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NEWS 1:presidential jet held up总统专机遭滞留Bolivian President Evo Morales埃沃·莫拉莱斯was held up in Austria on July 2 after France, Spain, Portugal and Italy closed their airspace to his presidential jet until July 3, amid rumors that US whistle-blower Edward Snowden was on board, AP reported. Bolivia denied the rumor. Bolivia, Nicaragua and Venezuela have offered asylum to Snowden, who is believed to be in the transit area of a Moscow airport.

NEWS 2:edible insects可食用的昆虫

On May 13, the UN suggested to put more edible insects on our dinner table, AP reported. Eating edible insects, such as ants, grasshoppers and crickets, can help fight hunger as they contain protein and minerals. It could also fight global warming, the UN said, because most insects raised for food produce less greenhouse gases than livestock.

NEWS3:international migrants国际移民

The US remains the largest destination for international migrants, according to UN data released on Sept 11. The US hosts 45.8 million international migrants. Russia is second with 11 million, followed by Germany, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, the UK, France, Canada, Australia and Spain.

NEWS4:artificial currency unit人造货币单位Luxembourg remains the richest country in the 28 nation-EU and Bulgaria is the poorest in terms of GDP per capita expressed in purchasing power standards (PPS)购买力标准, the EU’s Statistics Office Eurostat欧盟统计局said on Dec 12. Luxembourg is followed by Austria, Ireland, the Netherlands and Sweden. The PPS is an artificial currency unit that eliminates price level differences between countries. One PPS buys the same volume of things in all countries.