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High in India’s Himalayan mountains, yak herders struggle to survive a warming world
In India’s remote Ladakh region, rising temperatures and erratic weather are making the wind-swept plains less hospitable to yaks and endangering the livelihoods of herders who have raised the shaggy animals for generations
How New York’s immigrant communities built a culinary capital, from Little Yemen in the Bronx to Chinatown’s Asian-inspired ice cream
On a 24-hour whirlwind journey, Queenie Shaikh discovers how communities have shaped entire neighbourhoods through corner shops, kitchens, and restaurants that tell the history of one of the greatest cities in the world
Europe and China holding scaled-back trade talks with expectations low for major agreements
European leaders are meeting with top Chinese officials in Beijing to discuss trade, climate change and global conflicts
Teacher banned from the classroom for life after sexual relationship with pupil
An investigating panel found 61-year-old Andrew Brook showed no remorse for manipulating one of his pupils into a sexual relationship
FTSE 100 ends day above 9,000 points for first time
The FTSE 100 index closed up 20.87 points at 9,012.99 but failed to set a new intraday high.
A ‘Himalayan tsunami’ has just devastated Nepal. It should be a wake-up call
Massive glacial bursts are becoming more frequent and more dangerous due to the climate crisis, experts tell Mukesh Pokhrel, warning: ‘They are not going to stop anytime soon’
Hong Kong police arrest 4 men linked to a Taiwan-based group and accuse them of subversion
Hong Kong police have arrested four people under the Beijing-imposed national security law and accused them of conspiracy to commit subversion
Typhoon Danas hits China amid floods and heatwave
Danas continues to carry substantial moisture that could cause more rainfall
Floods sweep away 18 people and bridge linking Nepal to China
Mountain river swollen by monsoon rains destroys main bridge linking Nepal to neighbouring country
Photos of a Buddhist festival show ritual dances in India’s Ladakh
One by one, 13 Buddhist monks wearing brightly colored silk costumes and wide-brimmed black hats, stepped onto the rectangular courtyard of the Hemis monastery. They began a ritual dance to a slow rhythm set by drums, cymbals and horns.
Dalai Lama marks 90th birthday amid rising tensions over succession
Global tributes pour in as succession battle with China looms
Richard Gere pays tribute to Dalai Lama at leader’s 90th birthday
Hollywood actor and practicing Buddhist Richard Gere paid tribute to the Dalai Lama at his 90th birthday celebrations in Dharamshala, India on Sunday (6 July).
Voices: The Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday will reignite China’s religion problem – and put Tibet back in Xi’s firing line
The Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday today will shine a spotlight on Beijing’s long-held antipathy towards organised religion – and how succession plans might renew Xi’s plans for a reckoning with Tibet and beyond, writes Michael Day
A tiny town in India’s Himalayas buzzes with activity to celebrate Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday
Thousands of Tibetan Buddhists gather in Dharamshala, India, to celebrate the Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday
Dalai Lama says he hopes to live past 130 as India declines to weigh in on his succession
The Dalai Lama predicts he will live 40 more years as India and China spar over succession
The Dalai Lama says he hopes to live more than 130 years ahead of 90th birthday
The Dalai Lama says he hopes to live until he is over 130 years old, a remark he made during a ceremony organized by his followers to offer prayers for his long life as he prepares to celebrate his...
As the Dalai Lama turns 90, photos show the global arc of his life
The Dalai Lama is revered as a deity by millions of Tibetan Buddhists and known worldwide as a resolute voice for peace, spirituality and Tibet ’s autonomy. He is also seen as a threat by China, which accuses him...
China and India spar over Dalai Lama’s succession
Beijing warns New Delhi against interfering in its ‘domestic affairs’
Rare 300,000-year-old wooden tools found in China reveal diet secrets of early humans
Until now, only two discoveries have been made of wooden tools from this period
Dalai Lama, god-king for Tibetan Buddhists, will have a successor. That decision is consequential
The Dalai Lama has often called himself a simple monk, but millions of his Tibetan Buddhist followers have worshipped him for decades as a near deity
Tibetans in exile wonder: Will the next Dalai Lama be as charismatic as this one?
The Dalai Lama has announced that he intends to reincarnate, paving the way for a successor to take on a mantle stretching back 500 years after his death
Inside the Dalai Lama’s succession and what it means for China and the Tibetan struggle
As he turns 90 this week, the Dalai Lama has announced that he will be reincarnated, setting his followers on a collision course with China. Alisha Rahaman Sarkar speaks to activists and the president of the Tibetan government-in-exile about...
Who will be the next Dalai Lama and how will they be chosen?
The spiritual leader has announced plans for his succession
The Dalai Lama says he plans to reincarnate after his death
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Wednesday said the centuries-old Tibetan Buddhist institution will continue after his death, ending years speculation that started when he indicated that he might be the last person to hold the role
Who will be the next Dalai Lama? Key questions answered as leader turns 90
The spiritual leader is making plans for his succession
3 dead and a dozen missing as torrential rains cause flash flood in north India
Authorities in northern India have reported three deaths and at least a dozen missing after a flash flood caused by heavy rains
This new biodegradable film could save 20 per cent on energy bills
Researchers say metafilm could be an alternative to air conditioning systems
China's Panchen Lama pledges loyalty to the Communist Party in a meeting with Xi
State media in China says that the man picked by Beijing as the second highest figure in Tibetan Buddhism has pledged adherence to the ruling Communist Party during a rare face-to-face meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping
Swiss glacier collapse renews focus on risks of climate change as glaciers retreat around the world
The landslide that buried a Swiss village and riverbed this week is refocusing attention on the role of global warming in glacier collapses around the world
China accused of ‘indoctrinating’ Tibetan children from age of four with state-run boarding schools
Group says lives of Tibetan children are ‘irrevocably altered to serve the purposes of the Chinese government’
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