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新奇事件簿 英国歌手讽刺各国领导人'懦夫'
British singer Sting has called world leaders half-men and cowards for their failure to solve the refugee crisis. Sting hit out at leaders during an Amnesty International concert in Athens, Greece. Amnesty International is the largest human rights NG
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新奇事件簿 中国政府出台限酬令限制明星片酬
A Russian billionaire has attended his inaugurationas leader of humankind's first ever nation in space. Igor Ashurbeyli, a computer scientist, establishedthe space nation of Asgardia at a ceremony inVienna, Austria on Monday. In his inaugurationaddre
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新奇事件簿 女性剃毛刀广告惹争议
A simple TV advertisement for a razor has created great debate and gone viral online. The ad simply shows women shaving real body hair from their body. This seems to be an everyday occurrence and nothing to write home about; nothing revolutionary; no
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新奇事件簿 泰国洞穴被困球队少年全部生还
There is good news about the twelve boys and their football coach who are trapped in a Thai cave. They are alive and well. The group was missing for nine days, but was found by rescuers yesterday. Thailand has been praying for them to be found since
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新奇事件簿 战利品猎手射杀长颈鹿引公愤
Images of an American trophy hunter posing for a photo next to a black giraffe that she had shot and killed in South Africa have caused outrage online. It has sparked a heated debate on whether or not trophy hunting should be banned. Wikipedia says:
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新奇事件簿 菲律宾总统辱骂上帝'愚蠢'
The president of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, has made people angry. He said he would resign if anyone can prove that God exists. President Duterte has a history of upsetting people with his religious beliefs. He recently made many people in his
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新奇事件簿 坦桑尼亚总统建议本国女性不要避孕
Tanzania's President John Magufuli has advised women in his country to stop taking birth control pills. He said the reason was because Tanzania needed more people and the country was now wealthy enough to feed and educate many children. President Mag
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新奇事件簿 顾客因吃太多而被店主禁止入内
A sushi restaurant in Germany has banned a customer for eating too much food. The customer was an ironman athlete called Jaroslav Bobrowski. He visited the Running Sushi restaurant in Bavaria last weekend. He paid 15.90 euros (about $18.49) for an al
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新奇事件簿 日本橄榄球世界杯出禁纹身令
Rugby players with tattoos are being asked to cover them up during next year's World Cup in Japan. The request by the sport's governing body World Rugby is to avoid offending people in Japan. It is somewhat of a taboo in Japan to be seen in public wi
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新奇事件簿 土豆歉收 炸薯条大小受影响
A poor potato harvest in Europe this summer could mean French fries are up to three centimeters shorter than usual. The poor harvest is because of the very hot summer Europe had. There were record hot temperatures in many countries. The heatwave caus
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新奇事件簿 入围高等教育世界大学排名的首所伊朗大学
For the first time ever, an Iraqi University has been listed among the best universities in the world. The University of Baghdad has made it onto the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. This is an annual list of the world's top 1,250 un
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新奇事件簿 英国新法—餐厅不得扣押员工小费
Restaurants in the UK will soon have to give all tips to their staff. The UK Prime Minister Theresa May announced new plans that will make it illegal for restaurants to keep the tips given by customers. For decades, many restaurants have kept most of
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新奇事件簿 英国大学新规定—不得鼓掌
A university in the UK has voted to replace hand clapping with 'jazz-hand waving'. The University of Manchester Students' Union voted in favor of replacing clapping with 'jazz hands' to respect people who can be negatively affected by loud noise. The
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新奇事件簿 东京筑地市场最终结束营业
Tokyo's world-famous Tsukiji fish market has closed after 83 years of trading. It shut permanently at noon on Saturday, bringing an end to its long history of trading in all kinds of fish. The market is being moved to a new site in the Toyosu area of
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新奇事件簿 悉尼歌剧院投放广告引民怨
There is public outcry in Australia over controversial plans to use the Sydney Opera House as a billboard to advertise a horse race. Tens of thousands of Australians have signed a petition to block the plans to project an advertisement for the Everes
