By Mara Hvistendahl and Joy Dong Mara Hvistendahl collected archival material and zoo records, interviewed veterinarians and scientists from around the world and visited a breeding center in Chengdu, China. Joy Dong reported from Hong Kong. Oct. 15, 2024 Two chunky pandas, a male and a female, arrived from China at the National Zoo in…
AFP Indian PM Narendra Modi (right) shakes hand with Canada’s Justin Trudeau ahead of the G20 summit in September 2023 India and Canada have expelled their top diplomats amid escalating tensions over the assassination of a Sikh separatist on Canadian soil, marking a new low in a historically cordial relationship. While past disagreements have strained…
People worked through smoke and darkness to extinguish fires and look through debris following the deadly attack on Deir al-Balah. Source link
At least eight people have died and thousands are stranded without power after violent storms swept across Brazil on Friday. Central and south-eastern parts of the country have been hit by winds of up to 100km/h (60mph) and daily rainfall reaching up to 10cm (4in), according to the National Institute of Meteorology. Seven people are…
The Chinese fence traces a furrow in the Himalayas, its barbed wire and concrete ramparts separating Tibet from Nepal. Here, in one of the more isolated places on earth, China’s security cameras keep watch alongside armed sentries in guard towers. High on the Tibetan Plateau, the Chinese have carved a 600-feet-long message on a hillside:…