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Nepal’s Gurkha Soldiers Seek to Flee Afghanistan
Former soldiers from Nepal have long served as private security guards in war-torn Afghanistan. Amid the chaos, they worry that they can’t get home.
Nepal Court Replaces K.P. Sharma Oli as Prime Minister
Supporters of the recent prime minister, K.P. Sharma Oli, said they would not accept the ruling. But nearly two dozen members of his own party wanted him out.
Scattered Among the Himalaya, Glimpses of a Changing Tibet
An array of forces, including political suppression and the ubiquity of the internet, have made elements of traditional Tibetan lifestyles increasingly challenging.
Dozens Came Down With Covid-19 on Everest. Nepal Says It Never Happened.
Climbers posted firsthand accounts of being infected, but officials in Nepal, which relies on tourism revenue, dismissed them as rumors.
Nepal’s Parliament Is Dissolved, Deepening a Political Crisis as Covid Rages
Opposition politicians seemed daunted by the prospect of planning for a new election while the coronavirus is wreaking havoc.
Nepal’s Parliament Is Dissolved as Covid-19 Rages
Opposition politicians seemed daunted by the prospect of planning for a new election while the coronavirus is wreaking havoc.
Several Everest Climbers Test Positive for Covid
Anyone who becomes infected “at high altitude, then develops symptoms and becomes ill, is very difficult to help,” a climbing company official said.
As India’s Covid Crisis Rages, Nearby Countries Brace for the Worst
Vaccine shortages, porous borders and fleeing migrant workers have nearby countries fearing that they will share India’s fate.
Nepal to Use Oxygen Tanks From Everest to Treat Covid Patients
With hundreds reportedly dying because of a shortage, relief groups are attempting to repurpose tanks used by climbers in the Himalayas.