Another Taiwan zoo wants giant pandas from China
Submitted by Marina Dimova on Fri, 12/26/2008 - 08:30.
After the Taipei Zoo received two giant pandas from China, another Taiwan zoo said Friday it is seeking to receive a pair of pandas from China.
Chinese giant pandas begin journey to Taiwan
Submitted by Marina Dimova on Tue, 12/23/2008 - 09:06.
Two giant pandas set off on Tuesday from a breeding centre in south-western China's Sichuan province for a flight to Taiwan, where they will make their debut at Taipei Zoo after a month-long quarantine.
Japanese baby born to Indian surrogate mother gets birth document
Submitted by Marina Dimova on Sat, 08/09/2008 - 13:51.Indian authorities have issued a birth certificate to a Japanese baby born to an Indian surrogate mother, easing the way for her Japanese father to take her home, news reports said Saturday.
Christie's and Sotheby's won 300 million pounds
Submitted by Ljubomira Kalcheva on Fri, 06/27/2008 - 06:53.Auction houses Christie's and Sotheby's have won around 300 million pounds for three days this week from sales of impressionists and modern art, which is a European record.
National Historical Museum will receive a bust of tsar Kaloian, restored on his bones
Submitted by Marina Dimova on Tue, 04/15/2008 - 12:14.A bust of the Bulgarian ruler Kaloyan (1197-1207), restored on the bones, discovered in the church "Sv. 40 Velikomuchenitsi"(St. 40 Martyrs), will be granted to the National Historical Museum, reported the last. The donation will be received by the director of the museum Bojidar Dimitrov from Prof.Yordan Yordanov, who has participated in the restoration.
German exports plunged in November to record the biggest fall in nearly two decades, data released Thursday showed, as the deepening world economic downturn hits Europe's biggest economy.
When the Spirit rover landed on Mars five years ago, no one expected it or its sister rover Opportunity to make it to their first birthdays, let alone their fifth.
The San Antonio Spurs turned up their trademark defense down the stretch to turn back another opponent. 
US singer and Academy Award winner Jennifer Hudson, 27, dominated the nominations for the 40th NAACP Image Awards.