The purpose of the presentations is to frame the issues in the readings that week, and relate these themes to previous sessions.

陈述报告的目的，是架构一周阅读内容的议题，并与之前课堂的主题相关。

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European stock markets surrendered early gains Monday as banks and some technology stocks swung lower, though moves were more muted than in previous sessions.

受银行股和某些科技股震荡走低拖累，欧洲股市周一高开低走丢失了盘初的上涨成果，但下跌趋势明显弱于前几个交易日。

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Representatives have been sent to all previous sessions of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) and other important inter-national and regional meetings related to the Internet.

中国派代表参加了历届信息社会世界峰会(WSIS)及与互联网相关的其他重要国际或区域性会议。

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Opposition parties had disrupted Parliament proceedings in previous sessions too over corruption issues.

WSJ: Two India Ministers Resign Over Corruption-Related Cases

The blue-chip benchmark retreated in previous sessions amid weak job-market and manufacturing data, closing at a current-year low on Monday.

WSJ: U.S. Stocks Rise on Service-Sector Data

The World Science Forum follows in the footsteps of the World Science Conference organized in Budapest in 1999 by UNESCO and ICSU. Unlike the previous sessions that were held in the Hungarian capital in 2003, 2005, 2007, and 2008, the next Forum will take place in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil).

UNESCO: Budapest World Science Forum to examine the changing landscape of science | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization