2008-05-13 所属栏目:双语新闻

Jenna Bush couldn't see herself getting married at the White House surrounded by antique furniture and oil portraits of presidents. She and Henry Hager said "I do" Saturday at President Bus

2008-05-12 所属栏目:双语新闻

Soaring sales of Nintendo's Wii game machine have made former Nintendo chairman Hiroshi Yamauchi Japan's richest man, worth $7.8 billion, Forbes magazine said in its annual rankings.The net worth of

2008-05-10 所属栏目:双语新闻

瑞士公司推出“邱吉尔”牌雪茄
Cigar maker Davidoff launches new 'Winston Churchill' range

Iconic British wartime leader Winston Churchill will have two cigars to his name after Swiss manufacturer Oe

2008-05-09 所属栏目:双语新闻

If a man's mother is highly educated, chances are the woman he marries will have a similar education, according to a new study.Researchers at the University of Iowa found that nearly 80 percent of hi

2008-05-09 所属栏目:双语新闻

The Swiss government has agreed to ease restrictions on the importation of potatoes following fears that Euro 2008 football fans could face a shortage of French fries next month.A spokesman for the co

2008-05-08 所属栏目:双语新闻

Women make better business leaders than men in all but two areas of management, but men have the upper hand when it comes to focusing on the bottom line, according to an Australian survey released on

2008-05-08 所属栏目:双语新闻

Gemma Garrett, the Miss Great Britain vowed to "put the beauty back into politics" Monday as she launched a bid to get elected to parliament that could get Prime Minister Gordon Brown sweati

2008-05-07 所属栏目:双语新闻

Low levels of vitamin D in elderly people may lead to depression and other psychiatric problems, Dutch researchers said."Underlying causes of vitamin D deficiency such as less sun exposure as a r

2008-05-07 所属栏目:双语新闻

How would you like a film role with Johnny Depp, tea with Alan Greenspan or tennis lessons from Andre Agassi?It's all up for sale in an online auction to benefit the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial, a hum

2008-05-06 所属栏目:双语新闻

Having enough free time is more important to most Americans than being rich, according to a new poll.Only 13 percent of more than 2,400 people questioned in the telephone poll ranked being wealthy as

2008-05-06 所属栏目:双语新闻

Chinese President Hu Jingtao and British former Prime Minister Tony Blair has joined Time magazine's "100 most influential people" list alongside other world leaders, celebrities and sports

2008-05-05 所属栏目:双语新闻

Think twice before eating those dropped crumbs off your computer keyboard -- you might as well be eating off a toilet seat, according to a new study on the amount of germs on keyboards.A study by Brit

2008-05-05 所属栏目:双语新闻

Australian scientists have come up with an apple that does not go brown when cut.Unlike most apples, which go brown almost immediately, the fruit stays a pale pink colour for several hours after it is

2008-05-04 所属栏目:双语新闻

The secret of eternal youth? Try a tomatoAt this rate, scientists will have to come up with a better description for the tomato than mere 'superfood'.While it has long been credited with cutting cho

2008-05-01 所属栏目:双语新闻

John Lennon's handwritten lyrics for the hit song "Give Peace a Chance" will go under the hammer at auction in July and are expected to fetch 200-300,000 pounds, Christie's said on Tuesday

2008-04-30 所属栏目:双语新闻

Imports of Barbie dolls and other Western toys will have destructive cultural and social consequences in Iran, the Iranian top prosecutor was quoted as saying on Monday.Iran's clerical establishment

2008-04-30 所属栏目:双语新闻

Britons are ruder than they were a decade ago, according to a survey on Monday that showed almost three-quarters of people think manners should be taught at school.A third believe bad manners are the

2008-04-29 所属栏目:双语新闻

Job flexibility is the key to keeping workers happy, productive and loyal to the company, a new study shows.Researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, f

2008-04-29 所属栏目:双语新闻

Japan's traditional Nakizumo, or crying sumo, festival took place Sunday as babies competed to bawl the loudest in the arms of sumo wrestlers as a prayer to the gods for good health.Parents pray at t

2008-04-29 所属栏目:双语新闻

Women on low-calorie diets or who skip breakfast at the time of conception are more likely to give birth to girls than boys, British scientists said on Wednesday.New research by the universities of Ex

2008-04-26 所属栏目:双语新闻

Scores of unsatisfactory Seoul city government employees will be ordered to meditate and to work in farms or factories to improve their attitude, officials said Thursday.The South Korean capital has t

2008-04-25 所属栏目:双语新闻

Financial worries are a growing concern for women and may pose a bigger threat to families than divorce, loss of faith, co-habitation and dual working parents, according to a new survey.In the online

2008-04-25 所属栏目:双语新闻

Buddy is a sleeping beauty: Reddish brown, he's usually asleep on his back, snoring loudly with his large tongue lolling out.He was wide-awake Monday, though, when he was crowned winner of a "Be

2008-04-25 所属栏目:双语新闻

Japan's famed cherry trees have carried the hearts of a nation for centuries but they will soon enjoy another honour -- their seeds being blasted into outer space.The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agen

2008-04-24 所属栏目:双语新闻

Average-looking men with good manners are among the most trusted, while good-looking men are trusted the least, a new survey suggests.The survey, conducted in Canada and the United States by public re