日期：2009-02-10 A London restaurant has come up with a novel idea to drum up customers in the economic downturn: letting customers decide how much they want to pay for their meal. The Little Bay restaurant in Farringdon is offering the all-you-can-eat deal for the... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-02-10 In this May 17, 2005, file photo, Julie, front left, and Hillary Goodridge pose with other gay couples and supporters as they celebrate their first wedding anniversary in Boston. The couple, who led the legal fight for Massachusetts to become the fi... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-02-04 January 31 is due to be the year's biggest night for first dates, according to a survey. Although January may have the reputation as the peak month for relationships break up, new statistics show Saturday night is due to be the year's biggest night... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-02-04 在日本，不论是征婚相亲还是应聘面试，最常问到的一个问题是：你是什么血型？去年，日本国内十大畅销书中有四本都是关于血型如何决定性格的。日本的很多公司根据员工的血型分派工作任务，幼儿园按照小朋友的血型来给他们分组，连日本首相都在他的网上个人官方资料中公... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-02-04 通过电脑在家办公或者轮班等弹性工作形式在现代社会并不是新鲜事。但在美国，真正实行弹性工作制的公司并不多，而且很多员工对这样的做法似乎也心存疑虑。不过如今情况有所不同。受金融危机影响，很多公司年底都不能拿出红利来激励员工。这个时候，缩短工作时间、鼓励... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-02-04 意大利水城威尼斯推出一项服务，游客可在因特网上提前购买公厕一卡通，方便在威尼斯如厕。较以往支付现金如厕的做法，公厕一卡通更便宜、便捷。这种卡片将于2月1日起发售，游客必须在使用前15日购买。威尼斯每年迎接大约2000万名游客。一些没带零钱的游客常常遭遇如厕... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-01-30 Most fitness advice is aimed at a general audience. But if you're an older adult, the International Council on Active Aging (ICAA) has some tips for seniors to get started and keep them at the top of their game: Get a checkup. Talk with your doctor... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-01-30 Former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has made a key step in her post-Bush administration career: The William Morris Agency (WMA) announced on Wednesday that it has signed her as a client. The former professor and Stanford University provost... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-01-30 US President Barack Obama's daughters Malia (L) and Sasha Obama watch the inaugural parade from their father's reviewing stand in Washington January 20, 2009. As George W. Bush vacates the White House, his twin daughters have passed on some advice t... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-01-30 为庆祝中国农历牛年来临，新西兰邮政局日前发行一套牛年生肖邮票。该套邮票共3枚，一枚小型张和2枚首日封。这套邮票包含了中国书法、线描艺术元素，并结合了新西兰本地的多元文化背景。 新西兰邮政局负责人表示，在过去12年里，新西兰每年都在中国农历新年之际发行生肖... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-01-30 经济寒潮尚在继续，强冷空气又猛烈来袭。如此寒冷的境遇使得不少中国人都希望到温暖些的地方去过春节。过年回家团聚、一起放鞭炮等传统节目不再是一些人向往的过节方式， 春节出境游在近几年逐渐受到人们追捧。曾经是中国人冬季出游首选的泰国因为2008年底的国内骚乱让... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-01-23 A golden retriever puppy yawns during the American Kennel Club's most popular purebred dog in America news conference in New York January 21, 2009. The Labrador Retriever is the most popular pure-bred dog in the United States for the 18th consecutiv... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-01-23 President Barack Obama's speeches are proving a best-seller in Japan -- as an aid to learning English. An English-language textbook, The Speeches of Barack Obama, has sold more than 400,000 copies in two months, a big hit in a country where few hit... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-01-22 An Irish bookie is offering odds on phrases that may be used by US president-elect Barack Obama in his inauguration speech Tuesday. In a range of inauguration-themed bets, punters can place bets on the duration of Obama's speech, the TV ratings and... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-01-22 A combination photo of Barack Obama and Ilham Anas.Anas, 34, who from some angles bears a resemblance to the new U.S. president, shot to fame in Jakarta after Obama, 47, won the election in November, and is now earning income as an Obama double. Ind... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-01-22 Local Manager Gisela Olsson poses in the cockpit suite during a media preview in the Jumbo Hostel at Arlanda Airport, Stockholm January 14, 2009. Jumbo Hostel is a Boeing 747-200 jumbo jet that has been converted into a 25 room hotel and cafe and th... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-01-22 Elegant, passionate, a strong career woman and a devoted mom, Michelle Obama has already become a role model with an army of fans as she prepares to become the nation's first lady. Three days after celebrating her 45th birthday, she will take her pl... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-01-22 A woman lights a cigarette, as she poses for the photographer outside a pub, in London on September 24, 2008. Promised yourself to quit smoking in the new year, but just can't stop lighting up? You're not alone, with an Australian survey showing tha... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-01-22 President-elect Barack Obama speaks to reporters during his meeting with Mexico's President Felipe Calderon, not pictured, in Washington, Monday, Jan. 12, 2009. People who want to celebrate President-elect Barack Obama's move to the White House earl... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-01-22 A cyclist makes his way down Broadway in New York. Cyclists have launched a campaign to boost bike use for Obama's inauguration on January 20, expected to draw record crowds in the capital and block traffic in and around the city. Cyclists have laun... 阅读全文>>