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Olympic Gold Medalist Seriously Injured in Mountaineering Accident
A massive rescue operation is underway in Pakistan, where two-time Olympic gold medalist Laura Dahlmeier was seriously ...
Hydro-hegemony in the Himalayas: How China is rewriting Brahmaputra’s future
While the Yarlung Tsangpo constitutes 56 per cent of the Brahmaputra’s length, it contributes only about 15 percent of the ...
'Melting like an ice cream': Miami Beach visitors on the extreme heat
Miami Beach visitors reeled from the sweltering heat on Tuesday (July 29).
High waves hit Hokkaido as Japan issues tsunami evacuation order
Huge waves were seen reaching the coastline of Hokkaido in Japan on Wednesday (July 30) after a magnitude 8.8 earthquake ...
Rescuers race to reach injured German Olympian stranded on Karakoram mountain range
PESHAWAR: Rescuers comprising local mountaineers and porters resumed efforts on Wednesday to reach injured German Olympic ...
German biathlete Laura Dahlmeier has died in a climbing accident in Pakistan
A government spokesman in Pakistan says that German biathlon champion Laura Dahlmeier has died on a mountain in northern ...
Pakistan searches for missing German Olympic biathlon champion Dahlmeier after rockfall
Rescue teams on Wednesday continued to search for missing German biathlete and double Olympic champion Laura Dahlmeier, who was seriously injured in Pakistan after being struck by a rockfall while ...