Climbers clear path to Everest summit past giant chunk of ice
Nearly 1,000 climbers will attempt to scale the peak in coming weeks and this has raised safety concerns.
Fugitive faces charges including corruption and money laundering in US and Malaysia for role he allegedly played in scandal
The fugitive Malaysian financier Jho Low, a central figure in the multibillion-dollar scandal at the state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), is reportedly seeking a pardon from the US president, Donald Trump.
Low faces multiple charges including corruption and money laundering in the US and Malaysia for the important role he allegedly played in the misappropriation of at least $4.5bn (£3.3bn) from 1MDB.
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