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Japan's latest overtime example? Xiang Xiang the panda
Tokyo - Arab Today
By popular demand, Tokyo's new panda cub Xiang Xiang is working extra hours from Tuesday, the latest example of overtime in a country famous for its hard-working "salarymen." Ueno zoo's first baby panda since 1988 will be on display... Read moreafter warnings of an impending eruption
Philippine volcano rains ash, violent eruption feared
Legazpi - Arab Today
A giant mushroom-shaped cloud shot up from the Philippines' most active volcano on Monday, turning day into night as it rained ash on communities where tens of thousands have fled after warnings of an impending eruption.... Read moreto find new dumping grounds for growing piles
China's waste import ban upends global recycling industry
Beijing - Aarb Today
For years China was the world’s top destination for recyclable trash, but a ban on certain imports has left nations scrambling to find new dumping grounds for growing piles of garbage... Read more-
Dutch shocked by call to ban EU electric pulse fishing
Scheveningen - Arab Today
The black clouds hanging over the boats in Dutch ports Friday were not the remnants of wild winter gales, but harbingers of another devastating storm brewing for Dutch fishermen. On Tuesday, the European Parliament struck... Read more as the city battles its worst drought
Cape Town water ration to be slashed as drought bites
Cape Town - Arab Today
Cape Town will next month slash its individual daily water consumption limit by 40 percent to 50 litres, the mayor said Thursday, as the city battles its worst drought in a century. Mayor Patricia de Lille has warned that... Read moreFloating on the murky waters of the River
Thames paddle-boarders try to turn the tide on plastic
London - Arab Today
Floating on the murky waters of the River Thames in London, activist paddle-boarders are trying to rid the waterway of a plague of plastic waste and draw attention to the problem. As the sun rises on the Thames behind historic Kew Bridge... Read more-
The Romanian sheep nibbling away at US security
Stoenesti - Arab Today
One of the most important strategic sites in Europe for the US military has come under threat from a rather unexpected enemy: a flock of sheep. It is their random meanderings near the Deveselu base in southern Romania... Read more -
China races to prevent environmental disaster
Beijing - Aarb Today
Chinese ships scrambled Monday to clean up a massive oil spill after an Iranian tanker sank off China, raising fears of devastating damage to marine life. The Sanchi, carrying 136,000 tons of light crude oil from Iran, went under on... Read more
