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Hiker found 2 weeks after he got lost in a remote Australian mountain range
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A hiker survived on two muesli bars, foraged berries and creek water for two weeks while lost on a remote Australian mountain range, police said on Wednesday. Hadi Nazari, a 23-year-old medical student from Melbourne, went missing on Dec. 26 when he...
Body of British hiker found in Italian alps as search continues for second missing since Jan. 1
ROME (AP) — Rescue crews on Wednesday found the body of a missing British hiker buried in the snow of the Italian alps, but a search for his friend was suspended by poor weather conditions. Experienced hikers Aziz Ziriat, 36, and Sam Harris, 35, had set out on Jan. 1 for a New...
Stargazers' delight: Efforts to cut unwanted light pollution in New Mexico win praise
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Advocates for limits on indiscriminate outdoor lighting that obscures night skies worldwide are recognizing efforts by an oil and natural gas developer to reduce scattered light in New Mexico. DarkSky International, an advocacy group for preserving or...
Scarves over headscarves, Muslim women’s outdoors group tackles snow tubing in Minnesota
MAPLE GROVE, Minn. (AP) — Ice crystals clung to the eyelashes, parka hood, beanie hat and headscarf of Ruqayah Nasser as she took a break after her first-ever snow tubing runs in a Minnesota park on a subzero (-18 Celsius) January morning. She had joined two dozen other members of...
