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Isha Foundation loses contact with 77 trekkers in Nepal flood

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  • The Isha Foundation, a non-profit spiritual organisation based in McMinnville, Tennessee, lost contact with 77 trek participants on the China-Nepal border.
  • The group, drawn from several countries, was traveling in the Himalayan region when a massive flash-flood struck on August 26.
  • BBC North America Correspondent Helena Humphrey visited the Isha Foundation to learn how the organisation is responding to the loss of contact.
  • Isha community liaison Leslie Crispi, who has completed the pilgrimage herself, described the journey to BBC News as a life-changing spiritual experience for many participants.
 2026-08-28 · 3 MIN READ

Study finds pilots, flight attendants face highest radiation-cancer death risk

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  • Pilots and flight attendants face the highest risk of dying from radiation-related cancers — higher even than people who work with radioactive materials — according to a new study.
  • The study, published Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine, analyzed national data from more than 12 million death certificates that included occupation information.
  • The study examined death rates from cancers tied to radiation exposure, including leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma, and cancers of the skin, breast, thyroid, prostate and central nervous system.
  • Two Australian radiation experts who were not involved in the research wrote that the study "brings important new evidence to bear on this question."
 2026-08-18 · 3 MIN READ
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