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Next this week, a visit to the worlds tallest mountain. mount everest was closed for much of 2020 because of the pandemic. but could the lockdown have been a blessing disguise for this ultimate adventure destination? in the 1950s, there were only like four or five western tourists who came into the everest region. by 2019, we have thousands, more than 35,000 tourists, who came to the everest region. to put that in perspective, this is a region with about 7000 people, so it is five times the popu...

Of businesses needs. translation: this is yet another restriction and once again, - it is a loss of revenue for us. we need to reorganise our staffing and we dont know how we will get financial help for that. in the daytime, the fairly rare spectacle of snow coating the french capital provided light relief for some, though with hospital admissions continuing to rise and concern over new variants of the virus, it seems there is still a long winter ahead. daniel wittenberg, bbc news. the governmen...

Thats all the sport for now. the government is planning new laws to give protection to historic statues in england. the communities secretary, robertjenrick, says monuments which have stood for generations shouldnt be — in his words — "removed on a whim or at the behest of a baying mob". the legislation would require planning permission for any changes and a government minister would be able to veto the move. from bristoljon kay reports. from bristol, jon kay reports. it was one of the key m...

11 years into his 19 year sentence. phil specter said he wanted to turn p0p phil specter said he wanted to turn pop into art. by the end, he had this to say. "trust me, you wouldnt want my life. "ive not been at peace. the government is planning new laws to give protection to historic statues in england. the communities secretary, robertjenrick, says monuments which have stood for generations shouldnt be — in his words — "removed on a whim or at the behest of a baying mob". the legislation w...

..while outside, it was chaos. the activists had brought up giant inflatable ducks to shield themselves from the water cannon and to ridicule the police. the ducks made another appearance outside thailands largest bank. the king is the main shareholder. palm was there too, sporting a new haircut. but in targeting the king so directly, they are taking a serious risk...

To historic statues in england. the communities secretary, robertjenrick, says monuments which have stood for generations shouldnt be — in his words — "removed on a whim or at the behest of a baying mob". the legislation would require planning permission for any changes and a government minister would be able to veto the move. from bristoljon kay reports.. it was one of the key moments of 2020. in bristol, the toppling of edward colstons statue last summer. a 17th—century slave trader thro...

Hea, go, rea, go, mtc... take—off. its one of the most anticipated moments of any space mission, here igniting all four engines together for the first time to simulate the sls rocket�*s rise into orbit for the first manned trip to the moon in decades. and here they go. gearing up to one day reach 8.8 million pounds, or to those in the know, 39.1 meganewtons of thrust, to make it the most powerful rocket ever to fly to space. and to put you out of your misery, this is what lift—off should l...

Capitals could be the target of further protests in the coming days. a state of emergency has already been declared in maryland, new mexico and utah. state—by—state, members of the national guard are being deployed overfears that extremists may infiltrate planned protests. in minnesota, armed guards are stationed at the state capitol, which has already been descended upon by protesters. in california, near the capital city sacramento, riot police are patrolling outside the home of the state ...

For me, it is a magical place. i have enormous reverence and respect for mount everest. i have seen how beautiful and magic it can be. but ive also seen the tragedy, the death they can result from being on mount everest. in the 19505, there were only like four or five western tourists who came into the everest region. by 2019, we have thousands, more than 35,000 tourists, who came to the everest region. to put that in perspective, this is a region with about 7000 people, so it is five times the ...

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