在拉斯維加斯舉辦的年度美國國際消費者電子產品博覽會(CES)上,一家來自中國常州的電動滑板公司遭美國聯邦法警以涉嫌侵犯專利,當場沒收展台上的獨輪平衡滑板車和宣傳資料。據《BBC中文網》報導,該家中國公司為常州的「第一國際貿易」(First International Trade)公司,其展示並銷售的
The 2010 World Cup in South Africa triggered an increase in the number of boys born in the country nine months after the event, a study says. The rati
By Shih Hsiu-chuan / Staff reporterPresident Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) said that he was not happy when asked about a recent Chinese military exercise targeti
Pam信奉伊斯蘭教的沙烏地阿拉伯一向被視為性保守及女權低落的國家,但是荷蘭情色用品店El Asira的摩洛哥裔老闆Abdelaziz Aouragh正打算在該國內的伊斯蘭聖城麥加開立分店,並希望藉此挑戰伊斯蘭社會對女性的刻板形象,他說:「穆斯林婦女只能在廚房或面紗後出現是不對的。我們也應該去強調愛。
A school maths question posted on Facebook by a Singaporean TV presenter has stumped thousands, and left many asking if that’s really what is expected
Eating a steak dinner in Mumbai nowadays could land you in prison for up to five years and cost you more than $150 in fines.
Ayesha - a false name to protect her identity - told BBC Newsnight she was taught to see the UK as "our enemy".艾伊莎──一個假名以保護她的身分──告訴英國廣播公司「新聞之夜」節目,她被教導
Senior Western officials on Thursday accused Russia of redrawing the map of Europe by force and posing a threat to the Baltic states.
By Sean Lin / Staff reporterThe Ministry of Science and Technology yesterday said it had not noticed a surge in the volume of incoming data transmissi
/ Staff writer, with CNAAn exhibition that tells the history of the world through 100 items is to open at the National Palace Museum in Taipei on Satu
A teacher from the Republic of Ireland has been turned down for a job in South Korea due to the "alcoholism nature" of Irish people.
AFP, BAGHDADMilitants pushed a weeklong offensive that has overrun swathes of Iraq to within 60km of Baghdad yesterday, as the UN warned the country’s
美國ETS測驗機構發佈了去年「多益」(TOEIC)聽力與閱讀測驗的全球報告。台灣有二十六萬多人次報考,平均成績則小降為五三九分,是近年來的最低分。由於大幅落後中國的七四七分、馬來西亞的六八八分、菲律賓的六七八分、和南韓的六二八分,有些媒體便痛批我國的英語程度慘輸對岸兩百多分。
Tragedy had struck a German flea circus. All of the circus’s 300 members was wiped out by the freezing weather – unfortunately on April Fools’ Day.
肘樂團就在入行第10個年頭推出第5張錄音室新品《Build A Rocket Boys》,全員不假他人之手,合力完成詞曲譜寫、製作、混音等大任,創下英國亞軍、及美國潛力榜第2名的亮眼佳績;同時,幾經各大媒體宣傳後,緊接著又發行《Dead In The Boot》,跳脫以往的柔情曲調風格,預計將引發下
Japan has restarted the first nuclear reactor since the meltdown at the Fukushima power plant last year. Hundreds gathered near the plant in the town
英國廣播公司新聞網(BBC News)報導,美國研究學者指出,只要將新聞報導輸入一台超級電腦並進行內容分析,就能預測世界大事的發展;儘管超級電腦的阿拉伯之春研究為事後分析,但科學家表示,同樣程序可以用來預測即將發生的衝突。此外,該系統也透露開打恐怖組織首腦賓拉丹藏身處的早期線索。
英國選制的公投出爐,投票結果顯示選民大部分反對改變國會選舉制度,有近的68%的民眾不同意將國會選舉制度從「領先者當選制」(first past the post)改為「選擇投票制」( Alternative Vote),因此英國國會選制將維持現況。
Coffee addicts have an excuse for blaming their genes. According to new research, genetic factors could explain why some people consume large amounts
A former New Zealand government minister once tipped as a likely future national leader admitted Thursday to charging pornographic movies in hotels to