Family Questions Rescue Efforts for Sherpa Guide Found Alive on Everest

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A Sherpa guide who survived a week on the treacherous slopes of Mount Everest was recovering at a hospital in Nepal’s capital on Friday, while his family angered by a delay in rescue efforts sought legal action against those responsible. Dawa Sherpa was found Thursday crawling in the snowy slopes around …

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Russia’s Sanctioned Businessmen Accuse Authorities of Setting ‘Trap’ for Economy

ST PETERSBURG, Russia, June 5 (Reuters) – Russian financial authorities have created “a trap” ⁠for ⁠the economy with their tight monetary policy, driving ⁠it into stagnation, several sanctioned billionaires topping Russia’s Forbes list said on Friday, in their highest-level public ​criticism since a 2024 interest rate hike. Economic growth is expected to slow to 0.4% …

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US Forces Board Sanctioned Vessel in Indian Ocean, Pentagon Says

WASHINGTON, June 5 (Reuters) – ⁠U.S. ⁠forces overnight ⁠conducted an interdiction of ​the sanctioned stateless vessel ‌M/T DAVINA in ‌the Indian ⁠Ocean, ⁠the Indo-Pacific Command said on Friday. “We will ​continue global maritime enforcement to disrupt illicit ​networks and interdict vessels providing ⁠material support ⁠to Iran, ⁠wherever they ​operate,” it wrote in an ​X ⁠post. …

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