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Hundreds of trekkers stranded by blizzard on eastern face of mountain in Tibet already guided to safety by rescuersRescue efforts are under way on Mount Everest after a snowstorm trapped nearly 1,000 people in campsites on the eastern side of the mountain, according to Chinese state media.Hundreds of trekkers stranded by a blizzard near the eastern face of the mountain in Tibet were guided to safety by rescuers on Sunday, as unusually heavy precipitation including rain pummelled the Himalayas. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/05/mount-everest-rescue-underway-as-snowstorm-traps-nearly-1000-people Author : Reuters Publish date : 2025-10-05 18:35:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the

Study looks at how workouts can help those with hip, knee and back pain – and benefit UK economy to tune of £34bnPeople with sore joints who exercise for two hours a week have less pain, visit their GP less and take less sick leave, a study has found.The findings are from an analysis of how 40,000 people in Greater Manchester with hip, back or knee pain fared when they did two one-hour exercise classes for 12 weeks.Had on average 35% less pain.Went to see their GP 29% less often.Took almost half as many sick days from work.Needed their family

The US president’s recent behavior is strange to many, from reposting a false AI video of himself to confusing comments during press conferencesTo many observers, both in the US and abroad, Donald Trump has been behaving strangely recently. Especially online.As a government shutdown loomed in the US last week, the president posted an AI video which depicted Hakeem Jeffries, the first Black House minority leader, wearing a sombrero and exaggerated moustache, with mariachi music playing in the background. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/05/trump-behavior-online-posts Author : Adam Gabbatt in New York Publish date : 2025-10-05 14:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content

The communications minister plans to press companies on their legal obligations to protect community safety and procedures to avoid outagesThe federal government will grill the bosses of Australia’s biggest telecommunications companies over the reliability of triple-zero services in the looming summer bushfire season, as Labor fast-tracks laws to protect the emergency call system.On the back foot over Labor’s response to recent Optus triple-zero outages which have been linked to three deaths, the communications minister, Anika Wells, has ordered the chief executive of the company, as well as the chief executives of Telstra and TPG, the owner of Vodafone, to travel