1. The writer is a senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment and a former World Bank country director for China. Read other predictions for the world economy, politics and finance in 2012 at www.ft.com/thealist

2. 由于欧元危机的影响，希腊，意大利，葡萄牙以及西班牙的排名大幅下滑。然而下滑幅度最大的是由于近期的政治危机影响的埃及，缅甸，和沙特阿拉伯。

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4. 如下是我们对中国2014年的10个预测

5. 当伊利诺伊大学的研究员着手建立一种靠嗅觉来鉴别化学物质的装置时，他们并不满足于提高人类鼻子的灵敏度。相反，他们发展出一种假鼻子，依靠对细菌的气味来鉴别和诊断某些疾病。

6. "史上最短的明星婚姻"大盘点

1. “The impact of lower prices on the slide in profits is worsening,” he said.

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3. The world's first flying bicycle flew on November 9, 1961, when Derek Pigott of the University of Southampton flew in a bicycle with an airplane-like body. It was called the Southampton University Man Powered Aircraft (sumpac). Derek furiously pedaled the air-bike to get it off the ground. It then flew 1.8 meters (about 6 ft) above the ground over a distance of 64 meters (210 ft). While the flight was short and slow, it still does not change the fact that it was the first bicycle to fly and at the same time, the first human-powered flight.

4. Recent initiatives to support two-way tourism between the two countries include the trial of the 10-year visitor visa; the open aviation market services arrangement which removes all capacity restrictions for airlines on both sides; and a new Beijing to Sydney service by Qantas Airways which was launched in January.

5. The Beijing Tourism Development Commission noted that the country's battle with pollution is another obstacle cities face in attracting inbound tourists.

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1. CEOs: Newbies Mary Barra at GM and Mark Fields at Ford start playing close attention to the moves made by FCA’s Sergio Marchionne. Despite running his growing empire on two continents, Marchionne tacked on a U.S market share gain of 1.2 points, unhindered by one of the weakest product lineups in the business and troubles with his much heralded eight-speed transmission.

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