Nineteen killed in Nepal in ‘Gen Z’ protest over social media ban

KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Unrest killed at least 19 people in Nepal on Monday, authorities said, as police in the capital fired tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters trying to storm parliament in anger at a social media shutdown and corruption. Some of the mainly youth protesters forced their way into the parliament complex in Kathmandu...

Ex-Malaysian beauty queen loses finger to frostbite while climbing Mera Peak in Himalayas

KUALA LUMPUR: In yet another remarkable feat of endurance and determination, the former Malaysian beauty queen Datin Harveen Kaur has scaled Mera Peak, her second conquest in just seven months, but lost a finger to frostbite. Situated amidst the awe-inspiring Himalayan range in Nepal, Mera Peak stands at 6,470m above sea level, posing a formidable challenge...

Fly larvae breeds success for women in Nepal village

BHARDEV, Nepal (Reuters) - In a village a little over an hour's drive from Nepal's capital of Kathmandu, six women wearing yellow rubber gloves and surgical masks work in a shed, gently squeezing the wet larvae of the black soldier fly into small plastic containers. Another woman slices pears and wilted vegetables to feed the insects,...