An all-night bus service started Dec. 21, 2013 between Shibuya and Roppongi, two Tokyo entertainment areas often filled with people partying until the early hours of the morning.
- Jan 13 Mon 2014 18:49
First 24-hour bus starts between Tokyo’s Shibuya, Roppongi 24小時公車首度行駛於東京澀谷與六本木
- Jan 13 Mon 2014 18:47
I want to become Prime Minister of Pakistan: Malala Yousafzai 瑪拉拉:我想當巴基斯坦總理
◎陳伃軒
Teenage rights activist Malala Yousafzai told an audience in New York Thursday that she would like to become prime minister of Pakistan to "save" the country.
- Jan 13 Mon 2014 18:46
Naples marks ’’suspended coffee day’’ amid social crisis 那不勒斯在社會危機中紀念「待用咖啡日」
◎俞智敏
Cafes across Naples recently marked "Suspended Coffee Day", spotlighting a remarkable tradition of social solidarity in the crisis-hit Italian city that is now more needed than ever.
- Jan 13 Mon 2014 18:46
Europe launches satellite to map 1 billion stars 歐洲發射衛星繪製十億恆星星系圖
- Jan 13 Mon 2014 18:45
France protests Amazon UK ban on foie gras 法國抗議英國亞馬遜禁賣鵝肝醬
◎詹立群
France on Monday criticised a decision by Amazon to ban the sale of foie gras on its British website, following an animal rights campaign accusing producers of the delicacy of "un-British" cruelty.
- Jan 13 Mon 2014 18:44
Romanian migrant becomes star in Britain 羅馬尼亞移民在英國成明星
◎魏國金
The British media had warned of a flood of new Bulgarian and Romanian migrants arriving on January 1, but judging by this week’s coverage, they only appeared to have found one.
- Jan 13 Mon 2014 18:32
Cat jumps on cameraman’s head during news shoot 貓在新聞拍攝期間跳上攝影師的頭
◎張沛元
CBC cameraman Sam Martin was in the field with reporter Briar Stewart in Bonnyville, Alberta, Canada covering a story about school buses when Sam had a very unexpected surprise.
- Jan 13 Mon 2014 18:31
Amsterdam pays alcoholics in beer to clean streets 阿姆斯特丹付酒鬼啤酒掃街
◎國際新聞中心
At nine o’clock in the morning in a garden shed behind a house in Amsterdam, a handful of alcoholics are getting ready to clean the surrounding streets, beer and cigarette in hand.
- Jan 13 Mon 2014 18:30
Kenya govt wants to see Westgate Mall reopened 肯亞政府希望西門購物商城重新開放
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Kenya’s government has given the first sign that Nairobi’s Westgate shopping mall may one day reopen for business despite being partially destroyed in last month’s attack by Islamist gunmen.
- Jan 13 Mon 2014 18:29
French cafe offers discounts to polite customers 法國咖啡店為有禮客人提供折扣
◎俞智敏
A cafe on the French Riviera has gained international notoriety after reminding customers to mind their manners.