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在柏林做了最後一次的巡禮 從亞歷山大廣場漫步到布蘭登堡門 貪婪地欣賞這座城市交織和諧的歷史與科技 雖然依依不捨，但再美好的筵席終究會結束 更多的美好在前方等著我們 一到布拉格就忙著認識同住的沙發客們 沒想到還遇到型男同鄉 順便還把下一站的住宿問題解決了~ 會不會太美好~~~ 趕快來聽聽這美好的一集吧! -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

1. Jerome Powell, chairman of the Federal Reserve, suggested that the central bank will soon cut interest rates. In a keenly awaited speech at the meeting of central bankers in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, he said that “time has come for policy to adjust”. The inflation rate is close to the Fed’s 2% target. Meanwhile, data suggest that  America’s economy  is slowing; unemployment jumped to 4.3% in July....

1. Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine’s president, said his country’s troops had gained complete control of the Russian town of Sudzha, in the Kursk border region. With a pre-evacuation population of around 5,000, it is the largest town to fall during Ukraine’s surprise,  ten-day incursion . Earlier, Alexander Lukashenko, Belarus’s president, called on Russia and Ukraine to end their “scuffle” in an inte...

舊的不去新的不來 揮別了非常有原則的沙發主Chris 我們在柏林的第三晚住在暖男大叔 - Frank 的家中 雖然覺得這樣搬來搬去有點麻煩 但認識Frank讓旅程增添了更多人情味 還好有先補充心靈上的溫暖 因為我們今天要去參觀世界上最慘絕人寰的地方之一 布亨瓦德集中營 看到陳列的照片和遺跡 我們心情越來越沉重 身為德國人的Frank安慰我們 歷史都過去了 是啊，無法改變過去，我們就認真度過當下 我們一起享用了美味的晚餐 度過了美好的時...

1. Muhammad Yunus, a Nobel-peace-prize winner, landed in Dhaka, Bangladesh’s capital, to lead an interim government . He met the army chief and is expected to be sworn in on Thursday. Sheikh Hasina, the former prime minister, resigned and fled on Monday following days of violent unrest. In a  guest essay  for *The Economist *published before his appointment Mr Yunus laid out the next steps for Ban...

1. The Pentagon said it would deploy more fighter jets and warships to the Middle East, as concerns grew about Iran’s response to the assassination of  Ismail Haniyeh , Hamas’s political leader, on its territory on Wednesday. Israel is widely assumed to have carried out the airstrike that killed Mr Haniyeh in Tehran. Iran’s promise to “take vengeance” has stoked fears of a  regional war . 五角大廈...

早上在博物館島，又是世界遺產 幾乎到每個國家都會參觀世界遺產的我們，似乎已經感到遺產飽和了 轉黃的樹葉好像更有看頭 下午到柏林圍牆的遺址，現在已經轉化成藝術家揮灑的畫布 數公里長的牆上，充滿意境的畫作一幅緊接著一幅 幽默的、諷刺的、悲憤的、勸世的 似乎要將那些年被束縛的情感狂瀉而出 在沙發主Chris家的最後一晚 料理的搭配可與豬血糕配上巧克力來媲美 到底我們吃了什麼 趕快來收聽 -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

1. An IT outage caused businesses around the world to grind to a halt after thousands of workers were unable to log on to their computers. The outage was blamed on an update to software provided by CrowdStrike, an American  cybersecurity  firm, which is thought to have caused problems with  Microsoft’s  Windows operating system. Airports, retailers, and the London Stock Exchange are among some of...

在查理檢查哨博物館待了一個早上 感受歷史的震懾，以及當初在東德渴望自由、 迫切逃到西德的那種渴望 無法想像躲在汽車引擎"下面"，一路從東德開車到西德的感覺 可能因為早上感受太強烈的，加上我們都不是逛街咖 下午的西方百貨公司對我們的吸引力就不是很強烈 而且我們也不太可能在這裡買什麼東西 隨意走走就離開了 沒想到這家百貨公司可是大有來頭 讓阿尼和克洛伊介紹給你聽 -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

1. Joe Biden reportedly arranged virtual meetings with congressional groups one day after delivering a  closely watched press conference . Twenty Democrats in the House of Representatives and one senator have publicly called on him to step aside. In Thursday’s news conference Mr Biden combined verbal gaffes with a firm grasp of foreign policy. He promised to stay in the  presidential race  and “co...

1. Sir Keir Starmer promised an “age of national renewal” after his Labour Party won a landslide victory in Britain’s general election. With counting nearly completed, Labour  had secured more than  400 seats. Rishi Sunak, the Conservative prime minister, called it a “sobering verdict”. The Tories lost seat after seat to Labour—and were beaten into third place in several places by the populist  Re...

體驗過了醉醺醺的慕尼黑、童話小鎮+書香風的海德堡 我們到了德國的最後一站 -- 首都柏林 在布蘭登堡門感受歷史和寂靜的力量 在國會大廈玻璃穹頂俯瞰德國首都 在猶太人紀念館接受令人不適的洗禮 晚上接受了沙發主Chris的款待，品嘗道地德國家常菜 享受了很美好、很德國的一天 -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

1. Two days after a  disastrous presidential debate  in Atlanta, Joe Biden travelled to New York to attend a Democratic Party fundraising event. Mr Biden hopes to reassure donors after his poor performance against Donald Trump, his Republican opponent, panicked Democratic elites. So far, Mr Biden has resisted calls  to give way to another candidate . Speaking on Friday, he acknowledged that he doe...

1. America will suspend deliveries of  air-defence interceptors  to other allies in order to rush more of the munitions to Ukraine. The country is under heavy bombardment by Russia, which is targeting its power stations. Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine’s president, has said that Ukraine needs at least seven more** Patriot** systems in order to defend itself against the Russian attacks. Romania announc...

一早吃完美味的麵包，就去拜訪另一座大學城--曼海姆 悠遊在校地中，再去教堂欣賞管風琴演奏 享受身心靈的洗禮 讓我們可以全心全意地準備迎接晚上的 火~鍋~~ 真是奇怪，歐洲冬天這麼冷，這裡的人除了起司和酒之外， 竟然沒發明出跟火鍋類似的料理 我們身處入秋時分，開始有涼意的德國 基因中的臺灣魂就開始在呼叫火鍋了啊~~ 那我們的德國朋友們會喜歡嗎? 趕快來收聽 -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

1. G7 leaders concluded their summit in Italy with a warning to China that they will continue to target actors that “materially support Russia’s war machine”. They called on the superpower to “step up efforts to promote international peace and security”. Leaders also expressed concern at China’s “non-market policies”. In a wide-ranging final statement the G7 warned Iran against advancing its nucle...

1. Russia and Chinavoiced concerns at the UN Security Council about an American draft resolution on a ceasefire in Gaza. The resolution would back a  three-stage proposal , espoused by President Joe Biden, for stopping the war. Hamas is still studying the plan, which Israeli hardliners oppose. To succeed, any resolution needs nine votes in favour and no vetoes from America, Britain, China, France...

說到海德堡，就聯想到一片紅褐色的屋頂，還有著名的海德堡之吻巧克力 但，其實那種巧克力並不叫學生之吻 到底正確名字是什麼? 來源又是什麼? 讓阿尼和克洛伊來告訴你吧~ 浸濡在海德堡的書香和麵包香中過了一天 晚上到Rebecca家看Petra媽媽變魔術! 到底是什麼神奇的機器會自己做番茄濃湯和巧克力布丁呢? -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

1. President Joe Biden announced that an Israeli proposal—which he said could lead to a “durable” ceasefire—had been transmitted to Hamas by Qatar. He said that the terms include a six-week ceasefire, the withdrawal of Israeli forces from populated areas of Gaza and the release of women and elderly Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners. Mr Biden also claimed that Hamas is “no long...

1. The White House said that Egypt had agreed to send humanitarian aid to Gaza through Kerem Shalom, the main commercial checkpoint between Israel and Gaza. Earlier, the International Court of Justice ordered Israel to halt its offensive in Rafah, a city in southern Gaza, and to allow investigators and journalists to visit the enclave. The UN court said that an earlier demand for Israel to allow m...

這一天我們超~級放鬆，腦袋可以完全放空 因為我們有天使導遊兼宿主~~~Rebecca~~~ 今天就跟著Rebecca體驗最道地的德國小鎮之旅吧 在慕尼黑喝完了啤酒，現在到了這個產葡萄酒的地區就要來喝葡萄酒啦~ 但這個時候喝的可不是一般普通的葡萄酒哦 到底是什麼神奇的東西，趕快來收聽 最後的小撇步要跟大家特別提出說明 德國的高速公路沒有速限，如果聽友們要在德國旅遊時選擇自駕，一定要特別小心喔! -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

1.  Benny Gantz said he would pull his centrist party out of Binyamin Netanyahu’s emergency wartime coalition if the Israeli prime minister did not agree to a new plan for the  future  of Israel’s war by June 8th. Mr Gantz set out a six-point strategy that prioritised the return of captives being held by Hamas. His ultimatum came after Israeli forces said they had recovered the body of another hos...

1. Israel has told tens of thousands more residents of  Rafah  in southern Gaza to evacuate, as its troops prepare to step up operations there, in defiance of warnings that an invasion would paralyse aid operations and cause unacceptable civilian casualties. President Joe Biden has said America will not provide offensive weapons to Israel for Rafah. On Friday, a report from America’s State Departm...

睡~過~頭~啦~~~ 趕不上公車了啊啊~~~??? 誰來救救我們啊啊啊~~?? 今天主要行程是參觀新天鵝堡 但是，這麼美麗的城堡竟然蓋上一層神秘(?)的面紗 竟然還揭不開… 接下來，我們會住在Rebecca的家中 Rebecca跟Eva是我們在挪威奧斯陸的室友，在旅程第一天認識的 能夠住在舒適的房子裡，還有我們自己的房間，真是太幸福啦~~~~ -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

1. Stockmarkets in America rose after underwhelming labour-market data fuelled hopes of interest-rate cuts. The** Bureau** of Labor Statistics revealed that  America  added 175,000 new non-farm jobs in April, fewer than expected, and well below March’s revised figure of 315,000. Unemployment edged up to 3.9%, from 3.8%. The figures triggered speculation that the Federal Reserve could begin cutting...