Staff writer, with CNACivic groups commemorating the 1959 Tibetan uprising in Taipei yesterday called for an end to China’s use of state-run residenti
Scientists on Wednesday identified what might be the genetic mechanism behind the tailless condition of us and our ape ancestors - a mutation in a gen
IMPROVEMENTS DISCUSSED: Regulations seem to have fallen short in ensuring effective food quality control, three Control Yuan members said in a news re
‘OPERATION MIST’: If governments fail to de-escalate and deter a conflict, ordinary people would have to bear the consequences, the international grou
NATIONAL PEOPLE’S CONGRESS: A National Security Bureau report submitted to the Legislative Yuan said China is working to change the ‘status quo’
Luck struck twice for a Kentucky couple who thought they lost a winning Powerball ticket.肯塔基州一對以為失去中獎威力球彩券的夫婦,好運二度臨門。The Bowling Green couple found ou
By Liu Tzu-hsuan / Staff reporterThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday announced programs to recruit and send non-governmental organization (NGO)
TAIWAN AID LESSONS: The indictment said that the suspect was asked to provide items about how lessons from Ukraine could be used were the US to help T
By Jason Pan / Staff reporterA Chinese national has been identified as the person who sent a series of bomb threats to Taiwanese officials over the pa
AFP, TOKYOThe creator of Japan’s hugely popular and influential Dragon Ball comics and anime cartoons, Akira Toriyama, has died, his production team s
羅碧/核稿編輯54歲正在經歷更年期的王太太,怕肌膚膠原蛋白流失,皮膚老化更明顯,1週吃3-4次豬腳,希望能維持肌膚彈潤。沒想到日前健檢發現,外表看來不胖的她竟然體脂率高達40%(女性體脂率正常約為20-30%),血脂中的總膽固醇、低密度膽固醇及三酸甘油脂都超出理想標準值,竟是一位「泡芙人」;醫師警告
A wave of thefts of bonsai miniature potted trees across Japan appear tied to an overseas boom that offers high profits from resale, according to expe
By Liu Tzu-hsuan / Staff reporterTaiwan is deliberating plans to bolster cooperation with the Estonian Center for International Development to help re
NO CASH: Members of the public would no longer be rewarded for reporting minor traffic offenses such as smoking while riding a motorcycle or parking i
BIPARTISAN SUPPORT: US Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell urged the US Senate to stand with Taiwan and help improve its defense capabilities to de
愛沙尼亞國會友台小組主席裴克多(Kristo Enn Vaga)率跨黨派議員訪台,今天會見蔡英文總統時表示,台灣與愛沙尼亞都面對野心勃勃的強大鄰國,這些國家用盡各種手段要侵害民主國家,正因為威權體制政權聯合打擊民主,我們更應該團結一心守護民主,此行主要展現對深化對台關係的跨黨派支持,也正努力尋求台灣
李欣潔/核稿編輯印度馬哈拉施特拉邦(Maharashtra)日前傳出一起驚險的逃生事件,一名12歲男童待在婚宴會館大廳門口座位區,拿著手機低頭玩遊戲,結果突然有一隻野豹從門外走進房內,男童發現後保持冷靜不驚慌,悄悄離開現場並關上門,接著跑去通知父親,此舉不僅保護了自己,也助相關單位順利逮到這隻在當地
‘UNCONSTITUTIONAL’: Legislator Rosalia Wu said the proposed changes would require considerable discussion in society, as well as an extensive study on
祝蘭蕙/核稿編輯世界衛生組織(WHO)5日證實,藉由鸚鵡熱衣原體(又稱鸚鵡熱披衣菌)引起的人畜共通傳染疾病「鸚鵡熱」(Psittacosis),自去年起在歐洲多國急遽增加,包含奧地利、丹麥、德國、瑞典和荷蘭皆傳病例,目前已經有5人罹患鸚鵡熱後死亡。專家表示這種狀況並不尋常,WHO也呼籲飼養寵物鳥的民
葉立斌/核稿編輯上班族長期久坐辦公室,容易導致運動量不足,進而讓肥胖、心血管疾病等慢性病找上門!國民健康署提供3招,讓上班族平時也能增加身體活動,包含:能走樓梯就不坐電梯、上下班利用腳踏車或提早下車步行、上班時間上午及下午各做15分鐘健康操。