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1. 11月11日枪击事件中的警长私人信息被暴露，其女儿就读学校做出紧急停课的应对方法；中枪青年事件发生后紧急送医，目前仍未完全脱离危险。
After the shooting incident which happened on 11th Nov, the personal information of the police officer involved is released online. Out of safety concerns, his daughters’ primary school announced an emergent temporary closure. The protestor who have been shot was sent to hospital after the incident and have not left ICU yet.

今日（11月12日），一起发生于2016年10月15日至22日期间骇人听闻的惨案开庭。受害者，一名年仅5岁的男童在一周内连续被恶毒父母用热水泼至起水泡并化脓感染，最终这个无辜的小生命被活活烫死。
The trial begins today (12th Nov) for the gruesome murder which occurred from 15th to 22nd Oct 2016. The victim, who was merely 5 years old at the time, was continually subjected to scalding by hot water until blistering and infection by his evil parents, which finally lead to his death.

11月11日，在中国又被称为“光棍节guang1gun4 jie2”或“单身节dan1shen1 jie2”，是中国电商行业最重大的日子之一。
11th Nov, also known as ‘Single’s Day’ in China, is one of the most important days for the Chinese e-commerce industry.

中国电商领头企业，淘宝、天猫、京东等等每年都在十一月起就开始大规模的打折促销活动，并在双十一这一天达到顶峰。
Leading e-commerce companies such as Taobao, TMall, JD all started a wave of discounts since the start of November, which peak on the Single’s Day.

本月4日，国会宣布隔日起禁止在人行道上使用电动滑板车，用户们只可以在自行车道和公园共用道上骑行。
4th of this month, the Congress has announced a ban on Personal Mobility Devices (PMD) from being used on pedestrian walkways. Therefore, in the future, riders can only use PMDs on bicycle lanes and shared paths in parks.

一部分人会欣赏这个举措带来的安全性，但有一些人对这个禁令产生不满，其中包括本地约7000名送餐员。
As some people may appreciate the safety brought by this new law, some have shown their dissatisfaction, amongst which there are about 7,000 food delivery men in Singapore.

中国商务部发言人表示，中美双方达成共识，在达成贸易协议的同时将会逐步取消额外增加的关税。
China and the US have reached an agreement on tariff roll-back in phases as both parties work towards a deal, a Ministry of Commerce spokesman said.

中美双方目前在商定一个双方领导人的会面场所，来签订预计在十一月内达成的第一阶段合约。
Both parties are now in discussion over a meeting venue for leaders from both countries to close a phase-one deal which is expected to be signed in November.

周四（7日），越南公共安全部发表声明，经过越南和英国当局的调查和确认，10月23日在英国埃塞克斯郡内发现的39名死者都是越南人。
The Public Safety Department of Vietnam issued a statement on Thursday the 7th, stating that after an investigation from both Vietnam and the UK police force, they can confirm that the 39 deaths found inside a lorry truck in Essex County, the UK on 23rd Oct were all Vietnamese

警方已告知死者家人。
The victims’ next-of-kin has been notified.

案件仍在调查中，目前越南警方已逮捕了10名涉案嫌疑人。
The investigation is still ongoing. Vietnam police have arrested 10 suspects so far.

尽管作为最大的温室气体释放国之一，美国昨日正式通知联合国：自己要退出巴黎和约。
As one of the biggest greenhouse emission countries, the US formally notifies UN yesterday that it will exit the Paris Climate Accord.

退出过程将会持续一年。
The exiting process will continue for a year.

美国总统特朗普保证，这一举措将会增强美国的石油、天然气以及煤炭行业。
US President Donald Trump assured that this measure will boost US oil, gas and coal industries.

一张女乘客在飞机驾驶舱的照片最近在中国社交网上被疯传，不仅如此，她手边还有小吃和饮料。
A picture of a female passenger in the cockpit has gone viral on Chinese social media recently. Besides that, she is seen with refreshments by her side.

这张照片是早前在1月4日被拍摄的。众多机长和分析师从照片中推测该事件很有可能发生在航行过程中。该机长已被桂林航空禁飞。
This picture was taken earlier on 4th January. Many pilots and analysts deduce from the picture that the photo was likely to be taken mid-flight. The pilot has been banned from flying by Air Guilin.

近来泰国王室真的是大瓜不断，先是泰王与王妃闪婚后又闪离，这个星期又开除多名在宫殿内工作的官员。
So many have happened recently in the King’s palace in Thailand. Firstly, there was the speed marriage and speed divorce with King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s Royal Noble Consort, Sineenat Wongvajirapakdi, then many more palace officials are fired this week.

10月30日，同时也是印度族的排灯节，在新加坡八号河滨公寓，因为自己的访客按规定被要求10元的“停车费”，JP Morgan的高管Ramesh与公寓的保安大叔发生一系列的口角。过程被旁观者录下上传到了网上。双方在事件刚发生后都报了案。
On Deepavali (30th Oct), a senior official at JP Morgan, Mr. Ramesh was found angry and shouting at the security guard uncle at Eight Riversuites Condo for being charged $10 of parking fee for his visitors’ car. The process was filmed and uploaded online by bystanders. Both Mr. Ramesh and Uncle Steven Heng filed police reports after the incident.