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Bear hugs

Celebrity polar beat Knut finally looks like he's warming to his new mate Gianna after more than a month together.

Relations were distinctly frosty when two-year-old Knut was introduced to his first girlfriend in Berlin zoo, Germany, and immediately gave her the cold shoulder.

But delighted keepers have seen the couple swapping passionate bear hugs and romping together in their enclosure.

Head keeper Heiner Kloes said: "They are getting along better and better but they are both still virgins.

"Neither of them are properly sexually mature yet so we're very happy that at this stage they're content with lots of cuddles."

Austrian Times

Expert warns of high avalanche danger
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Alma cheese gets clean bill of health
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BA net profit down 10 per cent
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People who defrauded Erste's BCR face trial
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Strache calls for drug addicts' centres in suburbs
New ideas on the Viennese drug scene problem by Freedom Party (FPÖ) boss Heinz-Christian Strache is set to cause controversy.

Direktanlage.at looks back on year of growth
Austrian discount broker Direktanlage.at said it managed to grow on all areas "despite the crisis".

Crash diets can lead to crashed cars, says doc
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Lauda to promote Romania 'to make destination profitable'
FlyNiki CEO Niki Lauda revealed plans to promote Romania in Austria.

Lauda to promote Romania 'to make destination profitable'
FlyNiki CEO Niki Lauda revealed plans to promote Romania in Austria.

Thousands of fags found in Austrian car
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