Chapter 1 經濟之聲
01 Central Banks Asset Rules Eased
中央銀行放松資產規則 / 2
02 A Company Accused of Relabeling Horsemeat as Beef Resumes Some of Its Activities
馬肉風波始作俑者恢復部分業務 / 5
03 Billionaire Warren Buffett Buying Heinz
億萬富翁沃倫•巴菲特將投資亨氏食品 / 8
04 The US and EU Plan to Start Bilateral Trade Talks
美國與歐盟將啟動雙邊貿易談判 / 10
05 Maker of Substandard French Breast Implants Apologizes
法國劣質隆胸填充物生產商認錯 / 13
06 Europe Has a Real Political Will to Fight Tax Evasion
歐洲目前有真正打擊逃稅的政治意願 / 15
07 Yahoo Buying Tumblr for More than ＄1 Billion
雅虎以10億多美元的價格購買湯博樂 / 18
08 BP and Shell Raided in European Commission Price-rigging Inquiry
英國石油公司和殼牌遭歐盟委員會價格操縱調查 / 21
09 Boehner on the Fiscal Cliff: the Senate Must Act
博納呼吁：參議院必須開始行動 / 23
10 IMF Urges to Continue with Stimulative Policies
國際貨幣基金組織敦促繼續實施刺激政策 / 26
11 Transocean Agrees to Pay ＄1.4 Billion Fine for the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
越洋鑽探公司同意為墨西哥灣漏油事件支付14億罰款 / 29
12 Blackberry Agreed to Be Acquired by Fairfax
黑莓公司同意被費爾法克斯收購 / 32
Chapter 2 科技縱橫
01 NY Police Test Scanners that Show Concealed Weapons
紐約警方測試可測出隱藏武器的高科技掃描儀 / 36
02 Microsoft Unveils Windows 8
微軟推出Windows 8 / 39
03 Bird Flu Virus: Scientists to Create Contagious Form
科學家將重啟高傳染性禽流感病毒研究 / 42
04 Yahoo Buys Summly for Millions
雅虎天價收購Summly / 45
05 Rat Responsible for Power Failure at Fukushima Nuclear Plant
福島核電站的一只老鼠造成停電 / 48
06 ”Warmed Liver” Transplant First
首例「暖肝」移植 / 50
07 Kepler Space Telescope Finds Planets That Support Life
開普勒望遠鏡發現宜居系外行星 / 53
08 Scientists in the US Create First Cloned Human Embryo
美科學家首次成功克隆人類胚胎 / 56
09 A Possible Ammonia Leak in the International Space Station
國際空間站可能發生氨氣泄漏事故 / 59
10 YouTube Launches Pay Channels
視頻網站YouTube宣布推出收費頻道 / 62
11 FAA Launches Review into Boeing 787 Dreamliner
聯邦航空局全面檢查787夢幻客機 / 65
Chapter 3 社會生活
01 Discrimination on the Bases of Caste Outlawed in the UK
英國廢除種姓制度基礎上的歧視 / 70
02 AP Twitter Account Hacked
美聯社推特賬號被黑 / 73
03 Nun Admits Stealing Nearly ＄130,000 from NY Churches
修女承認從紐約州教區盜取近13萬美元 / 76
04 UN Urges People to Eat Insects to Fight World Hunger
聯合國呼吁多吃昆蟲以對抗飢餓難題 / 79
05 Where Is the Best City to Live?
哪里是全球最宜居的城市？ / 82
06 Italian Earthquake Scientists Sentenced to 6 Years in Jail
意大利地震學家被判處6年監禁 / 85
07 Killer Whales in Canada Now Free After Being Trapped Under Sea Ice
加拿大虎鯨群被困海冰下奇跡脫險 / 88
08 Mexico Supreme Court Frees Frenchwoman Jailed for Kidnapping
墨西哥最高法院釋放因綁架被監禁的法國女子 / 91
09 A Wave of Migration to Australia 4,000 Years Ago
4000年前發生在澳大利亞的「移民潮」 / 94
10 ILO Report: Most Domestic Workers Excluded from Employment Protection
國際勞工組織稱：絕大多數家政工人都得不到雇用保護 / 97
11 A Law Banning Parisian Women from Wearing Trousers Repealed
巴黎女性不得穿長褲之禁令終被廢除 / 100
12 Medecins Sans Frontieres Closes Operations in Somalia
無國界醫生組織被迫結束在索馬里的所有醫療項目 / 102
13 Oxfam Urges World Leaders to Tackle Inequality
樂施會敦促世界領袖解決不平等的問題 / 105
14 Heavy Smog Blankets Beijing
霧霾天氣侵襲北京 / 108
15 BJP Gives Schoolgirls Overcoat to Curb Sexual Harassment
印度人民黨給女學生提供大衣以防止性騷擾 / 111
16 German Calls for Prosecution of Former Auschwitz Guards
德國人呼吁起訴前奧斯威辛集中營守衛 / 114
17 Merkel Visits the Nazi Concentration Camp
默克爾訪問納粹集中營 / 117
18 Newly-released Tapes Shows Nixon as Watergate Scandal Loomed
最新公開的尼克松白宮錄音系水門丑聞發酵期 / 120
19 Pakistan Court Dismisses Charges Against Cleric in Blasphemy Case
巴基斯坦法庭駁回對褻瀆聖靈案中神職人員的指控 / 123
Chapter 4 人物事件
01 Pep Guardiola Becomes Bayern Munich Coach
佩普•瓜迪奧拉成為拜仁慕尼黑的新教練 / 128
02 Tiger Woods Reclaims No.1 Ranking at Arnold Palmer Invitational
泰格•伍茲在阿諾德•帕爾默邀請賽重返世界第一 / 131
03 Liverpool’s Striker Luis Suarez Banned for 10 Matches for Biting an Opponent
利物浦前鋒蘇亞雷斯因咬人被禁賽10場 / 134
04 Tokyo Beats Istanbul and Madrid to Host the 2020 Olympics
東京擊敗伊斯坦布爾和馬德里贏得2020年奧運會主辦權 / 137
05 Italian Police Raid Jamaican Sprinters’ Hotel
意警方突襲牙買加短跑選手下榻賓館 / 140
06 US Endurance Swimmer Diana Nyad, 64, Makes Cuba-Florida Crossing
64歲美國長泳女將戴安娜•奈雅德從古巴游至佛羅里達 / 143
07 Usain Bolt Wins Men’s 200 Meters at World Championships
尤塞恩•博爾特獲得世界田徑錦標賽男子200米決賽冠軍 / 146
08 Nobel-Winning Scientist Rita Levi-Montalcini Dies in Rome at 103
諾貝爾獎得主科學家麗塔•列維-蒙塔爾奇尼在羅馬去世，享年103歲 / 149
09 Commemorating 50th Anniversary of Martin Luther King’s I Have a Dream Speech
紀念馬丁•路德•金《我有一個夢想》演說50周年 / 152
10 Europol Finds Evidence of Large-scale Match-fixing in European Football
歐洲刑警發現了大規模操縱比賽的證據 / 155
11 British Cannons from Battle of Passaro Found Off Sicily
在西西里島海岸發現帕塞羅角海戰中沉沒的大炮 / 158
12 Jimmy Savile Child Abuse
BBC主持人吉米•薩維爾性侵兒童 / 161
13 Roma Artist and Holocaust Survivor Ceija Stojka Dies
吉普賽藝術家兼大屠殺幸存者柴亞•斯托伊卡去世 / 164
14 Gerard Depardieu Granted Russian Citizenship
傑拉爾•德帕迪約被授予俄羅斯公民身份 / 167
Chapter 5 災難來襲
01 Monster Tornado Wipes Out Portions of Oklahoma City Suburb
強大龍卷風席卷俄克拉荷馬市郊 / 172
02 London Man Hacked to Death in Suspected Terrorist Attack
倫敦一男子在一起疑似恐怖襲擊中被砍死 / 175
03 Costa Concordia Cruise Ship Disaster
「協和號」游輪海上遇難 / 178
04 8 Arrested in Bribery Probe at Murdoch’s Sun
8人因涉嫌默多克《太陽報》行賄案被捕 / 181
05 7 Charity Workers Shot Dead in Pakistan
7名慈善工作者在巴基斯坦被殺 / 184
06 Newtown Massacre Sparks Calls for Gun Law Reform
紐敦槍擊慘案呼吁槍支法改革 / 187
07 US Firemen Shot Dead When Attending a Fire
美國消防員在執勤滅火時遇難 / 191
08 Hostages and Militants Killed in an Algerian Military Operation
人質和武裝分子在阿爾及利亞軍事行動中被殺 / 194
09 India Gang-rape Victim’s Companion Speaks of Attack
印度輪奸案受害者的伴侶講述案件經過 / 197
10 Son of Olympique Marseille Director Killed in Gangland Shooting
馬賽足球俱樂部體育經理的兒子被黑社會槍殺 / 200
11 Mexican Cargo Train Used by Migrants Derails, Killing at Least 5
墨西哥移民貨車出軌，至少5人死亡 / 203
12 More than 1,000 Inmates Escape in Mass Jailbreak from Libyan Prison
利比亞一監獄1000多名囚犯集體越獄 / 206
13 More than 550 Killed in India Flooding and Landslides
印度洪災和泥石流導致550多人喪生 / 209
14 Russian Meteor Injures About 1,000 People
俄羅斯天降隕石雨造成約1000人受傷 / 212
15 Argentina Arrests Teen Hacker Who Netted ＄50,000 a Month
阿根廷警方逮捕月收入達5萬美元的少年黑客 / 216
Chapter 6 時事熱點
01 Protest Against Liberalizing Spain’s Abortion Law
西班牙為反對放寬《墮胎法》游行 / 220
02 Demonstration for the Resignation of Egyptian President
民眾示威游行要求埃及總統辭職 / 223
03 Kofi Annan Quits as Mediator for Syria Peace
科菲•安南不再擔任敘利亞和平調解者 / 227
04 President Obama Faces Challenge After Re-election
奧巴馬連任後面臨重大挑戰 / 230
05 Syrian-Turkish Border Conflict Is Deteriorating
敘利亞和土耳其邊境沖突加劇 / 234
06 Gaza Ceasefire Announced in Cairo
加沙地區停火協議在開羅宣布 / 238
07 Russia Law May Restrict Gay Rights
俄羅斯擬立法限制同性戀權利 / 241
08 Cameron’s Plan for EU Membership Arouses European Reactions
卡梅倫關於歐盟會員國的計划引起歐洲反應 / 244
09 Obama Takes the Oath of Office for His Second Term
奧巴馬為第二次任期宣誓就職 / 247
10 Egyptian Appeal Court Orders Mubarak Retrial
埃及上訴法庭下令重審穆巴拉克 / 250
11 Iran Nuclear Talks at ”Highest-level” at UN
聯合國舉行伊朗核問題「最高級別」會談 / 253
12 Peace Talk Resumes Following Prisoner Release
巴以和談重啟並釋放第一批囚犯鋪路 / 256
13 EU Talks on Syrian Arms Embargo Fail
歐盟未就敘利亞武器禁運一事達成一致 / 259
14 Greece Adopts Bill to Cut 15,000 Civil Service Jobs
希臘國會通過法案裁退1.5萬名公務員 / 262
15 Edward Snowden Has Applied for Political Asylum in Russia
愛德華•斯諾登已正式向俄羅斯申請政治庇護 / 265
16 Obama May Act Against Guns Without Congress
奧巴馬或繞過國會加強美國控槍 / 268
17 Syria’s Neighbors Call for Aid for Syrian Refugees
敘利亞鄰國呼吁各國幫助敘利亞難民 / 271
18 UN Inspector Finds Convincing Evidence Sarin Used in Syria
聯合國調查員發現敘利亞使用沙林的有力證據 / 274
