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By AFP
Kathmandu -
Only last week Nepali mountain guide Kami Rita Sherpa set a new record by climbing Everest a 23rd time. On Tuesday for good measure he did it again, expedition organisers said."This is historic.
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Teen pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis had a major reason to celebrate. He smashes the collegiate record in the men's pole vault
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Pop singer-songwriter Elle Winter has a major reason to celebrate. On February 14, she announced that she inked a record deal with RED Music.
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On February 6, it was announced that nine-time Grammy award-winning rock singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow has inked a record deal with Big Machine Records.
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By AFP
Moscow -
A record held by a Frenchwoman as the world's longest living person could be fraudulent and involve an identity swap, Russian researchers have claimed in a report that has sparked widespread controversy.
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Digital Journal looks back at Swedish pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis' amazing year in the men's pole vault, which includes a European championship win, as well as two world junior records in the indoor and outdoor pole vault seasons respectively.
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Armada Music has a major reason to celebrate. It has been named "Best International Label" at the Promo Only Summer Sessions 2018.
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By AFP
Kathmandu -
Everest's summit season got off to a frantic start Monday with at least 30 climbers reaching the peak, including a Chinese double amputee and an Australian who set a new world record.
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By AFP
Kathmandu -
A Nepali Sherpa is hoping to summit Mount Everest for a record-breaking 22nd time next month, during the busy climbing season that each year sees hundreds of climbers reach the top of the world.
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Facebook users have a major reason to celebrate. The social network has inked music licensing deals with the three biggest record labels.
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By AFP
Brest -
Frenchman Francois Gabart smashed the world record for the fastest non-stop solo navigation of the globe on Sunday, completing the mammoth feat in 42 days, 16 hours, 40 minutes and 35 seconds.
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By AFP
Ashgabat -
Turkmenistan claimed Tuesday that the Central Asian country had broken a niche world record by building the world's "largest horse head sculpture" ahead of a sporting event it is preparing to host.
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By AFP
Jerusalem -
Israeli Holocaust survivor Yisrael Kristal, certified last year by Guinness World Records as the world's oldest man, died on Friday aged 113, Israeli media reported.
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By AFP
Shanghai -
A flag-waving Chinese action film depicting the country's soldiers saving war-ravaged Africans from Western baddies soared to become China's all-time top box-office earner Tuesday, headlining a summer of patriotic cinematic fare.
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Rising country artist Kane Brown has a major reason to celebrate. His infectious song "What Ifs" has been certified gold.
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By AFP
Paris -
French yachtsman Francis Joyon beat his own record for the solo trans-Atlantic crossing on Wednesday to set a new benchmark of five days two hours and seven minutes.
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More than 67 million trees were planted by millions of people in a span of 12 hours in Indian State of Madhya Pradesh , setting a new Guinness reforestation record.
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By AFP
Kathmandu -
An Indian climber Sunday reached the summit of Mount Everest for the second time in less than a week, her expedition team said, setting a women's record for a double ascent of the world's highest mountain in a single season.
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By AFP
Kathmandu -
An Indian climber Sunday reached the summit of Mount Everest for the second time in less than a week, her expedition team said, setting a women's record for a double ascent of the world's highest mountain in a single season.
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By AFP
Kathmandu -
An Indian climber Sunday reached the summit of Mount Everest for the second time in less than a week, her expedition team said, setting a women's record for a double ascent of the world's highest mountain in a single season.
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By AFP
Kathmandu -
An 85-year-old ex-Gurkha who was attempting to reclaim his title as the world's oldest person to summit Mount Everest died at base camp on Saturday.
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By AFP
Kathmandu -
An 85-year-old ex-Gurkha who was attempting to reclaim his title as the world's oldest person to summit Mount Everest died at base camp on Saturday.
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By AFP
Kathmandu -
An 85-year-old ex-Gurkha who was attempting to reclaim his title as the world's oldest person to summit Mount Everest died at base camp on Saturday.
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By AFP
Buenos Aires -
Nearly 2,000 people joined hands in a salty lake in Argentina on Monday, setting a new Guinness world record for the most people floating while connected.
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By AFP
Rome -
Emma Morano, humanity's last known survivor of the 19th century, turned 117 in style on Tuesday, dressing up for the occasion and demanding to know "does my hair look all right?" before having her photograph taken.
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By AFP
Verbania -
In one month it will be Emma Morano's birthday. Though she hasn't invited anyone, people from around the world are still likely to turn up to celebrate with the last known person alive to have been born in the 19th century.
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By AFP
Paris -
Following the death of Thai king Bhumibol Adulyadej, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II has become the world longest-reigning monarch at 64 years.King Bhumibol, who died on Thursday, reigned for 70 years after assuming the throne at the age of 18.
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By AFP
Prague -
A Czech-Polish team said Friday it had discovered the world's deepest underwater cave in the eastern Czech Republic.
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By AFP
Jerusalem -
The world's oldest man turned 113 on Thursday and the Holocaust survivor living in Israel readied for the Bar Mitzvah he was denied a century ago, his family said.
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By AFP
Toukyo -
A Japanese man aged 73 became the world's oldest person to swim across the country's Tsugaru Strait on Wednesday, supporters said, braving unpredictable currents and stinging jellyfish in his quest.
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