VIENNA – A 2-year-old panda who charmed his way into the hearts of Austrians is headed to China.
Fu Long has been the star attraction at Vienna’s Schoenbrunn Zoo since he was born there on Aug. 23, 2007.
Artificial insemination is common practice when breeding captive pandas but Fu Long was conceived naturally.
His parents were sent on [...]
Austria says ’so long’ to Fu Long the panda
Travel Postcard: 48 hours in Brussels
BRUSSELS – Got 48 hours to explore the capital of Europe, with its unique combination of looks, architecture, culture, food and language?
Reuters correspondents with local knowledge help you get the most out of a two-day stay in the heart of the European Union, where EU institutions and the many new buildings built to accommodate the [...]
US experts welcome China’s pledge on carbon emission cuts
WASHINGTON: US experts Thursday welcomed China’s new goals to reduce the intensity of carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP in 2020 by 40 to 45 percent compared with the level of 2005.
“This new goal represents an important commitment by China to continue its aggressive existing energy conservation and renewable energy policies beyond its current [...]
Commonwealth backs quick start climate change fund
PORT OF SPAIN: The leaders of the Commonwealth backed plans for a quick start climate change fund in a communique issued on Saturday in Port of Spain, the capital of Trinidad and Tobago.
The statement also throws its weight behind the negotiation process for a global climate change agreement that is due to complete on Dec. [...]
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Honduras tries to poll out of coup crisis
TEGUCIGALPA: Honduras chooses a new president on Sunday in an election that may defuse a crisis caused by a coup against President Manuel Zelaya, but the vote is splitting Washington and Latin America.
Neither Zelaya nor arch-rival Roberto Micheletti, the country’s de facto leader, are running in the election, which could give a new president the [...]
“Project Runway” season finale airs after legal dispute
NEW YORK – Irina Shabayeva won the sixth season of the fashion reality show “Project Runway” on Thursday in the conclusion of the hit cable series which was delayed for months by legal wrangling.
Shabayeva, 27, the daughter of immigrants from the Republic of Georgia who moved their family to Brooklyn, impressed the show’s judges with [...]
Obama served up world-class luxuries during first visit
Barack Obama, the first African-American president in US history, was treated to a diverse blend of culture in his first trip to China after taking office in 2009.
Caterers for the global icon said the president had sat on a $10,000 sofa made from African mohair, practiced his basketball skills in the hotel gym and ate [...]
Shop green? Global survey lists top eco-friendly retailers
SYDNEY – Eco-friendly managers and staff are the key to making a retailer go green, according to a study listing 15 of the world’s top eco-friendly retailers in Europe, North America, Asia and Australia.
Researchers in Canada, Scotland, Japan, Spain and France interviewed 200 retailers to look at best environmental practices and help the industry in [...]