I’ve done Pride on all 7 continents — now I’m (literally) on top of the world

Our writer Calum McSwiggan has travelled to all seven continents to see how Pride is celebrated around the world (Picture: Calum McSwiggan)

Shattered and frozen, the bone-chilling wind rips our faces as we approach 5,364 metres.

Here, at the top of the world, my journey to find Pride around the world finally comes to an end.

Seven continents, 15 countries, 20 events, and countless experiences…

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Assault at 35,000 feet: The disturbing rise of sexual misconduct in the skies

Evidence suggests reports of misconduct in the skies are increasing (Picture: Getty Images)

The lights had barely dimmed after meal service on a 14-hour flight from Santiago to Paris, when a piercing scream shattered the plane cabin’s silence.

A young woman in the row beside me suddenly leapt from her seat, visibly shaken, before rushing towards the galley. Moments later, cabin crew began…

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Missing Everest Sherpa guide found alive after a week

A Sherpa guide who had been missing for nearly a week on Mount Everest has been found alive and rescued while attempting to crawl back to base camp, according to rescue officials in Nepal. Read More: Paying the ultimate price on Mount Everest The guide, Dawa Sherpa, was last seen on May 29 while descending from […]

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Indian duo dies on Everest as record breaker warns of overcrowding

Two Indian climbers have died on Mount Everest during a record-breaking period of ascents via Nepal’s southern route, as experts warn of overcrowding on the world’s highest peak. “They fell ill while descending at high altitude. We are working out how to retrieve the bodies,” Nivesh Karki, director at Pioneer Adventures, told AFP. He named […]

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Journey of a lifetime: A US teen Buddhist lama is now a monk studying in the Himalayan foothills

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A typical American teen, he grew up loving rap music, video games and football. He is also an aspiring spiritual leader who, from an early age, was recognized by the Dalai Lama and other Tibetan Buddhist leaders as a reincarnated lama.

Nepalese climber sets Everest record with 32nd summit

Nepalese mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa has set a new world record by successfully summiting Mount Everest for the 32nd time, further extending his own record as the most ascents of the world’s highest peak. Read More: Nepalese Sherpa completes record 23rd Everest climb The 56-year-old climber reached the 8,849-metre summit early on May 17 alongside a team of fellow Sherpa […]

Croacia, sin empleados pese a importar varios miles

El turismo croata (Dalmacia, especialmente) se enfrenta a otra temporada caótica por la aguda falta de mano de obra. Los empresarios reclaman desesperadamente gente para llenar las vacantes en hoteles y establecimientos de la oferta complementaria, sin solución (Croacia acepta trabajadores de todo el mundo para su sector turístico). Esto ocurre después de que el […]

'Humanitarian' Finally Stripped of Canadian Honors Years After Sexually Exploiting Children

Canada has finally stripped an aid worker of one of the nation's highest civilian honors years after the former charity founder was convicted in Nepal of using his international work with impoverished children to sexually exploit them.

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Can Humans and Rhinos Coexist? One Town Is Finding Out.

When humans and megafauna encounter one another, it tends to be at a safe distance for both parties. Interactions between the two are now always peaceful: you may recall the reporter who wisely got out of the way of some approaching bison in 2020; more recently, a herd of elephants trampled a hunter to death […]

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