A landscape by Claude Monet has been found in a suitcase the late German collector Cornelius Gurlitt had with him during a hospital stay, the latest piece to emerge from his long-hidden art trove.
莫內一幅風景畫，在德國已故收藏家古里特住院時帶的一個行李箱裡被發現，是他長期隱藏的藝術收藏中最新出現的一件。
Governments have agreed the first international standards limiting cancer-causing arsenic pollution in rice, a key move to protect consumers of what is a staple food for billions, the UN said.
各國政府同意第一個限制稻米中砷污染致癌的國際標準，這是保障數十億以此為主食的消費者的關鍵行動，聯合國說。
Just like Ernest Hemingway used to do, two of his grandsons sailed into the fishing town of Cojimar on Monday, marking 60 years since the iconic US author won the Nobel prize.
就像他們的祖父從前一樣，海明威的兩名孫子週一駕船航行到古巴小鎮科希瑪，紀念這位美國代表作家獲得諾貝爾文學獎60週年。
Ukraine’s non-aligned status is "a basic issue" for Moscow and efforts in Kiev to scrap it are an American-inspired bid to drive a wedge between Russia and Europe, Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday.
對莫斯科來說，烏克蘭不結盟狀態是「基本問題」，基輔要破壞其中立狀態的種種作法，是受美國慫恿，意圖挑撥俄羅斯與歐洲之間的關係，俄羅斯外交部長拉夫羅夫週六說。
A Cuban intelligence agent who spent 15 years in a U.S. prison said Thursday he was optimistic that softening American attitudes toward Cuba would result in the liberation of three fellow agents who remain behind bars in the U.S. He also said it would be "difficult" to think Cuba would free imprisoned American contractor Alan Gross without the release of the 3 Cubans.
一位曾在美國入獄超過15年的古巴特務週四表示，他樂觀期待美國對古巴的態度軟化，可能會使仍在美國獄中的3位同伴特務獲釋。他也說，若美國不釋放這3名古巴人，認為古巴會釋放坐牢中的美國承包商艾倫．葛羅斯將有「困難」。
In 2009, President Bush declared the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument, giving the islands the same level of protection as statues or cultural sites. This area is controlled by the US and consists of seven scattered islands, atolls and reefs that lie between Hawaii and American Samoa.
2009年，布希總統宣佈「太平洋偏遠島嶼海洋國家保護區」，賦予這些島嶼與雕像或文化遺址相同的保護等級。這個區域由美國所控制，且由7個位於夏威夷至美屬薩摩亞間的零星島嶼、環礁及礁石組成。
Robert Tufts lost election for a third term as honorary mayor of a northern Minnesota town but he took the defeat in stride and is looking forward to kindergarten, his mother said on Tuesday.
羅伯特．塔虎茲的母親週二表示，羅伯特在爭取第三度出任明尼蘇達州北部一座城鎮的榮譽市長的選舉中敗北，但他以平常心面對，並期待上幼稚園。
Starbucks coffee is known for offering seasonal drinks like iced Frappuccino in the summer and Pumpkin Spice lattes in the fall but for the first time ever Starbucks patrons will be able to warm up with a beer flavored coffee.
星巴克咖啡以提供季節性飲品著稱，像是夏天有星冰樂、秋天有南瓜拿鐵，但星巴克老闆現在首次可以拿一種啤酒口味的咖啡，讓人暖暖身子了。
A dogs’ home in northern England on Friday said it was "overwhelmed" after an online appeal launched following a horrific blaze, which claimed the lives of 53 animals, raised £1 million in 24 hours.
北英格蘭1家犬隻收容所週五指出，因一場可怕的火災而發起的網路捐款呼籲，在24小時內募得100萬英鎊後，該單位「感激萬分」，這場火災奪走53條狗狗的生命。
In a German study, half of those with a university degree were myopic compared with less than a quarter of folks who quit after high school or secondary school.
德國一項研究指稱，擁有大學學歷的人近一半有戴眼鏡。相較之下，高中或國中學歷的人僅有不到4分之1戴眼鏡。
As he prepares to move in to Bangkok’s Government House this week, Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha is going to great lengths to sweep away any occult challenge.
在他準備於本週搬進曼谷的總理府之際，泰國總理帕拉育要大費周章地掃除任何巫術威脅。
President Barack Obama tapped Silicon Valley for two key positions on his technology policy team on Thursday, naming Megan Smith from Google as his chief technology officer and Alexander Macgillivray, formerly of Twitter, as a deputy.
總統歐巴馬週四選擇矽谷人才擔任其科技政策團隊兩重要職位，任命Google的梅根．史密斯為科技長，前推特人的亞歷山大．麥吉利佛雷為副科技長。
A U.S. woman has given birth while driving to a doctor’s appointment and delivered her daughter by herself.
一名美國婦女在開車赴醫生掛號約診時生產，並且靠自己把女兒生了下來。
Dozens of people helped rescue a fellow commuter in Australia by pushing against train carriages to free the man whose foot had slipped between the platform and the train.
澳洲有數十人為協助拯救一名通勤客而把火車車廂推斜，好讓這名腳卡在月台與火車之間的男子脫困。
Watching action films may make you more likely to pile on the pounds, according to US researchers.
根據美國研究人員，看動作片可能讓你更容易堆積脂肪。
A recently discovered asteroid about the size of a house will make a relatively close pass by Earth on Sunday, flying just past the communication satellites that circle the planet, scientists said.
最近發現的一顆約房子大小的小行星，週日將相當近距離地行經地球，恰恰飛掠過繞行地球的通訊衛星，科學家指出。
With a relatively small surface area to body volume, elephant heat dissipation is limited to the point where extended exertion in the heat can be fatal.
由於大象的身體表面積和體積比相對較小，所以散熱能力有限，長時間在炎熱天氣下活動可能會一命嗚呼！
Sanrio, the Japanese company behind Hello Kitty, revealed that despite looking like a cat, the global icon of cute is actually a female called Kitty White.
創造凱蒂貓的日本公司三麗鷗揭露，儘管凱蒂貓看來像貓，但這個全球可愛偶像其實是位女性，名叫凱蒂．懷特。
Indonesian president-elect Joko Widodo’s on Thursday said tackling a big fuel subsidy bill will have to wait until his October inauguration, after the outgoing leader indicated conditions were not right to raise fuel prices.
在即將卸任的領導人指出現在情況不適宜調漲油價後，印尼總統當選人佐科威週四表示，要處理鉅額油價補貼法案必須等到他10月的就職典禮之後。
May Myat Noe, the first Myanmar beauty queen to win an international beauty pageant, was crowned Miss Asia Pacific World in May 2014.
緬甸第一位在國際選美盛會獲勝的選美皇后梅妙諾，於2014年5月得到「亞太世界小姐」冠冕。
