2008-07-04 所属栏目:双语新闻

A few cups of green tea each day may help prevent heart disease, Greek researchers said on Wednesday.A study published in the European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation showed fu

2008-07-04 所属栏目:双语新闻

If you struggled to get up for work on Wednesdays, there could be a good reason – it is the day our mood reaches its lowest point.Psychologists have found that, on average, people's moods remain abo

2008-07-03 所属栏目:双语新闻

At "Buns and Guns" you can order a "Kalashnikov" sandwich from a bullet-shaped menu, prepared by chefs in military fatigues with the roar of explosions as background music.This new

2008-07-03 所属栏目:双语新闻

A Japanese firm on Tuesday began accepting reservations for couples who really want to make the big leap -- by blasting into space to exchange their wedding vows.Each happy couple will spend 240 milli

2008-07-03 所属栏目:双语新闻

People in most countries around the world are happier these days, according to new data released Monday by World Values Survey (WVS) based at University of Michigan (UM).Data from representative natio

2008-07-02 所属栏目:双语新闻

If you want to get rich leave New York City, Washington DC or Los Angeles and head to Plano, Texas, Aurora, Colorado or Omaha, Nebraska where wages are high and life is good, a new survey showed.A pol

2008-07-01 所属栏目:双语新闻

Next week California will try to wrest cell phones from the hands of drivers, telling everyone from movie starlets and dot-com millionaires to surfers and soccer moms that conversations behind the whe

2008-07-01 所属栏目:双语新闻

The bed used by China's giant basketball star Yao Ming at the Olympics will be among millions of items of memorabilia auctioned off after the Beijing Games, media said on Thursday.The bed will be the

2008-06-30 所属栏目:双语新闻

Social network site Facebook will press members to declare whether they are male or female, seeking to end the grammatical device that leads the site to refer to individual users as "they" o

2008-06-28 所属栏目:双语新闻

Scientists have identified a primitive area of the brain that makes us adventurous -- a finding which may help explain why people routinely fall for "new" products when shopping.Using brain

2008-06-27 所属栏目:双语新闻

What do you do if you are stuck in a field at a pop festival but there's trouble ahead because your mobile phone's battery is about to run out? Thanks to a new gizmo, you now just need to face the m

2008-06-27 所属栏目:双语新闻

Saudi Arabia's Labor Minister found a novel way of encouraging Saudis to take jobs they think are beneath them -- by working as a waiter for three hours in a fast-food restaurant, newspapers reported

2008-06-26 所属栏目:双语新闻

One in five US workers regularly attends after-work drinks with co-workers, where the most common mishaps range from bad-mouthing another worker to kissing a colleague and drinking too much, according

2008-06-26 所属栏目:双语新闻

A Thai school has taken a step towards helping transvestites resolve the dilemma of which restroom to use by creating toilets specifically for them.The Kamphaeng School in Si Sa Ket, nearly 600 km nor

2008-06-25 所属栏目:双语新闻

A Harvard University dropout who ushered in the home computer age and made billions of dollars along the way will have his last official day of work at Microsoft on June 27.Three people will essential

2008-06-25 所属栏目:双语新闻

Love to sing? A Japanese toy maker will soon sell a portable, personal karaoke machine so you can belt out your favorite tunes anywhere, and without having to wait for the microphone.The "Hi-kara

2008-06-24 所属栏目:双语新闻

Australia is on track to become the fattest nation, although experts questioned whether it had overtaken the United States and small Pacific countries for the unenviable title.Around 4 million Austral

2008-06-24 所属栏目:双语新闻

Smokers in deprived parts of the city of Dundee areto be paid to kick the habit in an initiative between public health organizations, municipal authorities and the Scottish government.The pilot scheme

2008-06-23 所属栏目:双语新闻

You can't buy love, but with a Japanese piggy bank that combines thrift with virtual romance, you can at least save up for it."Ikemenbank," or "handsome men bank," is a heart-shap

2008-06-21 所属栏目:双语新闻

One in three information technology professionals abuses administrative passwords to access confidential data such as colleagues' salary details, personal emails or board-meeting minutes, according t

2008-06-20 所属栏目:双语新闻

An unused life jacket from the doomed Titanic ship will go under the hammer later this month in New York, Christie's auction house said on Wednesday.The cork-filled life preserver -- still largely in

2008-06-20 所属栏目:双语新闻

A luxury flat in Hong Kong has sold for 225 million Hong Kong dollars (28.8 million US), the most expensive apartment per square foot ever sold in Asia, a report said on Wednesday.The 80th floor penth

2008-06-20 所属栏目:双语新闻

Austrians despairing at their team's Euro 2008 exit can seek solace in a mock documentary charting their stunning title victory.The film also offers comfort for co-hosts Switzerland, who survive unti

2008-06-19 所属栏目:双语新闻

Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda admits his job is tough and says a glass of wine can relieve the stress. But he draws the line at vodka.Fukuda was slapped earlier this month with an unprecedented

2008-06-18 所属栏目:双语新闻

For most folks, a nice hug and some sympathy can help a bit after we get pushed around. Turns out, chimpanzees use hugs and kisses the same way. And it works.Researchers studying people's closest gen