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At a recent exhibition preview in Dungun, Terengganu, one-of-a-kind turtle sculptures were on display, bathed in soft light with mirrors beneath to highlight their unique shapes and colours. These ...

Kanchha Sherpa, the last surviving member of the 1953 expedition to reach the top of Mount Everest, died on Thursday, October 16. Kanchha Sherpa was 92. Outside interviewed Kanchha Sherpa’s son, ...

NEW DELHI, (IANS) – A unique art installation of the Olive Ridley Turtles at the Puri beach in Odisha has turned out to be a big draw as thousands of tourists are thronging the area to witness the ...

Kanchha Sherpa, the last surviving member of the mountaineering expedition team that first conquered Mount Everest, died early Thursday, according to the Nepal Mountaineering Association. Kanchha died ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Kanchha Sherpa, last survivor of the historic 1953 Mount Everest expedition, died Thursday at 92 in Kathmandu, ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Kanchha Sherpa, the only surviving member of the mountaineering expedition team that first conquered Mount Everest, died early Thursday, according to the Nepal Mountaineering ...

A trip to India to find work led to a career climbing the world’s highest mountain. By Victor Mather The first people to climb Mount Everest were Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, in 1953. But no ...

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CEDAR KEY, Fla. — There’s something inside a piece of wood trying to get out, and Nancy Beckham wants to set it free with her chainsaw. Beckham is an eighth generation Cedar Key native and uses fallen ...

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