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新奇事件簿 社交网站将遭遇高额仇视性言论罚款
Social media websites in Germany could be in for fines of up to 50 million euros ($54 million) for removing illegal content too slowly. The German government has decided to crack down on the darker side of online content, including hate speech, sland
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新奇事件簿 气候改变我们鼻子的形状
Have you ever wondered why everyone's nose is a different shape? Researchers have come up with a possible explanation for this. A study from Pennsylvania State University in the USA says the Earth's climate could have something to do with the shape o
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新奇事件簿 遭遇不良老板会导致心脏病
Having a bad boss could be bad for your heart. This is the conclusion of a Swedish study on management styles and health. The researchers concluded that poor managers can increase their employee's risk of developing heart disease. The Stockholm Unive
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新奇事件簿 赛百味要求电视台赔款2.1亿美元
The international sandwich chain Subway is suing the Canadian broadcaster CBC following a report that said the fast food giant's chicken was only half chicken. The CBC reported on one of its shows that Subway's oven roasted chicken contained only 53.
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新奇事件簿 美国斥资20亿研发AI武器
The United States Defense Department is going to spend up to $2 billion on artificial intelligence (AI) weapons over the next five years. This will be the most the department has ever spent on AI systems for weapons. The department wants to have the
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新奇事件簿 耐克30周年启用争议运动员
The sportswear maker Nike has announced it will use American football player Colin Kaepernick in its advertising campaign to celebrate its Just Do It 30th anniversary. Mr Kaepernick ignited controversy in 2016 while playing as quarterback for his tea
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新奇事件簿 ISS太空站出现漏洞
Astronauts and cosmonauts on the International Space Station (ISS) have fixed a hole in the shell of its outer wall. The ISS is a large satellite in space that scientists live in to do scientific experiments. The first part of it was put into space i
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新奇事件簿 空气污染导致智力下降
Scientists have revealed that air pollution may be responsible for a significant reduction in intelligence. Research conducted for the World Health Organization (WHO) in China showed that air pollution was responsible for notable falls in student tes
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新奇事件簿 治疗咳嗽 蜂蜜比抗生素更有效
Doctors in the United Kingdom have some new advice for people with coughs. They are advising people not to visit a doctor to get treatment. Instead, people who have a cough should drink or eat honey or get some medicine from a drugstore. The doctors
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新奇事件簿 澳大利亚穆斯林为澳大利亚祈雨
Tens of thousands of Muslims in Australia have gathered to pray for rain for Australia's drought-afflicted farmers. The prayers were incorporated into the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha. Dozens of mosques included prayers for rain in their celebratio
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新奇事件簿 巴基斯坦新任总理的承诺
The new prime minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan, has made many promises to change his country. Mr Khan gave a speech on television on Sunday just one day after being sworn in as Pakistan's new leader. He spoke about improving his country's internation
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新奇事件簿 美元地位岌岌可危
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has suggested that the U.S. dollar could be losing its status as the world's most important currency. Mr Lavrov said that because the U.S. has imposed economic sanctions on countries like Iran, Turkey and Russi
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新奇事件簿 汤加首相下战书 邀各岛国领导人减肥
The prime minister of Tonga has challenged leaders of other Pacific nations to lose weight. He is asking them to join the fight against obesity by taking part in a one-year-long weight loss challenge. The prime minister, Akilisi Pohiva, told the Samo
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新奇事件簿 法国一家主题公园雇用乌鸦当员工
A theme park in France has established a novel and environmentally-friendly way of keeping its grounds free of litter. It has selected and trained six intelligent rooks to pick up rubbish and keep the park clean. Rooks are members of the crow family
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新奇事件簿 英国前外交部长种族歧视言论
The United Kingdom's former Foreign Minister Boris Johnson has been accused of racism. He made a number of comments about women wearing the burka while writing in the British newspaper 'The Telegraph'. Mr Johnson said women who wear burkas look like
