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AFP via Yahoo! News - Fri Nov 20, 12:07 pm ET
Nepal's former king has been given his first passport aged 63, a year-and-a-half after stepping down from the throne, the government said Friday.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Sun Nov 22, 12:25 am ET
Thousands of Hindu devotees have flocked to a village in Nepal ahead of the planned sacrifice of more than 300,000 animals in a ceremony condemned by animal rights activists, including French actress Brigitte Bardot.
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KEYE TV Austin - Wed Nov 25, 4:53 pm ET
A man who says he bought what turned out to be a $1 million Texas lottery ticket but was scammed by a clerk wants to depose some lottery executives.
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The Record and Herald News - Wed Nov 25, 10:05 am ET
Over two days, 200,000 buffaloes, goats, chickens and pigeons will be killed as part of a festival held every five years to honor Gadhimai, a Hindu goddess of power.
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11 News Houston - Wed Nov 25, 2:57 pm ET
A man who says he bought what turned out to be a $1 million Texas lottery ticket but was scammed by a clerk wants to depose some lottery executives. AUSTIN, Texas -- A man who says he bought what turned out to be a $1 million Texas lottery ticket but was scammed by a clerk wants to depose some lottery executives. Attorneys for Willis Willis have asked a judge in Austin to allow the depositions ...
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AP via Yahoo! News - Fri Nov 20, 12:45 am ET
A Hindu festival in which hundreds of thousands of animals are expected to be sacrificed will go ahead as scheduled in southern Nepal despite protests, organizers said Friday.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Fri Nov 20, 12:57 am ET
The legendary French movie star turned animal rights campaigner Brigitte Bardot has written to Nepal's president urging him to stop a mass animal sacrifice from going ahead next week.
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Times Newsweekly - Wed Nov 25, 6:56 pm ET
by Bill Mitchell For most people learning about the 13th century adventures of Marco Polo, it’s enough to read his book. But two friends from Queens went far more than the extra mile by following in the legendary explorer’s footsteps. read more
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The Advocate - Wed Nov 25, 1:52 pm ET
Nongovernmental organizations in South Asia will receive $47 million to reduce the spread of HIV among gay men in the region.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Tue Nov 24, 12:15 pm ET
A Japanese mountaineer who just lost his title as the oldest man to climb Mount Everest to a Nepalese fellow septuagenarian vowed Tuesday to do one better and scale the peak aged 80.
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INO News - Fri Nov 20, 10:55 pm ET
(RTTNews) - The United States in a travel advisory has asked its nationals to be cautious while traveling in Nepal in view of the precarious security situation in that country.
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KBTX 3 Bryan - College Station - Wed Nov 25, 12:36 pm ET
A Texas man who was scammed out of what turned out to be a winning $1 million lottery ticket wants to question some lottery executives under oath.
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The Oregonian - Wed Nov 25, 4:48 pm ET
When choosing travel destinations, let your own past guide the decision.
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GreenBiz - Wed Nov 25, 11:16 am ET
Munich, Germany — Rising global temperatures could take the world past a number of tipping points, the results of which would have enormous environmental, social and economic impacts on ecosystems and regions around the world.
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Creative Loafing Atlanta - Wed Nov 25, 3:42 pm ET
By Chuck Shepherd LEAD STORY: The first line of "defense" at the 400 Iraqi police checkpoints in Baghdad are small wands with antennas that supposedly detect explosives, but which U.S. officials say are about as useful as Ouija boards. The Iraqi official in charge, Maj. Gen. Jehad al-Jabiri, is so enamored of the devices, according to a November New York Times dispatch, that when American ...