Apr. 21—SCARBOROUGH — Principal Anne Lovejoy was disappointed, but not shocked, when the school district’s request to take out a $160 million bond to renovate the town’s aging and overcrowded schools was shot down at the ballot box last fall. “This community isn’t known for supporting things the first time they come up on a […]
METCHE CAMP, Chad (AP) — Overcrowded refugee camps in eastern Chad are set to run out of money soon, exacerbating a dire humanitarian crisis caused by the spillover from a deadly conflict in Sudan, the United Nations said. More than a million people in Chad, including refugees, face losing access to lifesaving aid unless more […]
The only surviving member of the expedition that first conquered Mount Everest has said the world’s highest peak is too crowded and dirty, and the mountain is a god that needs to be respected. Kanchha Sherpa, 91, was among the 35 members in the team that put New Zealander Sir Edmund Hillary and his Sherpa […]