Tributes for Everest 'colossus'
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Tributes are paid to Sir Edmund Hillary, the first man to reach the top of Mount Everest, after he died at 88.
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Thousands of people gathered in parks, halls and churches around New Zealand on Tuesday as the country buried Sir Edmund Hillary, the conqueror of Mount Everest.
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As fellow astronauts, other friends and loved ones gathered in Houston yesterday to honor US &quot;frontiersman&quot; Captain Leroy Gordon Cooper Jr.
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By Jane Wooldridge, The Miami Herald  Dec. 10--SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMA, Chile -- A solitary grave sits near the top of the 10,000-foot pass, a simple monument with a yawning view of the bleached and scarred valley so loved by British geologist Sydney Hollingworth that he asked to buried here.
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Nepal's Sherpas went into mourning Thursday at the death of Sir Edmund Hillary and pledged to ensure his legacy lives on in the community he has helped since the first conquest of Everest in 1953.
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Fu il primo a scalare l'Everest, aveva 88 anni
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Friends and admirers of Luciano Pavarotti joined in a chorus of grief as the world paid homage to the thrilling voice and exuberant personality of the great Italian tenor who died Thursday.
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Travel: Nepal wants to ban nudity on Everest. The irony is that this is where trouserless-peaking started with George Mallory, claims regular naked climber Hank Wangford
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Thousands gather in Auckland to mourn the first man to conquer Everest, including the son of the man who climbed with him, Tenzing Norgay
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Tributes have flooded in from around the globe for legendary Australian &quot;Crocodile Hunter&quot; Steve Irwin a day after he died in a freak stingray attack that was captured on film.
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Sir Edmund Hillary was the mountaineer who, with his Sherpa guide, was the first to scale Mount Everest.
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New Zealand paid tribute Tuesday to Everest hero Sir Edmund Hillary, the first man to stand on the roof of the world, at a rare state funeral beamed live to the Himalayas where he made his name.
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Richard Branson pays tribute to a lost adventurer, who soared to new heights and took us along for the ride
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Edmund Hillary, who climbed to international fame as the first person to conquer Everest, the world's highest mountain, died Friday aged 88.
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THE great-grandfather of modern computers was today being commemorated with a special set of stamps. Bletchley Park Post Office is issuing a first day cover featuring the 1943 Colossus.  (c) 2007 Liverpool Echo. Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning.
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Sir Clive Woodward leads the tributes for  retiring World Cup winning captain Martin Johnson.
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When Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, a Sherpa guide, stood on the summit of Mount Everest, it seems as if they were making the last âgiant leap for mankindâ of pre-space-age generations.