By David Li, bostonese.com
Washington, D.C., Dec. 5, 2013, — It’s rare that a political figure has been admired world-wide without much argument or controversy. It’s not often that U.S. presidents look aboard for leadership and inspiration. Today, Mr. Nelson Mandela is no longer with us.
While tweeting this picture of Mandela visiting his old jail cell, Nancy Pelosi wrote: “May the life of Nelson Mandela long stand as the ultimate tribute to the triumph of hope.”
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New York City, Dec. 5, 2013, — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed his profound sadness at the passing of Nelson Mandela, extolling the life of the late human rights lawyer, prisoner of conscience, international peacemaker and first democratically-elected President of post-apartheid South Africa as an inspiration for all.
President Nelson Mandela addresses the 49th session of the General Assembly October 1994. (UN Photo/Evan Schneider)
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据联合国新闻网报道，潘基文秘书长12月5日发表声明，对南非前总统曼德拉的去世表示沉痛哀悼。潘基文表示，曼德拉是一位象征正义的巨人，同时也是一位脚踏实地、给人以灵感的伟人。
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【波士顿华人双语网李强2013年12月4日报道】由于波音787客机交货的推迟，海南航空早在数年前宣布的波士顿到北京的直航一直没有实现。日前，海南航空宣布波士顿到北京直航航班将于2014年6月开通，由非常省油的波音787梦想客机执飞，直航机票已经于今天开始发售。而在此之前，海南航空已经开通了北京和芝加哥、西雅图、多伦多等北美城市的直航航班。
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Washington, D.C., December 3, 2013 (Xinhua) — The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday unveiled its latest seasonal addition to its one-dollar- note “Lucky Money” collection to celebrate the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year of Horse in 2014.
US Treasurer Rosie Rios displays the “Year of Horse” lucky money note during a press conference in Washington D.C.,
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（来自《楚天金报》）“上一个十年是互联网的十年，我错过了，接下来的十年是移动互联网的十年，我绝对不能再错过了!”2009年，技术牛人杨永智在微软前途一片光明，比尔·盖茨曾邀请他去家中做客，但他却出人意料地提出辞职，面对高管的再三挽留，他如是说。
随后，杨永智成立了百纳信息公司，带领着一群和他一样的技术牛人，打造出海豚浏览器，“海豚是一种聪明且易于驯化的动物，海豚浏览器就是要提供更加人性化、更加流畅的用户体验。”
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【中新社纽约11月29日电(记者 阮煜琳)】11月29日，应纽约、华盛顿、旧金山、洛杉矶、休斯顿、芝加哥、迈阿密等美国18个城市广大华人的强烈要求，华人平权联合会(Chinese Alliance for Equality)在美国正式宣告成立。该组织也是美国第一个维护华人合法权益的全国性的社团组织。
上图：11月22日，纽约、波士顿、费城英文报纸Metro上谴责ABC的整版广告。
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Washington, DC (PRWEB) November 21, 2013, — The 100,000 Strong Foundation today held its first annual conference to promote the importance of study abroad as a means to enhance the US-China strategic relationship in conjunction with the fourth annual US-China Consultation on People-to-People Exchange. US Secretary of State John Kerry and Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong headlined the event at American University’s School of International Service.
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【波士顿华人双语网综合报道】当地时间11月26日，2013年亚洲足球颁奖典礼在吉隆坡举行，中国广州恒大俱乐部队长郑智当选亚洲足球先生。这是继2001年范志毅当选之后，中国足球运动员得此殊荣的第二人。
颁奖典礼的压轴部分则是亚洲足球先生的产生，候选的三名球员郑智、何大成和内科南都是上台等候奖项的揭晓。亚足联主席萨尔曼担任亚洲足球先生的颁奖嘉宾，在一段悬疑之后，亚洲足球先生终于水落石出，郑智和亚足联主席萨尔曼一起举起了奖杯合影。郑智用英文发表了获奖感言。
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Dec. 2, 2013 (Xinhua), — China launched the Chang’e-3 lunar probe with the country’s first moon rover aboard early on Monday, marking a significant step toward deep space exploration. [Special coverage]
The probe’s carrier, an enhanced Long March-3B rocket, blasted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China at 1:30 a.m.
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