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China and Nepal agree Mount Everest is taller than previously thought

The world’s highest mountain added 86cm to its previous height

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Nepal's Foreign Minister announces 8848.86 metres is the newly-measured height of Mount Everest.
Nepal's Foreign Minister announces 8848.86 metres is the newly-measured height of Mount Everest.
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