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Nepal Mourns its Dead After Anti-Corruption Protests

This is Beirut, 17/09 11:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Nepal National tribute victims Protests

Nepal flew flags at half-mast during a national day of mourning Wednesday for the 73 people killed during youth-led anti-corruption protests that toppled the government. An interim government, which took over after two days of protests last week, declared the day of mourning "in honour of those who lost their lives during the protests", the ...

Landmark Nepal Survey Estimates Nearly 400 Elusive Snow Leopards

This is Beirut, 23/04 14:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Snow leopards Conservation Climate change Habitat Nepal

Nepal's first nationwide survey of the threatened snow leopard estimated nearly 400 of the elusive big cats in the Himalayan nation, wildlife officials said Tuesday. Habitat loss, climate change, and poaching have greatly impacted snow leopard populations across Asia, listed as a "vulnerable" species by the International Union for ...

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