Science and technology 科学技术 Marine biology 海洋生物 Flea market 跳蚤市场 A newly discovered virus may be the most abundant organism on the planet 一种新发现的病毒可能是地球上最丰富的物种。 WHAT is the commonest li

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Business 商业报道 Formula One 一级方程式赛车 Flagged down 落马 Can Formula One succeed without Bernie Ecclestone? 没有了伯尼埃克莱斯顿,F1能否继续传奇 Last lap for Ecclestone? 埃克莱斯顿能跑的最后一圈? BERN

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A striking example is a policy offered by Old Mutual International (OMI), a subsidiary of London-listed Quilter, 一个显著的例子是伦敦上市公司Quilter的子公司先机国际(OMI)提供的一种保险: which pays out a lump sum of m

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Puzzlingly low core inflation is not solely a European problem. America has seen it too. 令人困惑的是,低迷的核心通货膨胀问题不仅仅存在于欧洲。美国也一样。 Indeed, the Federal Reserve's experience of tightening policy

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Italy's domestic politics are also concerning. 意大利的国内政治也令人担忧。 The government's row with the European Commission over its budget and ensuing market jitters are starting to weigh on sentiment and push up borrowing costs. 该国

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Properly analysed, Fraunhofer lines provide information about the exact chemical make-up of whatever is reflecting the light. 经过恰当分析,夫琅和费谱线可以提供关于任何反光物体的化学组成的确切信息。 Their patterns

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A public spat between two warring and wildly popular Chinese apps has had the feel of a teenage dance-off. 两个中国热门app之间的公开口水战有一种小朋友之间斗舞的感觉。 Sorry, Douyin Fans, ran an article from the short video

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The world this week-Business 本周经济要闻 Federal air-accident investigators began looking into what caused a spaceplane owned by Virgin Galactic to explode over the Mojave desert during a test flight, 联邦航空事故调查员已对此展开调

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Science in Japan 日本科学界 Stress test 压力测试 After a scandal, a renowned stem-cell scientist commits suicide 爆出丑闻后,一位大名鼎鼎的干细胞科学家自杀 Dr Sasai faces the music 聚光镜前的笹井博士 WHAT happen

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Science and technology 科学技术 Exercise and addiction 锻炼也会上瘾 Fun run 奔跑的奥秘 People, it seems, have evolved to be addicted to exercise 人类似乎在进化过程中对锻炼上瘾了 AS THE legions of gym bunnies and jogging

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Science and technology 科学技术 Another Earth? 另一个地球? Home away from home 远离家乡的家 ONE of the more memorable slogans to come out of the climate-change talks in Durban over the past few days is: 在过去几天的Durban气候变

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A bigger can? 一个更大的罐头? By the end of 2010, Dr Potti had resigned from Duke, 到2010年底,Potti博士已经从杜克大学辞职, the university had stopped the three trials for good, 学校永久停止了那三项临床试验,

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Business 商业 Recreational Vehicles: On the road 房车:启程 An all-American product finds new takers. 全美流行的成品找到了新买家。 Early spring is the main selling season for recreational vehicles (RVs) and the phone on Tom Troia

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Bussiness 商业 Entrepreneurs in Africa: Hurdles for hubs 非洲企业家:中心障碍 The going is tough for African Tech-Hubs and startup incubators. 对于非洲的科技中心和新兴孵化器来说,前景艰难。 You are either part of th

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Takings were $21.3bn last year. 去年的营业收入已达2130亿美元。 Social media has played an important role in changing attitudes in the fashion business, says Madeline Jones, editor and co-founder of PLUS Model Magazine. 大码女装杂志

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Ethnic advertising 种族广告 One message, or many? 要一个还是多个声音? The uses and limitations of ethnic ads 种族广告的使用和限制 IN THE television series Mad Men, a 1960s adman makes a pitch to a television-maker whose sales

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Business 商业报道 HP's grand vision 惠普的远大宏景 Aping IBM 效仿IBM HP needs to transform itself if it is to avoid becoming obsolete 若想避免被淘汰,惠普需要自我更新 WHEN the board of HP, the world's largest computer-mak

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Last July investigators at America's Justice Department said they thought that this ruse had allowed conspirators to liberate more than $1.3bn from 1MDB's coffers 去年七月,美国司法部的调查人员表示,他们认为这个诡计让阴谋家

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Britain 英国 Further Education: Technical upgrade 继续教育:技术升级 The government turns its attention to the dire state of vocational training. 英国政府开始关注职业教育行业的糟糕现状投入更多金钱。 Budget cuts ar

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Dying out 渐失其势 Little by little, countries are ditching the death penalty 各国逐渐放弃死刑 On September 19th Abdul Hamid al-Fakki, a Sudanese, was executed in Saudi Arabia for the crime of sorcery. On September 21st Troy Davis, a blac

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