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加州起诉杜邦，指控其
逃避“永久化学品”责任
California is suing DuPont de Nemours, alleging the company fraudulently transferred assets to shelter them from creditors seeking compensation for harm caused by its products over several decades.
加利福尼亚州正起诉杜邦，指控该公司通过欺诈性转移资产，意图将这些资产藏匿起来，以逃避数十年来因其产品造成伤害而寻求赔偿的债权人。
The new suit is part of litigation against some of America’s largest chemical companies over “forever chemicals”, which include substances used in products such as non-stick frying pans, cleaning sprays and firefighting foam.
这起新诉讼是针对美国一些最大化工公司提起的诉讼的一部分，争议涉及“永久化学物质”；这类物质包括用于不粘煎锅、清洁喷雾剂和灭火泡沫等产品的物质。
The chemicals — PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances — have been linked to health issues including reduced kidney and liver function and infertility. They are the subject of multibillion-dollar compensation claims against US and other manufacturers.
这些化学物质——即PFAS，或全氟和多氟烷基物质——被认为与肾脏和肝脏功能下降、不孕不育等健康问题有关。美国及其他国家的制造商正因这些物质面临数十亿美元的赔偿索赔。
——本文2026年8月7日发布于FT中文网，英文原题为California sues DuPont over alleged effort to avoid ‘forever chemicals’ liabilities
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AI创造出首批合成病毒
Scientists in the US have for the first time used artificial intelligence to create viruses unknown in nature, a milestone in synthetic biology that promises advances in healthcare but also raises important biosafety and biosecurity concerns.
美国科学家首次利用AI制造出自然界中不存在的病毒。这是合成生物学领域的一个里程碑，有望推动医疗保健事业发展，但也引发了重要的生物安全与生物安保担忧。
Stanford University researchers developed a generative AI programme called Evo 2 that writes new genomes — the genetic instructions for life encoded in DNA. They used it to design and make 16 synthetic phages, small viruses that infect bacteria.
斯坦福大学的研究人员开发了一款名为Evo 2的生成式AI程序，能够编写新的基因组——即编码于DNA中的生命遗传指令。他们利用该程序设计并制造了16种合成噬菌体，即感染细菌的小型病毒。
Phages are sometimes used instead of antibiotic drugs to kill bacteria causing disease.
噬菌体有时会被用于取代抗生素药物，以杀死致病细菌。
——本文2026年8月7日发布于FT中文网，英文原题为AI creates first synthetic viruses
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欧足联进一步向因凡蒂诺施压
Uefa has doubled down on its threat to boycott the World Cup despite Fifa abandoning a controversial plan to raise capital from investors, as European football’s governing body moves to keep the pressure on Fifa president Gianni Infantino.
尽管国际足联放弃了通过投资者筹集资金这一备受争议的计划，但欧足联仍进一步威胁抵制世界杯，以继续向国际足联主席詹尼•因凡蒂诺施压。
Uefa, whose members include current World Cup holders Spain, issued its threat of a boycott last week, seeking binding assurances that Fifa “will never again open its governance or competitions to private ownership”.
欧足联（其成员包括现任世界杯冠军西班牙队）上周发出抵制威胁，要求国际足联作出具有约束力的保证，承诺“绝不再将治理权或赛事开放给私营资本”。
“These conditions have not been met,” Uefa said on Thursday. “In addition, Uefa made it abundantly clear in its statement on Saturday that it has lost confidence in Gianni Infantino’s presidency. That position holds.”
“这些条件尚未得到满足。”欧足联周四说，“此外，欧足联已在上周六的声明中明确表示，不再信任詹尼•因凡蒂诺的主席职位。这一立场没有改变。”
——本文2026年8月7日发布于FT中文网，英文原题为Uefa doubles down on World Cup boycott in effort to oust Gianni Infantino
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墨西哥向牛油果主产区
部署上千名士兵
Mexico sent more than 1,500 soldiers into its avocado heartlands on Thursday after exports of the fruit to the US were stopped because of security problems in the region.
周四，墨西哥向其牛油果主产区派遣了1500多名士兵，此前该地区的安全问题导致牛油果对美出口暂停。
The US embassy in Mexico on Wednesday suspended its activities in the state of Michoacán, where most of the country’s avocados are grown, due to “a threat against American interests”.
美国驻墨西哥大使馆周三暂停了在米却肯州的活动，原因是“美国利益受到威胁”。墨西哥大部分牛油果产自该州。
In response, Mexico’s defence ministry said on Thursday it had sent 1,557 soldiers from the army and National Guard to different parts of the state to reinforce security across the industry and prevent extortion of avocado producers.
作为回应，墨西哥国防部周四表示，已向该州各地派遣1557名陆军和国民警卫队士兵，以加强整个行业的安保，防止牛油果生产商遭到敲诈勒索。
——本文2026年8月7日发布于FT中文网，英文原题为Mexico deploys hundreds of troops to secure avocado heartlands
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