The bodies of the first Omani woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest and of an American climber were recovered. An influential British-Nepali mountaineer was missing.
Ten climbers, including the British-Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja, were missing after an avalanche in Pakistan on Thursday. Four bodies were recovered on Friday.
Nirmal Purja, an influential mountaineer, was part of a group struck by an avalanche on Broad Peak, an alpine organization said. A search effort was being mobilized.
Young Māori in New Zealand are embracing tā moko, the ritual tattoos that were banned under British colonial rule and became an act of protest in the 1970s.
Two men perform a hongi, a traditional Māori greeting, at a regional festival in Whakatāne on New Zealand’s North Island in February.
Higher prices for energy, food and air travel are likely to persist as the two sides escalate their clash over the Strait of Hormuz and launch airstrikes in the Middle East.
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