Apex court asked the lawyers to provide a copy of the apology advertisements without enlarging them, emphasising they should not need a microscope to read it
China has cancelled attempts to climb Mount Everest from its side of the world’s highest peak because of fears of importing Covid-19 cases from neighbouring Nepal, state media reported.
The closure was confirmed in a notice Friday from China’s General Administration of Sport, the official Xinhua News Agency said.
The move reflects the abundance of caution China has taken in dealing with the pandemic. While China has mostly curbed domestic transmission of the coronavirus, Nepal is experiencing a surge with record numbers of new infections and deaths.
China had issued permits to 38 people, all Chinese citizens, to climb the 8,849-meter (29,032-foot) -high mountain this spring. Nepal has given permission to 408 people. Climbing was not allowed from either side last year because of the pandemic.
In Nepal, several climbers have reported testing positive for Covid-19 after they were brought down from the Everest base camp.
The month of May usually has the best weather for climbing Everest. Scores have reached the summit this week and more are expected to make attempts later this month once the weather improves. Two climbers have died on the Nepalese side, one Swiss and one American.
China earlier said it would set up a separation line at the peak and prohibit people on its side from coming into contact with anyone on the Nepalese side. It was unclear how that would be done.
Apex court asked the lawyers to provide a copy of the apology advertisements without enlarging them, emphasising they should not need a microscope to read it
The yellow metal is supported by a revival in demand from Chinese consumers and healthy purchasing activity by central banks, expert says
The Lives and Livelihoods Fund is the largest multilateral fund of its kind in the Middle East
Stock market opened with modest gain on Wednesday marking third consecutive session in the upward gain
Union warned it could order several days of strike action over a busy May holiday weekend if its demands are not met
Humidity is set to rise during the night and into Thursday morning
Text messages, social media posts, chatroom messages, altered images, and videos are just a few avenues through which cyberbullying can occur
The building in Muhaisnah 4 had suffered structural damage last week and has been sealed off as authorities conduct investigations