Venezuelan plane crash death toll rise to 17

CARACAS, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) -- The death toll（死亡人数） of a plane crash occurred in the southeast of Venezuela （委内瑞拉） rose to 17 with two of the 36 survivors（幸存者） having died of their severe injuries, the state-run Convi

南京破获医疗垃圾大案 废弃物被制成餐具玩具

Police in Nanjing, Jiangsu, arrested three suspects who allegedly traded thousands of tons of medical waste that was later processed into disposable tableware and fake brand-name toys. 江苏省南京市警方近日逮捕了3名涉嫌倒卖数千吨医

德国工商界领袖批评英国拖延退欧谈判

The head of one of Germanys leading industry lobby groups has warned that delays in launching the UKs Brexit negotiations are prolonging the uncertainty hanging over the British economy and hitting investment plans. 德国知名行业游说组织之一

英国退欧之后 荷兰也即将面临抉择

Geert Wilders, leader of the Eurosceptic Freedom Party, was among the first to congratulate his colleagues across the North Sea for securing their Independence Day. 基尔特威尔德斯是荷兰疑欧派自由党的领袖，他是第一批为其英国

一个泛欧洲人眼中的英国退欧

Times Insider delivers behind-the-scenes insights from The New York Times. In this piece, Didi Kirsten Tatlow, a Times correspondent based in Beijing who has Anglo-Irish, German-Swedish roots, travels to Munich and unpacks a lot more than her suitcas

'Superstorm' Sandy Batters US East Coast

'Superstorm' Sandy Batters US East Coast Hurricane Sandy, now downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone, has made landfall on the U.S. East Coast, putting some 50 million people in the path of torrential rain, high winds and dangerous tidal surges from o

Superstorm Sandy smashes U.S. eastern coast

Superstorm Sandy smashes U.S. eastern coast WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- Superstorm Sandy has killed at least 29 people and knocked millions out of power across the densely populated U.S. east coast, leaving streets flooded, houses burned and a le

为何选择北上广 研究称聪明人喜欢大城市

Cities are more crowded, more polluted, and more stressful to live in than any other kind of man-made environment in the world. But they are also where the smartest people want to live. 城市比世界上其他的人工环境更加拥挤、污染更加

特朗普桑德斯赢新州初选

MANCHESTER, N.H.Democratic socialist Bernie Sanders and outspoken billionaire Donald Trump have won their parties' respective primaries in New Hampshire, according to media projections, securing their first victories of the 2016 U.S. presidential cam

Results day in India

Results day in India 印度大选揭晓日 The counting should be swift and the results known quickly Counting has begun in India as the marathon general election in the world's largest democracy finally draws to a close. The ruling Congress-led alliance

First trailer released for "The Great Gatsby"

BEIJING, May 24 (Xinhuanet) -- The first official trailer for Baz Lurhman's much anticipated new adaptation of The Great Gatsby is finally out. Based on the novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the drama focuses on the mysterious man of wealth Jay Gatsby an

Kenya's rugby stars to miss IRB Series in Europe

NAIROBI, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's rugby stars, Humphrey Kayange and Collins Injera, will be missing from the Kenya team to the last two legs of the 2011/2012 IRB Sevens World Series in Glasgow and London. Kayange, a former captain and leading try

小巧轻便易携带 Tiny1专门帮你拍摄星空!

The Tiny1 is a camera from TinyMOS billing itself as the world's smallest astronomy camera. It uses a proprietary noise-reduction algorithm the company says will allow for improved image quality in low-light environments, and an augmented reality sta

观察家高度评价习大大访英

Chinese authorities are suggesting Xi Jinping's time has set bilateral ties between China and the UK on cause to become a global comprehensive strategic partnership for the 21st century. Elena Ananieva, an expert on British issues with the Russian Ac

美国新房销售量5月份同比增长2.1％

WASHINGTON, June 25 (Xinhua) -- The sales volume of new single-family houses in the United States rose in May to the highest level in about five years, evidence of the recovering property market, the U.S. Commerce Department reported Tuesday. Sales o

迟到的证书 102岁妇女获德国博士学位

A 102-year-old German woman has become the world's oldest person to be awarded a doctorate on Tuesday, almost 80 years after the Nazis prevented her from sitting her final exam. 周二，在纳粹组织她参加期末考试的80年后，一名102岁的

广东湛江最大驾考受贿案

A total of 40 people have been convicted in a bribery scheme which involved people having to pay some 600 yuan each to pass their drivers exam. The courts have heard the would-be drivers would pay the money to their driving instructors. The instructo

"Reign of Assassins" premieres

BEIJING, Sept. 28 (Xinhuanet) -- The highly- anticipated（预期的 ） martial-arts saga Reign of Assassins (Jian Yu) premiered in Beijing on Sunday with its star-studded cast and crew in attendance（出席）. John Woo, one of the best-known Chin

报告显示 中国移动支付规模是美国的近50倍

Payments made on Chinese smartphones are nearly 50 times greater than the number of mobile transactions in the United States, signaling a late-mover advantage with robust potential for the fintech sector, the Financial Times reported. 据《金融时报

Bolt wins comeback race in Rome

ROME, May 26 (Xinhua) -- World record-holder Usain Bolt won his first race after a nine-month break on Thursday when he needed a late kick to win the 100 meters in 9.91 seconds at the Golden Gala. Former record-holder Asafa Powell, who led all the wa