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Years after the collapse of the USSR, Cuba remains a bastion of communism, central planning... and shortages of basic goods. Anyone returning from a trip abroad, therefore, takes as many of these as they can carry - even if they are flying from Moscow. Sarah Rainsford lived for a while in Russia before glasnost and remembers the days of long lines, endless shortages, and central planning during it...

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2013年國際及本地體壇發生過多項大事，曼聯領隊費格遜退休，對整個英超形勢有極大影響，世界盃決賽周最後名單以至分組形勢，亦是於今年落實。亞洲球壇方面，廣州恒大贏出亞冠盃，令中國球迷歡喜若狂，本地甲組聯賽隊伍增加至12隊，近期亦發生懷疑假波事件。 今年於遼寧及天津分別舉行全國運動會及東亞運動會，港隊分別都有派隊伍參與。本港女子單車手李慧詩於運動會以至世界賽成績，亦受市民關注。 Hosted on Acast. See acas...

世界今年不平靜，中國同日本就釣魚島爭議持續，日本首相安倍晉三參拜靖國神社，導致中日關係進一步緊張。 中東的敘利亞，戰亂仍無平息跡象，還發生化學武器襲擊事件。 美國中情局前僱員斯諾登揭露，美國大規模監控民眾的手機和互聯網通訊，震撼全球。 梁志德與張萬燕主持 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

今年本港及環球市場發生多宗重要事件，美國聯儲局宣布下月起啟動退市，反映美國經濟表現強勁，美股反應正面，不過，港股就憂慮資金流走，恒指一度失守23000點。 內地方面，總理李克強重申要深化市場改革，包括推行利率市場化，但6月起多次出現「錢荒」，拆息大幅扯高，令市場關注中國經濟發展可能遇到的挑戰；今年內地成立上海自由貿易區，令人擔心對香港國際金融中心的地位構成競爭。 至於本港，政府年初為樓市「加辣」...

2013年，對立加劇，教師講粗口演變成數千人街頭對陣，碼頭工潮揭開本港工運新一頁。 從奶粉、學位再到福利資源，中港矛盾不斷深化。 海難慘劇、人質事件，拖拉多時仍然未解決。 2013年，有人指，社會撕裂一年。令人回味的，是巨鴨訪港帶來歡笑聲。 本台新聞部製作《2013本港社會大事回顧》，重溫今年的社會民生重大事件。 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2013年，政壇風起雲湧，行政長官梁振英大宅僭建問題令他陷入誠信危機，立法會辯論回歸後首次彈劾特首動議。 兩名忠實支持者兼行政會議成員先後辭職。問責官員中，亦有三名政治助理及一名副局長請辭，梁班子被質疑出現「跳船潮」。 政府發出免費電視牌照「三選二」，港視失落牌照，觸發大批市民集會遊行，留守政總場面再次在2013年出現。 愛港組織冒起，支持及反對梁振英人士壁壘分明，梁振英落區期間，兩面陣營對罵...

2013年，兩岸發生多件政治大事，當選新任國家主席的習近平，強調改革，要反貪腐，多名官員落馬和被送上法庭，包括重慶前市委書記薄熙來，繼續打壓異見，對互聯網和傳媒的監管加強。  另外，社會矛盾未見緩和，有訪民選擇用激進的方式表達不滿。  在台灣，馬英九總統被受低民望困擾，倒馬聲音不斷。  本台新聞部製作《2013兩岸大事回顧》，重溫今年的兩岸發生過的大事件。 Hosted on Acast. See acas...

https://snltranscripts.jt.org/04/04qfunhouse.phtml SNL Transcripts: Tom Brady: 04/16/05: TV Funhouse Written by: Rob Smigel Frank…..Fred Armisen Greg…..Tom Brady Lisa…..Amy Poehler Tina…..Tina Fey [ bumper of Tom Brady is ripped apart by a cartoon dog, who is in turned chased by a cartoon Lorne Michaels ] Lorne Michaels : Come back here with my show! [ dissolve to “General Electric Films” logo ] A...

https://snltranscripts.jt.org/16/cockpit.phtml Sully Sullenberger (Tom Hanks) has a hard time playing co-pilot to the flight's rightful captain (Alec Baldwin). Sully Sullenberger… Tom Hanks Air hostess… Sasheer Zamata Doug Hubbard… Alec Baldwin Dani… Kyle Mooney Vanessa Bayer [Starts with a video clip of an airplane] Female voice:  Now boarding American Airlines flight 809, nonstop to Seattle...

https://snltranscripts.jt.org/06/06qunder.phtml [walking into a convenience store] Whoo! What a hard day at the office! How was your job at the factory? Hard and long. Long day down at the factory, where I've worked for years. How long has it been? Oh me, down at the factory? I'd have to say six, seven years. Since you were eighteen? That's right, and I'm 24 now, so that makes six years down at th...

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Carpet salesman has a tough time competing with a fighter pilot. Aired 01/11/03 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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China's 'love hunters' seek brides for picky billionaires China is moving forwards at an astonishing rate, but parents' preference for boys and the one-child policy have left a shortage of young women. Men of marriageable age are confronted by a shrinking pool of potential female partners - and the competition to find a bride is fierce. Clutching his iced coffee, Peng Tai strolls down the street a...

Reference: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01hk9yc https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-24264693 China is moving forwards at an astonishing rate, but parents' preference for boys and the one-child policy have left a shortage of young women. Men of marriageable age are confronted by a shrinking pool of potential female partners - and the competition to find a bride is fierce. Clutching his iced coff...

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As they sing out their inner feelings, over-trusting Mary (Anna Faris) learns that a first date with Mike (Kenan Thompson) in the middle of a lake might actually be a set-up by her criminal ex-boyfriend to have her killed. [Season 34, 2008] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.