 今年全球艾滋病患者数量明显下降 |
今年全球艾滋病患者数量明显下降
Global estimates of the AIDS epidemic this year were revised to 33.2 million, down 6.3 million from 39.5 million projected last year, due to improved data gathering, according to AIDS expe(11/23/2007 18:10:03,8) [查看全文] |
| 南北韩首脑会谈促成更多协议 |
North and South Korea have reached more agreements on expanding links between the two countries.
The two countries' prime ministers agreed today (Friday) in Seoul at the end of a three-day meeting that regular train service (11/17/2007 22:31:35,6) [查看全文] |
| Tropical fish can live for months out of water |
GUATEMALA CITY -- A tropical fish that lives in mangrove swamps across the Americas can survive out of water for months at a time, similar to how animals adapted to land millions of years ago, a new study shows.
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| “老外奥运火炬手”揭晓U.S. woman to carry Olympic |
由联想集团及中国官方英文媒体《中国日报》联合举办的“联想在华外国人奥运火炬手”选拔活动最终结果日前揭晓。生活在北京的博珍妮将成为2008年为北京奥运会传递火炬的唯一一位美国人。该选拔活动共吸引了来自47个国家的262名在华外籍人士报名参加。 博珍妮等八位外籍人士从其中脱颖而出。
美国广播公司报道说，博珍妮明年在中国传递奥运火炬时，她不仅将代表美国，还将代表中国数千名孤儿。
博珍妮在中国收养了两个女儿，她目前是“半边天基金会”的执行主席。“半边天基金会”成立于(11/14/2007 11:31:27,11) [查看全文] |
| 潘基文敦促国际就气候改变和贫穷采取行动 |
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is calling for urgent action to confront climate change, which he says is a serious threat to development everywhere. During a visit to Chile Thursday, Ban said galvanizing international action on global warming (11/10/2007 15:28:56,9) [查看全文] |
| 摩根士丹利前功尽弃 |
Sometimes, even good bets can go bad.
Before the market for subprime mortgages cracked in February, some smart Wall Street players, including securities firm Morgan Stanley, were correctly betting it would go south.
Morgan Stanle(11/10/2007 15:28:23,35) [查看全文] |
| [数码咨询]新型目标定位系统,彻底摆脱地图 |
In a world where digital maps and Global Positioning Systems chips are all the rage, Arto Tiitinen may sound like a throwback. But he reckons he, and his product, are cutting edge. Maps are old hat, he says. What we need are landmarks.
His(11/10/2007 15:26:59,6) [查看全文] |
| [数码咨询] 手机车用控制系统测评 |
Under the hood, modern cars are packed with computers. But in the passenger cabin, they remain analog islands in a digital world. For some, this may be a blessed relief. But others want to bring their digital music and digital messaging into the p(11/10/2007 15:24:26,7) [查看全文] |
| [商业咨询]大油企无缘独享油价上升之利 |
Oil at $100 a barrel is a bane for fuel consumers. But it isn't entirely a boon for major oil companies, either.
The rub: The economics of the production deals governing some of the world's biggest oil fields stipulate that the higher the(11/10/2007 15:22:14,21) [查看全文] |
| [美国] Fed主席预计短期美国经济无太大突破 |
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said that while the most recent data suggest a 'resilient' U.S. economy, growth should slow 'noticeably' this quarter and into 2008 as the housing slump intensifies.
Still, the economy should strengthe(11/10/2007 15:21:11,17) [查看全文] |
| 恐忧油价与美国经济亚洲股市大跌 |
Stocks across Asia plunged in trading Thursday as sharp falls on Wall Street, worries about high oil prices, and concerns about the U.S. economy shook investors.
Tokyo's Nikkei index slipped two percent, while share prices i(11/10/2007 15:20:14,6) [查看全文] |
| Akamai和Limelight：越发激烈的竞争 |
The share prices of Akamai Technologies and Limelight Networks have taken a pounding in recent weeks.
And now for the bad news: Wall Street, seeing increased competition, thinks the stocks could go even lower. (11/10/2007 15:18:38,21) [查看全文] |
| 摩根士丹利大难临头 |
Of all the blue-chip Wall Street securities firms, Morgan Stanley seemed one of the least likely to get thumped by the subprime- mortgage crisis.
The firm is a bit player in underwriting the securities known as collateralized-debt obligat(11/10/2007 15:15:51,75) [查看全文] |
| 预防肥胖可以有效抗癌 |
一项意义重大的研究表明哪怕时身体稍微发福，患癌症的可能性就会增加，例如常见的乳腺癌、肠癌和胰腺癌。
目前最大的一次针对饮食和癌症之间关系的审查活动涉及到了7，000多项研究，得出的结论认为有充分的证据说明过量的身体脂肪至少会引发六种疾病。研究人员警告说人人都应该把体重保持在最低的健康范围内。
他们建议大家不吃加工过的肉类如火腿、熏肉、腊肠或其他经过烟熏腌制的肉类制品；少吃暗红色的生肉；适量饮酒；最后还建议不要用垃圾食品和甜质的饮料。
迈(11/06/2007 22:26:01,11) [查看全文] |
| 只能碰不能吃的世界最辣辣椒 |
只能碰不能吃的世界最辣辣椒
近日，英国多西特郡出产的一种据说“会把脑袋辣掉”的红辣椒，被美国香辛料贸易协会认定为“世界上最辣的红辣椒”。
据《每日电讯》报道，多西特郡出产的这种名为“纳加”的红辣椒实在太辣了，种植它的人在拨辣椒皮进行播种时不得不带上手套，且身体必须处在上风位置，眼睛才不至于被刺痛。琼伊·米乔德与丈夫迈克尔·米乔德在西贝克星顿种植这种红辣椒，她说：“这种东西我不会吃的，但是有些人肯定会喜欢。”
(11/06/2007 22:20:55,10) [查看全文] |
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