Skip to main content

Washington, United States (AFP) – Two giant pandas destined for the Washington zoo arrived in the United States from China on Tuesday, live television images showed.

The pandas, Bao Li and Qing Bao, arrived on a FedEx plane that landed at Dulles airport in Virginia. The bears will be housed at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington under a decade-long breeding and research agreement.

cl/aha

© Agence France-Presse

Featured image credit: David Riaño Cortés | Pexels

Image: Fisherman working near wind turbines
Leading academics call for extending and reframing Sustainable Development GoalsClimateNews

Leading academics call for extending and reframing Sustainable Development Goals

By KTH Royal Institute of Technology A group of leading academics are calling for the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to be extended past their…
SourceSourceJune 17, 2024 Full article
Image: People with disability should be part of the inclusive climate action
An inclusive path to dealing with climate disasterClimate

An inclusive path to dealing with climate disaster

By Eka Permanasari and Welmince Djulete, Monash University Indonesia; Sharyn Davies, Monash University, Rafika Nurul Hamdani Ramli, Hasanuddin University | 360info Inclusive climate actions must involve…
SourceSourceJuly 15, 2024 Full article
Satellite image of Tropical Storm Debby
Four killed after Storm Debby hits Florida coastNews

Four killed after Storm Debby hits Florida coast

Miami, United States (UPDATED) - Tropical Storm Debby drenched Florida on Monday, killing at least four people and threatening southeastern US states with heavy rainfall…
SourceSourceAugust 6, 2024 Full article