Kathmandu: A Nepali mountaineer, Nirmal Purja, on Tuesday smashed the “record” for summiting the world’s 14 highest peaks, racing up all “8000 m in just seven months”, according to a post on his social media accounts. The previous record was almost eight years. “MISSION ACHIEVED! says @nimsdai from the summit of #Shishapangma,” read the post on Purja’s Facebook page, referring to the final peak in China. AFP
US’ mystery plane lands, ends 2-yr mission
Cape Canaveral: The US Air Force's mystery space plane is back on Earth, following a record-breaking two-year mission. The X-37B landed at NASA's Kennedy Space Centre in Florida early Sunday. The Air Force is mum about what the plane did in orbit after launching aboard a SpaceX rocket in 2017. The 780-day mission sets a new endurance record for the reusable test vehicle. AFP
First woman UN chief for refugees dies
Tokyo: A Japanese academic and diplomat who became the first woman to be appointed UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has died aged 92. Sadako Ogata worked on some of the largest crises of the decade during her time in service from 1991 to 2000, the BBC reported. In 1991, she became the first woman, the first Japanese person, and the first academic to be installed as the UNHCR. IANS
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