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Xenon gas treatment helps climbers reach Everest faster and cleaner
Renowned Everest guide says using xenon speeds climb, makes it safer

KATHMANDU, Nepal: Using xenon gas treatment and new technology is making climbing Mount Everest faster and better for the environment...

ASEAN Reaffirms Commitment to Myanmar Peace Process, Urges Ceasefire Extension
ASEAN Reaffirms Commitment to Myanmar Peace Process, Urges Ceasefire Extension

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - At a meeting on Tuesday in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur, ASEAN leaders reiterated their commitment...

Punjab Speaker Sandhwan seeks public suggestions for Amritsar Sahib, Guru Teg Bahadur's celebrations.
Punjab Speaker Sandhwan seeks public suggestions for Amritsar Sahib, Guru Teg Bahadur's celebrations.

Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], June 1 (ANI): Punjab Legislative Assembly Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan announced that the State government...

LAOS-CHINA-LAOS RAILWAY-UN-REPRESENTATIVES-VISIT
LAOS-CHINA-LAOS RAILWAY-UN-REPRESENTATIVES-VISIT

(250601) -- VIENTIANE, June 1, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Representatives from UN agencies in Laos visit the Vang Vieng freight business yard...

Bangladesh tribunal begins former PM Sheikh Hasina's trial; proceedings aired live on national TV
Bangladesh tribunal begins former PM Sheikh Hasina's trial; proceedings aired live on national TV

Dhaka [Bangladesh], June 1 (ANI): Formal charges were filed on Sunday against the former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for...

Indian diaspora hails peace, unity after meeting Sanjay Kumar Jha-led delegation
Indian diaspora hails peace, unity after meeting Sanjay Kumar Jha-led delegation

Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], June 1 (ANI): After interacting with the all-party delegation led by JD(U) MP Sanjay Kumar Jha, Indian diaspora...

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Amazon to use New York Times content to train Alexa AI
New York Times strikes first AI licensing deal with Amazon

SEATTLE, Washington: Amazon has struck a significant deal with The New York Times to license its journalism for use in AI tools like...

Lee Jae-myung leads South Korea election race after amazing comeback
Lee Jae-myung: A comeback story in South Korean politics

SEOUL, South Korea: Lee Jae-myung, a liberal South Korean politician, is leading in the polls ahead of the June 3 snap presidential...

Mud and ice engulf evacuated Swiss village in Alps disaster
Glacier collapse buries Swiss village days after evacuation

GENEVA, Switzerland: A massive glacier collapse in the Swiss Alps sent a torrent of ice, mud, and rock crashing into the evacuated...

Critics warn Erdogan’s plan may extend rule beyond 2028
Erdogan launches legal team to draft new Constitution

ANKARA, Turkey: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said this week that he has appointed a group of legal experts to begin drafting...

Chemical plant blast in eastern China kills 5, injures 19; 6 missing
Search at China chemical plant for 6 missing people after blast

BEIJING, China: Six people are still missing and rescue teams continued their search on May 28 after a powerful explosion at a chemical...

Rio beach rules to change starting June 1, says mayor
No more samba, Rio de Janeiro to curb live music on beaches

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil: Starting June 1, Rio de Janeiro's Mayor Eduardo Paes has issued a new set of rules for the city's beaches that...