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			<title><![CDATA[Mt Everest: Climb of a lifetime, or filthy garbage dump?]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/351143</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Too crowded on Mt. Everest? No problem, just install a ladder]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/350956</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Japanese man, 80, is oldest mountain climber to conquer Everest]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/350664</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[First Saudi woman reaches Mount Everest summit]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/350435</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Nepal's poor yet beautiful women, young and old]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/349096</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Eli Reimer, 15, with Down Syndrome reaches Mt. Everest base camp]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/346964</link>
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			<title><![CDATA['Inside Guinness World Records']]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/338979</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Video: Pushpa Basnet named 2012 CNN Hero of the Year]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/338243</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Tibetan kung fu nuns visit CERN, demonstrating cosmos energy]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/336885</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Plane crashes just after takeoff in Nepal, killing 19]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/333748</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Avalanche kills climbers in Nepal]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/333389</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Cobra strikes Nepali man; man bites snake to death]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/331431</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Video: Self-taught makeup artist transforms into Johnny Depp]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/330663</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Nepal women banned from Middle East over abuse and exploitation]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/330479</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Olympic Equestrian Eventing Day 2: Germany and Japan take lead]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/329583</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Floods toll rises to 77 in India's Assam state]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/327856</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Three climbers die on Mt Everest over the weekend]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/325235</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Woman, 73, breaks record for climbing Mt. Everest for second time]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/325202</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Monsanto convinces Nepal to accept GMO corn (updated)]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/323046</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[For Queen and conservation, young Brit to tackle Everest]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/321986</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Philippine Azkals seek finals slot in AFC Challenge Cup]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/321255</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Child trafficking is rife in Nepal - legitimate orphanages suffer]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/320576</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Nepalese woman burned alive as a 'witch']]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/319864</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Nepali men jailed for 'Himalayan Viagra' murders]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/314465</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Video of man paragliding with trained hawk goes viral]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/314266</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Video: Paraglider collides with vultures mid-air over Himalayas]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/313804</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Caterpillar mushroom under climate threat]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/313511</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Dealing With Drought: Nepal Village Shows The Way]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/313222</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Free Tibet: Nun self-immolates in protest of Chinese policies]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/312992</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Environmentalists want toilets installed on Mt. Everest]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/312778</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Tourist plane crashes in Nepal killing 19 passengers and crew]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/311928</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[16 people dead, many injured as 6.9 magnitude quake hits India]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/311669</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Nepal Prime Minister Khanal resigns, parliament could dissolve]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/310364</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Nepal to issue new measurement of Mount Everest to end debate]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/309317</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Junrey Balawing to be crowned world's shortest man]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/307847</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Woman lost in Nepal survives on grass and bamboo]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/307812</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[The staunch refusal of His Holiness the Dalai Lama]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/307411</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Mississippi River — Sandbagging our way to flood control]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/307063</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Wheelchair user's 5000-mile journey from Bangladesh to UK by land]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/302910</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Photo Essay: Sadhus, the Wandering Holy Men of India]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/302488</link>
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