President Zelenskyy announced that the U.S. has resumed military aid shipments to Ukraine. Ukrainian officials are set to meet with U.S. special envoy Keith Kellogg next week to discuss ongoing support.
Top military officials from South Korea, the United States, and Japan held talks in Seoul and urged North Korea to stop activities that destabilise the region, as the three allies conducted a joint air exercise on South Korea’s southern Jeju island.
A series of earthquakes have struck Guatemala on Tuesday afternoon, leading authorities to advise residents to evacuate from buildings as a precaution against possible aftershocks.
A deadly mass shooting early on Monday (7 July) in Philadelphia's Grays Ferry neighbourhood left three men dead and nine others wounded, including teenagers, as more than 100 shots were fired.
Dozens of international and domestic flights were cancelled or delayed after Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki erupted on Monday, but Bali’s main airport remains operational.
The 17th Summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) was successfully held in Khankendi, Azerbaijan, highlighting the region’s revival and the deepening economic cooperation among member states.
French member of parliament Olivier Marleix was found dead at his home on Monday, with suicide being considered a possible cause.
EBRD stated that Ukraine urgently needs new generation capacity after Russian attacks severely damaged its power sector, creating a significant shortfall in electricity generation. In response, the bank announced the launch of the Ukraine Renewable Energy Risk Mitigation Mechanism.
Azerbaijan intends to bring ten wind and solar plants online by 2027 and channel about $2.7 billion into clean-energy projects, lifting renewables to one-third of its generating capacity and positioning the Caspian state as a new supplier of green electricity to Europe.
Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s state-owned renewable energy company, and Iberdrola, one of the world’s largest energy firms, have signed two major agreements as part of their €15 billion (almost $17.6 bn) alliance to expand offshore wind and green hydrogen projects in the UK, Germany, and the United States.
A searing heat wave sweeping in from Western Europe has gripped Greece, prompting emergency measures as temperatures soar across the country.
At the 17th Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Summit on 4 July in Khankendi in Azerbaijan, expressed support to the bid by the Republic of Türkiye to host COP31 in 2026. Antalya has been proposed as host city for COP31.
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