AS IT IS 2015-01-16 Clashes in Rural Areas of Central African Republic 中非共和国农村地区的冲突 The International Crisis Group reported last month that a hidden conflict is taking place in rural parts of the Central African Republic. The...
AS IT IS 2015-01-16 US to Provide $2 Billion Loan Guarantee to Ukraine 美国向乌克兰提供20亿美元的贷款 The United States plans to provide up to two billion dollars in loan guarantees to Ukraine this year. The U.S. Treasury Department ann...
AS IT IS 2015-01-16 Governments Use the Internet to Enforce Blasphemy Laws 各国政府使用互联网来实施亵渎法 Many governments are taking steps to aggressively punish crimes against organized religion. Most notably, in majority Muslim nati...
Pecos Bill, An American Folk Tale 美国民间故事《佩科斯比尔》 Today we tell a traditional American story called a tall tale. A tall tale is a story about a person who is larger than life. The descriptions in the story are exaggerated much...
Study Shows Climate Change Is Affecting Bird Migration 研究表明气候变化影响鸟类迁徙 Recently, a small group of birdwatchers spent three weeks around Mount Vernon, the home of the first president of the United States, George Washington....
Al-Qaida in Yemen Claims Charlie Hebdo Attacks 也门基地组织宣称为《查理周刊》袭击案负责 Al-Qaida in Yemen has officially claimed responsibility for attacking the Paris offices of French magazine Charlie Hebdo. In a video, a man id...
AS IT IS 2015-01-15 US Increases Security After Paris Attacks 巴黎袭击后美国加强了安保 American officials have increased security at government buildings and airports following the recent terrorist attacks in Paris. The United States Depa...
AS IT IS 2015-01-15 Pro-Democracy Myanmar Singer Denied a Visa 缅甸民主派歌手被缅甸拒签 Thousands of people who fled Myanmar in recent years have returned. They have decided to do so because of democratic changes, a growing economy, and m...
AS IT IS 2015-01-14 South Africa Leads UN 77 Developing Nations 南非接任77发展中国家集团轮值主席 South Africa has become the leader of the Group of 77, a coalition of developing countries that is part of the United Nations. One third o...
AS IT IS 2015-01-15 The Hungriest Place on Earth 地球上最饥饿的地方 Recent studies suggest the African nation of Burundi has the highest levels of hunger and undernourished people worldwide. More than 10 years of war, along with poverty and...
New Artificial Skin Feels Like Real Skin 新人造皮肤体感已接近真正皮肤 Some recently developed mechanical hands can be controlled by thoughts. But people who wear them must use their sight to know what they are touching. So scientists in...
France Approves More Airstrikes Against Islamic State Militants 法国批准更大规模空袭伊斯兰国激进分子 French lawmakers have agreed to extend the countrys involvement in airstrikes against Islamic State militants in Iraq. The agreemen...
AS IT IS 2015-01-14 President Faces Difficulties Closing Guantanamo Prison 在关闭关塔那摩监狱问题上总统面对困难 In 2014, the United States removed 28 detainees from its military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. It marks the largest n...
AS IT IS 2015-01-14 Longest Railway Opens Chinas New Silk Road' 最长铁路打开中国新丝绸之路 - The longest railway in the world is now open. In December, a train carrying products from China arrived in Spains capital, Madrid. The railway i...
Will Chinese Drink Coffee over Tea? 中国人会爱喝咖啡甚过茶吗?- Asia has long tradition of tea-drinking. And China is no exception. 亚洲有饮茶的悠久传统。中国也不例外。 However, lately more and more Chinese people are tur...
