1.一項有關時尚之都的年度調查顯示,今年紐約擊敗米蘭,再次成為世界第一時尚之都,但世界傳統五大時尚之都的地位正受到亞洲和澳大利亞城市的挑戰。
Ten years after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, airport-security screening is still in flux, with complaints up, some travelers more outraged than ever and the Transportation Security Administration embarking on a major strategy shift.
A new study suggests that in addition to cutting the amount of sodium in their diets to improve heart health, Americans should also increase consumption of a key mineral found in many fruits and vegetables: potassium.
Sodium, a key component of salt, has been shown to raise blood pressure, which in turn raises the risk of heart disease, but studies have shown inconsistent results as to whether high-sodium diets actually boost the risk of heart-related problems.
President Obama proposed higher taxes on the wealthy, cuts in some social programs and less military spending in a package intended to reduce the huge
6. 日本日經指數收跌2%,香港恒生指數收盤時暴跌近5%。首爾、悉尼和上海的股市星期四在收盤時也都下跌至少2%。歐洲各主要股市在午盤交易時的跌幅至少為3%。
7. 曾任美國商務部長的駱家輝就任美國駐華大使已有差不多六個星期,在此期間,他一直就貿易保護主義和人民幣匯率問題向中國施壓。但未曾想,自他抵達北京後,人們關注的焦點竟然主要是他的華裔身份和他沒有官架子的親民作風,這兩點讓他受到中國百姓的喜愛,同時卻引發了中國官方媒體評論員的擔憂。
In the roughly six weeks since he started the job, Mr. Locke, the former commerce secretary, has pressed China on protectionism and currency, but finds that much of the focus since he arrived in Beijing has been on his ethnicity and absence of official airs, which have both endeared him to ordinary Chinese and caused consternation among state-media commentators.
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