title: 土耳其6.8強震 至少22人死千人受傷

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土耳其東部艾拉齊省廿四日晚間近九時發生規模六點八強震，至少已造成廿二人喪生，逾千人受傷。災區房屋多數倒塌，且主震後迄今餘震近四百次，數十名民眾受困瓦礫中待援。

土耳其總統厄多安廿四日在伊斯坦堡會晤來訪的德國總理梅克爾，他已取消後續行程，廿五日赴災區視察。

地震發生於當地時間廿四日晚間八時五十五分，震央位於土耳其首都安卡拉東方約五百五十公里的艾拉齊省（Elazig），深度僅六點七公里，鄰近國家黎巴嫩、敘利亞和喬治亞都感受得到地震威力。

土耳其坎迪里觀測與地震研究所測得地震規模六點八，美國地質調查所觀測規模為六點七。主震後迄今餘震已近四百次，其中十四次達規模四以上。

當地半夜氣溫僅攝氏零下八度，災民又冷又害怕。一名卅二歲男子說：「我們的房子都倒了，沒辦法回去。村子裡有人死了，希望上帝救救我們。」另一名男子希納西說：「我們的牲口都死掉了，我們在外面生火，裹著毯子度過這一晚。」

土耳其環境部長庫倫表示，艾拉齊省約有卅棟建築物倒塌。地震造成一一○三人受傷，一百廿八人住院治療，卅四人於加護病房觀察。四十人自瓦礫中獲救，但仍至少有廿二人受困，罹難人數恐將增加。

土國災害和緊急管理局已派出一千多名救難人員、兩百卅多台機具及車輛及十五隻搜救犬參與搜救，並提供救災物資。

艾拉齊省二○一○年曾發生規模六地震，造成五十一人罹難。

countries: 土耳其 喬治亞 德國 黎巴嫩 美國 敘利亞


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▲武漢肺炎的疫情持續在大陸燃燒。（示意圖／達志影像／美聯社）

記者柯振中／綜合報導

大陸武漢肺炎疫情日益嚴重，湖北省黃石市也正是確診31例病例，其中一例病人不幸身亡，加上24日確診的1287例患病、41例死亡，目前已有42人死於武漢肺炎。

根據陸媒《人民日報》報導，黃石市防控指揮部25日晚間說明，截至晚間8點為止，黃石市累計報告疑似病例49例，相關單位立刻對病毒樣本進行採樣檢測。

檢測結果出爐後，確定罹患武漢肺炎的病患共有31例，其中1人病重身亡。黃石市防控指揮部指出，市內已按照國家衛生健康委員會發布的防控工作規程，採取定點醫療機構隔離治療的措施，也有按照規定進行流行病學調查，確保密切接觸者接受醫學觀察。

►「秒殺小魚乾起司條」～最狂春節伴手禮來了！

title: 快訊／湖北再添一死！黃石市確診武漢肺炎31例　防控中心緊急回應


title: 每日星座運勢／牡羊強烈的佔有慾   會讓愛情損傷

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2020-01-26

牡羊座

強烈的佔有慾會讓你的愛情受到損傷。

整體運：★★★★☆

與異性交往時要懂得循序漸進，慢慢培養感情，太直接的佔有慾會容易把對方嚇跑；今天財運不怎麼明朗，不宜做重大投資、採購、簽約等決定；注意調節好的情緒，感到壓力時可去咖啡廳待一會兒，舒緩心情。

愛情運：★★★★☆

單身者自我保護意識較強，難以打開心扉，對方難以靠近你；已婚者關係融洽，愛情得到升華。

事業運：★★★★☆

特別能為他人分憂解難，在生活、工作中都很受歡迎，讓你很有滿足感。

財運：★★★☆☆

要多注意時下的財經新聞，對你很有幫助。

貴人星座：射手座

幸運數字：6

吉時吉色：04:00-06:00燻鮭紅

開運方位：正南方向

金牛座

與人交流的機會多，會接觸到各種類型的人。

整體運：★★★★☆

今天有機會發揮自己的溝通才能，期間會遇到一些脾氣古怪的人，雖然讓你有些莫名其妙，但對方的一言一行對你也頗有好的影響。單身者與個性獨特的異性擦出愛情火花的機率高，想戀愛還需多瞭解對方。

愛情運：★★★★☆

單身者的桃花盛開，讓你沉浸在浪漫中；已婚者對感情的渴望濃烈，另一半也多能滿足。

事業運：★★★☆☆

表面上看似乎很平靜，但內心卻很想改變現狀，在默默籌劃下一步的計劃。

財運：★★★★★

出門在外容易遇到財神爺與福神的關照，不是收到禮物就是白吃白喝一頓 !相對的有可能會出現大方回饋的請客動作。

貴人星座：牡羊座

幸運數字：0

吉時吉色：18:00-20:00水鑽藍

開運方位：西北方向

雙子座

運勢此起彼伏，難以達到調和。

整體運：★★★☆☆

桃花零落，愛情際遇欠佳，缺少機會。財運佳，朋友家人在財力上對你幫助不小，投資時多注意行情的變化，今天便有望成為你的投資幸運日。

愛情運：★★☆☆☆

愛情中需要的是軟言細語，別老是用命令的語氣和另一半說話。

事業運：★★★☆☆

心情還不錯，有時間不妨多陪陪家人，或是多與朋友聯繫，會讓你心情愉快！

財運：★★★★☆

用積極的行動和富於冒險的精神來賺取錢財，得財將很順利。

貴人星座：處女座

幸運數字：5

吉時吉色：15:00-16:00湖水綠

開運方位：正東方向

巨蟹座

叛逆感強烈。

整體運：★★★★☆

對於老師、家長的教條管束，學生的叛逆欲越發強烈，如覺家長或老師的教導方式讓你無法接受，應當面提出和溝通，學會換位思考；多花時間陪陪家人，讓他們感受到你的溫暖與體貼；面對愛情要把握時機，與心儀之人才有希望牽手。

愛情運：★★★★☆

會有意中人出現，可以主動出擊，但現在是初識階段，還應多花時間觀察、瞭解唷！

事業運：★★★☆☆

運勢平順，雖然較為忙碌，但你能靜下心來一步步完成。注意保持熱情，提高效率。

財運：★★★☆☆

注意開源，有付出才會有收獲。

貴人星座：天蠍座

幸運數字：6

吉時吉色：17:00-18:00蘭花紫

開運方位：正東方向

獅子座

適合走訪的一天。

整體運：★★★★★

今天串串門子對你的運勢非常有利，學生族從長輩那裡獲取財富的機率很高；到同事家坐坐，能加強你工作上的人氣；單身族在長輩那裡易獲得一些異性的訊息，有助於你日後感情的發展。

愛情運：★★★★☆

戀愛中的人很懂得安排有趣的節目，給另一半驚喜，感情甜蜜；單身者常有異性主動示意。

事業運：★★★★☆

人氣旺盛，很多同事都找你幫忙，不論是工作，還是生活瑣事，大家都願意請教你。

財運：★★★★★

偏財運旺旺的一天，有多重得財渠道，可以小賭一番。雖然財運很好，可是花錢也有浪費的傾向。

貴人星座：雙子座

幸運數字：5

吉時吉色：06:00-08:00朝霞紅

開運方位：正東方向

處女座

安穩的一天，以飽滿的情緒面對生活。

整體運：★★★☆☆

今天桃花旺盛，單身者會遇到心儀的對象，打開愛的心門。財運不佳，收入與支出有點失衡，小心出現經濟危機，要注意控制自己的花費。但是吃喝玩樂的運氣不錯，能嘗到既便宜又美味的佳餚，有減肥計劃者慎之。

愛情運：★★★★☆

桃花朵朵開，身邊的異性對你很友善，並給你幫助，外出或出遠門也會有不錯的異性緣喔！

事業運：★★★☆☆

運勢很不錯，資金緊缺時不必心慌，向朋友或銀行借貸，均可以順利度過難關。

財運：★★☆☆☆

容易聽信他人，喪失自己的判斷，不宜投資。

貴人星座：巨蟹座

幸運數字：7

吉時吉色：04:00-06:00玫瑰紅

開運方位：正南方向

天秤座

幹勁十足，充分釋放自身的能量。

整體運：★★★★☆

積極向上的生活態度，讓你贏得家人及朋友的肯定。有機會在眾人面前展現才華，讓異性對你刮目相看，有人主動靠近你。別因忙碌而忽視身體狀況，多關心身體健康也是今天的重要工作。

愛情運：★★★☆☆

單身者有戀愛的機會，來得突然令你有些措手不及，調整好心態，思考一下未來的生活吧！

事業運：★★★★★

思維敏捷，智慧迸發，提出的意見易被認同和採納，要好好把握時機。

財運：★★★★☆

事業上有增資擴充的慾念，金錢上的好運多來自於籌資順利，尤其若想要有實質收入則需要花費更多的勞力與體力囉！

貴人星座：金牛座

幸運數字：7

吉時吉色：13:00-14:00脆梅青

開運方位：正東方向

天蠍座

開朗的一天。

整體運：★★★☆☆

今天的異性緣特別好，跟異性很聊得來，也易受到異性的歡迎；心態很輕鬆，能夠放下學習和工作，盡情享受美好的生活；不要隨便誇下海口，否則易受人慫恿而要破財請客。

愛情運：★★★★☆

單身者有機會參加聚會，可結識不少異性朋友，想戀愛的人不要錯過這樣的好機會唷！

事業運：★★★☆☆

正為某件事高興著，卻無緣無故被人潑冷水。不必生氣，別拿他人的錯誤懲罰自己。

財運：★★☆☆☆

求財會有阻礙，得小心謹慎的處理問題才好。

貴人星座：雙魚座

幸運數字：3

吉時吉色：20:00-22:00水晶紫

開運方位：西北方向

射手座

平凡的一天，在平淡中品味生活的美好。

整體運：★★★☆☆

今天在愛情上你們兩人都能相互體貼，寬容對方的過失，用包容的心去對待彼此，使你們的感情更深更厚。理財方面花費較多，金錢進出頻繁，注意控制自己的腰包，避免入不敷出。

愛情運：★★★★☆

你的身邊時常圍繞著異性，讓另一半醋意大發。你不必擔心，這表示對方很在乎你喔！

事業運：★★★☆☆

較為忙碌的一天，有突如其來的事情要處理，但你全心投入，情緒高昂，感覺特別充實。

財運：★★★☆☆

須控制火爆脾氣，以免發生毆打事故而損財。

貴人星座：金牛座

幸運數字：1

吉時吉色：07:00-09:00燻鮭紅

開運方位：西南方向

摩羯座

休閒娛樂機會多，結識不少新朋友。

整體運：★★★★★

享受生活的日子，感覺無比愜意。外出玩樂的機會多，與朋友相聚而結識朋友的朋友，人際圈得以不斷擴展。單身者還易獲得朋友撮合而結識彼此契合的對象，可望談一場轟轟烈烈的戀愛。

愛情運：★★★★★

變化多端的戀愛日，適合與情人一起去吃吃喝喝玩樂一番。

事業運：★★★★☆

善解人意的一面突顯，特別能調和群體關係，為朋友分憂解難，走到哪都受歡迎。

財運：★★★★☆

財運好到讓人羨慕眼紅，適合投資理財的好日子，股票族有機會撈一筆哦！千萬別錯過今日的大好財運喔！

貴人星座：雙魚座

幸運數字：5

吉時吉色：10:00-12:00雪花銀

開運方位：東北方向

水瓶座

小不忍則亂大謀。

整體運：★★★★☆

耍起小聰明的你讓另一半只得接受你所提出的條件，不過你得祈禱對方是真心實意接受才好哦！財運起伏較大，不易把握，求助身邊的人是權宜之計；是個加班的好日子，精力充沛，思維活躍。

愛情運：★★★★☆

異性緣佳，單身者對身邊的異性更為留意，會有擦出愛火的機緣，好好把握！

事業運：★★★★☆

心情開朗、顯得很有自信，給人一種積極向上的感覺，注意把握時機好好表現！

財運：★★★☆☆

財運較為普通，通常收支出入不大。

貴人星座：水瓶座

幸運數字：2

吉時吉色：18:00-20:00芥末黃

開運方位：西南方向

雙魚座

切忌含糊其辭，以免發生誤解。

整體運：★★★★☆

愛與被愛要做出果斷的選擇，單身女性不可腳踏兩條船，莫陷入情感誤區。購物運不錯，可以買到不少經濟又實惠的精美家居用品，會令你心情開懷，笑臉盈盈。今天也是出行的好日子，沿途的美麗風景盡收眼底。

愛情運：★★★☆☆

在戀愛上不妨表現出一點點任性，偶爾撒撒嬌，會讓你更吸引對方，愛情運上升！

事業運：★★★★★

頗具創意，對新資訊特別敏感，多看一些專業最新資訊，能很快從中獲取靈感，創作出屬於自己的作品。

財運：★★★★☆

儲蓄的效果明顯，對於個人的錢財心裡有踏實的感覺。

貴人星座：處女座

幸運數字：3

吉時吉色：21:00-22:00白鋼銀

開運方位：正西方向

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title: 殺破狼周運勢／獅子買彩券中獎率高 雙魚桃花十分旺盛

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殺破狼2020年1月27日～2月2日12星座一週運勢

白羊座：

整體運勢：

工作運方面，木星、土星、冥王星齊聚志業宮位，開春進入新的單位就任，或是有重要的事務要開始執行，完全沒有倦怠的空間，馬上就要進入戰鬥模式，迎接新的一年。

感情運方面，金星與海王星合相在精神宮位，與喜歡的人小別勝新婚，幾天不見後，雙方的互動更為緊密。單身的白羊座，連續假期因為追劇，會煞到某個偶像明星，覺得精神層面被充份的滋養。

本週須注意的部分：

遠行運方面，在遠行宮位的火星受到海王星與金星影響，利用年假出遠門旅行，行程排得太滿，整個假期會比平常感覺更累。某些白羊座在外地會嚴重認床睡不好。

人際關係方面，在人際關係宮位的太陽受到天王星影響，有些親戚朋友來拜年，感覺不懷好意，除了來討紅包之外，還會來推銷一些你根本不想用的產品，或是一直灌輸陳腐的價值觀，讓你想翻白眼。

金牛座：整體運勢：

人際關係運勢佳，金星與海王星合相在人際關係宮位，小時候暗戀的對象會在回鄉時突然巧遇，兩人還依稀記得小時候的回憶，會留下彼此聯絡的方式，保持聯繫。

工作運方面，太陽與水星齊聚志業宮位，過完年一開工，就接到一個非常有挑戰性的工作，成為職場上矚目的人物，此時會很快就定位開始新的任務，完全沒有怠慢的空間。

本週須注意的部分：

金錢運方面，在財務宮位的火星受到人際關係宮位的金星、海王星影響，在牌桌上越是想翻本，越容易輸到脫褲，甚至會因此把年終獎金敗光，過年期間盡量不要賭博，以免傷荷包又傷心情。

健康運方面，火星持續在疾厄宮位行進，年節期間要注意血光之災，容易發生意外傷害，不要從事危險的行為，以及涉入不良場所，容易因此惹來威脅到人身安全的事件。

感情運方面，在慾望宮位的火星受到金星與海王星影響，對有好感的人容易沉不住氣，熱烈的追求行動會被當成恐怖情人，把對方嚇跑。單身的金牛座會尋求一夜情解決生理需求，當心因此惹上爛桃花。

雙子座：整體運勢：

工作運方面，在志業宮位的金星與海王星呈現合相，不需要特別表現自己，在職場上都會是不可或缺的角色，許多人都必須仰賴你的資源。然而長期受到合作夥伴扯後腿，即便有許多表現空間，也會有些意興闌珊。

金錢運方面，木星、土星、冥王星齊聚財務宮位，新春期間，不論買彩券或是打麻將，手氣都非常好，會贏得一筆為數不少的壓歲錢。某些雙子座在開春後積極學習投資理財，在短期內可賺到不少資金。

本週須注意的部分：

感情運方面，在感情宮位的火星受到金星與海王星影響，外來的誘惑太多，使得你與另一半處在彼此互不信任的狀態，這段期間爭執特別多，對於這段戀情，也開始越來越悲觀。

健康運方面，木星、土星、冥王星齊聚疾厄宮位，有許多慢性疾病特別容易在這段時間惡化，即便已經積極治療與復健，卻還是沒有起色，身體不佳，心情也會變得比較悲觀。

巨蟹座：整體運勢：

遠行運方面，金星與海王星合相在遠行宮位，在海外的行程會因為一些因素有所延誤，滯留在當地，必須多請幾天假才回得來，也樂得在外頭多享受幾天異國風情，會有些樂不思蜀。

感情運方面，木星、土星、冥王星齊聚在感情宮位，感覺與激情總是會平淡下來，會開始思考許多實際面的問題，如果真要進入一段穩定的關係，就要扛起一些責任，不能再繼續任性過日子了。

本週須注意的部分：

工作運方面，在工作宮位的火星受到金星與海王星影響，年假放完後，會有堆積如山的文件等著你完成，完全沒有懶散的權利，一開工，每天都要加班，忙到過勞。

健康運方面，太陽、水星齊聚在疾厄宮位，目前會是呼吸系統較為脆弱的時期，要特別當心病毒感染造成的感冒。同時需注意心血管方面的問題，不可太過操勞，造成心臟負荷過度。

獅子座：整體運勢：

金錢運方面，金星與海王星齊聚財務宮位，偏財運頗佳，在牌桌上手氣很順，總是在聽牌的時候，馬上能胡牌。買彩券的中獎率頗高，不過中獎的彩金猶如過路財神，馬上就花個精光。

工作運方面，土星、冥王星、木星齊聚工作宮位，一開春就賦予許多重責大任，有許多事情的進展順利許多，然而工作也會因此變得十分忙碌，可能會需要常常加班。

本週須注意的部分：

感情運方面，在戀愛宮位的火星受到金星與海王星影響，與喜歡的人會花許多錢在吃喝玩樂上，但對方會對於你的選擇會有些挑剔，感覺十分掃興，還可能因此而爭吵。

健康運方面，金星與海王星齊聚疾厄宮位，新春期間要當心流感病毒侵襲，喉嚨容易發炎、失聲。連續假期可能都會呈現精神較為渙散，每天嗜睡的狀態。有些獅子座會因為感冒，整個年假都泡湯了。

處女座：整體運勢：

感情運方面，木星、土星、冥王星齊聚在戀愛宮位，情感穩定的處女座，懷孕的機率較高，在新春期間需要與對方的家人洽談婚事。某些處女座會領養新的寵物，會因為這些新生的小生命感到歡喜。

工作運方面，太陽與水星齊聚工作宮位，假期結束一開工，就有許多重要事務一一上軌道運作，許多事情進展順利，此時會是職場上十分重要的中流砥柱，各種決策都需你果斷執行。

本週須注意的部分：

家宅運方面，在家宅宮位的火星受到感情宮位的金星、海王星影響，家人會過度干預目前的情感關係，使你感到為難。連續假期期間，要當心家中的爐火與電器使用，以及注意門戶安全。

健康運方面，水星與太陽齊聚在健康宮位，工作要當心過勞的問題，會因此影響心血管方面的健康。呼吸系統容易受到流感病毒侵襲，造成嚴重的支氣管以及肺部病變。

天秤座：整體運勢：

感情運佳，太陽、水星齊聚在戀愛宮位，與喜歡的對象有許多對話的時間，雙方似乎有發展的空間。某些天秤座會和喜歡的人告白，對方會接受你的追求。單身的天秤座，則可能會有人對你表示好感而不自知。

家宅運方面，木星、土星、冥王星齊聚家宅宮位，新春期間，家人、親戚容易對你過度關注，雖然都是正面的事情，也會因此感到壓力很大。某些天秤座在新春期間會有搬家、離家或是買賣房子的計畫。

本週須注意的部分：

工作運方面，在工作宮位的金星、海王星受到交通宮位的火星影響，新春期間過度怠惰，開工日會因為睡過頭遲到。某些天秤座則是因為旅遊，滯留在外地，會被職場上的人說閒話。

旅遊運方面，在旅遊宮位的火星受到金星與海王星影響，連續假期期間安排了很多想去參觀的景點，卻因為身體狀況欠佳，沒有體力好好遊覽當地。某些天秤座在外地旅行時，水土不服，整個行程都在生病。

天蠍座：整體運勢：

感情運方面，金星與海王星合相在戀愛宮位，與喜歡的對象沈浸在金錢堆砌出來的奢糜中，感覺很甜蜜。單身的天蠍座，會花很多錢追星、買動漫或偶像週邊商品、看演唱會……這些事務上，心靈層面所需的愛充分被滿足。

工作運方面，木星、冥王星、土星齊聚在面試宮位上，尋找新工作的天蠍座，會跨足到自己過去從未想像過的領域，很快就能收到錄取通知。工作穩定的天蠍座，開春就會簽署一份重要的合約，與重要的廠商合作新案子。

本週須注意的部分：

金錢運方面，在金錢宮位的火星受到金星與海王星影響，新春期間在吃喝玩樂上的開銷龐大，短短幾天就敗掉所有的年終獎金。特別提醒天蠍座，不要沈迷在賭博或是課金遊戲上，目前金錢運勢欠佳，容易輸光所有身家。

學習運方面，木星、土星、冥王星齊聚考試、學習宮位，會吊車尾考進自己理想的第一志願，然而進入新的學習領域之後，會發現週遭都是學霸，學業壓力比過去還沈重。

射手座：整體運勢：

工作運方面，在工作宮位的天王星脫離不良相位的影響，雖然整個新年都處在忙碌的狀態，但相對而言，報酬也會令你非常滿意，許多射手座在連續假期會接一些副業來賺錢，並會考慮長期經營下去。

金錢運佳，木星、土星、冥王星齊聚金錢宮位，經過一段時間財務困頓的鍛鍊，價值觀會變得比較實際，不再花錢買些小廢物，會把金錢投入比較實際的用途上。努力工作所獲得的報酬，每一分都會用在刀口上。

本週須注意的部分：

家宅運方面，金星與海王星和相在家宅宮位，新春期間，會與許多親戚齊聚在老家，會把你的地盤弄得髒兮兮，此時你反而希望能躲起來圖個寧靜。某些射手座，過年時依然很忙碌，沒有時間與家人好好坐下來吃個團圓飯。

健康運方面，火星持續影響命宮，會是體力消耗十分迅速的時期，感覺工作過勞，每天都很疲倦。此時要當心血光之災，容易發生意外傷害，同時注意交通安全，危險的行為與地區不要涉入，避免人身安全受到威脅。

感情運方面，在命宮的火星受到金星與海王星影響，對於愛情會有點操之過急，還沒有發展成熟，就急著告白，當然會被打槍。某些射手座因為過度忙碌，會忽略有人每天等待著你的訊息。

摩羯座：整體運勢：

金錢運方面，太陽與水星齊聚金錢宮位，新春期間，會將許多開銷用在刀口上，有計劃的精簡不必要的開銷，成功的把年終獎金存下來。還是學生或是晚輩的摩羯座，會把收到的壓歲錢做適當的分配，未來一年不缺零用錢。

工作運方面，金星與海王星合相在面試宮位，需要轉換跑道或是找新工作的摩羯座，新年過後面試運佳，很快就能收到錄取通知。工作沒有變動打算的摩羯座，開春就會成功把重要的合約簽署完成，開始執行新案子。

感情運方面，在戀愛宮位的天王星脫離不良相位的影響，與喜歡的人小別勝新婚，會格外珍惜能在一起的時間。單身的摩羯座在新春期間會煞到一個偶像明星，天天追劇無法自拔，或是家中會收養新的寵物，讓你愛不釋手。

本週須注意的部分：

旅遊運方面，在旅遊宮位的海王星與金星呈現合相，同時受到火星影響，出門旅遊雖然訂了最好的旅店，卻會嚴重認床，無法安心入眠，旅遊時精神不濟，很多景點都只能走馬看花。

交通運方面，在交通宮位的金星與海王星呈現合相，並受到火星影響，會在人生地不熟的地方迷路，延遲很久才能到達目的地。當心與人發生行車糾紛，容易被開罰單。

水瓶座：整體運勢：

金錢運方面，金星與海王星合相在金錢宮位，拿到額外的年終獎金或是壓歲錢，會購買許多目前很潮的一些小廢物，然而金星與海王星受到火星影響，一旦東西退流行之後，會覺得這些物品食之無味，棄之可惜。

工作運方面，太陽與水星齊聚在命宮，開春之後，在職場上的地位會明顯變得重要，會很有效率地就定位，將許多前置作業都準備妥當。正在尋求新工作的水瓶座，會因為積極態度，獲得青睞，很快就能收到錄取通知。

本週須注意的部分：

人際關係方面，在人際關係宮位的火星受到金星與海王星影響，新春期間，會有許多親友來訪，需要花很多錢打點人際關係。某些親戚喜歡以長輩的姿態情緒勒索，心中很不爽，卻也不能表現出來。

感情運方面，木星、土星、冥王星齊聚精神宮位，在某些熟悉的街角，想起一些往事，景物依舊，人事已非，不由得觸動了惆悵的情緒，會想搜尋一下前任的臉書。

雙魚座：整體運勢：

人際關係運勢佳，木星、土星、冥王星齊聚人際關係宮位，新春期間會感覺人緣特別好，有許多朋友會特地從很遠的地方來拜訪你。某些雙魚座很得長輩喜愛，會獲得長輩包的大紅包。

感情運方面，海王星與金星合相在命宮，會是桃花十分旺盛的時期，收到的拜年訊息中，會有人偷渡表白的訊息。某些雙魚座則是在社群團體軟體中發現有人暗戀你，收集了很多有關你的個人資料。

本週須注意的部分：

工作運方面，火星持續在志業宮位行進，新春期間，會趁著假期消化堆積如山的工作量，在家還必須守著筆記型電腦辦公。某些雙魚座雖然很想好好休假，卻會一直收到許多來自同事與上司交辦事情的訊息，覺得很煩。

健康運方面，金星與海王星合相在命宮，連續假期時，要當心感染流感病毒，整個年假都在精神恍惚與身體不適的狀態下渡過，喉嚨要特別注意保養，此時特別容易發炎、失聲。酒與刺激性的食物少吃一些為佳。

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天氣風險管理公司指出，初五、初六開工將轉乾冷，北部平地低溫下探九到十度，中南部十到十三度。氣象專家彭啟明說，這可能是今年冬天最有感的一次降溫。

蘇花改首波大回堵 省道風景區8路段塞車在交通方面，高速公路局表示，今天上午國五南港系統、石碇及坪林各交流道南向入口實施高乘載管制，國一平鎮系統、埔鹽系統南向入口全天封閉。

初二國道交通須提防遇上壅塞。壅塞路段估出現在國一南向大華系統至汐止、楊梅至新竹系統、彰化系統至埔鹽系統、永康至仁德系統；國一北向鼎金系統至岡山、台南至永康、西螺至埔鹽系統、南屯至后里、內湖至大華系統；國三南向土城至關西、快官至霧峰、草屯至名間；國三北向竹山至中興、大山至香山；國五南向南港系統至坪林、北向宜蘭至坪林。

至於省道方面，昨天蘇花改南下車流最嚴重回堵三公里多，幾乎已是國五蘇澳交流道下來沒多久，就遇上蘇花改的回堵車流，今天預期蘇花改出現年假以來首波大回堵，每小時車流量最多達一千多輛，超過八百輛最大容許值。

公路總局說，今天可能會塞車路段還包括台九線蘇花公路、南迴公路、台三線苗栗大湖地區、台十四及台十四甲線清境農場及合歡山、台十八線阿里山、台廿一線日月潭、台廿六線墾丁。

省道部分路段已規畫替代道路，如台六十一線可從新竹直駛至台南，用路人在北部地區行駛國一或國三到新竹，在國三西濱交流道銜接台六十一線，一路往南行駛到北門交流道轉台八十四線，在下營系統及官田系統交流道接回國一及國三繼續南下。

公路總局表示，國道客運將按乘客人數增班，也擴大轉乘優惠，客運、台鐵、高鐵下車後轉乘在地客運，都提供民眾八公里以內優惠，或市區客運一段票免費措施。行經觀光景點的「台灣好行」卅九條客運路線，憑電子票證享半價。

title: 國道16路段壅塞 雨勢初二最明顯


title: 悠遊江南水鄉 體驗隱士生活

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聯合報系有行旅在鶯飛草長的四、五月，選擇在「上有天堂、下有蘇杭」的浙江省，推出「養遊安縵-莫干山、杭州人文食旅」、「富春江之山居歲月」以及「竹鄉畫境-寧波、寧海溫泉人文食旅」等行程，讓旅人倘佯在山巔水湄，享受江南水鄉的悠閒氣氛。

莫干山是大陸最夯的度假勝地之一，在大片綠林掩映下，有許多民初留下的歷史建築，包括蔣介石官邸。「養遊安縵-莫干山、杭州人文食旅」六天五夜行程，另落腳兩座頂級旅宿，一個位於西溪濕地國家公園內，一個是緊傍靈隱寺、由古村落改建而成的法雲安縵。

因元代畫家黃公望名畫打響名號的富春江，也是許多知名旅館集團落腳處。「富春江之山居歲月」七天的行程以「下榻山野水林間、做一回避世隱者」為號召，住在最具中國建築特色的隱居地，輔以「漁、樵、耕、讀」四條靜心路線，體驗詩意無邊的水墨江南。

「竹鄉畫境-寧波、寧海溫泉人文食旅」從寧波出發，品嚐海鮮、夜宿東錢湖畔「中國最美柏悅」；接著來到靜城寧海，在位於森林公園內的寧海安嵐，享受不輸日本的泡湯樂趣，以及騎馬、香道、採筍等體驗活動。

●「養遊安縵-莫干山、杭州人文食旅」、「富春江之山居歲月」、「竹鄉畫境-寧波、寧海溫泉人文食旅」等旅程，歡迎報名或洽詢詳細內容，請電02-8643-3543、8643-3926、8643-3581、8643-3517。

countries: 中國 日本


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▲示意圖，與本文無關。（圖／記者林世文攝）

網搜小組／周亭瑋報導

一名男網友之前動手術，沒想到在恢復室清醒時，竟莫名其妙爆出一句，「有大麻嗎？」讓護理師瞬間傻眼，後來這段糗事傳遍醫院整層樓，讓他尷尬到不行。

男網友在PTT笨版發文分享，當時他動完手術在恢復室醒來，隱約聽到護理師詢問，有沒有任何需求，而腦子昏脹的他突然鬼使神差地回，「有大麻嗎？阿~我是說醫療用的那種......。」

▲示意圖，與本文無關。（圖／取自免費圖庫pixabay）

當下，對方十分錯愕，就連他自己也不知道，為何會說出這句話。後來，根據另一位護理師轉述，這件事已被宣傳到整個樓層都知道了，對此他不禁淚喊，「我會不會被抓去驗尿阿...哭哭。」

po文戳中不少人笑點，而鄉民們看完紛紛回應，「你想很久了對吧」、「驗就驗啊，怕什麼？還是說你......」、「麻醉正在退時真的會神智不清」、「大碗麻醬麵」、「沒事，退麻醉中常會做出各種荒謬的蠢事」。

►生火了！連我媽都用到發光

references: 網友 PTT

title: 手術完清醒！眼鏡哥暈眩「有大麻嗎」...事後糗炸：我會不會被抓阿


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▲生肖屬「「虎、馬、狗」的人2020吉星高照組，可利用一些小撇步讓偏財運滾滾來。（示意圖／台彩提供）

記者陳致平／綜合報導

過新年除了要穿新衣、說好話之外，按民間傳統習俗這時候正是補財庫的最佳時機，命理師吳美玲近日就特別分享幾點招財祕法，讓12生肖的朋友都能在新的一年找到屬於自己的開運術，替自己招財進寶，養足財氣，讓事業順順利利。

吳美玲指出，先將12生肖依序分成四組，分別為「猴鼠龍」、「虎馬狗」、「蛇雞牛」和「豬兔羊」四組。「猴鼠龍」屬於欠缺貴人型，在工作運上表現比較不佳，很多事情都會不順利，容易錯失良機，建議可以使用「蜜桃金色」的長皮夾，再放入五張開運錢，分別是千元、五百元、兩百元、一百元鈔票來幫助五行轉運。五行相生運轉，可以幫助事業運、桃花運，得到貴人的提攜。

第二組「虎馬狗」是吉星高照組，在2020新的一年不管是刮刮樂、過年打麻將、發票想中獎，都建議使用「黑色」的皮夾，另外一個小訣竅是使用50元和10元硬幣，用膠帶將兩者黏起來，再用於刮刮樂或是公司的摸彩券，讓偏財運滾滾來。

「蛇雞牛」這三個生肖的朋友，一定要把握這個時機讓財運再翻倍，建議使用「蜜桃金色」的長夾，一開始使用皮夾的時候放8枚硬幣，象徵「財運發發發」，讓未來這一年充滿無限生機。

▲正是補財庫的最佳時機。（圖／資料照）

最後一組「豬兔羊」是財庫漏洞組，今年不論在投資、花錢、工作方面，凡事都要小心，要節省、切忌亂投資，建議使用黑色皮夾，搭配黑色皮包，在裡面放入36枚銅板，象徵著36天罡。

除了上述的招財祕法外，吳美玲提醒所有人可將錢幣放在長夾內，「養財養七天」可以養足財氣的磁場，在這七天之內，可以把錢多多放入錢包內，盡量不使用，此舉更能放大財氣的能量，讓新的一年財運生生不息。

▼命理師分享12生肖招財祕法。（影片／Youtube／命運好好玩）

title: 「雙色硬幣」招財術！命理師曝3生肖刮刮樂中獎機率爆棚


title: 台商認了「我染上武漢肺炎」！舞小姐崩潰遭隔離...金巴黎關門2天

references: 臉書 網友 PTT

taiwan-subdivisions: 高雄市 左營

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記者柯沛辰／綜合報導

高雄市左營50多歲男台商22日明知身體不適，第一時間卻隱匿旅遊史，還跑去「金巴黎」舞廳尋歡。事後，一名舞小姐出現喉嚨痛、呼吸不順等症狀，起疑打電話詢問，台商才坦承「我得了武漢肺炎」。疫情指揮中心發言人莊人祥25日表示，已請法務部、警政署介入調查，未來一律嚴查類似狀況。

中央流行疫情指揮中心24日證實，這名台商在武漢工作，原先宣稱20日在武漢身體不適有就醫吃藥，但21日入境時在發燒篩檢站未發現異狀，一連兩天四處趴趴走，直到23日赴診所就醫，才誠實說出有武漢旅遊史，確診武漢肺炎。

▲高雄金芭黎（金巴黎）舞廳。（圖／翻攝GoogleMaps）

不過，台商第一時間接受疫調未吐實，還向防疫人員說謊、隱匿返台活動史（金巴黎、醫院皮膚科等），強調自己出門都有戴口罩、都是在開放空間。直到高雄金巴黎（金芭黎）舞廳一名小姐25日凌晨出現發病徵兆，起疑致電詢問，才知道台商不僅被隔離，而且已經確診武漢肺炎。

原來，台商在武漢期間發燒到達37.3度，出現上呼吸道感染症狀，曾在當地就醫、開立感冒藥，21日搭機返台後，由家人接回，22日上午到市場買早餐，下午到某醫院皮膚科就醫後，還跟朋友到金巴黎飲酒作樂，全程未戴口罩，直到隔天到診所就醫，才確診隔離。

▲台商活動紀錄曝光，與之接觸的84人遭列管。（點圖可放大／記者吳奕靖攝）

事件曝光後，這位戶籍地在左營果貿里的台商隔離治療中，金巴黎舞廳25、26日則店休2天，全面大消毒；舞小姐也在醫院隔離觀察，但尚未確診感染武漢肺炎，結果最快明早出爐。

高雄市衛生局認為，這起個案行為恐造成防疫漏洞，將依違反傳染病防治法第43條，重罰新臺幣30萬元罰鍰。目前初步估計，當時台商接觸的舞廳客人及台商朋友約20人、當天舞廳員工40多人，若加上台商5位家人、耳鼻喉診所6人、高雄某醫院皮膚科3人，總計已84人，列管14天追蹤。

▲金巴黎舞廳宣布店休2天，初一、初二進行全面大消毒。（圖／記者吳奕靖攝，下同）

莊人祥說，為了避免影響整體防疫工作，指揮中心將請警方協助加強管理，目前已請法務部、警政署等單位進一步了解台商是否有遵守健康管理規定及相關違法情況。

指揮中心呼籲，希望民眾配合防疫，有武漢旅遊史、接觸史且出現相關症狀，務必通報1922防疫專線誠實交代，否則未來若有隱匿病情或活動史等類似情況，將一律請法務部、警政署介入處理，依法重罰。

《ETtoday新聞雲》報導後，許多網友紛紛撻伐，「自己想死還想害死一堆人，真的很沒良心」、「舞廳的損失跟消毒費用全給那位台商負責啦」、「應該要財產充公，罰30萬太輕了」、「先吃退燒躲過防疫，又去密閉場合，真的很夭壽」、「結果舞小姐的智商和品德都比台商好」、「比較起來，當初第一個女台商主動通報真的很值得讚許」。

至於金巴黎店休2天消毒，也引起不少PTT網友討論，「一天幾百萬營業額沒了」、「搞不好是一年十分之一的營業額」、「消毒兩周還差不多，現在誰敢去啊」、「看來要換名字了」、「老闆氣炸了吧，小姐也倒楣」、「春節歇業，賠慘」、「老闆損失一波，不知道有沒有幾百萬，一定氣到捶肚子吧」掀起熱議。

▲台商隱匿活動史四處趴趴走，引發網友公憤。（圖／翻攝自臉書）


taiwan-subdivisions: 高雄 苓雅區 高雄市

countries: 台灣 中國

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▲確診武漢肺炎台商曾經前往高雄金芭黎舞廳，現正進行防疫工作 。（圖／記者吳奕靖攝）

記者洪巧藍／台北報導

中國大陸武漢肺炎疫情延燒，國際間已經有不少確定病例，台灣則已經確認3例，值得注意的是，其中一名50多歲台商曾經在22日下午4點到6點曾經到高雄市苓雅區金巴黎舞廳(店面招牌：金芭黎)且全程無配戴口罩，中央流行疫情指揮中心呼籲同時段活動的舞客撥打防疫專線1922與衛生單位聯絡；而台商去舞廳隱匿不報，恐怕造成防疫漏洞，遭高雄市衛生局裁以最高額30萬罰款，為武漢肺炎疫情以來的首例開罰。

▲一名從大陸返台確診罹患武漢肺炎的台商，將被開罰30萬，曾經前往的酒店正在進行消 。（圖／記者吳奕靖攝）

根據中央流行疫情指揮中心24日公佈資訊，該名台商20日就已經出現感冒症狀，21日返台因為自行服藥有通過登機檢疫，到了23日就醫，因為有武漢旅遊或居住史，符合通報定義，經醫院隔離採檢後確認為新型冠狀病毒陽性。

然而他曾經在22日下午前往高雄市苓雅區的金巴黎舞廳，且全程沒有配戴口罩；高雄市衛生局指出，個案過程中並未透露此活動史，是金巴黎舞小姐出現身體不適症狀，聯絡台商發現他已因為武漢肺炎被隔離，主動聯絡衛生單位才讓事情曝光。

中央流行疫情指揮中心應變官、疾管署副署長莊人祥表示，由於金巴黎舞廳屬於密閉室內空間，加上人多擁擠、摩肩擦踵，有很高機會出現面對面超過15分鐘，為新型冠狀病毒，且舞客等相關人員不容易掌握，民眾如曾於前述時段出入該場所，請儘速撥打免付費防疫專線1922(或0800-001922)由專人協助與衛生單位聯絡。

▲中央流行疫情指揮中心應變官莊人祥副署長（右）、交通部觀光局組長劉士銘（左）說明疫情狀況。（圖／記者劉亮亨攝）。

高雄市衛生局認為，這名台商未如實配合疫調且未詳實告知防疫人員活動史、密切接觸者及同住接觸者人數，行為恐造成防疫漏洞，依違反傳染病防治法重罰台商新臺幣30萬元。

莊人祥表示，目前3名確定病例情況穩定且無發燒，持續於醫院負壓隔離病房治療中，僅有首例個案女性台商還需低流量氧氣，但症狀已經有改善。

疾管署將武漢肺炎以「嚴重特殊傳染性肺炎」列入第五類法定傳染病，並擴大通報定義，只要14天內有中國大陸旅遊史且出現肺炎，或者湖北省旅遊史有發燒或者呼吸道症狀，必須進行通報。國內24日新增60例疑似病例通報，截至目前共通報193名嚴重特殊傳染性肺炎個案，除確診個案外，64名已排除、126名隔離檢驗中(46例初驗陰性，其餘仍待檢驗)。

▲防疫人員前往高雄金芭黎舞廳疫調。（圖／記者吳奕靖攝）

交通部觀光局日前已公布，禁止武漢團來台旅遊，觀光局組長劉士銘表示，統計目前在台的大陸團共有359團、6511人，湖北團則仍有4團63人、武漢團有4團56人，雖未限制大陸團在台活動，但要求所有團旅客最慢一月底就要離境。

另基於中國大陸各省分皆持續出現病例，尤其湖北省其他縣市病例數亦急遽增加；且WHO已表示該病毒具人傳人能力，感染風險增加，指揮中心於今(25)日將旅遊疫情建議第三級警告(Warning)範圍擴大至湖北省（含武漢市），請民眾避免至當地所有非必要旅遊；中國大陸其他各省市則提升至第二級警示(Alert)。

title: 武漢肺炎台商隱匿跑高雄舞廳「2hr全程未戴口罩」遭重罰30萬


references: PTT 網友

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▲外甥寫札記 。（圖／原PO授權提供）

記者張嘉晏／綜合報導

媽媽這樣不知道該開心還是傷心啊！一名網友分享外甥寫的生活札記，文章一開始原本好好在稱讚媽媽煮的排骨湯，怎料後續越寫越歪，讓媽媽不禁大嘆「還是生女兒貼心」，網友們看完也笑到併軌表示「母湯的由來」、「小孩難為」。

一名網友在PTT笨版上發文，他表示就讀國中的外甥每天都要在聯絡簿上寫短篇札記，不過之前外甥寫了一篇「最愛爺爺煮的湯」後，就被姊姊吃醋狂念「老母煮的湯你不寫，寫最愛爺爺的湯！」

孝順的外甥為了讓媽媽開心，過幾天就補寫了一篇讚揚媽媽的短文，不過結局卻讓老師、家人超噴飯。

只見外甥在聯絡簿以「我最愛的食物」為題，寫下「我最愛吃的食物是蓮藕排骨湯，尤其是我媽煮的，色、香、味俱全，讓我愛不釋手，不過我媽媽的年紀越來越大，煮湯的次數也越來（越）少，我非常怕以後就喝不到了，所以應該要好好把握當下。」

超展開的結局讓老師忍不住寫下「您媽媽今年才幾歲啊......」的評語，原PO也傻眼喊話，「大外甥，你媽我姊才40歲啊！」姊姊則是不禁大嘆「真的女兒比較貼心，為什麼我生不出來？」

▲ 網友回覆 。（圖／翻攝自PTT）

貼文一出，鄉民們立刻笑爆表示「唯娘行將就木，恐無母湯可飲」、「小孩好難當」、「小孩難為，寫誰都不對」、「笑到併軌」、「怎麼覺得他在報仇啦」、「母湯的由來」、「真好奇爺爺煮了什麼湯」、「他媽在背面很火」。

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台彩發現，33張對中大樂透加開的春節大紅包獎項的幸運得主，有15%為自選號碼中獎，85%採用電腦選號，而且近8成得主是開獎當天投注，尤其是愈接近晚上8點開獎前的中獎機率愈高。

根據台灣彩券公布的大數據統計，今年春節期間截至目前為止，33張對中大樂透加開的春節大紅包獎項的幸運得主，其中獎彩券購買的日期來看，79%的幸運兒是在開獎當天購買，購買時段則以傍晚至開獎前（16:00～20:00）最多（占45%），中午時段（10:00~14:00）購買的則占27%居次。

中獎彩券的選號方式，則有85%採用電腦選號，15%為自選號碼中獎。

台彩表示，今天是大年初一，大樂透仍將繼續加開9個獎號，只要對中其中6個就可對中大紅包獎項，還有機會對中上看2.5億元的頭獎，想中獎的民眾千萬要把握機會。

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記者蕭雅玲／專訪

侯昌明與曾雅蘭15歲女兒2019年8月飛美念書至今半年，兒子也即將在2020年暑假過後赴美當留學生，侯昌明砸400萬元助一雙兒女圓夢，友人建議他省下房租可以在美置房產，他認為夫妻倆不在身邊，小孩還是需要有人管理與監督，為了兒女的安全性著想，堅持讓他們住在住宿家庭，也不願砸錢在美置房產。

▲女兒不在台過年侯昌明感到不捨。（圖／記者林敬旻攝）

他透露，女兒在台不愛念書、在校成績也不好，「去年她跟我說『我念完高中英文也學不好、功課也不見得變好』，才會想脫離舒適圈，提早到美國讀書。」原本他打算等兒女高中畢業才送出國讀書，卻沒想到女兒提早3年就到美國讀書，當初聽到女兒提議時內心很糾結，後來朋友跟他說：「昌明，你希望小孩未來比你好嗎？如果希望的話，你就要放手讓她去！」也因為友人的這席話，讓他決定放手讓女兒提早到美國讀書。

▲兒子將在2020年送出國讀書，侯昌將砸400萬元供兒女讀書。（圖／記者林敬旻攝）

女兒到美國念書至今半年，夫妻倆每天與女兒視訊，由於女兒是住在寄宿家庭，剛開始到美國時飲食不適應，他建議女兒叫外賣，「卻沒想到寄宿家庭為了安全著想，寄宿媽媽不在時不能叫外賣，但等到寄宿媽媽在的時候叫外賣又覺得不好意思叫，最後乾脆不叫了！」他雖不捨也只能忍下來，還反過來安慰女兒說：「等寄宿家庭載妳去賣場買東西時，再多買一些自己喜歡吃的東西存糧。」

▲侯昌明與曾雅蘭都很重視家庭與小孩。（圖／翻攝自侯昌明臉書）

以往一家四口過年都在一起，2020年因女兒到美國讀書不在身邊，坦言「有點落寞」，原本打算帶著兒子跟老婆到美國過年，卻因兒子學校籃球隊要練球，而無法成行。後來朋友問他要不要去泰國過年，心想接下來兒子也將要到美國讀書，一家人相處時間不多，最後決定帶兒子與老婆到泰國過農曆年。

▲侯昌明一家四口無論做什麼事情都會一起。（圖／翻攝自侯昌明臉書）

他表示，夫妻倆都很重視家庭與小孩，女兒跟兒子出生開始就堅持不管到哪個地方、哪個國家，一家四口都要一起，「小孩很小的時候很皮，每次帶出國老婆就會受不了說『再也不要帶他們出來』，但我還是很堅持，因為我覺得是很棒的互動。一直到現在女兒高一，我們出去吃飯、逛夜市都還是一家四口一起行動。」

▲侯昌明坦言女兒赴美讀書感到不捨。（圖／記者林敬旻攝）

坦言自己在小孩教育上最重視就是家庭的凝聚力，所以從不會把一雙兒女當小孩看，「家裡大小事，我都把他們當大人，連買車都找他們討論，讓他們去思考，聽他們的答案，就可以知道他們思考邏輯是什麼！」像之前他想換車女兒就會說：「不要亂花錢。」兒子卻說：「新的車也蠻好看，但如果是很貴就不要換！」當下就可以知道他們處理事情上的個性與思維，所以2019年女兒赴美讀書時，家裡少了一個人在，讓夫妻倆數度難過到躲在房裡哭紅眼。

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▲塞奶只有被領養當天有叫一聲，後來好幾年都不發一語。（圖／飼主陳毅峰提供）

記者何睿宜／採訪報導

飼主陳毅峰20年前領養愛貓「塞奶」，不料只有第一天聽牠喵了一聲，接下來8、9年都沒再聽牠叫過，因此還被開玩笑問「是不是養到故障貓」。事實上，塞奶遲遲不開口，全是顧慮家中的貓姊姊，直到貓姊姊離世，塞奶才慢慢會喵叫撒嬌。只不過，現在20歲的塞奶一叫，爸爸就知道牠應該又是有什麼事要使喚人啦！

陳毅峰回憶20年前到芎林鄉下農家認養那天，他對眼前整窩小貓問了一句，「誰要跟我回家？」沒想到，8隻小貓裡頭，只有一隻抬頭「喵」了一聲回應，他當時心想「這就是緣分吧！」，便決定領養那隻小貓，並取名為「塞奶」。►即時接收毛毛軍團訊息！快加寵物雲Line

「誰知道，只有第一天會叫，回家後8、9年間沒再聽牠叫過。」那段時間裡，不管陳毅峰對塞奶說什麼，都不曾得到回應，「問牠吃飽沒？有沒有想我？都不回答。」塞奶的阿嬤還因此不斷問他，「是不是養到一隻故障的貓？」，讓人不知道該哭還該笑。►ETtoday寵物雲有IG了，快按追蹤

▲虎斑姊姊佔有慾強，直到牠過世後，塞奶才慢慢會開口撒嬌。（圖／飼主陳毅峰提供）

陳毅峰受訪時指出，當時家裡其實還有另一隻比較年長的虎斑貓姊姊Neko，「老貓佔有慾很強，小貓靠近我會被哈氣，後來老貓過世，小貓才開始慢慢開口跟我撒嬌。」說到同樣非常貼心的Neko，他也有很多不捨，「老貓是13歲乳腺癌過世，當時牠太痛苦，只能選擇安樂死，我從醫院大哭回家，想到還是很難釋懷。」

回到讓塞奶開金口的關鍵一天，是陳毅峰帶牠去看醫生，「打針當下牠很害怕，躲在我腋下，後來才發現爸爸超疼牠。」那天回家後，塞奶就變得跟爸爸特別親，「下班會接門，在家也像跟屁蟲一樣走到哪跟到哪。」

現在塞奶已經20歲，仍是全家人捧在手心的小寶貝，每當牠喵喵叫，家人就會看看牠是否有什麼「要求」。陳毅峰笑說，比如天氣冷的時候，塞奶會看著暖爐喵喵叫，然後再轉頭看他，示意要人幫忙開暖爐，「牠還會要求吃飼料、換水、蓋棉被，有蟑螂偷吃牠的飼料，也會跑來叫我去趕蟑螂，很會使喚人！」

▲塞奶被家人捧在手心，很會使喚人。（圖／飼主陳毅峰提供）

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記者許皓婷／綜合報導

歐陽娜娜先前因轉發演員宋佳發文「高危職業，同行們熱愛的同時請保護自己」以哀悼高以翔拍攝陸綜《追我吧》猝逝，被狂批「蹭熱度、沒資格」。大陸近期爆發武漢肺炎，受到各界高度關注，許多大陸藝人紛紛發聲祈福，她也在微博轉發「致敬疫情前線醫護人員」的貼文，卻又掀起爭議，引來不少網友狠酸：「這才是真正的高危，懂了嗎？」

▲歐陽娜娜致敬武漢肺炎醫護，被網友砲轟。（圖／翻攝自微博／歐陽娜娜）

大陸爆發武漢肺炎，歐陽娜娜22日在微博轉發央視新聞「致敬疫情前線醫護人員」的貼文，並寫下：「向醫務工作者們致敬，你們要注意安全，在醫治病人的時候，更要保護好自己。」並呼籲要做好防疫：「大家也一定要做好預防，照顧好自己和家人們，特別是家裡的長輩和老人，願大家都平安健康。」

▲歐陽娜娜轉發《央視新聞》文章。（圖／翻攝自微博／歐陽娜娜）

而歐陽娜娜轉發了致敬醫護人員的微博後，引來網友砲轟狠酸：「知道什麼是高危了嗎」、「這才是真正的高危，明星在那嚷啥呢」、「娜娜～拿手機發微博不危險嗎」、「醫生護士和現場報導的新聞人員哪個不比明星高危」，但也有人認為無需過度解讀，替她抱不平，「不要再說妹妹了 她也是好心」、「為什麼矛頭全對準她開始網暴，就這麼酸嗎」。

▲網友留言。（圖／翻攝自微博／歐陽娜娜）

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文／多雲時晴

回望2019年，會發現臺灣與韓國的聯繫似乎又更為密切。除了每週都有韓國明星的演唱會或見面會外，如《街頭美食鬥士》、《超人回來了》與《絕無僅有的嘻哈朋友：DAMOIM》等節目也紛紛來臺拍攝，讓臺灣與韓國有更多彼此認識、了解的通道。

▲《超人回來了》 建厚、娜恩去年曾訪台 。（圖／讀者提供，請勿擅自翻攝）

當然，日益密切的交流往往會創造更多的機會，像是K-Hip-Hop、K-indie，在臺灣也逐漸形成穩固的粉絲群，例如去年我所欣賞的EPIK HIGH、朴載範（Jay Park）、鮮于貞娥與So!YoON!等歌手的演出，就是一個見證韓國音樂圈持續在臺灣茁壯的過程。

「2019 EPIK HIGH in TAIPEI」：怎麼能不被大叔們擄獲？

6月29日舉行的「EPIK HIGH in TAIPEI」演唱會不小心和金曲獎撞期，這讓擔任評審團長的陳珊妮都不禁在臉書哀號，就知道EPIK HIGH的魅力有多吸引人了。更令人期待的是，這是他們睽違4年再度來臺開唱，同時也帶著專輯《sleepless in ________》強勢回歸。

▲EPIK HIGH演唱會。（圖／亞士傳媒提供）

在「信義劇場 Legacy MAX」這種小場地的好處，就是一切都會顯得非常親密溫馨；至於聽HipHop歌手演唱會的好處，就是不像偶像團體演唱會般的忙碌激烈，而是有更多的時間可以留給耳朵，以及不自覺隨著音樂擺動的身體。即使對於團體或是歌詞內容不完全熟悉也無妨，因為往往會在聆聽的過程中，意外地撿到許多新寶藏。

▲EPIK HIGH跟粉絲互動。（圖／亞士傳媒提供）

當日，在現場，最令我感動的就是《在凌晨（ETERNAL SUNSHINE）》這首歌曲。或許是因為入場前，我就極為喜歡這首新作吧！舒緩又不媚俗的風格，配上洗腦程度一百分的副歌，好像讓世上所有的寂寞、孤單與焦慮，都能溶解在演唱會的現場，並且得到被理解的寬慰：

"Do you get lonely? Sick with anxiety? Can't trust nobody? Well, same here."

或許因為年紀與歷練，讓這些大叔相較於年輕rapper的狂暴，更顯得細膩、穩重了許多。儘管當晚的演出只有90分鐘，卻足以令人回味一整年。

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與EPIK HIGH的演唱會相較，朴載範很不一樣。例如，EPIK HIGH是經歷過大風大浪然後沉澱下來的，因此在High歌中還是聽得出來時間累積後的一種沉穩，不斷支撐著現場的氣氛；然而，朴載範很年輕，他帶著精湛的舞技、完美的身材與受到大眾認可的音樂實力，與嘉賓HAON、禹元材和擔任驚喜禮物的Sik-K一起，將那晚大直ATT的空氣，全部毫無保留地點燃與爆破。

▲朴載範演唱會。（圖／記者吳孟庭攝）

和一般饒舌歌手不同的是，朴載範有著堅實的舞蹈基礎。因此，不僅是聽覺，視覺也成為演唱會中極為重要的一環，例如《MOMMAE》、《ALL I WANNA DO》、《Sexy 4 Eva》等歌曲，都不斷地在給予觀眾感官的驚喜。此外，身為《高等Rapper》元老級觀眾，有幸透過這場演唱會聽見HAON唱著現場版的《Bar Code》、禹元材唱著《Go High》，真的令我無比激動和感動。

▲朴載範演唱會請來許多嘉賓。（圖／翻攝自aomgofficial IG）

最後，除了官方表定的兩位演唱會嘉賓外，朴載範還加上了Sik-K與周湯豪作為特別禮物。這份誠意，讓當晚的演出不僅值回票價，更令人回味無窮。至今，我仍然會經常點開那晚演唱會的片段，不斷重溫那份熱情！

「Hello，初次見面」swja 鮮于貞娥 X So!YoON!台北演唱會：溫暖又堅韌的個性女聲

10月31日，下著大雨的週四夜晚，永豐Legacy迎來了兩個溫暖又堅韌的個性女聲，她們分別是鮮于貞娥、So!YoON!。

▲So!YoON!演唱會。（圖／Little M Live提供）

So!YoON!的演唱以《So!YoON!》開頭，用《A Long Dream》來結尾，共演唱10首歌曲。聽著1997年出生的她在舞台上唱出每一句歌詞、彈出每一個和弦時，會發覺「超齡」真的是她的天賦：明明年紀還這麼小，但吉他技巧的成熟度、歌曲編排的完整度，不僅聽不見年少的生澀，反而聽見許多自信和游刃有餘。

▲鮮于貞娥。（圖／Little M Live提供）

至於聽完鮮于貞娥演唱後，我只想說：「我覺得，鮮于貞娥的live比專輯更加動人。」我絕不是認為她的專輯不夠好，而是她的live品質不僅與錄音室無異，更具有一種獨一無二的生命力。就像當晚，鮮于貞娥唱著《CLASSIC》時那毫不拖泥帶水的高音，還有唱《SPRINGIRLS》、《C A T》時那種輕快活潑，都是在現場的氣氛下，誕生出超越音源的生命力與吸引力。這個生命力突破了語言的界線、泯除主流與非主流的劃分，並讓所有在場的聽眾，都心悅誠服地走入她的音樂世界。

▲鮮于貞娥演唱會。（圖／Little M Live提供）

那日，我最喜歡的歌曲是《SPRINGIRLS》。除了我本來就極為喜愛這首歌曲外，或許也是因為在現場聽見了鮮于貞娥和So!YoON!的限定版合作，讓一切都顯得彌足珍貴。

2019年，這3場演唱會不僅帶給我極大的滿足，也給予我許多珍貴的回憶。有不少壓力都在這幾場演出中被傾倒與宣洩，也有不少愛不釋手的歌曲，都在演唱會中獲得。我想，演唱會的魔力，莫過於此吧！在2020年，你最希望能參與哪一位歌手的演唱會呢？

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title: 看現場絕對比聽CD更爽！　2019來台演唱會無可挑剔3組韓歌手


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Xi warns China facing ‘grave situation’

EVACUATIONS:The US is arranging to fly diplomats and their families from its Wuhan consulate out today, while France is planning to bus its consulate staff and families out
Medical staff at the Wuhan Red Cross Hospital wear protective clothing yesterday in Wuhan, the capital of China’s Hubei Province.Photo: AFP
Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) yesterday convened a Chinese Communist Party politburo meeting in Beijing, saying the nation is facing a grave situation, while Hong Kong declared the outbreak an “emergency” — the territory’s highest warning tier — as authorities ramped up measures to reduce the risk of further infections from a new coronavirus.

The outbreak of 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) has killed 41 people in China and has infected more than 1,300 globally, most of them in China.

The country is facing a “grave situation” where the coronavirus is “accelerating its spread,” Xi told the meeting, China Central Television (CCTV) reported.

Resources and experts would be concentrated at designated hospitals for treatment of severe cases, with no treatment delayed due to cost, and supplies of materials to Hubei Province and Wuhan to be guaranteed.

Information disclosure on the virus outbreak must be accurate, prompt and transparent, CCTV said

Wuhan is building a second 1,300-bed facility to treat cases of the new virus, in addition to the 1,000 field hospital that is scheduled to be finished by Feb. 3, the People’s Daily reported.

In addition, Beijing is stopping all inter-province shuttle buses that cross in and out of the capital from today, local media reported yesterday, without saying when bus services would be resumed.

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam (林鄭月娥) held emergency meetings with health officials yesterday morning after returning from Davos, Switzerland.

“Today I declare the lifting of the response level to emergency,” she told reporters.

All mainland Chinese arrivals to Hong Kong would now need to sign health declaration forms, while public events, including a new year gala and next month’s marathon, would also be called off, and schools and universities, now on a Lunar New Year break, would remain closed until Feb. 17, she said.

“We haven’t seen serious and widespread infections, but we are taking this seriously and we hope to be ahead of the epidemic,” Lam said.

Of the five people who have tested positive for the virus in Hong Kong so far, four arrived via a newly built high-speed train terminal that connects with the mainland.

That led to calls from some medical experts and politicians to limit, or even halt, arrivals from China.

Meanwhile, the US is arranging a charter flight for today to bring its diplomats from its consulate and other citizens from Wuhan to the US, the Wall Street Journal reported yesterday, while the South China Morning Post (SCMP) said France was making similar plans.

Washington was given approval for the operation from the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other government agencies following negotiations in recent days, theJournal said.

A spokesperson for the US embassy in Beijing said that the US Department of State on Thursday had ordered the departure of family members and all US government employees at its Wuhan consulate, which will be closed temporarily, but declined to comment on the report that other US citizens would be evacuated from the city.

Dow Jones reported that the plane can seat 230 people and the US consulate is approaching Americans to offer to evacuate them with costs borne by those who accept it.

France is organizing a bus service to take French nationals, their Chinese and foreign spouses and children from Wuhan to Changsha, the SCMP reported, citing an e-mail from the French consulate in Wuhan.

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title: Xi warns China facing ‘grave situation’


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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson holds a calligraphy brush as he watches a lion-dance performance during celebrations for the Lunar New Year in front of his official Downing Street residence in London on Friday.Photo: Reuters
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday hailed “a new chapter” in the nation’s history as he signed its divorce treaty with the EU, clearing another hurdle before the country exits the bloc on Friday next week.

It allows Britain to end its decades-long membership of the EU and leave its closest neighbors and trading partners after several years of domestic acrimony and delays.

“The signing of the withdrawal agreement is a fantastic moment, which finally delivers the result of the 2016 referendum and brings to an end far too many years of argument and division,” Johnson said in a statement.

“This signature heralds a new chapter in our nation’s history,” he added on Twitter, alongside a photograph of the occasion.

Johnson signed the agreement in Downing Street, seated in front of two Union Jack flags, with European and British officials who had brought it from Brussels watching.

He signed the same document with a Parker fountain pen, as is traditional for ceremonial signings in Downing Street.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel had already put their names to the treaty at a ceremony held behind closed doors in the early hours of Friday morning.

It will now return to Brussels, where the original will be kept in EU archives along with other international treaties, while three copies will be dispatched back to London.

On Wednesday, the text will go to the European Parliament for ratification and on Thursday diplomats from the EU member states will approve the deal in writing.

In another move to prepare Brussels for relations with Britain as an outside power, the European Commission named an ambassador — veteran diplomat Joao Vale de Almeida — to London.

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Trump a danger to democracy: trial

‘TAKE HER OUT’:A taped recording appears to show the US president saying that he wants to get rid of the US envoy to Ukraine, one of the issues in his impeachment trial
Closing out their case, US House of Representatives Democrats on Friday in US President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial that the president would persist in abusing his power and endangering American democracy unless Congress intervenes to remove him before this year’s election.

“He is who he is,” said US Representative Adam Schiff, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee.

He told the senators listening as jurors that Trump put the US-Ukraine relationship on the line in a way that benefited Russia just so he could take a political “cheap shot” at former US vice president Joe Biden.

“You cannot leave a man like that in office,” Schiff said. “You know it’s not going to stop ... It’s not going to stop unless the Congress does something about it.”

Trump is being tried in the Senate after the House impeached him last month, accusing him of abusing his office by asking Ukraine for politically motivated probes of Biden and other matters while withholding military aid from a US ally that was at war with bordering Russia.

A second article of impeachment accuses him of obstructing Congress by refusing to turn over documents or allow officials to testify in the House ensuing probe.

As Democrats finished their third day before skeptical Republican senators, Trump’s legal team prepared to start his defense yesterday.

“We’re going to rebut and refute, and we’re going to put on an affirmative case tomorrow,” his attorney Jay Sekulow said.

Republicans are defending Trump’s actions as appropriate and are casting the impeachment trial as a politically motivated effort to weaken him in his re-election campaign.

Republicans hold a 53-47 majority in the Senate, and eventual acquittal is considered likely.

Before that, senators are to make a critical decision next week on Democratic demands to hear testimony from top Trump aides, including acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney and former national security adviser John Bolton, who refused to appear before the House.

It would take four Republican senators to join the Democratic minority to seek witnesses, and so far the numbers appear lacking.

In related news, Trump can be heard in a taped 2018 conversation saying he wants to get rid of the US ambassador to Ukraine, whose removal a year later emerged as an issue in his impeachment.

The president was talking with a small group that included Lev Parnas, an associate of his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, according to a report on Friday about the audio recording.

Trump demanded the removal of then-ambassador Marie Yovanovitch at an April 2018 dinner at his hotel in Washington, according to ABC News, which reported on the recording.

The recording appears to contradict the president’s statements that he did not know Parnas, a key figure in the investigation.

ABC said a speaker who appears to be Trump says on the recording: “Get rid of her! Get her out tomorrow. I don’t care. Get her out tomorrow. Take her out. OK? Do it.”

Parnas and associate Igor Fruman worked with Giuliani on a push to get Ukraine to announce it would investigate Biden. On the recording, the two tell Trump that the US ambassador has been insulting him, which leads directly to the apparent remarks by the president.

The White House denied any suggestion of presidential wrongdoing.

“Every president in our history has had the right to place people who support his agenda and his policies within his administration,” White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham said.

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title: How US senators are tolerating the impeachment trial

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Three days of sitting quietly and listening is a tall order for anyone — even for senators attending US President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial this week.

Reports from inside the chamber indicate that barred from using their electronic devices, many members of what, we keep being reminded, is “the world’s greatest deliberative body” at times struggled to keep their eyes open or stop fidgeting. US Senator James Risch, a Republican, drifted off to dreamland during Tuesday’s nearly 13-hour session, captured in a moving illustration by a New York Times sketch artist.

The Associated Press spotted an unnamed Democrat who “leaned on his right arm, covered his eyes and stayed that way for nearly a half-hour” the next day.

US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, typically tireless in the pursuit of injustice, allowed his eyelids to droop. A career spent stoking the flames of partisanship at the expense of all that is good and true really takes it out of you.

Even the perpetually energetic US Senator Bernie Sanders was seen to yawn and lean backward.

According to the New Yorker, he has spent much of the week “staring blankly into space.” (Eventually, he apparently summoned the fortitude to take notes.)

Senators who avoided the beckoning of sweet slumber maintained lucidity in a variety of ways. Some were productive: Elizabeth Warren, not known for slacking, and Susan Collins, whose sporadically rational behavior could force her party to allow witnesses at the trial, have reportedly taken thorough notes.

US Senator Amy Klobuchar chatted with those nearby — which could, according to Senate decorum rules, land her in prison. She is among several senators known to chew gum on the floor, which might not lead to jail time, but would certainly get her kicked out of many high school classrooms.

In many ways, however, the experience is just like school: the good students remain seated and attentive; the bad ones pass notes and giggle; the worst steadfastly defend corrupt presidential administrations.

Snacks are generally not allowed, but if you bring enough for the whole class, the teacher — Chief Justice John Roberts — would tolerate it.

That was the case with US Senator Pat Toomey, who is in charge of the Senate candy drawer.

Toomey has been in charge of the drawer since 2015, and he stocks it with stuff from his home state of Pennsylvania, which is fortunately also home to Hershey’s. And in an era of bitter division, he magnanimously provides sweets to Democrats.

“The candy desk is bipartisan,” a spokesman told the New York Times.

US Senator Richard Burr handed out fidget spinners to fellow Republicans.

However, the Senate squirming epidemic was not limited to those on the right.

Many senators have been getting up — CNN counted 20 empty seats at 10.30pm on Tuesday, with US Senator Lindsey Graham reportedly spending more time out of his chair than in it, despite leaders’ request that lawmakers “remain in their seats at all times they are on the Senate floor.”

US Senator Mark Warner was apparently excited to see Alyssa Milano, who had arrived to watch the proceedings; he pointed the Who’s the Boss actor out to his colleague Michael Bennet.

US Senator Rand Paul was reportedly seen drawing a picture of the Capitol, doing a crossword paper airplane.

He kept it covered with a piece of paper, but he had to move that in order to write in his answers.

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title: Burmese military shelling kills two Rohingya women

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Two women, one pregnant, were killed and seven other people injured yesterday after government troops shelled a Rohingya village on, according to a lawmaker and a villager, two days after the UN’s highest court ordered the country to protect the minority.

Maung Kyaw Zan, a national member of parliament for Buthidaung township in northern Rakhine State, said shells fired from a nearby battalion hit Kin Taung village in the middle of the night.

“There was no fighting, they just shot artillery to a village without a battle,” he said by telephone, adding it was the second time this year that civilians had been killed.

More than 730,000 Rohingya Muslims were forced to flee northern Rakhine State in 2017 after a military crackdown that the UN has said was executed with genocidal intent.

Soe Tun Oo, a Rohingya villager living 1.6km from the village, said by phone that two houses were destroyed in the explosion.

“The military always shoots heavy weapons… They shoot heavy weapons around the area they suspect. It is impossible to flee to other places,” he said.

The International Court of Justice on Thursday ordered Myanmar to protect the Rohingya against further atrocities and preserve evidence of alleged crimes, after the Gambia launched a lawsuit in November last year accusing Myanmar of genocide.

A spokesman for Myanmar’s ruling party said government had limited power over the military.

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Anti-government protesters walk on al-Sinek Bridge in Baghdad yesterday.Photo: AFP
Iraqi security forces yesterday advanced toward Baghdad’s Tahrir Square, the main protest camp in the capital, firing tear gas and live rounds at protesters, witnesses said.

Clashes between protesters and police injured at least 19 demonstrators as authorities began to remove concrete barriers erected for months near a main anti-government demonstration site, medics and eyewitnesses said.

Police in the southern port city of Basra raided a sit-in overnight and deployed in force early yesterday in an attempt to clear the main protest camp and open up roads blocked off by demonstrators there, security sources said.

The security forces arrested 16 demonstrators in Basra, the sources said.

Their protesters’ tents were burned down and municipal staff could be seen clearing the charred remains to reopen the square.

The moves by security forces, which appeared to be aimed at ending months of anti-government unrest, came after supporters of the powerful populist cleric Moqtada al-Sadr began packing up their tents and leaving sit-ins following a massive rally in Baghdad on Friday call for US troops to leave Iraq.

There were no official estimates of Friday’s turnout and organizers gave varying figures, but it clearly fell short of the “million-man”march that had been called for by al-Sadr.

Later on Friday al-Sadr wrote on Twitter that he would halt any involvement by his supporters in the demonstrations that have called since October last year for the removal of Iraq’s ruling elite.

He had backed the protests from soon and called on the government to resign — even though he controls parliament’s largest bloc and top ministerial posts.

The anti-government protesters have long feared that if al-Sadr withdrew his support, they would lose political cover.

Many demonstrators were seen taking down tents in the cities of Hilla, Diwaniyah, Kut and Amarah.

Demonstrators had blocked off Tayaran Square and the Mohammad Qasim highway in east Baghdad since Monday in an attempt to pressure the government to enact long-awaited reforms and hold snap elections, but the protesters were pushed out by security forces yesterday.

The city’s military command also announced it had retaken control of Ahrar Bridge, a flashpoint for clashes between security forces and demonstrators for months.

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title: Iraqi police, protesters clash in Baghdad


title: Survival of fittest: Reds head to Shrewsbury

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Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp gestures to his players in their Premier League match against Manchester United at Anfield in Liverpool, England, last Sunday.Photo: Reuters
The world’s best soccer team is visiting Shrewsbury, a quaint market town near the border of England and Wales, and the local mayor has mixed emotions.

“Being something of an armchair Liverpool supporter, I’m going to be a little conflicted,” Shrewsbury Mayor Phil Gillam said ahead of today’s fourth-round match in the FA Cup. “I just hope it’s a good game. It’s not just brilliant for Shrewsbury Town Football Club, but also wonderful for the town as a whole.”

Indeed, a couple of generations after The Beatles played in Shrewsbury — the band is believed to have written the No. 1 hit From Me To You while traveling there in 1963 — another famous lineup from Liverpool is making the 80km trip to the birthplace of Charles Darwin for a match that might not be as lopsided as first imagined.

Liverpool are the European and World champions, and — holding a 16-point lead — are on the brink of winning the English league for the first time in 30 years. Shrewsbury are in 16th place in the third tier.

Liverpool have won the FA Cup seven times. Shrewsbury have never made the final.

The only competitive game between the two teams was also in the fourth round of the FA Cup in 1996. Liverpool won that game 4-0 at Shrewsbury’s old Gay Meadow ground, where a coracle — a traditional boat small enough to be carried on your back — would be used to retrieve stray balls from the adjacent River Severn.

Fred Davies, who was dubbed “Coracle Man,” did his duty for years in the small boat, which is now on display at Shrewsbury’s new ground.

“It was not uncommon for Fred to have to return the ball to the ground five or six times during a game,” the BBC reported.

It was at Gay Meadow where Shrewsbury dealt another Merseyside team, Everton, a shock with a 2-1 win in 2003. It is still regarded as one of the famous old tournament’s biggest upsets, with a 17-year-old Wayne Rooney in the visiting team and Shrewsbury 80 places lower in the English soccer pyramid at the time.

Seventeen years on and Shrewsbury are not without hope of another so-called “giant-killing.”

Liverpool are set to field a heavily weakened team for the match, which comes right in the middle of two important English Premier League fixtures for Juergen Klopp’s side as they close in on the title.

The Reds remain the favorites, sure, but this will not be the usual Liverpool team. Not that Shrewsbury’s manager is expecting any favors.

“Top players produce it game after game,” said Shrewsbury manager Sam Ricketts, a former Premier League player with Hull City and Bolton Wanderers. “The very, very top like Liverpool, they produce it Saturday-Wednesday-Saturday-Tuesday-Saturday-Wednesday, and they do it every three or four days. And they’re getting chopped down every week. At our level, every player has a Championship [second-tier] game in them. Every player has the odd Premier League-standard game in them. It’s the consistency level [that counts].”

Under Klopp, Liverpool have never reached the fifth round and the Reds last won the competition in 2006.

That might mean it is a trophy on Klopp’s radar this season, though he has shown in his team selections that he has his sights set very much elsewhere, primarily the Premier League and the UEFA Champions League.

“Is it a test [on Sunday]? Yes, maybe, but it is not like I test the players, it is a test in general, as you play against a team who fights the fight of their life and we have to show how important the next round is to us,” Klopp said.

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title: Malik returns to carry Pakistan to five-wicket win

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Pakistan’s Shoaib Malik, right, hits a boundary as Bangladesh wicketkeeper Liton Das looks on in the first Twenty20 international in Lahore, Pakistan, on Friday.Photo: AP
Shoaib Malik on Friday made an impressive return to Twenty20 cricket with a half-century, carrying Pakistan to five-wicket victory over Bangladesh in the first clash of a three-match series.

Malik, who scored 58 not out off 45 balls with five fours, was brought back after Pakistan last year lost six of seven completed Twenty20 internationals without him.

The hosts need to beat Bangladesh 3-0 in the series to retain their world No. 1 ranking.

Pakistan captain Babar Azam, the world’s top-ranked Twenty20 batsman, was out for his first career duck when he was caught behind off the second ball, but Malik carried the home team to 142-5 in 19.3 overs.

“The victory was very important and the way the bowlers did, it was brilliant,” Babar said. “We didn’t expect the pitch would be this much slow, but the way our bowlers planned for it, I give them all the credit. Malik paced his innings very well and helped us to achieve the target.”

Debutant opening batsman Ahsan Ali also made a fine 36, but recalled 39-year-old Mohammad Hafeez could score only 17 in his first Twenty20 international since November 2018.

The match was played in Lahore, the same venue where a second-string Sri Lanka won 3-0 in October last year and Babar was named captain in place of Sarfaraz Ahmed, but Babar lost 2-0 in his debut series as captain, and the selectors were forced to recall Malik and Hafeez.

Earlier, Bangladesh struggled to reach 141-5 against Pakistan’s young pace attack and leg-spinner Shadab Khan after captain Mahmudullah won the toss and elected to bat on a slow wicket.

“The wicket was surprising, and it was hard to play shots once the ball got older and softer,” Mahmudullah said.

“We were about 15 runs short today and gave away too many boundaries,” he said. “We missed a few run-out chances and catch chances.”

Opening pair Mohammad Naim (43) and Tamim Iqbal (39) featured in a 71-run stand, but they consumed more than half of the overs.

Tamim was run out in the 11th over, while Naim holed out in the deep in the 15th over.

Shadab finished with 1-26.

Young pacemen Shaheen Afridi (1-23) and debutant Haris Rauf (1-32) bowled well in the late overs and never allowed Bangladesh to accelerate.

Haris, who impressed the selectors with his pace in the Big Bash, claimed his first international wicket when he had Afif Hossain (9) clean-bowled in the 18th over.

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NTT Pro Cycling’s Giacomo Nizzolo of Italy celebrates winning the fifth stage of the Tour Down Under from Glenelg to Victor Harbour, Australia, yesterday.Photo: EPA-EFE
Defending champion Daryl Impey yesterday took the overall lead in the Tour Down Under from chief rival Richie Porte as Italy’s Giacomo Nizzolo won the fifth stage after a bunch sprint.

South Africa’s Impey takes a two-second advantage over Porte into today’s final stage up Willunga Hill as he chases his third straight victory in the UCI World Tour season-opener.

The Mitchelton-Scott rider finished second and first at two intermediate sprints, collecting enough time bonuses to supplant overnight race leader Porte of Trek-Segafredo.

Impey’s narrow, but psychological lead is likely to be important as he attempts to hold back the Australian, who has won the past six stages up the torturous 3km climb to the finish line.

“It’s fantastic to lead the race going into Willunga,” Impey said. “The whole week we’ve been trying to get into the lead here and put myself in a position tomorrow to beat Richie. I’m two seconds up, I don’t know if it’s enough, but we’ve given ourselves every chance to win this bike race and it’s all up to tomorrow.”

Porte knows the equation to win his second Tour Down Under.

“It’s not a massive deficit tomorrow, but it will be hard,” Porte said. “If we can win the stage, we can win the race. We are going to have to have guys up there tomorrow. I was a little isolated today, so hopefully tomorrow the boys are on again.”

Nizzolo scored the first win for NTT Pro Cycling thanks to his teammates leaving him poised for a final charge into Victor Harbour.

Fellow Italian Simone Consonni of Cofidis was second, ahead of Sam Bennett of Deceuninck-Quick-Step.

“I can’t thank my teammates enough. They did a great job,” Nizzolo said. “That was the plan, that if I was a bit off they would come back and wait for me on the climb. They did it perfectly and I was in the perfect place, and I just put everything on the pedals I had. It worked in the end, so I’m so happy.”

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title: Impey overtakes Porte as Nizzolo wins fifth stage


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YouTube secured the exclusive rights to broadcast some of the biggest e-sports leagues, giving Google a boost in its efforts to push into the lucrative world of video games.

The deal, signed between Alphabet Inc’s Google and video game publisher Activision Blizzard Inc, gives YouTube the rights to broadcast the new Call of Duty League and the already popular Overwatch League, which was broadcast on Amazon.com Inc’s Twitch for the past two years at a reported cost of US$90 million. As part of the agreement, Google will provide cloud infrastructure for Activision’s online games. Financial terms of the multi-year deal were not disclosed.

Gaming is a significant new frontier for Google. Last year, it released a game-streaming service called Stadia, which lets people play games through the Internet without having to buy a console or high-powered computer. YouTube has always been a major destination for watching people play video games, but the company is trying to take even more territory by poaching well-known game players from Twitch.

“In 2020 Google is going all out to claim a piece of the US$120 billion games market,” said Joost van Dreunen, managing director of Nielsen’s video game research arm. “Google is off to a great start to building strong relationships with content creators which it will need to differentiate as it tries to penetrate the industry via different avenues.”

The news is not good for Amazon, which has not announced a competitor to Stadia and still faces uncertainty about its in-house gaming studio, Van Dreunen said.

“The longer Amazon remains on the sidelines of technological shifts in the games business, the harder it will be to capture share down the line,” he said.

The deal offers a strong boost to the central thesis of Activision’s e-sports efforts. The publisher pitched investors on the Overwatch League and the Call of Duty League, which launches later this month, as e-sports equivalents to traditional sports leagues like the National Basketball Association or National Football League. Selling media rights to companies like YouTube is a central piece of how these leagues make money.

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US President Donald Trump’s administration expanded its trademark steel and aluminum tariffs to cover certain imported nails, staples, electrical wires and some downstream parts that go into automobiles and tractors, among other products.

The decision comes almost two years after the administration implemented tariffs on imports of foreign raw steel and aluminum that Trump said threatened the viability of the domestic industries and therefore threatened US national security.

Some imports of derivative aluminum products would be subject to an additional 10 percent duty, while some derivative steel products would be slapped with a 25 percent tariff, he said.

Argentina, Australia, Canada and Mexico were exempted from the additional aluminum tariffs. As for the steel tariffs, exemptions were allowed for Brazil, Argentina, Canada, Australia, Mexico and South Korea.

While imports of aluminum and steel have declined since the Trump administration imposed levies, some derivative products “have significantly increased since the imposition of the tariffs and quotas,” according to Trump’s proclamation.

Trump said in the document that he had agreed with US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in his findings that aluminum articles and steel articles were being imported into the US in such quantities and under and under such circumstances as to threaten to impair the national security of the United States.

Since the beginning of his administration, Trump has used tariffs — and the threat of them — to affect policy.

Earlier this week, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, he warned European leaders of new penalties if they were not willing to compromise on a trade deal before the US elections in November.

Trump departed from the more conciliatory tone he had struck earlier in the week, once again highlighting the option of tariffs on imports of European cars and parts and claiming that he targeted China first in his trade war because an unfair EU is harder to deal with.

“They have trade barriers where you can’t trade, they have tariffs all over the place, they make it impossible,” Trump said on Wednesday. “They are frankly more difficult to do business with than China.”

Last month, Trump reinstated tariffs on aluminum and steel from Argentina and Brazil, nations that he criticized for cheapening their currencies to the detriment of US farmers, and he again called on the US Federal Reserve to loosen monetary policy.

Linking his trade agenda with his Fed criticism in an early morning tweet, he said the two South American countries “have been presiding over a massive devaluation of their currencies, which is not good for our farmers.”

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Jay Chou (周杰倫) was the most popular singer in Taiwan on two major music streaming platforms — Spotify and Line Music — last year.

Chou’s songs were the most-streamed in Taiwan on Spotify last year, beating counterparts from South Korea, the UK and Hong Kong.

Since launching his first album — Jay — in 2000, Chou, 41, has released 43 albums.

He has won many honors, including best male Mandarin singer, best composer, best producer and best album of the year, at the Golden Melody Awards, Taiwan’s version of the Grammy Awards.

South Korean pop group BTS, which entered the Taiwanese market in 2014, were in the second spot on Spotify’s list.

Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai (蔡依林), British singer Ed Sheeran and Hong Kong’s Gloria Tang (鄧紫棋), also known as GEM, placed third, fourth and fifth respectively.

Among the top five Taiwanese singers or groups on Spotify’s list, Chou ranked first, followed by Tsai, Taiwanese band Mayday (五月天), Eric Chou (周興哲) and rapper OSN Gao (高爾宣).

In terms of the most popular pop groups in Taiwan regardless of nationality, BTS topped the Spotify list, ahead of Mayday, Taiwanese independent band EggPlantEgg (茄子蛋), California rock band Maroon 5 and hip-hop group MJ116 (頑童).

Spotify’s most-streamed albums in Taiwan were OSN’s #osnrap, Tsai’s Ugly Beauty (怪美的), Canadian singer Shawn Mendes’ eponymous album, Sheeran’s No. 6 Collaborations Project and US singer-songwriter Billie Eillish’s When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?

As for Line Music, which entered the local market in July last year, Jay Chou also topped its list as the most popular male singer in Taiwan, ahead of Singapore’s J.J. Lin (林俊傑) and Eric Chou, and Taiwan’s Hsiao Huang-chi (蕭煌奇) and Nine Chen (陳零九).

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title: Root, Pope steer England to 300, Stokes apologizes

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England’s Ollie Pope is bowled by South Africa’s Anrich Nortje, unseen, on the second day of the fourth Test in Johannesburg, South Africa, yesterday.Photo: Reuters
Captain Joe Root and prodigy Ollie Pope both hit half-centuries yesterday, putting together a 101-run partnership that took England to 300-7 at lunch on the second day of the fourth Test against South Africa at the Wanderers in Johannesburg.

Root scored 59 and Pope 56 as England moved quickly on from their overnight score of 192-4 before three quick wickets for Anrich Nortje slowed the march.

Pope’s third Test half-century came up in 61 balls before he played on to a delivery from Nortje.

Root was dropped by Proteas captain Faf du Plessis in Nortje’s next over, but it did not prove costly as the England skipper was out soon after for the addition of 5 more runs when he got a healthy edge to Nortje and was taken by wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock.

Sam Curran followed next ball, swinging wildly at the first delivery he faced.

Jos Buttler (16) and Chris Woakes (19) were not out at lunch.

Earlier on Friday, Ben Stokes apologized for his angry exchange with a fan, but claimed that he was the victim of “repeated abuse.”

Stokes described his reaction at the Wanderers as “unprofessional,” but English cricket chiefs claimed that staff and players were also subjected to “personal abuse during and after the day’s play.”

Stokes stopped briefly as he left the field after being dismissed for 2 and appeared to challenge a spectator, who evidently insulted him.

“Come say that to me outside the ground, you fucking four-eyed c**t,” Stokes said.

Witnesses told the Guardian that a middle-aged man had targeted Stokes, allegedly calling him a “ginger c**t” and likening him to pop star Ed Sheeran.

“I wish to apologise for my language that was heard on the live broadcast today after my dismissal. I should not have reacted in that way,” Stokes said in a statement released on Twitter. “As I was leaving the playing area, I was subjected to repeated abuse from the crowd. I admit that my reaction was unprofessional, and I sincerely apologise for the language I used, especially to the many young fans watching the live telecast around the world.”

Stokes could face disciplinary action for uttering an audible obscenity, which is a level 1 offense in the International Cricket Council’s code of conduct.

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Oil plummets as virus selloff deepens

TRADERS SPOOKED:The Wuhan virus contagion sparked fears that Lunar New Year travel would be limited, and the current supply environment could worsen the situation
Crude oil prices posted the worst weekly decline in more than a year on concern that the spread of China’s coronavirus will cripple fuel demand. Prices of Brent futures sank 2.2 percent in London on Friday.

The Asian virus has spooked traders even as the WHO stopped short of declaring a global health emergency. The contagion is disrupting travel during the Lunar New Year holiday, when hundreds of millions normally fly or ride home. The selloff has accelerated as trend-following funds turned bearish, according to TD Securities.

“Contagion fears are spiking ahead of the biggest yearly migration ahead of new year,” said Daniel Ghali, a commodities strategist at TD Securities. “The fear factor is the risk of contagion, synonymous to what happened in 2003 with SARS which led to a 2 percent drop in Chinese economic growth.”

The fast-spreading virus is the latest challenge for a market that has been buffeted this year by geopolitical turmoil in the Middle East and North Africa, as well as the phase-one trade deal between Beijing and Washington. Goldman Sachs Group Inc said earlier this week that if the coronavirus has an impact similar to the 2003 SARS epidemic, demand could be curbed by 260,000 barrels a day. While this is not the first time global oil markets contend with an epidemic threatening demand, the current supply environment could worsen the situation.

“The slightest fear of any economic slowdown will spur a long wave of liquidations because the market is so oversupplied,” ICAP Technical Analysis chief technical strategist Walter Zimmermann said.

Some businesses in China including McDonald’s Corp and Starbucks Corp temporarily shut some stores in efforts to contain the virus.

Brent crude for March settlement fell US$1.35 to settle at US$60.69 a barrel on the ICE Futures Europe exchange in New York putting its premium over West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures for the same month at US$6.50 a barrel. Brent futures fell 6.4 percent this week.

WTI futures for March delivery slipped US$1.40 to end the session at US$54.19 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, the lowest level since October. Meanwhile, based on the commodity’s relative strength index, WTI is sitting in oversold territory and is due for a rally.

Commodity markets experienced mixed fortunes as traders digested the news of deadly disease in China. Copper saw its worst streak of losses since mid-2018 as more patients were infected by the deadly coronavirus in the US, spurring a sell-off in riskier assets while boosting gold’s haven appeal.

China, the world’s largest consumer of commodities including industrial metals, locked down Wuhan and its surrounding areas to contain the coronavirus, the first large-scale quarantine in modern times.

“If you all of a sudden take China off the board because you’re looking at shutting down mills and shutting down transportation to the mills, it’s going to hurt,” Peter Thomas, a senior vice president at Chicago-based broker Zaner Group, said by telephone.

Copper, often a barometer of global growth, fell 1.5 percent to settle at US$2.684 a pound at 1:02pm on the Comex in New York. March futures are down 6.6 percent since mid-January, the biggest seven-session loss for a most-active contract since July 11, 2018.

“We suspect that even more demand destruction fear is justified because the virus will also undermine Chinese sentiment and dampen the biggest shopping period of the Chinese calendar,” Blue Line Futures chief market strategist Phil Streible said on an e-mailed note.

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title: Eat right to enjoy holiday, nutritionist says

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A common Lunar New Year dish of fish is pictured in Taipei on Sunday.Photo: Tsai Szu-pei, Taipei Times
A Taipei-based nutritionist advised following three basic principles to stay healthy while enjoying the Lunar New Year holiday feasts: eating the right amount, consuming less oil and taking in more fiber.

Many traditional dishes served during the holiday are based on meat or seafood, and are high in fat, sodium and calories, Chen said.

Deep frying, frying in sweet and sour sauce, and thickening dishes with starch are common cooking methods for making traditional dishes, she said.

People can easily consume a significant amount of calories from eating them, so changing cooking methods can help contain calorie intake, she said.

Deep fried white pomfret — a common dish as “fish” (魚) sounds like “surplus” (餘) in Chinese, and is often used to wish people a prosperous new year (年年有餘) — can be steamed to reduce fat and calories, Chen said.

Another common dish is Buddha Jumps Over the Wall (佛跳牆), deep-fried chicken with taro, which can be replaced with hot pot with more vegetables, such as Chinese cabbage, garland chrysanthemum and enoki mushrooms, that are high in fiber, she added.

For other common dishes, such as braised pork knuckles, fried mullet roe, fried sweet and sour pork ribs, sausages and cured meat, which are mostly high in calories, fat and sodium, Chen suggested eating only the proper amount to maintain a balanced diet.

She also advised eating vegetables first, then meat, staples and fruits, which can prevent people from consuming too much carbohydrates, while fruit can replace high-calorie desserts.

Taipei City Hospital’s Zhongxing Branch nutritionist Hsu Pei-li (徐裴莉) said that consuming 25g to 30g of dietary fiber every day can help stabilize blood sugar and regulate cholesterol levels, as well as control body weight and improve digestion.

Food that is high in fiber, such as whole grains and fruit, usually also contains other nutrients, including vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, phenolic compounds and phytochemicals, which can help remove free radicals, improve immunity and postpone the aging of physiological function, she added.

Kang Hung-ming (康宏銘), director of family medicine at Taipei-based ReShining Clinic, said that seasonal flu and pneumonia are common during the Lunar New Year holiday due to the cold weather.

People should try to keep their body warm, follow healthy daily routines and get vaccinated against flu, he said, adding that they should seek medical attention immediately if they have a fever, cough, difficulty breathing or lose consciousness.

As cardiovascular events are also more common in the winter, Kang urged people with chronic cardiovascular diseases to avoid food that is high in sugar, fat and sodium, exercise moderately and avoid stress for a healthy holiday.

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title: Top seeds Hsieh, Strycova march on

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Spain’s Rafael Nadal returns to fellow countryman Pablo Carreno Busta in their Australian Open men’s singles match in Melbourne yesterday.Photo: Reuters

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Top seeds Hsieh Su-wei and Barbora Strycova yesterday advanced to the third round of the women’s doubles at the Australian Open, while the Chan sisters both successfully negotiated the first round of the mixed doubles at Melbourne Park.

Wimbledon champions Hsieh and Strycova looked to be cruising against Lauren Davis of the US and Viktorija Golubic of Switzerland, before the unseeded duo upped their game in the second set and forced the Taiwanese-Czech duo to battle to a 6-1, 7-5 victory in 1 hour, 29 minutes on Court 7.

Hsieh and Strycova won 67 percent of points on their second serve and hit 22 winners, and although they created 19 break points they could only convert six as they set up a third-round clash today with Darija Jurak of Croatia and Nina Stojanovic of Serbia, who rallied from a set down to defeat Australian wild-cards Maddison Inglis and Kaylah McPhee 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 on Court 3.

In the mixed doubles on Court 22, sixth seeds Latisha Chan and Ivan Dodig were made to work hard for a 7-6 (7/2), 7-5 victory by another pair of Australians, Arina Rodionova and Andrew Harris.

The Taiwanese-Croatian duo — the reigning French Open and Wimbledon champions — saved seven of 11 break points and converted five of 12, hitting 32 winners to set up a second-round clash with Andreja Klepac of Slovenia and Edouard Roger-Vasselin of France, who defeated Belgian-Austrian duo Kirsten Flipkens and Jurgen Melzer 6-2, 6-3 in 56 minutes on Court 15.

Fourth seeds Chan Hao-ching and Michael Venus of New Zealand had to battle back from a set down to edge Duan Yingying of China and Marcelo Demoliner of Brazil 5-7, 7-6 (7/5), 10-8 in 1 hour, 28 minutes.

Chan Hao-ching and Venus survived a barrage of 10 aces and saved nine of 11 break points, converting one of the two they created to advance to face Polish pairing Iga Swiatek and Lukasz Kubot, who defeated Australian wild-cards Ellen Perez and Luke Saville 6-4, 7-5.

In the singles, world No. 1 Rafael Nadal and Wimbledon champion Simona Halep dodged an exodus of seeded players as the shocks kept rolling.

After Serena Williams and reigning champion Naomi Osaka fell by the wayside on Friday, second seed Karolina Pliskova crashed out on a day of carnage in the women’s singles.

Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic, the sixth seed, won only one game against Estonia’s Anett Kontaveit, the world No. 31, as she bombed 6-0, 6-1, while a resurgent Garbine Muguruza, a two-time Grand Slam champion, thrashed fifth seed Elina Svitolina 6-1, 6-2 as six of the top 10 seeds exited in the third round.

Tenth seed Madison Keys lost to Maria Sakkari on Friday.

“I was very concentrated and focused on what I wanted to do, it all went fast my way,” said Muguruza, who raced through the first set in just 23 minutes.

Croatian 19th seed Donna Vekic also crumbled to lower-ranked opposition when she lost 7-5, 6-3 to Swiatek, who is returning from a stress fracture in her foot.

While the women’s seeds fell, Nadal had few problems against fellow Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta — despite staying up to watch Roger Federer’s thrilling late-night win over John Millman, which went to a fifth-set tiebreak.

“I watched it until one o’clock — it was impossible to sleep watching this match,” Nadal said.

However, he showed no signs of tiredness, racing through 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 in just 1 hour, 38 minutes in what he called his “best match of the tournament so far, without a doubt.”


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LIVING THE DREAM:Erling Braut Haaland came on for his home debut after an hour and added a brace as Dortmund caned Cologne to move up to third spot
Borussia Dortmund’s Erling Braut Haaland, left, goes past Cologne goalkeeper Timo Horn in their Bundesliga match at Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund, Germany, on Friday.Photo: AFP
Teenager Erling Braut Haaland on Friday scored twice more off the bench as Borussia Dortmund moved up to third in the Bundesliga with a 5-1 thumping of Cologne.

Having claimed a hat-trick as a replacement on his Dortmund debut on Saturday last week to inspire a 5-3 win away at Augsburg, Haaland, 19, again showed clinical finishing.

“For Erling, it’s simply wonderful — five goals, two games, there are worse starts,” Dortmund captain Marco Reus said. “Especially here at home — that’s why we signed him.”

“That was a good step forward from us — also from me personally,” added Reus, who was criticized for missing clear chances against Augsburg.

With his team 3-1 up, Haaland came on for his first home appearance with an hour gone and 11 minutes later was on the scoreboard, slamming home the rebound of a saved Julian Brandt shot.

He then showed his speed to round Cologne goalkeeper Timo Horn and tuck the ball into an empty net on 87 minutes.

Dortmund coach Lucien Favre explained why Haaland was again only a second-half replacement.

“He didn’t train in December due to injury, therefore we have to be careful with him,” Favre said. “He’s not ready to play from the start, we have a plan for him.”

The result leaves Dortmund level on 36 points with defending champions Bayern Munich and four behind leaders RB Leipzig.

Goals by Raphael Guerreiro and Marco Reus gave Dortmund a 2-0 halftime lead.

England winger Jadon Sancho grabbed a third after the break and Cologne striker Mark Uth claimed his first goal for the visitors before Haaland’s entrance.

The teenager has 33 goals in 24 games this season having netted 28 times for Salzburg before Dortmund snapped him up for 20 million euros (US$22 million).

Dortmund were ahead with less than a minute gone at Signal Iduna Park when Sancho threaded a pass through to the unmarked Guerreiro, who slotted home. It was Dortmund’s fastest goal this season.

The hosts dominated and were awarded a penalty, but it was ruled out when the video assistant referee took a look at Sebastian Bornauw’s tackle on Dortmund’s Achraf Hakimi, deciding the foul was just outside the penalty area.

Mats Hummels then clattered the woodwork with a thumping header, but Dortmund went into the break 2-0 up when Hummels’ long-range pass put Reus in behind the defense.

The Germany winger showed great timing to sweep the ball into the net on 29 minutes.

Cologne’s Jhon Cordoba hit the post with Dortmund goalkeeper Roman Burki beaten just before Sancho grabbed the hosts’ third.

Reus slid the ball into the path of the England winger, who slipped his marker and fired home four minutes after halftime.

With an hour played, Uth claimed his first goal for Cologne when the ball fell to him unmarked on the left.

However, the scene was set for Haaland to claim his two goals, with Cologne’s defense tiring and unable to cope with the towering teenager’s runs.

“He’s living his dream right now, we don’t want to wake him up,” Dortmund sports director Michael Zorc said.

“He’s trained well this week and is incredibly ambitious,” Zorc added. “He wants to score every goal possible in practice and gets really angry if he doesn’t take a chance. He’s got a really good mentality. That’s why we signed him.”

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title: Leonard stars as Clippers hand Heat rare home loss

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Kawhi Leonard of the Los Angeles Clippers, center, drives to the basket against the Miami Heat in their NBA game in Miami, Florida, on Friday.Photo: AP
Kawhi Leonard on Friday recorded his first career triple-double with 33 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists as the Los Angeles Clippers handed the Miami Heat a rare home loss with a 122-117 victory.

Leonard, who scored 17 points in the critical third quarter, was named an NBA All-Star starter for the fourth time on Thursday. He now has seven straight 30-point-plus games.

Clippers guard Landry Shamet had 22 points as Los Angeles went from six points down to 15 up in the game-changing third quarter.

The Clippers had trailed by 15 at one point in the first period.

Jimmy Butler had a team high 20 points for the Heat, who entered the game with the NBA’s best home record at 20-1.

He also tallied eight rebounds and seven assists before going out with a right-ankle injury in the fourth quarter.

The Heat’s only home losses this season have come against Los Angeles teams — they lost to the Lakers on Dec. 13 last year.

In New Orleans, Nikola Jokic had 27 points and 12 rebounds as the Denver Nuggets beat the New Orleans Pelicans 113-106, nullifying a second straight strong performance by No. 1 draft pick Zion Williamson.

Williamson had 15 points and six rebounds in 21 minutes two nights after scoring 22 points in his long-awaited NBA debut.

He shot seven of nine from the field against the Nuggets.

“There’s nothing wrong with what we’re doing,” said Pelicans coach Alvin Gentry on Williamson’s limited playing time. “I hear every night that I’m the dumbest coach in the world. ‘Why would I take the guy out in the last five minutes?’ I’ll live with that knowing we’re doing the right thing.”

The Pelicans dropped to 0-2 since the NBA’s future star was activated for the first time this season on Wednesday.

“I am out here doing everything I can to help my team win,” Williamson said. “I am not going to sugarcoat nothing. They outrebounded us.”

Jokic, Michael Porter and Torrey Craig all finished with double-doubles in the win in front of a crowd of 16,300 at the Smoothie King Center.

Porter had 15 points and 10 rebounds, while Craig had 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Nuggets, who had a 56-45 rebounding advantage.

Jerami Grant added 14 points and Will Barton had 13, while Monte Morris and Malik Beasley scored 10 each.

J.J. Redick led the Pelicans with 18 points, Josh Hart added 15, Brandon Ingram 13, Jrue Holiday 12 and E’Twaun Moore 10.

Nuggets coach Michael Malone was ejected from the game in the third quarter for arguing a foul call against Grant.

In Minneapolis, Minnesota, Russell Westbrook delivered a season-high 45 points to power the Houston Rockets to a 131-124 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Westbrook scored 27 second-half points and dominated down the stretch to help the Rockets fend off the Timberwolves, who attempted to rally behind Karl-Anthony Towns’ 30 points.

Andrew Wiggins finished with 28 points as Minnesota lost their eighth straight game.

Houston’s James Harden missed all six of his three-point attempts and scored a season low 12 points.

Elsewhere, the Celtics crushed the Magic 109-98, the Grizzlies mauled the Pistons 125-112, the Raptors downed the Knicks 118-112, the Kings overcame the Bulls 98-91, the Thunder thrashed the Hawks 140-111, the Suns eclipsed the Spurs 103-99 and the Pacers outfought the Warriors 129-118.

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title: Global stocks mixed as markets weigh virus impact

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European stocks rallied on Friday while Wall Street equities tumbled as markets weighed the potential impact of a spreading viral illness in China.

Chinese authorities expanded a massive quarantine effort in response to coronavirus, while the US confirmed its second case of the SARS-like ailment.

French officials said there had also been two cases found in France, the first in Europe, while Nepal reported South Asia’s first case.

European bourses, which had dropped on Thursday, finished solidly higher on Friday in the first session since the WHO stopped short of declaring a public health emergency.

“There’s a hope that the coronavirus is contained, particularly in China,” Interactive Investor analyst Richard Hunter said. “And that’s something of a relief rally — [and] also with the earning season so far so good.

“So the last few days provided an opportunity to investors to buy on the cheaper side,” Hunter added.

The STOXX 600 index rising 0.86 percent, after some encouraging regional economic data.

A survey showed Germany’s private sector gained momentum this month as growth in services activity picked up and the pullback in manufacturing eased. British companies are enjoying their best month in more than a year, another survey showed.

“Sentiment among manufacturers is improving rapidly, meaning that expectations for a 2020 recovery are increasing,” ING Group NV economist Bert Colijn said of the eurozone.

US stocks had also opened higher but fell steadily as the session progressed. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 170.36 points, or 0.58 percent, to 28,989.73, the S&P 500 lost 30.07 points, or 0.90 percent, to 3,295.47 and the NASDAQ Composite dropped 87.57 points, or 0.93 percent, to 9,314.91.

The NASDAQ touched an intraday record high early in the session before falling.

Losses on the major US indices were limited by an 8.1 percent gain in Intel Corp shares following the chip industry’s leader’s better-than-expected forecast.

Adam Sarhan of 50 Park Investments said the virus still appeared to be contained, but “if we start getting more cases showing up around the world, that would be a bad sign for global economic growth.”

Sarhan said Friday’s losses also reflected profit taking following a run of Wall Street records in recent weeks.

Tourism-oriented stocks were under pressure amid fears of the virus. United Airlines Holdings Inc sank 3.5 percent, Marriott International Inc lost 2.7 percent and Wynn Resorts Ltd fell 3.1 percent.

Additional reporting by Reuters

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AC Milan’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic, left, heads the ball against Brescia in their Serie A match at the Stadio Mario Rigamonti in Brescia, Italy, on Friday.Photo: AP
Zlatan Ibrahimovic on Friday set up Ante Rebic to score the only goal as AC Milan beat Brescia 1-0 to claim a third consecutive Serie A victory for the first time this season.

Ibrahimovic missed a chance in front of goal before halftime, but provided the cross after 71 minutes that allowed substitute Rebic to finish off his third goal in two games.

Milan have taken 10 points from four games since Ibrhimovic’s return to the club this month.

Stefano Pioli’s side moved up to sixth, in the UEFA Europa League berths, and seven points adrift of the Champions League spots.

“It wasn’t a beautiful Milan, but a win,” Pioli said. “We can play better, but we had a great attitude, now we know how to suffer. We must continue like this.”

Milan are on a run of four consecutive wins, including in the Coppa Italia, and next play Torino on Tuesday for a place in the semi-finals.

“We’re recovering,” Pioli said. “We’re a completely different team now both on the pitch and in attitude. Ibra is an added value, both on and off the field, but the whole team has been good at turning things around after the violent fall in Bergamo [a 5-0 defeat to Atalanta BC].”

Italy forward Mario Balotelli was suspended for hosts Brescia against his former club.

Brescia had their chances with Sandro Tonali and Ernesto Torregrossa threatened Gianluigi Donnarumma in the Milan goal.

Ibrahimovic missed a chance five minutes before the break, sending a Theo Hernandez cross wide of the goal, but the 38-year-old controlled a Hakan Calhanoglu pass sent through at an angle and Rebic, who came on 13 minutes earlier, pounced to finish off amid confusion in front of goal.

The Croatian forward had already scored his first two goals for Milan last weekend against Udinese.

Samu Castillejo had a goal ruled out with seven minutes to go because Ibrahimovic was offside during the buildup.

Donnarumma dived to deny Emanuele Ndoj as Brescia piled forward in search of the equalizer, but they remain second from bottom of Serie A.

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title: UK mulls tariff threats as trade talk leverage: Times

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German Minister of Finance Olaf Scholz, left, and British Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid, right, attend an EU finance ministers’ meeting in Brussels on Tuesday.Photo: Reuters
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is mulling to use the threat of high tariffs to raise pressure on the EU, the US and other nations to strike trade deals with Britain, the Times newspaper reported yesterday.

Johnson and his Cabinet ministers discussed using tariffs as “leverage” in an effort to accelerate trade talks at a meeting this week which could result in taxes of 30 percent on some types of French cheese and 10 percent on German cars, the newspaper reported.

In an EU exit strategy committee meeting on Thursday, ministers agreed that the tariffs should be put out for consultation, according to the report.

Ministers also agreed to prioritize Japan, US, Australia and New Zealand as “tier one” countries in negotiations and other countries as “tier two,” the newspaper added.

The UK will largely replicate the EU tariff schedule which will be published and lodged at the WTO, according to the newspaper.

Johnson will lay out the negotiating plan in the first week of next month, the report added, citing officials from Brussels.

US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Friday that the US wants to conclude a trade deal with Britain this year.

Britain is to leave the EU on Friday.

German Minister of Finance Olaf Scholz said he is confident that his country would not suffer from Brexit, but that Britain will inevitably face “consequences” from its decision to leave the EU.

At a panel at the World Economic Forum, Scholz said Britain’s financial sector would not be as important to the EU after Brexit as it is now.

Britain is set to leave the EU in less than a week, but is to remain within its tariff-free single market and customs union until the end of the year to smooth its exit.

Scholz said a non-member cannot have the same advantages as an EU member and that will be an important factor in trade discussions between the EU and Britain.

“That is something that will have to be balanced,” he said. “I think we will have solutions but, sure, there cannot be a special competitive advantage from being outside.”

Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid said this week he is confident that a comprehensive trade deal with the EU covering goods and services can be negotiated by the end of this year. Many trade experts think that is optimistic, as trade deals usually take years to thrash out.

Additional reporting by AP

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title: EU sanctions loom; brands urge Cambodian reform

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Global clothing and shoe brands, including Adidas AG, Puma AG and Levi Strauss & Co have written again to Cambodia’s longtime leader saying the country’s record on labor and human rights threatens to bring down sanctions on its crucial garment industry.

The letter urges the government of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen to amend a trade union law, repeal the law on non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and drop all outstanding criminal charges against union leaders.

“The credibility of Cambodia’s apparel, footwear, and travel goods sectors are at stake,” said the letter, seen by Reuters.

“We are concerned that the labor and human rights situation in Cambodia is risking the loss of trade preferences for Cambodia,” they added.

Government spokesman Phay Siphan did not immediately respond to Reuters request for comment on Friday.

Labor Ministry spokesman Heng Sour said he had not seen the letter, but said it “might contain the same out of date concerns that we have already addressed according to the Cambodian law and legal process.”

The EU is to decide next month whether to strip Cambodia of its “Everything But Arms (EBA)” initiative after a European Commission report found that Hun Sen’s government has cracked down on the opposition, civil society groups and the media.

The EU accounts for nearly half of Cambodia’s exports, the country’s largest industry, which employs about 700,000 people and accounts for 40 percent of GDP.

The letter, sent to Hun Sen on Wednesday, represents major apparel and footwear companies, including Adidas, Levis Strauss, New Balance Athletics Inc, Puma, Ralph Lauren Corp, Under Armour Inc, VF Corp and American Apparel & Footwear Association.

They urged the government to amend the trade union law again as the amendments made on Jan. 3 fell short of international labor rights standards, fail to eliminate arbitrary hurdles to union registration, and restrict the ability of all unions to fully represent their members.

The brands also urged the government to repeal law regulating associations and NGOs.

“The current law enables an atmosphere of harassment and repression against civil society organizations and unions,” they said in the letter, adding that the government “should cease further baseless judicial proceedings against labor activists.”

The brands said they had contributed to the US$9.5 billion in garment, footwear and travel goods exported from Cambodia last year and many of the companies signing the letter have been sourcing from Cambodia since the garment sector was established in the country in the mid-1990s.

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BREXIT

Banks want UK tax breaks

British, European and US banks plan to ask the British government for as much as ￡4 billion (US$5.2 billion) annually in tax breaks post-Brexit after paying billions in extra levies to the Treasury since the financial crisis, The Telegraph reported. Bank chiefs, who say they have received offers from EU countries for their business, hope to convince Chancellor Sajid Javid, the British newspaper reported, citing an unidentified official familiar with the request. The banks will request a review of the bank levy and bank surcharge, according to the report in which the UK Treasury declined to comment.

ELECTRONICS

Apple ordered to pay WiLan

Apple Inc must pay Quarterhill Inc’s WiLan US$85 million for infringing patents related to wireless communications, a jury in San Diego ruled. WiLan’s two patents cover ways to make phone calls and download data at the same time. A different jury in 2018 said Apple infringed the patents and awarded US$145 million, but a new trial was ordered to reconsider the damages. WiLan, which has been in a mostly unsuccessful fight with Apple over royalties for the past decade, got the amount it asked for based on iPhones sales.

AIRLINES

LOT to take over Condor

LOT Polish Airlines said on Friday it would take over German carrier Condor, a former subsidiary of bankrupt travel operator Thomas Cook that has been kept aloft with government loans. “Maybe there was uncertainty about Condor’s future. I would like to say very firmly today, there is no more uncertainty,” LOT chief executive Rafal Milczarski told reporters in Frankfurt. Milczarski would not be drawn on how much LOT had offered for Condor, but “we are going to pay a fair price, a price that will enable us to pay off the KfW loan in its entirety,” he said.

INTERNET

US pressures Prague on tax

The Czech Republic could face US countermeasures if it introduces a planned 7 percent digital tax aimed at global Internet giants, the US embassy in Prague said on Friday, after the Czech parliament gave initial support to the new tax. The Czech lower house approved the first reading of the digital tax bill on Wednesday. The bill must pass two more readings and clear the upper house Senate — or a new vote in the lower house in case of a veto — before it becomes law. “The US government has been clear on the issue of digital services taxes, or DSTs,” the US embassy said in a statement, referring to past comments by the ambassador as well as US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin in Davos this week.

BANKS

FINMA sanctions ex-CEO

A Swiss bank’s former chief executive officer has been sanctioned by the country’s financial regulator, the Financial Markets Authority (FINMA), for insider trading in his wife’s name and other “serious breaches of supervisory law.” The man executed the trades of shares of a separately listed company using his wife’s account at other lenders for several years, violating his bank’s internal directives, FINMA said on Friday in a statement. The identities of the bank and its ex-CEO were not disclosed, as is often the case in Switzerland. Illicit profits of 730,000 Swiss francs (US$752,000) were confiscated and he also faces a four-year ban from management roles and a six-year ban from securities dealing, the regulator said.

LEBANON

MF official pays a visit

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title: US couple admit US$1bn solar scam

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US couple admit US$1bn solar scam

‘SMOKE AND MIRRORS’:The couple’s forfeited assets recovered over US$8m that will be returned to victims. Authorities have returned US$500m to the US Treasury
US Attorney for the Eastern District of California McGregor Scott looks over a 2007 Ford Shelby GT500 displayed in Sacramento, California, on Oct. 23 last year that was among vehicles seized by the federal government to be auctioned off. The cars belonged to owners of a San Francisco Bay Area solar energy company that have pleaded guilty to participating in what federal prosecutors called a massive Ponzi scheme.Photo: AP
An American couple pleaded guilty to running a US$1 billion solar investment scam that they used to finance a luxury lifestyle, including buying Burt Reynolds’ sports car, US authorities announced on Friday.

The California husband-and-wife team was taking money from investors for nonexistent mobile solar generators, which they used to buy a 1978 Firebird that once belonged to the late Hollywood star, luxury homes in the Caribbean and Mexico, jewelry and a baseball team, according to a statement.

They were charged in a wide-ranging case involving the FBI, Internal Revenue Service, Securities and Exchange Commission and other agencies.

‘PONZI SCHEME’

“By all outer appearances this was a legitimate and successful company,” said Kareem Carter, special agent in charge at IRS Criminal Investigation.

“But in reality it was all just smoke and mirrors — a Ponzi scheme touting tax benefits to the tune of over US$900 million,” Carter said.

According to court documents, between 2011 and 2018, their company, DC Solar, manufactured mobile solar generator units (MSG), that were mounted on trailers and used to provide emergency power to cellphone towers and lighting at sporting events.

Investors were lured in by the promise of generous federal tax credits for solar power and earnings from leases on the units.

NOT REALLY THERE

However, authorities said at least half of the approximately 17,000 solar generators they claimed the company manufactured did not exist.

The conspirators created false financial statements and obtained false lease contracts, among other efforts to conceal the fraud.

Jeff Carpoff, 49, of Martinez, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering and faces up to 30 years in prison, according to the statement.

His wife, Paulette Carpoff, 46, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit an offense against the US and money laundering.

A federal judge is due to decide their sentence on May 19.

US Attorney McGregor Scott said the couple forfeited US$120 million in assets, including 148 luxury and collector cars, which recovered over US$8 million that will be returned to victims.

Authorities have returned US$500 million to the US Treasury to date, he said.

Four associates of the couple previously pleaded guilty to federal criminal charges related to the fraud scheme since October.

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