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.
Nepal opened a major climate summit on Friday, urging global unity to protect the world's mountain ecosystems, as climate change rapidly melts glaciers across the Himalayas.
More than 100 people have died since Wednesday after unseasonably heavy rain lashed parts of India and Nepal, officials said, as the weather department predicted more rain for the region.
Nepal's government investigates violence during a rally by former king's supporters, resulting in two deaths and over 100 injuries. The protest in Kathmandu led to vandalism and clashes with security forces.
Protesters and police clashed in Nepal leaving two dead and 17 injured as demonstrators rallied to demand the return of the constitutional monarchy.
A 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck Tibet's Himalayan foothills, killing at least 100 and shaking Nepal, Bhutan, and India. Tremors reached as far as Kathmandu and Thimphu.
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