全通翻譯/翻譯社

◎劉宜庭

Scientists in Canada have documented how an immense river that flowed across the country’s Yukon Territory for centuries, vanished in a matter of days last spring.

科學家在加拿大記錄到一條幾世紀以來流經境內育空地區的大河，在去年春天幾天內便憑空消失的情況。

◎周虹汶

◎孫宇青

The secret to cutting calories could be to plan your meals in advance and order lunch immediately after breakfast, a new study has revealed.

◎魏國金

Uruguay will become the world’s first country to allow recreational marijuana to be sold in pharmacies starting in July, the president’s office said.

烏拉圭將於7月成為全球第一個允許藥局販售消遣性大麻的國家，烏國總統辦公室說。

◎陳正健

South Korean students outperformed on mathematics and science tests conducted by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development （OECD） in recent years, but still lack interest in the subjects due to the cramming method of teaching, a report said Thursday.

◎茅毅

South Korea will spend 38.4 trillion won this year on tackling the low birthrate and aging population as such trends can hurt Asia’s fourth-largest economy by reducing its workforce and driving up welfare costs, the health ministry said Friday.

南韓的保健福祉部週五表示，今年將投入38.4兆韓元因應低出生率和人口高齡化趨勢，以免因勞動力減少和福利成本提高而對身為亞洲第4大經濟體的南韓造成不利影響。

◎張沛元

A Hanahan resident came across a gator in his neighborhood this week and while seeing the animal in that area isn’t unusual, the reptile’s color was.

（美國南卡羅萊納州）哈那汗的1名居民本週在住家附近巧遇1隻鱷魚，在該區看到這種動物並不算不尋常，不尋常的是這隻爬蟲類的顏色。

◎孫宇青

In this day, parents are always posting pictures of their kids on social media, sometimes before they’re even born.

現今，父母總會在社群媒體上張貼孩子的照片，有時甚至是出生前的照片。