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12/22/2024 06:39:35 pm

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Russia and China Start Construction of Amur River Bridge.

Russia, China Start Construction of Highway Bridge over Amur River After 28 Years

The construction of long awaited Amur River Bridge finally started on Saturday. The wait was indeed a long one, given that both Russia and China have painstakingly spent almost 28 years in negotiating terms and conditions.

Vladimir Putin assists with the tagging of a Siberian tiger in 2008.

Putin's Siberian Tiger Returns To Russia

Oblivious to sticky international borders, Kuzya, the Siberian Tiger that was rescued as a cub by Russian President Vladimir Putin, apparently has returned from China to Russia's far east. Kuzya created a bit of an international incident when he wandered cross the Sino-Russian border two months ago, swimming across the Amur River into China. Conservationists expressed concern that the tiger would become poacher prey.

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