And coming up, we observe one-minute silence in remembrance and in thanksgiving. 这次新闻的主要内容有，让我们默哀一分钟，追悼、感恩。 Here in England, a memorial service has taken place at one of the cathedrals of football i
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If you used your imagination to create a fantasy world, what accent would the characters speak in? This month sees the return of the successful American television series, Game of Thrones. Set in a fantasy world of mythical castles and charming princ
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It's difficult to find a garment as widely embraced, worn and loved as jeans. The denim trousers are a staple of wardrobes around the world. But why? Anthropologist Danny Miller has just written a book on the subject. He says that in every country he
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Can you imagine what 680,000 tonnes of food looks like? That's the amount wasted in Britain each year, and at the top of the list of wasted foods is... bread. One of the staples in the British diet, bread is toasted for breakfast, used for sandwiches
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This week, wealthy wine connoisseurs will have the chance to get the vintage of their dreams... providing they don't lose their bottle at the last moment. The auctioneer Sotheby's will be selling three collections of the finest wines in London. The w
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The game manufacturer Bioware has announced that it will release further content for Mass Effect 3, following complaints from disgruntled users. The final part of the Mass Effect trilogy was released at the start of this month to great critical accla
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Imagine having a tattoo that vibrates every time you receive an SMS or another mobile phone alert. It might sound like something out of a sci-fi film, but Nokia think the idea has a nice ring to it. The Finnish company has filed a patent for the idea
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Have you ever had a troubling problem that has left you wondering where to turn for help? Eve Hobsbawm is a life counsellor. She offers advice to people struggling with all kinds of dilemmas, from relationship difficulties to what to cook for dinner.
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Anticipation is running at fever pitch; excitement off the scale. Now, this week, the brand new Harry Potter studio tour finally opened its doors to the public. Fans have been impatient for more of Harry Potter and his friends since the book and film
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It is 50 years since the first breast enlargement using silicone implants. Today it rates as the second-most popular form of cosmetic surgery worldwide, undergone by 1.5 million women in 2010. It is just behind liposuction in popularity. It was sprin
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What is a fair wage? Why aren't more people in the world offered pay equality? These are some of the questions the United Nations International Labour Organisation (ILO) has recently investigated. With a global population of over seven billion, is it
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The 100th anniversary of the ship they said would never sink has been remembered in a number of special events this week. It was on the night of April 15th 1912 that the world's largest ship, Titanic, struck an iceberg on her maiden voyage. The owner
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Recently a man proposed in front of 20,000 people at London's Olympic Stadium. Charity mascot Wendell Raphael, 40, was shown on the big screen at a test event saying: Bindi Bhambra, will you marry me? She was shown in tears nodding her head to say ye
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All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players... This famous quote from As You Like It describes perfectly a festival starting today, which celebrates that play's famous author. As part of the World Shakespeare Festival, all of th
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In the battle of the sexes women have always won - at least when it comes to cheating death. Although they used to be called the fairer sex, they tend on average to live several years longer than men. However, this gap in life expectancy is closing a
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How much money would you be happy to spend on a nice watch? Ten dollars? One hundred? One hundred thousand?! Well, if you're feeling very rich, there is now a watch worth five million US dollars (32 million yuan) on the market. Swiss watchmaker Hublo
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Mr Fluffy has a special place in my life. He's been with me for longer than I can remember through tears and laughter. Mr Fluffy is my teddy bear, one of the first toys I ever played with and a powerful reminder of the carefree days of my childhood.
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What historical site impresses you the most? I've always been fascinated by the pyramids in Egypt. A few years ago I braved a long queue and climbed through a narrow passage to reach the main chamber deep inside one of them. Like millions of other to
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Why do we always want to go faster? I am talking about travel. We want our cars, trains and planes to get us to places quicker. This century, there's been a rise in high-speed rail travel as people have seen the benefits of this form of transport. I
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Are you a bookworm? Is your head permanently stuck in a book? If so, that's a good thing. There are many benefits to reading. Getting into a good novel improves our literacy. But who or what encourages us to pick up a book and start reading? Of cours
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