日期：2009-04-21 President Obama and his daughter Sasha welcome Bo to the White House. Ending months of intense speculation and secrecy over the type of family dog that the Obamas would get for the White House, they have settled on a six-month-old Portuguese water d... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-04-21 In this handout photo released by Imperial Household Agency of Japan, Emperor Akihito (L) accompanied by Empress Michiko, speaks during their news conference at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo April 8, 2009, prior to their golden wedding celebration on... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-04-21 Madonna's appeal to overturn a judge's decision which would allow her to adopt a second Malawian child is to be heard on 4 May, a court official said. 一位法院官员称，麦当娜请求推翻一位法官的决策将于5月4日开庭，这样她可以收养第二个马拉维儿童。 Madon... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-04-21 The Design Council is offering 400,000 for designers to develop new ways of securing mobile phone handsets. 设计委员会提供40万英镑的奖赏来刺激设计者用新思路发明安全手机。 People now carry an average of 180 worth of gadgets on them The competition -... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-04-21 Victims of February's bushfires in Victoria have complained they are being locked out of a public inquiry into the worst disaster in Australian peacetime. 维多利亚2月份的森林大火的受害者抱怨道，他们被拒绝对澳大利亚和平时期最糟糕的灾难的调查。 Forens... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-04-21 Events are being held to mark 10 years since the massacre at Columbine High School, where two former pupils killed 12 students and a teacher. 人们举行活动纪念克伦拜校园时间发生10周年，当年一个学生在这里杀害了12位学生和1位老师。 Memorial events were... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-04-20 日本北海道的小镇新冠町有官员于近日宣布，由于该地区出生率持续下降，他们将在下月通过因特网拍卖辖区内的四所小学。这个只有1.1万人口的小镇共有九所学校，去年关闭了其中七所。其中有三所分别转为办公楼、疗养院以及跑马场，而余下的四所至今尚未找到买主。当地官员... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-04-20 位于芝加哥的美国联合航空日前推出一项针对肥胖乘客的新政策，在客舱满员而无法为其提供额外空位时，航空公司要求过于肥胖的乘客放弃本次航班并以同样价格购买下一航班两个座位的机票。该政策一经宣布变立即生效。联合航空表示，无法放下座位扶手，加延长带后仍然无法... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-04-20 由英国精神健康基金会进行的一次覆盖面最广的研究指出，有四分之三的英国人认为，在过去的十年中，世界变得越来越令人恐惧；恐怖主义、持刀犯罪、病菌传播以及禽流感等让人们感到焦虑，经济也因此受到不良影响。为了增加民众安全感，英国政府在公共场所增装监控摄像头... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-04-20 在经济不景气，人人但求自保的时候，办公室里逢迎和巴结的声音有所增加并不奇怪。但是有专家表示，这样的现象会对企业发展不利。为了在裁员大潮中保住职位，人们可能会对老板并不明智的某些决策大肆褒奖。企业里充满惟命是从的员工对企业来说并不是好事。不过，也有研... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-04-20 沙特阿拉伯一直严禁使用带有冒犯意思的车牌字母组合，SEX、 ASS，以及与其宗教教义严重背离的酒类消费场所BAR均在禁用之列，而USA这个字母组合竟然位居禁用列表首位。沙特推出这一政策是因为有些车主在选择个性化车牌时，特意选择像BAD、NUT等有冒犯意思的字母组合。据... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-04-20 Pig farmers and green campaigners in southern Germany have urged the withdrawal of a patent for a genetic technique used to breed meatier pigs. 德国南部的养猪人和绿色运动者催促撤回一项运用于养肥猪的基因技术。 German pig breeders want to limit the sc... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-04-20 Countries with ties to Antarctica have adopted US proposals to limit tourism in the region, in a bid to protect the fragile ecosystem of the continent. 南极洲周边各国采取了美国的建议，为了保护南极洲脆弱的生态系统而限制其周边地区的旅游。 The stricken... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-04-20 Government funding is needed as the credit crunch threatens a generation of small high-tech companies, a business investment group warns. 一项商业调查显示，信用紧缩正威胁着一批小型高科技公司，政府急需资金投入。 Hi-tech companies are facing a lack of... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-04-18 MI5 is to appoint a chief scientific adviser, BBC News has learned. BBC新闻部得知，军情5处将要指派一位首席科学顾问。 The role is unique and challenging, according to MI5 The role will involve working with senior intelligence staff to combat terroris... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-04-18 The US government is to regulate carbon dioxide emissions, having decided that it and five other greenhouse gases may endanger human health and well-being. 美国政府拟规范二氧化碳的排放标准，同时包括另外五种危及到人类健康和幸福的温室气体。 The EPA's... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-04-17 The trade in Sumatran orangutans for pets shows little sign of decline and is taking the species to the brink of extinction, a report concludes. 一份报告称，苏门答腊猩猩的交易量不见下降，使这一物种处于消失的边缘。 Orangutans sometimes need time in c... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-04-17 Severe droughts lasting centuries have happened often in West Africa's recent history, and another one is almost inevitable, researchers say. 研究人员称，西非历史上经常发生持续几个世纪的严重干旱，并且另一个干旱时期也不可避免地要来了。 A partially-su... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-04-15 Barack Obama has officially unveiled Bo the presidential pooch, praising its star quality to reporters. 奥巴马正式揭开总统狗Bo面纱，向记者表扬他的明星品质。 The First Puppy - a six-month-old black-and-white Portuguese water dog（西班牙水犬） - froli... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-04-15 A planned auction of more than 1,000 items from the former home of pop star Michael Jackson has been cancelled. 一场计划好的有巨星迈克尔杰弗逊以前的房产中超过1000件物品的拍卖会已经被取消。 The items will now be returned to Michael Jackson Nearly 1,4... 阅读全文>>