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Kathmandu, Dec 8 (EFE/EPA).- Nepal and China on Tuesday said they had measured the height of Mount Everest at 8848.86 meters, thus ending a long-standing dispute over the altitude measurement of the tallest peak in the world.The new height is 86 cm (2.82 feet) less than the widely accepted 8,848 meters, measured by India in 1955. (Camera: NARENDRA SHRESTHA).SHOT LIST: THE VIRTUAL ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE NEW HEIGHT OF MT. EVEREST IN KATHMANDU, NEPAL.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled a statue of Indian independence leader Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in the western state of Gujarat. The 182 metre-tall bronze-clad Statue of Unity is thought to be the tallest in the world, standing twice as high as the US Statue of Liberty. It cost an estimated $420 million (€370.5 million) and has been under construction for four years.
The world's biggest statue is set to be inaugurated by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with local people in Gujarat state threatening protests over the enormous figure. IMAGES
Oozing volcanic mud, known as lahar, blanketed numerous villages on the Indonesian island of Bali after seeping from Mount Agung’s rumbling volcano on Tuesday. The grey mud, which is a mixture of pyroclastic rock and water, flowed along rivers, streams and creeks as tens of thousands continue to evacuate from areas near the volcano. Indonesia's National Disaster Agency ordered anyone within a 10 kilometer, or 6.2 mile, radius to leave immediately, fearing a “major” eruption.
It's that time of year again. The lights on the world's largest Christmas tree flickered on for the first time on Monday as Dortmund's Christmas market was opened to the public. That's right, the world's largest Christmas tree can be found in Dortmund, Germany. Standing at a whopping 45 meters, or 147 feet tall, Dortmund's tree is not actually a single tree. In fact, the gigantic tree is build by a construction company out of 1,700 other fir trees and weighs a combined 40 tons.
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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