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Oil Titans in Europe Are Turning Electric By Stanley Reed August 20, 2020
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K-Pop Band Hugs a Panda. China Isn’t Charmed.
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putting a “national treasure” at risk. Only thousands of comments.
trained professionals, who generally wear 118 Reading the News 1 
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statement that the band would delay the
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had worn gloves, masks and protective
the group’s interaction with the animals
clothing when handling the panda cub.
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protective the nation’s image and history.
announced that it had formally written to
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loan, requesting that it “immediately stop
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allowing nonprofessionals to have contact
video after one member was shown wearing with panda cubs.”
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profession, according to local news reports.
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to have close contact with giant panda cubs
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controversy has become par for the course
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and does not seem to dent their bottom lines.
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soldiers who fought on the side of North
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Korea during the Korean War, while
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of multinational companies including
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Samsung, Fila and Hyundai distanced
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articles were quietly removed online.
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