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Are You Missing a Data Frame? The Power of Data Frames in Java

Vladimir Zakharov explains how DataFrames serve as a vital tool for data-oriented programming in the Java ecosystem. By ...
The Washington Post

Between the sheets at the college Excel championships

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中国日报网

Last remaining twin giant pandas in Japan depart for China

TOKYO - The last remaining two giant pandas in Japan on Tuesday left Tokyo's Ueno zoo for their return to China, marking the first time that there will be no pandas in Japan in around half a century.
The Washington Post

Video captures giant pandas playing in snow at the National Zoo

Who doesn’t love a snow day? The most popular animals at the National Zoo in D.C. — the giant pandas — certainly did. A video from the zoo’s panda cam showcased the fluffy black and white balls of fur ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Japan says goodbye to its last pandas as relations with Beijing deteriorate

You can tell a lot about the state of a country's relationship with China by the pandas. The fluffy black and white bears are more than just a tourist attraction given on loan to governments around ...
Dawn

Japan’s beloved last pandas leave for China as ties fray

Panda fans gather to see off twin pandas Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei before a truck transporting them departs from Ueno Zoo for their planned return to China, in Tokyo, Japan on Jan 27, 2026. — Reuters A ...
BBC

Tearful goodbyes as Japan returns pandas to China amid worsening ties

Thousands of people flocked to a zoo in Japan on Sunday to say farewell to the country's last two giant pandas, who are set to return to China on Tuesday. Emotions ran high at the Ueno zoo in Tokyo as ...
New York Post

Last 2 pandas in Japan are leaving for China as ties are strained

Japanese panda fans gathered Sunday for the final public viewing at Tokyo’s Ueno zoo before twins Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei return to China this week. Their departure on Tuesday will leave Japan with no ...
CNN

Crowds bid farewell to Japan’s last pandas before return to China amid souring ties

Japanese fans rushed to farewell the country’s last two pandas on Sunday ahead of their return to China, in a departure that highlights strained relations between the two countries. Twin cubs Xiao ...
scmp.com

Japan’s last 2 giant pandas set for early trip home to China as tensions spiral

The last two giant pandas in Japan are set to leave for China on January 27, one month ahead of schedule as bilateral tensions continue to worsen. The return of the twins, Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei, marks ...
The Sun

Bizarre moment Japanese zoo staff dress up and pretend to be pandas after bears are sent back to China

Visitors can even pretend to feed costumed keepers in the 'Panda Love Club' ZOO staff have been dressing up as pandas to honour their lost bears, after the final four endangered animals at a zoo in ...