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This Week in History: Ceasefires, cyberterror and crisis in Crimea

Explore how major events between 2 and 8 March were captured on The Independent’s front pages

Teeth, finger bones and blessings: Buddhist relics inspire belief

Every Lunar New Year for the past 14 years, a Southern California Buddhist temple has displayed what it calls the “10,000 Buddha Relics.”

Nepal proposes stricter rules for Mount Everest climbers

The legislation aims to reduce the number of medical emergencies on the world’s highest peak

The Winter Olympics are hurting main street in Livigno's duty-free mountain enclave

Organizers of the 2026 Winter Olympics are betting that the event will lure more tourists to northern Italy for years to come

Radio Free Asia resumes China broadcasts after Congress restores funding cut by Trump

Broadcaster shut down news operations last year after Trump administration’s funding cuts prompted mass layoffs

Stranger Things cast members reunite to celebrate Maya Hawke’s wedding months after series finale

Joe Keery, Natalia Dyer, Sadie Sink, Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo and Caleb McLaughlin were all in attendance at Hawke’s wedding to singer Christian Lee Hutson

In China, consumerism trumps nationalism despite tensions with the U.S. and Japan

Chinese consumers are prioritizing quality and value over patriotism, regardless of how testy relations become in recent diplomatic spats with countries like Japan and the United States

Dalai Lama denies meeting paedophile Jeffrey Epstein after name appears in files

The release of millions of new files has shone a light on Jeffrey Epstein’s vast networks and efforts to meet the rich and powerful

Powers that believe in democracy should rally to the cause of Jimmy Lai

Editorial: Western states have individually called for the campaigner to be freed, but China needs to see that these countries can stand together as one