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Pair of giant pandas set to travel from China to San Diego Zoo under conservation partnership

Apr. 29, 2024 05:51 AM EDT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A pair of giant pandas will soon make the journey from China to the U.S., where they will be cared for at the San Diego Zoo as part of an ongoing conservation partnership between the two nations, officials said Monday. The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance said its...

Lebanese, French officials float a plan to rebuild Beirut port nearly 4 years after huge explosion

Mar. 13, 2024 08:24 AM EDT

BEIRUT (AP) — Three and a half years after hundreds of tons of improperly stored ammonium nitrate ignited at the Beirut port, setting off one of the world’s biggest non-nuclear explosions, Lebanese and French officials put forward a plan for reconstruction and reorganization of the port...