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早在2017年，17岁的青年Mendel See Li Quan分别在10月2日对一名53岁受害者试行抢劫和强奸，以及在9月对另一名受害者实行抢劫。
In 2017, a 17-year-old teen, Mendel See Li Quan conducted crimes in Sep and on 2nd Oct, the first was robbing and the second was raping and robbing a 53-year-old victim.

他在被捕后认罪。
He pleaded guilty after being arrested.

今天判决成立，这名青年将会面临7年的牢狱之灾以及15下鞭刑，真的是“早知如此，何必当初”啊！
He was sentenced today, facing 7 years in jail and 15 strokes of the cane. Wondering if he will regret his crime.

警方今天（9月16日）宣布，一名被杀害的2岁女童的父母将会在9月17日星期二被指控。
The police have announced today (16th Sep), that the parents of a 2-year-old girl will be charged with murdering her on Tuesday the 17th.

上个星期二（9月10日），警方接到求助电话出警大牌52号Chin Swee路，并在一住宅内找到女童的遗体，被烧后被置入一金属锅内。
The police received a call for assistance at Block 52 Chin Swee Road last Tuesday (10th Sep). They found the remains of a baby girl burnt and placed in a metal pot in a residential unit.

英国内政部（Home Office）宣布，将重新开放国际学生毕业后可以留在英国两年找工作的签证（PSW）。两大党及教育界都表示欢迎。
The Home Office announced that it will reopen the Visa (PSW) that international students can stay in the UK for two years after graduation. Both major parties and the education sector have welcomed it.
英国首相鲍里斯·约翰逊（Boris Johnson）说，这一改变将使学生“释放他们的潜力”，并在英国开始职业生涯。这一签证将适用于2020年开始来英国攻读本科或本科以上学位的国际学生 ，他们必须在有详实移民检查记录的机构学习。

9月10日，马云正式卸任中国最大电商平台阿里巴巴董事局主席。整整一年前，马云宣布启动“传承计划”，用一年的时间交出主席权杖，由阿里巴巴现任首席执行官（CEO）张勇接任。
On September 10, Ma Yun officially retired as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Alibaba, China's largest e-commerce platform. A year ago, Ma Yun announced the launch of the “inheritance plan” and handed over the chairman’s scepter in one year. Zhang Yong, the current CEO of Alibaba, took over.
马云表示，他希望在卸任董事局主席后回归教育事业。作为在社会主义中国创业的民营企业家，马云打造的电商“帝国”达到垄断地位。“政商关系”是中国企业家绕不过的必修课，创业19年，马云面临怎样的政治困境？

由于风向影响，印尼苏门答腊岛烧芭产生的烟雾扩散到新加坡，我国全岛各地今天出现烟霾情况，空气中弥漫着烧焦味。
Due to the influence of the wind, the smoke generated by the Indonesian Sumatra burnt bar spread to Singapore. Today, there are soots in the whole island of China, and the air is filled with burnt smell.
截至下午4时，24小时空气污染指数（Pollution Standards Index，简称PSI）介于86到103点，其中西部的PSI突破100点达103点，已进入“不健康”水平。未来一周，建议人们减少在户外长时间激烈运动。年长者、孕妇、孩童、患有肺部或心脏慢性疾病者，都应避免长时间在户外激烈运动。如感到不适应马上求医。

法国首都巴黎正在面临自2007年以来最大的罢工活动。此次活动的目的是为了抗议总统马克龙的退休金改革计划。
France capital Paris is facing the biggest strike since 2007. The purpose of this strike is to show objection towards President Macron’s planned pension reform.

目前罢工最多的是地铁员工。16条地铁线路中，10条已经暂时停运，其余交通方式出现堵塞状态，工作人士的日程也受到影响。
At this moment, the majority of people taking part in this strike are metro employees. 10 lines out of 16 have been temporarily shut down and there appear to be huge jams in other commute methods. The schedule of other people going to work is clearly affected.

《自然-天文学》杂志上发表了一篇报道。天文学家首次在太阳系以外星系的一颗行星大气中发现了水，这一重大发现意味着它有可能具备支持生命的迹象。科学家把这颗行星叫做K2-18b，估计K2-18大气层中可能有高达50％的水，并希望10年后的新一代太空望远镜能够鉴定该行星大气层中是否包含由生物体而产生的气体。

苹果2019年新品发布会于当地时间9月10日上午10点，在美国加利福尼亚州苹果公司总部的乔布斯剧院举行。苹果推出了iPhone 11系列手机，该系列比之前版本搭载更多摄像头，处理器速度提升，且耗能更低，续航时间比前代长。但有外界声音指出，此次发布会新品创新不足。
Apple's 2019 new product launch was held at 10:00 am local time on September 10th at the Steve Jobs Theater in Apple's headquarters in California. Apple introduced the iPhone 11 series, which has more cameras than the previous version, with faster processor speeds, lower power consumption and longer battery life than previous generations. However, there are outside voices pointing out that the new product innovation at this conference is insufficient.

印尼前总统哈比比与2019年9月11日去世，享年83岁。
Formal President of Indonesia, Habibie, died yesterday on 11th Sep 2019 at the age of 83.

他是印尼史上第三任总统，同时也是任期最短的总统。在他任职期间，他推广社会民主充足，意义非凡。
He is the 3rd president in Indonesia history and was also the person with the shortest presidency. During his presidency, he pushed for democratic reforms that had a significant impact.

新加坡总统、总理等多名政要致函哈比比的儿子表达哀悼。
Singapore President, Prime Minister and many more politicians all sent their condolences to Mr Habibie’s son.

今天，《泰晤士高等教育特辑》新公布了2020年的全球大学排行榜。
Today, Times Higher Education just released Times Higher Education world rankings 2020.

英国牛津大学连续4年蝉联榜首，紧随其后的是美国加州理工、英国剑桥大学、美国斯坦福大学和麻省理工大学。
Oxford University has ranked the top university 4 years in a row, closely followed by California Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Stanford and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.