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☆ Yellen heads to India to draw surging economic power closer to U.S. orbit
  + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( David Lawder | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +4 min
On the contrary, the official told reporters that India will benefit from the cap's lower prices. TENSIONS, ALIGNMENTBut the economic relationship has challenges, including trade disputes over U.S. steel duties and India's retaliatory tariffs on Harley-Davidson (HOG.N) motorcycles. Differences over digital trade and India's data localization rules have dogged trade negotiations for years. "That's a message that's extremely appealing to India," said Richard Rossow, an India expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington. The Treasury official said the two democracies were committed "to upholding the rules-based international order at a critical time for the cause of freedom."
☆ Vinci unit to face French judge on Nov. 9 over labour conditions in Qatar
  + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
That complaint was dismissed in January 2018 but the same year Sherpa lodged a fresh complaint against the company with new witness statements on alleged abuses. Vinci said in a statement on Monday that it was "extremely regrettable" that despite the proceedings having started seven years ago, its subsidiary should face charges just before the start of the Football World Cup in Qatar. "None of the projects awarded to QDVC has any connection with the 2022 Football World Cup in Qatar. In fact these projects were entrusted to QDVC before the competition was awarded to Qatar and mainly relate to transport infrastructures," it said. "Vinci did not sign any contract with the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy, and has not built any stadium or hotel in Qatar," it added.
☆ How to Apply for Student Loan Forgiveness
  + stars: | 2022-10-22 | by ( ) www.wsj.com   time to read: +15 min
The official student loan forgiveness application is available on the Federal Student Aid website. What you can do now to prepare for student loan repayment and reliefFirst and foremost, you can fill out the application for up to $20,000 in student loan forgiveness on the Federal Student Aid website. “January will almost certainly be a chaotic time for the [student loan] servicers,” says Michael Lux, attorney and founder of The Student Loan Sherpa. You might also check out alternative options for student loan forgiveness, such as Public Service Loan Forgiveness and Teacher Loan Forgiveness. If your state charges a tax rate of 5%, for example, expect to pay about $500 in taxes on $10,000 in loan forgiveness or $1,000 on $20,000 in loan forgiveness.
☆ Lafarge pleads guilty to U.S. charge of supporting Islamic State, to pay $778 million
  + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Luc Cohen Karen Freifeld | Luc Cohen | Karen Freifeld | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +4 min
Lafarge, which became part of Swiss-listed Holcim (HOLN.S) in 2015, agreed to pay $778 million in forfeiture and fines as part of the plea agreement. "Lafarge made a deal with the devil," Breon Peace, the top federal prosecutor in Brooklyn, told reporters following the guilty plea. At that point, Islamic State took possession of the remaining cement and sold it for the equivalent of $3.21 million, prosecutors said. REUTERS/Charles PlatiauHolcim said that former Lafarge executives involved in the conduct concealed it from Holcim, as well as from external auditors. No Lafarge executives were charged in the United States.
☆ Famed American ski mountaineer missing in Nepal mountain
  + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +2 min
KATHMANDU, Nepal — Nepalese rescuers in a helicopter were searching Tuesday for a famed U.S. ski climber a day after she fell off near the peak of the world’s eighth-highest mountain. Hilaree Nelson and fellow climber James Morrison in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Oct. 4, 2018. “Others injured ones have broken hands and feet.”Sherpa and his brother were flown by a rescue helicopter to HAMS Hospital in Kathmandu on Tuesday. We made two helicopter rescue attempts to find her but were unable,” Sherpa said. Nepal’s government has issued permits to 504 climbers to attempt to scale high mountain peaks during the autumn season.
☆ The North Face is renaming its fleece jackets and spotlighting the Sherpa people
  + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Brahmjot Kaur | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +5 min
The North Face is dropping the word “sherpa” from the name of its fleece jackets this fall, using the opportunity to highlight the heritage of the Sherpa people. The collection, which was called sherpa fleece jackets and vests, will now be called “pile” fleece, as will all of the company's fleece products moving forward. A Women's High Pile Nuptse Jacket by The North Face. The North Face has credited the Sherpa people for helping guide the company’s athletes for decades during expeditions in the Himalayan mountains. The North Face isn’t the only company to use the word "sherpa" to describe products.
☆ Nadhira Alharthy: Omani climber wants to ‘die empty’ in her quest to share knowledge
  + stars: | 2021-06-16 | by ( Sana Noor Haq | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +10 min
In 2017, Nadhira Alharthy met the first Omani man to climb Everest. “I was not planning to go to Ama Dablam from the beginning. She says the technical know-how and full-body strength required to climb Ama Dablam surpassed Everest. “There is no way for mistakes on Ama Dablam because it’s like you are climbing a big wall. Courtesy Nadhira AlharthyAhead of her expedition to Ama Dablam, she earned messages of support from her Muslim fans on social media, where she has now amassed over 16,000 followers.
☆ What happens to your body in Mount Everest's 'death zone'
  + stars: | 2019-05-28 | by ( Aylin Woodward | Ashley Collman | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +9 min
Climbers who ascend higher than 26,000 feet on Mount Everest enter the "death zone." In the death zone, climbers' brains and lungs are starved for oxygen, their risk of heart attack and stroke is increased, and their judgment quickly becomes impaired. In 2019, at least 11 people died on Everest, almost all of whom spent time in the death zone. These extra, unplanned hours in the death zone might have put the 11 people who perished at higher risk, though it's hard to determine the specific causes of each death. Temperatures in the death zone never rise above zero degrees Fahrenheit.
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