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Passang Nuru Sherpa wins spot in International Book Award final for pandemic memoir
19 June 2026Nepali-American author and community responder Passang Nuru Sherpa has earned another major international literary accolade, with his memoir Behind the Mask winning a spot in final of the 2026 International Book Award in the Non-Fiction Creative category.
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ClimbingHari Budha Magar named Guinness World Records ICON after historic Seven Summits feat
18 June 2026Nepali-British adaptive mountaineer Hari Budha Magar, the first double above-knee amputee to complete the Seven Summits, has been honoured with the prestigious Guinness World Records ICON title.
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EnvironmentSouth Korea launches USD 12 million climate-smart rice project in Nepal's western Terai
18 June 2026South Korea has pledged USD 12 million in grant assistance to support a major climate-resilient rice initiative in Nepal's western Terai, marking KOICA's largest bilateral project in the country and one of the biggest ongoing international cooperation programmes in Nepal's agriculture sector.
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ClimbingVietnamese lawyer becomes first woman from Vietnam to conquer the Seven Summits
17 June 2026Nguyen Thi Thanh Nha, widely known as Céline Nha Nguyen, has made history as the first and only Vietnamese woman to complete the Seven Summits challenge, conquering the highest peak on every continent.
