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Nepal is set to increase the permit fees for climbing Mount Everest by 36%. This will make hiking the world’s tallest peak more expensive for mountaineers for the first time in nearly a decade. Under the revised mountaineering regulations, the royalty fee for foreigners to climb 8,849-metre (29,032ft) Everest would cost $15,000 (£12,000), said Narayan Prasad Regmi, the director general …

Bangladesh’s Meteorological Department has predicted the weather of the country for the upcoming days. They have stated that the fog which is now observed in the capital city Dhaka and various parts of the country will continue to remain the same on today, Friday as well. It will get more intense with an increase in the cold weather from Saturday …

On January 19, 2025, Hideo Higashikokubaru posted on his social media regarding the death of a former Hyogo Prefectural Assembly member. But, the information posted by Hideo was denied by the Hyogo Prefectural Police. Following this he expressed his mistake and apologised for this inconvenient incident through another post which states that, “I deeply regret and apologize for hastily posting …

The UAE continues its efforts to mitigate the effects of winter and the bitter cold on a large segment of people around the world, especially displaced people and refugees who were forced to leave their homes and live in tents. With the onset of winter this year, the UAE has launched a series of humanitarian and relief campaigns to deliver …

The popular Japanese television presenter, host and former member of the boy band SMAP (Sports Music Assemble People) has been alleged of sexual misconduct by a woman, which raised huge controversy around him and it began to ruin his television career too. The leading broadcasters of the Japan Nippon and TV Asahi have taken immediate actions by barring him from …

On Tuesday, the Secretary General of the Presidential office of Taiwan Pan Meng’an sent an internal letter which states the deletion and freezing of the secret expenses of the Presidential Office. This is due to the rise of many questions and speculations have been raised against it for the past few months. Previously, the 2011 central government general budget bill …

The 48th Japan Academy Award has been scheduled to take place in the month of March 14, 2025 and only a few lists of winners & the categories they fall in has been announced. Based on the available information the late voice actors Noriko Ohara and Nobuyo Oyama will be honored with special awards for their iconic roles in ‘Doraemon’. …

The organiser of the upcoming carnival of ‘Jay Chou’, Baohui Entertainment has announced regarding the ticket sale and its timing. The public sale date will commence on January 24, 2025 at 3pm and on the ticketing website named “Cityline.com”. To all the fans the travel packages will be available along with the tickets at 5pm in trip.com. “The seating chart …

As part of Operation Chivalrous Knight 3, the sixth Emirati humanitarian aid ship is headed to the Egyptian city of Arish where the aid will be transferred before being sent to Gaza today. The ship is loaded with 5,800 tonnes of humanitarian supplies, such as food, shelter materials and medical necessities. The effort shows the UAE’s steadfast dedication to provide …

The annual music program which is broadcasted on TBS (Tokyo Broadcasting System) fosters Japan’s music industry by promoting the best songs and albums of artists from various regions of the country. CDTV Live! Live! is one such important music program which will be broadcasted on January 6, 2025 from the local time 6pm. In Addition to this, weekly rating of …