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Captive panda population reaches 520 worldwide

Thepopulationofcaptivegiantpandashasreached520worldwide,accordingtotheChinagiantpandabreedingtechnologycommitteeatitsannualconferenceTuesday.AsofearlyOctober,63

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Philippines says German killed on yacht, companion may be Abu Sayyaf hostage

​Soldiers have found the body of a German woman on an abandoned yacht in the troubled waters of the southern Philippines and suspect her companion may have been taken captive by Islamist Abu Sayyaf rebels, the military said on Monday.

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China mulls regulating release of captive animals

Authorities at provincial level and above can organize activities involving the release of state-protected animals to the wild, according to the draft submitted to a bi-monthly session of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee.