Snowstorm traps 1000 people on slopes of Mount Everest
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Snowstorm traps 1000 people on slopes of Mount Everest

Rescue efforts are under way in the remote Tibetan slopes of Mount Everest where a snowstorm has trapped nearly 1,000 people in campsites on the eastern side of the mountain, according to Chinese state media. Hundreds of local villagers and rescue teams have been deployed to clear out snow blocking access to the area which...

How Ohio State, Oregon and Miami fit the championship blueprint
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How Ohio State, Oregon and Miami fit the championship blueprint

Pamela MaldonadoOct 5, 2025, 04:42 PM ET Close Pamela Maldonado is a sports betting analyst for ESPN. Six weeks into the college football season, the chaos is starting to settle. Upsets have reshaped the landscape, preseason darlings have faded and the sport’s true heavyweights have emerged. The big three for me are clear: Ohio State,...

A ballet description so good you can feel it | Ballet
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A ballet description so good you can feel it | Ballet

It is notoriously difficult to use words to describe movement, so thank you to Lyndsey Winship, in her review of R:Evolution at Sadler’s Wells (3 October), for characterising “weightless développés” as “rock solid but buttery soft”. I can feel exactly what she means – especially important as I shall not be able to see the show....

Bankrupt China entrepreneur makes comeback with roasted sausage stall, inspires many
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Bankrupt China entrepreneur makes comeback with roasted sausage stall, inspires many

A Chinese businessman who went from owning three restaurants to bankruptcy, then made a comeback with a roasted sausage brand, has inspired many people online. Tang Jian, 57, used to own three popular restaurants and bars in Qingdao, a coastal city in eastern China’s Shandong province. He said that during the peak days of the...

Fianna Fáil candidate withdraws from presidential race
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Fianna Fáil candidate withdraws from presidential race

Jessica LawrenceBBC News NI Noel Sweeney/PA Wire Jim Gavin dropped out of the Irish presidential election less than three weeks before polling day Fianna Fáil candidate Jim Gavin has announced he is withdrawing from the Irish presidential election with “immediate effect”. The former Dublin gaelic football manager was set to be one of three candidates...

India wants to lure back its best minds from the US, but it won’t be easy
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India wants to lure back its best minds from the US, but it won’t be easy

Getty Images A hostile immigration environment is prompting some Indians in the US to think of returning home US President Donald Trump’s abrupt decision to hike H-1B visa fees to $100,000 has prompted policymakers in Delhi to woo skilled Indians back home. A bureaucrat, who works closely with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, recently said that...

Heidi Klum and her daughter Leni at BOFF500 Gala during Paris Fashion Week on Saturday. Heidi wore what appear to be a bespoke version of the platform shoes on the Stéphane Rolland spring couture 2025 runway.
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Heidi & Leni Klum Have a Contrasting Shoe Moment at BoF 500 Gala

Heidi Klum brought a couture reference to the Business of Fashion 500 Gala in Paris on Saturday, matching her 2025 spring couture Stéphane Rolland ensemble with the look’s original runway heels with a seemingly bespoke twist. Leni Olumi Klum and Heidi Klum attend the BoF500 Gala during Paris Fashion Week on Saturday in Paris, France....

Israel strikes Gaza, killing 24 before Egypt talks on Trump ceasefire plan | Israel-Palestine conflict News
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Israel strikes Gaza, killing 24 before Egypt talks on Trump ceasefire plan | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israel and Hamas are preparing for indirect negotiations in Egypt, amid hopes for a possible agreement on ending the Gaza war based on Donald Trump’s 20-point ceasefire plan. Palestinian group Hamas said on Sunday that its delegation, headed by Khalil al-Hayya, had arrived in Sharm el-Sheikh and would begin the negotiations on Monday “on the...