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South Korean Oh Eun-Sun planting a South Korean flag in the snow on the summit of the highest peak of Annapurna in Nepal. The South Korean climber became the first woman to scale the world's 14 highest mountains, live television pictures showed, although her record bid has been clouded by a disputed ascent. AFP/KBS TV/Newscom
Unidentified mountaineers are seen outside the advance base camp of the world's tallest 8,848 meter (29,198 feet) high Mount Everest. Everest Base camp in Nepal is 6,400 meters (20,997 feet) above sea level. AFP/Getty Images/Newscom/FILE
A woman pauses during a climb on Viedma Glacier in the Andes in Patagonia, Argentina. Newscom/FILE
Mountain climber Jordan Romero, age 13, is seen here in file photos released by his family. Romero announced plans to attempt to become the youngest person to climb Mount Everest. He will be traveling and climbing with his father Paul who is a paramedic. Sipa Press/Newscom
A couple are seen mountain climbing in Salzburg, Austria in June 2009. Newscom/FILE
Sir Edmund Hillary was the first man to climb Mount Everest. He is seen here in June 1953 in his climbing outfit with an oxygen apparatus in Katmandu, Nepal, after Hillary returned from the successful British expedition led by Colonel John Hunt. Originally from Auckland, New Zealand, Hillary was 33 when he reached the summit, the first man to stand on top of the 29,2002-foot mountain. Hillary and Hunt were both awarded knighthoods for their accomplishment. UPPA/Newscom/FILE
Three hikers are seen walking up a snow-covered mountain. Newscom
A rock climber is seen climbing in Colombia. Newscom
A mountaineer is seen in an ice cave on Marconi Glacier in Los Glaciares National Park in Santa Cruz, Argentina. Newscom
Two climbers hike up Cerro Toco in November 2009. Cerro Toco is a stratovolcano in the eastern part of the Atacama desert in Chile. Newscom/FILE
Climbers are seen at Emmons Glacier in Mt. Rainer National Park in Washington state in February. Newscom/FILE
In Gandaki, Nepal, climbers ascend Annapurna, a series of peaks in the Himalayas in February. The highest point stands at 8,036 meters (24,787 feet). Newscom/FILE
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/24
In Pictures: Ultra-Orthodox Jews
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/23
In Pictures: Huge hurricanes
In Pictures: Oh to be young again, Mr. President!
In Pictures: Facing the devastation of the Oklahoma tornadoes
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/22
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/21
In Pictures: Sinkholes around the world
Gaza's exports have dropped by 97 percent since 2007, limiting the chances that Gazans can wean themselves off of international aid.
After a wave of international flotillas laden with humanitarian supplies for Gaza were headed off by Israeli forces, with one standoff resulting in nine deaths, Mahfouz Kabariti had a new idea: a reverse flotilla that would carry symbolic Gazan exports like embroidery, carpets, and dates to foreign customers.
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