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Authorities in all 50 us states are bracing for more protest, asjoe biden�*s inauguration as joe biden�*s inauguration moves asjoe biden�*s inauguration moves closer. 25,000 members of the national guard will patrol the national guard will patrol the streets around the capitol building in washington, with much of the city and lockdown. it follows the violence by trump supporters earlier this month. indias huge vaccine rollout is under way. the aim is to vaccinate around 300 million people ...

And honestly, they almost made it look easy. they went in and acclimatised, got in early, set the ropes, made up the high camps. they took advantage of a very, very narrow window to stand on top of k2. and give us a bit of a flavour of what it�*s like up there. you talked about the really difficult conditions, but you have been up there? you know, with everest, some people arrogantly say that if you want to brag at the bar then you summit everest but if you want respect you summit k2. i�*m n...

Victory, perhaps a fair wind may now sweep him onto the world stage. mark lobel, bbc news. ten climbers from nepal have completed one of the last remaining challenges in mountaineering, reaching the summit of the world�*s second highest peak, k2, in winter. it�*s the last of the 1a tallest mountains to have been conquered during the winter months. alan arnette became the oldest american to reach the summit of k2 in 2014, he told me why this was such a fantastic achievement. it�*s a fantast...

A spokesperson for the team said they all stepped onto the summit together, while singing the nepalese national anthem. lead mountaineer nimsdai purja says they set out to make the impossible possible and are honoured to be sharing this moment. but while it is historic — there is tragedy too. the k2 is a dangerous mountain, and just moments after the summit was achieved, 49—year—old catalan mountaineer sergi mingote, who was also attempting the climb, fell to his death. this is bbc world n...

After the crowded 2019 season, officials embarked on a massive cleaning expedition, bringing over 10,000 kilos of garbage down from the mountain. but theres still more to be done.

There�*s been six attempts and no—one has ever been successful. they have typically been small, national teams from those three countries i mentioned so the fact that the sherpas went up and did it, and honestly, they almost made it look easy. they went in and acclimatised, got in early, set the ropes, made up the high camps. they took advantage of a very, very narrow window to stand on top of k2. and give us a bit of a flavour of what it�*s like up there. you talked about the really diffi...

The aim is to vaccinate around 300 million people by the end ofjuly. two vaccines are being used, one of which was developed in the country and given emergency approval. india has the second highest number of covid—19 infections in the world. authorities in all 50 us states are bracing for more protests asjoe biden�*s inauguration moves closer. 25,000 members of the national guard will patrol the streets around the capitol building in washington with much of the city in lockdown. it follows ...

Feel like that at all — its vast, its open. if anyone is dreaming of climbing everest, i think they should do it. it is notjust a rich persons sport. they should start climbing peaks closer to home and work their way up, claiming bigger and bigger mountains with harder terrain, and eventually find their way to the top of the world. the sherpas in the everest region are ready for tourists to come. i really hope that the people who want to go and climb mount everest really understand the signifi...

Remaining challenges in mountaineering — reaching the summit of the world�*s second highest peak, k2, in winter. it�*s the last of the 14 tallest mountains to have been conquered during the winter months. alan arnette became the oldest american to reach the summit of k2 in 2014. he told me why this latest effort was such an achievement. it�*s a fantastic day for mountaineering. i am just so proud of the nepali team that they got up there and they are back down now at camp three. actually...

This is bbc news, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. im maryam moshiri. indias vast vaccine roll—out is under way. we meet the hospital cleaner whos the first person in the country to be vaccinated. a government scheme to provide financial support to englands airports will begin within days, following the closure of all air corridors. angela merkel�*s party chooses armin laschet as leader, putting him in a strong position to succeed her as german chancellor...