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◎陳成良

New research suggests that there is a direct biological link between being lonely and ill health, the LiveScience website reported.

一項新研究顯示，孤獨和健康不佳之間存在直接生理連繫，據「Live Science」網站報導。

◎張沛元

A Clinton teen was pulling the leg of a friend when he advertised a free baby boy on Craigslist using the friend’s cell number on the contact information, police say.

警方表示，（美國密西西比州）柯林頓的一名青少年惡搞朋友，在網路分類廣告Craigslist上張貼贈送免費男嬰的廣告，並在聯絡資訊欄填上朋友的手機號碼。

◎國際新聞中心

Bringing pet dogs to work can reduce stress and make the job more satisfying for other employees, a study suggests. US researchers found those with access to dogs were less stressed as the day went on than those who had none.

研究顯示，帶寵物狗上班可降低壓力，且工作表現也讓其他員工更加滿意，美國研究人員發現，可以帶狗上班者的一天過得比不能帶狗的人更沒壓力。

◎陳維真

Nicolas Sarkozy warned French voters Thursday they should re-elect him as president to pursue his cost-cutting plans or face the kind of debt crises that have gripped Greece and Spain.

尼可拉斯．薩科茲週四警告，法國選民應該再把票投給他，讓他連任總統，繼續減支計畫，否則就會面臨緊纏希臘與西班牙的債務危機。

◎管淑平

City currency trader Alex Hope who blew ￡204000 a night on drinks to celebrate becoming a millionaire told The Sun he has no regrets--because he can earn that in days.

倫敦外匯交易員艾力克斯．霍普一夜狂歡喝酒喝掉20萬4000英鎊，慶祝他躋身百萬富翁之列，他向「太陽報」說，他不後悔，因為他幾天內就能把這筆錢賺回來。

◎俞智敏

When Ziggy Stardust touched down on earth he could scarcely imagine humanity lasting another five years, let alone the 40 years which have transformed the heart of central London.

當齊基星塵在地球登陸時，他根本無法想像人類還能再存活5年，更別提倫敦市中心區在過去40年間所歷經的改變。

◎陳成良

The SpareOne mobile phone is absolutely unique - running on one AA battery, it keeps its charge for up to 15 years.

「SpareOne」手機絕對是獨一無二，只要一顆AA電池，就能保持電量長達15年。

◎張沛元

For the first time in 43 years, the Japan Mint did not produce any 1-yen coins for circulation, the Finance Ministry said.

日本財務省表示，日本造幣局43年來首度完全沒有製造任何1枚1日圓硬幣供流通。

◎國際新聞中心

People with severe headaches, whether migraines or not, may be more likely to attempt suicide, according to a U.S. study of more than a thousand people.

美國一項針對逾1000人的研究發現，患有嚴重頭痛者，不管是否為偏頭痛，可能較易企圖自殺。

◎ 魏國金

A genetic discovery could help explain why flu makes some people seriously ill or kills them, while others seem able to bat it away with little more than a few aches, coughs and sneezes.

◎陳成良

Syrian authorities battling a year-long uprising against President Bashar al-Assad have tightened restrictions on men of military age leaving the country, Syrian and Lebanese officials said on Monday.

與一年來反阿塞德總統動亂作戰的敘利亞當局，已加強對役齡男子的出國限制，敘利亞與黎巴嫩官員週一說。