| Harry Potter kills owls, some say |
哈利風靡 貓頭鷹遭殃 |
| Harry Potter books and films have been blamed for the dwindling number of wild owls in India, the Daily Telegraph reported. Indian Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said the craze for Harry Potter in India has led to an increase in people buying owls from illegal bird traders. |
據英國《每日電訊報》報道，《哈利?波特》系列書籍和電影被指責致印度野生貓頭鷹銳減。印度環境部長拉梅什稱，哈利?波特在印度的風靡和人們對它的狂熱致使越來越多的人從黑市購買貓頭鷹。 |
| Medvedev to visit disputed islands |
俄總統將再登爭議島嶼 |
| Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will visit the Kuril Islands, which are at the center of a territorial dispute between Russia and Japan. Disclosing this on Nov. 2, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the Medvedev's trip is meant to bring investment to the region. He also denied Russia's intension to recall its ambassador in Japan, reported Xinhua News Agency. On Monday, Medvedev became the first Russian leader to set foot on Kuril, which angered the Japanese government. |
據新華社報道，俄羅斯外交部長拉夫羅夫2日表示，俄總統梅德韋杰夫計劃視察南千島群島（日本稱北方四島）其他島嶼，并計劃加大對南千島群島的投資。拉夫羅夫同時表示，俄方目前沒有召回駐日大使的計劃。梅德韋杰夫1日登上南千島群島的國后島。這是俄國家元首首次視察俄日爭議島嶼，引發日方強烈不滿。 |
| Bush 'sick' over no WMDs |
布什將出書 |
| Former US President George W. Bush still has "a sickening feeling" about the failure to find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. The revelation comes in his memoir, "Decision Points," set to be published next week, the BBC reported. He also reveals that he temporarily considered replacing Vice President Dick Cheney, calling him the "Darth Vader of the administration." |
據英國廣播公司報道，美國前總統小布什的回憶錄《抉擇時刻》將于下周出版。小布什在他的回憶錄中透露，他對于當年未在伊拉克發現大規模殺傷性武器一事至今仍然感到惡心。他還透露曾經一度考慮換掉副總統迪克?切尼，稱他為“本屆政府的黑武士”。 |
| Blind detect objects with implant |
植入芯片讓盲人看得見 |
| A man with an inherited form of blindness has been able to identify letters and a clock face using a pioneering implant, the BBC reported. The chip was placed behind the retina. It allows patients to detect objects with their eyes, unlike a rival approach that uses an external camera. |
據英國廣播公司報道，在植入一個先進的芯片之后，患有先天性眼疾的盲人可以辨識字母以及鐘表上的時間。該芯片放在視網膜的后面，它使病人用自己的眼睛探測到東西，而不像其它的方式那樣需要使用外在攝像頭。
（China.org.cn）
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![Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson are shown in a scene from 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'. [AP]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20101104/000cf1a48b7f0e3c8ba332.jpg "Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson are shown in a scene from 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'. [AP]")
