Keeper takes care of female cub of panda at Pairi Daiza zoo in Belgium

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  Highlights of women's singles semifinal at BWF Badminton World Championships

  India's Sindhu Pusarla V. competes during the women's singles semifinal match against China's Chen Yufei at the BWF Badminton World Championships 2019 in Basel, Switzerland, Aug. 24, 2019. (Photos: Xinhua) China's Chen Yufei competes during the women's singles semifinal match against India's Sindhu Pusarla V. at the BWF Badminton World Championships 2019 in Basel, Switzerland, Aug. 24, 2019.China's Chen Yufei competes during the women's singles semifinal match against India's Sindhu Pusarla V. at the BWF Badminton World Championships 2019 in Basel, Switzerland, Aug. 24, 2019.China's Chen Yufei competes during the women's singles semifinal match against India's Sindhu Pusarla V. at the BWF Badminton World Championships 2019 in Basel, Switzerland, Aug. 24, 2019.China's Chen Yufei competes during the women's singles semifinal match against India's Sindhu Pusarla V. at the BWF Badminton World Championships 2019 in Basel, Switzerland, Aug. 24, 2019.China's Chen Yufei competes during the women's singles semifinal match against India's Sindhu Pusarla V. at the BWF Badminton World Championships 2019 in Basel, Switzerland, Aug. 24, 2019.India's Sindhu Pusarla V. celebrates after the women's singles semifinal match against China's Chen Yufei at the BWF Badminton World Championships 2019 in Basel, Switzerland, Aug. 24, 2019.India's Sindhu Pusarla V. waves to the spectators after the women's singles semifinal match against China's Chen Yufei at the BWF Badminton World Championships 2019 in Basel, Switzerland, Aug. 24, 2019.India's Sindhu Pusarla V. competes during the women's singles semifinal match against China's Chen Yufei at the BWF Badminton World Championships 2019 in Basel, Switzerland, Aug. 24, 2019.India's Sindhu Pusarla V. celebrates after the women's singles semifinal match against China's Chen Yufei at the BWF Badminton World Championships 2019 in Basel, Switzerland, Aug. 24, 2019.India's Sindhu Pusarla V. celebrates during the women's singles semifinal match agains...

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  Litmus test for G7 unity at Biarritz

  Biarritz (Peoples Daily) - The 2019 G7 summit started on Saturday in the seaside town of Biarritz in southern France where leaders from seven of the world’s major developed countries got together to discuss a number of subjects, hoping to reach a consensus on the contentious issues.Germanys Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) speaks with Frances President Emmanuel Macron during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G7 summit on August 24, 2019. (Photo: AFP)International issues such as climate change, Iran nuclear crisis, trade disputes, Brexit and the digital tax will dominate the three-day summit in the resort town. However, with all these controversial topics that the G7 members are difficult to come to an agreement upon, it is expected that this year’s summit will not achieve important outcomes and make the group more amorphous.People still remember the G7 summit in 2018 which ended with US President Donald Trump leaving early and disavowing the final communique. According to French media, there wont be a joint communique this year to avoid a wide range of disputes.One of the hot button issues will be the Iran nuclear issue. While receiving Donald Trump on the first day of G7, French President Emmanuel Macron, reaffirmed the necessity to save the Iran nuclear agreement, while Donald Trump said nothing about this apart from thanking the French people for the welcome.The digital tax is another stumbling block between the United States and France. The French government has decided to impose a digital service tax on US tech giants, saying these companies are paying immensely low taxes. Just before his arrival in France, Donald Trump told the press that the US will take tit-for-tat steps on French wine.Besides, Brexit could be another daunting task. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson made visits to Berlin and Paris on Wednesday and Thursday, seeking support to change the "backstop" regulating the border between British ...

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  Moments of the week (8/19-8/25/2019)

  A girl from ethnic Newar community in poses in traditional attire for a picture during Ganesh Puja Festival in Lalitpur, Nepal, on Tuesday. (Photo: Xinhua)A man holds a five month baby male Orangutan which was just handed over to the Aceh Natural Resource Conservation Agency on the International Orangutan Day, in West Aceh, Indonesia on Monday. (Photo: Xinhua)Visitors view light installations at the preview of the Singapore Night Festival held in Singapore on Wednesday. (Photo: VCG)Aerial photo taken on Monday shows flower fields at a scenic spot in Tongzi County in Zunyi City, southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Photo: Xinhua)Athletes wave flags during the closing ceremony of the 2nd Youth Games of the People's Republic of China in Taiyuan, north China's Shanxi Province on Monday. (Photo: Xinhua)Runners celebrate during the 2019 Color Manila Challenge in Pasay City, the Philippines on Tuesday. (Photo: VCG)Serbian dancers perform at the opening ceremony of a new Chinese-built highway section in Ljig municipality, 80 km southwest of Belgrade, Serbia, on Tuesday. (Photo: Xinhua)Bangladesh farmers spend hours in the water harvesting lilies and loading them on to the boats on Friday. (Photo: CGTN)A bird is silhouetted against the sun during sunset in Islamabad, Pakistan on Saturday. (Photo: Xinhua)Taxis with Chinese national flags participate in a peace rally in Hong Kong, south China, on Friday. (Photo: Xinhua)

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  'Milu Conservation Union' launched to protect rare deer species of milu

  Photo taken on Aug. 24, 2019 shows the milu deer, also known as Pere David's deer, at the Nanhaizi country park in Beijing, capital of China. The government of Beijing's Daxing District said Saturday they will work with global partners to launch a new initiative on the research and protection of the rare deer species of milu.Photo taken on Aug. 24, 2019 shows the milu deer, also known as Pere David's deer, at the Nanhaizi country park in Beijing, capital of China. Four Chinese government units and institutes, as well as the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and Britain's Woburn Abbey, will join the Milu Conservation Union launched Saturday, officials said.Photo taken on Aug. 24, 2019 shows the milu deer, also known as Pere David's deer, at the Nanhaizi country park in Beijing, capital of China. The government of Beijing's Daxing District said Saturday they will work with global partners to launch a new initiative on the research and protection of the rare deer species of milu.Photo taken on Aug. 24, 2019 shows the milu deer, also known as Pere David's deer, at the Nanhaizi country park in Beijing, capital of China. Four Chinese government units and institutes, as well as the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and Britain's Woburn Abbey, will join the Milu Conservation Union launched Saturday, officials said.Photo taken on Aug. 24, 2019 shows the milu deer, also known as Pere David's deer, at the Nanhaizi country park in Beijing, capital of China. The government of Beijing's Daxing District said Saturday they will work with global partners to launch a new initiative on the research and protection of the rare deer species of milu.