• 劳埃德计算出2011上半年自然灾害损失

    11-09-21 Lloyd's of London, the world's largest insurance market, says major catastrophes made the first half of 2011 the most expensive on record. 世界上最大的保险公司伦敦劳埃德公司称,2011年上半年的几场大灾难是有记录以来损失最惨重的。 It saw claims totalli...

  • 印度救援人员正赶往地震灾区

    11-09-20 Rescue workers in the Indian state of Sikkim are struggling to reach victims of Sunday's powerful earthquake. 印度锡金州的救援人员正全力赶往周日大地震的受灾地区。 More than 70 people were killed, at least 40 of them in Sikkim. The quake was felt els...

  • 喜马拉雅山区发生6.9级地震

    11-09-19 Dozens of people have been killed and many more injured after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake shook north-eastern India, Nepal and Tibet. 印度东北部、尼泊尔和西藏地区发生6.9级地震,数十人死亡、更多人受伤。 The epicentre of the earthquake was in India's m...

  • 地震使美国老人恢复听力

    11-09-03 美国华盛顿市一位75岁的老人在两个多月前因摔伤导致双耳听力丧失,而上周二(8月23日)发生在弗吉尼亚州5.8级的地震却让他的听力奇迹般地恢复了。医生表示,老人患的是传导性听力损失,主要是由中耳积液以及神经损伤引起的。听力恢复可能是因为老人所服用的药物和地震...

  • 东京举行地震逃生演习

    11-09-01 Japanese police have blocked main roads in Tokyo during rush hour in an elaborate earthquake drill. 日本东京的警察在交通拥挤时间封锁主干道模拟一场地震逃生演习。 Police stopped traffic, to practise for dealing with quake-triggered gridlock in Tokyo I...

  • 日本首相菅直人辞职

    11-08-26 Japan's beleaguered Prime Minister Naoto Kan has announced his resignation, clearing the way for the country's sixth leader in five years. 四面楚歌的日本首相菅直人宣布辞职,这是日本五年之内第六任领导。 Mr Kan has been criticised for failing to show...

  • 美国东海岸发生5.8级地震

    11-08-24 A magnitude-5.8 earthquake has rattled the east coast of the United States. 一场5.8级的地震刚刚袭击了美国东海岸。 The quake centred on the state of Virginia but was felt in Washington, where the Pentagon and US Capitol were evacuated, as well as in...

  • 日本iPhone用户将收到地震警报

    11-08-23 Japanese iPhone users will get the option to receive earthquake alerts under the next version of Apple's iOS operating system. 日本的iPhone用户在使用苹果下一代iOS操作系统的时候将有机会选择是否接受地震警报。 The option to receive earthquake alerts wi...

  • 日本灾后商品零售首次增长

    11-07-28 Retail sales in Japan have risen for the first time since the earthquake and tsunami hit the country in March. 日本三月份地震和海啸发生后,商品零售额首次上涨。 According to the latest official data, retail sales rose 1.1% in June from a year earlier...

  • 日本重建部长松本龙辞职

    11-07-05 Japan's Minister for Reconstruction Ryu Matsumoto has announced his resignation after just a week in the job. 日本重建部长松本龙上任仅一周就提出辞职。 Mr Matsumoto offered his apologies at a Tokyo press conference on Tuesday He had been widely criti...