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Mongolian huntress

In Mongolia, this girl hunts using an eagle

Lifestyle & Belief

Photographer Asher Svidensky set out on a photography project in Mongolia. What he didn’t expect to see was the country’s only female eagle huntress in action.Photographer Asher Svidensky set out on a photography project in Mongolia. What he didn’t expect to see was the country’s only female eagle huntress in action.

Teenage Rider Wins Mongol Derby

Sports

Mongolia merges modern life with tradition with annual Naadam games

Mongolian way of life threatened by dramatic climate change

Environment

In Korea, trees planted in Mongolia bring hopes for fewer dust storms

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Naadam: Mongolia’s Ancient Mid-Summer Sports Fest

Sports

Each year in mid-July, communities across Mongolia participate in three sporting events: wrestling, horse racing and archery.

Video: Climate Change Threatens to Transform Mongolia

Lifestyle & Belief

Mongolia’s nomadic herders make up more than half the country’s population, but their traditional lifestyle is seriously threatened by climate change.

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Video: Nisvanis Rocks Capital of Mongolian Grunge

Arts, Culture & Media

For today’s combo Geo Quiz/Global Hit, we’re heading for the capital of Mongolia. It’s the home of Mongolia’s growing alternative music scene. Lauren Knapp profiles the grunge band that pioneered new music after the fall of communism: Nisvanis.

To Fight Noxious Dust Storms at Home, Koreans Plant Trees in Mongolia

Environment

Noxious dust storms rising up from Mongolia have plagued Korea. Now a small group of Korean and Mongolian activists are working together to attack the problem by planting trees in the Gobi desert. The World’s Daniel Grossman has the story.

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Korean City Hosts UN Conference On Desertification

Business, Economics and Jobs

Which South Korean city is hosting a UN meeting at the moment?

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