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Authorities in Nepal all five people on board a helicopter were killed when it crashed in the mountains just north of the capital

Canada unexpectedly recorded a $638 million trade surplus in June as an expanded crude oil pipeline and surging global demand for gold drove exports higher.

Digital-first financial advisory platform Savvy Wealth is ready to enter the next phase of its growth story as it receives an additional multimillion-dollar capital infusion.

Kamala Harris ' campaign announced Friday that it raised $310 million last month, an eyepopping sum showing that donors who once seemed spooked about the prospects for November's election with President Joe Biden are now offering mountains of cash to boost his former No 2. The haul by Harris, the Democratic National Committee and affiliated entities far outpaced Republican former President Donald Trump, whose campaign and assorted committees said they took in $138.7 million for July.

Supreme Court said on Friday while wondering why public interest litigations (PILs) are filed when infrastructure projects like highways are launched. The apex court's observation came while dealing with a petition over construction work for doubling of the railway tracks on the Vasco Da Gama-Kulem section of Tinaighat-Vasco Da Gama route in Goa. «We are only wondering why this happens only in this country that when you start constructing a road in Himachal (Pradesh), the PILs come. When you start constructing a highway, national highways, the PILs come,» a bench of Justices Surya Kant and R Mahadevan observed. «You tell us a single internationally famed tourist resort where the railway facility is not there,» the bench told the petitioner's counsel, adding, «Go to the Alps mountains and they take you through the snow in train.»

chai and coffee, churmuri, dal vada, bhajiyas and sundry other snacks hawk their wares in shrill tones, tantalising aromas wafting from their baskets. I try to block out as much as I can with Bob Dylan and Bryan Adams in my ears. As if pushed by an unseen hand, the vendors disappear.

The healthcare tech company R1 RCM will be acquired for $9 billion and taken private by investment funds

The Canadian market is about to be flooded with some big bond deals, and investors have so far been snatching up the debt.

₹4,970 crore, albeit on a high base. For FY25, the order inflow guidance stands at ₹25,000 crore. Some of the orders expected to come in FY25 include ADFCR Atulya, an electronic warfare suite for Mi-17 V-5 helicopters, a security and surveillance system for the Army and mountain radars, among others.

Jasper National Park in western Alberta.He says the picturesque Rocky Mountain tourist destination in Alberta is a “truly magical place” that has captivated travellers from Canada and abroad.The King expressed sympathy for those whose lives and livelihoods have been affected, particularly those who have lost property and were forced out.He thanked first responders, community volunteers and leaders who have stepped up to help and commended Canadians lending a hand.Federal officials have said about one-third of the buildings in the Jasper townsite were lost in the blaze, and that there was little firefighters could do to combat an inferno so big and powerful.About 25,000 people, including 5,000 town residents, were ordered to leave just over a week ago as the fast-moving flames approached.“These are dark times, but we greatly admire the strength and resilience of so many people to persevere and rebuild,” King Charles said in a written statement distributed through Rideau Hall.“The number of firefighters who have come from across the world to offer their services speaks not only to the sense of solidarity that exists within that professional community, but also the high regard in which Canada and Canadians are held around the world.”Royalty first came to visit the park in 1939, when King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, stayed at the Jasper Park Lodge’s Outlook Cabin.Their daughter, Queen Elizabeth II, stayed there with her husband, Prince Philip, in 2005.For the latest information on which areas in Alberta are under an evacuation alert or order due to a wildfire, visit the Alberta Emergency Alert website. For the latest information on the wildfire status and danger across the province, visit the Alberta

Elancourt, France There are silvers and there are silvers. This one was a mega deal for the United States–and a signal of what’s to come. Haley Batten didn’t win the gold medal in mountain biking at the Summer Olympics, but the silver she earned Sunday was momentous.

Olympics 2024 schedule for July 29, Monday has been unveiled. The roster shows that there will be multiple Gold medal matches and medal events for archery, artistic gymnastics, canoe slalom, cycling mountain bike, diving, equestrian, fencing, and other sports.

MAE SOT, Thailand—In late December, Guracha Belachew Bersha helped lead a small but brazen rebellion. He’d been enslaved for 16 months in a twisted new criminal empire in which Chinese gangsters traffic people from around the world, often to remote and lawless parts of Southeast Asia, and force them to sit at computers all day scamming strangers online. The cyber frauds they’re forced to commit are called pig butchering, named for the way the perpetrators fatten up their victims by gaining their trust before taking their money and cutting them loose.

mudslide hit a homestay house in a tourist area in southeastern China on Sunday as heavy rains from what remained of a tropical storm drenched the region, state media said.

Jasper National Park found out on Saturday for certain whether or not they have a property to return to.The municipality of Jasper released a high-resolution map and list of properties showing the structures destroyed this past week (go to bottom of this story to see map and list), which includes single-family homes, apartments, townhouses, a hostel, church, senior’s manor, gas station and other businesses.Parks Canada has estimated that 30 per cent of Jasper’s structures were damaged by the wildfire, with 358 of the town’s 1,113 structures destroyed.Christine Nadon, the incident commander for the Municipality of Jasper, said it was an all-or-nothing situation — buildings were either razed to the ground or not affected at all.“Most structures were destroyed and very few were damaged,” she said during an update Saturday afternoon alongside Parks Canada officials.“Many of you will have your worst fears confirmed today.”Nadon’s regular job sees her in charge of the fire department.On Wednesday night as flames bore down on the mountain community, Nadon said she was inside the fire hall listening to scanners, monitoring maps and trying to keep track of her people as the fire consumed home after home — hers included.“It’s heartbreaking is what it is. Some of those structures we will rebuild.

For the first time since tens of thousands of people were forced to flee Jasper National Park by a wildfire that then went on to destroy about a third of the Alberta mountain town, a clearer picture is emerging of the devastation.

A volunteer firefighter in Jasper is choosing to focus on the positives, after watching her family home burn to the ground amid a devastating wildfire in the western Alberta mountain town.As thousands of people fled Jasper National Park earlier this week, first responders stayed behind to protect their community. That includes Kimberley Stark.The owner of Bear’s Paw Bakery, Stark is also a volunteer firefighter.

As a raging wildfire devastates the Alberta town of Jasper, there are growing concerns about the immediate toll on the community and the “logistical nightmare” of recovery that lies ahead.

The mayor of the Municipality of Jasper extended “heartfelt sympathy and solidarity” to residents late Wednesday after a wildfire entered the townsite after it prompted the evacuation of 25,000 people in Jasper National Park.

Volunteering helps others out, but it also helps the volunteer

Injective, a Cosmos Layer-1 blockchain for finance, said it has integrated with Mountain Protocol, the issuer of USDM, the yield-bearing stablecoin.