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Maori garden planned for Moselle, France
BY Jessica Tasman-Jones | 07 Dec 2012
A French project team has travelled to New Zealand this week to research work
for an indigenous Maori garden to be opened in Moselle Conseil General Fruit
Gardens in Laquenexy, Lorraine, north eastern France.
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Mining museum plans memorial garden
BY Kath Hudson | 07 Dec 2012
The National Coal Mining Museum in Yorkshire has launched an appeal to create a
memorial garden, to commemorate the lives of those who lost their lives as a
result of mining and mining-related disease.
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Disney unveils flying dragon ahead of Fantasyland launch
BY Tom Walker | 07 Dec 2012
A mechanical dragon that appears to fly without cables has been spotted over Orlando's Disney World
Resort ahead of the opening of the park's New Fantasyland area. Footage of the fire-breathing creature,
gliding above audiences at a media and travel industry preview on Wednesday night has been uploaded to
YouTube by Disney's social media editor Gary Buchanan.
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Louvre to open satellite site in Lens
BY Jessica Tasman-Jones | 06 Dec 2012
Paris' famous Louvre museum and gallery is set to open a satellite gallery in
Lens, Northern France next week.
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Edinburgh Zoo celebrates pandaversary
BY Kath Hudson | 04 Dec 2012
Visiting pandas, Tian Tian and Yang Guang, have now completed the first year of their
10 year stay at Edinburgh Zoo, which has been deemed a great success in terms of
research and visits.
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Chester Zoo to create authentic Asian habitat
BY Kath Hudson | 29 Nov 2012
Visitors to Chester Zoo will soon be navigating their way through swamps,
mangroves, bamboos and tropical forests as part of a planned £30m
redevelopment.
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Hello Kitty Town opened at Malaysian resort
BY Aoife Dowling | 23 Nov 2012
Puteri Harbour Family Theme Park has opened a Hello Kitty Town at its Malaysian resort. Located in
Nusajaya Joho, the Hello Kitty Town is the first of its kind outside Japan and features walk-through
experiences, interactive activities and Kitty-theme rides.
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Edinburgh Zoo unveils new penguin plans
BY Kath Hudson | 21 Nov 2012
Edinburgh Zoo has unveiled plans for its new penguin area, Penguins Rock, which
will be completed early next year, before the spring breeding season commences.
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