Nepal army to collect garbage from Mt Everest

Kathmandu: Nepal army on Sunday said it will collect around 10 tonnes of garbage and five bodies lying at Mt. Everest as it launches Mountain Cleaning Campaign 2024 in the Everest region. A 12-member team led by Major Aditya Karki will embark on the Everest base camp on April 14 to bring the garbage from Mt Everest, Mt Lhotse and Mt Nuptse. PTI

Mexico’s presidential palace cats declared ‘assets’

Mexico City: Nineteen feral cats have free rein of Mexico’s National Palace, roaming the lush gardens and historic colonial halls of the most iconic buildings in the country. Now, the palace cats have made history after the government of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador declared them to be “living fixed assets,” the first animals in Mexico to receive the title. PTI

DOGS’ DAY OUT: Disabled canines are taken for a ride on a makeshift train at a shelter in Ankara, Turkey, on Sunday. REUTERS