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Berlin zoo’s panda twins take their 1st public tumbles

Their mother, Meng Meng, kept a close eye on her cubs, pulling them down from any heights she considered too dangerous. Zoo visitors will get a chance to see the young pandas themselves for the first time on Thursday. The twins, whose Chinese names are Meng…

bubmagJanuary 29, 2020

Panda

Berlin zoo’s panda twins take their 1st public tumbles

Jan. 29, 2020 at 4:05 am Updated Jan. 29, 2020 at 5:04 am BERLIN (AP) — Pit and Paule, the new star attractions at Berlin’s zoo, have made their first foray into the limelight, climbing and tumbling around their cub-proof indoor enclosure to the delight of the cameras. Keepers had…

bubmagJanuary 29, 2020

Holocaust

Remembering the Things that Remain

Amos Barshad | Longreads | January 2020 | 20 minutes (4,985 words) In the spring of 2019 I start getting emails from a guy in Poland named Grzegorz Kwiatkowski. He’s a poet and a musician from Gdansk, a midsize town on the north coast of Poland, on the Baltic Sea.…

bubmagJanuary 29, 2020

Tayyip Erdogan

Little U.S.-Turkish progress solving defenses row, Erdogan says: NTV

FILE PHOTO: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a joint news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Istanbul, Turkey, January 24, 2020. REUTERS/Umit BektasANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday Washington and Ankara had done little to solve a row over Turkey’s purchase of Russian defenses…

bubmagJanuary 29, 2020

Green Deal

Trump Threatens Retaliation On Proposed EU Carbon Taxes

The EU and Trump declared a truce over digital taxes but now the US Threatens Retaliation Against the EU Over Proposed Carbon Tax Carbon taxes are a top priority on EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Expect a big conflict with Trump.The EU and Trump declared a truce over digital…

bubmagJanuary 29, 2020

Idlib

Syria war: Army ‘recaptures’ key town from opposition in Idlib

Image copyrightAFPImage caption Syrian soldiers captured villages on the outskirts of Maarat al-Numan on Tuesday The Syrian army says it has recaptured the strategic town of Maarat al-Numan in Idlib province, the opposition's last stronghold. State media …

bubmagJanuary 29, 2020

Panda

Berlin’s panda twins ready for public debut

The Berlin Zoo has revealed its star panda cub twins to the press ahead of their official introduction to the public. The zoo will take extra measures to handle the expected crowds. The twin panda babies that have been the pride of Berlin since their birth last summer met the press at…

bubmagJanuary 29, 2020

Belfast

Transport: Translink buys its first hydrogen-fuelled buses

Image caption The hydrogen-fuelled buses have been built by Ballymena-based Wrightbus Translink, Northern Ireland's public transport operator, has bought its first hydrogen-fuelled buses. The company said it is a first step towards investing in zero carbo…

bubmagJanuary 29, 2020

Free Internet

Misinformation about the coronavirus is threatening to overwhelm tech platforms

Hoaxes are spreading quickly are Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter up to the challenge? Women in Hong Kong sitting on the street with sanitary masks to prevent coronavirus infections. Photo by Miguel Candela/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images This stor…

bubmagJanuary 29, 2020

Beyond Meat

Beyond Meat Dropped by Canada’s Largest Coffee Chain After Just 7 Months

Tim Hortons, Canadas largest coffee chain, has stopped selling Beyond Meats plant-based products after just seven months in a sign that some consumers arent ready to swap all their meat-based sandwiches and burgers for vegetarian alternatives. We introduced…

bubmagJanuary 29, 2020

Berlin zoo’s panda twins take their 1st public tumbles

Berlin zoo’s panda twins take their 1st public tumbles

Remembering the Things that Remain

Little U.S.-Turkish progress solving defenses row, Erdogan says: NTV

Trump Threatens Retaliation On Proposed EU Carbon Taxes

Syria war: Army ‘recaptures’ key town from opposition in Idlib

Berlin’s panda twins ready for public debut

Transport: Translink buys its first hydrogen-fuelled buses

Misinformation about the coronavirus is threatening to overwhelm tech platforms

Beyond Meat Dropped by Canada’s Largest Coffee Chain After Just 7 Months

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