◎茅毅
South Korean households’ private education spending is growing much faster than their disposable income, statistics showed Thursday, posing a key challenge to the country’s efforts to revive the economy through domestic consumption.
週四發布的統計資料顯示，南韓家庭的私人教育支出增幅，遠比其可支配所得的增幅更快，這對致力藉國內消費復甦經濟的南韓造成一大挑戰。
◎張沛元
At 91 years old and ill, Morrie Boogaart is still keeping busy. He’s been knitting hats for the homeless for more than 15 years.
91歲又生病的莫瑞．布加特依然忙碌。他為遊民織毛線帽已超過15年。
◎孫宇青
Madrid authority has ordered half of most private cars off the roads to tackle worsening air pollution, a first in Spain.
馬德里當局下令，為處理持續惡化的空氣污染問題，半數私人車輛不得上路，創西班牙首例。
◎ 周虹汶
"My tax return was on my yacht ... which caught fire" - just one of the dozens of unusual excuses the British government’s tax collector said it receives each year from customers who fail to complete their returns on time.
◎陳正健
Chickens don’t have a reputation for being the brightest group in the animal kingdom, but a new study has found we may have dramatically underestimated their brainpower. In fact, they have distinct personalities, and even exhibit Machiavellian tendencies.
在動物王國裡，雞並沒有最聰明群體的美名，但一項新研究發現，我們可能大幅低估牠們的腦力。事實上，牠們擁有獨特的個性，甚至呈現權謀傾向。
◎陳正健
Chickens don’t have a reputation for being the brightest group in the animal kingdom, but a new study has found we may have dramatically underestimated their brainpower. In fact, they have distinct personalities, and even exhibit Machiavellian tendencies.
在動物王國裡，雞並沒有最聰明群體的美名，但一項新研究發現，我們可能大幅低估牠們的腦力。事實上，牠們擁有獨特的個性，甚至呈現權謀傾向。
◎茅毅
South Korean investigators on Thursday summoned the country’s ambassador to France as they widened their inquiry into a corruption scandal involving impeached President Park Geun-hye to include allegations her administration blacklisted thousands of artists for their political beliefs.
南韓調查人員擴大涉及彈劾總統朴槿惠之貪污醜聞案的調查，納入朴政府因數千名藝人的政治理念而將他們列入黑名單的指控，並在週四傳喚駐法大使。
◎張沛元
The victim of a candy kleptomaniac had a very sweet ending to his story.
這個糖果竊盜癖的被害者故事，最後以甜蜜收場。
