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2 Thai female trekkers die in Nepal: report

Two Thai women have reportedly died after suffering from illness while hiking in Nepal.

Bangkok Post

World Cup: The human cost of Qatar 2022

The bill stands at $200bn ⁠–⁠ but the true price of hosting football’s greatest prize has been paid by the migrant workers who have suffered abuse and even death to bring the tournament to the Middle East. Grieving families tell David Harding their stories

The Independent UK

Voters in Nepal line up to elect new members of Parliament

Voters in Nepal lined up to elect members in parliament in hopes that a new government would bring political stability and help with development of the Himalayan nation

The Independent UK

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Nepalis cast their votes for a new government to revive economy

Millions of Nepalis went to the polls on Sunday to choose a new government to steer the Himalayan country through a time of economic peril.

Reuters

World Cup 2022: The greatest show on earth is here, but don’t lose sight of the true cost of Qatar tournament

Construction workers from Bangladesh and Nepal frantically complete last-minute snagging in intense heat; drained players race to be ready for their opening game; WAGs adjust to life on a luxury cruise ship; and fans from across the globe descend on a desert state smaller than London.

Evening Standard

What are the key issues in Nepal’s national elections?

About 18 million people are eligible to vote for members of parliament and seven provincial assemblies in Sunday polls.

Al Jazeera

Key issues in Nepal's national elections

Nepal will hold national and provincial elections on Sunday, which the ruling coalition, led by the centrist Nepali Congress party, are expected to win.

Reuters

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Nepal voters seek change, younger generation leadership

Nepal's parliamentary elections Sunday are the fourth since the Himalayan nation abolished a centuries-old monarchy and became a republic

The Independent UK

Upstarts challenge elderly political elite in Nepal election

Padampur (Nepal) (AFP) - Shouting matches with public officials and undercover sting operations on corrupt bureaucrats helped Nepali television host Rabi Lamichhane tap into widespread discontent over an elderly, back-scratching political leadership.

AFP

Qatar facing renewed calls to compensate migrant workers over uninvestigated deaths

Bereaved families of workers and rights groups want World Cup organisers to make £372m payout

The Guardian - UK

Exhibit calls into question the ethics of perceptions

Chilean artist and architect Marco Evaristti is challenging viewers in his new exhibition "Ethical Reality" in the hope of raising funds for his project in Nepal.

Bangkok Post

Special protections for about 300,000 immigrants are extended amid federal lawsuit

People from six countries — El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, Sudan, Honduras and Nepal — have been at risk of deportation after the Trump administration deemed those countries safe enough for return.

WEKU

Nepali fruit pickers ‘left in debt after being sent home from UK farms weeks early’

Workers spent thousands but were told to leave before they could earn it back, says report

The Independent UK

Qatar’s migrant worker treatment a red card for World Cup

The reverberations of Qatar’s migrant worker deaths will linger over the upcoming World Cup. Whether it leads to real change rests with a few foreign powers.

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WEKU

'It could just sweep us away': This school is on the front lines of climate change

Climate change is an everyday reality for students and teachers living in the Himalayan mountains of Nepal. At one school, they are trying to learn more about the forces that could upend their lives.

The Guardian - UK

Seasonal fruit pickers left thousands in debt after being sent home early from UK farms

Nepali workers who quit jobs and borrowed cash to come to UK are out of work just weeks after arriving

Reuters

Magnitude 5.4 earthquake strikes Nepal region

An earthquake of magnitude 5.4 struck in Nepal on Saturday, shaking houses in the Himalayan country and neighboring India, authorities said, after a powerful earthquake earlier this week killed half a dozen people.

The Independent UK

Earthquake rocks west Nepal, felt as far as New Delhi

An earthquake in the mountains of west Nepal rocked the Himalayan nation early Wednesday

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At Least 6 Dead As 6.3-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Nepal; Tremors Felt Across North India

Strong tremors were felt across north India and parts of Nepal in the early hours of Wednesday after a 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck the Himalayan region near Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh. Read more on Dynamite News:

Al Jazeera

Six dead after earthquake hits Nepal, tremors felt in New Delhi

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck western Nepal at about 2am local time (20:15 GMT) causing several houses to collapse.

Reuters

Nepal earthquake kills at least six villagers, rattles New Delhi

An earthquake in western Nepal killed at least six villagers, four of them children, as the tremor destroyed mud and brick houses in remote communities living in the foothills of the Himalayas.

Reuters

Nepal’s Oli vows balanced ties with China, India if returned to power

Nepal's main communist opposition party will balance the Himalayan nation's ties with neighbours China and India for mutual benefit if it is returned to power in a general election this month, its leader said.

The Independent UK

London-Nepal is world’s third largest unserved flight route

Some 89,200 people travelled on indirect flights between Heathrow and Kathmandu in the 12 months to the end of July.

The Independent UK

Ex-communist rebel leader pledges stable government in Nepal

Nepal’s governing alliance is pledging to create a stable government that will be able to complete a full five-year term in the Himalayan nation that has had 13 different governments in the past 16 years

Reason

Blame Qatar's Illiberal Migrant Labor Laws for Its Mounting World Cup Death Toll

Thousands of people from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka have died while working on enormous infrastructure projects in the lead-up to the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

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