Source link Around 500 climbers from around the world attempt to reach the summit every year, and for decades they have been leaving behind waste Everest, the world’s highest mountain, has attracted thousands of adventurers and climbers ready to test their skills against the ultimate challenge. It is also where many took their last steps. […]
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Remote mountain kingdom secretly mining bitcoin – Forbes — RT Business News
Source link Bhutan, a South Asian nation nested in the Himalayas, has secretly developed world’s largest state-owned cryptocurrency mines, Forbes has revealed. According to the magazine’s investigation released last week, the Bhutanese government has quietly spent millions of dollars to build its bitcoin-mining operation. Forbes used satellite imagery from Planet Labs, Satellite Vu, and Google […]
Operation to free dozens stuck in mountain tunnel nears 100 hours — RT India
Source link Emergency services are working round the clock to reach the trapped workers in northern India Efforts to rescue 40 laborers trapped in an under-construction tunnel in northern India entered a fifth day on Thursday, with heavy machinery deployed to cut through the rubble. The work has so far been delayed by rocks falling […]