World Bank: Dimmer 2015 for Developing Countries In recent years, the economic outlook for many developing countries appeared bright. But the World Bank has lowered its expectations for 2015, saying they now face a series of tough challenges. The Wor...
FIFA Faces Uncertain Future 国际足联面临不确定的未来 Football's world governing body postponed the bidding process for the 2026 football World Cup after the United States Justice Department issued corruption and bribery charges last month...
White House: No Immediate Plans for More Bases in Iraq 白宫表示现阶段没有在伊拉克增设军事基地的具体计划 WHITE HOUSE The White House says there are no immediate plans to open up more bases in Iraq. The remarks come a day after...
News Museum Adds to Memorial for Fallen Journalists 新闻博物馆纪念墙又添遇难记者 Dozens of journalists die every year while doing their jobs, reporting on stories from the most troubled regions of the world. Fourteen of those who died l...
Bladeless Wind-Power Generator is Friendly to Birds 新型风力发电机避免误伤鸟类 Wind turbines are efficient sources of cheap energy but also a source of concern as their huge spinning blades frequently kill birds and bats. A new type of w...
Top 5 Songs for Week Ending June 13 Were giving you the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles chart, for the week ending June 13, 2015. This weeks countdown proves that when a hit is truly a HITit doesnt go quietly. Lets start...
Hollywood Studios Roll Out Big Budget Flicks Every summer, big Hollywood studios roll out big budget flicks, rich in special effects and celebrity actors. These blockbusters attract large audiences to multiplex and luxury movie theaters. Revenues fro...
'Smart Shoes' Help Reduce Hospital Infections The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say that, in 2011, about 75,000 hospital patients in the U.S. died of causes related to healthcare-associated infections, or HAI for short. One French h...
IS Recruiters Target Central Asia WASHINGTON The United Nations estimates that Islamic State and related groups have at least 25,000 foreign fighters from more than 100 countries. According to data from the U.S. Counterterrorism Center, Islamic State...
Kenya Risks US Sanctions for Failing to Stem Human Trafficking NAIROBI, KENYA Kenya risks being subjected to U.S. sanctions for failing to comply with the minimum standards of the Trafficking Victims Protection Acts (TVPA). Twenty-seven-year-old Ruby...
Turkey's PM Resigns, Will Try to Form Coalition 土耳其总理辞职以组建新政府 WASHINGTON Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has handed his formal resignation to the president after Turkey's ruling party lost its parliamentary majority f...
Protests in Texas After Police Confront Black Teens 德州发生抗议警方对黑人青少年滥用武力活动 Police in the southern U.S. state of Texas are investigating the actions of an officer who threw an unarmed teenage girl to the ground af...
Analysts: US Prosecutors Followed Money Trail in FIFA Scandal 分析师称美国检方追踪资金线索揭开国际足联丑闻 WASHINGTON The recent FIFA scandal has shaken fans and nations enamored of one of the world's most popular sports, soccer...
Pentagon Bars Discrimination Against Gays, Lesbians in Uniform Defense Secretary Ash Carter on Tuesday unveiled an updated equal opportunity policy to bar discrimination based on sexual orientation in the armed forces, putting it in the same category...
Special Movie Effects Still Require a Lot of Work 特殊的电影效果仍然需要大量的后期制作 Todays moviegoers know that many breathtaking special effects are created by powerful computers. What they often dont know is that these scenes s...
