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Mountaineer Nirmal Purja, team killed in Pakistan avalanche
Aug 01, 2026 (AFP)
Renowned mountaineer Nirmal Purja and his nine climbing companions were all killed by an avalanche in Pakistan during an ascent of one of the world's highest mo...
Search ended at mall wrecked by Japan quake blast
Aug 01, 2026 (AFP)
Japanese officials said Saturday they had ended rescue operations at a shopping mall devastated by an explosion following a powerful earthquake that killed at l...
Nepal mourns 'big loss' of mountaineer Nirmal Purja
Aug 01, 2026 (AFP)
Nepal was mourning Saturday the loss of mountaineer Nirmal Purja, with Prime Minister Balendra Shah leading the nation in paying tributes to the braveheart who ...
Search resumes for missing climbers from Pakistan avalanche
Aug 01, 2026 (AFP)
Pakistan rescue teams resumed a high-altitude search on Saturday for seven climbers missing after a powerful avalanche on one of the world's highest peaks, with...
Quake near Italy's Naples injures 21, damages properties
Aug 01, 2026 (AFP)
A 4.7-magnitude earthquake west of Italy's city of Naples caused 21 injuries and damage to properties, authorities said on Saturday, a day after the seismic tre...
Climbing company confirms mountaineer Nirmal Purja killed in Pakistan avalanche
Aug 01, 2026 (AFP)
Renowned mountaineer Nirmal Purja died with other team members in a powerful avalanche in Pakistan, his climbing company confirmed on Saturday, after rescuers r...
Nirmal Purja, who redefined climbing, confirmed dead in Pakistan
Aug 01, 2026 (AFP)
Acclaimed British-Nepali climber Nirmal Purja, a trailblazer who summited the world's tallest mountains, has been confirmed dead in an avalanche on Pakistan's B...
Quake near Italy's Naples injures 21, damages properties
Aug 01, 2026 (AFP)
A 4.7-magnitude earthquake west of Italy's city of Naples caused 26 injuries and damaged properties, authorities said on Saturday, a day after the strongest tre...
Bodies of four climbers found near Pakistan avalanche site: police
Jul 31, 2026 (AFP)
Search teams in Pakistan found four bodies after an avalanche on one of the world's highest mountains, with six people still missing from an expedition led by r...
Bodies of four climbers recovered near northern Pakistan avalanche site, police say
Jul 31, 2026 (AFP)
Search teams found four bodies near the site of an avalanche in northern Pakistan that left 10 people missing from a climbing expedition led by renowned British...
4.7 magnitude quake hits volcanic region near Naples
Jul 31, 2026 (AFP)
A 4.7-magnitude earthquake shook a southern Italian region near Naples on Friday, but authorities said there were no immediate requests for emergency help.
4.7 magnitude quake hits volcanic region near Naples
Jul 31, 2026 (AFP)
A 4.7-magnitude earthquake shook a southern Italian region near Naples on Friday, but authorities said there were no immediate requests for emergency help.
Sniffer dogs search mall wrecked after Japan quake
Jul 31, 2026 (AFP)
Sniffer dogs in Japan helped rescuers Friday make a final sweep of a shopping mall wrecked by an explosion after a big earthquake, as the death toll from the tr...
Cables and cooling bring AI windfall to Indian suppliers
Jul 31, 2026 (AFP)
At a bustling factory in western India, technicians work around the clock to turn glass into hair-thin fibre-optic strands destined for data centres powering th...
Renowned Nepali climber among 10 missing after Pakistan avalanche
Jul 31, 2026 (AFP)
Renowned Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja is among 10 missing after an avalanche in northern Pakistan where they were on a climbing expedition, the country's alp...
Renowned Nepali climber among 10 missing after Pakistan avalanche
Jul 31, 2026 (AFP)
Renowned Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja is among 10 people missing after an avalanche in northern Pakistan where they were on a climbing expedition, the countr...
Missing climber Nirmal Purja redefined mountaineering
Jul 31, 2026 (AFP)
Acclaimed British-Nepali climber Nirmal Purja, who is missing after an avalanche on Pakistan's Broad Peak, is a trailblazer who summited the world's tallest mou...
Sniffer dogs search mall wrecked after Japan quake
Jul 31, 2026 (AFP)
Sniffer dogs in Japan helped rescuers Friday make a final sweep of a shopping mall wrecked by an explosion after a big earthquake, as the death toll from the tr...
Venezuelan lawmakers approve rental bill to help quake victims
Jul 31, 2026 (AFP)
Venezuelan lawmakers on Friday unanimously approved a housing law that makes it easier to rent properties, after last month's devastating earthquakes left thous...
Japan quake toll hits 34 as survivors struggle in heat
Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)
Japanese emergency workers searched tirelessly for survivors at a wrecked shopping mall on Thursday, as the death toll from a major earthquake hit 34 and tens o...
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