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Gerüchteküche brodelt - Was geschah in Nepal? Das Massaker im Königspalast #News #Nachrichten

The USAians manage to offend almost everyone these days. Here's a staggeringly bad piece of journalism about Buddhism in Nepal that somehow manages to be inaccurate, condescending, and hopelessly confused all at the same time. This would fail a first-year university essay.
#buddhism #newar

"Nepal's young birdwatchers are becoming conservationists one sighting at a time"
#Nepal #Birds #Animals

They used to hunt birds for fun. Now, they lead Nepal's birdwatching, conservation efforts
Nepal is home to more than 900 bird species, of which 40 are globally threatened and 172 are nationally threatened.

I have had the good fortune to live in many places where ceiling fans are ordinary: Bangladesh, Hawaii, Nepal... As devices, they are fiddly - they need to be well anchored, as they are usually heavy and can wobble out of their fixings if not balanced and well attached..
That explains why I lifted the carpet and floorboards in my bedroom today, to put in a stud between two joists and wire up a junction box where a wee light fixture had been on the ceiling below. I was carefully install…

"Rare Chinese pangolin found in a sacred community forest in Nepal"
#Nepal #Animals

Rare Chinese pangolin found in a sacred community forest in Nepal
Researchers in Nepal have confirmed a rare Chinese pangolin living in a small community forest considered sacred by locals, according to a recent study. It may also be the first video evidence of the pangolin in Nepal’s Sunsari district, researchers said.  The Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla), listed as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List […]

A record 274 climbers have reached the summit of Mount Everest from the Nepalese side in a single day
after a spring season that started late because of the threat of ice fall on the normal tourist route.
The climbers took advantage of the clear weather on Wednesday, said Rishi Ram Bhandari, of the Expedition Operators Association Nepal.
“This is the highest number of climbers in a single day so far,” Bhandari told Reuters, referring to the Nepali record, adding that the numb…

Sex work or starve: Aid workers in Nepal left jobless by USAID cuts turn to sex work to survive (Kristen Gelineau/Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/usaid-nepal-sex-workers-trump-budget-cuts-d8ea21ca4d43f1598ea54499123d46e0
http://www.memeorandum.com/260723/p84#a260723p84

Welche Nationen kaufen Elektroautos?
Norwegen steht an der Spitze, fast 100%
Überraschend sind die Plätze dahinter:
Nepal und Singapur, dann Island! Vor China!
2025, laut iea https://www.iea.org/reports/global-ev-outlook-2026/trends-in-electric-car…

Climate change in Lubra, Mustang, Nepal: the last Bon settlement, being washed away.
https://www.aljazeera.com/features/longform/2026/6/20/in-nepals-highlands-climate-change-threatens-tibets-bon-faith

What a reporter learned covering the impact of USAID cuts on aid workers-turned-sex workers in Nepal (Kristen Gelineau/Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/usaid-nepal-sex-workers-reporter-qa-1db4069a06807bf539149561fd4b829a
http://www.memeorandum.com/260723/p45#a260723p45

"Nepal’s birdwatchers help monitor wildlife and promote tourism"
#Nepal #Birds #Animals #Wildlife

Nepal's birdwatchers help monitor wildlife and promote tourism
KATHMANDU — As a child, Shankar Tiwari and his friends killed birds for fun around Chitwan National Park in central Nepal, where they grew up. Years later, a foreign guest at the hotel where Tiwari worked took him birdwatching and turned the hunter into a bird lover. The striking yellow and black plumage and red […]