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新奇事件簿 新加坡庆祝独立50周年
Singapore celebrated its fiftieth birthday on Saturday. The tiny nation became an independent country on August 8th, 1965. The climax of the celebrations was the largest fireworks display ever seen in Singapore. Tens of thousands of people gathered i
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新奇事件簿 番茄大战收门票
Spain's economic woes have led to one of its most famous festivals becoming a pay-to-join event. The cash-strapped town of Bunol will start charging participants who want to take part in its world-famous Tomatina tomato-throwing festival. Tourists wi
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新奇事件簿 推特正式取消140个字符限制
For the first time on Twitter, people will be able to send messages that are longer than 140 characters. While tweets will still be restricted to the 140-character limit, Direct Messages (DMs) will be capped at 10,000 characters. These are the person
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新奇事件簿 乔治王子官方照片公布
Britain's royal family released the first official photos of Prince George on Sunday. The photos are a little different because a royal photographer didn't take them. The photos came from the private family album of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
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新奇事件簿 英媒指田径运动涉嫌大规模服药
An article in the British newspaper The Sunday Times claims that around a third of the world's top athletes at a major event cheated by using drugs. The newspaper says a study was carried out during the World Athletics Championships in Daegu, South K
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新奇事件簿 当志愿者助延长寿命
Volunteering can make you happier and help you live longer, according to a new study. A research paper published on Friday in the journal BMC Public Health says doing good deeds for others boosts your mental health and increases your longevity. Resea
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新奇事件簿 谁是真的蒙娜丽莎
Scientists say they are close to finding the remains of the woman who modelled for Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece the Mona Lisa. Researchers have opened a centuries-old tomb in the Italian city of Florence. They believe they will find the skeleton o
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新奇事件簿 FIFA 16最终加入女子足球队
One of the world's best-selling video games has increased its list of options to attract more women players. The game is the latest in EA Sports' incredibly popular FIFA series and is called FIFA 16. It will be on sale later this month. Game players
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新奇事件簿 欧盟新规上下班时间算工作
The European Union has ruled that workers with no fixed office should be paid for travelling to and from their first and last appointments of their day. This could have a huge impact on the payroll expenses of companies across Europe. The European Co
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新奇事件簿 中国建尼加拉瓜大运河
A Chinese company is going to build a new shipping route through Central America. Nicaragua has given the company a $40 billion contract to construct a canal across the country. It will join the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. This means there will be t
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新奇事件簿 成都建规模最大建筑
China is building up a large collection of the biggest things in the world. The latest addition is the world's largest building. It is called the New Century Global Center and it opened this week in Chengdu, Sichuan province, in China's southwest. It
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新奇事件簿 想减肥盛小盘
New research suggests there is a simple and easy way that helps people to stop over-eating. Researchers say there is an alternative to fancy diets. They say that using smaller plates, knives, forks, glasses and other tableware could reduce the amount
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新奇事件簿 自制时钟形似炸弹遭拘捕
The Texas high school student who was arrested because of a clock he made for school has been invited to the White House by U.S. President Barack Obama. Ahmed Mohamed, 14, was led away in handcuffs after his school alerted police that he had brought
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新奇事件簿 日本NHK因英文遭起诉
A Japanese man is angry with Japan's television company NHK. He is tired of hearing so many English words on TV. Mr Hoji Takahashi, 71, says he is stressed every time he hears an English loanword on NHK. He is taking NHK to court. He wants the TV com
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新奇事件簿 联合国提倡多吃昆虫缓解粮荒
A new United Nations report says that we should all eat insects. The report is from the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization. It is called Edible Insects: Future Prospects for Food and Feed Security. The U.N. says it is important we eat insects to
