title: 走春走進花海裡！北市河濱公園春節滿花香

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▲觀山河濱公園花海。（圖／北市水利處提供）

記者陳家祥／台北報導

迎接2020新年到來，台北市水利處在河濱公園規劃多處花海園區，歡迎民眾把握春節7天連假，踏出家門來走春，到古亭、成美右岸河濱公園、內湖大溝溪生態治水園區，以及觀山河濱公園賞花、活動筋骨。另外，至社子島濕地來趟生態小旅行，也是新年走春的好選擇。

水利處表示，古亭河濱公園有約8,234平方公尺的廣大花海，媲美北海道富良野景緻，吸引有許多人前來拍照打卡；而內湖的大溝溪生態治水園區，則可欣賞群山綠水環抱繽紛花海。這2處花海交通便利，鄰近師大公館商圈與捷運大湖公園站，在網路上掀起一波賞花熱潮，平日、假日均吸引不少民眾來此野餐、踏青。

成美右岸河濱公園沿線，也有2處美麗的小花海可以欣賞，1處位於成美橋下，另1處則位在基隆河13號疏散門往成功橋方向，2處均距饒河街觀光夜市不遠，非常適合逛完夜市，以各種風味美食滿足口腹之慾後，悠閒漫步前往。從饒河疏散門登上彩虹橋走至對岸，即為成美右岸河濱公園，下橋後往成美橋、成功橋方向步行約15-30分鐘即可抵達花海園區。水利處表示，在工作人員悉心照料下，目前古亭、成美右岸河濱公園及內湖大溝溪生態治水園區花海，花況還十分鮮艷明亮，可以一路觀賞至2月下旬。

▲大溝溪花海。（圖／北市水利處提供）

觀山河濱公園基隆河5號疏散門前，還有一片熱騰騰、剛完工的花海。水利處表示，該處使用約7萬6千多盆當季草花，如常見的一串紅、四季秋海棠、孔雀草、黃花瑪格麗特、非洲鳳仙花，還有如同小花貓般楚楚可人的香堇菜、三色堇，以及大眾十分喜愛的羽葉薰衣草，透過鮮明色彩鋪排充滿生命力的幾何圖騰，營造面積2,067平方公尺的花海，花叢中還穿插數隻小白鷺、小水鴨、洋燕及紅冠水雞等河濱鳥類意象裝置藝術，體現臺北市河濱公園不止有絕美的景色、完善的遊憩設施，更有著豐富的動植物生態。

▲古亭河濱公園花海。（圖／北市水利處提供）

另外，社子島濕地也是新春小旅行的好去處，位於基隆河與淡水河匯流處的社子島，有著豐富多樣的濕地生態。許多遊客來到這裡，欣賞兩河交匯與觀音山、關渡大橋的美景，水利處推薦大家可以觀察濕地生態，一起跨海南遷的候鳥，在灘地、草叢、樹叢中往來起降。大型長腳水鳥如大白鷺、蒼鷺，在漲潮之際或退潮前後，常可看到牠們伸長脖子盯著水面、鎖定目標的覓食身影；退潮時裸露出來大片泥灘地，則是青足鷸、磯鷸、小環頸鴴等中小型鷸、鴴科鳥類的大食堂。

▲社子島溼地賞鳥。（圖／北市水利處提供）

水利處表示，河濱公園位於行水區範圍內，容易受颱風、豪雨影響，為利於災後復原及管理，河濱大部分都是一望無際的草坪和樹木，視覺上較為單調，近年水利處為了豐富河岸景觀，使地景有多層次變化，常在秋冬季選擇適當地點營造花海。

《古亭河濱公園花海》怎麼走

公車

搭乘253、673、943、棕12公車，至「臺北市客家文化主題公園」站下車，沿著汀州路三段向前行至師大路口，登上客家文化中心旁「跨堤自行車道觀景平臺」進入古亭河濱公園，走下跨堤自行車道觀景平臺後往左手邊方向走可見「網球場」，繼續沿自行車道向前走約5分鐘，即可見古亭河濱花海。

捷運

松山新店線「臺電大樓站」5號出口出站，沿「師大路」往客家文化主題公園方向步行約5分鐘，登上客家文化中心旁「跨堤自行車道觀景平臺」進入古亭河濱公園，走下跨堤自行車道觀景平臺後往左手邊「永福橋」方向可見「網球場」，繼續沿自行車道向前走約5分鐘，即可見古亭河濱花海。

松山新店線「公館站」4號出口出站，「羅斯福路四段24巷」右轉「汀洲路3段」後再左轉進「思源街」，沿「思源街」往「永福橋」方向步行約10分鐘，從「永福橋下越堤階梯」進入古亭河濱公園，走下越堤階梯後右轉，沿自行車道步行約2-3分鐘即可見古亭河濱花海。

《大溝溪生態治水園區花海》怎麼走

公車

搭乘247(區)、267、284、617(副)、620、630、677、681、683、棕10、棕19、紅2、紅31、內湖幹線(原287)公車，至「捷運大湖公園」站下車，由「大湖山莊街」進入，沿「大湖山莊街」直行，行經大湖國小，步行約10-15分鐘，至大湖山莊街底即達大溝溪生態治水園區，入園後越過石階可見花海區。

捷運

文湖線「大湖公園站」1號出口出站右轉「大湖山莊街」，沿「大湖山莊街」直行，行經大湖國小，步行約10-15分鐘，至大湖山莊街底即達大溝溪生態治水園區，入園後越過石階可見花海區。

《成美右岸河濱公園花海》怎麼走

公車

搭乘63、204、207、531、棕1、綠16、藍7、民生幹線(原518)公車，至「週美里一」站下車，沿著新明路298巷朝新明路向成美橋前行，沿成美橋下道路前行2-3分鐘至潭美街，過街登上越堤階梯後進入成美右岸河濱公園，走下越堤階梯，即可見成美右岸河濱花海位於成美橋下游方向。

搭乘28、256、284、551、679、小3、藍20、藍36、藍50、市民小巴10公車，至「石潭公園(成功)」站下車，沿著成功路二段朝安康路向成功橋右側道路前行約2-3分鐘至潭美街口，過街登上越堤階梯後進入成美右岸河濱公園，走下越堤階梯，往右側(成功橋下游方向)步行約3分鐘，即可見成美右岸河濱花海。

捷運

松山新店線「松山站」5號出口出站，「八德路4段」右轉直行，至「八德路4段763巷」左轉，沿「八德路4段763巷」至「松河街」右轉，沿「松河街」直行約4分鐘至「南港路3段314巷」路口，登上越堤階梯，穿越「成美長壽橋」抵達對面成美右岸河濱公園，走下越堤階梯往左側(上游方向)步行約1-2分鐘，即可見成美右岸河濱花海。

備註：「松河街」左轉約1-2分鐘可至「基4號疏散門（饒河疏散門）」，疏散門旁「彩虹橋」兩端設有電梯直上堤頂，方便肢障者、老人家及嬰兒車等通行，而樓梯中間設有自行車牽引道，讓騎士們也可輕鬆穿越兩端。

《觀山河濱公園花海》怎麼走

公車：

搭63、286(副)、307、藍27、棕1、民生幹線公車，至「新東里」站牌下車，步行至民生塔悠路口右轉進觀山(基5號)疏散門→達觀山河濱公園。

自行開車：

國道一號從「23A圓山」出口下交流道，往「濱江街」方向直行，接「撫遠街」，順著「撫遠街」接「塔悠路」，行駛至「塔悠路」及「延壽街」交叉口迴轉，往「民生東路5段」方向行駛約200公尺，右側有條巷子，右轉進入觀山(基5號)疏散門即可抵達，河濱公園內停車場前方即為花海。

捷運：

搭乘捷運松山新店線至「南京三民站」，從4號出口出來，左轉至「南京東路五段251巷」，沿「南京東路五段251巷」直行至「健康路」右轉，沿「健康路」直走，見「塔悠路」左轉，直行約500公尺，右側可見「基隆河5號疏散門」，花海區即在進門後左側停車場前方。

taiwan-subdivisions: 三民 新店 觀音 南港 淡水 八德 大湖 松山 基隆 公館 成功 內湖 臺北市


references: 臉書社團 爆廢公社 網友

title: 福利社什麼東西一定買過　七、八年級生一致推「神祕生物」：根本躲不掉

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▲多數網友認為，大家應該都在福利社買過蠶寶寶。（圖／翻攝自維基百科）

網搜小組／趙蔡州報導

下課衝到福利社買東西，應該是許多人小時候的共同記憶，而隨著時代演進，現在福利社所買的東西，也與過去不盡相同，就網友在臉書社團「爆廢公社」詢問，大家記得在福利社買過什麼東西，文章分享後也立刻引發網友熱議。

原PO在臉書社團「爆廢公社」貼上一張桌上放滿零食、冰箱裝滿飲料的福利社照片，表示現在國小管制比較過去嚴格許多，有些國小甚至沒有福利社了，「你們還記得在福利社買過什麼東西嗎。」

▲有網友表示，以前小學下課衝福利社必買涼麵。（圖／翻攝自爆廢公社）

文章分享後也立刻引發網友熱議，有人說「鋁箔包冬瓜茶，好喝」、「10元檸檬水」、「數碼寶貝卡」、「蘋果麵包啊」、「生活飲料、涼麵」、「6元的茶葉蛋，還有作業本」、「加水會長霜的小顆聖誕樹」。

另外，因為許多老師會要求學生養蠶寶寶，因此多數人都說「蠶寶寶應該大家都買過」、「一盒20元的蠶寶寶啊，超難養的」、「蠶寶寶啊，課程要用，根本躲不開」，不過也有人說，「現在課程好像已經沒要養蠶寶寶了，只能回憶啦。」


title: 「流浪小毛球」第一次洗澡超配合　清水沖過身體秒變灰濁

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▲小貓第一次洗澎澎。（影／嵌自YouTube，如遭刪除請見諒）

記者何睿宜／綜合報導

這麼乖的小貓哪裡找呀？國外這隻流浪小貓被救援後，準備要洗貓生第一場澡，原本不斷咪咪叫的牠，在碰到水的那刻突然安靜下來，從頭到尾都沒反抗，乖乖配合沖洗，讓網友們看了直呼「好棒的孩子！」►即時接收毛毛軍團訊息！快加寵物雲Line

▲小貓流浪時毛髮看起來灰白蓬鬆。（圖／翻攝自YouTube／Kitten Street）

Youtube頻道Kitten Street寫道，幫小貓洗澡並不容易，「這隻救援回來的小貓渾身髒兮兮，需要徹徹底底地洗乾淨。」影片中，小貓對洗澡似乎並不排斥，但碰到水的時候都會微微擺動小手，像是在游泳一般。有趣的是，小貓流浪時毛髮灰白蓬鬆，看起來並沒有很髒，可是清水流過牠的身體後，馬上就變成灰灰濁濁的顏色，可見真的很需要洗澎澎啊！►ETtoday寵物雲有IG了，快按追蹤

▲清水流過小貓身體後變成灰灰濁濁的。（圖／翻攝自YouTube／Kitten Street）

這段影片於11月上傳後，至今累積超過1347萬次觀看，網友們紛紛留言，「最後變成尤達寶寶了」、「洗澡能這麼冷靜，真是天使貓」、「從沒看過洗澡這麼乖的貓咪」、「好想把影片拿給我家貓咪看，叫牠們多學學人家！」►時間存在的意義就是襯托妳的美麗！

▲小貓洗澡後要快快吹乾，才不會生病喔！（影／嵌自YouTube，如遭刪除請見諒）

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taiwan-subdivisions: 清水 大肚


countries: 澳洲 荷蘭 哈薩克 台灣

title: 冰球／黃金驟死賽復仇成功　中華隊首度升上1級只差1勝

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荷蘭愛因荷芬U18世界盃女子冰球賽，中華隊碰上強敵哈薩克，兩隊上演精采拉鋸戰，最終中華隊前鋒譚舒庭在黃金驟死賽利用反彈球，上演絕殺戲碼，終場4：3擊敗哈薩克，報了上屆落敗的一箭之仇，同時拿下2勝0敗，只要下一場擊敗澳洲，就能締造我國史上首度升上一級的空前紀錄。

中華隊開賽怯場、放不開的毛病再犯，首節第13分鐘就被攻破大門，陷入0：1落後。總教練尹安中表示，「哈薩克平均身高超過180，反觀我們球員大約在160至165公分間，面對對手壓迫，球員因畏懼而快速傳球或射門，導致進攻雜亂無章，直到最後一節才改善。」

本場比賽中華隊利用速度戰與對手抗衡，全場射門多達45次，比哈薩克21次高出一截；其中第三節射門次數更取得22：5的壓倒性領先。

▲中華冰球隊，張恩婗(左)。（圖／取自U18 Nationaal Vrouwenteam IJshockey Nederland 臉書）
甫於2020年冬季青年奧運奪下銀牌的前鋒張恩婗單場梅開二度，兩戰共射進3球，成為進球王。尹安中認為，「張恩婗在冬青奧汲取許多國際賽經驗，且兩個比賽時間接近，又都在歐洲，狀態維持在顛峰，成為表現傑出的主因。」

中華隊在第二節3分27秒靠著王璇射門破網，取得本場首次超前，但隨後在13：05秒被追平。第三節張恩婗射進個人本場第二球，率隊再度領先，無奈還是未能守成。尹安中說，「體力下滑加上防守失誤，才會打得如此艱辛，尤其對手第二個進球，守門員已將球擋下，但裁判尚未裁定為死球，球員就已鬆懈，才會讓哈薩克趁亂得分。」

黃金驟死賽採三打三對抗，中華隊將速度發揮淋漓盡致，比賽僅進行57秒，譚舒庭就利用反彈球，射進致勝分，全隊欣喜若狂。

尹安中在比賽罕見動怒，還摔壞戰術板，賽後他解釋，「不完全是針對球員表現，也是情緒宣洩。本場比賽哈薩克球員動作粗暴，尤其在門前多次犯規，但裁判都未響哨，才會有些激動。」

中華隊連續擊敗荷蘭與哈薩克，最終戰將碰上澳洲。兩隊去年就在U18世界盃交手過，中華隊以6：1獲勝，加上U18賽前的友誼賽也是台灣贏球，若能正常發揮，勝算很大。但尹安中仍不敢掉以輕心，「對手勢必會針對我們的弱點進行突破，球員必須全力以赴，穩扎穩打，才有機會獲勝。」

▲中華冰球隊收下2連勝。（圖／取自U18 Nationaal Vrouwenteam IJshockey Nederland 臉書）


countries: 美國 阿富汗

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（中央社喀布爾27日綜合外電報導）阿富汗塔利班游擊隊（Taliban）今天宣稱，在東部加茲尼省（Ghazni）擊落一架美國軍機，機上所有人員全部喪生，包括一些高級軍官。

路透社報導，塔利班發言人穆賈希德（ZabihullahMujahid）發布聲明說，這架飛機進行蒐集情報任務時，在加茲尼省的德雅克地區（Deh Yak）被擊落，機上所有人員全都喪生，包括一些高級軍官。

法新社則報導，塔利班以普什圖語發布聲明，宣稱這架飛機墜毀在加茲尼省。

調查這起墜機事件的阿富汗高級國防官員表示，並無高級美國官員喪生，他們還在調查此事肇因。

美國軍方稍早表示，正在調查關於這場墜機的報導。美國中央司令部發言人黎奧丹（Beth Riordan）少校表示，目前仍不清楚哪方的飛機涉及這場墜機，他無法進一步置評。

不過，社群媒體上據稱來自墜機地點的殘骸照片顯示，可能是龐巴迪E-11A型（Bombardier E-11A）飛機殘骸。美軍在阿富汗使用這種飛機進行電子偵監。

加茲尼省長辦公室發言人諾利（Arif Noori）告訴法新社，一架飛機下午1時10分左右墜毀在加茲尼省德雅克地區，並起火燃燒，村民試圖滅火。

加茲尼省警方發言人證實這場墜機事故，但也無法確定這架飛機是軍機或民航機。加茲尼省大片鄉間地區受到塔利班掌控或影響，導致官員難以進入。

多山的加茲尼省位於阿富汗興都庫什山脈（HinduKush）山腳，冬季氣候嚴寒。塔利班目前掌控阿富汗約半數地區。（譯者：陳正健/核稿：林治平）1090127

title: 阿富汗塔利班宣稱擊落美國軍機 機上人員全喪生


title: 都柏林旅展 台灣館山脈鐵道之旅吸睛

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（中央社記者戴雅真倫敦27日專電）2020年「都柏林國際旅遊展」（Dublin Holiday World Show） 在農曆新年除夕盛大開展，台灣館以「脊梁山脈」、「鐵道旅行」為兩大主軸，聲光效果十足，相當吸睛。

駐愛爾蘭代表處發布新聞稿表示，2020都柏林國際旅遊展自24日起至26日止，在都柏林RDS展覽館舉行。今年是這項愛爾蘭最大旅遊展的30週年，也是駐愛爾蘭代表處接受交通部觀光局委託的第10次參展。

台灣館除了以大幅鐵道列車連結高山河谷背板與循環播放的脊梁山脈宣傳影片作為設計亮點之外，並特地空運台鐵動力火車模型到場，動態模擬環島鐵路旅遊路徑。24日上午駐愛爾蘭代表楊子葆主持開幕儀式後，台灣館立刻成為全展焦點。

愛爾蘭與台灣雖然同屬島嶼，但愛爾蘭島地勢平坦，位居西南的最高峰卡朗圖希爾山（Carrauntoohil）僅高1038公尺，不像台灣常見高達3000、4000公尺的山岳旅遊寶貴資源。台灣館介紹涵蓋中央山脈、雪山山脈、玉山山脈、阿里山山脈和海岸山脈等5大山脈的24條經典路線，讓深愛戶外活動的愛爾蘭人留下深刻印象。

另一方面，愛爾蘭受到鐵道交通發源地英國的文化影響，有為數眾多的鐵道迷，台灣以高鐵、台鐵主支線所構成的環島路網，尤其已成為國家級重要文化資產的「阿里山林業鐵路」，也是讓愛爾蘭鐵道迷嚮往不已的獨特「移動景觀」。

台灣館接待人員穿著由僑務委員會提供的傳統原住民及客家服飾，搭配文化展演，展現台灣多元文化特色及傳統風貌。此外，現場提供台灣觀光旅遊、文化、美食等資料及台灣鐵道鑰匙圈紀念品，並播放台灣觀光影片等以吸引人潮參觀攤位。中華航空及長榮航空也提供參觀民眾相關航班資訊，吸引民眾詢問。（編輯：林治平）1090127

countries: 台灣 愛爾蘭 英國


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2020-01-27 22:01:19

〔記者林宜樟／嘉義報導〕總統蔡英文今天下午到嘉義縣、市發放紅包，她先到嘉義市大天宮參拜、贈匾和發紅包，再到嘉義縣新港奉天宮參拜，並為奉天宮馨護台灣騎島平安活動的匾額揭匾，這塊匾額是去年奉天宮為媽祖駐台400年舉辦單車環台活動製作的紀念匾額，請總統、副總統及全國22縣市首長簽名，上面刻有各首長名字，相當珍貴。

蔡英文今天到嘉義市大天宮參拜贈匾並發紅包，嘉義市長黃敏惠及民進黨立委當選人王美惠、立委邱泰源也一起向民眾恭喜新年快樂，現場民眾排成數百公尺長龍領取，拱手不握手，領取紅包不拍照，秩序良好。

而新港奉天宮為慶祝媽祖駐台400年，從去年6月28日至今年1月5日，信眾們單車騎遍台、澎、金、馬及綠島，並請各縣市首長簽名，總統蔡英文及副總統陳建仁都有簽名；今天蔡英文、奉天宮董事長何達煌、內政部長徐國勇、嘉義縣長翁章梁、立委陳明文、立委許智傑等人一起揭匾，領紅包時現場人氣爆棚，上千名民眾排隊領紅包，把廟前廣場擠得水洩不通。

title: 蔡英文為媽祖來台400年匾額揭匾 爆滿民眾領紅包

taiwan-subdivisions: 嘉義市 嘉義 綠島 新港 嘉義縣

people: 蔡英文 許智傑 邱泰源 王美惠 陳明文 陳建仁 黃敏惠 翁章梁 徐國勇


taiwan-subdivisions: 獅子 成功

title: 每日星座運勢／處女輕鬆愉悅看事物   一切顯得美好

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2020-01-28

牡羊座

謙虛是重要的職業美德。

整體運：★★★☆☆

今天情緒容易受他人影響，但對方容忍力非同尋常，又能使你漸漸恢復平靜。資金周轉順暢，可嘗試短期投資，成效較顯著。腳踏實地的工作作風令你深得上司賞識，切忌翹起尾巴目中無人哦！

愛情運：★★☆☆☆

今日適合獨處，一個人靜靜的幻想、回憶過去都好，不適合去約會唷！

事業運：★★★★☆

求職者多表現自己的專業能力，太過謙虛反而會有負面影響。

財運：★★★☆☆

錢包要收好，簽單時細心一些。

貴人星座：射手座

幸運數字：4

吉時吉色：22:00-23:00玫瑰紅

開運方位：西北方向

金牛座

愛情發揮了奇特的魔力。

整體運：★★★★☆

在愛情的滋潤下，整個人都容光煥發，多能以積極樂觀的心態應對難題，較緊張、繁忙的工作也不會覺得有多辛苦，反而幹勁十足；不過，也要注意休息唷！

愛情運：★★★★★

熱情如火、又感性的一天，把你滿滿的熱情讓對方知道吧，他會很感動的。

事業運：★★★☆☆

事業普通，要注意自己的莽撞行為是否會造成同事的困擾。

財運：★★★☆☆

慾望多多的一天，對於物質的企圖心特強，可是貪念愈重、壓力愈大！

貴人星座：金牛座

幸運數字：1

吉時吉色：22:00-23:00朝霞紅

開運方位：正北方向

雙子座

容易吃醋的一天。

整體運：★★★☆☆

看到戀人和其他異性相處融洽，不問青紅皂白就生氣，只會鬧出笑話來；今天你很注重人情世故，會要花錢買些禮品送予他人；整理一下零亂的辦公桌，工作也會變得井然有序。

愛情運：★★☆☆☆

你太在意自己的感受，會猜疑自己在對方的心中是否還不夠重要。給對方更多的關愛，你也才會得到相同的回報，愛永遠是相互的。

事業運：★★★☆☆

太過埋頭於眼前工作，會忽略審視全局，有必要停下來，重新確認一下自己的位置。

財運：★★★☆☆

制訂理財目標，把錢花在刀口上。

貴人星座：天蠍座

幸運數字：1

吉時吉色：14:00-16:00墨玉綠

開運方位：正西方向

巨蟹座

對挫折的承受能力有待加強。

整體運：★★☆☆☆

投資上容易走入誤區，導致虧損的局面，若能冷靜分析情勢及時抽身，可轉扭轉局勢，挽回經濟損失。事業運不佳，工作上有些小狀況發生，不可延誤處理，要有今日事今日畢的決心。

愛情運：★★★☆☆

適合對伴侶隱藏的優點多表示認同與欣賞，兩人的關係會更加親密。

事業運：★★☆☆☆

滿檔的工作安排，不留喘息的時間給自己，小心身體因此累垮。

財運：★★☆☆☆

在投資理財上宜謹慎！

貴人星座：天秤座

幸運數字：3

吉時吉色：14:00-16:00脆梅青

開運方位：東南方向

獅子座

突然想起了很久沒見面的朋友，往日的一幕幕在心中浮現，有些傷感。

整體運：★★☆☆☆

有閒錢不妨買樂透試試手氣，中獎是意外驚喜，即使沒中獎也為社會福利事業做了點貢獻。工作較為辛苦，要想得到他人的認同，還得經過一番努力。

愛情運：★★☆☆☆

有認識新朋友的機會，單身者選擇機會多；已婚者注意處理好兩性關係，小心另一半吃醋。

事業運：★★☆☆☆

埋頭於自己的工作，對於周圍的事情顯得漠不關心。應注意拉近同事間的距離，避免讓人誤以為你很冷漠。

財運：★★★☆☆

財運一般，賺錢時務必耐著性子。

貴人星座：天蠍座

幸運數字：3

吉時吉色：23:00-24:00苔蘚綠

開運方位：正東方向

處女座

用輕鬆愉悅的心態看待事物，一切都顯得十分美好。

整體運：★★★★★

與心儀的對象相處，展現你的樂觀天性與熱情活力，馬上就能征服對方的心。會有新的任務讓你去完成，你對此很感興趣，滿心歡喜地迎接挑戰。偏財運不錯，就算玩點小牌，都能讓你獲得不少的收入呢。

愛情運：★★★★☆

多用智慧來博取對方歡心，即便很多話說不出口，唱首情歌也能達成功效喔！

事業運：★★★★☆

今日事業還不錯啦！可是必須努力的付出，辛苦的耕耘，很容易得到長官的賞識！

財運：★★★★☆

有偏財運，但必須見好就收，不貪心的狀況下可以有實質收穫。正財面則需要積極開發，對於商務、業務工作者影響較大。

貴人星座：巨蟹座

幸運數字：3

吉時吉色：08:00-10:00蘭花紫

開運方位：西北方向

天秤座

相當冷靜理智，能以理性的方式處理事務。

整體運：★★★★☆

和對方平淡相處，沒有太大的摩擦，彼此都在平淡中感受著愛情的真諦。與年長的上司比較投緣，表現果敢些就能留下好印象。投資運不佳，有投資計劃者可多瞭解市場動向，再做決策。

愛情運：★★★☆☆

渴望戀愛，渴望被關心的一天。戀愛中搞些花樣來製造生活情趣吧！

事業運：★★★★☆

職場中顯得圓滑世故，能將工作上的事情處理得進退有度，不浪費時間做無謂的事，也不放過任何利己的機會。

財運：★★★★☆

有機會因為你的手機、電話等號碼被抽中得獎！

貴人星座：牡羊座

幸運數字：6

吉時吉色：07:00-08:00蘋果綠

開運方位：正西方向

天蠍座

你不理財，財不理你。

整體運：★★★☆☆

愛情方面，很想突現自己強勢的地位，易給對方帶來壓抑感，溝通會有阻礙；財產需要及時的打理，有計劃的消費才能達到收支的平衡；工作時有機會偷懶，忙裡偷閒能讓你緩解壓力，但不可過於鬆懈。

愛情運：★★☆☆☆

尊重彼此的觀念是很重要的，不要一口就否決對方，也不要百出漠視的態度。

事業運：★★☆☆☆

情緒較起伏，小心因此而做出錯誤決定，應多與前輩或上司商量。

財運：★★★☆☆

犯清高是損財的原因，當別人要給予或協助，你會把財神往外推。

貴人星座：處女座

幸運數字：6

吉時吉色：09:00-10:00玫瑰紅

開運方位：正西方向

射手座

有資金周圍不靈的情況發生。

整體運：★★☆☆☆

經商的人要提前做好準備，從親友處想辦法盡快解決財務問題。感情不和的家庭，會因一些小事發生更大的衝突，導致破裂的可能性加大。工作進展還算平順，但也無更多的表現機會，積蓄能量等待有利時機吧！

愛情運：★★☆☆☆

另一半溫暖的懷抱是你心慌意亂時的避風港，心裡不好受就向對方傾訴吧！

事業運：★★★☆☆

工作按部就班，盡職盡責，但缺少與人溝通、合作的願望，一個人默默奮鬥較辛苦！

財運：★☆☆☆☆

財運不佳，金錢上缺乏計劃，魯莽行事、自以為是都是導致虧損的主因，出門在外也要小心看緊錢包喔！

貴人星座：處女座

幸運數字：3

吉時吉色：17:00-19:00乳酪白

開運方位：西北方向

摩羯座

光想不做而失去機會。

整體運：★☆☆☆☆

工作上應更大膽一些，不要只停留在想的層面上，遲疑久久不行動很難有所突破；投資上不宜憂鬱不決、思前顧後，以免等到下手時時機已錯過；皮膚易受到損傷，盡量避免電子產品的輻射、紫外線照射。

愛情運：★☆☆☆☆

不安寧的一天，情侶夫妻間特別容易有金錢衝突，不愉快時容易在金錢上大作文章。

事業運：★★☆☆☆

事業運略差，注意自己的態度，過度自負容易引人反感。

財運：★☆☆☆☆

財氣混亂不穩定，要克制衝動性。大筆金錢支出上要多與人商量，當發生周轉困難時不妨多與長輩商量。

貴人星座：巨蟹座

幸運數字：7

吉時吉色：22:00-24:00青金石藍

開運方位：正東方向

水瓶座

依賴性較強，承受能力大大降低。

整體運：★★★☆☆

對另一半有種強烈的依賴心理，凡事都想問問對方的意見，這樣會讓對方有種太膩的感覺。表現出較強的責任心，渴望得到他人的肯定，並以此作為工作動力，顯得幹勁十足。

愛情運：★★☆☆☆

問題有點棘手，容易懷疑對方在外面亂放電！

事業運：★★★★☆

對新鮮刺激的事情比較偏愛，即便是工作中出現了強勁對手，也不會畏懼，越有壓力越能激發你的鬥志。

財運：★★★☆☆

消費慾望強烈，追求高品質生活，花費自然不小。

貴人星座：水瓶座

幸運數字：8

吉時吉色：19:00-21:00乳酪白

開運方位：西南方向

雙魚座

今天不但自己的創意多，獲得他人提供的資訊也不少。

整體運：★★★★☆

靈感豐富，複雜繁瑣的工作做起來得心應手。朋友會給你帶來證券市場的新信息，很有價值。約會前去理髮店做一個新髮型，給對方不同的新感覺，效果會很好。

愛情運：★★★★★

詩情畫意的一天，約著心上人去森林、湖畔或郊區的咖啡廳坐坐吧！

事業運：★★★★☆

工作不易受外界干擾，行事按部就班，追求的目標和方向明確，事業策略趨於穩健紮實，實行照表操作。

財運：★★★★☆

今天你能抱著平和的心態賭一把，甚至敢捨得先輸以便讓賭友無心設防。但一旦機會來了，你卻能力挽狂瀾，讓賭友們吃驚不小呢！

貴人星座：金牛座

幸運數字：2

吉時吉色：19:00-20:00青金石藍

開運方位：正西方向

【更多命理分析，請前往 科技紫微網 】


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▲柯爾加盟洋基。（圖／達志影像／美聯社）

記者路皓惟／綜合報導

近幾年交易市場冷清，不過在2019年的冬天，出現這10年來未曾出現過的空前紀錄，超級強投柯爾投入自由市場立即引發搶人大戰，洋基最終以9年3.24億美元打動柯爾，創下歷史投手最大張合約，同時也成為歷史第5位「3億男」，也是過去20年內第7位自由市場轉隊9年以上合約。

現年29歲的柯爾，2019年球季繳出20勝5敗、防禦率2.50，狂飆326K更是美聯三振王。與太空人合約到期後，成為自由市場最大咖投手。並在史特拉斯堡（Stephen Strasburg）以7年2.45億美元續約國民之後，這位超級強投簽下了3.24億美元史詩級大合約。

柯爾合約總價與平均年薪都超過2016年紅襪開給普萊斯（David Price）的7年2.17億，以及葛蘭基（Zack Greinke）年均的3500萬美元，寫下歷史投手最大張合約，年限僅次於哈波的13年締造歷史第2長自由市場轉隊合約。

▲▼柯爾合約刷新投手合約紀錄。（圖／達志影像／美聯社）

柯爾為歷史第5位簽下3億美元以上的球員，且是唯一的投手，楚特（Mike Trout）今年初與天使提前延長合約，總價碼來到12年4.265億美元，是唯一的「4億男」，年均3554萬美元左右，去年自由市場2大球星哈波（Bryce Harper）13年3.3億美元加盟費城人、馬查多（Manny Machado）10年3億美元轉戰教士，以及目前效力洋基的「怪力男」史丹頓（Giancarlo Stanton），2015年與馬林魚的13年3.25億美元驚天大合約，年均2500萬美元。

過去的20年大聯盟一共只出現6張自由市場轉隊9年以上長約，分別是哈波、馬查多、A-Rod、普侯斯（Albert Pujols）、坎諾（Robinson Cano）、費爾德（Prince Fielder），柯爾為史上第7人，且是唯一的投手。

值得一提的是，據《CBS Sports》統計顯示，柯爾每場先發登板就要價190萬美元，投一顆球高達9200美元，約等於新台幣27.6萬，相當驚人。

出生於加州的柯爾從小就是死忠洋基迷，11歲在洋基球場舉著「終生洋基迷」看板意外被鏡頭捕捉，如今29歲的他終於如願穿上夢寐以求的條紋球衣，開心完成了人生目標，期待帶領10年沒打進世界大賽的洋基隊重返冠軍榮耀。

▲大聯盟強權洋基近10年缺席世界大賽。（圖／達志影像／美聯社）

►快來搶精選年節禮盒，限量台灣野生一口烏魚子大特價！

►過年嗑瓜子就選這一味！4種口味任你挑～

title: 洋基連10年缺席世界大賽　大灑幣簽柯爾創投手合約紀錄


title: 1996年Kobe遊戲史上初登場　最年輕獲發行同名遊戲球員

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▲遊戲史上第一次出現布萊恩的身影。（圖／截取自NBA LIVE97 SEGA MEGA DRIVE主機版本遊戲畫面）

記者洪偵源／綜合報導

NBA傳奇球星布萊恩（Kobe Bryant）直升機墜毀意外身亡，震驚全世界，他的影響力不僅止於籃球，電子遊戲領域中，幾乎從他打職業賽開始，就紀錄著他的軌跡。

布萊恩最早於電子遊戲中亮相，〈華盛頓郵報〉遊戲版作家帕克（Gene Park）找出，是1996年發售的〈NBA-Live97〉，並附上遊戲截圖。

這款美商藝電發行的〈NBA-Live97〉1996年率先於10月在PS1代主機上發售，12開始陸續在各平台上發行。

雖然同年4月發行的〈NBA Hangtime〉就有布萊恩的角色，也被指為是最早有布萊恩的電子遊戲，但這款遊戲在4月發行，用的是1995-96年球季的NBA球員，布萊恩是1996年的新秀。

〈NBA Hangtime〉到1997年在N64與PS1平台發售時，才能選擇效力湖人的布萊恩，以布萊恩加入NBA的時間，以及資料取用的時間點，〈NBA-Live97〉布萊恩初次亮相的遊戲。

不論時間先後，從踏入NBA的第一年，遊戲史就記載著布萊恩的職業生涯，這相當不容易，早期因為遊戲容量與版權因素，不是每個打NBA的球員都能被收錄到遊戲中，直到他退休為止，大約有88款遊戲有他的身影。

同時布萊恩也在電子遊戲界創下一個紀錄，他是最年輕獲得同名遊戲的球員，為1998年在N64平台發行的〈Kobe Bryant in NBA Courtside〉，當時他19歲，在NBA打第2個球季。


countries: 中國 台灣

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2020-01-27 23:12
 電商平台表示，將持續供貨口罩，價格不變。圖為口罩示意圖。（資料照，法新社）

〔記者陳炳宏／台北報導〕中國武漢肺炎疫情持續升溫，許多民眾上街也紛戴上口罩，不少便利商店架上口罩開始短缺，不過電商平台指出，年前就已經跟口罩廠商下單，有些是口罩廠商過年休假，因此平台該廠商品項暫時缺貨，PChome24h購物表示春節仍持續出貨，部分電商也表示，將在1月30日恢復出貨，民眾不用擔心買不到口罩。

搜尋醫療口罩，生活市集架上還是有許多品項。（翻攝網路）

創業家兄弟旗下生活市集表示，目前正值年假期間，所以會在春節結束後的第一個上班日1月30日開始出貨，但每個廠商到貨時間不同，所以會陸續上架供貨，即使暫時缺貨的口罩也會到貨，但因為近期民眾需求大增，廠商雖無法一次大量出貨，但已保證會陸續分批出貨。

生活市集提供不少大批購買的優惠，平均每個口罩不到4元。（翻攝網路）

生活市集表示，一月份口罩銷量就已經超過12月2倍以上，站上超過五十款口罩，只有少數供貨較少的廠商轉成預購，但也會告知預定出貨日期，生活市集在年前就已經跟廠商把貨量訂足，而且價格已經跟廠商確定不會漲，以確保站上的口罩都有價格競爭力。

露天拍賣平台，也可找到各種台灣製造醫療口罩。（翻攝網路）

生活市集也指出，由於口罩是消耗品，消費者還會持續購買，所以整個銷售量看起來，還在持續成長。

不少電商平台口罩，都是標榜台灣製造（MIT）。（翻攝網路）

社群團購網ihergo愛合購表示，統計至1月20日為止，站內口罩已賣逾15萬片，較12月整個月份明顯增加2.9倍，其中部分「醫用口罩」暫時性缺貨，已先行下架。愛合購公關經理邱鈞彥表示，目前年假期間，不少口罩工廠也休假中。要等到年後開始上班才有機會出貨，預計在2月就會重新上架。

網路家庭PChome24h購物則表示，年假期間平台仍正常出貨，也持續向口罩廠商訂貨、進貨，但年前消費者大量搶購，加上有些平台上的店家春節休假，所以架上出現部分口罩缺貨狀況，預計過完年會恢復正常，而且價格不變。

蝦皮購物則表示，近期站上口罩銷量明顯增加，但供貨仍穩定且足夠。

相關新聞請見︰武漢肺炎懶人包》傳染途徑、預防措施看這裡
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title: 武漢肺炎》口罩買不到？電商平台：持續供貨，價格不變


references: 網友 臉書

countries: 台灣 日本

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小S轉發汪小菲PO文，稱若不互相幫助，不是人類行為。(取自小S微博)

武漢肺炎肆虐，引爆口罩搶購潮，大S老公汪小菲昨(27號)在微博透露大S在日本找到1萬個口罩，今天已寄往武漢請人幫忙捐贈，令大陸網友感動不已。深夜小S也在微博轉發姊夫PO文，直指若不互相幫助，不是人類該有行為吧，一連3個驚嘆號，讓人隔著螢幕都可感受到小S的怒氣。

小S深夜突然轉發姊夫汪小菲微博PO文，激動寫下：「我們都是人類，都住在這個地球上，如果不互相幫助，這不是人類該有的行爲吧！沒有愛，地球只會更糟！恨，比病毒還可怕！」

小S一席話也瞬間引發大陸網友熱議，「台灣人比台灣領導人有高度」、「台灣的口罩可沒有要幫我們的意思吧」、「S姐這是懟了台灣當局......這姐真的剛」、「煽動仇恨是政客的把戲，普通人還是不要上當吧」、「沒白愛你！Love U！新年快樂！國際巨星越來越紅」。

武漢肺炎擴散，行政院長蘇貞昌在臉書宣布醫療用口罩和N95即日起暫停出口1個月，優先供應國內防疫需求，認為要先自救才能救人。

title: 小S轉發口罩文怒批：不互相幫助 不是人類該有行為吧！


title: 皮鞭抽打醫師、律師、銀行家 美魔女時薪高達萬元

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title: 女大生裸睡回不去 男友突闖家門掀被子爆這句

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有女大生分享自己上大學後，某一次假日在宿舍嘗試裸睡覺得很放鬆，之後便習慣裸睡，不料日前生理期身體不適被男友得知，竟直接帶著熱粥上門直接入房，意外看見原PO裸睡的樣子，結果男友當下竟然爆出「對不起，我會對妳負責我不是故意的！」讓許多網友相當讚賞。

原PO在《Dcard》發文，提到自己在租屋處習慣裸睡，她表示「自己不曾帶任何一任男友回家，包括過夜、聊天...」，日前好生理期來痛不欲生...便就只穿了件內褲窩在被窩一整天，沒想到男友卻突然出現了！

原來是原PO男友得知她三餐都沒吃，由於男友有她家的備用鑰匙，他便直接買了粥和清淡的菜進到原PO房間要她起來吃飯，沒想到男友面對叫不醒的原PO竟然「他拿食物坐到我身邊把我棉被翻開」，直接目睹只穿著內褲的女友，讓男友臉瞬間爆紅的脫口說出：「對不起，我會對妳負責我不是故意的！」而原PO也像當機般，被餵粥直到見底，而男友也馬上逃跑離開。

這段經歷讓許多網友紛紛大讚男友「純情認證」也有網友說，假如不是女方剛好生理期來恐怕就不是這麼純情了。


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網友PO文抱怨喵星人上來牌桌亂，自己看不到牌，大家看到照片後卻歪樓紛紛表示：「我只看到左邊那雙長腿」、「眼中只有真理褲」。 (圖／翻攝貓咪也瘋狂俱樂部 CrazyCat club)

春節傳統習俗除了返鄉吃團圓飯外，許多家庭都習慣「摸兩圈」娛樂一下，不過許多有養貓的家庭，此時都會看到貓咪出來作怪。一名網友貼出自家打麻將照片，只見這隻調皮喵星人跳上牌桌，讓在場4個人都哭笑不得，但照片曝光後，許多網友焦點卻都在左邊的熱褲妹上。

一名女網友在臉書《貓咪也瘋狂俱樂部》貼出照片，喵星人跳上牌桌，讓她無言直呼「這樣我看不到牌啦」，逗趣畫面讓許多貓奴直呼「也太可愛」、「喵星人就是G8」、「打屁牌，快來餵朕」、「最佳守門員」，由於該隻貓身形巨大，加上對面坐的是阿嬤，不少人也笑說：「這一定是阿嬤養的貓」、「阿嬤派的間諜啦」。

但更多網友焦點卻都在左邊擁有大長腿的真理褲正妹身上，許多人紛紛表示：「完了，我眼中只有左邊那位」、「跪求真理褲IG」、「我看不到貓，只看到真理褲」、「美腿出沒」、「這腿逆天了」、「第一眼看到的是腿QQ」。

title: 喵星人亂牌桌她PO照抱怨 網焦點卻都在左邊「逆天長腿」


title: 「迎金鼠春節聯歡大摸彩」榮住民個個摸好彩頭

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【大成報記者吉雄世/高雄報導】「金鼠年」福氣串場、岡榮住民再度期待摸彩中大獎,109年農曆春節氣氛越來越濃厚,岡山榮家自1月14日開始探視慰問住院榮民,16日現場揮毫撰寫春聯、贈春聯,贈送出近250 幅春聯;農曆春節就是要打掃、貼春聯、吃團圓飯、互相鞠躬拜年、領紅包、祭祖及摸彩等一系列活動。隨著春節日子慢慢接近,21日榮家於下午2點時在松柏廳舉辦109年春節聯歡摸彩活動,現場摸彩獎項有燕巢區長紅包、西燕里長紅包、榮獎、土地銀行岡山分行、副議長及高雄市議員、方議員、敏盛醫療器材行、大新保全、慈惠實業有限公司、大道食品有限公司、燕巢後備軍人輔導中心,特別是「榮民榮眷基金會」贊助100項獎品,以上共有314 項摸彩品。
 會中同時邀請「樂透歌友社」迎春演出,岡山榮安排摸彩與歌唱活動穿插演出,其中摸彩品最大獎是43吋液晶電視,品項有電器用品、現金、暖被等各式生活用品;榮住民長輩每人都希望摸到最大獎討個好采頭,有的希望摸到現金可以外出買東西,有的希望摸到暖被,睡覺時蓋新棉被..等等,每位長輩引頸期待摸到自己心目中的獎項。

taiwan-subdivisions: 岡山 燕巢區 高雄市 高雄


title: 武漢肺炎滾絞 臺灣增加第5層診斷確定病例

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武漢肺炎疫情傷重，中央流行疫情指揮中心佇今仔日下晡，閣公佈有民眾確定致病。值得注意的是，這名患者，佮國內第1層診斷確定的病例，是坐仝隻飛行機轉來，這嘛是臺灣第5的人，致著這款病症。

武漢肺炎疫情持續延燒，台灣出現第五例確診個案，是一名住在中部50多歲的女性去年10月下旬到武漢工作，沒有去過華南海鮮市場，今年1月20號返台，25號出現發燒肌肉痠痛症狀就醫，院方隨即通報並收治負壓隔例病房，值得關注的是，這位女性與國內第一例確診個案是搭乘同班飛機回台。

==疾管署副署長 莊人祥==
 首例個案(機上座位)她是10幾排
 這例個案她是30幾排
 我想機率上面應該還是以
 可能她在武漢感染機率比較大

根據疫情指揮中心統計，26號國內新增119例嚴重特殊傳染性肺炎通報個案，目前累計通報402名個案，其中5名確診、190名排除、207名隔離檢驗中，
 為了協助掌握來自武漢疫區返台國人流向，健保署也從即日起串連武漢入境資料到健保系統，根據健保署統計，過去14天從武漢返台且具有健保身分的國人共有1640人。

==健保署長 李伯璋==
 假如她曾經去過武漢
 我們的醫師在看病人就會很小心
 （武漢入境資料串連)這種資訊的話
 在醫院或在診所都可以做的到

而交通部也說，截至目前國內尚有308團陸客團，共計5499人，但已沒有武漢團，只有1團湖北團，已要求這些陸客團在1月31號前全數離境，並全面暫緩大陸人士以小三通事由含社會交流、藝文商務交流、就學與旅行到金門、馬祖與澎湖離島，已發入台許可證者推遲到台灣。

==中央流行疫情指揮中心指揮官 陳時中==
 防疫交流人道就醫
 社會交流之團去與隨行團去
 投資經營管理含陪同人員
 審查獲准來台者
 須配合自主健康管理14天

另外，海基會也接到約90位國人到武漢短期出差或探親而受困，並陸續出現藥品短缺、居所不定、衛生醫療困境等，已委請武漢當地及附近的台商會與有需要的民眾聯繫，提供協助。

記者 吳雅瑜 謝其文 台北報導

taiwan-subdivisions: 金門 澎湖

countries: 臺灣 台灣


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武漢肺炎是那湠那嚴重，民眾為著防護，是相爭買喙罨。南部就有賣場佮藥局袂赴補貨，開放民眾代先注文喙罨。經濟部就踏出來呼籲，現時喙罨決定有夠供應，嘛有協調廠商提早開工，民眾毋免煩惱買無。

走進連鎖賣場，想購買口罩，貨架上只剩零星幾個，還掛著一張公告指出，現有的品項每人限購兩個，若是沒貨開放預購提貨券，但得等到4月27號才能拿貨。

==賣場店員==
 貨架上沒有就是沒有
 （他們還沒有辦法送過來就對了)
 沒有那麼快 因為現在過年
 第一又過年
 第二也不可能馬上送口罩來

疫情延燒加上過年假期，口罩補貨不及，包括台南、屏東和高雄都有些超商、藥局，買不到口罩和乾洗手，不過業者解釋只要有貨就會上架，只是預估最長等待時間。

而來到彰化，兩三百公尺的長長人龍，排在觀光工廠外，大家不是排隊買福袋，都是來搶買口罩。

==民眾==
 五個人來排(五個人來排)
 （排多久)一個多小時

業者庫存12萬片口罩，初三起連續三天，供應民眾限量採購，同時也提前恢復生產線。

==口罩業者==
 一條生產線的話
 一天可以生產差不多三萬片
 明天希望能夠兩條(生產線)
 後天能夠增加到三條(生產線)
 初六以後就恢復正常

經濟部也持續掌握口罩生產和銷售狀況，協調廠商春節期間配合加班生產，初三到初五日產能79萬片，初六就能恢復188萬片的正常產能，而四大超商還有約200萬片的存貨，已優先增加交通轉運站和醫療院所周邊供貨，此外，衛福部3300萬片庫存量，每日將釋出100萬片，確保口罩供應量。

記者 李淑蘭 陳顯坤 綜合報導

title: 民眾相爭買喙罨 部份賣場.藥局開放注文

taiwan-subdivisions: 高雄 彰化 屏東


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【大成報記者吉雄世/高雄報導】春暖花開，迎新送舊之際，位於南台灣屏東地區的年度盛事--2020熱帶農業博覽會已於民國109年1月18日隆重開幕。該活動透過彩繪稻田、迎春花海、瓜果長廊、地景藝術等亮點及二十多個特色主題區，展現屏東多元農業實力。惟因活動園區佔地廣大，缺少人手整理，屏東縣政府向地檢署提出支援請求。屏東地檢署葉淑文檢察長相當重視此一活動，特別指示觀護人室，分派數名社會勞動人前往協助清掃園區主要動線及周邊環境，希望能讓參與活動的遊客有更舒適的活動空間。
 該署特規劃「社會勞動農博專案活動」，在熱帶農業博覽會開幕前一週(109年1月13日至同年1月17日)，挹注6名30人次之社會勞動人力前往支援。本署觀護佐理員及屏東縣政府勞動處人員每天均於園區現場指揮監督，社會勞動人在冬日烈陽下，揮汗如雨，賣力協助環境清潔整理，務必使農業博覽會順利開幕展出。
 活動開幕當天，行政院蘇貞昌院長特地南下主持開幕儀式，肯定屏東縣潘孟安縣長對屏東地區的積極建設，嘉許農業博覽會辦理成果，並邀請全國民眾過年期間攜家帶眷來屏東遊玩，賞玩農博，見證屏東農業的進步。本次專案藉由社勞人參與農業博覽會開幕前的環境整理，讓民眾能透過屏東的年度盛會，看見社勞人的付出，並體認到社勞業務推動的成效。期望社會大眾能收起冷漠的眼，給予社勞人溫馨關懷，協助他們邁向重生之路，彰顯柔性司法的愛與溫暖。

title: 屏東OPEN 2020熱帶農博社勞人稻陣來

people: 潘孟安 蘇貞昌

taiwan-subdivisions: 屏東 高雄 屏東縣


title: Kobe逝世 喬科維奇悼精神導師 納達爾震驚

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〔中央社〕美國職籃NBA洛杉磯湖人傳奇球星布萊恩昨天因直升機墜機罹難，正在澳洲網球公開賽奮戰的選手今天紛表哀悼。塞爾維亞天王喬科維奇讚布萊恩是精神導師，球王納達爾表示震驚。

上屆澳洲男單冠軍喬科維奇（Novak Djokovic）今天在推特寫道：「安息（RIP），我的朋友。我對今天的消息真心感到哀痛。對我而言，柯比（Kobe Bryant，布萊恩名）不僅是很棒的精神導師，也是朋友。」

喬科維奇還說：「你和你的女兒將永遠活在我們心中。對於布萊恩一家和因這場悲劇而受苦的每個家庭，言語不足以表達我最深切的同情。」包括布萊恩和女兒吉安娜（Gianna）共9人在這場空難中喪生。

喬科維奇週末接受訪問時，曾感性談到他和布萊恩的關係。他說，當自己與肘傷奮戰時，為了重返巔峰而在「精神和情感上」掙扎，布萊恩曾對他伸出援手。

喬科維奇的主要對手、西班牙天王納達爾（Rafael Nadal）也加入哀悼行列。他寫道：「我今早醒來，得知世界上最偉大的運動員之一不幸去世的可怕消息。我感到震驚。」

美國男網雙打組合鮑柏和麥克．布萊恩（Bob and Mike Bryan）今天則在澳網出賽時，在小腿背貼上黃色繃帶，寫上偶像布萊恩的24號球衣號碼和他的外號「曼巴」（Mamba），表達敬意。

countries: 塞爾維亞 美國 西班牙 澳洲


taiwan-subdivisions: 林口 林口區 新北市 新北 中正

title: 大樂透頭獎1.22億元1人獨得 林口百勝投注站「發了」

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2020-01-27 23:58:19

〔記者賴筱桐／新北報導〕大樂透第109011期今晚（27日）開獎，中獎號碼為09、33、45、12、23、39，特別號24。頭獎金額1.22億元，在新北市林口區中正路169號百勝投注站開出，由1人獨得。

林口百勝投注站老闆娘張女士得知開出頭獎，開心地放鞭炮慶祝，並在店門口張貼公告，直呼今年一定有好運氣，新北市議員蔡淑君也致電道賀，恭賀新春博得好彩頭。

許多顧客聞聲趕到百勝投注站試手氣，希望沾沾中獎人的喜氣、討個吉利，期許財神爺再次眷顧，賺進春節大紅包。


title: Kobe逝世 喬科維奇悼精神導師 納達爾震驚

countries: 塞爾維亞 美國 西班牙 澳洲


taiwan-subdivisions: 新港 綠島 嘉義縣 嘉義 嘉義市

people: 蔡英文 黃敏惠 翁章梁 徐國勇 邱泰源 許智傑 王美惠 陳明文 陳建仁

title: 蔡英文為媽祖來台400年匾額揭匾 爆滿民眾領紅包


title: 大樂透頭獎1.22億元1人獨得 林口百勝投注站「發了」

taiwan-subdivisions: 林口 中正 新北市 新北 林口區


countries: 台灣 中國

title: 武漢肺炎》口罩買不到？電商平台：持續供貨，價格不變


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2020-01-28 00:02:22

〔記者歐素美／台中報導〕大甲鎮瀾宮依慣例在初四子時（國曆27日深夜11時至12時）迎神日，抽出4支「四季籤」，其中，俗稱「國運籤」的「人口籤」最受關注，今年標題是「銅銀買紙靴」，內容「欲去長江水闊茫，行船把定未遭風，戶內用心再作福，看看魚水得相逢」，延續過去四年，今年第五年仍獲得中籤。

大甲鎮瀾宮在大年初四，誦經迎神，再由董事長顏清標與副董事長鄭銘坤率全體董監事，虔誠向媽祖擲筊，抽出今年的四季籤，一開始顏清標一直擲不到聖杯，經跪求後才終於擲出第一個聖杯。

其中，首抽「人口籤」，即預測今年歲運。今年仍由台灣省陽宅教育協會理事長周建男擔任解籤，他表示，今年這支籤「銅銀買紙靴」是中籤，代表今年是產業經濟年，所有產業面臨備受挑戰衝擊的一年，所以要立即提升、積極營造新的商機，然後在新的這一年在新的局勢裡才能夠扭轉新的社會的整個局面。

另外隨後抽出「早冬」、「允冬」、「雨水」，則分別為中上籤、中籤跟中上籤。

普遍呈現中上。顏清標說，今年是中籤，大家要團結要打拚，子時已是大年初四，再過兩天就要銷假，大家要回到自己的崗位認真打拚，台灣才有未來，感謝大家，接下來元宵節就要擲筊決定前往南部九天八夜的遶境活動。

title: 大甲鎮瀾宮大年初四子時抽四季籤 今年仍是中籤


title: 氣炸了！鰲鼓濕地非法捕魚？竟是嘉義大學生態調查錯誤示範

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2020-01-27 23:46:19

〔記者張瑞楨／綜合報導〕鳥友今天在嘉義鰲鼓濕地發現4輛車10人，公開架設漁網非法捕魚，氣得向警察報案，希望能將這群戕害生態的壞人繩之以法，負責管理此濕地區域的台糖事業部東石農場主任蔡金泰立即馳抵，但這群人已離開，他下水清除漁網，搞了半天，竟發現這是嘉義大學水生生物科學系的生態調查，嘉義縣野鳥學會理事長陳建樺氣炸了，質疑這群學生不懂規矩、錯誤示範，記者撥打電話求證，吳姓學生說，爾後會改進，也會向農場道歉。

鰲鼓濕地是台灣重要的濕地，也是重要候鳥棲息地，吸引很多候鳥棲息，早於2012年就公告禁止捕魚，今天下午鳥友在濕地的七號亭旁，驚見10名年輕人，駕駛4輛車，公然在此下漁網捕魚，當地人來人往，這群人毫不避諱異樣眼光，鳥友看不下去，錄影向農場與警方報案，警察尚未抵達前，這群人就設好漁網離去，農場主任蔡金泰率先抵達，因此地常有人非法捕魚，他相當在乎，立即穿青蛙裝下水撈除漁網。

不料，他們竟發現漁網上有「嘉義大學水生生物科學系生態調查實驗」，以及兩組電話號碼，嘉義縣野鳥學會理事長陳建樺相當生氣，他說，學生犯了兩項重大錯誤，其一是沒有識別證，沒有穿救生衣，沒有告知農場，外人跟農場不知道是學術研究，這是不專業的調查行為，其二是易招惹非議，在遊客面前大方架網子捕魚，會讓遊客誤認可以捕魚，這是錯誤示範。

陳建樺撥打漁網電話，但無人接聽，他向熟識的嘉義大學教授反映，希望這位教授能轉告學生的指導教授，不過，記者今天傍晚撥打魚網電話，是一位吳姓學生接聽，他說，這項研究調查是賴姓教授的計畫案，他不否認今天去架網捕魚，也不否認沒識別證、沒穿救生衣，但是他強調，捕魚之前，曾告知生態館的志工，並非沒有通知農場，至於引起上述爭議，吳姓同學說，他們會改善，他也會找時間向農場道歉。

拍鳥俱樂部會長黃蜀婷說，很感謝鳥友的通報義舉，這次犯錯的是學生，不是鳥友，也希望鳥友持續努力，遏止破壞生態的行為。

taiwan-subdivisions: 嘉義 嘉義縣 東石


title: 武漢肺炎》台學聯發聲明呼籲  校園防疫不可失守

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針對政府防疫措施，把中國學生集中式管理，台灣學生聯合會認為，各校住宿情況不一，恐衍生防疫漏洞，也關注中生的心理與社群支持問題，呼籲改善。（圖取自台灣學生聯合會臉書）

2020-01-27 23:52:43

〔記者林曉雲／台北報導〕各大學院校預計在2月17日左右開學，台灣學生聯合會今晚針對新型冠狀病毒校園防疫措施發出聲明，呼籲校園防疫不可失守，敬請中央流行疫情指揮中心、教育部、各大專校院共同積極關注，並研擬相關具體處理措施，也請教育部擔負起校園防疫措施之監督職責。校園防疫不可失守，學生健康必須堅守。

衛福部昨天（26日）宣布，湖北人士全面禁止來台，其他省份學生暫緩入台兩週；教育部亦指，未來中生回到台灣後，學校應依據中央流行疫情指揮中心所訂之《因應嚴重特殊傳染性肺炎學校對陸生管理計畫工作指引》採取「集中監測管理」，由各校落實辦理。

國立台灣大學首先回應，針對由湖北省14天內入境的學生，將要求其進行自主隔離，具體包含「不可離開住宿房間」、「飲食三餐叫外送」兩項規定。

台學聯聲明表示，各大專校院實際情況各異，對於各校自行落實集中監測管理，可能造成的漏洞與疑慮，台學聯提出幾點顧慮，並尋求相關改善方案。

首先，各大專院校之住宿與生活條件大相逕庭，各校宿舍多以4至6人為一間，且缺乏獨立的衛浴洗衣空間。台學聯認為，教育部應協助各校針對宿舍數量、配置、公共空間格局等差異，以及有集中監測管理需求之學生人數，訂定具體可行的管理措施，以免萌生防疫落差與漏洞。

第二，防疫措施應力求防疫與個人權利損失間的平衡，並輔以適當的配套，但各校均尚未公布於14天監管時間內的相關支持措施，如：心理輔導、社群支持、生活協助等。台學聯認為，教育部應要求各校盤點現有資源，並訂定相關處理辦法。

第三，對於開放中生返台開學後，因監管措施而未能參與課程，或影響其加退選等學習權益之可能，各校應擬定包含但不限於線上課程、補救教學、課程內容錄音錄影、額外選課時間或名額等措施，將學生於此期間之學習進度影響降至最低，以維護學生受教權益。

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things: 防疫 人權


title: 民眾謠傳童綜合醫院因武漢肺炎疫情封院  院方澄清

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2020-01-27 23:33:19

〔記者歐素美／台中報導〕民眾在臉書社群「梧棲串起來」po文「完了完了完了」，並附上line群組的對話，指稱「童醫院封院了」、「武漢肺炎」、「全面消毒封院」，引發民眾恐慌；梧棲童綜合醫院澄清指出，只是定期消毒，封鎖線只是管制消毒的動線，希望民眾不要謠傳；衛生局則重申，民眾散布謠言將違反傳染病防治法，最高可罰300萬元，並依社會秩序維護法送辦。

有民眾27日晚上在臉書社群「梧棲串起來」po文「完了完了完了」，並附上line群組的對話及照片，指稱「童醫院封院了」、「武漢肺炎」、「全面消毒封院」。

梧棲童綜合醫院澄清指出，因武漢肺炎疫情，衛生局要求各醫院配合，民眾需進行溫度掃描及戴口罩才能進入醫院，院方也配合進行定期消毒，急診室拉起封鎖線只是用來作為動線指引，絕無封院情事，目前只要有確定病例都是送台中醫院，希望民眾不要謠傳，以免造成恐慌。

衛生局也重申，民眾謠傳疫情已涉及違反傳染病防治法，最高可罰款300萬元，若引發恐慌，並將依違反社會秩序維護法送辦，已請警方協助調查。

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title: 武漢肺炎》謠傳將限制港澳居民來台 陸委會澄清絕非事實

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中國武漢肺炎疫情蔓延，香港也深受其害，網路謠傳台灣將暫停發放港澳居民入台證，陸委會今天晚間澄清「絕非事實」，圖為香港街景，許多民眾已戴著口罩上街，以免遭疫情波及。（法新社）

2020-01-28 00:03:37

〔記者呂伊萱／台北報導〕香港網路傳出我政府將暫停發放港澳居民入台證，陸委會今天晚間澄清「絕非事實」，並提醒港澳居民來台必須依照台灣疾管署規定確實做好健康防護。

因應中國武漢肺炎的確診病例持續增加，我國中央流行疫情指揮中心今再宣布，原先可讓在外國及港澳地區的中國籍人士來台觀光（包含永久居留權、依親居留權、具工作證明等），即日起暫緩受理來台，有入台許可證者也需推遲。

惟香港網路傳出我政府將於今晚12時暫停發放港澳居民入台證（形同禁止港澳居民來台），陸委會今對此表示「絕非事實」。

陸委會並表示，鑑於新型冠狀病毒疫情擴散，持有港澳特區護照的居民若有計劃來台，必須依台灣疾管署規定，確實做好健康防護。倘若出現發燒、咳嗽等不適症狀，應戴上口罩儘速就醫，並告知醫師旅遊史、職業別等資訊。相關資訊可參閱疾管署網站或撥打免付費防疫專線1922（或0800-001922）洽詢。

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countries: 香港 台灣 中國


title: 武漢肺炎》中部又傳確診病例 陳柏惟取消初四走春

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2020-01-27 23:55:38

〔記者歐素美／台中報導〕剛當選立委的陳柏惟，今晚在臉書PO文指出，繼台中一名台商從武漢回台趴趴走之後，今天又確定有一中部50多歲女性確診，20日返台，25日發病，期間多出入公共空間，保險起見，3Q團隊必須忍痛做出「初四走春取消 」的決定，對各位及廟方造成的困擾，深感抱歉。

陳柏惟說，有許多第一線防疫人員仍然辛苦的堅守崗位，為了防止疫情擴散，呼籲大家出入公眾場所請一定要配戴口罩，暫時避免群聚活動，讓疫情能儘早獲得控制，第一線的人員，辛苦了，3Q！

他並強調，原公布的廟方仍會擺放3Q春聯及紅包袋供民眾索取，出入請注意防疫，願大家平安、健康、順遂。

things: 春聯 防疫


title: 武漢肺炎》高醫明起量體溫戴口罩才能進入 加護病房探病減為一次

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2020-01-27 23:39:39

〔記者洪定宏／高雄報導〕高雄醫學大學附設醫院表示，明（28）日起，一般門診恢復正常運作，為防範武漢肺炎，民眾必須戴口罩、量體溫後，才能進入醫院；加護病房探病減為中午1次，且限制2名家屬，提醒民眾配合。

院方強調，已在啟川大樓及十全路大樓，各設置一處自動體溫監測站，民眾依序接受測量，並記得戴口罩，才能進入醫院。

另外，院方在急診處外，搭設戶外臨時帳棚的篩檢站，如果急診發現有來自境外疫區或有特定接觸史的發燒病人，先移至戶外發燒篩檢站，調查接觸史及旅遊史等資料，並做適度的醫療處置。

院方強調，加護病房會客時間明（28）日起，改為每日一次，也就是只有中午11點半至12點的時段，且限制2名家屬。

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title: 央視：北京通報首宗新型冠狀病毒死亡病例

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2020-01-28 00:14:32

〔中央社〕中國中央電視台報導，中國首都北京市今天通報第一宗因為新型冠狀病毒所引發肺炎死亡的病例。目前中國死亡人數已超過80人。

法新社報導，這位50歲男性患者8日曾前往這波肺炎疫情的核心武漢，幾天後返回北京時出現發燒現象，在22日確診感染2019新型冠狀病毒（2019-nCoV），今天因呼吸系統衰竭不治。


title: 土耳其強震尋獲最後失蹤者 政府宣布投入重建

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2020-01-28 00:14:02

〔中央社〕土耳其東部24日發生規模6.8地震，土耳其災害與應變管理署下午宣布找到最後一名失蹤者的遺體。此一強震總計造成41人罹難、1607人受傷。政府同時宣布災區重建計畫。

土耳其「國民日報」（Milliyet）網站今天報導，災害與應變管理署（AFAD）署長居呂奧盧（Mehmet Gulluoglu）表示：「根據我們掌握的資訊，已經找到瓦礫堆下的最後一具遺體，對倒塌建物的檢查工作持續中。」

安納杜魯新聞社（Anadolu Agency）報導，衛生部長克扎（Fahrettin Koca）稍早表示，1607名傷者中，有1516人已經出院，有18人還在加護病房接受治療。

AFAD指出，投入逾3800名人力和22隻搜救犬，從瓦礫堆下一共救出45人。24日的主震後發生948次餘震 。

內政部長索魯（Suleyman Soylu）今天宣布，計劃於10至15天內完成興建可提供熱水和電力的中繼屋，安置1000戶災民。

環境及城市化部長庫倫（Murat Kurum）同時宣布，政府將開始在艾拉齊省（Elazig）興建2000棟新屋。

這起地震發生於當地時間24日晚間8時55分（台北時間25日凌晨1時55分），震央在艾拉齊省錫夫里傑鎮（Sivrice）。AFAD表示，震源深度為6.7公里。（編輯：林治平）


taiwan-subdivisions: 澎湖 澎湖縣

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2020-01-27 23:08:19

〔記者劉禹慶／澎湖報導〕針對澎湖傳出4起武漢型肺炎疑似案例，經送台北檢驗後，結果於晚間出爐，「澎湖縣嚴重特殊傳染性肺炎流行疫情指揮中心」表示，三軍總醫院澎湖分院收治4例疑似武漢肺炎，檢體報告顯示4人皆為陰性。

澎湖縣流行疫情指揮中心表示，三總澎湖分院25日、26日晚間分別採集4名疑似病患檢體，先後送至衛福部實驗室檢驗，27日晚間檢體報告出爐，4人結果皆為陰性，其中11歲女童為A型流感、4歲男童為B型流感，證實為虛驚一場。

擔任「澎湖縣流行疫情指揮中心指揮官、澎湖縣長賴峰偉要求各防疫單位持續戒備，並呼籲民眾做好自我防疫，戴口罩、勤洗手、避免接觸禽畜、避食生肉生蛋、避免至空氣不流通或人潮擁擠場所。

根據了解，25日晚間衛生福利部立澎湖醫院通報一例為11歲女童，今年1月中旬曾至蘇州旅遊，出現咳嗽、體溫38.7度，該院執行X光檢查後，送至三總澎湖分院。當晚，三總澎湖分院另通報一例38歲女士，日前曾至上海，近期與家人返鄉過年，出現咳嗽、發燒病狀。

三總澎湖分院為求慎重，25日深夜將該名11歲女童、38歲女士及其先生、4歲男童一併收治負壓隔離病房。院方依照疾管署檢體採驗規定，在間隔24時採集兩次咽喉拭子檢體，2次檢驗結果都為陰性。

title: 武漢肺炎》澎湖4疑似案例檢驗皆為陰性 虛驚一場


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長榮和立榮航空宣布，28日起，往返兩岸及港、澳航線將取消部分服務，耳機、頭墊布等也使用一次性拋棄式產品。（資料照）

2020-01-27 22:06:19

〔記者林曉雲／台北報導〕長榮和立榮航空今天表示，將採取嚴格防疫措施，1月28日起往返兩岸及港、澳航線，必要之服務用品如耳機、頭墊布、餐巾均採用一次性拋棄式之產品，毛巾、報章雜誌、桌布、酒菜單將取消提供；毛毯及枕頭則正常裝載但不主動提供，一旦經使用後就會立即清洗及消毒。

在餐點的部分，則因為製程關係，自28日16:00以後由台灣出發之航班，各艙等均改為一次性之冷餐及飲料，特別餐僅提供素食餐，網路選餐也同步取消，免稅品則僅接受網路預購。而在國內線的部分，立榮航空自1月28日起，也將暫停提供毛毯之服務。

另因應疫情之衝擊，長榮和立榮航空自2月1日至16日，往返兩岸部分航班將會取消，並將陸續於官網公告，也會視疫情之發展機動調整，最新航班異動資訊，請旅客於出發前，至長榮航空官網 www.evaair.com、EVA Mobile APP查詢。

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title: 防疫總動員  長榮和立榮航空改採一次性用品


title: 床頭掛畫錯慘！　臥房風水眉角多…放「這缸」小心婚姻不忠

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▲臥室風水眉角很多。（圖／取自免費圖庫stocksnap）

記者鄭宇軒／綜合報導

躺在床上耍廢滑手機再幸福不過，每天至少花三分之一的時間待在家，臥房的風水就顯得很重要，房間的形狀、窗戶、房門、浴廁位置等，會影響到身體健康和財源，像床頭不能掛照片或山水畫，就是許多家庭容易犯的錯誤。

臥房的風水該注意哪些？根據「Ailan風水研究室」解釋，良好的臥房風水可以使家庭和樂、身體健康、婚姻美滿、財源豐富，這15個要點必須注意，能避開就避開。

1、臥房形狀不宜斜邊或凸角，會造成精神上的壓迫

2、房中最好有一扇對外的窗，可提升房中的好運磁場

3、浴廁、陽台不宜改成臥房

4、房門不宜對大門

5、廁所門不可沖房門

6、臥房不宜和廚房廁所相鄰

7、鏡子與落地窗不宜對床與房門

8、床頭不宜靠房門所在之牆及窗口下方之牆

9、床宜加高離開地面

10、水栽植物、魚缸臥房不宜

11、橫樑不可壓身

12、一房不宜有兩門

13、臥房窗外多電線杆或變電箱等不宜

14、冷氣應避床

15、床頭勿掛照片、山水畫、猛禽圖畫

▲臥室放綠色植物可以加強工作運和交際運。（圖／翻攝自pixabay，下同）

許多人喜歡在臥房擺放一些裝飾品，五行中的「木」能增強交際運和工作運，可以適量放個幾盆觀葉植物，切勿過多，讓求財的動力全開；若臥房的「水」氣太旺，像是魚缸、水種植物等屬水的裝飾品，可能會把夫妻間的愛情澆熄，甚至容易婚姻不忠；若臥房有廁所，可放綠色植物消除過多「水」氣。

至於臥房的顏色，想要在新的一年招來好財運，幼童或單身者不適合大紅色或深黑色系，容易使個性暴躁易怒；而求學成長階段的人建議用淺綠色佈置；成年人、工作中者則多用黃色，有利於招來桃花和事業順利。

▲臥房放魚缸可能會讓夫妻婚姻不忠。


references: PTT 網友

taiwan-subdivisions: 新莊 三重 南港 新北

title: 他點名「南港8+9多」！好奇一問：是因為貧窮落後嗎　秒遭新莊三重人反駁

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▲原PO指出，南港很多8+9會聚集於此。（圖／翻攝Google map）

網搜小組／鄺郁庭報導

許多人都認同新北三重是「宮廟8+9集聚地」，沒想到南港也被網友點名。一名網友在PTT的Gossiping板上發文，文中表示，每到晚上或假日時間，南港路上的某大賣場和速食店的前面廣場，根本就變8+9的大聚會場地，而且有很多都是高職輟學生或翹課的小孩，忍不住問卦「南港8+9多，是因為貧窮落後嗎？」

這位網友在文中指出，「南港8+9以台北市行政區中算多了，尤其南港人口又那麼少，比例上算很高了，是什麼原因造成南港8+9家庭多呢？是因為比較貧窮落後嗎？」並說每次到了晚上或假日時間，南港路上的家樂福和麥當勞前面的廣場，根本就是8+9的大聚會場地。

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原PO接著形容聚會場景，「常常可看到男的穿黑衣刺青、穿戴耳環或鼻環，後面載著濃妝豔抹的妹，然後騎著吵得要死的改管車（買不起真正的重機，只好用改管來顯威風），人行道變機車道，有很多都是高職輟學生或翹課的……」

看到貼文後，網友紛紛留言，「以前是工業區，家庭社經地位低」、「真的多，走沒幾步就一間宮廟是在哈囉」、「之前住了南港2年真的一堆，不過看區域吧？家樂福那帶住宅區真的多。」

不過更多人則是反駁，「8+9？我怎都沒看過？我只在那邊碰過直銷，還有外勞」、「林北新莊人啦，在南港上班沒看過夠資格稱得上8+9的」、「南港我幾10年看下來，很少看到8+9耶」、「你要不要去三重新莊看看怎樣叫多」、「在三重面前，南港根本乖學生好嗎」、「把我大三重放哪裡？」

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title: 影／鎮瀾宮抽出國運籤 ：中籤 產業倍受挑戰衝擊

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鎮瀾宫今晚抽出四季籤，俗稱國運籤的人口籤是中籤，解籤老師周建男說，中籤代表今年產業面臨倍受挑戰衝擊的一年，要提升並積極營造商機，新的一年在新局勢中，才能扭轉社會新局面。

鎮瀾宮今晚子時接神誦經，晚上11點15分，由鎮瀾宮董事長顏清標抽籤再擲筊，請示媽祖，最後抽出四季籤，人口籤俗稱國運籤，籤詩「欲去長江水濶茫，行船把定未遭風，戶內用心再作福，看看魚水得相逢」。

解籤老師周建男說，今年四季籤屬中籤，雨水和早冬都是中上籤，另二支是中籤，他說代表今年是產業經濟年，所有產業面臨倍受挑戰衝擊，要立即提升，積極營造新的商機，在新的一年新局勢中，才能扭轉新社會局面。

顏清標表示，今晚接神，抽出四季籤是中籤，他說大家要團結打拚，春假即將結束，大家將回工作崗位，打拚，台灣才有未來；抽出中上籤，大家要更打拚。

鎮瀾宮董事長顏清標今晚抽出四季籤。記者游振昇／攝影 分享


title: 武漢肺炎疫情蔓延 川普：願提供必要協助

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武漢肺炎疫情蔓延，美國總統川普表示，與中國大陸密切聯繫，美方願提供必要協助。

川普27日推文指出，關於病毒疫情，美方與中方保持密切聯繫；美方也向中方及中國大陸國家主席習近平提出，可提供任何必要的協助，美方有優秀的專家。

美國疾病控制與預防中心（CDC）26日指出，美國境內2019新型冠狀病毒（2019-nCoV）肺炎確診病例已增至5例，加州2例，亞利桑那1例，伊利諾州1例，華盛頓州1例；CDC預計將於27日再度針對武漢肺炎疫情舉行記者會。

美國總統川普。本報資料照片 分享

events: 武漢肺炎 2019-nCoV 2019新型冠狀病毒

people: 川普 習近平

countries: 中國 美國


title: Taiwan confirms fifth new virus case

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Taiwan confirms fifth new virus case

COOPERATION NEEDED:The CDC warned travelers who refuse to comply with health inspection routines, make false statements or disrespect quarantine officers
Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung, who heads the Central Epidemic Command Center, speaks at a press conference in Taipei yesterday afternoon.Photo: CNA
The Central Epidemic Command Center yesterday confirmed a fifth case of 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infection, urging people returning from China to cooperate with quarantine officers conducting health checks in airports.

The latest case involves a woman who on Monday last week took the same plane from Wuhan, China, as the first Taiwanese reported to have contracted the virus, Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) said.

The new patient was one of the people being monitored for possible infection, said Chen, who also heads the command center.

The woman on Saturday exhibited symptoms, including fever and muscle pain, and was immediately placed in a negative-pressure isolation ward after confirmation of the infection, he said.

Since the center expanded the mandatory reporting requirements for severe pneumonia with novel pathogens, 119 new suspected cases were reported in Taiwan on Sunday, bringing the total to 402 suspected cases of 2019-nCoV infection.

Among the 402, five were confirmed to have the virus, 190 were ruled out, and 207 quarantined for testing, of which 88 showed negative results for the virus in the first test.

Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Deputy Director-General Chuang Jen-hsiang (莊人祥) said that the latest patient is a woman in her 50s who has been working in Wuhan since October last year.

While the woman took the same plane back to Taiwan as the first confirmed case, she is likely to have been infected in Wuhan, rather than by the other passenger, Chuang said.

As the woman had been on the CDC’s monitoring list, she had been advised to stay home, or wear a mask if she went out, Chuang said.

She had done exercises in open, public areas before the onset of the symptoms on Saturday, and her husband is now being monitored for possible infection, he added.

Chen said the CDC’s airport quarantine officers have reported that some passengers from China have responded in a “disrespectful” manner, such as intentionally coughing at or making fun of the officers, as well as making false statements in the mandatory health declaration form.

“We are warning that anyone who refuses to cooperate with our quarantine officers or is disrespectful toward them will be strictly punished according to the law,” he said.

“Disease prevention is not a game, so we will impose the heaviest punishment for obstructing public officers in discharging their duties,” he added.

The Criminal Code stipulates that people who employ threats or violence against a public official in the performance of their duties may face imprisonment of up to three years, the CDC said.

Travelers who refuse to fill out or make false statements in the health declaration form may be fined up to NT$150,000, according to the Communicable Disease Control Act (傳染病防治法), it said.

National Health Insurance Administration (NHIA) Director-General Lee Po-chang (李伯璋) said that as the 2019-nCoV has a 14-day incubation period, the command center has asked the National Immigration Agency to give the NHIA a list of all passengers from Wuhan in the past 14 days.

The passengers’ National Health Insurance (NHI) cards would show their Wuhan travel history when they seek medical attention, so doctors would be more alert to possible infection, he said, adding that the policy took effect on Sunday.

Chen said that the policy might be expanded to show not only the travel history of people returning from Wuhan, but also from China’s Hubei Province or other areas where the virus has spread.

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Demolishment of Taipei overpass completed early

HOLIDAY PROJECT:The Public Works Department had set a 168-hour schedule, before reducing it to 94 hours, but work crews managed to shave seven more hours off
Taipei Deputy Mayor Pong Cheng-sheng speaks yesterday morning at a ceremony marking completion of the dismantlement of the Chongqing S Road overpass and Ziqiang Market and the reopening of the area to traffic.Photo: Yang Hsin-hui, Taipei Times
The dismantlement of the Chongqing S Road (重慶南路) overpass, which served as an access ramp to Zhongzheng Bridge (中正橋) in Taipei, was completed yesterday morning, seven hours ahead of schedule.

The overpass, which connected to Heping W Road (和平西路), and the Ziqiang Market (自強市場) under the overpass, were built in 1972.

However, given the wear and tear on the overpass and the shuttering of most of the stores in the market, which had mainly sold secondhand household appliances and furniture, the Taipei City Government announced last year that the overpass would be torn down during this year’s Lunar New Year holiday.

The New Construction Office said removing the overpass is the first step of a project to revive Zhongzheng (中正) and Wanhua (萬華) districts, the Taipei Public Works Department’s New Construction Office said.

The overpass site was closed off at 9pm on Thursday and machines began demolishing it at midnight, the office said.

While the plan had been to complete the demolition in 168 hours,or seven days, last week the office said it hoped to finish in just 94 hours, so that traffic in the area could resume at 6:49pm last night.

However, yesterday morning the office said the schedule had been moved up to 11:49am.

That time was chosen to symbolize that the 49-year history of the overpass, Taipei Deputy Mayor Pong Cheng-sheng (彭振聲) said.

Although the materials and machines were readied in advance, dispatching workers was difficult during the holiday, but all the people involved worked their hardest to restore traffic as soon as possible, despite the rain, Pong said.

The rain stopped for a few hours on Sunday, allowing the road markings to be drawn, but there are still some puddles and small quality defects, so the office has asked the contractor to fix them as soon as possible, he said.

However, the roadway is still considered a temporary road and could be reconditioned to become a permanent road in the near future, he said.

In total, the 87-hour job involved 437 machines and 1,397 worker shifts, while 3,500 cubic meters of earth, 350 longitudinal girders, 24 transverse beams and 48 pier studs were removed, the office said.

Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) posted on Facebook at noon that all the city departments involved in the project had repeatedly practiced procedure needed for the job, which is why they were able to finish the project early, a demonstration of the city government’s strong execution ability.

“We not only know how to dismantle bridges, we are even better at building new ones,” he wrote, referring to the reconstruction of Zhongzheng Bridge.

“The city government will give people a safer and steadier bridge to cross between Taipei and New Taipei City’s Yonghe District (永和),” he added.

Pong said the bridge reconstruction project is expected to be finished by October 2022.

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title: Singapore says virus will hit its economy

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A woman wearing a mask walks past a man with Singapore flags adorning his motorcycle at the Marina Bay waterfront in Singapore on Sunday. Singapore has reported four cases of the novel coronavirus as China expanded drastic travel restrictions to contain viral contagion.Photo: AFP
Singapore said yesterday that the coronavirus outbreak will hurt its economy this year, as it announced new measures to tackle the disease, which originated in China and has spread to the city-state and several other countries.

The Southeast Asian travel and tourism hub, which recorded its lowest growth rate in a decade last year at 0.7 percent, has reported four cases of the coronavirus that has killed 80 people in China so far.

“We certainly expect there to be an impact on our economy, business and consumer confidence this year especially as the situation is expected to persist for some time,” Singaporean Minister for Trade and Industry Chan Chun Sing (陳振聲) said.

The government is considering support measures for hard-hit sectors like tourism which could include property tax, rebates and worker levy cuts, he added.

Chinese nationals make up the largest share of visitors to Singapore, one of the worst-hit countries outside of China in the 2003 outbreak of SARS, which killed 800 people globally.

Singapore is currently forecasting growth in a wide range of 0.5 to 2.5 percent this year.

Chan is part of a government task force set up to tackle the coronavirus in Singapore.

The task force also announced a raft of new measures yesterday to halt the spread of the virus, including urging all school students and staff with a recent travel history to China to stay at home for a fortnight. Families in Singapore, many of which are ethnically Chinese and have relatives in mainland China, are currently traveling for Lunar New Year holidays.

It also issued a new advisory for travelers to defer all non-essential travel to mainland China and said it will start temperature screening all inbound flights to Singapore.

Residents of China’s Hubei Province, where the disease originated, were banned from entering Hong Kong amid global efforts to halt the rapid spread of the outbreak.

The virus has so far spread to more than 10 countries and the viral outbreak may end up hitting Japan’s fragile economy harder than the SARS outbreak of 2003, according to economists.

Tourism has become a much more important prop to Japan’s growth over the past decade, and Chinese tourists are the biggest spenders. That is why China’s decision on Saturday to start blocking outbound tour groups to try to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus has some Japanese economists concerned.

If the much higher visitor numbers now tumble at the same pace as they did during the SARS outbreak of around three months, Japanese growth could be cut by 0.2 percentage point, Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley economist Shuji Tonouchi said.

Should the crisis drag on for a full year, it could shave 0.45 percentage point from Japan’s expansion, Nomura Research Institute economist Takahide Kiuchi estimates.

The timing of the outbreak is bad for Japan, where GDP is forecast to have shrunk 3.7 percent in the fourth quarter amid an export slump and a consumer-spending drought following October’s sales tax hike. Economists are expecting government spending to fuel a 1 percent rebound this quarter, but the coronavirus crisis adds a new downward factor.

“Given the Lunar New Year timing and the increase in Chinese overseas visitors with the rise of China’s presence, I expect the economic impact to be bigger,” Shoji Hirakawa, a strategist at Tokai Tokyo Research Institute, wrote in a note to clients.

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Joe Haden of the Amercian Football Conference, center, celebrates intercepting a pass against the National Football Conference in the NFL Pro Bowl in Orlando, Florida, on Sunday.Photo: Kirby Lee-USA Today
Green Bay linebacker Za’Darius Smith hastily organized an homage to Kobe Bryant minutes before the Pro Bowl.

Smith and his National Football Conference (NFC) teammates learned about Bryant’s death while they were in the locker room getting ready for the NFL’s All-Star Game on Sunday.

Smith suggested the best way to pay tribute the late NBA great was to mimic his fadeaway jumper after big plays. So they did — repeatedly.

It was one of several ways NFL players remembered Bryant during the event, which the American Football Conference (AFC) won 38-33 for their fourth straight victory.

“I don’t even want to talk about it anymore,” Smith said in the locker room hours later. “I don’t want to get emotional.”

Detroit cornerback Darius Slay did not duck his feelings.

Slay grew up idolizing Bryant so much that he had a custom Lakers hoodie made to warm up in before NFL games. Slay also got to meet Bryant a few years back.

“It’s heart-wrecking,” Slay said with tears in his eyes. “There’s not any words you can say. I’m in shock. I just imagine him growing old, being part-owner of the Lakers and having a future son I could cheer for next. It’s just shocking. Me saying the words: ‘Kobe’s gone,’ that’s just crazy.”

Bryant died in a helicopter crash on Sunday near Calabasas, California, and the news spread shortly before the game. It put a damper on the NFL game held on the other side of the US.

Players checked smartphones on the sidelines for updates.

“It shocked the whole locker room,” Philadelphia defensive tackle Fletcher Cox said. “Nobody thought it was true, but it was. It’s a sad day for sports.”

Smith, Slay and Tampa Bay’s Shaq Barrett got together following a second-quarter sack and delivered their first “Kobe J.”

Even more NFC teammates performed the routine following a fumble in the third quarter.

Green Bay receiver Davonte Adams pointed to the sky and flashed the No. 24 on his fingers as an ode to Bryant’s shirt number after a touchdown catch in the third.

Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson led a prayer for Bryant and his family before the game.

Aside from the Bryant tributes, the NFL All-Star Game went as expected. There were big plays everywhere and few tackles anywhere. The teams combined for 834 yards and 10 touchdowns.

Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson threw for 185 yards and two touchdowns.

Houston’s Deshaun Watson threw for 148 yards, with a touchdown and a pick.

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title: Tributes to Bryant at Pro Bowl as AFC defeat NFC


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US state officials set to coordinate on Google probe

SOURCES:Justice Department and state attorneys general are expected to discuss Google’s online search dominance, as well as possible anti-competitive behavior
US state attorneys general will meet Justice Department attorneys next week to share information on their investigations into Alphabet Inc’s Google, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Sunday.

The probes revolve around monopolistic behavior that may harm consumers through Google’s control of online advertising markets and search traffic.

The Wall Street Journal had first reported about the meeting and said it could eventually lead the Justice Department and state attorneys general to join forces.

Talks will likely include Google’s dominance in online search, possible anti-competitive behavior in its Android mobile operating system, and the best division of labor as the probes move forward, the newspaper said, citing some of the people.

US federal and state authorities have not shared data about their concurrent investigations to date, the journal added, citing some of the people.

Attorneys general from 48 US states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico formally launched an investigation into Google last year, in a sign of growing scrutiny of technology giants.

At least seven attorneys general who are part of the investigation being led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton have been invited to the meeting, the Journal reported.

Google and the Justice Department did not immediately respond to Reuters’ requests for comment.

Google dominates the US market for online advertising with a 36 percent share, compared with 19 percent for Facebook.

Facebook Inc is under investigation by the Federal Trade Commission’s consumer protection bureau, which is looking into the impact on competition of the company’s acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp.

The House Judiciary, meanwhile, is examining the practices of Google, Apple Inc, Facebook and Amazon.com Inc.

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Volvo Car AB is counting on tripling sales of plug-in hybrid models this year as a way to avoid paying what could amount to hundreds of millions of euros in European penalties for the sale of its more polluting yet popular combustion-engine sports utility vehicles (SUVs).

A fifth of all new Volvos sold this year should be plug-ins or all-electric, compared with just 6.5 percent of the total last year, according to chief executive officer Hakan Samuelsson. That would see hybrid sales rising to more than 150,000 based on the pace of growth last year. The company is only planning to start shipping its first fully electric model — the XC40 Recharge — later this year.

The stakes are high for Volvo’s electric strategy because conventional SUVs made up more than half of sales last year and are largely behind the carmaker’s success since the takeover by China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co (浙江吉利控股集團) a decade ago. As Europe’s tough emissions rules kick in, the company could pay dearly. PA Consulting Group puts Volvo’s potential fines for this year at a quarter of annual operating profit.

“Paying fines is something that just shouldn’t be in the equation,” Samuelsson said in an interview at the company’s headquarters in Gothenburg, Sweden. “That’s not part of our plans. We want to invest in product development, not in fines to Brussels.”

The CEO pointed to Volvo’s goal for half of all cars sold in 2025 to be all-electric and the rest plug-in hybrids. It is to relaunch its battery-powered range under the “Recharge” moniker, and while the volume of the electric XC40 will be modest this year, Volvo has the capacity to produce “tens of thousands” next year, he said.

The question for Volvo and other conventional manufacturers selling cars in the EU is whether consumers will buy into the plans. Rival automakers including Daimler AG’s Mercedes-Benz, BMW AG and Volkswagen AG’s Audi are also rolling out battery-powered models. The threat of penalties for the companies, dubbed “the 2020 CO2 cliff” by Evercore IS auto analyst Arndt Ellinghorst, comes at a tricky time, when the region’s market is expected to shrink.

PA Consulting Group earlier this month warned that the EU could inflict 14.5 billion euros (US$16.1 billion) in fines on the region’s 13 largest carmakers for surpassing carbon dioxide targets. The penalties will be calculated on the basis of the average emissions of new car registrations. For Volvo, they could reach 382 million euros by next year, based on the assumption that only 14 percent of its sales will be all-electric or plug-in hybrids, the consultancy said.

Volvo’s bet on plug-ins comes despite criticism of the technology for being a half-measure that does not go far enough in reducing emissions, especially as some users run them on fossil fuels without charging the battery. European sales dropped in the first nine months of last year, but according to a report by BloombergNEF are expected to rise quickly this year due to new models on the market and the emissions crackdown.

Volvo’s own studies indicate its plug-ins run on battery 40 percent to 50 percent of the time. The company plans to promote recharging by paying owners’ electricity costs.

“We don’t feel that there’s any reason to feel guilty about plug-in hybrids,” Samuelsson said. “Plug-ins are necessary for the transition, but it’s also a more long-term solution for those who may not have adequate access to charging.”

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title: Volvo counting on hybrid cars to avoid hefty carbon fines


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Real Madrid’s Nacho Fernandez, left, vies for the ball with Real Valladolid’s Sergi Guardiola in their La Liga match at the Estadio Jose Zorrilla in Valladolid, Spain, on Sunday.Photo: AFP
Real Madrid on Sunday took charge of the title race after turning to a little-used defender to grind out a 1-0 win at Real Valladolid.

Valladolid’s defense scrambled to clear a constant barrage of crosses into their penalty area by the visitors until Toni Kroos finally connected with goalscorer Nacho Fernandez in the 78th minute.

Zinedine Zidane’s side moved three points ahead of Barcelona a day after the defending champions lost 2-0 at Valencia.

“We knew it would be another tough game,” Zidane said. “They had only lost once at home. They are a very competitive team and these are three important points.”

Besides taking advantage of Barcelona’s defeat, Real Madrid also saw Atletico Madrid stumble yet again and slip further behind.

Atletico were held to a 0-0 draw at home by relegation-threatened CD Leganes, extending their winless streak to four matches across all competitions.

Getafe moved past Atletico and into fourth place — the final UEFA Champions League spot — after edging Real Betis Balompie 1-0 at home with a late penalty.

Nacho was handed his fourth league start of the season only because usual rightback Dani Carvajal was suspended, but he proved the difference in a tight encounter.

Real Madrid, who have not won the title since 2016-2017, lead the standings on 46 points after 21 games. Barca are second on 43, while Sevilla are third with 38.

Nacho raced straight over to the visiting dugout to embrace Zidane after scoring his first league goal in more than two years as Madrid finally broke the deadlock.

Zidane revealed after the game that his instructions to Nacho had played a part in the goal.

“Just before he scored, I told him to attack the near post. He’s a defender who doesn’t score many goals, so I’m delighted for him,” the French coach said. “It was vital that we won, but being top of the table doesn’t change anything for us, we just have to keep doing what we’re doing well.”

Midfielder Casemiro thought he had given Zidane’s side an early lead when he headed home a free-kick from Kroos, but the goal was ruled out for offside after a video assistant referee review.

Valladolid’s Sergi Guardiola netted late in the game, but that was also ruled offside and Madrid clung on to earn a vital victory.

“Nacho sums up the unity of this team, and that any player can come in and make a difference, regardless of how many minutes they have played this season. The whole squad is so happy for him,” Madrid captain Sergio Ramos said. “It’s never easy to play away from home, and we knew that Valladolid would play their usual system, and defend very well and close us down, and we had to work very hard to open them up.”

In Madrid, Getafe substitute Angel Rodriguez got the winner against Betis from the penalty spot in the 89th minute after Alex Moreno had handled the ball in the area.

Getafe, a modest club from the capital, came close to earning a Champions League berth last season, finishing fifth.

“We are competing against teams with ambitious objectives and to have the points we do is fantastic,” Getafe coach Jose Bordalas said.

Atletico’s frustrating draw with Leganes added to the run of poor results by Diego Simeone’s team.

Atletico never seriously threatened their crosstown rivals at the Wanda Metropolitano in a match they needed to win to reclaim third place.

For many Atletico supporters, it was the worst the team had played since Simeone transformed them into title winners on his arrival in 2013.

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People wear masks at a shopping mall in Bangkok yesterday.Photo: EPA-EFE
China yesterday extended its biggest national holiday to buy time in the fight against a viral epidemic, and neighboring Mongolia closed its border, after the death toll spiked to 81, despite unprecedented quarantine measures.

In a sign of the mounting official concern, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (李克強) visited ground zero to oversee containment efforts in Wuhan, a city of 11 million people where the coronavirus emerged late last month.

The government has sealed off Wuhan and other cities in Hubei Province, effectively trapping tens of millions of people, including thousands of foreigners, in a bid to quarantine the virus that struck amid the Lunar New Year holiday.

Twenty-four new deaths were yesterday confirmed in Hubei and the southern island province of Hainan reported its first fatality, bringing the nationwide toll to 81, as confirmed infections swelled to more than 2,700.

The youngest infected patient was a nine-month-old baby being treated in Beijing.

Thousands more patients with flu-like symptoms were being monitored, suspected of contracting the pathogen.

Mongolia, which is heavily dependent on trade with China, closed the border with its huge neighbor to cars, and shut schools, universities and other “public events,” Mongolian Vice Prime Minister Enkhtuvshin Ulziisaikhan said on Sunday.

“Public events mean conferences, any public gatherings such as sports, entertainment or travel, and competitions,” he said, specifying that the school closures would last until March 2.

Authorities around China have already imposed aggressive curbs on transport during the usually high-traffic new year season to keep the virus out.

The central government extended the national holiday, initially due to end on Thursday, for three days to limit population flows as it battles the outbreak.

Some municipalities, such as the nation’s financial hub, Shanghai, went further, adding another full week off.

The nationwide measures threaten to put a dent on an economy that was already slowing down.

Beijing and Shanghai were among places mandating stringent checks and 14-day observation periods for people arriving from Hubei.

Wuhan Mayor Zhou Xianwang (周先旺) on Sunday said that about 5 million people had left the stricken city during the new year travel rush, highlighting fears the virus could spread further.

With cases now confirmed in about a dozen countries as far away as France and the US, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus headed to Beijing for discussions with Chinese officials.

The WHO last week stopped short of declaring the outbreak a global emergency, which could have prompted international trade or travel restrictions.

The US, France and Japan were among countries looking to evacuate their citizens from Wuhan, but days after plans were initially floated, no exodus had begun.

All of the fatalities have been in China, the majority in Hubei and involving elderly people or people already weakened by pre-existing health conditions, the government says.

There were 2,744 confirmed infections nationwide in China as of yesterday, up by 769 from the previous day. The number of suspected cases also doubled over 24 hours to nearly 6,000.

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title: China extends holiday to buy time as virus spreads


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Spain’s Rafael Nadal returns to Nick Kyrgios of Australia in their Australian Open men’s singles match in Melbourne yesterday.Photo: Reuters

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The Chan sisters yesterday advanced to the quarter-finals of the women’s doubles at the Australian Open, but it was a bad day for Taiwanese in the mixed doubles at the first Grand Slam of the season.

Seventh seeds Chan Hao-ching and Latisha Chan had to work hard at Melbourne Park’s 1573 Arena for a 7-6 (7/5), 6-4 third-round victory over Misaki Doi of Japan and Monica Niculescu of Romania in 1 hour, 50 minutes.

The Chan sisters saved six of eight break points and converted three of five, winning 63 percent of points on their second serve and hitting 22 winners to set up a quarter-final today against third seeds Elise Mertens and Aryna Sabalenka after the Belgian-Belarusian duo had to rally from a set down to defeat 13th seeds Veronika Kudermetova and Alison Riske 5-7, 6-3, 6-2.

Chan Hao-ching then returned to 1573 Arena later in the day alongside Michael Venus of New Zealand in the second round of the mixed doubles.

However, the fourth seeds fell to a shock 6-2, 6-3 defeat to Polish duo Iga Swiatek and Lukasz Kabot in just 62 minutes.

Also crashing out was fellow Taiwanese Hsieh su-wei and her partner, Neal Skupski of Britain.

The eighth seeds were felled 3-6, 6-3, 11-9 by Zheng Saisai of China and Joran Vliegen of Belgium in 1 hour, 25 minutes on Court 3.

In the men’s singles, Rafael Nadal left the muttering and the preening, the underarm serving and the tweening to his younger, flashier opponent, Nick Kyrgios.

Surely, Nadal was content to collect the win in the latest installment of their rivalry.

The world No. 1 kept his thoughts to himself and limited his shots to the more traditional variety in an entertaining 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (8/6), 7-6 (7/4) win over home favorite Kyrgios to reach the quarter-finals and get closer to a record-tying 20th Grand Slam title.

“What can I say again about Nick? When he is playing like today, with this positive attitude, he gives a lot of positive things to our sport. So I encourage him to keep working like this,” Nadal said. “Honestly, he is one of the highest talents that we have on our tour.”

Kyrgios delivered 25 aces and some memorable moments — including walking out on court and warming up for the match in a No. 8 Los Angeles Lakers shirt to honor Kobe Bryant, the five-time NBA champion who died in a helicopter crash on Sunday aged 41.

“I wake up this morning with this terrible news. Super sad,” Nadal said about Bryant. “He has been one of the greatest sportsmen in history.”

A video tribute to Bryant was played on the Rod Laver Arena scoreboards before the match.

Nadal’s 41st career Grand Slam quarter-final is to be against fifth seed Dominic Thiem tomorrow in a rematch of the past two French Open finals, both won by Nadal.

The other men’s quarter-final in the top half of the draw is seventh seed Alexander Zverev against 15th seed Stan Wawrinka, who is a three-time major champion, including at the Australian Open in 2014.

There will be a first-time women’s champion at Melbourne Park this year, because the last remaining previous winner in the draw, Angelique Kerber, was beaten 6-7 (5/7), 7-6 (7/4), 6-2 by 30th seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.

Pavlyuchenkova faces Garbine Muguruza in the quarter-finals tomorrow, when Simona Halep meets 28th seed Anett Kontaveit.

The match of the day was Nadal against Kyrgios, in part because of the quality of the play. There was also a subplot: Put simply, Nadal and Kyrgios do not get along.

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title: Lillard scores 50 on day marked by grief

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Damian Lillard of the Portland Trail Blazers, right, drives to the basket against the Indiana Pacers in their NBA game in Portland, Oregon, on Sunday.Photo: AP
On a night when he set another franchise record, Damian Lillard’s thoughts were not on his game. They were on Kobe Bryant.

Lillard on Sunday had 50 points and 13 assists, becoming the first Portland player with 40-plus points in three straight games, as the Trail Blazers beat the Indiana Pacers 139-129 on a day marked by grief over the death of the NBA great.

“I think it was the right decision for us to go out there and compete today in his honor. I think that’s what he would have wanted,” Lillard said. “Obviously, throughout the game you think about it. The timeouts, and just random dead moments of the game, he’s on your mind, because it’s just such an unfortunately sad situation. It was a tough game to play as far as your energy and where your heart is, to say the least.”

The Trail Blazers honored Bryant with 24 seconds of silence before the game and the team took a 24-second shot-clock violation at the start, before the Pacers took an eight-second timeline penalty, recognizing Bryant’s shirt numbers.

Several fans at the Moda Center wore Lakers jerseys, saluting a player who spent his entire career with Los Angeles.

C.J. McCollum returned after a three-game absence because of an ankle injury and added 28 points for the Blazers (20-27). Hassan Whiteside had 21 points and 14 rebounds.

Domantas Sabonis, whose father Arvydas played for the Blazers, had 27 points, 14 assists and 11 rebounds for the Pacers in his second career triple-double.

His first came the previous Sunday in Denver, Colorado.

“We’ve been having a lot of injuries all year so I just wanted to come out, be aggressive and help the team any way I can,” Sabonis said.

Indiana (30-17) have not won in Portland since the 2007-2008 season, a streak of 11 games.

However, there was a pall over the game because of the helicopter crash that killed Bryant, one of his daughters and seven others in southern California. Both coaches spoke about Bryant before the game.

“Anytime you played against him, you knew you were going to get his best effort. That’s just the way he played the game,” Blazers coach Terry Stotts said.

Pacers coach Nate McMillan was an assistant for US national teams that featured Bryant in the 2008 and 2012 Olympics. A former coach of the Trail Blazers, McMillan recalled how Bryant once scored 65 points against Portland.

“He’s a guy that, as he was growing up, I think there was that commercial: ‘I want to be like Mike.’ He wanted to be like Mike, and now he has young kids saying: ‘I want to be like Kobe,’” McMillan said. “I had the opportunity 2008, 2012 to see those great guys: Kobe, Wade and LeBron work, and he really set the example in 2008 for how he prepared, and how the world respected him — the attention he got in Beijing. It was unreal to see how those fans there treated him and respected him.”

NBA veteran Carmelo Anthony, who finished with 14 points for the Blazers, choked up while talking about Bryant after the game.

They were teammates on the Olympic team and had spoken just a few days previously.

“Our friendship, our relationship, was deeper than basketball,” Anthony said. “It was family. It was friendship. Basketball was the last piece of connective tissue between us two.”

Elsewhere, the Pelicans crushed the Celtics 123-108, the Knicks beat the Nets 110-97, the Hawks soared past the Wizards 152-133, the Clippers caned the Magic 112-97, the Nuggets defeated the Rockets 117-110, the Raptors sank the Spurs 110-106 and the Grizzlies eclipsed the Suns 114-109.

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title: World Business Quick Take

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INVESTMENT

Brunel sets green goals

Companies and asset managers must show progress toward climate goals by 2022, Brunel Pension Partnership, one of Britain’s biggest pension fund managers, said yesterday, or the fund will withdraw its investment. Brunel, which manages ￡30 billion (US$39 billion) in assets for 10 local government schemes, said in its first climate policy it was aiming to influence companies’ and investment managers’ behavior. Brunel will require its “material holdings” to cut carbon emissions by 2022. It said it could vote against the reappointment of board members or divest from companies if they fail to act.

WEALTH MANAGEMENT

Berlin probes Saudi scheme

German prosecutors are investigating two former Deutsche Bank AG employees for allegedly paying US$1.1 million to secure the wealth management business of a senior Saudi royal, the Financial Times reported. The money transfers were arranged in 2011 and 2012, along with other perks, including an internship and a seminar at a Swiss ski resort, according to the results of an international probe, seen by the Financial Times. The lender conducted its probe between 2014 and 2016, leading to the departure of six employees and 12 staff having their bonuses suspended.

LABOR

Finnish paper strike looms

About 9,000 workers at Finnish paper mills were to go on strike yesterday after wage talks broke down, their labor union said in a statement, the latest in a series of labor conflicts to hit Finland. Another 6,000 employees at sawmills, plywood mills and other forestry plants had already planned to strike yesterday, bringing the overall outage to around 15,000 workers. The strikes are set to last for three weeks, but could end earlier if a deal is reached with the mills, the union said. Employers have vowed to respond with a lockout of workers at a dozen plants from Feb. 10 unless a deal is reached before then, further paralyzing Finland’s forestry industry, a major source of export revenue.

AUTOMAKERS

Ford to settle with US$30m

Ford Motor Corp will pay at least US$30 million in a proposed settlement over a class-action lawsuit related to failing transmissions in its Fiesta and Focus vehicles. The lawsuit represents nearly 2 million owners and former owners of the cars, which had bad dual-clutch transmissions, the Detroit Free Press reported on Saturday, citing court documents. In addition to the US$30 million in cash reimbursement, there will be an easier process for people to get compensated and a simplified buyback program for defective vehicles, the report said. Ford spokesman T.R. Reid said the company believes the settlement is “fair and reasonable” and expects it to be approved during a final hearing on Feb. 28. The case was filed in 2012.

LABOR

Unions, Jingye reach deal

UK trade unions have reached a deal with China’s Jingye Group (敬業集團) about its provisional deal to buy British Steel Ltd, acknowledging that up to 500 jobs will go in exchange for protecting pay and employment terms. “The sale to Jingye is now firmly in sight and we would encourage all stakeholders in the business to focus on reaching a positive conclusion,” three trade unions said in a joint statement released on Friday last week. Jingye is making progress with securing approvals for the deal and aims to complete the takeover in the first quarter of this year, the Chinese group said in a statement.

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Oil, equities sink on deadly virus fears

VIRAL SHOCK:Unlike SARS, which had less of an impact on the developed world market, the rest of the world could feel the pinch this time, an analyst warned
Fears over the global economic impact of a deadly new SARS-like virus sent oil prices plunging more than 2 percent yesterday to extend last week’s sell-off, while safe-haven assets including the yen and gold rallied.

As the death toll from the Chinese epidemic jumped to 80 with those affected worldwide approaching 3,000, analysts said there were growing fears the crisis could become as bad as the SARS outbreak that hit Asian markets in 2003.

Stephen Innes at AxiCorp said the economic shock to China and the world — just as a growth slowdown appeared to be easing — could be massive.

“The biggest threat to the global economy is not just because the disease spreads quickly across countries through networks related to global travel,” he said in a note. “But also because any economic shock to China’s colossal industrial and consumption engines will spread rapidly to other countries through the increased trade and financial linkages associated with globalization.”

He added: “Unlike 2003 where SARS was less impactful on the developed world market, the rest of the world could feel the pinch this time around.”

If the new virus has the same impact on China as SARS, the falls could be worse then projected, Innes said, because consumption is a bigger part of the country’s economy and its overall growth trajectory is weaker.

Most regional markets were closed for the Lunar New Year break, but Tokyo was open and fell 2 percent. Bangkok plunged nearly 3 percent on worries about the Thai travel sector, while Mumbai, Wellington, Manila and Jakarta also suffered losses.

Both main oil contracts tumbled more than 2 percent, having dropped more than 6 percent last week owing to concerns about the effects on demand in the world’s No. 2 economy.

“With ample supply around the world, oil is more vulnerable than most markets to a shock economic growth slow down,” Oanda Corp analyst Jeffrey Halley said.

The flight to safety saw the yen rally against the US dollar, with the unit now up more than 1 percent from eight-month lows touched earlier this year.

However, the greenback rose across the board against higher-yielding, riskier units such as the South Korean won, Thai baht, Indonesian rupiah and Australian dollar.

Gold, another go-to asset in times of turmoil and uncertainty, is heading back toward US$1,600 and the six-year peaks touched at the start of this month.

While the main focus is on the spread of the virus, traders will also be keeping an eye on the release of earnings this week from top companies including Apple Inc, Amazon.com Inc, Microsoft Corp, Facebook Inc and Samsung Electronics Co.

The last three months of the year are traditionally strong for Apple, and average estimates suggest that revenues of US$88 billion and profits of US$24 billion will test records when it reports earnings today, while Amazon on Thursday is also pegged to post record quarterly revenues — of US$86 billion even if profits fall, according to consensus figures collected by S&P Global Market Intelligence. It is much the same story at Microsoft Corp, one of Amazon’s main rivals in cloud computing: revenues and profits within a whisker.

Even Facebook is expected to post record profits, and revenues above US$20 billion for the first time.

Additional reporting by the Guardian

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India plans to sell its entire stake in the national carrier Air India to shore up falling revenues and privatize the airline, after an initial attempt last year failed to attract a single bidder.

The government issued a document yesterday inviting initial expressions of interest in the airline, which has accumulated huge losses in the past decade.

The document set March 17 as the deadline for submissions and said the bidders would have to absorb 232 billion rupees (US$3.26 billion) of the airline’s 580 billion rupee debt burden.

The plan to privatize Air India, which operates both domestic and international routes, is an effort to revive the airline.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is moving to privatize various state-owned enterprises to help repair government finances and give the economy a boost. Growth slowed to a 4.5 percent annual pace in the July-September quarter, its slowest rate since mid-2018.

Modi’s government has high hopes that foreign investors will participate in the Air India bidding. It wants to raise 1.05 trillion rupees through the sale of public assets by March this year.

Air India carried 18.36 million domestic passengers last year and has suffered from overly bureaucratic management and political interference as privately owned low-cost airlines have gained market share. It has been incurring losses since its 2007 merger with another state-owned domestic carrier, Indian Airlines.

The new owner will be taking on a fleet of 121 Air India aircraft and 25 planes in the Air India Express fleet.

The news agency Press Trust of India reported that various Air India employee unions were to meet yesterday to discuss the proposed privatization plan.

Last week, the IMF downgraded its economic growth forecast for India and said the country’s slowing growth was the single biggest drag on its global growth forecast in the past two years.

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Amazon workers lash out over firm’s climate stance

CARBON FOOTPRINT:The workers demanded that the company go further in its climate change mitigation plan, which it announced with great publicity last year
Robots move along the warehouse floor with packages before finding the proper delivery chute at an Amazon warehouse in Goodyear, Arizona, on Dec. 17 last year.Photo: AP
Hundreds of Amazon.com Inc employees on Sunday openly criticized the online retail giant’s environmental record, in violation of the company’s communications policy.

More than 300 signed a Medium blog post by Amazon Employees for Climate Justice (AECJ), which is pushing the company to go further in its climate change mitigation plan, which was announced with great publicity in September last year.

Group members have publicly criticized the company, and some have been warned that they could be fired.

“The protest is the largest action by employees since Amazon began threatening to fire workers for speaking out about Amazon’s role in the climate crisis,” the AECJ said.

“As Amazon workers, we are responsible for not only the success of the company, but its impact as well. It’s our moral responsibility to speak up, and the changes to the communications policy are censoring us from exercising that responsibility,” said Sarah Tracy, a software development engineer at Amazon.

It is common for companies to demand restraint from employees when it comes to publicly discussing the firm’s activities and even more so when openly questioning them.

Amazon had nearly 650,000 permanent employees at the end of 2018, according to the company’s annual report.

While the environment and climate change was the focus of many of the posts on Sunday, Amazon was also criticized for other activities such as providing artificial intelligence capabilities to companies in the oil sector.

Amazon is often criticized over its carbon footprint because of the high energy consumption of its huge server farms for its lucrative cloud computing activities. And it has built its success on the back of a huge road transport logistics network to ensure speedy deliveries, which generates a lot of greenhouse gases, the main culprit of climate change.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos on Sept. 19 last year made public environmental commitments, promising in particular that the firm would be carbon neutral by 2040. The AECJ said this was insufficient and Amazon should be aiming for a 2030 target.

“This is not the time for silencing voices. We need policies that welcome more open discourse, more problem-solving, and more urgent and concerted action about climate change and its causes,” said Mark Hiew, a senior marketing manager at Amazon.

Amazon did not respond to an AFP request for a response, but an article in the Bezos-owned Washington Post quoted spokesm an Drew Herdener as saying that Amazon encouraged employees to express themselves, but internally through the various platforms available to them.

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“Football Leaks” whistle-blower Rui Pinto arrives to stand trial at the Metropolitan Court in Budapest, Hungary, on March 5 last year.Photo: AFP
The Portuguese hacker involved in the “Football Leaks” revelations is also the whistle-blower behind the “Luanda Leaks” scandal embroiling the daughter of an ex-president, his lawyers said yesterday.

Rui Pinto has handed over “a hard-drive containing all data related to the recent revelations concerning Ms. Isabel Dos Santos’ fortune, her family’s and all the actors that might be involved in the fraudulent operations committed at the expense of the Angolan State,” a statement from his lawyers said.

The tycoon daughter of former Angolan president Jose Eduardo dos Santos has vowed to fight corruption allegations which have stretched across Angola’s state oil and diamond industries and banks.

Dos Santos has been accused of financial crimes during her tenure at Sonangol, Angola’s state-owned oil giant, which she headed during her father’s rule.

Pinto had forwarded the hard-drive to the Platform to Protect Whistleblowers in Africa and the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, his lawyers said.

Pinto had “sought to help understanding complex operations conducted with the complicity of banks and jurists which not only impoverish the people and the State of Angola, but may have seriously damaged Portugal’s general interest,” the statement said.

A Portuguese court decided on Jan. 17 to go ahead with the trial of Pinto, Teixeira da Mota said after a hearing in Lisbon, noting the number of offenses he has been charged with has been reduced to 90 from 147.

Pinto was extradited from Hungary in March last year for allegedly attempting to blackmail Doyen Sports, an investment fund, asking for between 500,000 and 1 million euros (US$551,000 to US$1.1 million) in return for not publishing documents he had obtained illegally from the computer systems of Doyen and of Sporting Lisbon. His lawyers claim that he had abandoned his blackmail attempt on his own initiative.

They say Pinto is a “very important European whistle-blower.”

The Football Leaks revelations allowed prosecutors in several countries, including Britain and France, to investigate possible wrongdoing in soccer.

Angolans call Isabel dos Santos “the princess,” and she is Africa’s richest woman, according to Forbes, which estimates her assets at US$2.1 billion.

Hundreds of companies, many based in tax havens such as the British Virgin Islands, are alleged to have helped Dos Santos accrue her fortune.

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title: Macau arrivals from China plunge 80% in blow for casinos

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China’s deadly virus outbreak is threatening the outlook for casino operators in the world’s largest gambling hub. The number of mainland Chinese visitors to Macau fell 80 percent on Sunday, the third day of the holiday, compared with the equivalent day during last year’s Lunar New Year break, according to the city’s tourism office.

For the first three days of the holiday, arrivals were down 66 percent. That is a blow for an economy which is reliant on the gambling industry, and comes after casinos suffered their worst year since 2015. The outlook is unlikely to get any better as China limits travel for its citizens, including overseas tour bans, amid the growing death toll caused by the novel coronavirus.

Macau Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng (賀一誠) said on Thursday he could not rule out closing all casinos in the city due to the disease outbreak, according to a Radio Television Hong Kong report.

Wynn Resorts Ltd shares plunged 11 percent in US trading last week, while Wynn Macau Ltd shares sank 13 percent in Hong Kong. Shares in Sands China Ltd (金沙中國) dropped more than 8 percent. Hong Kong’s markets are closed for holidays until tomorrow.

In China, box office sales plunged to about 6.1 million yuan (US$883,000) over the first three days of the holiday, compared with 2.3 billion yuan in the year-earlier period, according to Maoyan Movie (貓眼電影) data. Cinema operators including Dadi Cinema Group (大地影院), Jinyi Cinemas (金逸電影) and the local affiliate of CJ CGV Co (星聚匯) announced last week they were halting operations from Friday last week through yesterday.

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Vine creator’s TikTok rival tops US App Store in debut

CULTURAL TOUCHPOINT:Dom Hofmann has released Byte, an app that recreates the popular Vine video-sharing service that failed after he sold it to Twitter in 2012
Byte, a new video-sharing app released on Friday last week to compete with ByteDance Inc’s (字節跳動) TikTok, has rocketed to the top of Apple Inc’s US App Store.

Created by Dom Hofmann, Byte reboots the deprecated Vine video-sharing service, which he co-founded in the summer of 2012 and sold to Twitter Inc later that year. The parent company failed to find a way to make the service profitable and eventually discontinued it in 2016.

Despite its brief existence, Vine became a cultural touchpoint in the US, with many users embracing its six-second time limit as a creative challenge. It was where controversial YouTube star Logan Paul, whose channel now has more than 20 million subscribers, got his start.

Byte “ended on Friday as the No. 1 free iPhone app on the US App Store and is still in the top spot,” Randy Nelson of research firm Sensor Tower said.

Besides the US, Byte is also the top free iOS app in Canada and ranks in the top 10 in Australia, New Zealand, Norway and the UK. On Android’s Play Store, Byte is sixth among free apps in the US.

The timing of Byte’s release coincides with a moment of reckoning for TikTok and its Beijing-based parent company. ByteDance is looking to hire a chief executive officer for TikTok, which is under increasing scrutiny from US lawmakers wary about the influence of Chinese companies on US consumers. TikTok’s runaway popularity has been deemed to create “national security risks,” according to a letter by Senators Chuck Schumer and Tom Cotton in the fall.

Unlike ByteDance, which is the world’s highest-valued start-up, and most other social media contenders, Byte is starting off small and its community guidelines make several references to the company’s modest budget. Still, the strong early response to Byte’s arrival — coming with little to no advance fanfare — suggests the community that Vine built up remains loyal to the particular six-second format. Some of the early popular videos on the platform are humorous proclamations of “Don’t post TikToks here.”

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title: Neymar dedicates goal to Kobe Bryant

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Neymar on Sunday dedicated his second goal in Paris Saint-Germain’s 2-0 win at Lille OSC to basketball legend Kobe Bryant, whose death in a helicopter crash earlier shocked the world, as his brace fired the French champions 10 points clear at the top of Ligue 1.

The world’s most expensive player slotted home a 52nd-minute penalty and went over to a television camera by the side of the Stade Pierre Mauroy pitch to make the No. 24 with his fingers in honor of Bryant’s shirt number.

“It’s deeply saddening for the world of sport and for all of us,” Neymar told Canal+ after the win. “Not just for basketball fans, but for everything he did for sport.”

Neymar had already put his side ahead with a fine strike in the first half before putting the game out of reach, and increasing the gap between PSG and second-placed Olympique de Marseille.

His 12th league goal of the season tipped the balance in PSG’s favor after a positive start for the hosts, who were unbeaten at home ahead of the match.

The Brazilian almost immediately slipped through Kylian Mbappe, but the onrushing Mike Maignan stopped the FIFA World Cup-winner from scoring his 14th top-flight goal of the season.

Mbappe was stopped again by Maignan when he got his body in the way of a fierce close-range effort, but the away side were given a penalty soon after for a clear Gabriel handball.

Neymar squeezed his spot-kick just beyond Maignan, who got his hand to the shot, but looked on in horror as it made its way in off the post.

“We deserved to win, I think we played well,” PSG coach Thomas Tuchel said.

Neymar’s tribute came on what was already an emotional day in French soccer, with Nantes and Girondins de Bordeaux honoring their former striker Emiliano Sala, a year after his death in a plane crash.

The clubs remembered Argentine forward Sala before the Derby de l’Atlantique at the Stade de la Beaujoire.

Bordeaux won 1-0 courtesy of a late goal by Jimmy Briand as Nantes played most of the second half with 10 men after the dismissal of Andrei Girotto.

Sala was killed in January last year when the plane taking him to join Cardiff City after being bought from Nantes crashed near Guernsey.

Nantes wore a special white and pale blue shirt inspired by Argentina, while Bordeaux’s kit featured an Argentine flag beneath the club crest flanked by the player’s initials.

Proceeds from the sales of the strips were to be sent to the two Argentine clubs Sala played for in his youth.

A portrait of Sala was also displayed in the center circle during the warmup and there was a minute’s applause ahead of kickoff.

Supporters laid flowers outside the ground and broke out into a song commemorating Sala in the ninth minute, representing the shirt number worn by the player which has since been retired by Nantes.

Sala left his homeland to join Bordeaux in 2012, and then played for Nantes between 2015 and last year.

Earlier, Karl Toko Ekambi scored on his debut as Olympique Lyonnais defeated Toulouse 3-0.

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title: EVERYDAY ENGLISH

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B: Are you planning to get out of bed today? It’s almost afternoon.

A: I’m awake! Hey, I’ve got a plan: Let’s go for a stroll among the cherry blossoms in the nearby hills.

B: Good idea, wait for me to finish this piece of paper cutting and then we can head outside.

A: Wow, they’re so beautiful. You’ve got to teach me paper cutting this evening.

B: 你今天到底要不要起床啊，都快要下午了耶。

A: 我已經醒了！我計劃出門走走，去近郊山上看櫻花。

B: 好主意，那你先等我一下，我把這幅窗花剪好就出門。

A: 哇，你這些窗花也太美了，晚上回來一定要教我剪。

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title: Iranian plane skids into streets; all passengers safe

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An Iranian passenger plane sits on a highway outside Mahshahr Airport after skidding off the runway in the southwestern city of Mahshahr, Iran, yesterday.Photo: EPA-EFE
An Iranian passenger plane carrying about 150 passengers yesterday skidded off the runway and into a street next to the airport in the southern city of Mahshahr, after apparently losing its landing gear in a hard landing.

No major injuries were reported.

The passengers calmly exited the Caspian Airlines plane from a front door and one over the wing, still with carry-on baggage in hand, footage posted on state-run TV’s Website showed.

The footage showed passengers being helped to the street below by people on the ground.

Provincial airport director Mohammad Reza Rezanian said all of the passengers had been safely taken off the plane.

However, it seems that tragedy was narrowly avoided, as images from the scene showed the airplane had ground to a halt not far from a populated area.

The incident comes as Iran is still coping with the aftermath of the accidental downing of a Ukrainian plane over Tehran.

The plane was shot down by the Revolutionary Guard earlier this month, killing all 176 people aboard.

Iranian state TV said the plane involved in yesterday’s incident came in harder than usual and lost its landing gear as it hit the tarmac.

No landing gear was evident in pictures of the plane after the accident, but it was not immediately clear if it failed to deploy or somehow collapsed as the jet hit runway at about 9:30am.

The accident is under investigation, officials said.

The flight from the Tehran-based airline originated in the Iranian capital.

Iranian reports identified the plane only as a McDonnell Douglas without being more specific, but Caspian has only the McDonnell Douglas MD-83s in its fleet.

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Britain will set out more details about its objectives for a free-trade deal with the EU next month after the country leaves the bloc on Friday, British Secretary of State for Exiting the EU Stephen Barclay said.

“We are going to publish our objectives for the negotiation ... in due course after the 31st,” he told BBC television’s Andrew Marr program on Sunday.

At stake are the terms of trade from next year, when an 11-month post-Brexit transition period is due to expire. Negotiations between London and Brussels are expected to start in March.

“The key issue is that we will have control of our rules, we will not be a rule taker, we will not diverge for the sake of diverging, we start from a position of alignment,” Barclay said. “But the key opportunity is that we will be able to set our standards, high standards, on worker’s rights, on the environment, on state aid as part of that trade policy.”

The European Commission, which negotiates on behalf of the 27 remaining EU members, will thrash out its objectives next month before putting them to EU governments on Feb. 25. Negotiations are expected to start after that.

Barclay reiterated the UK’s ambition to agree a “zero-tariff, zero-quota, broadly ambitious trade policy,” with the EU, while working to strike deals with other countries, including the US.

In the week that the UK ends its 45-year relationship with the EU, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to make a series of critical infrastructure decisions that could shape his premiership — and the country — for years to come.

The premier is poised to allow Huawei Technologies Co (華為) to take a role in developing 5G, despite calls from US President Donald Trump to ban the Chinese firm over concerns that it could make the network vulnerable to spying in the future. Huawei has always denied posing a security risk. An announcement could come as early as today.

One option Johnson is considering is imposing a market share cap on Huawei, in a bid to avoid over-reliance on the Chinese company, according to the Financial Times.

Barclay said he was confident the UK and US would get a post-Brexit trade deal done despite the tensions over Huawei.

“The key issue in terms of the US trade deal is the clear intent of the Trump administration to have a trade deal with the UK,” Barclay said. “They’ve been very clear in terms of how they prioritize that — that they want to have that deal. So yeah, there are issues in terms of 5G, but that is a UK decision.”

Additional reporting by Bloomberg

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title: UK outlines new visa plan for scientists

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Britain on Sunday announced a new fast-track visa scheme for top scientists, researchers and mathematicians as it prepares a new immigration system for life outside the EU.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson revealed the plan just days before Brexit finally takes place at midnight on Friday.

Concerns about mass migration were a driving force in the 2016 campaign to leave the EU, and Johnson has promised to end free movement with the bloc.

However, on Sunday he said: “As we leave the EU, I want to send a message that the UK is open to the most talented minds in the world, and stand ready to support them to turn their ideas into reality.”

EU free movement is to continue for 11 months after Brexit during a transition period designed to allow London and Brussels to agree a new future partnership.

The government hopes to introduce a new points-based immigration system on Jan. 1 next year for EU and non-EU citizens, but the details are still being worked out.

The newly announced Global Talent visa system is to come into effect from next month, to replace the Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) visa.

Only about 550 of the old visas were issued in 2018 and last year, well below the cap of 2,000, and officials hope the new, uncapped scheme will be more enticing.

It is open to a wider range of applicants, and offers an easier route to settling in Britain.

The government also unveiled an extra ￡300 million (US$392 million) to fund “experimental and imaginative mathematical sciences research” over the next five years.

“The UK has a proud history of scientific discovery, but to lead the field and face the challenges of the future we need to continue to invest in talent and cutting-edge research,” Johnson said in a statement.

However, Liberal Democrats’ home affairs spokeswoman Christine Jardine dismissed the plan as a “marketing gimmick,” adding: “Boris Johnson is showing that he fundamentally doesn’t understand what makes our science sector so successful. Changing the name of a visa and removing a cap that’s never been hit is not a serious plan.”

Additional reporting by the Guardian

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