Lawmakerssaytheyplantochoose a newleaderbyJuly 20thandMaywillserveuntilthen, butwhoevergetsthejobwillstillhavethechallengeofforging a BrexitplanthatbothBritain's ParliamentandtheEuropeanUnionagreedto.
Ifoneisn't reachedwhat's called a nodeal, BrexitcouldhappenwhenBritainsuddenlybreaksofffromtheunionof 27 othercountries, leaving a lotofquestionsintheairabouteconomics, immigration, tradedeals.
Chief, younegotiatedMicheleBarnierexpressedfullrespectforhisdepartingcounterpart, notingthedeterminationwithwhichsheperseveredandoutgoingEuropeanCommissionPresidentJohnCordJunkersaidthrough a spokesperson.
Thisyear, MemorialDayisheldinhonorofeveryonewho's diedwhileservinginthe U.
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Armedforces.
Flagsareflown, troopsaresaluted.
Events, paradesandceremonieswereheldallacrossthecountrylastThursdaybeforeheleftfor a plannedstatevisittoJapan.
U.
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AndonMonday, U.
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Mayisconsideredthebesttimetoclimbthemountainbecausetheweatherisusually a littlebetterandthewindsareasextremeasinothermonths.
But a mountainguidetoldCNNthatthisyear's weatherhasn't beengreatandthatit's left a limitedwindowofdaysthataregoodforclimbing.
Combinedthatwithovercrowdingonthemountain, a numberofinexperiencedclimbersandsomeexpeditioncompaniesthatmaynotbeprioritizingsafetyandyouhavethereasonswhyclimberssayit's beenparticularlydangerous.
In 2019 theNepalesegovernmentissued a recordnumberofpermitsthisyeartoEverestclimbers.
Nepalis a poorcountrythatbenefitsfromtourism, butitsgovernmentblamesthecompany's offeringguidedtrekstothesummitforthedeaths.
Andit's calledtheDeathzonebecauseofthelevelsofoxygenthereattheincrediblylowlevelsofoxygen, just 1/3 offwhatyouwouldfindatsealevel.
Andthisyearwe'retalkingaboutatleastninedeathshappeningduringthisclimbingseason, whichisreallyonly a fewweekslong.
Onaverage, thereareabout 5 to 6.
But a lotofclimbershavebeensayingthatthistreacherousattemptismadeevenriskierbecauseoftheweightabout 2 to 3 hours, oneBritishclimberseemstohavebeenwellawareoftherisks, RobinHayesFishinner, whodiedonhiswaydownfromthesummit, hadpostedtoInstagramsayingwith a singleroutetothesummit, delayscausedbyovercrowdingcouldprovetobefatal.
Hehaddecidedtoewaittoseeifhecouldhit a timewhentherewouldbefewerclimbers.