Sherpa guide breaks Everest speed record in under 16 hours
Sherpa guide Babu Chhiri, 34, reached the 29 035 foot summit in 15 hours 36 minutes on Sunday, erasing the prior 20 hour 24 minute mark set two years earlier by Kaji Sherpa. The Tigers of the Snows, famed Sherpa climbers, completed the ascent just hours after a year of attempting to lower times.
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Mexico adds 27 saints to Vatican list during ceremony
Pope John Paul II canonized 27 Mexican saints on Sunday, most murdered in the 1920s and 1930s clashes with clerical governments. The most noted martyr is Rev Custodal Magallanes who forgave his killers before being executed by firing squad in 1927. Before the ceremony Mexico had only one national saint, Felipe de Jesus.
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Israel Orders Travel Ban After West Bank Firebombing
Israeli citizens and foreign tourists are barred from traveling in Palestinian areas after a firebomb attack in Jericho injures a 2-year-old girl and burns her mother and aunt. Envoys at talks in Sweden were recalled for consultations, though discussions continued.
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Philippines soldiers rescue two child hostages in Basilan clash
Philippine soldiers freed two grade school children after a one hour fight with Abu Sayyaf on Basilan island. Rebels had held seven others since March and six captives were killed or released earlier, according to the Southern Command chief of staff. One soldier and several rebels were wounded.
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Danish film wins Palme d Or at Cannes festival
Lars von Trier’s Dancer in the Dark, a Danish musical tragedy about a Czech immigrant in rural America, wins the Palme d Or at Cannes. Bjork receives best actress for her music and performance. the film drew divided critical reaction and excitement during the festival.
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Sierra Leone rebels free 54 U N peacekeepers
Sierra Leonean rebels released 54 U N personnel after nearly three weeks of captivity. The freed group, including 42 Zambians 10 Kenyans one Malaysian and one Norwegian, were handed to Liberian custody then flown to Monrovia before returning to Freetown.
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Coke deemed nonblasphemous to Islam in Egypt verdict
A rumor in Egypt claimed Coca Cola logo insulted Islam when viewed upside down or in a mirror. Islamic scholars and the mufti ruled there is no defamation, noting the logo contains no insult. the mufti issued a warning against spreaders, saying they risk punishment.
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