The British people spend on average 6 months of their lives talking about whether it's going to rain or shine, according to a survey published Friday, AFP reported.

据法新社报道，一项在14日公布的调查结果显示，英国人一生中平均花6个月讨论是要下雨还是天晴。

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Here a young Afghan woman smiles after lifting her veil while waiting to receive food aid. (AFP)

这是一位年轻阿富汗妇女掀起面纱微笑，她正在等待领取食物救济。

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LONDON (AFP) — The tiny South Pacific Ocean archipelago of Vanuatu is the happiest country on Earth, according to a study published measuring people’s wellbeing and their impact on the environment.

{1}伦敦(法新社)消息：一项新的衡量人们生活及其对环境影响的研究指出，位于南太平洋的小岛国瓦努阿图是地球上最幸福的国度。

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On May 13, 1999, a Safa-AFP report datelined Paris stated that 1998 Unaids and WHO reports had said that Aids was responsible for one death in five in Africa, or about two million people.

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The bodies of the girl, aged five, and her brother, 10, were found on Saturday afternoon in a flat in Saint-Priest, a Lyon suburb, AFP news agency said.

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Police sources told the AFP news agency a shoot-out took place on the outskirts of N'Djamena, with three members of the security forces being among the dead.

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