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WEATHER

CWB issues cold warnings

The Central Weather Bureau (CWB) has issued warnings for cold temperatures in 20 cities and counties, with a strong continental cold front to linger until at least early this morning. An “orange” alert was issued for New Taipei City, Taoyuan, Taichung, Chiayi City and Tainan, as well as Hsinchu, Miaoli, Changhua, Nantou, Yunlin, Chiayi and Yilan counties, warning of temperatures of below 6°C last night into this morning. The CWB also issued a “yellow” alert, saying temperatures of below 10°C were expected in Keelung, Taipei, Hsinchu and Kaohsiung, as well as Pingtung, Hualien, Taitung and Kinmen counties. In November last year, the bureau adopted a color-coded alert system to warn of low temperatures across Taiwan, with “yellow,” “orange” and “red” warnings denoting “cold,” “very cold” and “frigid” temperatures respectively in non-mountainous areas.

DIPLOMACY

Visa program extended

Taiwan and North Macedonia have agreed to extend their bilateral visa-free programs for five years through March 31, 2025, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said yesterday. Passport holders from both sides can visit each other’s territory without a visa for up to 90 days within an 180-day period, the ministry said in a statement, adding that information has been updated on the Web site of each nation’s foreign ministry. However, the privilege only applies to Republic of China passport holders whose document contains their national ID number, the Taiwanese ministry said. Having the ID number means the passport holder is a Taiwanese national and has household registration in Taiwan, which guarantees their civil and political rights, it said.

DIPLOMACY

Ministry thanks US senator

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday thanked US Senator Marco Rubio for urging the US to fully implement the Taiwan Travel Act, negotiate a bilateral trade agreement and increase military support for Taiwan. In an opinion piece published in the Washington Examiner on Thursday, Rubio said that Beijing would likely redouble its efforts to isolate Taiwan in the run-up to the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party’s founding next year. Ship visits and face-to-face meetings between senior military and government officials are opportunities for US engagement, while the US should “fully implement the Taiwan Travel Act,” he wrote. The ministry said in a statement that the nation would continue working with the US administration and the US Congress with a pragmatic attitude, and steadily deepen bilateral partnerships around the world.

SOCIETY

Fire dog carer sought

The Taipei Fire Department is to accept applications to take care of its rescue dog, a five-year-old German shepherd named Humble, until Feb 17. Applicants should live on the first floor of a building with open space of at least 10m2, with Taipei residents preferred, the department said. The dog’s food is to be paid for by the department, it said, adding that if veterinarian services are required, the carer should inform the department first, but if there is an emergency, the carer can seek help first and apply for reimbursement from the department afterward on provision of medical certificates. Since 2015, six of its retired rescue dogs have been adopted by animal lovers, the department said.

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Virus Fears: Support for Taiwan to participate at the WHO increases

Global support for Taiwan’s participation in WHO meetings has grown as the international body continues to bar the nation from its discussions about 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), even though Taiwan had reported 10 cases as of yesterday.

EU External Action Service spokeswoman Virginie Battu-Henriksson on Thursday said that Taiwan should be included in the global body, as it has the expertise and ability to contribute.

The remarks came after similar calls by US officials, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

Trudeau on Wednesday said during a question-and-answer session in the Canadian parliament that his administration supports the meaningful participation of Taiwan in international multilateral forums.

On Thursday, Abe said during a legislative session that Taiwan’s participation in the WHO is necessary to effectively fight the spread of 2019-cCoV, adding that it would be difficult to maintain health and prevent the virus from spreading further in the region if Taiwan is excluded from the WHO for political reasons.

Taiwan is not a member of the UN or its affiliated organizations, including the WHO, due to opposition from China.

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Virus Fears: China’s January factory activity stalls

DOWNSIDE RISKS:While the purchasing managers’ index fell to the 50-neutral mark, analysts cautioned that a fast-spreading virus could hurt first-quarter growth
An employee works on an assembly line for masks at Dasheng Health Products Manufacturing Co in Shanghai, China, yesterday.Photo: Bloomberg
Growth in China’s factory activity faltered last month, an official survey showed, as export orders fell and an outbreak of a new virus added to risks facing the world’s second-largest economy.

The purchasing managers’ index (PMI) fell to 50 last month from 50.2 in December, China’s National Bureau of Statistics said yesterday.

The reading was in line with analysts’ forecasts and hit the neutral 50-point mark that separates growth from contraction on a monthly basis.

While the PMI showed activity in some parts of the sector holding up, economists are doubtful the survey provides a meaningful read on the economy given recent developments with novel coronavirus 2019 (2019-nCoV) and distortions from the Lunar New Year break.

More than 200 people have died from the virus in China in the past few weeks, prompting widespread transport curbs and tough public health measures that are weighing heavily on the travel, tourism and retail sectors.

Analysts say the fast-spreading virus could hurt first-quarter economic growth.

“I would disregard today’s release,” Australia and New Zealand Banking Group chief economist for Greater China Raymond Yeung (楊宇霆) said in an e-mail.

“The figure certainly overrates the economic outlook, as it does not reflect the interruption due to the outbreak,” he said.

China’s economic growth cooled to its weakest in nearly 30 years last year amid a bruising trade dispute with the US.

The PMI’s component indicators painted a mixed picture of the sector.

New export orders slipped back into contraction after rising for the first time in more than a year last month, while production slowed from a multi-month high, but remained in expansionary territory.

Total new orders expanded at a slightly faster clip than the month before.

The sub-index for imports fell deeper into contraction.

Factories also continued to shed jobs last month, although the pace of reduction slowed.

China watchers typically advise caution in their analysis of economic data early in the year due to the effect of the week-long Lunar New Year holiday, which usually slows activity.

Many firms scale back operations or close for long periods around the holiday, which began on Friday last week. This year, the Chinese government extended the Lunar New Year holiday to limit the spread of the virus.

“Extended closures could ripple through supply chains across China and beyond,” Capital Economics said in a note to clients this week.

In contrast, activity in China’s service sector quickened, with the official non-manufacturing PMI rising to 54.1 from 53.5 in December.

However, the bureau warned the impact of 2019-nCoV is not fully reflected in the survey and that more observation was needed.

Already, the outbreak has been seen hitting service sectors, such as transportation, tourism, catering and entertainment, as people avoid crowded areas.

Analysts estimated its impact on the Chinese economy could be bigger than that of SARS, which also originated in China and killed nearly 800 people worldwide in 2002 and 2003.

Beijing has relied more on services and consumption to offset manufacturing weakness now than then.

One bright spot might be construction, Capital Economics said in a note, with the sub-index for the industry rising to 59.7 last month from 56.7 in December, a sign local governments have been quick to begin new infrastructure projects this year.

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A large work of calligraphy by Tung Yang-tzu is displayed at the National Concert Hall in Taipei on Friday last week.Photo: CNA
Although not a household name, Tung Yang-tzu’s (董陽孜) calligraphy can be found on passport stamps, the main hall of Taipei Railway Station, a Jay Chou (周杰倫) music video and now at Taipei Fine Arts Museum.

The museum is hosting 94 of Tung’s large-format pieces, as well as oil paintings in a solo retrospective called “Moving Ink,” which runs until March 8.

Born in Shanghai in 1942, Tung arrived in Taiwan at the age of 10, and studied art at National Taiwan Normal University.

After developing her skills in the US, she returned to Taiwan in 1977 to devote herself to calligraphy, she said.

Her work has since been featured on the logos of the Ministry of Culture, Cloud Gate Dance Theatre and Huashan 1914 Creative Park, as well as on the covers of books by novelist Pai Hsien-yung (白先勇) and in a terminal at Taipei International Airport (Songshan airport).

Tung, who studied the works of calligraphy masters, developed a notable improvisational and emotional style, which she credits to her training in other visual arts.

Calligraphy, while often neglected, is a vital part of Taiwan’s cultural heritage, Tung said.

Even as technology threatens to overshadow or even replace traditional art forms, she prefers the physical presence of the written word, she said.

“Technology makes life convenient, but it dilutes our human relationships,” she said. “With one click, you can erase anything on a computer, but remember, people still save old handwritten letters because of their emotional resonance.”

Tung does not own a mobile phone or computer, but that does not stop her from trying to reinvent her work through genre-crossing experiments, and collaborations in sculpture, music and fashion, she said.

However, she said she hopes these contemporary endeavors “will encourage someone to pick up a brush and write, so the cultural heritage of calligraphy can be passed on.”

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Virus Fears: Premier not interested in Christine Fan criticism

Premier Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) yesterday said he would not respond to a derogatory epithet that singer Christine Fan (范瑋琪) used to refer to him after he ordered a halt on exports of masks amid fears of a local novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak.

Fan on Tuesday wrote on Facebook that Su was a “damned thug,” a “dog of a bureaucrat” and a “bastard” for issuing a directive on Friday last week to suspend exports of N95 respirators and masks made of woven materials until Feb. 23.

Fan wrote that Su was “inhuman” and asked whether an ordinary human being could have done such a thing.

She deleted the post after it prompted outrage online and on Tuesday apologized, writing that she only hopes that people would “treat one another with love and care.”

However, Fan’s apology did not appease many, with about 172,000 Facebook users reacting to it with the “angry” emoji, while many left angry comments.

“Apparently, renminbi smells better. Before asking for people to show more love and care, why don’t you start with yourself?” Alison Wu wrote. “There is a shortage of masks domestically, yet you worry about the country on the other side of the Taiwan Strait first.”

Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Ho Chih-wei (何志偉) yesterday said he received a call from Fan’s husband, TV personality Blackie Chen (陳建州), asking Ho to arrange a meeting between Su, his wife and himself, so that the couple could apologize to the premier in person.

Ho said he agreed to Chen’s request and relayed the message to Su’s office.

Executive Yuan spokeswoman Kolas Yotaka quoted Su as saying that he would not pay any attention to Fan’s comments.

Su asked the couple to join efforts to prevent the spread of 2019-nCoV, which is the “most pressing matter at hand,” she said.

However, Su did not decline the couple’s request for a meeting, as some media reported, Kolas said.

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Taiwan’s Hsieh, Strycova fall in final

A THRASHING:Top seeds Hsieh Su-wei and Czech partner Barbora Strycova fell to a 6-2, 6-1 defeat to second seeds Timea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic in 1 hour, 12 minutes
Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-wei, partnered by Barbora Strycova of the Czech Republic, returns to Kristina Mladenovic of France and Timea Babos of Hungary in the Australian Open women’s doubles final in Melbourne yesterday.Photo: EPA-EFE
Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-wei and Czech partner Barbora Strycova yesterday fell to a comprehensive defeat in the Australian Open women’s doubles final, but there was a silver lining for the Taiwanese as she is to regain the world No. 1 spot when the new rankings are published on Monday.

The top seeds fell to a 6-2, 6-1 defeat to second seeds Timea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic at Rod Laver Arena in 1 hour, 12 minutes.

It was almost an exact repeat of the WTA Finals decider in Shenzhen, China, in November last year when the Hungarian-French duo lost just four games on their way to the title.

Strycova, who has said this is likely be her final year on tour, recalled her almost two decades playing at Melbourne Park.

“It has been 18 years ago when I was standing on I think Court No. 7 when I was playing junior finals and here I am still,” Strycova told the tournament Web site.

“I really love coming here to Australia, you are one of the most amazing countries for me and you guys are so incredible, and for me something really special,” Strycova added.

The second seeds saved six of seven break points and converted six of 10, hitting 17 winners to claim their third Grand Slam trophy after victories at the Australian Open in 2018 and the French Open last year.

Hsieh is to return to the No. 1 ranking after more than five years, overtaking her partner Strycova.

Starting in May 2014, the Taiwanese No. 1 first held the top ranking for five non-consecutive weeks alongside her then-partner Peng Shuai of China.

MEN’S SINGLES

In a new-generation battle, Dominic Thiem yesterday beat Alex Zverev 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7/3), 7-6 (7/4) to reach his first Australian Open final and set up the ultimate test against Melbourne Park maestro Novak Djokovic.

In an enthralling semi-final featuring a rain interruption, a lighting failure and plenty of drama besides, the fifth-seeded Austrian shrugged off a sluggish start and was braver on the big points under the roof at Rod Laver Arena.

He thrashed two blazing forehand winners to raise three match points in the decisive tiebreak, then sealed it with a cross-court volley to book his third Grand Slam final after losing the past two French Open deciders to Rafael Nadal.

“It was an unreal match, again two tiebreaks, so tough and so close,” Thiem said. “It was almost impossible to break him.”

With the men’s Grand Slams dominated for years by the “Big Three” of Djokovic, Nadal and Roger Federer, Thiem will bid to become the first man born in the 1990s to win a major title.

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Virus Fears: Housing transactions fall due to holiday, outbreak

Major property brokers yesterday reported a solid decline in housing transactions for last month, as the Lunar New Year shortened working days and the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak in China discouraged outdoor activities.

Evertrust Rehouse Co (永慶房屋), the nation’s largest broker by number of offices, saw transactions shrink 21 percent from December, as the Lunar New Year holiday reduced the number of working days by one week and the 2019-nCoV outbreak dampened buying interest.

Kaohsiung posted the steepest decline of 20 percent, followed by Taoyuan with 19 percent, Taichung with 12 percent and New Taipei City with 11 percent, Evertrust spokesman Jay Hsieh (謝志傑) said.

Taipei, Tainan and Hsinchu fared well, with transactions rising 2 percent, 10 percent and 7 percent respectively, Hsieh said.

Overall, prospective buyers were reluctant to raise offers, while sellers grew less flexible, he said.

The market was earlier expected to gain steam after the holiday and presidential and legislative elections, but the flu-like virus cast a new shadow, Hsieh said, adding that it was premature to judge its impact.

Many organizations have delayed or canceled public gatherings to help contain the outbreak after nine confirmed cases in the nation as of yesterday.

H&B Realty Co (住商不動產), the nation’s biggest brokerage by number of franchises, said it observed a 17 percent retreat in transactions across the nation.

New Taipei City reported the sharpest fall of 32.3 percent, followed by Taipei with 22.1 percent and Taichung with 20.8 percent, H&B research manager Jessica Hsu (徐佳馨) said.

Tainan, Kaohsiung and Taoyuan also posted declines of 16.6 percent, 10.8 percent and 6.8 percent respectively, H&B said.

Holiday disruptions accounted for the poor showing, which might persist depending on how the outbreak pans out, Hsu said.

Air pollution was also an issue for Taichung, while political uncertainty affected sentiment in Kaohsiung, she said.

Billy Yen (顏炳立), general manager at property consultancy Cushman & Wakefield Taiwan, voiced concern that the outbreak might put pressure on housing prices as people avoid going out.

Developers and builders might postpone new presales projects in the short term, while some might opt to lower prices to stimulate sales, Yen said.

Prices are therefore expected to drop by 5 to 10 percent this quarter, Yen said.

Sinyi Realty Inc (信義房屋) is less pessimistic, saying that property prices proved stable during the SARS outbreak in 2003 and should be resilient this time around as Taiwan’s economy is in a good shape.

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Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Wang Ting-yu (王定宇) yesterday criticized the administration of Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平), saying it had concealed information on the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak, creating a “disease prevention debacle.”

From information in the public domain, the Wuhan Municipal Health Commission on Dec. 30 and Dec. 31 last year filed two so-called “red-titled documents,” informing the Chinese State Council of 27 cases of the pneumonia-like disease, Wang said.

According to the documents, the earliest case can be traced to Dec. 12 last year, he said.

Leong Hoe-nam (梁浩南), an infectious diseases specialist at Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital in Singapore, on Jan. 5 said that the virus could be spread by direct human-to-human transmission, as many people who had been confirmed to be infected with 2019-nCoV had not been to the Huanan Seafood Market in Wuhan, where the virus purportedly originated, Wang said.

However, the commission on Jan. 6 rejected Leong’s remarks, saying that the virus could not be spread that way and on Jan. 17 claimed that there had not been any new confirmed cases since Jan. 6 — statements that would later be disproved, Wang said.

On Monday last week, Chinese epidemiologist Zhong Nanshan (鍾南山) — a key figure in containing the SARS outbreak in 2002 and 2003 — said that 2019-nCoV can be spread through direct human-to-human transmission, Wang said.

Chinese online news outlet caixin.com on Wednesday last week reported the first case of a physician contracting the disease had occurred on Jan. 10, he said.

The Chinese National Health Commission learned of the virus late last year, but concealed the news and failed to tackle the matter scientifically, Wang said.

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) did not order nationwide disease prevention methods until Monday last week, he said, adding he suspected that from Jan. 6 to Monday last week, Chinese authorities were screening reports about the virus.

The “Xi Jinping institution has led to a disease prevention debacle and is taking a heavy toll on people’s lives and the economy,” Wang said, adding that the credibility of information published by the CCP about the outbreak is suspect.

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Building cooperation in an unsettled, climate-affected world

The world is at a turning point, with power shifting and dispersing in ways that signal the emergence of a new multipolar era. In the resulting turbulent global environment, opportunities to compete or cooperate are increasing across several domains. In areas such as the economy, technology and the environment, the question is whether parties will seek progress toward common objectives or strategic advantages over competitors.

For much of the post-Cold War era, issues such as trade, scientific research and climate change were largely insulated from considerations of global competition. For example, the US and Chinese economies prospered together for 20 years, boosting market and investment opportunities for others through an open global system of finance and trade.

Similarly, the Internet boom of the early part of this century was made possible by a common and easily accessible platform that stood largely apart from national rivalries. As a result, the number of people worldwide using the Internet increased exponentially, from just over 400 million in 2000 to approximately 2 billion in 2010.

Even during the Cold War, governments and other actors set aside strategic competition to address global issues such as the environment. Most notably, the widening hole in the ozone layer spurred collective climate action. Beginning with the 1987 Montreal Protocol, and over the course of subsequent decades, states reduced their use of chlorofluorocarbons to the point that the atmosphere is now expected to recover.

However, today, issues once marked by partnership now risk becoming front lines of strife. Global economic growth is expected to weaken in the near term — a situation made worse by the fact that trade is being used as an instrument to pursue geopolitical advantage rather than joint prosperity. Moreover, unlike the depletion of the ozone layer, the melting of the Arctic ice cap has not served as a clarion call for more ambitious climate action. Instead, states see an opening to compete for the natural resources and trade routes opening in the far north. As for technology, the benefit of a common global communications platform is now at risk, owing to the possibility of “decoupled” US and Chinese communications systems operating on separate 5G networks.

However, these developments do not necessarily mean that we should resign ourselves to a period of geopolitical competition rather than cooperation. The expanding nature of geopolitics — with power dynamics operating across new domains — also means that new actors are exerting influence. As a result, a diverse set of parties can shape the course of international relations.

For starters, rising and mid-size powers are responding to the possibility of a fractured global order by reasserting the need for multilateralism. France and Germany are working with other like-minded countries to forge an alliance for multilateralism, which aims to boost international cooperation in areas such as digitalization and climate change.

In Africa, states are strengthening economic ties through the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement, which is to bring together 54 African Union member states and encompass more than US$2 trillion of GDP.

In Southeast Asia, ASEAN member states are taking steps to strengthen regional partnerships and integration, and intend to sign the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership later this year. This trade agreement — which is to include China, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand — is to cover an estimated 45 percent of the world’s population and create the world’s largest trading bloc.

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title: Virus Fears: Comics festival imposes strict health measures

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People wearing masks browse at the Taipei International Comics and Animation Festival at the Taipei World Trade Center’s Nangang Exhibition Hall yesterday.Photo: CNA
The Taipei International Comics and Animation Festival began yesterday with strict health measures in place to prevent the potential spread of 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV).

The event started on the same day that the WHO declared a global health emergency over the outbreak, which originated in Wuhan, China, in December.

Taiwan has confirmed 10 people infected, while China has reported 9,692 infections and 213 deaths since the virus was first identified, according to official statistics as of yesterday.

Visitors, mostly students and young adults, to the venue at the Taipei World Trade Center’s Nangang Exhibition Hall had their temperature taken and hands disinfected before entering after the doors opened at 10am.

Anyone with a temperature above 37.5°C, which indicates a fever, would be refused entry, said Huang Yung-hsueh (黃詠雪), chairperson of the Chinese Animation & Comic Publishers Association, which organized the festival.

“We have added two personnel to every entry point to help check temperatures and spray disinfectant,” Huang said.

The disinfectant is at least 75 percent alcohol, association secretary-general Roger Kao (高世椿) said, adding that “if anyone refuses to have their temperature taken or hands disinfected, they would be turned away.”

Visitors are asked to wear a medical-grade mask, Kao said, adding that anyone not wearing a mask would be denied entry to the festival’s 500 stalls and pavilions.

“Our main focus is disease prevention, nothing else matters,” he said. “The whole of Taiwan is watching.”

Because of the measures, entry to the event could take longer than at previous editions, Huang said.

However, one visitor, 14-year-old Wen Shih-teng (溫世騰), said he lined up for about two hours, when it took closer to four hours last year.

Another visitor, a 20-year-old who asked to be identified as Chung Sheng (仲生), said he lined up for about four hours, but felt that there were fewer people than previous years because of the 2019-nCoV threat.

A 39-year-old comic fan who asked to be identified as Hsiung Hsiung (熊熊) said he arrived at 7am, but it did not take long to get in once the doors opened, unlike last year when he lined up the night before to make sure he could buy the merchandise he wanted.

The festival, which features artists from Taiwan and abroad, runs through Tuesday next week.

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Britain hails new start as it leaves EU

UNCERTAINTY:While the exit terms have been ironed out, Boris Johnson has given himself until Dec. 31 to reach a new EU partnership covering a wide range of issues
Britain was yesterday to end almost half a century of integration with its closest neighbors and leave the EU, starting a new — but still uncertain — chapter in its long history.

At the stroke of midnight in Brussels, Britain was to become the first member to leave the EU and go it alone for the first time since 1973.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has backed Brexit since the 2016 referendum vote to leave that triggered bitterness and division, but he has promised to lead the kingdom to a bright new future.

Official celebrations would be muted out of respect for half the population who wanted to stay in the EU and who remain fearful of what lies ahead.

“Our job as the government, my job, is to bring this country together and take us forward,” Johnson said in a statement to mark the historic occasion.

“This is not an end, but a beginning. This is the moment when the dawn breaks and the curtain goes up on a new act,” he added.

Nothing would immediately feel different thanks to a transition period negotiated as part of an EU-UK exit deal, which was ratified earlier this week.

Britons would be able to work in and trade freely with EU nations until Dec. 31 and vice versa, although the UK would no longer be represented in the bloc’s institutions.

However, legally, Britain would be out — with no easy way back.

While the exit terms have been agreed, Britain must still strike a deal on future relations with the EU, its largest trading partner.

Getting this far has been a traumatic process.

Despite Britain’s resistance to many EU projects over the years — it refused to join the single currency or the Schengen passport-free travel area — the 2016 vote to leave was a huge shock.

It unleashed political chaos in London, sparking years of bitter arguments that paralyzed parliament and forced the resignations of two prime ministers.

Johnson brought an end to the turmoil with his decisive election victory in December, which gave him the parliamentary majority to ratify the Brexit deal.

However, Britons remain as divided as they were nearly four years ago, when 52 percent voted to leave, but 48 percent voted to remain in the EU.

Johnson is a polarizing figure, but he has emphasized unity and is avoiding any major celebrations that might exacerbate divisions.

He is to first host a special Cabinet meeting in the northeastern English city of Sunderland, which was the first to declare for Brexit in the 2016 vote.

At 10pm, he was scheduled to broadcast an address to the nation and then host a reception for staff at his 10 Downing Street office.

A light show was also to be held outside his office, while millions of commemorative ￡0.50 coins are being minted to mark the occasion.

On them is the message: “Peace, prosperity and friendship with all nations.”

By contrast Nigel Farage, the Brexit Party leader who has spent decades campaigning to leave the EU, is planning a large rally in nearby Parliament Square.

British euroskeptics have campaigned for decades to free their country from what they see as an overly bureaucratic and unaccountable institution.

Johnson has promised to leave the EU’s single market and customs union, giving Britain the freedom to forge trade deals around the world.

However, exactly how that will work — and at what cost to firms that depend on EU business — remains to be seen.

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A: Feel like going for a stroll around the market with me? I haven’t been there since it reopened after the holiday.

B: Sure, let’s buy some fresh green vegetables and have a light dinner tonight.

A: I can use the leftover flour and butter in the fridge to make some scones.

B: Wow, sounds good: that will be tomorrow afternoon’s tea sorted.

A: 你要跟我去市場逛一圈嗎？年假後從開市到現在，我都還沒去買菜。

B: 好呀，我們去買點新鮮的青菜，晚上吃清淡一點。

A: 我可以把冰箱裡面剩下來的麵粉跟奶油做成司康！

B: 哇，聽起來不錯唷，這樣明天下午茶就解決了。

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New Zealand’s Tim Seifert is run out by India in their Twenty20 international in Wellington yesterday.Photo: AP
India yesterday snatched the fourth Twenty20 against New Zealand after yet another super over was needed to separate the two sides after the scores were tied following the regulation 20 overs.

New Zealand, batting first in the decider, made 13 with Tim Seifert dropped twice before he was eventually dismissed.

In reply, India captain Virat Kohli hit the winning runs with a ball to spare.

The third match also ended in a super over, with Rohit Sharma hitting sixes off the final two balls to get India home.

The win puts India 4-0 up in the five-match series with New Zealand stand-in captain Tim Southee not happy that his side could not wrap the game up in the 20 overs.

“It’s very tough, especially in the position we got ourselves into and then to give them a chance at the end — they’re going to grab it with both hands,” he said.

New Zealand, chasing India’s 165-8, went into their last over only needing seven runs to win and with seven wickets in hand.

However, they were restricted to six runs and lost four wickets to finish 165-7, setting up the super over.

New Zealand had already suffered an earlier setback with talismanic captain Kane Williamson a late scratching having not fully recovered from a shoulder injury suffered while fielding in Game 3.

It was left to lusty hitting by Colin Munro and Seifert to provide the backbone of their innings with Munro making 64 and Seifert out in the final over for 57.

India, sent into bat first, made 165-8 on a flat track at Wellington with the innings anchored by an unbeaten 50 from Manish Pandey, and his partnerships with Thakur and Navdeep Saini.

India were 6-88 in the 12th over before Pandey and Thakur arrested the slide in a 43-run stand, with Thakur contributing 20. Saini, who was not out 11 in his first appearance on tour, put on 22 with Pandey off the last 13 deliveries.

In a slow start to their reply, New Zealand were 23-1 after five overs, but in the sixth over, when Thakur wound back the pace to under 140kph, Munro found his timing with a six and two fours to get the scoreboard moving.

In partnership with Seifert, they put on 72 off 44 deliveries before Munro was run out in a smart piece of relay fielding involving Thakur and Kohli, who threw down the stumps.

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US Senate poised to acquit Donald Trump

‘REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION’:Adam Schiff made a last-ditch attempt to win over Republican senators, proposing a one-week time frame for witness testimony
US President Donald Trump’s hopes for a speedy acquittal by the US Senate received a boost on Thursday as Democrats suffered a setback in their efforts to introduce new witnesses at his impeachment trial.

Democrats had sought to have former US national security adviser John Bolton testify, but a key Republican senator said that he would vote “no” when the question of calling further witnesses was put to the Senate yesterday.

If the witness motion is rejected, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a key Trump ally, could conceivably call for a vote to acquit the president of the impeachment charges as soon as yesterday.

A two-thirds majority — or 67 senators — is needed to remove a president from office, and the 53-47 Republican majority in the Senate means Trump is virtually certain to be acquitted.

Democrats were particularly eager to hear from Bolton following reports that he claims in an upcoming book to have been personally told by Trump that military aid to Ukraine was tied to Kyiv investigating his Democratic rival, former US vice president Joe Biden.

The charge is at the heart of the Dec. 18 impeachment of the 45th US president for abuse of power and obstruction of the US Congress by the Democratic-majority US House of Representatives.

Four Republican votes are needed to allow new witnesses, but US Senator Lamar Alexander, who had been considered a possible swing vote, late on Thursday issued a statement saying that there was no need for more evidence.

“It was inappropriate for the president to ask a foreign leader to investigate his political opponent and to withhold United States aid to encourage that investigation,” Alexander said.

“But the constitution does not give the Senate the power to remove the president from office and ban him from this year’s ballot simply for actions that are inappropriate,” he said.

US Senator Susan Collins said that she would support the call for witnesses and US Senator Mitt Romney has said that he was “very likely” to do so.

Another wavering Republican — US Senator Lisa Murkowski — had said that she would announce her decision yesterday morning.

In the event of a 50-50 tie, US Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, who is presiding over the trial, could be called upon to end the deadlock. If he declines to vote, the motion calling for witnesses would fail.

US Representative Adam Schiff, the chief Democratic prosecutor, in a last-ditch bid on Thursday to win over Republican senators wary of a drawn-out process proposed a one-week time frame to secure new witness testimony.

“Let’s have a reasonable accommodation here,” the California lawmaker told the 100 senators sitting as jurors at the historic trial. “We’ll take one week and you’ll continue with the business of the Senate.”

Trump’s defense team rejected the Democratic calls for more witnesses.

“They said for weeks it was an overwhelming case,” White House deputy counsel Patrick Philbin said. “If that’s their position, why do they need more witnesses?”

White House counsel Pat Cipollone argued for an early acquittal, saying that it “would be the best thing for our country.”

Voters — not the Senate — should decide Trump’s fate in the November US presidential election, he said.

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Virus Fears: Hong Kong IPOs stumble in weak start to the year

Initial public offerings (IPOs) in Hong Kong have suffered one of the worst starts to the year in a decade as a coronavirus epidemic threatens to dry up the pipeline.

The 20 companies that listed in the territory last month have fallen an average of 16 percent from their offer prices and only three are trading above them, data as of Thursday compiled by Bloomberg showed.

In their first week of trading, they dropped by an average of 6 percent, making it one of the worst first-week performances of the past decade for the period.

Newly listed companies did worse than that only last year.

Stocks in Asia have been battered by a 2019 novel coronavirus epidemic, with Hong Kong’s Hang Seng reversing all the gains it made in a rally before the Lunar New Year holiday that had prompted a spree of share sales by companies and shareholders.

The lackluster performances of IPOs in Hong Kong came amid one of the busiest starts to the year in the past decade.

The only other time more companies listed in January was in 2018, with 25 companies completing IPOs.

One of the outliers this month was Chinese eatery chain operator Jiumaojiu International Holdings Ltd (九毛九), which has jumped 29 percent from its offer price and staged a hugely successful IPO in which the retail portion was 638-times oversubscribed.

Still, the stock market slump and uncertainty caused by the outbreak are likely to dry up the pipeline, at least temporarily.

With many flights to China canceled, employees made to work from home and recommendations to curb work meetings, completing an IPO would be a far from smooth process.

Singaporean taxi operator Trans-cab Services Pte (得運德士服務) has already halted work on its second attempt to list as a result of the virus.

Chinese biotech firm InnoCare Pharma Ltd (諾誠健華) has decided to postpone investor meetings to gauge demand for its Hong Kong listing, people familiar with the matter said earlier this week.

InnoCare had originally planned to start gauging demand next week, said the people, who declined to be identified as the information is private.

The widening coronavirus outbreak, which has killed more than 200 and sickened thousands, caused the company to put the plan on hold, the people said.

The company had been planning to raise about US$250 million from the IPO, Bloomberg News reported last year.

An external representative for the company declined to comment.

The decision, which could potentially delay the share sale, is another sign of the far-reaching effects of the epidemic and does not bode well for other companies sitting in the pipeline.

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Chiefs beat Blues 37-29, as Brumbies edge Reds 27-24

Former Wales coach Warren Gatland yesterday celebrated his Super Rugby debut with a telling victory by his Waikato Chiefs as the Brumbies won their Australian derby with the Queensland Reds.

The Chiefs fought back with four second-half tries to beat the Auckland Blues 37-29, while in bushfire-threatened Canberra in stifling summer heat, the Brumbies edged the Reds 27-24.

Aaron Cruden, back in New Zealand after three years with Montpellier, was a key difference when he came off the bench after the break to turn the Chiefs’ fortunes around in the season-opener of the southern-hemisphere club championship at Eden Park.

After a revitalized Blues controlled the first half, leading 19-5 at the turn, it was Cruden’s ability to get the Chiefs’ backline moving — with Anton Lienert-Brown also coming off the bench to add punch — that saw the visitors climb back into the game.

“They threw everything at us in the first half and we were just hanging in there, then our bench came on and made an impact in that second half,” captain Sam Cane said, adding that they received a clear message from Gatland at halftime.

“It was about eliminating a few errors and getting down the right end of the park. To our credit, every time we got into their 22, we looked like we were going to score points, and I’m stoked the way we pulled it off,” Cane said.

The Blues have been last in the New Zealand conference for the past six seasons, but looked like a changed unit in the first half when they outmuscled the Chiefs and showed enterprise with three tries.

The first, by Tony Lamborn, came from a one-handed overhead pass by T.J. Faiane, while slick passing between Jonathan Ruru and Stephen Perofeta opened up the Chiefs defense for Rieko Ioane to score the second, and Ioane scored the third by crashing through three tacklers.

Chiefs hooker Samisoni Taukei’aho, who scored their sole first-half try, bagged a second soon after halftime and was followed over the line by Pita Sowakula, as the visitors wiped out the deficit within 10 minutes of the break.

Rival props Karl Tu’inukuafe and Aidan Ross traded tries to keep the scores level at 26-26, before Cruden put Solomon Alaimalo over for the Chiefs’ fifth try, and added a drop goal and penalty.

The Blues’ only response in the dying stages was a penalty by Harry Plummer.

The Brumbies held off a late Reds rally to open their season with an enterprising win in Canberra, where temperatures nudged 39°C and bushfires threatened the capital’s southern outskirts.

The Brumbies — playing without the experience of retired David Pocock, Christian Lealiifano, Rory Arnold and Sam Carter — trailed 17-7 at halftime, but scored 20 unanswered points before a late converted try set up a thrilling finish after the siren.

The new-look Reds trailed to a fifth-minute try by Irae Simone, before tries to former Brumbies winger Henry Speight and Bryce Hegarty gave the visitors their halftime advantage.

The Brumbies came out fired up for the second half, and tries from Tom Wright, Folau Fainga’a and Tom Banks seemingly had secured victory before No. 8 Harry Wilson crashed over near the posts for the Reds to set up an exciting finish.

“Some of the new guys stepped up on debut tonight, and I’m proud of their effort and how they handled the pressure — and they can only get better from here,” Brumbies skipper Allan Alaalatoa said.

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BELGIUM

Doctors acquitted of murder

A jury yesterday cleared three doctors accused of murder in a euthanasia case in a landmark trial in a country that legalized assisted dying nearly two decades ago. The prosecution said that the doctors had not respected the conditions for euthanasia in the case of Tine Nys, a 38-year-old woman who asserted her right to die in 2010 because of severe mental suffering. The Belga news agency reported that the jury at the court in Ghent acquitted the doctors of poisoning Nys, prompting members of the public present to burst into sustained applause, drawing a rebuke from the judge. The accused are the doctor who gave Nys the lethal drip, as well as a general practitioner and a psychiatrist whose green light was needed for the assisted suicide. The case followed the complaints of two of Nys’ sisters, who deplored what they said was a hasty decision and who accused the suspects of “poisoning” their sister. The sisters claimed that not all treatments were tried for Nys following her diagnosis for autism two months before her death.

INDIA

Police kill hostage-taker

A man who held nearly two dozen children hostage at his daughter’s birthday party was shot dead by police before locals beat his wife to death as she tried to escape, authorities said yesterday. All 23 children — the youngest was six months old — were rescued as anxious parents gathered outside the house in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh late on Thursday. The man, identified as Subhash Batham, was demanding that murder charges against him be dropped, as well as a ransom of 10 million rupees (US$140,156) per child, police officer Amit Mishra told reporters. “He fired several rounds, injuring a few persons,” Mishra said. “We tried to negotiate with him, but to no avail. Concerned over safety of the children, we eventually broke open the rear door of the house and shot him.” The man, who was apparently celebrating his daughter’s first birthday, was out on bail over the murder charge. The wife was killed as she tried to run away.

JAPAN

One likely dead in avalanche

An avalanche at a ski resort on Hokkaido on Thursday hit a group of eight foreign skiers, likely killing at least one. The avalanche occurred when the group was skiing outside of a designated course near the Tomamu ski resort in central Hokkaido, the nearby Shimukappu village office said. One skier who escaped from the snow called police asking for help, village official Atsushi Tada said. The caller said that one of them, a Frenchman in his 40s, was feared dead, but six others survived, although further details of their conditions were not available. Rescuers from Hokkaido police were expected to head to the site to carry out a rescue operation.

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Man burns family store, killing mom and injuring sister

CASE OF GUN VIOLENCE:Separately, a man turned himself over to police for shooting another man in the leg after a row at a New Taipei City restaurant
A 36-year-old man on Thursday faced charges of arson and manslaughter after allegedly setting fire to a New Taipei City lottery store managed by his family, killing his mother.

Police said that a man surnamed Lin (林) on Tuesday reportedly set fire to the store in the city’s Sindian District (新店) after an argument with his elder sister.

Lin had allegedly argued with his sister, and when he discovered that she had talked about him with his father, he became angry, believing that they were maligning him, and purchased gasoline from a nearby gas station, police said.

Lin reportedly returned to the store, managed by his parents, and poured gasoline around the premises before igniting it with a lighter, police said.

Firefighters fought the blaze for about 30 minutes and found Lin’s mother dead inside, police said, adding that Lin’s sister was treated for burn injuries at a hospital.

Using surveillance footage and eyewitness accounts, police found that after the fire, Lin took a train to Taipei’s Ximending (西門町), went to an Internet cafe and then checked into a nearby hotel, where he was arrested on Wednesday, police said.

In other news, a man surnamed Lu (盧) on Thursday turned himself in to New Taipei City police for a shooting in Jinshan District (金山).

A man surnamed Kuo (郭) was shot in the thigh in the incident and received hospital treatment, police said.

Kuo told police he was having a late night meal and drinking with friends, when an argument occurred with Lu.

Kuo said Lu followed him home, took out a handgun and fired five shots at him as Lu fled.

Investigators recovered five bullets at the scene, and were trying to verify the shooter’s identity, when Lu turned himself in along with the weapon, police said.

Police investigators said they would file charges against Lu, following questioning, and needed to find out the source of the handgun and bullets, as Lu had contravened the Controlling Guns, Ammunition and Knives Act (槍砲彈藥刀械管制條例).

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Since the Chinese Nationalist Party’s (KMT) defeat in the Jan. 11 presidential and legislative elections, Kaohsiung Mayor Han Kuo-yu’s (韓國瑜) fans have united in showing their support, the KMT’s young and middle-aged politicians have formed a “+1” alliance to push for party reform, and supporters have urged KMT Legislator Johnny Chiang (江啟臣) to run for party chairperson and KMT Legislator Wayne Chiang (蔣萬安) for Taipei mayor so that they can launch the party’s reconstruction.

To be blunt, reconstruction of the party will take time, and those with special agendas might pursue power in the name of reform.

THE KO DILEMMA

However, the only KMT-related issue that interests the public is whether Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲), after cutting ties with the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), would seek to ally with the KMT in a bid for the presidency in 2024, especially since his top aide, Tsai Pi-ju (蔡壁如), has proposed creating a “greater opposition alliance.”

This could happen. After all, as the pan-blue and pan-green camps battled it out, the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) chaired by Ko still received more than 1.58 million party votes in its first election, winning a total of five legislator-at-large seats and the eligibility to nominate a presidential candidate for 2024.

That is impressive. While the DPP has a slim majority in the new legislature, the TPP is likely to play a critical role. If Ko can perform steadily during his second term, his accumulation of political power is assured.

GOU’S GAMBLE

Moreover, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co founder Terry Gou (郭台銘), who used to ally with Ko, switched his endorsement from the TPP to the People First Party during the campaign, which was clearly a bad move, considering the election outcome.

Gou has lost all the bargaining chips for him to challenge Ko, who is likely to dominate the “third political force.” The proposal of a “greater opposition alliance” shows Ko’s ambition to integrate opposition forces and develop an advantage.

As Ko continues to accumulate power, even if his overall political strength is not yet up to that of the KMT, he might have leverage over the party.

After senior politicians such as former KMT chairmen Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) and Wu Den-yih (吳敦義) withdraw from politics, almost no one inside the KMT would be able to compete with Ko.

Time will not be kind to former KMT chairman Eric Chu (朱立倫) or his ambitions to run for president in 2024. As for Han, returning to Kaohsiung to avoid a recall seems to be his only option after suffering such a major defeat in the presidential election.

A NEW HOPE

The KMT has placed great hope in both Chiangs. The two KMT lawmakers do have potential, but, unlike Ko, they lack the advantage of being a local government head. Their inability to dominate the issues, attract media attention, and criticize party leadership boldly and resolutely indicates that they have room for improvement.

All of this gives Ko a perfect opportunity to become the unifying figure under which the “non-green” camp can come together. It seems that the KMT can only “ally with Ko against the pan-green camp” and regain its strength by taking advantage of him. The new KMT lawmakers might resent this, but it is a political reality.

Niu Tse-hsun is a professor in Chinese Culture University’s advertising department.

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Helicopter firm in Kobe Bryant crash not certified for poor visibility: reports

Enzo Maugars places a bouquet of purple and gold flowers before a mural honoring Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna, in Austin, Texas, on Thursday. The mural, behind the Sushi Hi restaurant along Guadalupe Street, was created by Texas-based artist Laced and Found with help from Snuk One and Riki Loring.Photo: AP
The charter company whose helicopter crashed and killed basketball star Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others on Sunday was not certified to fly in conditions requiring pilots to fly using only cockpit instruments, media reports said.

Island Express Helicopters, which owned the Sikorsky S-76B that crashed, was only certified to operate under visual flight rules, which mean pilots must be able to clearly see outside the aircraft in daylight, Kurt Deetz, a pilot and former safety manager at the company, told the New York Times.

However, the aircraft was equipped for instrument flying, the report said.

“There is only one way you can be in the clouds, on an IFR flight plan or by accident,” Deetz told the newspaper, referring to instrument flight rules.

The helicopter’s pilot, Ara Zobayan, was licensed for instrument flying, most likely had little experience in doing so given the company’s operating limitations, Deetz told Forbes separately.

The twin-engine helicopter slammed into a hillside in Calabasas, California, amid clouds and fog that limited visibility.

Air traffic controllers had given Zobayan “special visual flight rules,” or clearance to fly in the less-than-optimal weather around Hollywood Burbank Airport.

The pilot had reported that visibility was sufficient for visual flight, the Times said, adding that the weather appeared to have worsened as the flight continued.

In a separate statement, Island Express Helicopters said it was suspending all services.

“The shock of the accident affected all staff, and management decided that service would be suspended until such time as it was deemed appropriate for staff and customers,” the charter firm said.

The death of Bryant, 41, an 18-time NBA All-Star and one of the most admired athletes around the globe, sent shock waves through the sports and entertainment worlds.

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title: Taiwan at WHO table benefits all

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The world is seeing the emergence of another health crisis originating in China. Exact details regarding the exposure, virulence and mortality rates of the disease remain unclear. The lack of transparency from Chinese officials has only worsened the spread of a virus that does not discriminate based on ethnicity, nationality or political beliefs.

Rapid diagnosis and open collaboration on information sharing is crucial in preventing the early spread of new epidemics. Governments need all hands on deck to keep populations safe from disease. This kind of collaboration was present with past outbreaks, such as when SARS and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) emerged on the world stage.

In 2002, Chinese officials stalled their reporting in the wake of the SARS epidemic emerging in China. Eventually, the world learned that more than 8,000 people contracted this disease and nearly 800 people died from it. This new coronavirus is on track to surpass that number.

We learned that the rate of SARS transmission was worsened by deception and incompetence on the part of the People’s Republic of China. It is essential that the US bring every capable world health partner into the conversation for keeping harmful diseases from the country’s shores.

Interestingly enough, Taiwan was the first nation to diagnose the cause, which reaffirms their role as an invaluable ally on global health and disease prevention efforts. The US must take the lead on inviting their assistance.

Since 1996, Taiwan has invested more than US$6 billion in international medical and humanitarian aid efforts in more than 80 countries. During the 2014 Ebola crisis, Taiwan donated US$1 million and provided 100,000 sets of personal protective equipment.

Taiwan has proven its capability and determination on the global stage to contribute to disease prevention efforts time and again, and Taiwan deserves the opportunity to participate in the international health arena.

Despite Taiwan’s contributions, China has steadily increased its marginalization of the nation through provocative military actions and pressuring their remaining diplomatic partners to exclude them from international organizations.

Although Taiwan participated in the WHO’s annual summit as an observer for years, the Taiwanese delegation has been blocked from attending since 2017, for seemingly no other reason than to placate the insecurities of Beijing.

This pressure from China seems even more hypocritical given that it is at least partially responsible for the spread of the coronavirus across much of Asia, including Taiwan. Undoubtedly, this should be of concern to Americans as hundreds of people across the nation are currently being tested for coronavirus.

Taiwan’s exclusion from the WHO puts the world at risk. That is why I have called for the re-establishment of Taiwan’s observer status on numerous occasions.

On Jan. 8 last year, I introduced a bipartisan bill with the support of US House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Eliot Engel and ranking member Mike McCaul that would direct the US secretary of state to develop a strategy to regain Taiwan’s observer status in the WHO’s World Health Assembly.

The bill, H.R. 353, passed the House unanimously on Jan. 22 last year, demonstrating the US government’s resolve in defending Taiwan’s seat at the table.

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title: KMT faces choice: reform or perish

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Following the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT)’s heavy defeat in the Jan. 11 presidential and legislative elections, many voices inside and outside the party have been calling for introspection.

Some want to change the party’s official name and review the so-called “1992 consensus,” under which representatives of the KMT and the Chinese Communist Party supposedly acknowledge that there is only “one China,” with each side of the Taiwan Strait interpreting “China” in its own way. These suggestions have in turn provoked a clamor of opposition to “desinicization” from conservative factions within the KMT.

If the KMT wants to survive as a party that can compete for political power in Taiwan, it must institute reforms to align its political orientation with mainstream public opinion.

Still, there are plenty of people among the KMT’s supporters who have an emotional attachment to China. Reformists in the party must therefore propose arguments and standpoints that, while complying with majority public opinion, also do not cause a division in its ranks. Only by doing so can this century-old party, which arrived in Taiwan from elsewhere, hope to successfully transform itself into a Taiwanese party.

Regarding the naming issue, if people insist that the Chinese Nationalist Party must change its name to the Taiwanese Nationalist Party, that is something that would have to be forced down some people’s throats. Should that really come to pass, it would definitely open up further rifts in the party, causing it to perish before it has the chance to transform itself.

However, another way would be to simply remove the word “Chinese,” thus changing the party’s title to the Nationalist Party. Such a change should be acceptable to Taiwan-centric reformers in the KMT, but it could not called “desinicization,” because it would only mean restoring its historical name.

In 1912, year the Republic of China (ROC) was founded, the party, then led by Sun Yat-sen (孫逸仙), was called the Nationalist Party and it was not until 1919, the eighth year of the ROC, that Sun reorganized the party and changed its title to the Chinese Nationalist Party.

Going back to the original title of Nationalist Party would make it more flexible and inclusive, and more in line with mainstream public opinion in Taiwan.

As to the matter of the “1992 consensus,” young and middle-aged members of the KMT, who run the gauntlet of public opinion, all know that the “consensus” is outdated. However, if the KMT really abandoned the “consensus” by removing it from the party’s policy platform, it would probably cause a major confrontation from within.

A more pragmatic approach would be to refer to it the way the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) dealt with its Taiwan independence clause by “freezing” it. Such an approach would involve adopting a new policy platform or resolution that “freezes” the “1992 consensus.”

For example, the KMT could adopt a new resolution to the effect that it would cease to recognize the “1992 consensus” until such time as China accepts the part that allows each side to interpret “China” in its own way, and until China faces up to the existence of the ROC (Taiwan).

This approach should be more acceptable to conservative elements in the KMT, while also paving the way for the party to transform itself and go forward.

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A horseman jumps over a bonfire in the village of San Bartolome de Pinares in the province of Avila in central Spain, during the opening of the traditional religious festival “Luminarias” in honor of San Antonio Abad (Saint Anthony), patron saint of animals, on Jan 16.
傳統宗教節日「Luminarias」（燈火節）之開場儀式中，騎士策馬躍過火堆，以紀念動物主保聖人聖安東尼。一月十六日攝於西班牙中部阿維拉省之小鎮聖巴托洛梅－德皮納雷斯。Photo: AFP
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Saint Anthony was a Christian monk from Egypt, born in Lower Egypt around 251 to wealthy landowner parents. His parents died when he was still a young man, and he gave away his inherited land, sold his property and donated the funds to the poor, before leaving to lead an ascetic life. At one point, he spent time living in the desert, where legend has it he endured temptation by the devil, who plagued him with ideas of boredom, laziness and visions of women. This became the theme, often referred to in Western art and literature, of the temptation of St. Anthony. He is thought to have died on Jan. 17, 356.

In Spain and its former colonies, where he is known as San Anton, St. Anthony is the patron saint of domestic animals. His feast day is celebrated on Jan. 17, the anniversary of his death. On this day, priests perform a traditional ceremony of blessing animals, and large bonfires are lit for the feast in Spain.

(Paul Cooper, Taipei Times)

聖安東尼是來自埃及的基督教僧侶，約在西元二五一年出生於下埃及，父母是有錢的地主。他年少時父母便去世了，他放棄了所繼承的土地、賣掉了房產，並把錢捐給窮人，然後離開去過苦行僧的生活。他曾在沙漠中度過一段時間，傳說他在沙漠忍受著魔鬼的誘惑，魔鬼用無聊、怠惰和女人的形象來擾亂他。這便是「聖安東尼的誘惑」，成為西方藝術及文學中常出現的主題。據信他在西元三五六年一月十七日離世。

在西班牙及其前殖民地，聖安東尼被稱為「San Anton」（聖安東），是家畜的主保聖人。聖安東尼的瞻禮日（feast day）為一月十七日，也是聖安東尼去世的紀念日。在這一天，教士為動物舉行傳統的祝福儀式，在西班牙的儀式則包括燃起盛大的營火。

（台北時報林俐凱譯）

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The Feast of Saint Anthony
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Police stand guard at a checkpoint at the Jiujiang Yangtze River Bridge in China’s Jiangxi Province yesterday.Photo: Reuters
People are leaving and entering China’s Hubei Province by foot over a bridge spanning the Yangtze River, despite a virtual lockdown on vehicle traffic due to a coronavirus epidemic that has killed at least 200 people.

The Yangtze marks the dividing line between Jiujiang in Jiangxi Province and Hubei’s Huanggang, one of the cities hit hardest by the coronavirus outbreak and now sealed off from the rest of China to try to contain the pathogen.

However, foot traffic over the Yangtze shows that the lockdown is permeable, raising doubts over its effectiveness and providing a glimpse at life inside the epicenter of what the WHO has called a global emergency.

Wu Minzhou, a 40-year-old business owner who was fishing near the Jiujiang Yangtze River Bridge on the Jiangxi side, said that he was worried about the exceptions being made for people leaving Hubei.

“Because there’s an ... incubation period at play here, if they head out, for example, to cities in the north of China, then it’s highly possible they will infect those areas, too,” he said.

While vehicles are not allowed over the bridge, it is still open to pedestrians.

Police said that people were still entering Hubei and they could still get out, but only in “special circumstances.”

Those include people who were in Hubei, but booked train tickets to leave from Jiujiang before the Lunar New Year holiday.

“Everyone’s panicking right now, but I think things are not that bad,” 45-year-old migrant worker Guan told reporters after crossing from Hubei.

Another man told reporters that he had driven to the bridge from Jiujiang with his friend, who was returning home to Hubei, a province of about 60 million people.

“But once you get back you cannot come out again,” said the man, who gave his surname as Tian (田). “You have to stay there, stay at home. You can’t come out.”

The epidemic is believed to have originated in a seafood market in the Hubei provincial capital of Wuhan.

Trains and other public transportation have been suspended, roads have been sealed off and checkpoints established at tollgates around Wuhan, while the special measures have been extended to other cities in Hubei Province.

Although Jiujiang has not officially been locked down, its streets were mostly deserted and its tourist sites closed on Thursday, officially the last day of China’s Lunar New Year celebrations.

“You know before, during this [holiday] time, a taxi driver’s business would definitely be good, because during Spring Festival lots of people come home to be with their families,” 59-year-old local taxi driver Guo Dongbo said.

“But this year, because there is this epidemic, we are all just following what the government has asked us to do. That is, we’re at home almost all the time. We don’t go out and nobody else is out on the streets either,” he added.

In one of the residential areas of Jiujiang, a city of nearly 5 million people, a man carried a loudspeaker playing a recorded message ordering anyone who has been to Hubei recently to go and register with the local residents committee.

As of yesterday, the city had 42 confirmed cases of infection.

Elsewhere, shops were mostly shuttered and the few restaurants that remained open were mostly empty.

“Normally at this time of year, a lot of people come here. Now there’s nobody,” said one vegetarian restaurant owner near the Donglin Buddhist temple in Jiujiang.

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title: Virus Fears: People breaching lockdown on foot


taiwan-subdivisions: 和美 成功

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澳大利亞，墨爾本 - 當地時間1月31日，2020賽季澳大利亞網球公開賽展開混雙半決賽較量。作為非種子出戰的馬泰克/傑米·穆雷以6-3 7-6（4）力克本土外卡組合夏爾瑪/史密斯，聯手打進第三個大滿貫混雙決賽。

這是雙方連續第二年在澳網混雙賽場相遇——去年本土組合在1/4決賽中擊敗對手，以黑馬之姿打進了最後的決賽。

在這場耗時82分鐘的對決當中，英美組合的發球狀態相當出色。兩人在首盤前五個發球局中僅僅丟掉四分，次盤前五個發球局沒有面對一個破發點。

首盤由一次破發決定勝負，馬泰克/穆雷在第四局取得關鍵進展，並且將優勢保持到了最後。第二盤，兩屆美網混雙冠軍在5-5后率先破發得手，但接下來沒能保住發球勝賽局，被夏爾瑪/史密斯拖入搶七。他們在搶七當中迅速奪回了主動權，轉眼之間以6-1拿到了五個連續的賽點，最終如願實現復讎。

接下來，馬泰克/穆雷將和5號種子克雷吉茨科娃/馬克蒂奇爭奪冠軍，後者克服先丟一盤的不利局面，以3-6 6-3 10-5逆轉3號種子達布勞斯基/孔蒂寧。

這是克雷吉茨科娃連續第二年躋身澳網混雙爭冠戰，去年她和美國選手拉姆搭檔成功捧杯。

馬泰克名下已經有了四座混雙冠軍，除了過去兩年搭檔傑米·穆雷問鼎美網之外，還在2012年搭檔特卡烏奪得澳網、2015年搭檔麥克·布萊恩奪得法網。

（wta)

title: 澳網混雙馬泰克/穆雷哥哥組合進決賽 再次衝冠


title: 蒂姆苦戰四盤擊敗茲維列夫 首次躋身澳網男單決賽

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日期:1月31日消息，2020年澳大利亞網球公開賽來到第12個比賽日的爭奪，在第二場男單半決賽中，5號種子蒂姆3-6/6-4/7-6（3）/7-6（4）擊敗了7號種子亞歷山大·茲維列夫，生涯首次躋身澳網男單決賽。

茲維列夫在和蒂姆此前的交手中2-6落後。首盤比賽，蒂姆在第一個發球局就0-40送出連續三個破發點，茲維列夫在第三個上成功兌現，取得了1-0的開局。不過蒂姆立即還以顏色，並且連破帶保取得了2-1的領先。

隨後雙方各自保發，比分來到3-3平。在第七局中，茲維列夫再度破發得手，並且連破帶保來到5-3的領先。在非保不可的第九局中，蒂姆在0-30落後時，一度連追三分拿到局點，但最終還是讓茲維列夫取得了關鍵破發，以6-3先下一城。

來到第二盤，蒂姆在第三局率先破發，並且連破帶保取得了3-1的領先。雖然茲維列夫在第六局回破，將比分追至3-3平，不過蒂姆在第七局再度破發得手，並且連破帶保取得了5-3的領先。在非保不可的第九局中，茲維列夫頂住壓力保發，但接下來就是蒂姆5-4領先的發球勝盤局。在這一局裡，蒂姆挽救了兩個破發點后驚險保發，以6-4扳回一城。

來到第三盤，蒂姆再度在第三局率先破發，並且連破帶保取得了3-1的領先。隨後一局，茲維列夫挽救破發點保發，將比分追至2-3。接下來 ，茲維列夫完成回破，並且連破帶保反而將比分以4-3反超。

隨後兩局雙方互保，蒂姆來到4-5落後非保不可的一局。在這一局裡，蒂姆挽救了兩個破發點兼盤點保發，將比分追成5-5平。隨後兩局雙方都頂住壓力保發，比賽進入搶七。在搶七中，蒂姆6-3領先拿到連續三個盤點，結果他在第一個上就成功兌現，以小分7-3再下一城。

來到第四盤，前七局雙方各自保發，蒂姆取得了4-3的領先，在關鍵的第八局中，茲維列夫頂住壓力保發，將比分帶到4-4平。隨後一局，蒂姆完成保發，接下來就是茲維列夫全場比賽無路可退的發球局。

在這一局裡，茲維列夫頂住壓力保發，將比分追至5-5平。隨後蒂姆順利保發，取得了6-5的領先，壓力再次回到茲維列夫這一邊，結果他再次頂住了壓力保發，比賽進入搶七。在搶七中，蒂姆6-3拿到連續三個賽點，結果他在第二個上成功兌現，以小分7-4再下一城，大比分3-1挺進決賽。

（Ethan）


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如果納達爾是紅土之王，蒂姆就是當今網壇的紅土小王子，如今這位紅土王子一路高歌猛進殺進澳網決戰，不禁讓人眼前一亮，實際上蒂姆在硬地上質的飛躍並非偶然，只不過當有了今年澳網成績當籌碼，蒂姆可以任性地告訴大家，今後我不只是紅土小王子。

復盤今年澳網表現，蒂姆連續挑落弗里茨、孟菲爾斯、納達爾和小茲維列夫，收穫在硬地賽場對納達爾首勝的同時，也頭一次殺進硬地大滿貫四強，隨後又給同為90后的小茲維列夫上課。無需贅言，降服納達爾更是足以載入蒂姆生涯史冊的一場勝利，納達爾賽后也坦言，其實自己表現不錯，但蒂姆發揮得更好。

曾幾何時，蒂姆雖然坐實紅土小王子稱號，但偏科弊病也十分明顯，當然，這也是很多紅土高手身上所存在的問題，只不過，蒂姆最終改變了自我，不只在紅土這一畝三分地上抖威風。有事實為證，2016年法網蒂姆殺進四強，2017年又是四強，而隨後的兩年都是屈居法網亞軍，僅需仰視納達爾一人，然而這之前他在其它大滿貫賽事的最好成績是2019年美網八強，典型的偏科嚴重球員。

但2020年澳網蒂姆取得重大突破，乍一看，蒂姆是完成了大躍進，在今年墨爾本締造了冷門，其實不然，倘若回過頭看蒂姆的征程，你會發現他早為今天的飛躍打好了伏筆。2019年蒂姆奪得印第安維爾斯大師賽冠軍，生涯首奪大師賽桂冠，成為第五位問鼎大師賽冠軍的90后，而這竟然是在硬地完成！而在中網蒂姆逆轉西西帕斯斬獲冠軍，年終總決賽蒂姆戰勝費德勒、德約和茲維列夫獲得亞軍，要知道，這些成就都是在非紅土場地取得。

如今有在硬地大滿貫舞台上又證明了自己，還稱呼他為紅土小王子，合適嗎？不單單是摘掉了偏食紅土的帽子，在硬地場讓費德勒、德約和納達爾都成為手下敗將，最重中之重的是，這位小王子已是不折不扣的網壇90后領軍人。要知道，這之前90后球員中只有拉奧尼奇和和梅德韋傑夫打進過大滿貫決賽，而蒂姆是唯一兩次經歷大滿貫決戰洗禮的球員，換言之，無論他是否進入澳網決戰，拿大滿貫兩個亞軍、三個四強成績去拼，其餘90后也得靠邊站。

更何況，蒂姆沒有坐在功勞簿上睡大覺，他戰勝茲維列夫殺進澳網決戰，這樣一來，他不僅實現了紅土和硬地大滿貫兩翼齊飛，還憑藉三次殺進大滿貫決賽，將其他90后甩得更遠。接下來打德約，完成突破的蒂姆可以輕裝上陣了，這位男子網壇90后第一人，全力為90后第一座大滿貫冠軍而戰。

（家珺）

title: 硬地突破3進大滿貫決賽 蒂姆不只是紅土小王子


title: 德國賽丁寧/孫穎莎橫掃對手 與陳夢/王曼昱進四強

content_text: 日期:1月31日，2020年德國乒乓球公開賽女雙1/4決賽，中國兩對組合順利晉級。丁寧/孫穎莎3-0戰勝新加坡組合林葉/於夢雨，陳夢/王曼昱同樣以3-0戰勝中國香港組合李皓晴/蘇慧音，晉級半決賽。 　　丁寧/孫穎莎對陣林葉/於夢雨，兩人耗時14分鐘便以11-5、11-9、11-7勝出，順利晉級半決賽，他們將迎戰日本組合石川佳純/平野美宇。 　　陳夢/王曼昱則以11-6、11-5、11-2戰勝李皓晴/蘇慧音，半決賽將對陣德國組合妮娜/索爾佳。（小小）...

countries: 德國 香港 日本 中國 新加坡


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日期:1月31日消息，國際排聯官方社交網站官宣2020年東京奧運會男排和女排的分組。中國女排與美國、 俄羅斯、 義大利、 阿根廷和土耳其位於B組，日本、塞爾維亞、 巴西、 韓國、 多米尼加和肯亞位於A組。

男排方面A組日本、波蘭、義大利、加拿大、伊朗、委內瑞拉 ，B組巴西、美國、俄羅斯、阿根廷 、法國和突尼西亞。

此前中國女排公佈2020年20人集訓的大名單：

北 京：劉曉彤、曾春蕾

天 津：姚 迪、李盈瑩、王媛媛

遼 寧：丁 霞、顏 妮、胡銘媛

江 蘇：張常寧、龔翔宇、刁琳宇、倪非凡

福 建：林 莉、鄭益昕

山 東：王夢潔、楊涵玉、梅笑寒

河 南：朱 婷

解放軍：袁心玥、劉晏含

其中，刁琳宇、倪非凡、鄭益昕暫不參加集訓，集訓時間另行通知。

（小黑）

東奧中國女排進死亡之組 進八強無礙還有利好一面

東京奧運女排12隊確定 土韓等5隊洲際資格賽出線

countries: 土耳其 美國 巴西 加拿大 中國 委內瑞拉 俄羅斯 肯亞 韓國 伊朗 日本 義大利 波蘭 法國 阿根廷 塞爾維亞 突尼西亞

title: 官宣！東京奧運會女排分組出爐 中美兩強狹路相逢


content_text: 日期:1月31日，英超勁旅謝菲爾德聯隊官方宣布中甲長春亞泰前鋒、荷蘭人日夫科維奇租借加盟。 　　謝菲聯在官網中透露，日夫科維奇以租借形勢加盟，這位長春亞泰前鋒將為謝菲聯效力至賽季結束，賽季末謝菲聯可以選擇永久買斷。 　　23歲的日夫科維奇，上賽季長春亞泰花費250萬英鎊引進日夫科維奇，在賽季26場比賽中，日夫科維奇打進16球，並送出7次助攻。 　　（長歌）...

title: 英超勁旅官宣租借中甲外援 租期6個月賽季末買斷


title: 寄望亞團賽爭湯杯資格＋奧運積分 蘇偉譯想拿分

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馬來西亞羽球隊欲在亞洲團體賽躋身四強，頭號男雙蘇偉譯/謝定峰將面臨艱巨的挑戰和任務，不過蘇偉譯表示全力為球隊貢獻分數。

2020年亞洲羽球團體錦標賽將在2月11至16日於馬尼拉的黎薩紀念體育館舉行，這項賽事除了為各選手們提供奧運積分，同時也爭取5月在丹麥奧胡斯（5月19至24日）舉行的湯尤杯決賽圈參賽權。男女組排名前4的隊伍將獲得參賽資格。

去年菲律賓東運會收穫男雙金牌的蘇偉譯認為，中國台北是最大對手，寶島隊男單世界第2的周天成，以及世界排名第7的男雙李洋與王齊麟是球隊得分的底牌。

「中國台北會是最大威脅，我們不能低估，而且我們也未曾戰勝過李洋與王齊麟（2戰2負），希望這次能夠突破；儘管要搶過勝利不易，但我們設定以半決賽作為目標衝刺。」

蘇偉譯也希望在團體賽有好表現和成績，以改善世界排名；目前在爭奪東京奧運之路，「峰譯」位居第10，里約奧運銀牌吳蔚升與陳蔚強，以及王耀新與張御宇則分居第12和第13位。

只有排名前8的球隊能夠取得滿額（2席位）參賽權，其餘躋身前16名內的球隊只得1個參賽資格。

儘管「峰譯」的奧運資格前景看俏，不過蘇偉譯不把事情看得理所當然，而是在餘下比賽里爭取更多的積分鞏固自己位置。

「雙蔚和我們的排名相近，積分差距也不大，所以包括亞洲團體賽等8個賽事對我們來說非常重要。」

countries: 菲律賓 丹麥 馬來西亞 中國


content_text: 日期:1月31日，巴甲球隊博塔弗戈俱樂部官方宣布簽約前日本國家本田圭佑。 　　據報導，本田圭佑同博塔弗戈簽下了為期1年的合同。據此前巴西媒體的報導，博塔弗戈提供的合同薪水同本田圭佑的出場次數以及表現挂鉤。 　　現年33歲的本田圭佑曾效力過名古屋鯨八、芬洛、莫斯科中央陸軍、AC米蘭、帕丘卡、墨爾本勝利等隊，去年11月本田圭佑離開核價維特斯。目前本田圭佑還兼任柬埔寨國家隊主帥一職。 　　（長歌）...

countries: 柬埔寨 巴西 日本

title: 33歲本田圭佑加盟巴甲勁旅獲官宣 兼任柬埔寨主帥


title: 國王杯八強對陣：皇馬主場遇勁旅 巴薩客場苦戰

content_text: 日期:1月31日，國王杯八強對陣抽籤結果出爐，皇馬將對陣皇家社會，巴薩則遭遇畢爾巴鄂競技。 　　詳細對陣（主隊在前）： 　　皇家馬德里vs皇家社會 　　畢爾巴爾競技vs巴塞羅那 　　格拉納達vs瓦倫西亞 　　比利亞雷亞爾vs米蘭德斯 　　國王杯四分之一決賽為單場淘汰制，比賽時間為2月4日到2月6日之間。 　　（長歌）...


title: 武漢肺炎義暫停台航班  華航長榮受影響

countries: 中國 台灣 義大利

taiwan-subdivisions: 桃園 信義

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義大利今天禁飛中國航班，卻包含台灣，華航、長榮航班受影響。交通部民航局晚間表示，相信義大利政府是出於誤解而導致錯誤限制，正透過各種管道希望義大利政府更正。

中國武漢疫情延燒，義大利禁飛中國航班，卻波及到台灣飛義大利航線，目前台灣飛義大利航班只有中華航空每週3班飛羅馬，以及2月18日長榮航空即將開航的米蘭航線。

對此，交通部民航局回應，針對義大利政府所發布的飛航公告，限制台灣航班往返義大利一事，因為有其他數個國家感染人數高於台灣，而未受到相關限制，因此顯然與台灣本身疫情無關。

民航局表示，相信義大利政府是出於誤解而導致此一錯誤限制，目前正透過各種管道，向義大利政府進行了解與更正中。

旅行社部分，可樂旅遊表示，因應義大利暫停桃園羅馬航班，目前共有6團184人滯留，已緊急與華航協調利用附近替代航點安排旅客返台，至於2月以後出發的義大利團，會盡快因應調整。

鳳凰旅遊指出，目前有1到2團的義大利團已經出發，尚未出發的旅客將安排轉機回到台灣。


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當蒂姆擊敗小茲維列夫，他不僅生涯第一次殺進硬地大滿貫決賽，也將肩負起為90后衝擊首座男單大滿貫冠軍的重任。撫今追昔，男子網壇的90后們的大滿貫征戰史堪稱是一部「血淚史」，即使如今最早一批90后也已經30歲，可在大滿貫舞台上他們依舊沒有立起屬於自己的旗幟。

都說女孩子比較早熟，這在網壇世界體現得淋漓盡致，早在2011年科維托娃舉起玫瑰露水盤，成為首位奪得大滿貫冠軍的90后球員，相比之下，直到2016年溫網決戰，拉奧尼奇才打破了男子90后球員無緣大滿貫決賽的尷尬，而此時的拉奧尼奇已是25歲「高齡」。

面對英國一哥穆雷，拉奧尼奇可謂是竭盡全力，其中第二盤和第三盤都將比賽拖入到搶七，然而實力上的差距，使得拉奧尼奇只能敗下陣來，好不容易打到大滿貫決賽的90后只能期待明天會更好。

2017賽季，費德勒和納達爾瓜分四大滿貫冠軍，瓦林卡、西里奇和安德森屈居亞軍，強勢的80后連湯都不給90后留一點。進入到2018賽季，一位紅土高手成為90後代表，他就是1993年出生的蒂姆，儘管獲得與納達爾爭奪法網冠軍的機會，但4-6、3-6和2-6的比分足以證明，蒂姆不具備扳倒納達爾的能力，紅土仍是納達爾的天下，他獲得亞軍是實至名歸。

隨著以四巨頭為首的80后們年齡增長，歲月成為這些老將最大的對手，2019年90后們搶班奪權的勢頭要比以往來得猛一些。去年法網蒂姆連續第二年躋身到法網決戰，並且從紅土之王納達爾手中拿下一盤勝利，納達爾也在賽后誇後輩打出冠軍表現。但不容忽視的是，納達爾在大比分被追平後用兩個6-1回擊年輕人，透過現象看本質，蒂姆輸得真是沒話說。

如果說哪位90后距離創造歷史最近，答案不是拉奧尼奇和蒂姆，而是梅德韋傑夫。在去年美網決戰面對納達爾，先輸兩盤不利情況下打出7-5和6-4，硬是將比賽拖入到決勝盤，決勝盤還挽救了兩個賽點，但最終還是功虧一簣，沒辦法，縱然梅德韋傑夫做到了血戰到底，誰讓他遇到了如假包換的戰神納達爾。

只不過，雖敗猶榮也好，三局告負也罷，男子90后至今還沒拿到大滿貫冠軍是不爭事實，而更殘酷的是，迄今為止只有拉奧尼奇、蒂姆和梅德韋傑夫這3人總共四次站到過大滿貫舞台，這個成績單著實不敢令人恭維，也說明當女子90后開始統治網壇時，並不青春年少的男子90后們不僅依然當不起這個家，存在感也不強，讓人們覺得最終打敗費德勒、納達爾和德約的並不是他們，而是歲月。

2020年澳網，90后再一次迎來衝擊大滿貫冠軍的機會，這是這個集體第五次爭冠機會，對陣澳網大哥大德約，是繼續等待還是一舉破荒？如果以史為鑒，90後代表還是不會被看好，但天下需要你去奪、去搶、去奪，蒂姆能否將巨頭拉下馬，值得萬眾期待。

（家珺）

title: 90后四次衝冠全敗 蒂姆掀翻德約開創新歷史?


title: 巴薩官宣3100萬歐簽葡超新銳 違約金5億歐簽5年

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日期:1月31日消息，巴薩通過官方網站宣布，和葡超布拉加達成協議，葡萄牙年輕前鋒弗朗西斯科-特林康將在夏天加盟巴薩，他的轉會費達到3100萬歐元，違約金將高達5億歐元。

特林康出生於1999年12月29日，他在青訓時期曾經效力過多支葡萄牙球隊，其中包括波爾圖。2018年12月28日，他在葡萄牙聯賽杯布拉加4-0擊敗維多利亞的比賽中上演一線隊首秀，5天后上演葡超首秀，一年後在歐聯杯小組賽對陣布拉迪斯拉發的比賽中打入了處子球。迄今為止，他一共代表布拉加出場30次，打進3球並有6次助攻，幫助布拉加奪得了本賽季葡萄牙聯賽杯的冠軍。

在葡萄牙國字型大小特林康也有豐富的出場經歷，2018年U19歐青賽，他打進5球榮膺最佳射手，並且幫助葡萄牙奪得了冠軍。

特林康身高1米84，可以勝任前場的多個位置，他的腳下技術嫻熟，速度很快，在球場上視野非常開闊，擅長為隊友提供助攻。

（鬥神）


title: 許昕/劉詩雯橫掃何鈞傑/李皓晴 德國賽晉級4強

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日期:1月31日，2020年國際乒聯德國公開賽進行到了第四個比賽日。混合雙打1/4決賽中，許昕/劉詩雯將對陣中國香港組合何鈞傑/李皓晴。

首局，許昕/劉詩雯進入狀態很快，開局就展現出了高質量的銜接能力。反觀何鈞傑/李皓晴進入狀態略慢，相持中無謂失誤也偏多。這樣許昕/劉詩雯就以11：5輕鬆拿下首局。

第二局，許昕/劉詩雯在上一局的強勢狀態下進一步確立優勢，開局就連續得分拿到了4：0的領先。在大幅的分差下，中國香港選手何鈞傑出現崩盤狀態，無謂失誤頻增。在劉詩雯一板擺短得分后，許昕/劉詩雯以11：5再勝一局，將大比分改寫為2-0

第三局，大比分落後的何鈞傑/李皓晴開始加大搏殺力度，在接發球環節積極主動搶攻，一定程度壓制了許昕/劉詩雯的銜接速度。雖然比分一度膠著，但許昕/劉詩雯在7：7的關鍵比分上處理球更加合理、果斷，成功將比分差距拉開。關鍵球上，劉詩雯正手強壓直線得分。這樣許昕/劉詩雯就以11：8拿下最後一局，從而以3-0完勝何鈞傑/李皓晴，順利晉級到混雙4強。（乒乓雜誌）

countries: 德國 香港 中國


title: 德國賽樊振東/周雨不敵韓國組合 無緣晉級男雙4強

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日期:1月31日，2020年國際乒聯德國公開賽進行到了第四個比賽日。男子雙打1/4決賽，樊振東/周雨將迎戰韓國組合鄭榮植/李尚洙。這對組合是目前韓國男隊最強的雙打搭檔，他們也極有可能出現在東京奧運會的賽場上。

首局，雙方進入狀態都很快，比分也一直處於膠著狀態。戰至4：4后，樊振東/周雨加大反手擰拉的質量，成功將比分差距拉開。在樊振東一板正手搶攻得分后，樊振東/周雨以11：7先勝一局。

第二局，鄭榮植/李尚洙開始緊盯樊振東/周雨的中線位置，在相持中逐漸佔據上風。本局鄭榮植的反手擰拉起到了非常大的作用，率先起板也為搭檔李尚洙創造了極好的銜接機會。這樣鄭榮植/李尚洙就以11：7扳回一局，雙方大比分戰成1：1。

第三局，雙方都開始在接發球環節加大進攻力度。進入到相持階段后，鄭榮植/李尚洙的流暢度與緊密性都要強於樊振東/周雨。在樊振東一板反手擰拉失誤后，鄭榮植/李尚洙以11：7再勝一局，拿到了大比分2-1的領先。

第四局，連勝兩局的鄭榮植/李尚洙逐漸把握住了場上的主動權，場上比分也被韓國組合拉開至7：3。在大分差的優勢下，鄭榮植/李尚洙堅定積極上手，以11：4拿下了最後一局。這樣韓國組合鄭榮植/李尚洙就以3-1擊敗樊振東/周雨，成功晉級男雙4強。（乒乓雜誌）

countries: 韓國 德國


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世界羽聯將在2021年全面在各級國際比賽使用人造合成羽球，所以各協會還有一年的時間讓各自的球員適應。

世界羽聯秘書湯姆斯倫德指出，其實早在2019年，羽聯就有在多場的國際比賽使用這樣的人造合成羽球，而且從這些比賽的球員回饋，這類羽球與真正的羽球基本相似，差別僅僅是羽毛使用合成材料。

而且今年內這類羽球會大量生產，屆時市場上將會有很多貨源讓球員適應。

世界羽聯是在2020年1月20日批准，從2021年開始在國際比賽採用人造羽毛球，以減少資源浪費。羽聯也表示與一家日本品牌成功研發人造羽球。

但這聲明一出即時被多個世界羽聯旗下屬會開聲表示有意見，包括大馬羽總。

因此倫德早前也在一份聲明表示，「合成羽球與傳統的羽球相比，更耐用與經濟，而且飛行和性能十分接近，羽聯認為可以為羽球運動的發展提供重要的環境和經濟優勢。」

也是丹麥前男雙國手的倫德補充：「今年所有賽事都不會強逼主辦商使用合成羽球，但相信一旦產量與供求穩定后，會有賽事逐步使用。」

countries: 丹麥 日本

title: 人造羽球明年大範圍使用 BWF：各協會有時間適應


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來自新加坡的網美火鍋店「美滋鍋」，自2月3日起，將新推出午茶優惠套餐，內含肉品、海鮮、火鍋料，雙人原價1,100元，優惠價788元，另也有4人方案。另外再推出晚間22:00之後入場的宵夜優惠，火鍋料可享6折起的折扣。2月壽星到店消費慶生，還有機會獲得情人節小熊。

美滋鍋自2019年於信義區ATT4FUN開設全台首間門市，店內以滿滿的粉紅色氛圍，搭配花卉、雲朵等夢幻元素，營造出少女風的打卡環境，並提供有6款不同的湯底，以及多種的火鍋料選擇。

自2月3日起，美滋鍋所推出的午茶優惠套餐，乃是以英式下午茶的三層架，呈現肉品、海鮮與手工火鍋料，搭配指定的鴛鴦鍋湯底、醬料，以及無限供應的小菜與水果，雙人價788元，4人套餐則為1,688元（原價3,140元），約為5.4～7.2折。另還有饗宴版方案，雙人原價1,500元，優惠988元；4人套餐原價4,500元，優惠價1,888元，約為4.2～6.6折。均限於平日中午使用。

也因美滋鍋每日營業時間至清晨6點，因此自2月3日起，擴大深夜入場優惠，每天22:00之後入場，火鍋料任選8折，24:00後入場，火鍋料任選7折，若是清晨2:00之後入場，則可享火鍋料6折優惠。而在2月1日至2月29日期間，預約2月當月壽星的慶生方案，並與情人或前世情人前來慶祝，即可贈送情人節小熊一隻，送完為止。

美滋鍋於2月推出情人慶生方案，消費可獲得情人節小熊。圖／美滋鍋提供 分享

title: 宵夜吃鍋享6折！美滋鍋還有「午間優惠套餐」享4.2折


title: 茲維列夫經驗技戰術全面下風 欲更大突破還需努力

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日期:1月31日消息，首次打入大滿貫四強的亞歷山大·茲維列夫苦戰四盤，還是輸給了好友蒂姆，無緣今年澳網男單決賽。這場比賽中茲維列夫並非沒有機會，他不但拿下了第一盤，而且在第三盤中一度拿到過兩個盤點，但最終還是無緣打入自己的首個大滿貫決賽。

事實上，本屆比賽茲維列夫的狀態相當出色，前四輪以不丟一盤的戰績打入八強，在八強戰中面對2014年賽會冠軍瓦林卡時，他「不丟一盤」的不敗金身雖然被打破，但在後三盤中還是統治了比賽，完成大逆轉后，首次躋身大滿貫八強。

但是不可否認的是，前五輪中茲維列夫都沒能遇到一位世界前十，盧布列夫和瓦林卡現在也絕對都算不上最頂尖的高手，所以在半決賽遇到蒂姆時，他顯然無法再拿出前幾輪時砍瓜切菜般的狀態。再加上對手曾經兩次打入大滿貫決賽，自己只是第一次四強而已，經驗上的差距就在立刻暴露無遺了。

這場比賽里，和蒂姆靈活多變的戰術，多點開花的技術相比，茲維列夫的技戰術就顯得過於單一了。全場他只能通過強勢的發球、底線上的相持以及偶爾的上網來和對手周旋，即便是在底線的相持方面，茲維列夫今天的攻擊火力也略顯得單薄，只是在想辦法拖垮對手而已，另外他的正拍大多數時候也起不到攻擊的作用，反而成為了相持中的軟肋。

除了技戰術之外，經驗和心理也是他落敗的一個重要原因。在第二盤和第三盤，茲維列夫一度在先被破發后完成回破，但還是卻沒能乘勝追擊，和蒂姆在關鍵時刻敢於果斷出手不同，茲維列夫則顯得有些手軟，在心理的比拼中處於了完全的下風，這在後兩盤的兩個搶七中的表現得尤為明顯，如果說在常規時段還能勉強咬住比分的話，他在搶七中卻一直處於被動，關鍵時刻發球也不再奏效。

所以，作為自己的第一個大滿貫半決賽，茲維列夫的表現還不算太糟糕，但是距離大家對他的期待還有相當大的差距。從2017年橫空出世，先後擊敗德約和費德勒拿到兩個大師賽冠軍，到今年澳網才首次躋身大滿貫四強，茲維列夫的成長速度顯然還是太慢了。

茲維列夫此前在大滿貫最好的成績，不過是過去兩年連續在法網打入八強，可在這兩個八強中，他的晉級之路也相當艱難，常常在前幾輪都要通過多個五盤的考驗，他也漸漸被身後的梅德維德夫和西西帕斯等人超越。好在本次澳網他終於完成了在大滿貫的突破，雖然來得有些晚，但畢竟還是來了，他也更應該從這次經歷中，看到自己與其它幾位90后佼佼者的差距，繼續豐富自己的技戰術體系，否則接下來依然可能被越拉越遠。

（Ethan）


taiwan-subdivisions: 成功 獅子

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2020-02-1

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開運方位：正南方向

金牛座

不要坐以待斃。

整體運：★★★☆☆

賦閒在家者今天特別容易招惹另一半的嫌棄，他的嘮嘮叨叨讓你很煩；待業或失業的朋友今天可出去多走走，瞭解一些招募訊息，找到合適自己工作的機率很大；今天領悟能力發揮奇效，學生可去參加競賽班培訓。

愛情運：★☆☆☆☆

愛情運低落，孤獨的感覺布滿心頭，即便有人伴隨在你身邊，仍然會覺得距離好遙遠。

事業運：★★★★☆

應酬頻繁，拜訪親友、吃喝玩樂，沉浸在歡喜氣氛中。

財運：★★★☆☆

有想法但不願行動，喜歡傳授他人致富訊息，讓別人來考證你的發財密笈。

貴人星座：天蠍座

幸運數字：0

吉時吉色：09:00-10:00玉髓紅

開運方位：正南方向

雙子座

知足常樂、感恩常樂。

整體運：★★★☆☆

給他送個小禮物，讓對方趁早明白你的心意，會有意想不到的回應；起始的投資讓你嘗到些許甜頭，但不要輕易加大投資額度，今天還略欠些火候；一起去運動吧，是減壓放鬆的好機會，強健的體魄會成為工作中決勝的籌碼哦。

愛情運：★★☆☆☆

熱戀中的人有想結婚的念頭，這可能是你單方面的想法，還得多與戀人商討才好喔！

事業運：★★☆☆☆

有杞人憂天的傾向，想得太多易讓你陷入矛盾，適合安排短程旅行，放鬆身心。

財運：★★★☆☆

有財近在眼前，但貪念會帶來麻煩。

貴人星座：獅子座

幸運數字：1

吉時吉色：08:00-10:00竹葉青

開運方位：西北方向

巨蟹座

心情平和，做事冷靜。

整體運：★★★☆☆

戀愛運普通，單身者有機會和異性吃喝玩樂，但要從中找到可以戀愛的對象不易。適合到健身房做做運動，調劑一下自己的生活。有閒錢者可以給自己買點小禮物，愉悅自我。

愛情運：★★★☆☆

已婚者對感情生活表現得較平淡。你對另一半的冷靜也許會讓對方覺得你不在意而有所誤解喔！

事業運：★★★☆☆

昏昏欲睡，打不起精神來。找些有挑戰性的事情來做，讓自己充滿鬥志，精神抖擻。

財運：★★★★☆

小財亨通，偏財運挺不錯，不妨多搜集發票用於未來兌獎。

貴人星座：金牛座

幸運數字：4

吉時吉色：10:00-12:00蘋果綠

開運方位：正西方向

獅子座

吃喝玩樂機會多，會引起腸胃不適。

整體運：★★★☆☆

約會、應酬是今天的主調，朋友相聚不亦樂乎，也讓你大飽了口福，不過，嘴巴過癮了，胃卻要受折騰，隨身攜帶幫助消化的藥物是明智之舉。感情會有小小波動，多是因為親信旁人的讒言，不信任另一半所造成。

愛情運：★★☆☆☆

熱戀中的人能感受到浪漫與甜蜜，用心的經營讓這份感情得以平穩發展。

事業運：★★★☆☆

有機會參加重大活動，接觸到許多新鮮的人和事，會讓你有一種無法形容的快感。

財運：★★★★☆

有進財，但切記不可得意忘形，以免失財。

貴人星座：天蠍座

幸運數字：8

吉時吉色：21:00-22:00杜鵑粉

開運方位：正南方向

處女座

有機會等著你主動把握。

整體運：★★★☆☆

今天很容易動怒，伴侶有一點小毛病都會讓你看不慣，小心因此雙方發生爭吵；好運不會主動找上門，出去活動活動，機會更容易把握；與過去的同學取得聯繫，讓你有所受益。

愛情運：★★☆☆☆

單身者可找異性知己喝茶聊天，會談得很開心，忘掉煩惱；戀愛中的人應多與對方溝通。

事業運：★★★☆☆

需要細心處理的事比較多，你應耐住性子，一旦變得急躁就容易出錯唷！

財運：★★★☆☆

偏財運稍弱，得合理運用自己的錢財。

貴人星座：巨蟹座

幸運數字：6

吉時吉色：05:00-07:00鉑金灰

開運方位：西北方向

天秤座

直覺靈驗的一天，趁著腦子清晰有想法應快速行動。

整體運：★★★★☆

安排一些健身運動，會給你帶來好心情，並能在運動的過程中想通長久以來的困擾。給朋友送上一份小小的心意，能夠增進彼此的友誼。感情生活需潤滑劑，約另一半去音樂活動聽聽歌可讓愛情升溫。

愛情運：★★★★☆

你全副心力都投入到工作中，容易忽略了身邊一直在默默守候你的另一半喔！

事業運：★★★☆☆

心情平和，適合探親訪友，在與親友的交談中，有機會獲得良好的工作機會。

財運：★★★★★

忙碌的一天，財運很不錯，財神爺給予的寶藏在外地，要主動向外活動、與人密切接觸才能挖到寶藏，有利於洽商、業務工作者。

貴人星座：牡羊座

幸運數字：2

吉時吉色：17:00-19:00香檳金

開運方位：西南方向

天蠍座

容易獲得意外之財，有份驚喜的心情。

整體運：★★★★☆

財運暢通，有機會收到親友的饋贈，讓你既興奮又感激。有機會參加派對，單身者需主動接近目標，優雅的舉止是你的魅力所在，但還是需要積極行動才能讓愛情開出艷麗的花。

愛情運：★★★★☆

已婚者為另一半忙前忙後，但內心卻沒有一點抱怨的情緒，反而覺得有種幸福感。

事業運：★★★☆☆

運勢普通，宜靜不宜動的一天，閒暇之時多閱讀易有收穫，少到人多的地方湊熱鬧。

財運：★★★★☆

得財不費力，業務工作者只要先前根基穩定，今日則可水到渠成。股票族今日可以獲利了結。

貴人星座：天秤座

幸運數字：3

吉時吉色：22:00-24:00櫻桃紅

開運方位：西北方向

射手座

心情很好，沒有什麼煩惱的事情。

整體運：★★★★★

單身者有機會向心儀的對象表白，易獲得令你滿意的回應。人逢喜事精神爽，你對周圍的人都會顯得特別友好，與大家分享你的喜悅。財運亨通，買樂透中獎機率高，但不可貪多！

愛情運：★★★★☆

單身者外出時，有機會感受電影、小說裡的那種浪漫邂逅，注意把握良緣。

事業運：★★★★☆

對身邊的事物都表現出極大的熱情，對自己感興趣的事務處理起來得心應手，易有收穫。

財運：★★★★★

財運旺旺日，想要感受到今日的好運必須從節儉保守做起，自然可以避免不必要的耗損。

貴人星座：巨蟹座

幸運數字：7

吉時吉色：12:00-13:00瑪瑙黑

開運方位：東南方向

摩羯座

嘗試也能有所收穫，切忌一昧守候。

整體運：★★★☆☆

愛情正值春天，找個好時機向心儀的對象傾訴自己的情感，成功指數極高哦！非常注意自己的消費習慣，且對家人亦有一定的要求，能多角度節省開支。興趣減退，討厭被人束縛的感覺，覺得渾身不自在。

愛情運：★★★★☆

魅力百分百，有心儀對象的人可以找機會和對方說說話，拉近兩人的距離。

事業運：★★☆☆☆

顯得有些孤傲，易畫地自限，少了與人交流、互動的機會，會讓人有難以親近的感覺。

財運：★★★☆☆

失之東隅，收之桑榆，有失亦有得，雖然得到的不一定是金錢。

貴人星座：摩羯座

幸運數字：7

吉時吉色：15:00-17:00翡翠綠

開運方位：正西方向

水瓶座

為愛努力耕耘。

整體運：★★★★★

已婚者懂得重視且珍惜彼此的感情，不斷努力付出，澆灌幸福之花；對投資雖只是抱玩玩看的心態，並不十分上心，但盈利的機會卻很大；有時間陪家人去戶外野餐吧，不僅能增進感情，並能使自己完全放鬆。

愛情運：★★★★★

單身者容易得到異性的追捧，讓你有些飄飄然；戀愛中的人感情生活浪漫甜蜜。

事業運：★★★★☆

心情平和，很能為身邊的人著想，即使扮演小丑娛樂大眾也樂此不疲，非常受歡迎。

財運：★★★★☆

財運太棒了！正財、偏財都有喔！是投資理財的好日子。

貴人星座：天秤座

幸運數字：3

吉時吉色：07:00-08:00辣椒紅

開運方位：東北方向

雙魚座

貴人助力強，很多事情都能化險為夷。

整體運：★★★★☆

平日的付出，以及積累的人脈，今日可獲得很好的回報。雖然會遇到突如其來的變故，但多能得貴人相助。特別是下午，運氣旺盛，有獲得錢財的機會。單身者有機會遇到久未聯繫的異性朋友，重拾舊情又生新情。

愛情運：★★★★☆

已婚者對另一半別要求太高，這會給對方造成壓力；單身者有機會與爽朗的異性結緣。

事業運：★★★☆☆

建立良好的人際關係是今日重點，有朋友主動邀約別拒絕，以免錯過一些不錯的機會。

財運：★★★★☆

從事服務、代理相關工作者今日財運還不錯。尤其是有小小的賭運，但宜見好就收！

貴人星座：天秤座

幸運數字：8

吉時吉色：22:00-23:00杜鵑粉

開運方位：正西方向

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title: 每日星座運勢／水瓶投資理財好日子   為愛努力耕耘


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日期:1月31日消息，馬競通過官方網站宣布，比利時前鋒卡拉斯科以租借的形式從大連人回歸，他將效力至本賽季結束。

26歲的卡拉斯科在2018年2月以1050萬歐元從馬競加盟大連一方，效力一方期間他出場52次，打進24球並有17次助攻，上賽季在中超他出場25次，打進17球並有8次助攻，新賽季大連一方更名大連人，但卡拉斯科將先前往馬競效力，而他和大連人的合同在2022年底到期。

卡拉斯科曾代表馬競出場124次，打進23球並有17次助攻，在2015-16賽季馬競和皇馬的歐冠決賽上，卡拉斯科打入一球幫助馬競扳平比分。卡拉斯科已經通過了馬競的體檢，目前球隊排名西甲第三，落後榜首的皇馬8分，同時歐冠淘汰賽上馬競即將對陣衛冕冠軍利物浦。

（鬥神）

title: 官方！卡拉斯科重返馬競 租借效力至賽季結束


title: 官方：大連人外援卡拉斯科回歸馬德里競技

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虎撲1月31日訊 西甲馬德里競技官方宣布，球隊與大連人職業足球俱樂部就卡拉斯科租借一事達成協議，比利時人已經通過體檢, 他將與紅白軍團一起完成本賽季所剩比賽。

卡拉斯科此前曾代表馬競共出場124次，攻入23個進球，並貢獻17次助攻。2018年2月27日，大連一方足球俱樂部（現更名為大連人職業足球俱樂部）官方宣布：卡拉斯科從馬競轉會加盟大連一方。在效力於大連一方的2個賽季期間，卡拉斯科在中超聯賽中出場50次，打入24球，並貢獻16次助攻。

溫馨提示全體JRs：

近期新型冠狀病毒肆虐，虎撲提醒所有JRs做好防範，少出門，勤洗手，外出一定戴口罩。

戰勝病毒，武漢加油，武漢的JR們加油，中國加油！

(編輯：姚凡)

countries: 比利時 中國


countries: 菲律賓 中國 越南

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2020年亞洲羽毛球錦標賽將於4月21日至26日在武漢舉行，隨著武漢爆發的新型冠狀病毒肺炎日益嚴重，亞錦賽到底何去何從成為廣大球迷最為關心的話題之一。

亞洲羽毛球錦標賽是亞洲羽聯旗下的比賽，參賽球員全部是亞洲選手，今年的亞錦賽是東京奧運會積分賽最後一站比賽，可能將最終決定選手的奧運資格，這對奮鬥了4年的運動員來說意義十分重大。

亞洲羽聯主席安東·蘇博沃在1月30日接受採訪表示，原則上2月底前會一直觀察新型肺炎疫情是否得到有效控制，亞錦賽可能不會取消，因為這將影響到選手的東京奧運積分。

蘇博沃認為，如果取消了亞錦賽，那麼世界羽聯還得討論歐洲錦標賽、非洲錦標賽的積分問題。

根據蘇博沃的說法，還有一種辦法就是把武漢亞錦賽移到其他城市舉行，比如可以移到沒有受到肺炎疫情影響的中國南方城市舉行，但是也得考慮到出入境等各方面問題，或者也可以移到菲律賓舉行。

菲律賓在今年2月11日至16日將舉辦2020年亞洲羽毛球團體錦標賽，蘇博沃認為菲律賓的酒店和比賽場地條件都十分不錯，在2月份舉辦了亞洲團體賽后，還有一個多月的時間來準備亞錦賽（單項），因為菲律賓有了團體賽承辦經驗后，那麼在舉辦亞錦賽（單項）時會做得更好。

亞洲羽聯主席蘇博沃表示，自己和大家一樣，對肺炎疫情有著同樣的擔憂，不過有一些患者已經痊癒了，希望可以治愈更多。武漢承辦亞錦賽已經連續6年了，場館十分不錯，而且場館附近就有運動員的住所，他們希望繼續承辦未來4年的亞錦賽，除菲律賓之外，越南也想承辦亞錦賽，但都得先考察設施建設。

目前還沒有任何羽球協會正式宣布退出武漢亞錦賽。（愛羽客）

title: 亞羽聯：武漢亞錦賽受疫情影響或移到菲律賓舉行


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據大陸官媒新華社報導，從中國科學院上海藥物所獲悉，該所和武漢病毒所聯合研究初步發現，中成藥雙黃連口服液可抑制新型冠狀病毒。

報導指出，由中國科學院上海藥物研究所研究員、院士蔣華良牽頭的抗新型冠狀病毒感染肺炎藥物研究應急攻關團隊，在前期SARS相關研究和藥物發現成果基礎上，聚焦針對該病毒的治療候選新藥篩選、評價和老藥新用研究。

雙黃連口服液由金銀花、黃芩、連翹三味中藥組成。中醫認為，這三味中藥具有清熱解毒、表裡雙清的作用。現代醫學研究認為，雙黃連口服液具有廣譜抗病毒、抑菌、提高機體免疫功能的作用，是目前有效的廣譜抗病毒藥物之一。

上海藥物所長期從事抗病毒藥物研究，2003年SARS期間，上海藥物所左建平團隊率先證實雙黃連口服液具有抗SARS冠狀病毒作用，十餘年來又陸續證實雙黃連口服液對流感病毒（H7N9、H1N1、H5N1）、嚴重急性呼吸綜合症冠狀病毒、中東呼吸綜合症冠狀病毒具有明顯的抗病毒效應。

目前，雙黃連口服液已在上海公共衛生臨床中心、華中科技大學附屬同濟醫院開展臨床研究。

武漢肺炎疫情持續延燒，現大陸有研究發現雙黃連口服液可抑制武漢肺炎。圖/取自新華社 分享

title: 大陸最新發現 雙黃連口服液可抑制武漢肺炎


title: 美參議員致函世衛：應讓台灣成為觀察員

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美國聯邦參議院外委會亞太小組主席賈德納等數位參議員，聯名致函世界衛生組織（WHO）秘書長譚德塞，敦促WHO讓台灣成為觀察員，並要求WHO提供台灣應對疫情所需的資訊與協助。

賈德納發布新聞稿指出，WHO在30日宣布武漢肺炎為國際關注的突發公共衛生事件，雖然台灣已有9例（現為10例）確診病例，台灣卻不得參加任何突發事件會議。

賈德納（Cory Gardner）31日致函譚德塞（Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus）指出，在中國大陸武漢發現的新型冠狀病毒（2019-nCoV），擴散到美國、台灣等地，透過此信函對於WHO排除台灣，表達關切。

信中指出，中國大陸率先採取行動，企圖孤立台灣，迫使各國與國際組織排除台灣，甚至不得以觀察員身分參與；WHO排除台灣，損害國際公衛界有效協作的能力，台灣政府無法獲得當前全球健康問題的重要資訊。

信函寫道，世界正在試圖遏止新型冠狀病毒擴散，不該以令人無法接受的外交欺凌手段，妨礙台灣參與這場抗疫作戰。

議員們指出，為了能夠進一步保護全球健康與安全，敦促譚德塞與WHO給予台灣觀察員身分，讓台灣參與會議，也要求WHO在這段期間向台灣提供應對最新疫情所需要的資訊與協助。

署名參議員包括魯比歐（Marco Rubio）、柯頓（Tom Cotton）、柯寧（John Cornyn）、殷霍夫（James Inhofe）、羅穆尼（Mitt Romney）、克魯茲（Ted Cruz）。

美國聯邦參議院外委會亞太小組主席賈德納。本報資料照片 分享

countries: 台灣 美國 中國


title: 政院拍板口罩增設60條生產線 日產1000萬片

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武漢肺炎疫情延燒，口罩供不應求。行政院發言人Kolas Yotaka今晚表示，行政院為因應民眾購買口罩的需求，要求經濟部協調廠商增產口罩，已於今天定案，由經濟部購買口罩生產設備增設60條生產線，請業者代為生產，最快20天後，口罩日產能預計可達1000萬片。

這項方案今天由行政院長蘇貞昌拍板後，Kolas表示，所需購買60條口罩產線的預算，將由政府預算支應。

行政院發言人Kolas Yotaka。聯合報資料照 分享

people:
蘇貞昌
Kolas Yotaka


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路透報導，隨著各國政府想要平息口罩之亂，新加坡主要報紙31日的頭版出現斗大字樣：「身體健康，就別戴口罩了！」掀起是否真的需要戴口罩的話題。

馬來西亞、泰國及越南政府敦促民眾隨時配戴口罩及乾洗手液，就連新加坡當局也宣布向每戶家庭發放四片口罩。在武漢肺炎奪去200多條人命並散播到全國20國之際，該如何防範傳染性病毒的矛盾訊息讓民眾產生疑惑。

部分專家表示，不當使用口罩甚至會助長傳染，像是觸碰口罩向外部分會增加傳染機率；也有專家指出，拋棄式外科口罩無法完全緊貼面部，因此無法有效阻止病毒感染。

世界衛生組織（WHO）和美國疾病管制暨預防中心（CDC）的官方指引，未提及戴口罩是預防病毒的必要措施，但官網也未明確建議不用配戴。

亞洲地區民眾為了預防空氣汙染與感冒，配戴口罩已是司空見慣。澳洲和台灣表示健康民眾不用配戴口罩，但澳洲已從國家醫療庫存中發放100萬個口罩，台灣則宣布口罩限購政策及限制出口。台灣鐵路局31日表示，若疫情蔓延，將拒載未戴口罩的乘客。

新型冠狀病毒會人傳人，但傳染力有多強仍不明。傳染途徑最可能透過咳嗽或打噴嚏的飛沫傳播、接觸病患，或是觸碰沾有病毒的物件後，再接觸嘴巴、鼻子及眼睛。

哥倫比亞大學感染與免疫中心的病毒學家拉斯姆森（Angela Rasmussen）說：「當你身處人群之中，或是照顧病患時，必須配戴口罩。若覺得要更有防護力，就戴上外科口罩。」

在武漢肺炎疫情蔓延之際，該如何防範傳染性病毒的矛盾訊息讓民眾產生疑惑。路透 分享

countries: 台灣 越南 新加坡 泰國 美國 澳洲 哥倫比亞 馬來西亞

title: 口罩要戴不戴？ 各國不同調


title: 義大利停飛台灣航班 外交部批義國錯誤認知錯誤決定

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武漢肺炎疫情延燒，傳義大利即日起禁止中港澳台航班入境，恐影響華航，長榮航班恐受波及。外交部今天回應，這是義大利政府基於錯誤認知，而作成的錯誤決定。

有關義大利以武漢肺炎疫情為由，宣布禁止中港澳及台灣航班進入其飛航情報區ㄧ事，外交部發言人歐江安表示，由於有其他國家確診病例高於我國，卻未受到飛航限制，因此，此決定應和我國疫情無關，而是義大利政府基於錯誤認知，而作成的錯誤決定。

歐江安表示，外交部正透過雙邊管道，向義大利政府尋求進一步瞭解與澄清，也希望義大利政府能更正其決定。外交部同時也透過友好國家，向義大利政府尋求澄清。

countries: 台灣 義大利


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虎撲1月31日訊 據《天津日報》記者顧穎微博消息，天海再一次集中，隊伍中並沒有「新面孔」出現，而重新回到訓練場的張鷺訓練的投入度很高，看上去身體情況也還不錯。

顧穎寫道：

昆明有藍天白雲，昆明有微涼的天氣，昆明還有那讓人恨不得深呼吸的純凈空氣……今天上午是天津天海隊昆明冬訓的第一課，集體站在紅塔基地空曠的場地中，教練、球員們忍不住抬頭看一看天，忍不住調動自己最大的肺活量努力呼吸。

受新型冠狀病毒感染的肺炎疫情影響，近期各航空公司的航班也有大幅度調整，因而農曆正月初六，天海隊教練、隊員們在昆明聚齊已經是晚上。俱樂部工作人員春節前的一番忙碌是卓有成效的，由天津出發的大隊人馬，在離津之前就領到了本賽季第一批新的訓練裝備，而從其他各地趕往昆明的教練和球員，他們的新裝備，則由隨隊工作人員帶到了昆明分發。其實一路戴著口罩，一路在機場出發安檢、國內抵達等區域反覆測量體溫，已然讓最近幾天幾乎都沒怎麼出門的大家警惕性倏忽間提高又提高，所以待到隊伍集中之後，教練組長李瑋鋒再做相關宣講的時候，很多「安全須知」實際上大家早就諳熟。

球迷們最關心的，當然是隊伍再一次集中，有沒有「新面孔」出現。今天的訓練中確實還沒有，不過為了儘快解決引援問題，抵達昆明的當晚，教練組做聯繫、溝通等工作，直到凌晨才「收工」，而類似的工作，整個春節假期中也一直在做。可能外界有時候會把引援想得如「你情我願、一拍即合」般簡單，內里真的有很多不足為外人道的「彎彎繞」。樂觀估計，再等兩天吧，也就該陸續塵埃落定了。

重新回到訓練場的張鷺訓練的投入度很高，看上去身體情況也還不錯，包括隊里其他人也一樣，一天的訓練能看得出，從假期模式跳轉到系統訓練模式，倒是沒人有什麼「吃不消」。下午訓練時，昆明下了一陣雨，結束一天訓練的隊伍「貓」在酒店裡，更有了「隔離起來封閉訓練」的味道。

溫馨提示全體JRs：

近期新型冠狀病毒肆虐，虎撲提醒所有JRs做好防範，少出門，勤洗手，外出一定戴口罩。

戰勝病毒，武漢加油，武漢的JR們加油，中國加油！

(編輯：姚凡)

本文來自：虎撲

title: 記者：天海集中沒有新面孔出現，重返訓練場張鷺投入度高


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曼城即將在英超第25輪客場挑戰熱刺，曼城主帥瓜迪奧拉也在賽前發佈會回答了有關熱刺主帥穆里尼奧的問題。

瓜帥稱：「熱刺在穆里尼奧治下是否有所提升？穆里尼奧入主后，我只看了一場+半場熱刺的比賽。每個人都知道他（穆帥），清楚他作為一名主帥的個性。當然，賽季中途接手一支球隊是很不容易的。一般來說你需要時間，但是我們要看看未來穆帥會做得怎麼樣。」

「（記者問為何同穆帥的對決沒能在曼徹斯特延續下去）或許我和他都有點老了，經驗也更豐富了。我知道每一次無論是在曼聯主場還是曼城主場，新聞發佈會上總是只會關心我說了什麼，或者他說了什麼。」

「他（穆帥）是一個經驗豐富，成績斐然的主帥。他不應該在一整個賽季里都備受指摘。我知道我們會因為一場比賽、或者我們的觀念而被人評判，但作為一名專業人士，我不會只用1年的表現評判我的同行，而是10到15年。」

「每名主帥都有高峰和低谷。何塞（穆里尼奧）工作了15到20年，一直都很成功，這一點必須得到尊重，我認為這才是最難做到的事情。在體育界，你總是輸得比贏得多。」

「以邁克爾-喬丹為例。他在16、17年的職業生涯中拿到6次NBA總冠軍，也是輸得比贏得多。」

「不管熱刺有沒有他（穆帥），我都會盡我所能。當然我必須了解他在熱刺做了什麼，但如果沒有他，我也會做同樣的事情。我認為熱刺不僅有何塞（穆里尼奧），還有很多好球員。當然，面對這些名帥，你必須更加專注。」

「對我來說，鑒於穆里尼奧在足球領域的貢獻和他的職業生涯，我一直都對他無比尊重。」

（長歌）

title: 瓜帥：我對穆帥無比尊重 別用1年否定他20年成就


title: 2月1日限定 《Pokémon GO》二月社群日主角寶可夢由你來投

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史無前例，史上首次可由訓練家(Pokémon GO玩家)票選的《Pokémon GO》社群日即將到來了。根據日前官方政策，2020 年 2 月份社群日的主角寶可夢將由訓練家們親自選出，投票方法由 2 月 1 日當天訓練家們完成的田野調查任務數來決定，相當緊張刺激啊。投票日期就僅限 2 月 1 日這一天，想要支持心目中主角寶可夢的朋友不要錯過。

根據《Pokémon GO》官方宣布，2020年2月份的社群日的主角寶可夢首度交由訓練家（玩家）們親自票選。官方公佈的相關資訊如下：

二、投票時間：台灣時間2月1日00:00~23:59。

三、投票方法：以2月1日活動時間內，全球各地《Pokémon GO》訓練師們所完成的田野調查任務數量作為票數。2月1日活動當天，訓練師們可以在轉動寶可夢補給站轉盤，來獲取與二月份社群日相關的田野調查任務，共有四種（投票給「特定主角寶可夢」，抓取20隻寶可夢）。如果你刷到的調查任務並非你想要投票的對象，可以到鄰近的補給站刷到你想要投票的對象再進行。官方會確保四個主角寶可夢的任務都平均分配在各地的寶可夢補給站，活動當天每一個補給站都能刷出一個投票給主角寶可夢的任務。每完成一個田野調查任務，都可計算為一票。每一個玩家可在2/1投票當日盡情完成相關的田野調查任務，每完成一個都計一票，盡力的為所期待的二月份主角寶可夢投下一票！

四、票選結果：二月社群日票選結果將在2月3日正式對外公布。

五、二月社群日：官方公佈二月社群日將在2月22日舉辦，北半球活動時間是當地11:00~14:00，南半球則是當地時間3:00~6:00。

在二月社群日到來之前，今年《Pokémon GO》第一場線下實體活動「寶可夢點亮2020台灣燈會」也將在全台中市登場，活動時間是2020年2月6日（星期四）～2020年2月9日（星期天），共有四天。綿毛寶可夢咩利羊、閃電寶可夢落雷獸和點亮夜空的蟲屬性寶可夢電螢蟲、甜甜螢將在城市中隨處出現。甜甜螢原本是只會在北美洲、南美洲和非洲出現的寶可夢，所以可千萬別錯過這個捕捉牠們的機會喔！此外，未知圖騰（L）和風鈴寶可夢風鈴鈴也將現身一同慶祝這場燈會。寶可夢訓練師們可以把握機會來參加！


title: 避險基金大咖：面對武漢肺炎 建議分散布局

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財經網站CNBC報導，避險基金教父級人物達里歐（Ray Dalio）表示，因應武漢肺炎的未知衝擊，最好的投資策略是將資產分散到不同地區、類別及貨幣。他指出，若疫情集中在中國大陸，事態將類似於2003年爆發的SARS。

全球最大避險基金橋水聯合（Bridgewater Associates）的創辦人達里歐表示，他不知道武漢肺炎對經濟或市場的衝擊，但橋水能借鑑過去流行病爆發時帶來的重大影響。

達里歐說：「一般而言，市場對這些久久發生一次重大噩耗的反應，通常先是輕忽，隨著事態持續發酵，再變得過度恐慌，直到支撐股市反轉的基本面出現，」也就是武漢肺炎從加速擴散到獲得控制而減緩。

回顧2003年爆發的SARS，當時港股首當其衝，但隨著病例數自巔峰開始滑落，股市也出現反轉。達里歐說：「這完全符合邏輯，且若武漢肺炎疫情主要控制在中國大陸境內，我們預期市場也會出現類似的走勢。」他預估，中國和香港市場面臨的衝擊將高於全球，但影響會隨著新增病例數下滑而減緩。

再看2009年和2010年爆發的H1N1和禽流感，當這些疫情與SARS爆發時，市場避險情緒升溫，經濟成長下滑且轉向安全投資（Flight-to-quality），導致股市下跌並推升黃金和債券價格。但之後這股態勢開始減弱，且市場也有可能是受政治和經濟等與疫情無關的因素影響，因為H1N1出現的時機適逢金融危機爆發。

近代史上最致命的流行病，當屬1918年爆發的西班牙流感，時間點正值第一次世界大戰。達里歐說：「戰爭和流行病對市場與經濟的影響很難拆開來看，但看起來似乎是流行病擴散的利空會超過戰爭傳出的正面發展，終止股市漲勢。」

他話鋒一轉，「到目前為止，比起當年的SARS，中國的應對方式更為透明且果斷，因此會影響統計數字比較和處理問題的速度。」

圖為避險基金教父達里歐（Ray Dalio）。 路透 分享

countries: 西班牙 香港 中國


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只知道「小包」是潮流還不夠，如今連長度也位移，「腋下包」正夯。Bella Hadid、歐陽娜娜、Kiwi李函、莫莉通通跟上，腋下不趕快夾一顆，別說你時尚！

時尚潮流會輪迴，如今是小包的天下，但如果只知道入手新包選擇小包不會錯，那可就太嫩了！除了尺寸之外，長度也位移，若說目前哪種長度最時髦，肯定就是「腋下包」。腰包回鍋，帶動斜挎背法的「胸包」流行，如今夾在腋下的長度正時髦，歐美超模Bella Hadid從去年中（2019）開始背腋下包，如今這股風潮吹到台灣，莫莉、Kiwi李函都嘗試。腋下不快點夾一顆包，別說你是時尚人士。

▲超模Bella Hadid去年下半年就開始狂夾腋下。

▲「腋下包」時髦又讓兩手空出來，難怪Bella Hadid放開大快朵頤。

「腋下包」正夯，這種長度剛好也適合拎在手臂上，優雅感比任何長度都更強。近期如歐陽娜娜等人，全都以PRADA為目標，入手復刻2000年火爆的經典尼龍Hobo包，彩色招牌尼龍材質配上經典三角金屬牌Logo，在時尚之中還能保證輕又耐髒的特色。對於想入手的人來說，以它為頭號目標就對了。

▲歐陽娜娜拎在手上走氣質路線。

▲李函輕輕勾在手指間，隨便都超時髦。

時尚小科普：PRADA經典尼龍

1950年誕生，採用獨門的雙絞紗斜紋編織手法，略帶絲光色調，兼具實用性與機能性。50年代，使用尼龍材質製作包款，是顛覆當時講究奢華皮革的創舉，很快的在好萊塢明星之中爆紅。1984年推出尼龍材質後背包，很快的就成為PRADA最經典、最暢銷的單品。

title: 莫莉、李函都乖乖背！當紅「腋下包」不快點夾一顆，別說你時尚


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美國商務部長羅斯（Wilbur Ross）日前表示，中國大陸爆發武漢肺炎疫情，可能促使在大陸設廠的企業鮭魚返鄉、加速工作回流北美，因此有利於美國經濟。對此，2008年諾貝爾經濟學獎得主克魯曼（Paul Krugman）直批，這位川普經濟團隊成員的「微生物經濟學」不及格。

克魯曼31日在紐約時報專欄撰文，批評羅斯這番話「胡說八道」，顯然不明白當今的製造業已和數十年前的面貌截然不同。昔日，各國的工業基本上都直接競爭；但今天我們置身於全球價值鏈的世界，任一國進口的最大宗不是消費品，而是「中間財」，用來生產、組裝產品。

在這樣的世界，一旦進口受阻，不論是因為受關稅還是冠狀病毒疫情影響，都會推升生產成本，進而打擊製造業。美國總統川普發動的關稅戰，因為矛頭對準「中間財」，已經降低美國製造業的產出和就業，儘管2019年美國國內生產毛額（GDP）仍成長2.3%，製造業卻陷入衰退。這顯示川普的貿易戰是一場挫敗。

再看武漢肺炎可能帶來的經濟威脅。若是此疫情嚴重擾亂中國的生產，克魯曼認為這對美國經濟的衝擊可能像是川普貿易戰的「極致版」，卻不像加徵關稅還有稅收進帳作為補償。

克魯曼認為，這波疫情「看來相當可能」造成「重大經濟傷害」。

有些人拿武漢肺炎類比2002-2003年肆虐的嚴重急性呼吸道症候群（SARS）疫情，同樣發源自中國，而且也導致擾亂經濟的隔離檢疫措施，對當時中國經濟造成重大、但短暫的打擊，全球經濟受的負面影響則相對輕微。

但克魯曼指出，武漢肺炎的威脅究竟比SARS大還是小，尚無從得知；可確定的是，中國爆發嚴重疫情對當前全球經濟的衝擊，勢必遠遠超過17年前的SARS。原因很簡單：中國現在的全球經濟分量已不可同日而語。2002年，中國仍在經濟大崛起的初步階段，只占全球製造業附加價值的8%左右，遠低於美、日、歐；但今天中國已是世界工廠，占全球製造業比重逾四分之一。

對於武漢疫情若重創中國、連帶波及美國經濟的威脅，川普政府已準備好應變之道嗎？克魯曼說，從川普身邊圍繞著像羅斯這樣的經濟高官，實在令人感到憂懼。

經濟學家認為，武漢肺炎疫情可能給美國帶來經濟威脅。美聯社 分享

countries: 美國 中國

title: 武漢肺炎有利工作回流美國？克魯曼評：胡說八道！


title: 「用時間還自己清白」 吳斯懷宣布要進國防委員會

countries: 台灣 中華民國 中國

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2020-02-01 00:17:55

〔即時新聞／綜合報導〕國民黨不分區立委吳斯懷被黨內同袍視為2020年大選慘敗的戰犯之一，他近日接受媒體專訪時表明自己未來在立法院的意向，將憑藉專長至外交及國防委員會關心相關議題。

根據《中央社》報導，吳斯懷自認為是平凡人，卻要經歷「抄家滅族的抹紅」，心裡難免不是滋味，他自稱曾在中國境內說出「中華民國」名諱，也認為兩岸共創未來的前提是「尊重歷史」，此舉同時能夠印證他對國家的忠貞，「用時間跟歷史還給自己清白」。

吳斯懷提到，現在民進黨為立法院多數黨，在軍改議題上要顧及中低階層、弱勢軍人家庭，部分軍人因任務之故晚婚，退休後還要照顧家庭，如果因故逝世，與配偶結婚沒達10年，則不具相關撫恤資格，他認為，這些事情是進入外交及國防委員會要修正的。

吳斯懷強調自己是藍營軍系立委，無論軍建案、軍購案都要注意，承諾問政出發點是「國家安全、國家戰略」，台灣與中國的關係必須「化繁為簡」，讓和平相處不再只是口號，而是雙方政府、政黨與民眾的「最大公約數」，並秉持「對等、尊嚴、捍衛中華民國」的原則看待。


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2020-01-31 23:57:30

〔記者吳政峰／台北報導〕基隆地院法官陳志祥2018年兼任職務法庭法官，承審台北高等行政法院法官陳鴻斌性騷擾女助理再審案件時，因把免職改判為罰薪1年，讓同庭法官謝靜慧很不滿，辭任明志，引發漣漪，陳志祥決定上電視說明改判理由，但被司法院人事審議委員會認定發言不當，31日決議給予書面警告。

人審會指出，陳志祥身為職務法庭承審法官，卻於接受媒體採訪時，發表言論逾越判決書內容，且引喻失當、欠缺性平意識，有損法官之中立、客觀、公正形象，違反法官法第18條第1項、法官倫理規範第5條、第18條等規定，決議予以書面告誡之警告處分。

據了解，陳志祥除了出席人審會陳述外，也提出答辯兼聲請狀，聲請司法院院長許宗力、副院長蔡炯墩、副秘書長葉麗霞、少年及家事廳廳長謝靜慧、司法行政廳廳長許紋華迴避，以上5人全都迴避，會議改由秘書長林輝煌主持。

陳志祥認為遭到前秘書長呂太郎和謝靜慧兩人陷害，主張呂、謝兩人才是真正違背法官倫理規範和法官法的人，要求人審會一併審議，但會議並未處理。

另外，高等法院民事庭法官賴淑芬（已離職）2018年審理一起請求返還借款事件，說出「不要把法院當成討債的地方」，又調閱與本案無關的當事人公司資產負債表，人審會認為她違反法官倫理規範第3條、第12條第1項及第3項法官執行職務應中立、維護當事人權利及不得以不當方式解決紛爭等規定，決議予以書面方式發命令促其注意，並將處分情形登載於人事資料。

title: 上電視談改判色法官 陳志祥遭司法院書面警告


title: 武漢肺炎》曝3項關鍵重點！賴清德：政府已超前部署

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2020-02-01 00:13:00

〔即時新聞／綜合報導〕中國新型冠狀病毒（2019-nCoV）疫情不斷擴大，準副總統賴清德對此發揮醫師專業，在臉書分享馬偕醫院兒童感染科黃瑽寧醫師整理的3項重點，呼籲民眾不需要驚慌，台灣政府超前部署，早已啟動各項防疫措施。

賴清德分享黃瑽寧醫師的3項重點指出，第1，「武漢肺炎傳染力不算太高，跟流感病毒類似」，現在科學界對於新型冠狀病毒的傳染力統計，發現與流感病毒相似，R0值（1位病人在易感染人群中，能再感染他人的平均人數）估計介於1.4至3.8，也就是說1位武漢肺炎病患，平均能感染1.4至3.8人。

第2個重點是，「武漢肺炎重症率和死亡率也與流感病毒類似」，目前已知武漢肺炎重症患者死亡率約為15%，而尚未有感染後的真實死亡率統計數字，現在醫學界推測這個數字應該小於4%，因此整體來看，感染新型冠狀病毒的死亡率、重症率也與流感病毒相似。

第3個重點為，「武漢病毒和SARS病毒黏著度不同、感染後嚴重度不同」，新型冠狀病毒與嚴重急性呼吸道症候群（SARS）病毒相比，對人類肺部的黏著度較低，感染後的嚴重程度取決於自體免疫與病毒繁殖速度。

賴清德強調，國人面對疫情不要驚慌，病毒通常是通過接觸到口鼻感染，除非身處緊密、封閉或近距離的場所，否則若於通風場合病毒量基本不高，只要保持謹慎態度，強化衛生自主管理，勤加洗手、依照疾管署指示正確使用口罩，降低病毒接觸口鼻機率，遵守政府防疫規定進行防疫措施，就能有效降低被感染的風險。

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countries: 台灣 中國


title: 羅馬假期掰！義大利確診2例武漢肺炎　宣布全國進入「緊急狀態」

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▲羅馬出現2例新型冠狀病毒確診病例後，當地遊客紛紛戴上口罩。圖為特雷維噴泉（Trevi`s Fountain），圖中人物與內文無關。（圖／路透）

記者王致凱／綜合報導

自羅馬發現2名中國籍旅客感染新型冠狀病毒（武漢肺炎）後，義大利當局陸續啟動一系列防疫措施，包括暫停所有來自中國的航班。義大利政府31日宣布進入「緊急狀態」，以便更有效地防止新型冠狀病毒擴散。

綜合外媒報導，義大利總理孔蒂（Giuseppe Conte）先前證實，兩名來自中國遊客確診為武漢肺炎；義大利內閣31日會議討論後決定，宣布義大利進入緊急狀態。據悉，義大利政府通常會在地震、洪水等災情發生後宣布進入緊急狀態，以便更快速的提撥預算或徵集各類資源抗災。

此外，孔蒂稍早前宣布，政府決定暫停所有往返義大利與中國的航班。義大利民航局（ENAC）31日證實，中義之間所有航班都已經暫停，直到衛生部門進一步通知為止。

據悉，目前在羅馬發現的2名確診病例，被暫時安置在專門研究傳染病與病毒的斯帕蘭札尼研究所（Spallanzani institute）隔離治療，當局正試著還原他們過去一周在義大利境內造訪的地點。

另外，有關民航給飛行員公告（NOTAM），義大利停飛措施範圍不僅包括中國大陸和港澳，也包括台灣在內。對此，我外交部表示，此決定應是義大利政府基於錯誤認知，而作成的錯誤決定，希望義大利政府能更正其決定。

目前，國籍航空中僅華航營運桃園－羅馬航線。華航證實接到義大利飛航通告，因應該國衛生當局要求，2月2日台北（桃園）-羅馬CI75與2月3日羅馬-台北（桃園）CI76航班取消，後續航班若有調整將再行公告。華航將協助已訂妥機位的旅客安排替代航班抵達目的地。

►「秒殺小魚乾起司條」～最狂春節追劇零食來了！

countries: 義大利 台灣 中國

events: 武漢肺炎 地震


title: 快訊／北歐第二國！瑞典出現首例肺炎確診　患者曾去過武漢

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▲瑞典出現首例武漢肺炎確診病例，檢測新型冠狀病毒呈陽性反應。（資料照／路透）

記者王致凱／綜合報導

瑞典公共衛生署（Folkhälsomyndigheten）31日證實，瑞典南部延雪平（Jönköping）出現首例新型冠狀病毒確診案例。據悉，病患為女性，曾前往中國武漢地區，並於1月24日返回瑞典。目前患者正接受隔離治療，情況良好。

這是繼芬蘭發現1例確診病例後，再有北歐國家出現新型冠狀病毒肺炎確診個案。

►「秒殺小魚乾起司條」～最狂春節追劇零食來了！

countries: 瑞典 中國 芬蘭


people: 韓國瑜 林靜儀 陳其邁

taiwan-subdivisions: 路竹 高雄 高雄市

countries: 中國 台灣

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韓國瑜今天至路竹天后宮參香祈福時表示，萬一疫情真的爆發，需要將患者集中收容，需要營區，希望國防部協助高雄。（記者許麗娟攝）

2020-01-31 23:51:58

〔即時新聞／綜合報導〕中國武漢肺炎疫情延燒，高雄市長韓國瑜今（31日）針對疫情表示，已向中央報告高雄有兩缺，一是口罩不夠，二是萬一疫情爆發，需大型患者收容場所。對此，前國家衛生研究院感染症及疫苗研究所長蘇益仁打臉直呼，這種方式太落伍。

韓國瑜今指出，他向行政院副院長陳其邁、中央防疫委員會報告高雄兩個大問題，「一是口罩不夠，高雄一天需要35萬個口罩」、「第二，萬一疫情真的爆發，需要將患者集中收容，需要營區，希望國防部協助高雄，準備施工大型的收容場所」。

醫師立委林靜儀見狀在臉書傻眼表示，「韓國瑜市長你可以先搞清楚什麼是負壓隔離病房，先盤點高雄市防疫資源人力嗎？」她接受《放言》 訪問時也質疑，韓國瑜「是要把患者都丟進去一個營區，讓他們互相傳染嗎？」

蘇益仁也認為，設置集中收容所不是最好的辦法，強調現在各大醫院都有負壓隔離病房，「分散隔離才是最新、最有效的防疫措施」。他也憂心，台灣目前確診病例相當分散，若收容所在高雄，但發病的人在台北，「中間運送的過程會不會徒增風險？」

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title: 武漢肺炎》韓國瑜想蓋肺炎收容所 防疫專家打臉：落伍！