2011-03-10 所属栏目:欧美文化

As more Americans try to adopt healthy lifestyles and environmentally friendly practices, the idea of growing their own food has become increasingly popular among city dwellers. That interest was evi

2011-03-10 所属栏目:欧美文化

More than 2,000 representatives of world oil and gas companies, academics and industry experts are in Houston this week for the 30th annual conference sponsored by Cambridge Energy Research Associates

2011-03-09 所属栏目:欧美文化

SAN FRANCISCO, March 8 (Xinhua) -- The World's largest coffeehouse company Starbucks on Tuesday rolled out its new logo to celebrate its upcoming 40-year birthday.The Seattle-based company said in a

2011-03-09 所属栏目:欧美文化

TOKYO, March 9 (Xinhua) -- Japan's core machinery orders rose 4.2 percent in January from the previous month, marking the second rise in five months, the Cabinet Office said in a report on Wednesday.

2011-03-09 所属栏目:欧美文化

NEW YORK, March 8 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks rebounded on Tuesday, with the Dow Jones industrial average achieving three-digit gains as oil prices eased from its fresh multi-year high, soothing concerns

2011-03-09 所属栏目:欧美文化

HOUSTON, March 8 (Xinhua) -- BP Chief Executive Robert Dudley on Tuesday apologized his company's oil spill into the Gulf of Mexico and urged the world oil industry to take actions to avert similar d

2011-03-08 所属栏目:欧美文化

Computer hackers have attacked and infiltrated some 150 computers in the French Finance Ministry, stealing sensitive information related to the country's leadership of the Group of 20 economic group.

2011-03-08 所属栏目:欧美文化

A college education is out of reach for most state and federal prisoners. California’s San Quentin is one of the few prisons in the country that offers college-level courses.Jody Lewen has run the fa

2011-03-08 所属栏目:欧美文化

The U.S. space shuttle Discovery has completed its work at the International Space Station on its 39th and final mission, and is preparing for Wednesday's scheduled landing at the Kennedy Space Cente

2011-03-07 所属栏目:欧美文化

CANBERRA, March 7 (Xinhua) -- Due to one of the strongest La Nina events, 2010-11 has seen Australia's second wettest summer on record, and above average rainfall is expected to continue, a weather m

2011-03-07 所属栏目:欧美文化

LOS ANGEES, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Cell phones have become smarter in the past years with its function almost matching a computer, and in the smartphone revolution, Apple's iPhone is a latecomer but has

2011-03-07 所属栏目:欧美文化

LOS ANGELES, March 6 (Xinhua) -- U.S. researchers have successfully used certain microbes to produce biofuels, opening a door to developing cheaper "green" energy.The discovery was made by researchers

2011-03-07 所属栏目:欧美文化

CARDIFF, Britain, March 6 (Xinhua) -- British Prime Minister David Cameron pledged on Sunday to back small business and boost enterprise and declared "a war on the enemies of enterprise".
In his clos

2011-03-06 所属栏目:欧美文化

As the price of oil has surged because of the unrest in the Middle East, so have airline fares.Airlines around the world are quickly boosting their fares to keep pace with higher jet fuel costs, which

2011-03-06 所属栏目:欧美文化

President Barack Obama says with unemployment at a two year low and jobs being added to the economy, he is appealing Congress to help keep the economic momentum going. During his weekly address Saturd

2011-03-05 所属栏目:欧美文化

By 2050, small fish could dominate the oceans because of the rapid decline of larger, predator fish.In a new report, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization finds that one-third of the world’s fis

2011-03-05 所属栏目:欧美文化

The vast majority of Americans live in cities and urban life carries special health risks. Overcrowding leads to greater stress, which can lead to violence, according to Dr. Jo Boufford, president of

2011-03-05 所属栏目:欧美文化

Every school day, about 7,000 students drop out of school in the United Stars. That's a total of 1.2 million students each year and only about 70 percent of entering high school freshman graduate ea

2011-03-04 所属栏目:欧美文化

A new study indicates that the failure to diagnose and treat diabetes is a global problem in countries rich and poor, putting millions of lives at risk. The study used data from seven national surveys

2011-03-04 所属栏目:欧美文化

As the world prepares to mark the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day on March 8, a new report details the progress and challenges girls face in getting an education.The report – from the

2011-03-03 所属栏目:欧美文化

Steve Jobs asserted Apple Inc.'s command over the hottest market in computing and demonstrated his flair as high-tech's most celebrated pitchman.The Silicon Valley giant's chief executive, who took

2011-03-03 所属栏目:欧美文化

A huge part of the world's population of the world snores during sleep, something that is usually made fun of by others. But in some cases, snoring is not a laughing matter. It can often be a sign

2011-03-03 所属栏目:欧美文化

Medical Tourism has become one of the most quickly expanding business in the world, particularly in Asia. Contrary to what many have proclaimed, international travel to seek health care is nothing new

2011-03-02 所属栏目:欧美文化

Sales of new vehicles jumped markedly in the U.S. in February, with sales by the world's two biggest automakers up the most.Japan's Toyota, the global leader, said it sold nearly 142,000 vehicles la

2011-03-02 所属栏目:欧美文化

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station have installed a new permanent storage unit, creating an additional 70 cubic meters of cargo space and a new venue in which to conduct experiments.