And, like most other things on the brink of middle-age, the Internet is struggling with its own mid-life crisis.

和其他许多游走在中年边缘的人和物一样，互联网也面临着它自己的中年危机。

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Activities have mostly been confined to the dusty region on the brink of the Sahara desert, but in recent months it has expanded beyond its home base.

活动大多数发生在撒哈拉沙漠边缘的风沙地带，但是最近几个月袭击的范围已不限于波尔诺州。

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The world is on the brink of losing its miracle cures.

世界即将失去这些神奇的治疗药物。

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Most defence analysts think North Korea, with its economy on the brink of collapse and much of its population underfed, is incapable of a sustained attack.

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Bond investors have bailed, its banks are on the brink and politicians have passed the grimmest budget in its history, but Facebook still believes in putting more money (and staff) into Ireland.

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More ominous, its financial system is on the brink of disaster as its banks, including the large ones, reel from the catastrophically growing volume of nonperforming loans.

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