Some outbreaks in eastern Europe have started in communities of Roma (gypsies). 东欧的某些疾病爆发于罗马(吉普赛人)的社区, Members of this poor and ostracised minority are shunned by health workers and often go unvaccinated. 这...
International Vaccination A jab in time 国际 疫苗及时一针 Some Western countries have lower vaccination rates than poor parts of Africa. Anti-vaxxers are not the main culprits 与非洲贫困地区相比,部分西方国家的疫苗接种率更...
Thousands of miners in the north-eastern Chinese city of Shuangyashan staged protests over unpaid wages. The state-owned company they work for has suffered because of falling demand for its coal as China's economy slows. 中国东北双鸭山市发生大...
The world this week-Politics 本周政治新闻 In a surprise move, Vladimir Putin announced that he was withdrawing the bulk of Russian forces from Syria, six months after he sent them there to support his beleaguered ally, Bashar al-Assad. The same...
Pandemics 流行病 An ounce of prevention 预防不足 Crises of infectious diseases are becoming more common. The world should be better prepared 传染病导致的危机已经越来越常见,世界应该做好更周全的准备 ONE of the soberi...
In Riyadh and in Jeddah, though not in a few more liberal places such as Qatif, the clericswho always opposed female participation in the electionshave stopped the new female local councillors from sitting in the council chambers with men. 在利雅得...
Women in Saudi Arabia 沙特阿拉伯的女人们 One step forward, one step back 进一步,退一步 Progress for women is going into reverse under the new king 在新任国王的统治下,女性地位的进步又倒退了 WHEN Hind Al-Otaibi we...
The British government has promised to pay the French utility company up to 92.50 per megawatt hour (three times the current wholesale price) for its output. 英国政府答应支付法国电力集团高达92.5英镑/兆瓦小时的电力价格(这是...
Business this week 本周经济要闻 The Volkswagen scandal rumbled on. Prosecutors in Germany expanded the number of employees at the car maker who are under investigation to 17. But they have yet to find firm evidence that senior executives had kn...
The Supreme Court itself has already endorsed limits after 24 weeks, the point at which a fetus is considered to be viable outside the womb, putting it squarely alongside public opinion. 最高法院本身已赞同怀孕24周后禁止堕胎,因为此...