2011-02-02 所属栏目:双语新闻

Ice, snow and hail are blanketing the midwestern United States, as part of a massive winter storm expected to be one of the biggest in recent years. The National Weather Service issued warnings urging

2011-02-01 所属栏目:双语新闻

Sydney is hopping with excitement ahead of Chinese New Year celebrations, with more than 600,000 locals and overseas visitors set to welcome the Year of the Rabbit.The four-footed furry creature, symb

2011-02-01 所属栏目:双语新闻

Nearly four out of five women and three of five men say they believe texting, Facebook and other social networking tools cause new couples to jump into bed faster, a survey released on Monday showed.B

2011-01-31 所属栏目:双语新闻

While Britain has a public holiday to celebrate Prince William's wedding, one company is taking the party one step further with souvenir condoms that urge lovers to "lie back and think of England".Cr

2011-01-31 所属栏目:双语新闻

Money and success are in store for Year of the Rabbit celebrities Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp, but Depp is more likely to find scandal than happiness in romance, according to a Taiwanese fortune te

2011-01-30 所属栏目:双语新闻

A restaurant in Paris is offering flavours that you can inhale, instead of tasting them physically.The act of breathing in flavours is known as 'whaffing,' which is being predicted as a futuristic w

2011-01-30 所属栏目:双语新闻

Half of men would forgive their female partner's infidelity, as long as it was with another woman, according to a new study on cheating.Women, however, were less likely to forgive and forget if their

2011-01-28 所属栏目:双语新闻

The president of the first Thai airline to hire transsexuals as flight attendants on Thursday said he was a "pioneer" and predicted other carriers would follow his lead.Fledgling airline PC Air has al

2011-01-28 所属栏目:双语新闻

If you are looking to boost your career and get a promotion, January is the best month of the year in many countries to get it.An analysis of data on the professional networking site LinkedIn showed J

2011-01-27 所属栏目:双语新闻

Paulita and Tony Flores took their wedding vows in December in an elegant rotunda with marble floors amid glimmering chandeliers and a bubbling fountain.It didn't bother them that a room down the hal

2011-01-27 所属栏目:双语新闻

It's worrying news for any parent who's struggled with a headstrong young child.But scientists claim that children who have low levels of self-control at three are more likely to have health and mon

2011-01-26 所属栏目:双语新闻

"The King's Speech" reigned supreme in Hollywood on Tuesday as Oscar voters bestowed 12 nominations on the British drama, including best picture, actor and director.The film, revolving around wartime

2011-01-26 所属栏目:双语新闻

Families face being rationed to 80 bags of rubbish a year. Households throwing away more waste will have to take it to the tip or buy a limited number of extra bags.The scheme is already in use with o

2011-01-25 所属栏目:双语新闻

Vampires, werewolves and airbenders lead the pack at the Razzies, an Academy Awards spoof that hands out prizes for the year's worst films.The blockbuster supernatural tale "The Twilight Saga: Eclips

2011-01-25 所属栏目:双语新闻

Women are more likely than men to take sick days and are happier to give an embarrassing excuse for taking unplanned leave, according to a new survey.Research carried out for Sovereign Health Care fou

2011-01-24 所属栏目:双语新闻

The Internet is running out of addresses.With everything from smartphones to Internet-linked appliances and cars getting online, the group entrusted with organizing the Web is running out of the "IP"

2011-01-24 所属栏目:双语新闻

Each of William Shakespeare's 38 plays will be performed in a different language, including Arabic, Spanish and Urdu, during a theatre season in Britain to mark the London 2012 Olympic Games.Shakespe

2011-01-21 所属栏目:双语新闻

Is your puppy getting pudgy? Does your terrier need to drop a few excess pounds?Like many adults in the United States, an increasing number of pets are overweight or obese.Alison Sweeney, the host of

2011-01-21 所属栏目:双语新闻

Women who want to succeed at work should resist the temptation to act like men, scientists have said.Studies show that assertive women are often less likely to get ahead than those who exhibit more fe

2011-01-20 所属栏目:双语新闻

Tens of thousands of Russians jumped into holes cut in ice on Monday night and Tuesday morning on the holiday of the Epiphany, when Russian Orthodox believers take part in a baptism ceremony.Russians

2011-01-20 所属栏目:双语新闻

Spending time online is normal behavior for teenagers. But too much Internet use by teens -- or too little, for that matter -- might be related to depression, a new study finds.The findings, reported

2011-01-19 所属栏目:双语新闻

Iran has banned the production of Valentine's Day gifts and any promotion of the day celebrating romantic love to combat what it sees as a spread of Western culture, Iranian media reported.The Februa

2011-01-19 所属栏目:双语新闻

South Korea's civil servants have been ordered to do their public duty by switching off the heating and donning long johns as the severe cold puts a strain on power resources, according to officials.

2011-01-18 所属栏目:双语新闻

"The Social Network" grabbed four awards including best picture at the Golden Globes on Sunday, trouncing top-tipped British drama "The King's Speech" which garnered only one.In what is traditionally

2011-01-18 所属栏目:双语新闻

Handsome men and women often appear to be blessed with lucky lives. Now research has shown they are cleverer than most people as well.Studies in Britain and America have found they have IQs 14 points