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新奇事件簿 孩子离家后父母更快乐
Many of us believe that having children is the key to happiness and a perfect family life. Naturally, this idealistic image is true for some, but researchers say that in reality, children make us happiest when they fly the nest - when they have grown
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新奇事件簿 亚马孙雨林火灾是一场国际危机
Fires are burning in the Amazon rainforest at an alarming rate. French President Emmanuel Macron has said the record number of fires is now an international crisis. There has been an 85 per cent increase in fires in the Amazon this year. Mr Macron sa
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新奇事件簿 为鲨鱼物种提供更多保护
There is international agreement on the protection of 18 threatened species of sharks and rays. The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) agreed on Sunday to give greater protection for the marine creatures from actions such
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新奇事件簿 乐观的人更长寿
Positive thinkers are more likely to live longer than negative thinkers. This is according to a combination of studies conducted by the Boston University School of Medicine into the health of people in the USA. Researchers looked at data on the healt
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新奇事件簿 熊也喜欢高品质蜂蜜
A beekeeper in Turkey has come across a discovery thanks to a group of honey-stealing bears. The hobbyist beekeeper is Mr Ibrahim Sedef, who lives in the Black Sea coastal town of Trabzon, northeast of the capital Ankara. For many years, he has gone
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新奇事件簿 环游世界 豪华游轮即将起航
Have you ever wanted to go on a luxury cruise? The cruise of a lifetime set sail from London on Sunday. It could set the Guinness World Record for the longest cruise ever. It is called the Ultimate World Cruise. The 245-day voyage will visit 51 count
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新奇事件簿 时尚界的素食主义
There has been a dramatic increase in the popularity of veganism around the world in the past decade. Many people are becoming vegans in an attempt to lead a lifestyle that is more conducive to helping the planet. Giving up eating meat, dairy and oth
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新奇事件簿 Deepface换脸应用
A new online technique called deepfake is causing people to be worried about more fake news and other things that can mislead people. The word deepfake is a combination of deep learning (which is an important part of artificial intelligence) and fake
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新奇事件簿 韩国呼吁在东京奥运期间禁止旭日旗
Amid escalating tensions between South Korea and Japan, the South Korean government has called on Japan to ban any displaying of the Rising Sun flag at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. This follows a statement by Japan's Olympics organising committee that it
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新奇事件簿 73岁女性诞下双胞胎
Is there an age at which it is too old to have a baby? A 73-year-old woman in India has given birth to twins. The woman said that becoming a mother for the first time was the happiest time of her life. The mother needed a caesarean section operation
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新奇事件簿 小行星岩层揭露恐龙灭绝细节
Scientists say they have unearthed details of how the dinosaurs were wiped out 65 million years ago. A team of geophysicists is analyzing rock formations in a crater under the seabed off Mexico. The rocks contain the remnants of the cataclysmic after
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新奇事件簿 亚马孙河流域发现电鳗新品种
Scientists have discovered a new species of electric eel that is truly shocking. In fact, it is the most shocking creature in the world. The new eel was discovered in the Amazon. It is capable of giving someone an electric shock that is nearly eight
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新奇事件簿 暂时隔离法不会伤害孩子身心健康
There is good news for parents who are in two minds about the merits of using time-outs as a form of punishment. Research from the University of Michigan in the USA says there is evidence to show time-outs can be an effective discipline strategy for
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新奇事件簿 沙特受袭 油价飙升
Oil prices soared on Monday after the drone attacks on oil plants in Saudi Arabia. Prices saw their biggest rise in a decade. At one point, prices shot up by nearly 20 per cent. This is the biggest one-day rise since the 1990-91 Gulf War. Saudi Arabi
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新奇事件簿 韦氏词典赋予代词新定义
The reference book company Merriam-Webster has added a new definition of the pronoun they to its famous Webster's Dictionary. It now lists the word they as referring to a single person whose gender identity is non-binary. This will be welcome news fo
