摩天大楼竞赛 比拼的不只是高度

One World Trade Center is the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, and currently fourth tallest in the world. Opened in November, this sleek skyscraper soars 1,776ft (541m) above Manhattan. Its height is a symbolic reference to the US Declarat

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屠呦呦呼吁青蒿素耐药性问题

Artemisinin, also known as QingHaoSu in Chinese, was discovered by Chinese scientist Tu Youyou. She received the 2015 Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine for the drug's discovery by her team more than three decades ago. In her speech at the Karol

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屠呦呦获诺贝尔生理学或医学奖

Jan Andersson from the Nobel Prize Committee in Physiology or Medicine explained why Tu Youyou won the Nobel Prize. Youyou Tu got half of this year's prize for her discovery of Artemisinin, and she did that from an herb, so she was the one who identi

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非洲官员盛赞中国诺贝尔奖得主屠呦呦

Dr Matshidiso Moeti, Regional Director of the World Health Organization's Africa Region, says Tu Youyou's development of a treatment for malaria has been a life-saver. As you know Malaria is one of the biggest killers of African people, particularly

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Chinese state councilor meets Intel CEO

BEIJING, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor Liu Yandong met here on Wednesday with Paul Otellini, president and chief executive officer (CEO) of U.S. computer chip giant Intel Corp. Liu praised Intel's development strategy of expanding inve

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Verdicts expected in soccer corruption trials

SHENGYANG, Liaoning Province, June 12 (Xinhua) -- Four different courts in northeast China's Liaoning Province are set to hand down verdicts for former Chinese soccer bosses and national team players on Wednesday. A court in Dandong is expected to an

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Oracle names Safra Catz as new CFO

SAN FRANCISCO, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Oracle Corp. on Monday announced that its co-president Safra Catz is taking the additional position as the software giant's chief financial officer (CFO), following the resignation of its current CFO Jeff Epstein.

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今年各类自然灾害已致全国1074人死亡

Natural disasters across China have left at least 1,074 people dead and 270 unaccounted for since the beginning of the year, an official at the Ministry of Civil Affairs said last Tuesday. 民政部官员上周二表示，今年年初以来，全国各

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NY Attorney General to analyze AT&T, T-Mobile merger

NEW YORK, March 29 (Xinhua) -- New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced on Tuesday that his office will undertake a thorough review of ATT's acquisition of T-Mobile for potential anti-competitive impacts on consumers and businesses. Schn

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AOL reported to discuss merger with Yahoo

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- AOL's chief executive officer (CEO) Tim Armstrong has reached out to Yahoo for talks of a merger of the two companies, U.S. media reported on Friday. Armstrong is discussing options for a combination aimed at streng

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EU Blocks NY-Frankfurt Stock Exchange Merger

European Union regulators have blocked the planned merger of the New York and Frankfurt stock exchanges, a $10 billion deal that would have created the world's largest financial market operator. The EU's Competition Commissioner, Joaquin Almunia, sai

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2016年表现最糟糕的名人

Ladies and gentlemen, may I welcome you to the Bad Manners Awards 2016? 女士们、先生们，欢迎来到2016年没礼貌大奖颁奖典礼。 The judging committee (of one) has spent weeks deciding which members of the Royal family, politicians a

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中国银行将参与设定伦敦金价

Bank of China has joined seven other financial institutions to become a direct participant on the electronic platform that sets the gold price in London. Being the world's largest bullion consumer, China has never directly played a role in global gol

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肥胖世界地图 猜猜哪个国家胖子多

You might think the U.S. is the most obese nation in the world - but if you do, you are wrong. 如果你一直以为美国是世界上肥胖人口最多的国家，那你可就错了。 Soaring rates of obesity in the Pacific Islands, nations in the

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冏研究 iPhone用户比安卓用户聪明

iPhone users have a reputation for being smug and now they may have a good reason. iPhone用户有着自以为是的名声，现在他们更有理由这样做了。 A recent study has found that people who use an iPhone are smarter than those who pre

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有钱就任性 可口可乐开卖高价牛奶

Coca Cola is to to produce its own brand of milk as it expands from carbonated sugary drinks. 可口可乐将生产自己品牌的牛奶作为对含糖碳酸饮料业务的扩展。 The American drinks giant is making a daily pint called Fairlife whi

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苹果发布iOS9.1系统版本 新增150个表情

Apple released on Wednesday the first significant update to its iOS 9 software for iPhones and iPads, though it might matter most to those who like to send emoji-laden messages about food. 这周三，苹果首次推出iPhone和iPad的iOS 9升级。此

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中兴在加拿大发布高端智能手机

TORONTO, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- ZTE, the fourth-largest smartphone supplier in North America, teamed up with Rogers Communications in launching here Tuesday smartphone ZTE Axon, its first premium device released in Canada. With a display of 5.5 IPS LCD,

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马拉拉成人礼：开办难民女校

Celebrating her first day as an adult Sunday, 18-year-old Nobel Prize-winner Malala Yousafzai did the gift-giving a girls school for Syrian refugees in Lebanon. 周日，诺贝尔和平奖得主马拉拉优素福扎伊（Malala Yousafzai）迎来了自

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景区刮起最严整肃风 367家景区被处理

Chinese tourism authorities have launched the toughest crackdown on under-performing scenic spots or attractions. 我国旅游管理部门对表现不佳的景点景区开展了最为严厉的整治行动。 So far, 367 scenic spots have been deliste

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