第八週 三星note7爆炸

Samsung is recalling the Galaxy Note 7 worldwide over battery problem

by Jethro Mullen and K.J. Kwon   @CNNTech

September 2, 2016: 6:50 PM ET

Samsung is recalling millions of new Galaxy Note 7 smartphones worldwide after reports that the devices can catch fire while charging.

The massive recall of one of Samsung's flagship devices is an embarrassing setback for the world's biggest selling smartphone maker. The Note 7 was unveiled just a month ago, and big rival Apple (AAPL, Tech30) is expected to show off its new smartphone next week.

Samsung (SSNLF) said Friday it had found a problem with the battery in some of the phones and was halting sales in 10 countries, including South Korea and the U.S. It will offer customers a new product for free in the coming weeks to replace the 2.5 million Galaxy Note 7s that have been sold.

Samsung said devices in China don't appear to be affected because it used another battery supplier. But it was unclear if models sold in China would nonetheless be recalled.

The company originally said it would take about two weeks to prepare the recall, but later announced Note 7 users in the U.S. can exchange their device for a Galaxy S7 or Galaxy S7 Edge, starting next week. It will also refund the cost of Note 7-specific accessories.

Samsung is giving Note 7 users a $25 gift card or bill credit for the inconvenience.

More details about how the recall program will work will be announced shortly, the company said. In the meantime, people worried about their batteries should contact their nearest Samsung service center.

Target and Amazon said Friday that it has stopped selling the phone and is working with Samsung to replace the devices already sold in stores and online. Amazon and Best Buy have also said they are no longer selling the Note 7. Best Buy customers can return or exchange the phone if they already bought one.

U.S. mobile carriers AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile and Sprint have suspended sales. Meanwhile, Sprint is offering up similar devices for customers to use during the recall process.

South Korean news agency Yonhap had previously reported that there have been five claims around the world of Note 7s catching fire while charging. Unverified photos posted on social media showed charred devices.

A Galaxy Note 7 owner in South Korea, who asked that he not be identified, told CNNMoney he was awoken in the middle of the night when he "smelled something burning." His phone had melted and he used his older model Samsung, Galaxy Note 2, to take photos that he posted online.

"I saw small flames on the phone where it was melted," he told CNNMoney. "It disappeared soon after."

Samsung, a giant South Korean company, said it had been alerted to 35 claims of faulty phones worldwide. It said it had so far found 24 devices with problems for every million sold.

U.S. mobile networks sell the Galaxy Note 7 for at least $850. At a news conference, company executives declined to comment on exactly how much replacing all the devices would cost.

"It is a big amount that is heartbreaking," said Koh Dong-jin, president of Samsung's mobile communications business.

Samsung had the biggest share (22%) of the global smartphone market in the three-month period ending June 30, according to research firm IDC. By comparison, Apple held 12%.

Samsung benefited from the popularity of the Galaxy S7, IDC said, and the Galaxy Note 7 was expected to keep that momentum going into the second half of the year.

The phone was well received by reviewers, drawing attention for several unique features such as an iris scanner, which allows users to unlock the phone with their eyes.

-- Felicia Wong, Hope King and Julia Horowitz contributed to this report.

CNNMoney (Hong Kong)

First published September 2, 2016: 3:49 AM ET

http://money.cnn.com/2016/09/02/technology/samsung-galaxy-note-7-recall/

What: Samsung is recalling millions of new Galaxy Note 7 smartphones worldwide after reports that the devices can catch fire while charging.

Who: Samsung

Key words:

Halt 停止

Accessory 附件

Suspend 暫停；使中止

Agency 代理機構；代理

Unverified未經證實的
Faulty有缺點的；不完美的；錯誤的
Executive 執行者

Momentum 氣勢；動量

第七週 ISIS伊斯蘭國

Europe's Christmas markets at risk of ISIS terror attack, US warns tourists

THE US state department has issued a stark warning for tourists to Europe, advising them of ‘credible information’ of an attack on Christmas markets this holiday season.

By SIOBHAN MCFADYEN

PUBLISHED: 09:38, Tue, Nov 22, 2016 | UPDATED: 09:57, Tue, Nov 22, 2016

  Officials say Islamic State is also planning to attack churches over the Christian holiday season warning visitors to be careful of visiting "places of worship."

Winter-time markets are popular in France, Germany, the UK, Austria, Switzerland and attract millions of people each year.

And millions will attend Christian services all over the continent on the run up to Christmas day.

However, US intelligence services are warning there is a high risk of attack from Islamic terrorists determined to continue their reign of terror this year.

In an unprecedented release the US has warned all citizens to be on their guard if travelling to Europe.

They say: "Credible information indicates the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or Da'esh), al-Qa'ida, and their affiliates continue to plan terrorist attacks in Europe, with a focus on the upcoming holiday season and associated events.

"US citizens should also be alert to the possibility that extremist sympathisers or self-radicalised extremists may conduct attacks during this period with little or no warning.

"Terrorists may employ a wide variety of tactics, using both conventional and non-conventional weapons and targeting both official and private interests.

"US citizens should exercise vigilance when attending large holiday events, visiting tourist sites, using public transportation, and frequenting places of worship, restaurants, hotels, etc.

"Be aware of immediate surroundings and avoid large crowds, when possible.

"Review security information from local officials, who are responsible for the safety and security of all visitors to their host country."

The news comes after police thwarted an imminent attack which could have killed hundreds of people in Paris, French interior minister, Bernard Cazeneuve has said.

Four men were arrested in Strasbourg, eastern France and two in Marseille after police spotted some of the suspects waiting for what appeared to be delivery of weapons in Strasbourg.

One of the world’s oldest and largest Christmas markets opened in Strasbourg on Friday.

The market was initially thought to have been one of the attackers’ targets along with a local police station and several as-yet-undisclosed public places, according to Le Parisien.

But Mr Cazeneuve has now said Paris was the intended target in “a long-planned terror attack on our soil”.

More than 230 people were killed in terror attacks in France between January 2015, including 130 in coordinated strikes in Paris in November last year.

http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/734963/Europe-Christmas-markets-at-risk-of-ISIS-terror-attack-as-state-dept-warns-US-tourists

Who: Officials and Islamic State

What: Islamic State is planning to attack churches

When: over the Christian holiday season

Where: places of worship

Key words:

Extremist極端主義者

Tactics 戰術、策略

Weapon 武器、兵器

Vigilance 警戒、警覺

Imminent（危險等）逼近的；即將發生的

Self-radicalized 自我形成激進意識的人

第六週 熊本地震

 Japan earthquake: Powerful new tremor in Kumamoto

  A more powerful earthquake has rocked the southern Japanese city of Kumamoto in the middle of the night, a day after an earlier tremor killed nine people.

The magnitude-7.3 quake hit at a depth of 10km (six miles) at 01:25 on Saturday (15:25 GMT on Friday) in Kyushu region. At least three people died and hundreds were injured.

  A village has been evacuated after a dam collapsed, media reports say.

  A tsunami warning was issued, and lifted some 50 minutes later.

  Japan is regularly hit by earthquakes but stringent building codes mean that they rarely cause significant damage.

  This new earthquake in Kyushu was much bigger and hit a wider area than the one that struck Kumamoto on Thursday night, says the BBC's Rupert Wingfield-Hayes in Tokyo.

  In one town near the coast, the city hall has been so badly damaged there are fears it could collapse. A hospital has been evacuated because it is no longer safe.

  Thousands of people have fled on to the streets and into parks - where they are huddled under blankets looking dazed and afraid, our correspondent says.

But there are numerous reports of people trapped inside buildings, including at least 60 inside an old people's home.

  Public broadcaster NHK says the dam collapsed in the Nishihara village.

  Television pictures showed thousands of people filling streets and parks, looking dazed across the region.

  NHK had warned of sea waves of up to 1m (3ft).

  Japan's nuclear authority said the Sendai nuclear plant was not damaged.

  The quake was originally assessed as magnitude 7.1 but revised upwards to 7.3 later.

  Gavin Hayes, a research geophysicist with the US Geological Survey (USGS) in Colorado, told the BBC that the latest earthquake would hamper the earlier rescue operation that was already under way.

  He said more damage could be expected as the earthquake had been shallower and the fault-line had been much longer.

  "The ground surface would have moved in the region of 4-5m. So, you are talking very intense shaking over quite a large area. And that's why we'll probably see a significant impact from this event."

  The Associated Press news agency said guests at the Ark Hotel near the Kumamoto Castle, which was damaged, woke up and gathered in the lobby for safety.

  Thursday's magnitude-6.2 quake caused shaking at some places as intense as the huge earthquake that hit the country in 2011, Japan's seismology office said.

  That quake sparked a huge tsunami and nuclear meltdown at a power plant in Fukushima.

  Most of those who died in Thursday's quake were in the town of Mashiki where an apartment building collapsed and many houses were damaged.

  More than 1,000 people were injured.

  Some 40,000 people had initially fled their homes, with many of those closest to the epicentre spending the night outside, as more than 130 aftershocks had hit the area.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-36059487

Where: Kumamoto

When: in the middle of the night

What: A more powerful earthquake has rocked the southern Japanese city of Kumamoto

Key Word:

Magnitude 巨大、廣大

Evacuate 撤退

Collapse 倒塌

Intense 劇烈的、強烈的

Epicentre = epicenter 震央、中心