New records, reflection mark Everest 60th anniversary
Sixty years ago this week two men became the
first to stand on the roof of the world in a remarkable feat of
endurance and strength of the human spirit. As the May 29
anniversary of Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary’s summit of Mount
Everest approaches, hundreds of people from all walks of life, and
with varying motivations, are trying to follow in their footsteps.
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British spies ‘tried to recruit’ London attacker
Britain’s intelligence agencies came under fresh
scrutiny on Saturday over claims that MI5 tried to recruit one of
two Islamists accused of butchering a soldier in London.
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Palestinian-Israeli peace deal ‘still possible’: Abbas
Peace between Israelis and Palestinians is
“still possible”, Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas said on
Saturday, hailing US Secretary of State John Kerry's efforts to
revive stalled talks.
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