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Pope to visit Mongolia, home to just 1,300 Catholics

Pope Francis will make an Aug. 31-Sept. 4 trip to Mongolia, one of the most far-flung places he has ever visited and which has only about 1,300 Catholics but is strategically significant for the Roman Catholic Church because of its proximity to China.

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How Macron’s visit to Mongolia was focused on ensuring France’s uranium supply

Access to rare earth minerals and Russia’s war against Ukraine topped the agenda on French President Emmanuel Macron’s historic visit to Mongolia. But the joint declaration signed during the meeting also underlines France's attempts to find an alternative uranium source for its nuclear reactors.

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Rare earths, Ukraine top agenda on French President Macron's historic visit to Mongolia

Access to rare earth minerals and Russia's war against Ukraine topped the agenda on French President Emmanuel Macron’s historic visit to Mongolia

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Macron salutes Mongolian leader's 'shared determination' over Ukraine

President Emmanuel Macron returned to France on Monday after a brief stopover in Mongolia where he hailed the stance of his Mongolian counterpart Ukhnaa Khurelsukh over Russia's military offensive in Ukraine.

Radio France Internationale

Macron to become first French leader to visit Mongolia

On the back of the G7 summit in Hiroshima, Emmanuel Macron will become the first French president to make an official trip to Mongolia – a landlocked nation between China and Russia.

Radio France Internationale

Why large parts of Mongolia are affected by desertification

BARUUN-URT, Mongolia: Strong winds and heavy dust storms are frequent occurrences in Mongolia as the Asian country is facing worsening desertification and land degradation, with a steady decline in vegetation cover year by year.

Bangkok Post

Shucking 600 oysters all in a day's work for Suvi Selenge as she fulfilled life wish to own her own business

For five years, Mongolian immigrant Suvi Selenge owned an oyster shop in a remote South Australian town that's regarded as a bucket-list experience for Nullarbor travellers.

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China, Mongolia Officials Agree to Tackle Hazardous Dust Storms

Beijing’s head of Asian affairs and the Mongolian ambassador to China decide the two countries should work to combat sandstorms, desertification and climate change

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Ancient princesses helped build vast warrior empire that prompted China to erect the Great Wall

Analysis of ancient DNA and grave goods from burials suggest that princesses helped to build a "massive empire" stretching from Kazakhstan to Mongolia.

LiveScience

Pope confirms plans to go to Mongolia in September

Pope Francis confirmed on Friday that in September he plans to go to Mongolia, a country that has fewer than 1,500 Catholics but is strategically significant for the Roman Catholic Church because it borders China.

Reuters

Ukraine recap: downbeat US intelligence leak suggests no end in sight for the misery of this war

What we know – or think we know – about the progress of the war in Ukraine over the past few days has come courtesy of leaked Pentagon documents which appear to cover, in some detail, a wide range of issues around the conflict. As you’d expect, among the main…

The Conversation

Northern China blanketed with floating sand and dust

Many areas in northern China are blanketed with floating sand and dust, and a sandstorm is expected to sweep through parts of Inner Mongolia

The Independent UK

Mongolia grass fires threaten border with China - Chinese state media

Grassland fires from Mongolia on Monday threatened to spread across the border to China, spurring local Chinese authorities to dispatch teams to intercept them to avert a major blaze, Chinese state media reported.

Reuters

Batsaikhan claims overall title

Mongolia's Tegshbayar Batsaikhan was crowned the overall champion of the Tour of Thailand 2023 in Rayong province on Thursday.

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KFC super-fan who spent 18 years hunting for world’s best fried chicken reveals country that came out on top

Jacky Tan has shared his ranking after having more than 1,000 KFCs and trying the Original Recipe chicken on five continents

The Conversation

Mongolia: squeezed between China and Russia fears 'new cold war'

Mongolia’s prime minister, Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene, recently expressed his country’s fear that the world is heading towards a new cold war as the relations between Russia and China and the west – particularly Nato – have taken a turn for the worse. “It’s like a divorce,” he said. “When the parents…

Liverpool Echo

Family need £30,000 to bring man home from Mongolia

David Western had been living in Mongolia for several years when his family suddenly got an upsetting Facebook message

I ran a 100-mile ultramarathon in Mongolia, and you should too – here's why

My first ultra challenge, the Mongol 100, was about so much more than just running – I would do it again in a heartbeat

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Dalai Lama names Mongolian boy as third highest Buddhist spiritual leader

A Mongolian boy born in the United Staes has been named by the Dalai Lama as the reincarnation of the third most important spiritual leader in Tibetan Buddhism.

The Conversation

Dalai Lama identifies the reincarnation of Mongolia's spiritual leader – a preview of tensions around finding his own replacement

More than 5,600 people had gathered for a March 2023 ceremony in Dharamsala, India, when the Dalai Lama indicated toward a young child beside him.

The Week

The Dalai Lama, reincarnation and China’s mounting Tibet problem

An American-Mongolian boy has been identified as the tenth incarnation of the Khalkha Jetsun Dhampa Rinpoché, the third highest-ranking spiritual leader in Tibetan Buddhism.

The Independent UK

US child named reincarnation of Buddhist spiritual leader by the Dalai Lama

Eight-year-old boy named 10th Khalkha Jetsun Dhampa Rinpoche, inviting possible rebuke from China

Advnture

7 things I learned while camping in Mongolia at -20°C

Completing a 100-mile ultra marathon in sub-zero temperatures means you sometimes have to get creative

The Independent UK

US child named reincarnation of Buddhist spiritual leader by the Dalai Lama

Eight-year-old boy named 10th Khalkha Jetsun Dhampa Rinpoche, inviting possible rebuke from China

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Tag Along As Explorers Tour Mongolia On Husqvarna Norden 901 Expeditions

Husqvarna wanted to show what the Norden 901 Expedition can do, so it sent Cyril Despres and Mike Horn to Mongolia to test both bike and rider limits.

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