Parents exasperated at increasing tuition requests
September 02, 2021 | 22:03
Despite the uncertainty clouding the new school year, private education establishments still want to increase tuition fees and collect fees that parents say are unnecessary.
American climber dies on Everest
May 23, 2019 | 15:58
An American has died on Everest, his expedition organiser said Thursday (May 23), as a rush of climbers marked one of the busiest days on the world's highest mountain.
Sherpa climbs Everest twice in a week for record 24th
May 21, 2019 | 15:47
Only last week Nepali mountain guide Kami Rita Sherpa set a new record by climbing Everest a 23rd time. On Tuesday (May 21) for good measure he did it again, expedition organisers said.
Three killed in aircraft runway accident near Everest
April 15, 2019 | 11:01
A small plane veered off the runway and hit two helicopters while taking off near Mount Everest on Sunday (Apr 14), killing three people and injuring three, officials said.
Mount Everest, the high-altitude rubbish dump
June 18, 2018 | 09:01
Decades of commercial mountaineering have turned Mount Everest into the world's highest rubbish dump as an increasing number of big-spending climbers pay little attention to the ugly footprint they leave behind.
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