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Turkey to chair Asian parliamentary body for 2 more years
Turkey will chair Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA) for another two years, the assembly said on Dec. 16.
The announcement came during the 12th APA Plenary meeting that ended in Turkey's Mediterranean resort city of Antalya.
Turkey will serve as the term president in 2020-2021.
One-fingered Japanese climber dies on eighth attempt at Mount Everest
A celebrated Japanese climber who lost all but one finger to frostbite on Everest has died on his eighth attempt to reach the summit, officials said on May 21.
Google launches virtual tour of Nepal's Everest region
Google launched a virtual tour of Nepal's Everest region on March 12, allowing armchair tourists a rare glimpse of life in one of the toughest and most inaccessible places on earth, home to the world's highest mountain.