Nepal appoints youngest-ever minister in nod to Gen Z protesters

28-year-old sports minister was deeply involved in demonstrations

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The anti-government demonstrations that erupted in Nepal in early September resulted in over 70 deaths in clashes with security forces. © Reuters

SATOSHI IWAKI

NEW DELHI -- The interim Nepali government headed by Prime Minister Sushila Karki has sworn in the youngest minister in the country's history, in an apparent nod to the young people who drove the demonstrations that toppled the previous government.

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