Archeologists are opening a cave sealed for more than 30 years deep beneath a Mexican pyramid to look for clues about the mysterious collapse of one of ancient civilization’s largest cities.

考古學家正在開啟一個被封存超過30年的洞穴,此洞穴位在墨西哥一個金字塔的地下深處,他們希望找到遠古文明最大城市之一的神秘瓦解的線索。

The soaring Teotihuacan stone pyramids, now a major tourist site about an hour outside Mexico City, were discovered by the Aztecs around 1500 AD, not long before the arrival of Spanish explorers to Mexico.

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A taxi driver has been given a "generous tip" after returning a carrier bag filled with £9,000 which had been left in the back of his cab.

一名計程車司機歸還一個留在他車後座、裝滿9000英鎊的提袋後,獲贈「高額小費」。

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Volunteers are spraying dog mess with pink dye in an effort to shame owners who fail to clean up after their pets, a local council said.

為了讓在寵物大解後沒有進行清理的飼主感到羞愧,義工們將把粉紅色染料噴在狗狗的便便上,一個地方議會指出。

Mansfield District Council also hopes the scheme will help walkers avoid stepping in excrement at one of its parks.

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A young girl whose lemonade stand was robbed of $17.50 chased the suspect to a nearby home and called police, who spent nearly an hour trying to coax the man into surrendering.

一名年輕女孩在她的檸檬汁攤位被搶了17.50美元後,追趕嫌犯到附近一處住宅,接著打電話報警。警方花了約莫一小時才把這名男子哄出來自首。

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Chancellor Angela Merkel put up a spirited defence of her leadership on Friday, vowing to "fight for my vision" of how to deal with the refugee crisis that has stretched Germany’s resources and damaged her standing.

總理梅克爾週五積極為她的領導能力辯護,針對如何因應這波難民危機,矢言「為我的理念奮鬥」。這場危機已讓德國應接不暇,也傷及梅克爾的地位。

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India’s government has faced mockery on social media for tweeting an apparently doctored photo of its image-conscious prime minister surveying the flood-hit southern state of Tamil Nadu.

印度政府在「推特」上發出一張該國很重視形象的總理勘察塔米爾納德邦水患災情的照片,但照片顯然經過修改,因而在社群媒體上受到嘲弄。

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Sydney police say a man was left "quite embarrassed" after several neighbours mistook his efforts to kill a spider for a domestic violence incident.

雪梨警方指出,一名男子在鄰居將他竭力除滅蜘蛛的行動誤認為家庭暴力事件後,「相當尷尬」。

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◎顧佳欣

Vintage toys linked to the "Star Wars" film franchise are moving faster than a swirling lightsaber, sending prices of many of them soaring into hyperspace.

與「星際大戰」系列電影有關的授權古董玩具,如今銷售得比揮動的光劍還要迅速,許多玩具價格飆升到超時空。

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