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Panda stars get first taste of life in The Netherlands

RHENEN, Netherlands (AFP) -- Cautiously at first and then with mounting curiosity, two giant pandas stepped outside into their new…

Mountaineers climb Dufour and Mont Blanc in 50 hours

Reuters -- Ski climbers Bernhard Hug and Tony Sbalbi recently (May 15-17) made an attempt to climb the highest peaks…

Indian woman sets Mount Everest summit record

KATHMANDU, Nepal (Reuters) - Indian climber Anshu Jamsenpa has made the fastest double ascent of Mount Everest, becoming the first…

PAL announces temporarily suspension of Abu Dhabi flights starting July 8

(Eagle News) -- The Philippines Airlines (PAL) has announced that it will temporarily suspend its flights to Abu Dhabi starting…

Japan university to set up ninja studies center

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A Japanese university is planning what it says will be the world's first research center devoted to…

Inside New York’s first chocolate museum

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- The sweet history of chocolate is assembled in New York's first chocolate museum founded…

Fares as high as $10,000 on board Japan luxury sleeper train

TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) -- East Japan Railway Co. launched its new luxury sleeper train on Monday (May 1) that comes…

DIGITAL NEST Feature: Cherry Blossoms in Newark New Jersey?

DIGITAL NEST|Newark, New Jersey By: Tennie Sumague, New York Bureau April is known as cherry blossom season and the best…

Musicians in aquariums make sounds in a silent world

  by Camille Bas-Wohlert Agence France Presse AARHUS, Denmark (AFP) -- Talk about fluid tunes: A group of innovative Danish…

Wind farm draws tourists and revenue to Rizal

(Reuters) -- Wind turbines are drawing in tourists, revenue and jobs to a small farming town in Rizal. Every year,…

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