Yahoo News Pictures of the week: From a sunbathing panda to an exploded star
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Female panda Tian Tian lounges in the sun at Edinburgh zoo. Excitement is building as keepers hope the two pandas will mate - but the operation is tricky as Tian Tian is only fertile for 36 hours a year and has notoriously high standards about her mate. The two pandas were introduced last year in the hopes they would hit it off but despite the male panda Yang Guan's best efforts his advances were rebuffed (Alan Simpson / Rex Features)
Female panda Tian Tian lounges in the sun at Edinburgh zoo. Excitement is building as keepers hope the two pandas will mate - but the operation is tricky as Tian Tian is only fertile for 36 hours a year and has notoriously high standards about her mate. The two pandas were introduced last year in the hopes they would hit it off but despite the male panda Yang Guan's best efforts his advances were rebuffed (Alan Simpson / Rex Features)
Here's our pick of the pictures around the world this week...
