A big earthquake has killed more than 100 people in Tibet and wrecked the Buddhist holy city of Shigatse. Also: the French far-right leader Jean Marie Le Pen has died, and the weird and wonderful species under threat.
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On Tuesday 7th January, an earthquake has struck near Mount Everest in the Chinese region of Tibet, killing more than 100 people.
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A powerful earthquake in the Chinese region of Tibet has killed at least 106 people as we record this podcast.
The center of the 7.1 magnitude quake was Shigatsi, one of the world's highest regions and traditional seat of the Panchen Lama, the second highest authority in Tibetan Buddhism.
The epicenter was about 80 kilometers north of Mount Everest.