Uber管理层再生动荡 总裁杰夫·琼斯离职

Uber president Jeff Jones is leaving the company after less than six months. 工作还未满6个月的Uber总裁杰夫琼斯将要离开这家公司了。 A source at the taxi booking app told the BBC the resignation was completely unexpected. 来自这

Quotable quotes at Davos forum

DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- World elites entered their third-day discussion in the Swiss ski resort of Davos(达沃斯) on Friday, turning to a variety of issues, including economic situation and the Doha round of global trade talks. The

Sao Paulo secures Henrique for five more seasons

RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- Despite his open dissatisfaction with the lack of playing time at Sao Paulo, 20-year-old Henrique extended his contract with the team for an additional five years on Wednesday. Voted as the MVP in Brazil's under-20

PolyU scientists make great strides in lunar mapping

HONG KONG, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) announced Friday that its surveying experts had successfully developed methodologies for precise mapping of the Moon, after intensive analysis of the data captured by the Chi

辽宁号航母进入台湾海峡,台湾战机紧急起飞

Taiwan scrambles fighter jets after China sends its aircraft carrier and escort vessels into Taiwan Strait following anger sparked by Trump phone call 中国航母及其护卫舰进入台湾海峡，台湾紧急起飞战机 Taiwan has been forced to

禁药引发的奥运冷战 孙杨再陷争议

禁药引发的奥运冷战：孙杨再陷争议In the Olympic Pool, Contempt for Drug Cheats Rises to the SurfaceRIO DE JANEIRO The president of the International Olympic Committee made a plea for unity at the opening ceremony of the Rio Games last

这个人真的要从德国的汉堡跑到中国的上海

A 44-year-old German fitness enthusiast has set out on a long run from Hamburg to Shanghai to break down prejudice against China. 一位44岁的德国健身爱好者已经开启了从德国汉堡到中国上海这段漫长的马拉松里程，只为破

德艺术家沙滩埋30金条 英国民众掀起寻金热

The gold bars, worth a total of ?10,000 (13,000 euros, $17,000), were buried in Folkestone, southeast England, by Berlin-based Michael Sailstorfer as part of an upcoming arts festival. Members of the public will be allowed to keep any of the 24-carat

U.S. fixed mortgage rates continue to rise with stronger economic outlook

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- U.S. fixed mortgage rates this week edged up for the third straight week following recently released stronger economic data, according to the Primary Mortgage Market Survey released Thursday by Freddie Mac. The mortgag

GM, UAW Agree on New Contract

General Motors Company and the United Auto Workers union reached a tentative agreement on a new four-year contract late Friday in Detroit, Michigan. Details of the settlement are being withheld, pending a review meeting with local union leaders and r

中国调查滴滴出行收购优步中国计划

HONG KONG The authorities in China are investigating Ubers planned sale of its Chinese operations to a local rival, complicating a deal intended to bring the American ride-share operators costly venture there to an end. 香港美国约车服务提供商

滴滴出行入选2016年改变世界的50家公司

Chinese ride hailing company Didi Chuxing was selected on the Fortune list of 2016 Change the World, shortly after the acquisition of Uber China that cemented its leading position in Chinese transportation service market. 中国打车软件滴滴出行

Biting dogs become real danger to many Americans

LOS ANGELES, May 20(Xinhua)-- Peter, a Chinese American who works for the post office in Rosemead, California, said he has been attacked by dogs twice in the past 10 years while delivering mails. He said as a mail carrier, he has to walk door to door

Dog stew offerings found in ancient Chinese tomb

XI'AN, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Archeologists(考古学家) in the northwestern Shaanxi Province confirmed Thursday, after weeks of lab work, that the bones they found in a bronze cooking vessel from a 2,400-year-old tomb belonged to a male dog under a y

Life is a do-it-yourself project

An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer of his plans to leave the house building business and live a more leisurely life with his wife enjoying his extended family. He would miss the paycheck, but he needed to retire. They coul

Samsung unveils new Galaxy smartphone in London

SEOUL, May 4 (Xinhua) -- Samsung Electronics, the world's largest mobile phone maker, said Friday that it unveiled its third generation smartphone in the Galaxy series featuring the options of recognizing voice, face and motion. The Galaxy S3, runnin

克罗地亚总统呼吁和平结束波黑动乱

克罗地亚总统呼吁和平结束波黑动乱 ZAGREB, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Croatian President Ivo Josipovic on Monday called for a peaceful end to social unrest in neighboring Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). He urged BiH to prevent the upheaval from

南非科学家发现首个彗星曾撞击地球证据

南非科学家发现首个彗星曾撞击地球证据 JOHANNESBURG South African researchers say they have found conclusive evidence of earth's first-ever known comet strike, about 28 million years ago. The researchers say this exciting find in rura

64亿公里的等待 人类探测器首次登陆彗星

A European robot probe has made the first, historic landing on a comet, but its status is uncertain after harpoons failed to anchor it to the surface. 欧洲一架机器人探测器在人来历史上首次成功在彗星上着陆，但是由于着陆器

抖森不会出现在《神夏》里

Pretty much since the moment BBC's hit mystery series Sherlock teased that Sherlock Holmes (Benedict Cumberbatch) and Mycroft Holmes (Mark Gatiss) might have a brother named Sherrinford, fans have speculated that Tom Hiddleston could play the missing