Lottery fever in US 彩票乐透美国 Millions are trying their luck in seven states 七个州的几百万人准备碰一碰运气 Millions of people in the United States are scrambling for tickets to enter one of the world's biggest-ever lottery dr...
New hope in Aids fight 抗争艾滋病的新希望 Drugs should be more affordable （艾滋病药物应更便宜些） Some of the world's biggest pharmaceuticals firms have announced dramatic reductions in the price of Aids drugs in the developing...
France runs out of cash 巴黎现金短缺 Cash-less society: Parisians queue to get at their francs. 现金短缺:巴黎市民排队取款 More than half of France's cash dispensers are standing empty because of a week-long strike by security guards...
EU overhauls aid system 欧盟将彻底改革其援助计划 European aid too often arrives too late 欧盟援助总是姗姗来迟 The European Commission is to radically overhaul the way it runs its vast foreign aid programme after years of ineffic...
Red tides increase off China coast 中国沿海赤潮增多 The number of red tides increasing 赤潮光临次数增多 Untreated sewage being pumped into the sea off the east coast of China is causing potentially dangerous red tides in the waters ar...
Market merger wins approval 股票交易所合并提议获通过 Frankfurt's board discussed the merger at a speacial meeting 法兰克福股票交易所监督委员会召开 特别会议讨论合并问题 Plans to merge the stock markets of London a...
Caspian Crisis Cuts Caviar Catch 里海危机致使鱼子酱产量大幅降低 Russian caviar stocks are dwindling fast 俄国鱼子酱库存迅猛减少 Gourmets are going to have to pay a lot more for their black caviar this year if they can find i...
Fuel from human waste 人类排泄物可转化为燃料 Windpower: One form of renewable energy 风能：一种可再生能源 A new process which turns human excrement into valuable fuel has been developed by scientists in Thailand. They have produc...
WHO attacks tobacco firms 世界卫生组织指责烟草公司 Thailand has some of the toughest anti-tobacco laws 泰国是拥有最严厉的禁烟法律的国家之一 The World Health Organisation (WHO) has attacked tobacco companies over their ma...
Brazil airport thieves snatch $1.7m 巴西机场170万美元被抢 Sao Paulo has a serious crime problem 圣保罗犯罪问题严重 Armed men have burst into Sao Paulo city airport and stolen three million reals ($1.7m) from an aeroplane. It was an...
