日期：2014-08-23 Pope Francis has said he might have only two or three years left to live. 罗马教皇弗朗西斯一世称自己在世时间最多再活两到三年，考虑退休。 On a plane trip back from South Korea, he told journalists he believed he only had limited time left to complete... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-08-23 Edward Snowden may have recently received a three-year extension of his stay in Russia, but the former National Security Agency contractor says in a new interview with WIRED magazine that he still clings to hope of returning home to the United State... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-08-23 为了纪念品牌创立四十周年，日本政府将Hello Kitty送入太空。日本政府希望以此为噱头吸引私人企业进驻航天商业领域。这只头戴红色蝴蝶结的白色小猫坐在卫星的窗边俯视地球，同时它上方的电子屏播放着来自英国和日本的180多位粉丝的留言。 Hello Kitty has been blasted... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-08-21 Parts of Europe are reaching a tipping point where cardiovascular disease is no longer the leading cause of death, a study shows. 一项研究显示，在欧洲部分地区，心血管疾病已经不是一个主要死因，达到了临界点。 Four million deaths each year - nearly hal... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-08-21 Russia's main consumer watchdog has temporarily shut four McDonald's restaurants in Moscow as part of an investigation into food standards. 俄罗斯主要的消费者保护组织临时关闭俄罗斯四家麦当劳以对食品标准进行调查。 Watchdog Rospotrebnadzor claimed the... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-08-19 Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has suggested he will be leaving London's Ecuadorean embassy soon. 维基解密创始人朱利安阿桑齐暗示，他将很快离开位于伦敦的厄瓜多尔大使馆。 Julian Assange says he plans to leave the Ecuadorean Embassy soon but did not... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-08-19 The risk of an eruption at Iceland's Bardarbunga volcano has increased, with signs of ongoing magma movement, Iceland's meteorological office says. 冰岛巴达本加火山喷发的危险提高，目前已有岩浆持续流动的迹象。 Seismic activity has been detected at Ba... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-08-15 Robin Williams had recently completed work on four films which will be shown after his death. 罗宾威廉姆斯去世前刚刚完成四部影片，这四部遗作将在他永远离开后与观众见面。 He will appear as a statue of President Theodore Roosevelt that comes to life in... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-08-15 A Government minister has quit politics claiming he cannot live in London on his salary and expenses of nearly 120,000. 英国外交国务大臣马克西蒙兹已经离开政坛，并称近12万英镑的年薪在伦敦根本不够过活。 Mark Simmonds said he was quitting as a Foreign... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-08-15 当地时间8月11日，美国著名影星罗宾威廉姆斯在加州寓所突然去世，终年63岁。警方发表的声明初步判断威廉姆斯系自杀。 Oscar-winning actor and comedian Robin Williams was found dead on Monday from an apparent suicide at his home in Northern California, Marin... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-08-14 A train has derailed at the top of a gulley after running into a landslide near the Swiss ski resort of St Moritz. 瑞士滑雪圣地圣摩里兹附近发生泥石流灾害，造成一列火车在一段隘谷顶部脱轨。 Five of the injuries were classed as serious Eleven people ar... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-08-13 Sony has revealed autumn launch dates for its PlayStation TV in the US, UK, and Europe. 索尼公布秋季新品发布日期，此次将在美国、英国和欧洲发布PS TV。 Sony had previously announced that the device would be available this autumn Available in Japan sin... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-08-13 A Spanish missionary who contracted the Ebola virus while working in West Africa has died in hospital in Madrid. 一位西班牙传教士在西非工作时感染埃博拉病毒，不久前死于马德里一家医院。 Miguel Pajares worked at a hospital in the Liberian capital More... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-08-10 Michelle Obama was asked on Wednesday why it's important to speak up in her position and her jovial answer to a group of African first spouses highlighted many men have come to realize over time: Women are smarter than men as a whole. 在华盛顿举行的... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-08-10 Whenever identical twins or triplets are born their parents will often be met with a cry of 'how do you tell them apart?' 每当同卵的双胞胎或三胞胎诞生后，他们的父母都会面临一个棘手的问题：怎么分辨他们几个呢？ Well, one family have come up with their... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-08-10 President Obama thumped Mitt Romney in the 2012 election, but now their political standings seem reversed. 2012年美国大选，奥巴马击败了米特罗姆尼，而现在他们的政治地位却似乎有所反转。 During a summer in which Democratic candidates are keeping their... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-08-09 当地时间2014年8月6日，南非的一名野外导游拍到这样的画面，一头大象利用一辆小轿车在挠痒痒。这辆大众保罗汽车内共有两名乘客，他们驾车在当地一条野外公路上行驶时被一头非洲象拦住了去路。大象在逼停了这辆车后便不停地用身子蹭用车辆的顶部和阀盖来解痒。车内的两... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-08-09 在美国，你一小时花200美元，就能租到一个帅哥做你的男仆。这是一家中介机构的业务，他们提供绅士出租的服务，这些绅士不但长得帅、聪明，而且还多才多艺。很重要的一点是，根据合同规定，这些帅哥不能和客户发生性行为。 While traditional male escort agencies have... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-08-07 A Saudi man who was being treated for Ebola-like symptoms has died at a hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia's health ministry says. 沙特卫生部透露，吉加一名出现疑似埃博拉病毒感染症状而住院治疗的沙特男子已经死亡。 If confirmed, this would be the first E... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-08-06 An earthquake has struck South Africa, killing one person and injuring some gold miners. 南非发生一场地震，造成一人死亡、一些金矿工人受伤。 The US Geological Survey said the 5.3 magnitude tremor was near Orkney, a centre of gold-mining operations. O... 阅读全文>>