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Saving pandas still a task

[2017-05-01 08:18]

Releasing giant pandas into the wild is a tricky business. A giant panda born in captivity at the Chengdu Research Base of the Giant Panda Breeding in Sichuan province died in September 2016 after being attacked by an unknown animal.

Seeing The World Together

[2017-04-29 07:06]

The photos on this page are all selected from a photographic competition named Maple Leaf Cup 2016 "Foreign Teachers in China".

Panda van fleet begins tourism drive

[2017-04-28 07:42]

SYDNEY - A fleet of 10 panda vans were officially launched in Sydney on Thursday to begin their journey around Australia to promote the China-Australia Year of Tourism 2017.

Death of giant rabbit adds to United struggles

[2017-04-28 07:42]

LONDON - A 90-centimeter-long giant rabbit died at a United Airlines pet holding facility in Chicago following a flight from London, in another embarrassment for the airline as it struggles with a global backlash this month over a passenger dragged from his seat.

Widow of Chapeco victim rebuilds life by taking his job at soccer club

[2017-04-28 07:42]

CHAPEC, Brazil - When Sirli Freitas lost her husband in the air crash that wiped out Brazil's Chapecoense soccer club, she had to rebuild her life. So she took his old job.

Film festival spotlights racism in France as hate crimes increase

[2017-04-28 07:42]

LOS ANGELES - Alexandre Amiel was alarmed when his 11-year-old son asked the day after the January 2015 attacks on Charlie Hebdo magazine and a Jewish supermarket in Paris: "Why do they hate us?"

Stars pay tribute to Silence of the Lambs director

[2017-04-28 07:42]

NEW YORK - Jonathan Demme, the Oscar-winning director of The Silence of the Lambs whose four-decade career spanned a staggering array of work from romantic comedy and rock music to hard-hitting documentaries, died on Wednesday. He was 73.

Changes bringing challenges

[2017-04-27 07:00]

CARACAS, Venezuela - Recent floods and deadly mudslides, as well as withering droughts in Latin America have put the spotlight on extreme weather conditions that are likely to be more frequent due to climate change, according to experts.

Volunteers search rubble to save Mosul university

[2017-04-27 07:00]

MOSUL, Iraq - Leaning on his crutch, Nizar picks through the rubble where the main building of Mosul University used to be, looking for whatever administrative documents can still be salvaged.

Whale babies avoid predators by 'whispering' to mothers, says study

[2017-04-27 07:00]

PARIS - Newborn humpback whales and their mothers whisper to each other to escape potential predators, scientists reported on Wednesday, revealing the existence of a previously unknown survival technique.

Uber wants to launch 'flying cars' by 2020

[2017-04-27 07:00]

SAN FRANCISCO - Uber said Tuesday it wants to launch a system of flying cars to move people around cities, with a goal of putting demonstration projects in place by 2020.

Australia's household debt rings alarm bells

[2017-04-27 07:00]

SYDNEY - Australians are racking up extreme levels of debt to buy homes that are among the world's most expensive, a ticking time bomb that could wreck the economy if it is hit by a sudden shock, experts warn.

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