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Snapshot: The World in 24 hours, April 8

(chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2011-04-09 15:12

A developing walrus fetus is seen through ultrasound imaging and documented in this colorized image from December 2010, and released to Reuters on April 8, 2011. Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo, California, announced April 8 that Uquq, a 16-year-old female Pacific walrus, is pregnant and expected to give birth this month. There have only been 11 recorded walrus calves born in a North American zoological facility since 1931. [Photo/Agencies]

A model holds a glass of red wine during the Vinitaly wine expo in Verona April 8, 2011. China, Russia and Brazil, where consumers are discovering a pleasure of drinking good wine, will power growth of Italy's wine export while the core US market recovers after crisis, industry experts say. [Photo/Agencies]