Alternative Fuel Ethanol Hits a Wall 替代燃料乙醇遭遇难题/撞墙 When U.S. drivers fill their tanks with ethanol, they are essentially buying fermented corn grown by American farmers. A 2007 law requires gasoline makers to add increasing am...
Top 5 Countdown for Week Ending May 10 截至5月10日本周歌曲前五 Were spotlighting the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart, for the week ending May 10, 2014. There's cause for celebration today, becauseafter fiv...
Future of Odessa, Ukraine's 'Jewel of the Black Sea,' Uncertain LONDON The violence between pro-Kyiv and pro-Russian groups in Odessa last week killed over 40 people and sent shockwaves across Ukraine and beyond. The city founded by Catherine the Gre...
Pakistan's Bonded Laborers Trapped in Cycle of Debt 巴基斯坦契约劳工陷入债务圈套 ISLAMABAD In Pakistan today, more than 2 million people, including children, work as bonded laborers, a system the United Nations describes as modern-day s...
Russia's Ukraine Policy Part of Broader Shift 俄罗斯的乌克兰政策发生转变 LONDON It was all smiles for the cameras when Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in September and expressed his intention t...
Summit Pledges to Save the Oceans 全球海洋保护峰会承诺保护海洋 The summit on protecting the worlds oceans ended Friday, with a call to tackle the major threats of climate change, overfishing, habitat loss and pollution. The Global Ocean...
Project to Save Endangered Orchids Blossoms in Florida 佛罗里达开始拯救濒危兰花花种的计划 Many gardeners around the world consider orchids among the most beautiful flowering plants. There are more than 20,000 species of orchids, and...
Obama to Visit Malaysia Amid MH370 Criticisms 奥巴马访问深陷MH370漩涡的马来西亚 KUALA LUMPUR President Barak Obama heads to Malaysia this weekend, where the host governments handling of the disappearance of the Malaysia Airways flight h...
Kerry Accuses Russia of Ignoring Geneva Agreement On Ukraine 克里指责俄无视关于乌克兰的日内瓦协议 The United States has accused Russia of orchestrating armed resistance in eastern Ukraine. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Thursday...
Israel, US Condemn Palestinian Plan to Form Unity Government 以色列、美国谴责巴勒斯坦计划组建团结政府 WASHINGTON Long-divided Palestinian leaders from the West Bank and Gaza Strip have announced plans to form a unity government in...
Young South Africans of Born-Free Generation Not All Keen to Vote 南非年轻一代并非都热衷于投票 JOHANNESBURG As general elections in South Africa approach, many young people who were born after the end of apartheid will vote for the firs...
Scientists Decode Tsetse Fly Genome 科学家解密采采蝇基因序列 Scientists have mapped the genetic code of the tsetse fly, the insect responsible for African sleeping sickness. They said the findings could lead to better repellents and contr...
Dinosaur Descendants Shrank to Survive Not all dinosaurs went extinct. Some are alive today in the form of birds. A new study finds that shrinking helped these birds continue to thrive and evolve. If we really want to know how birds came about, then...
French Court Convicts South African Artist of Indecent Exposure WASHINGTON A French court has convicted South African performance artist Steven Cohen of indecent exposure during an appearance he made in central Paris last year. The court imposed no p...
Teenagers Live Extraordinary Lives to Make a Difference 青少年追寻梦想造就不平凡生活 LOS ANGELES While most teenagers in the United States spend their time juggling school, home and friends, there are a few who are choosing a different...
