HNA Group’s global expansion raises questions about leverage (Part 1)
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2016-10-31 Reading,Chinese English,language sense,learning,bilingual
HNA Group spent US$6.5 billion to acquire 25% of the shares of Hilton (Hilton) hotel chain, a move that consolidated it as China’s most enthusiastic
Scientists have developed a computer judge with an accuracy rate of 79%
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2016-10-31 Reading,Chinese English,language sense,learning,bilingual
Scientists have developed a computer "judge" that can correctly predict the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights with an accuracy rate of 79%.
Legend has it that the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle has been solved
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2016-10-31 Reading,Chinese English,language sense,learning,bilingual
The term "Bermuda Triangle" was first proposed by the writer Vincent Gardiz in 1964, and refers to the distance between Bermuda, Florida and Puerto Rico.
Less than expected earnings caused Amazon’s stock price to plummet by 6%
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2016-10-31 Reading,Chinese English,language sense,learning,bilingual
On Thursday, Amazon’s (Amazon) stock price plummeted by 6% during New York’s after-hours trading hours because the online retailer’s performance in the third quarter
Ten taboos when visiting other people's homes
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2016-10-31 Reading,Chinese English,language sense,learning,bilingual
Britons who are keen to clean up their homes also regard wearing shoes on the carpet as something guests must not do.
Chinese advanced weapons test their skills in the Middle East battlefield
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2016-10-31 Reading,Chinese English,language sense,learning,bilingual
UAV combat expert Peter Singer (Peter Singer) said: Their combat records are very limited and it is difficult to compare (with US weapons).
Navigator Guo Chuan disappeared in the Hawaiian waters so far there is no news
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2016-10-31 Reading,Chinese English,language sense,learning,bilingual
Chinese navigator Guo Chuan disappeared during a record-breaking single-man voyage across the Pacific Ocean.
