日期：2012-11-02 A study suggests that, by giving you access to emails at all times, the all-singing, all-dancing mobile phone adds as much as two hours to your working day. 最新调查显示，智能手机能让你随时查收邮件，因此这种花哨的手机会让你每天的工作时间延长多达两个... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-11-02 Sales of mushrooms have hit an all-time high as Britons increasingly turn to the cheap and versatile foodstuff for their cooking. 在英国，蘑菇销量创下了历史新高，因为越来越多的英国人转而选择这种廉价、多用途的食材来做菜。 Shoppers spent over 365 mill... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-11-02 Hundreds of girls as young as 13 are receiving contraceptive injections and implants at school, a nationwide study has revealed. 英国一项最新研究表明，英国多所中学为13岁以上的女生打避孕针或皮下埋植避孕药。 School nurses have given implants or jabs（... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-11-02 Scandals, political gaffes and rivalries are inspiring Halloween costumes this year, from elaborate store-bought designs to do-it-yourself disguises that need little more than a stapler and a wicked sense of humor. 丑闻、政客出丑、政敌是今年万圣节服... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-11-02 A Thai natural health practitioner claims she can turn back the clock simply by 'face-slapping.' 一位泰国自然疗法医师称，她可以通过扇耳光让青春倒流。 The traditional technique is said to erase wrinkles, shrink pores, and tighten the skin without sur... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-11-02 喜欢重口味咖啡的人们注意了！泰国一家高级酒店最近推出一款名为黑象牙的大象屎咖啡，是由大象吞食、消化并随粪便排出的咖啡豆磨制而成的，每杯售价25美元。 For those who like their coffee with a strong nose Thailand could be the ideal destination, after a bl... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-11-01 Professional US card player Greg Merson has won the World Series of Poker, going home $8.53m richer. 美国专业扑克选手格雷格莫森在世界扑克锦标赛中获胜，将853万美元奖金捧回家。 Greg Merson has not revealed how he plans to spend the prize money Merson,... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-11-01 Fears are growing of food shortages in Haiti, after the strong winds and heavy rain of Hurricane Sandy caused extensive crop damage. 飓风仙蒂带来的强风暴雨对海地大量作物造成破坏，人们对食物短缺的担忧正在增长。 Aid workers and officials are also warn... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-11-01 Archaeologists in Bulgaria say they have uncovered the oldest prehistoric town found to date in Europe. 保加利亚的考古学家称，他们发现了欧洲迄今为止最古老的史前城镇。 The prehistoric town at Provadia features two-storey houses and a defensive wall T... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-11-01 An Australian soldier has been awarded the Victoria Cross for actions to save troops in an ambush in Afghanistan. 一名澳大利亚士兵因在阿富汗的一场伏击中保护大部队而被授予维多利亚十字勋章。 Corp Keighran is the third Australian to receive the honour... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-10-31 Climate change could lead to bananas becoming a critical food source for millions of people, a new report says. 一份新报告称，气候变化可能导致香蕉成为数百万人一个重要食物来源。 Bananas could take the place of potatoes in some developing countries Re... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-10-31 Opium growing has increased in Burma for a sixth year, a UN report says. 一份联合国报告称，缅甸鸦片的种植量已连续六年增长。 Burma accounts for 25% of opium grown in the world The UN Office on Drugs and Crime said land used for opium had risen by 17%... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-10-30 The first-ever commuter train service in Tanzania's commercial capital, Dar es Salaam, has been launched to ease congestion on roads. 坦桑尼亚商业首都达累斯萨拉姆首次开通通勤列车服务，用以缓解交通拥堵。 Transport Minister Harrison Mwakyembe boarded... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-10-30 Super-storm Sandy has swept into the eastern US coast, bringing severe flooding and claiming at least 13 lives. 超级风暴仙蒂横扫美国东海岸，带来严重水灾并造成至少13人死亡。 Sandy caused a record surge of seawater in New York City, flooding subway an... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-10-27 Girls should be banned from owning mobile phones to stop them eloping, an Indian MP has said. 印度一位国会议员说，女孩不应该使用手机，以免她们私奔。 His comments come amid growing fears of 'talibanisation' in parts of Northern India, where social co... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-10-27 Most countries would prefer to see Barack Obama re-elected as President rather than Mitt Romney, a global poll has found. 一项全球民意调查发现，多数国家希望看到贝拉克奥巴马连任总统，而不是米特罗姆尼。 The study, conducted on behalf of the BBC World... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-10-27 Male hotel guests watch adult TV channels as soon as they arrive in their room while women check out the shampoo and conditioner on offer, according to new research. 新研究显示，男房客一进旅馆房间就开始看成人电视台，女人则会先查看旅馆供应的洗发水和... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-10-27 Many companies enforce a 'dress down Friday' policy as an incentive for office workers to let their hair down at the end of the week. But according to new research, for many the opposite effect is achieved as people get stressed about what to wear o... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-10-27 US scout leaders covered up generations of sexual abuse inflicted on its young members, victims' lawyers say, as thousands of pages of so-called perversion files were published online. 记录美国男童子军儿童性虐案件的上万页变态文档近日在网上曝光。受害... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-10-27 最近一项针对意大利八大城市空气成分的检测研究指出，各城市空气中都含有不同程度的可卡因和大麻成分，其中都灵空气中的毒品含量最高，佛罗伦萨空气中的大麻含量较高，而巴勒莫空气中的毒品含量最少。 A study of eight major metropolitan（大都市的） hubs in Italy,... 阅读全文>>