The US has launched an attack on the European Commission

美國剛對歐盟委員會宣戰，

in a last attempt to prevent Brussels from demanding billions of euros from Apple in underpaid taxes.

為的是阻止布魯塞爾（歐盟委員會的辦公底點）向 APPLE 索取數十億歐元的欠繳稅款。

The US Treasury issued a rare waring on Wednesday.

美國財政部週三罕見地發出警告，

The Brussels was becoming a “supranational tax authority” that threatened international agreements on tax reform.

表示歐盟委員會已經成了「超越國家層級的稅務機關」，威脅國際稅改協議。

Astronomers may be one step closer in a quest to see if there is life beyond planet earth

太空人一直試圖找出，地球以外的星球是否有生命跡象，現在，他們似乎往前邁進了一步。

A team of European scientists have discovered a new earth-like body, orbiting Proxima Centauri, the nearest star to the Sun.

一群歐洲科學家發現與地球極為相像的星球，這個星球繞著離太陽最近的恆星--比鄰星運行。

And Singapore has claimed a head-start in the global race to launch self-driving cars

新加坡搶先加入國際戰場，推出自動駕駛車。

with world’s first public trial of a robo-taxi service.

搭配前所未有的機器計程車公開服務測試。

The trial's been operated by nuTonomy, a US start-up that has been conducting trials of self-driving vehicles in Singapore since April.

美國新創公司NuTonomy負責此項計劃，從四月開始，他們就一直在新加坡測試自動駕駛車輛。