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Kraoke office: Japan inc. shifts to unusual workspaces.
卡拉OK辦公室：日本企業換到奇特的地點辦公

World’s first no-kill eggs go on sale in Berlin.
全球首批非殺戮雞蛋在柏林上市

At Cambodia’s ’Rubbish school,’ children pay tuition with trash.
在柬埔寨「垃圾學校」，學童用垃圾繳學費

Author Murakami：Joy of writing is to start not knowing end.
作家村上春樹：寫作的樂趣在於初下筆時不知道結局

Galapagos bans fireworks to protect unique wildlife.
為保護獨特的野生動物，加拉巴哥禁放煙火

Christmas pet adoption ban at German Shelten.
德國動物收容所禁止當作耶誕禮物的寵物領養

Leaving Facebook makes people happier but less informed.
離開臉書讓人更開心，但消息較不靈通

第二期

52 Polar Bears ’Invade’ a Russian Town to Eat Garbage.
52隻北極熊「入侵」俄羅斯城鎮吃垃圾

“We’ll grow old together!” Woman reunited with car 43 years after it was stolen.
「我們將一起變老！」女子與失竊43年的愛車團圓

Bra company boss forces male employees to experience E-cup boobs.
內衣廠商老闆強迫男性員工親身體驗E罩杯

Scientists create DNA-like molecule to aid search for alien life.
科學家創造「類DNA」分子，協助搜尋外星生命

Scientists create bee vaccine to fight off insect apocalypse.
科學家創造蜜蜂疫苗，對抗昆蟲末日

This library loans out ties and handbags so those with limited resources can go to job interviews.
這間圖書館出借領帶與手提包 讓資源有限者參加工作面試

Robots serve up food and fun in Budapest café.
機器人在布達佩斯咖啡館上菜及提供歡樂

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Jingle bells: Japan’s unusual station music.
叮噹作響：日本獨特的車站音樂

Eating chocolate can reduce stress, study says.
研究指出，吃巧克力可降低壓力

Spain horse whisperer’s animals mirror stress sufferers’ state of mind.
西班牙馴馬師的動物反映了壓力患者的心理狀態

China may slow pace of tourism cooperation with N. Korea after US protest.
美國抗議後，中國可能放慢與北韓的觀光業合作步調

Cow Who Escaped Slaughter And Swam To Island Dies After Recapture.
逃脫屠宰並游到荒島求生的母牛，在被捕回後死亡

Singapore durian-themed cafe smells commercial opportunities.
新加坡榴槤主題咖啡店嗅到商機

Author of Kiki’s Delivery Service Wins Prestigious Children’s Literature Award.
魔女宅急便作者贏得聲望崇隆的兒童文學大獎

第二期

AI can render 3D objects from 2D pictures.
人工智慧可用二維平面照片算出三維立體物體

Ageism is everywhere.
年齡歧視無所不在

About 440,000 South Koreans prepare for civil service exams.
南韓約44萬人準備公務人員考試

The Czech Republic is the unhealthiest country in the world.
捷克共和國是全世界最不健康的國家

Chile enacts historic ban on plastic bags.
智利頒佈歷史性的塑膠袋禁用令

Mandatory exercise at the office, Sweden’s latest craze
瑞典最新熱潮：辦公室裡的義務運動

Homeless man saves life of pastor who took him in.
遊民救了收留他的牧師性命

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What Causes Earthquake Swarm ?
「群震」的成因為何？

5G: The Coming Key to Technology’s Future.
未來科技的關鍵：5G

Man with ’golden arm’ whose rare blood saved more than two million babies donates for final time.
罕見血液拯救逾200萬寶寶生命的「金臂」男最後一次捐血

Scientists find massive Mayan society under Guatemala jungle.
科學家在瓜地馬拉叢林下發現大型馬雅社會

End to discrimination: Tunisian high school girls rebel against wearing uniforms.
終止歧視：突尼西亞高中女生拒穿制服

Homeless Lebanese dishwasher becomes Michelin-starred chef.
無家可歸的黎巴嫩洗碗工成為米其林星級廚師

One way of helping stray dogs – finding new homes overseas.
幫助流浪狗的方法之一 為牠在海外找新家

第二期

The Wizard of Oz’ Is the Most Influential Movie of All Time.
《綠野仙蹤》是史上最具影響力電影

Korea to continue to go nuclear-free despite Taiwan’s pro-nuclear move.
即使台灣做出擁核之舉 南韓將繼續朝向非核

Huge Lakes Thought to Be Hiding Beneath Antarctica’s Ice Seem to Have Vanished.
南極冰面下應該藏著的巨大湖泊，似乎消失了

Online voting based on blockchain technology in S. Korea expected to begin a trial service next year.
南韓以區塊鏈技術為基礎的線上投票可望於明年開始試行

Hong Kong’s new fight against ’fast fashion’.
香港打擊「快時尚」的新運動

Anonymous Donor Gives Widower With 7 Children $10,000 for the Holidays.
匿名者捐款1萬美元給有7個小孩的鰥夫好過節

Superheroes and villains: Who’s more violent might surprise you.
超級英雄及壞蛋：誰更暴力可能令您吃驚

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Using emoticons in work emails make you look incompetent
工作電郵中使用表情符號讓你看起來不適任

What bitcoin and blockchain bring to the remittance table
比特幣與區塊鏈對匯款的影響

India gives ’king of sweets’ a geographical tag to end bitter rivalry
印度給了「甜點之王」地理標示標籤終結激烈對抗

Sheep can learn to recognize human faces, research shows
研究顯示，羊能學習辨認人臉

Seoul may develop nuclear-powered submarine
首爾可能研發核動力潛艦

Hotel splashes the cash with world’s 1st pure platinum bath
旅館斥資打造世界第一的純白金浴缸

Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show: Katy Perry Banned From Performing in China
維多利亞的秘密時尚秀：凱蒂．佩芮中國演出遭封殺

第二期

Astronaut Peggy Whitson returns to Earth after record breaking space mission
太空人佩吉．懷特森創下太空任務新紀錄，重返地球

Disneyland Paris apologizes for banning boy from princess day
巴黎迪士尼為禁止男孩參加公主日致歉

Senators call for Trump to fill vacant Korean-affairs posts promptly
參議員呼籲川普立即補實兩韓事務職位空缺

10-year-old boy delivers baby brother as his mother goes into labor early
媽媽提前分娩 10歲男孩親自接生弟弟

Can Halloween freak you out any more than the real world?
萬聖節能比真實世界更令你害怕嗎？

Montrealers embracing Black Friday, Cyber Monday sales
蒙特婁民眾響應「黑色星期五」和「網路星期一」特賣

Cambridge University set to scrap written exams because students’ handwriting is so bad
劍橋大學考慮廢除紙筆考試，因為學生字跡難以辨識

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NASA scientists plan to stop supervolcano that could kill millions
NASA科學家計畫阻止可能令數百萬人喪命的超級火山

Crayfish staff help Czech brewery keep its water as pure as can be
小龍蝦職員協助捷克釀酒廠維持水潔淨

Child and teen obesity spreading across the globe
兒童與青少年肥胖擴散全球

Effigies of ghosts, monsters spook visitors in Okayama
岡山的鬼怪與怪物芻像嚇壞遊客

Sleeping alongside your dog can help you get a better night’s rest, claims study
研究主張，愛犬陪在身邊讓你更好睡

‘Maybe the smog can bring us together’: toxic air chokes Pakistan and India
「也許霧霾可以團結我們」：毒空氣讓巴基斯坦和印度窒息

NASA took the 1st, astonishing aerial photos of the giant new Antarctic iceberg
美國國家航太總署捕捉到首張驚人南極新巨型冰山空拍照

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At 55, ’French spiderman’ keeps climbing world’s skyscraper
55歲「法國蜘蛛人」繼續攀爬全球的摩天大樓

“Tabikaeru" － a mobile game about a traveling frog － is a big hit in China
「旅行青蛙」─ 一款關於青蛙旅行的手機遊戲，在中國蔚為風潮

A new coronavirus is killing pigs in China
一種新型冠狀病毒正屠殺中國豬隻

The cat of the match’ gets Besiktas in trouble with UEFA
「全場最佳貓球員」讓貝西克塔什惹上歐洲足球協會聯盟

Political divide poses challenge for inter-Korean summit
南韓社會的政治分歧對兩韓峰會造成挑戰

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II celebrates 92nd birthday
英國女王伊莉莎白二世慶祝92歲高壽

English pub scraps snail race as cold makes competitors sluggish
天氣太冷動作更慢 英國酒吧蝸牛賽跑不辦了

第二期

A company has created scentless fragrances that smell different on each wearer
一家公司創造無味香水  使用者各有不同味道

China’s ban on trash imports causes major confusion
中國禁止進口廢料 引發大混亂

Pakistan TV airs first transgender anchor
巴基斯坦推出首位跨性別主播

Failing your driving test on the first go makes you a better driver
第一次上路考駕照失敗，可以讓你成為更好的駕駛

People Who Like to Stay Up Later Have a Higher Chance of Early Death, Study Finds
研究發現，愛熬夜的人容易早死

When hoarding gets out of hand and turns a house into trash
當囤積失控到讓房子變成垃圾堆

Japanese train barks like a dog to prevent accidents
預防事故 日本火車發出狗吠聲