- Jan 16 Thu 2014 17:19
化武檢查員進入敘利亞
- Jan 13 Mon 2014 19:08
Swedish cinemas introduce gender bias film rating 瑞典電影院引進偏重女性的電影評分制度
◎俞智敏
A cinema group in Sweden has introduced a controversial new gender bias rating to shine a spotlight on sexism in films, but critics said the move could lead to self-censorship.
- Jan 13 Mon 2014 19:07
UN plan charts path to climate accord limiting pollution 聯合國方案畫出邁向限制污染的氣候協議的路線
◎管淑平
Envoys from almost 190 nations endorsed a program that sets out steps toward the next agreement aimed at reducing global warming, after accepting a compromise that watered down the responsibilities of developing nations such as India and China.
- Jan 13 Mon 2014 19:06
Florida mom’s photos used in bogus Match.com profiles佛羅里達媽咪的照片被用在約會網站假人物簡介
◎詹立群
“Not a day goes by when someone doesn’t tell me that they saw my pictures posted on Match.com or another web site,” says Yuliana Avalos, a Florida mom and part-time model who never actually signed up for the site.
- Jan 13 Mon 2014 19:05
4-year-old genius has same IQ as Einstein 4歲天才有著與愛因斯坦相同的智商
◎魏國金
A four-year-old boy has stunned psychologists—after intelligence tests revealed him to have the same IQ as Einstein.
- Jan 13 Mon 2014 19:04
Itching study finds chemical that makes us scratch 癢癢研究發現讓我們搔癢的化學物質
◎國際新聞中心
They were able to turn off the urge in mice while leaving the animals’ other senses, such as touch and temperature, intact.
- Jan 13 Mon 2014 19:03
Virginia woman cashes $100K lottery ticket with hours to spare 維吉尼亞州女子在領獎截止前數小時領取10萬樂透彩金
◎張沛元
If you’re going to win the lottery, you’ve got to first remember that you’ve played the lottery. Karen Gentry remembered with only hours to spare, and she’s a fair bit wealthier for it.
- Jan 13 Mon 2014 19:03
Survey shows growth still not helping poor Africans 調查指經濟成長仍無助貧窮的非洲人
◎陳伃軒
Poor Africans say they are still not benefiting from the continent’s economic rise, according to a landmark survey of citizens across 34 countries released on Tuesday.
- Jan 13 Mon 2014 19:02
Jane Austen ’airbrushed’ on new £10 note, claims biographer. 傳記作家聲稱,奧斯汀在10英鎊新鈔上的畫像遭「刻意美化」。
◎俞智敏
A biographer of Jane Austen has accused the Bank of England of making the author look "dim-witted" in its choice of portrait for the new £10 note.
- Jan 13 Mon 2014 19:00
Italy: Loud lovers lure eavesdroppers 義大利:很吵的戀人引誘偷聽者
◎管淑平
An amorous Italian couple’s love-making became so noisy that a neighbour spread the word locally and even invited his friends to listen in, it’s reported.