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***************************************************** Tongji University（同济大学：Tónɡjì Dàxué） is one of the leading universities directly under the State Ministry of Education in China. It offers degree programs both at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The history of Tongji University can be traced back to 1907 when Tongji German Medical School was founded by Erich Paulun, a German doctor in Shanghai. The name Tongji suggests cooperating by riding the same boat. The school was expanded to include engineering in its programs and got its new name as Tongji Medical and Engineering School in 1912. It was formally established as a university in 1923 and was renamed as National Tongji University in 1927.

Tongji was successful in its application for the 211 Program which provided universities with substantial government fund. In 1995 the university became one to be jointly built by the State Education Commission and the Shanghai Municipal Government. In 1996 the university merged with Shanghai Institute of Urban Construction and Shanghai Institute of Building Materials. The merger was hailed by the State Council as Tongji Model in the system reform of higher institutions in China. In April 2000, the expanded Tongji merged again with Shanghai Railway University. Now Tongji University has become a comprehensive university which offers a wide range of programs in sciences, engineering, medicine, arts, law, economics and management.

An unnamed grandfather is winning a lot of online plaudits after his impassioned letter of support for his gay grandson was posted online on Monday.一位匿名的外公于本周一在网上发布了一封热情洋溢的信支持同性恋外孙，得到了众多网友的赞扬。

****************************************************** Tianjin University（天津大学：Tiānjīn Dàxué）, established in 1895 with the name of “Peiyang University”（北洋大学：Běiyánɡ Dàxué）, is the first educational institution of higher learning in China. Over a hundred years, more than 150,000 students have graduated from Tianjin University and made great contributions in every way of life. At present, Tianjin University has grown into a National Key University directly under the administration of the Ministry of Education of China. With the tradition of diligence and modesty, Tianjin University is prepared to meet challenges in the 21st century.

Tianjin University was the first to fully adopt western university system in China. Upon its beginning, it ran according to American model, where western learning was mainly taught. Moreover, as to the school system, it was stipulated, as soon as the university was established, that the undergraduate program is the first class and prior the second and that either of them last four years.

据报道，微信现在有超过一亿的海外用户。It's being reported WeChat now has more than 100 million overseas users.

A casual morning at the mall today turned into a siege of terror for unsuspecting shoppers in Nairobi, Kenya, when attackers dressed in black and wearing facemasks and vests loaded with grenades sprayed the unsuspecting crowds with bullets from AK-47s.
肯尼亚首都内罗毕西门购物中心21日发生枪击事件。一群身着黑衣和防护服的蒙面枪手在购物广场投掷了手榴弹，并用AK47式突击步枪对人群进行扫射。毫无预料的恐怖袭击使购物中心的顾客们措手不及，惊恐万分。
"They just came in and threw a grenade. We were running and they opened fire. They were shouting and firing," said Jay Patel who was on an upper floor of the mall when the shooting began.
枪击案发生时，目击者杰·帕特尔位于购物广场二楼，他回忆称，“枪手们走进广场就投掷了手榴弹。他们对逃跑的人群射击，不断的射击和扫射人群。”
Frightened shoppers fled the mall crying and clutching their small children. At one point mall guards used shopping carts to wheel out wounded children.
受惊的游客带着孩子四下奔逃，可以看到保安用购物车疏散受伤儿童。
The gunmen were still holed up in the mall late this evening, along with an unknown number of hostages.Two Kenyan army special forces units moved inside as the stand-off stretched into its ninth hour, while police and military surrounded the huge shopping complex.
至21日夜间枪手们仍聚留在广场内，扣留人质人数不明。目前恐怖分子聚留广场时间已经长达9个小时，肯尼亚警方和军队已经将广场包围，两支肯尼亚陆军特种部队已经进入广场。
Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta, speaking in a nationally televised address today, said that at least 68 people were killed and at least 175 others were injured in the terror attack.
肯尼亚总理乌胡鲁·肯尼亚塔在21日的全国电视讲话中称，此起恐怖事件已经造成至少68人死亡，175人受伤。
"The despicable perpetrators of this cowardly act hope to intimidate, divide and cause despondency amongst Kenyans," Kenyatta said. "We have overcome terrorist attacks before. In fact we have fought courageously and defeated them within and outside our borders. We will defeat them again."
肯尼亚塔在电视讲话中说，“这些卑鄙的肇事者企图以这种怯懦的行径恐吓、离间、打击肯尼亚人民。我们曾经战胜过恐怖袭击，我们众志成城，粉碎过国内外的恐怖袭击事件。这一次我们一定能再次战胜他们。”

初步调查表明：已初步认定事故直接原因系公司生产厂房内液氨管路系统管帽脱落，引起液氨泄漏，导致15名企业操作人员死亡。Initial investigations are showing that the liquid ammonia leak which killed 15 in Shanghai was caused by a detached pipe cap.

At least 25 people have been killed since typhoon Usagi made landfall in south China's Guangdong Province on Sunday evening, said the provincial government on Monday.