Officials in a remote Russian city have drawn up a list of practical tips for locals on how to survive(逃生) encounters with bears, after growing numbers have wandered（漫步,徘徊） into the streets in search of food. The officials in the city...
A woman may not always gets what she wants... but she may stand more chance if she waits until 6 pm to ask for it. This is the time when a man is likely to grant a loved ones wishes, according to a poll（调查投票）. Anything from taking out the...
Russian spy Anna Chapman posed in the Russian version of Maxim magazine in the most provocative（性感的） photographs yet to appear of the secret agent who was deported from（驱逐 ） the United States in July. A photograph on www.maximonline...
Is film Inception a reality? Studies suggest 'lucid dreams'(清醒梦) where we control the action are on the rise. It is the stuff of a Hollywood（好莱坞） movie: a dreamworld that can be manipulated at will. But for more and more of us, it is...
Osama bin Laden is alive and well and living comfortably（舒适的） in a house in the north-west of Pakistan protected by local people and elements of the country's intelligence services（情报部门）, according to a senior NATO official. The...
Not only can young Japanese women look forward to a longer life than their male peers, now they also make more money. Income for single women under 30 hit an average of 218,156 yen ($2,680) a month in 2009, edging above the 215,515 yen ($2,640) of th...
Human demands on natural resources have doubled in under 50 years and are now outstripping（超过） what the Earth can provide by more than half, a new report has warned. And humanity carries on（继续） as it is in use of resources, globally i...
Michelle Obama has left her husband way behind in Americas popularity stakes. The First Lady returned to the campaign（竞选活动） trail this week for the first time since 2008 after her approval rating（支持率） rocketed to 65% - twenty po...
Barack Obama and Sarah Palin are 10th cousins through a common ancestor, John Smith, a 17th century pastor, according to genealogists. Ancestry.com found that the two politicians, who could face each other in the 2012 race for the White House, are bo...
Women have fought hard for equality（平等） but a staggering 82 per cent still do the housework in their home, according to a revealing new study into Britain's cleaning habits. Just eight per cent of husbands and boyfriends pull their weight whe...
If your dog destroys the furniture when you are away, it could be a pessimist( 悲观主义者), researchers have concluded. A study has found that some dogs are natural gloom-mongers while others have sunnier dispositions. We know that people's emot...
Few bosses need worry that their employees（员工雇员） want their jobs as most workers are just happy to be employed and one fifth would even have a fling with their boss if it helped their career, according to a US survey. The US recession（经...
The remains of the Italian woman who was the model for Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa（蒙娜丽莎） were dug up 30 years ago and now lie in a municipal rubbish tip, an Italian expert has claimed. Lisa Gherardini died in Florence in 1542 and was bu...
Britons find being older than 52 is nothing to laugh about because that's the age when they start becoming grumpy（脾气坏的）, according to a survey on Friday. The poll of 2,000 Britons found those over 50 laughed far less than their younger co...
An oil-splattered BP（英国石油公司） engineer's boiler suit has become one of the most successful Halloween costumes in the United States. More than 10,000 of the outfits have been sold in the approach to this year's October 31 holiday, which...
