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Japan's beloved last pandas leave for China as ties fray
AFP, Published on 27/01/2026
» TOKYO — Two popular pandas are set to leave Tokyo for China Tuesday, leaving Japan without any of the beloved bears for the first time in 50 years as ties between the Asian neighbours fray.
Tokyo pandas head for China, leaving Japan bereft of beloved bears
AFP, Published on 27/01/2026
» TOKYO - Two hugely popular pandas are set to depart from a Tokyo zoo for China on Tuesday, leaving Japan without any of the beloved bears for the first time in more than 50 years.
Shein bans sex dolls after France outrage over 'childlike' ones
AFP, Published on 04/11/2025
» PARIS — Asian e-commerce giant Shein said Monday it was banning sex dolls from sale on its sites globally after French authorities condemned it for featuring ones resembling children.
Tehran toy museum brings old childhood memories to life
AFP, Published on 03/11/2025
» TEHRAN - Inside a restored house in central Tehran, toys from every era, from ancient Persia to Soviet Russia and the United States, share the same space, stirring childhood memories from long ago.
Creepy find: German customs net tarantulas in cookie shipment
AFP, Published on 15/07/2025
» FRANKFURT - German customs officers have discovered a massive haul of about 1,500 tarantulas hidden inside a shipment disguised as cookies, authorities said Monday.
Vietnam pulls dolls over South China Sea map
AFP, Published on 19/03/2025
» HANOI - Seething international tensions over the South China Sea have struck an unlikely victim in Vietnam: popular children’s dolls pulled from shops over a facial mark supposedly resembling Beijing’s claims in the flashpoint waterway.
Hanoi residents praise Putin as 'world leader', 'idol'
Reuters, Published on 18/06/2024
» HANOI - Nguyen Thi Hong Van's Russian souvenir shop may be a bit of an oddity in the Vietnamese capital, but her gifts sell very well, she says, reflecting the enthusiasm Hanoians of all ages have for President Vladimir Putin who will visit the city this week.
‘Alien fever’ fuels grave robbing in Peru
By Cassandra Garrison and Marco Aquino, Reuters, Published on 06/04/2024
» NAZCA, Peru - Leandro Rivera says he chanced upon the cave in Peru’s remote Nazca region that contained hundreds of pre-Hispanic artifacts — including human bodies with elongated heads and what appeared to be only three fingers on each hand.
$9.5 bn of key metals in overlooked electronic waste: UN
AFP, Published on 12/10/2023
» PARIS - Consumers discard or possess disused electronic goods containing raw materials critical for the green energy transition and worth almost $10 billion every year, the United Nations said on Thursday.
'Barbenheimer' frenzy hits North American cinemas
AFP, Published on 22/07/2023
» WASHINGTON - Dolls in neon pink dreamhouses, scientists at Los Alamos, or both?