China’s giant panda loan program has long been a tool of diplomacy, but its significance for species conservation has proved important, too. That could have been an important reason why Beijing is renewing its cooperation with U.S. zoos and sending new pandas while bilateral relations are otherwise low. The number of giant pandas in the wild has risen to 1,900, and the animal is no longer considered at risk of extinction but is given the safer status of vulnerable. Americans can take some credit for this accomplishment... Читать дальше...
China’s giant panda loan program has long been a tool of diplomacy, but its significance for species conservation has proved important, too
India, led by Harmanpreet Kaur, is considered the top team in the Women's Asia Cup, having won the title three out of four times and all four editions of the 50-over format. However, a journalist questioned the lack of media coverage during India's Bangladesh tour, and Harmanpreet's witty response left everyone in stitches.
All Frontier Airlines flights were grounded, due to a technical outage, the airline said Thursday night.
KUALA LUMPUR: Breast cancer, colorectal cancer and lung cancer topped the list of commonly diagnosed types of cancer among Malaysians, ranked by proportion from 2017 to 2021.
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Cheng Pei-pei, who memorably starred in Ang Lee’s Oscar-nominated film, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, died Thursday at 78 in the San Francisco Bay Area from a degenerative brain disease. Cheng was born in Shanghai in 1946, moving to Hong Kong in 1962. There she began working with the iconic Shaw Brothers studio, which is widely […]
A food safety controversy over cooking oil has sparked widespread anger among the public — and locals are taking it into their own hands to procure supplies.
• Foreign ministry summons Afghan embassy official, delivers strong demarche
• US urges end to terror attacks from Afghan soil
(Photo credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports) After taking the program to the Elite Eight, Clemson coach Brad Brownell was rewarded Thursday with a contract extension through the 2028-29 season. Reports said the Clemson board of trustees approved a new contract that will pay Brownell $20 million over five years, starting with $3.5 million next season and growing by $250,000 every year thereafter. Clemson announced Brownell
Trump’s forward-looking speech marks the climax and conclusion of a massive four-day Republican pep rally that drew thousands of conservative activists
Former US President Donald Trump, in his first speech since surviving an attempted assassination, said on Thursday a last instant movement of his head at the rally in Pennsylvania saved him from being killed.
Anthony Jordan says he "could not with good conscience" continue to work for the agency.
Republican presidential candidate and former president Donald Trump detailed the recent attempt made on his life, for those on hand for the closing night of the Republican National Convention. Trump’s remarks on Thursday night came just five days after said assassination attempt at a Butler, Pa., campaign rally. After being introduced by UFC president Dana White, Trump […]
Another pandemic is inevitable and could exact damage far worse than Covid-19, according to the soft-spoken scientist sometimes thought of as Hong Kong's answer to top US health expert Anthony Fauci. "Both the public and (world) leaders must admit that another pandemic will come, and probably sooner than you anticipate," he told AFP at the city's Queen Mary Hospital, where he works and teaches. "Why I make such a horrifying prediction is because you can see clearly that the geopolitical, economic... Читать дальше...
