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Scotland gets two giant pandas from China

LONDON -- Two giant pandas from China landed yesterday in Scotland, where they will become the first to live in Britain in nearly two decades.

The 8-year-old pair, named Tian Tian and Yang Guang (Sweetie and Sunshine) were welcomed by bagpipers and a host of dignitaries as they touched down at Edinburgh Airport on a chartered Boeing 777 flight called the "Panda Express."

The pandas,...

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