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新奇事件簿 英国人选择延迟退休年龄
People are working to an older age in Britain. The number of 70-74 year-old people who work has doubled in the past decade. Around 10 per cent of British people in their early 70s are now working. It is the highest figure since records began. The Bri
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新奇事件簿 微波防腐面包60天不变质
American scientists say they can make bread last for up to two months. They have found a way to stop mould or fungus growing on bread and other food. The researchers are from a biotechnology company called MicroZap. The company's name gives a clue to
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新奇事件簿 全球变暖缩减鱼类体积
The size of fish in the oceans is shrinking. A new report from the University of British Columbia in Canada states fish may shrink by as much as a quarter in the coming decades because of global warming. The research team conducted extensive tests on
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新奇事件簿 俄罗斯田径陷禁药丑闻
A new and damning report from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has turned the athletics world upside down. The report focuses on Russia and claims that doping is prevalent throughout Russian athletics. The country could be suspended from all inter
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新奇事件簿 亚马逊Pantry服务进军英国
The online shopping giant Amazon has entered the grocery delivery business in the UK. Its new service is called Amazon Pantry. A traditional pantry is a small room or cupboard in a house where people put food, plates and cutlery. Amazon's new product
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新奇事件簿 成瘾或具有遗传性
Scientists have discovered that addictions may be hereditary. A team from Britains University of Cambridge found that siblings of drug addicts share the same brain abnormalities as their drug-using brothers and sisters. The research team said these a
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新奇事件簿 功能性饮料损害牙齿健康
A new study has found that energy drinks and sports drinks cause irreversible damage to teeth, with energy drinks being twice as damaging as sports drinks. A report recently published in the journal General Dentistry found that the high acidity level
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新奇事件簿 2012年热词"Omnishambles"
The Oxford English Dictionary has chosen the neologism (new word) omnishambles as its Word Of The Year for 2012. The OED's blog defines this recent addition to the English vocabulary as a situation that has been comprehensively mismanaged, characteri
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新奇事件簿 咖啡有助延长寿命
There is good news for coffee lovers. A new report claims that regular coffee drinkers may live longer than those who do not drink coffee. Researchers say there is growing evidence that coffee benefits the health, makes you live longer, and reduces t
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新奇事件簿 欧洲需要从袭击中苏醒过来
A top member of France's government has said European countries must wake up to terror threats because of the attacks on Paris on November the 13th. French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve told reporters that: It is urgent that Europe wakes up, or
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新奇事件簿 超级细菌或威胁人类生命
A new report warns that people could be in danger from superbugs if they eat rare and undercooked meat. The report is called the Review on Antimicrobial Resistance. Researchers looked into how antibiotics in food are making bugs stronger. The report
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新奇事件簿 间歇性暴力紊乱症盛行
A new study suggests that a high number of American teenagers suffer from a disorder that leads to fits of uncontrollable rage. Researchers from the Harvard Medical School conducted a survey and interviewed over 10,000 teens aged 13 to 17. They disco
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新奇事件簿 互联网改变记忆方式
New research suggests the Internet is changing our memory. Researchers from Colombia University presented people with different questions and found many began to think of computers. Lead researcher Dr Betsy Sparrow said that when test participants kn
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新奇事件簿 司机的自我认知
Canadian researchers have found that most drivers think they are better than others behind the wheel. The team from Ottawa University interviewed nearly 400 motorists of all ages. They all had to answer questions about what they thought of their own
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新奇事件簿 苏格兰取消特朗普商业大使头衔
A Scottish university and the leader of Scotland's main political party have stripped Donald Trump of titles they had previously given him. Billionaire tycoon Mr Trump is currently the leader of the race to become the Republican Party's contender for
