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Mexico

Watch: Panda celebrates birthday in Mexican Zoo

Xin Xin and her aunt Shuan Shuan are particularly special in the panda world as they are the only living captive pandas who are not considered the property of the Chinese government.

Iceland

Watch: Iceland's melting park fights for World Heritage Status

The area is so unlike anything else on earth that it has been used as a case study by astronauts.

France

First ever French-born gorillas released into natural habitat

Mayombe, 12, and Kuimba, 9, were born in captivity in Beauval Zoo, France.

United Kingdom

Watch: Contemporary sculptures fill the Tate with movement

"It's not necessarily about the needle itself or the magnet. It's about that space in between that empty space," says Assistant Curator Helen O'Malley. "

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Japan

Watch: Ninja-themed cafe opens in Japan

Owners of the company said that their goal is to put on events that Japan, and indeed the world, has never seen before.

World News

Watch: Capitals across Europe celebrate Pride

North Macedonia, a typically conservative Balkan country, held its first Gay Pride Parade on Saturday.

United Kingdom

Watch: Hundreds camp out at Wimbledon in hope of securing tickets

Tennis fan from Canada, Scarlett Lee said "you know, I hate camping. Honestly, I hate it with a passion. He (Roger Federer) is the only person who can drag me out to sleep in a tent."

USA

Watch: Drone will explore possibility of life on one of Saturn's moons

Before life evolved, said Nieber, the landscape on Earth was in fact quite similar to that of Titan today.

Italy

Watch: Street opera in Italy challenges stereotypes

Opera Camion will perform the celebrated Figaro! twice more in June, with shows on the 27th and 30th.

Italy

Watch: British sculptor creates a marine exhibition in Tuscany

Young's Carrara Marble structures are eight metres below the sea and contribute to conserving the area's underwater ecosystem.

Turkey

Watch: Shepherds in rural Turkey trek 30km on dusty path every day

While there is a shorter, less dusty path available, shepherds take the more difficult route through the valley.

China

Watch: Giant dinosaur roams Chinese rice paddy

Lufeng County, home to the spectacle, is renowned for numerous discoveries of dinosaur remains from the Jurassic period.

World News

Watch: Zoo animals share techniques to keep cool in heatwave

To keep cool, some animals have taken matters into their own hands (or trunks). At these zoos in Austria and Germany, worm ice lollies are on the menu too.

Cuba

Watch: Cuba's shrunken Jewish population restores historic cemetery

This cemetery, which contains more than 1,600 gravesites, is one of only two Jewish graveyards remaining in Cuba. Many Jewish families left the island after the 1959 revolution, leaving their dead in the care of those who remained.

Georgia

Watch: Student breaks upside down Rubik's Cube record

Hanging from a bar, the Georgian student solved the puzzle in just 13 seconds.

Democratic Republic Of Congo

Watch: One country's trash is musical treasure in DRC

A rubbish dump may seem an odd place to seek inspiration, but not for band Fulu Muziki.

Slovenia

Watch: Floating turntable keeps vinyl up to date

Powered by magnets, the €2,460 platter floats as it plays music. The designer says the lack of motor makes for a crisper, clearer sound.

India

Watch: India PM Modi leads 25,000 yoga devotees in exercises

International Yoga Day was declared by the UN after adopting a measure proposed by Modi in 2014.

Spain

Watch: The Spanish winemakers who wear wet suits to work

The wines are aged for 18 months on the sea bed where under the increased atmospheric pressure they turn soft and silky.

Thailand

Watch: Tourists drawn to Thai temple's golden David Beckham

The statue features Beckham's Nineties floppy hairstyle and Man Utd jersey.