title: Practicing empathy and compassion on the MRT

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The Taipei MRT’s priority seats are at the heart of a controversy after a viral video of an altercation between a young woman and a septuagenarian went viral late last month, showing her kick the 73-year-old woman, who had berated her and hit her for occupying a priority seat. Some endorsed the behavior of the seated passenger, while others said it was important to show compassion. Refusing to yield a priority seat is not a crime, but the behavior raises questions of proper etiquette.

Faced with an empty priority seat, is it acceptable to sit there? It is not a legal question — it is about the moral code the passenger upholds. Is the legality of a matter the only consideration in such situations, or are empathy and mindful compassion also needed?

If the compassion and empathy angle has personal and societal value, some key points need to be understood to realize the goal.

The standards of what is moral and good must be self-imposed without discriminating between who is worthy of benevolence.

Anyone might be in need, so everyone should show empathy. That makes every member of society an altruist and a beneficiary. Such a shared morality is the backbone of society, the key to maintaining civility and far more nuanced than mere adherence to the law.

The older woman in the MRT video has been described as a repeat offender when it comes to practicing “moral blackmail” on the MRT, having often been seen demanding priority seats. Even so, she deserves kindness and the public can give it.

The Buddhist ideal of compassion is rooted in the pursuit of an internal moral code that does not stoop to conditionality or fuss over exceptions. It is all-encompassing and absolute.

It was encouraging to see that even at peak travel hours, when MRT cars are packed with people tired from a long day of work, priority seats often remain unoccupied in case someone needs them. Indeed, the vast majority of people still live by their own code of ethics.

No matter how rude someone might be, as National Academy for Educational Research president and philosopher Lin Chung-yi (林從一) says, the crux of any moral question lies with who is willing to “take the least selfish position.” That means assuming that someone else might need the seat more, a moral practice that benefits not just others, but ourselves, too.

It is not inherently wrong for a person of sound health to take a priority seat, but it does say something about their sense of morality. How a person responds to the moral appeal of the dark-blue seats is important, never mind whether they would go as far as to launch into a forceful kick.

Some praised the seated passenger and demonized the older woman without knowing all the facts. Their level of moral self-discipline is a far cry from what was demonstrated by the volunteers who rushed to Hualien County to help rebuild after the flooding last month.

The difference is astonishing.

Pan Kang is department chair of the Applied Music Department at Tainan National University of the Arts.

Translated by Gilda Knox Streader


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Chinese actor Alan Yu (于朦朧) died after allegedly falling from a building in Beijing on Sept. 11. The actor’s mysterious death was tightly censored on Chinese social media, with discussions and doubts about the incident quickly erased. Even Hong Kong artist Daniel Chan’s (陳曉東) post questioning the truth about the case was automatically deleted, sparking concern among overseas Chinese-speaking communities about the dark culture and severe censorship in China’s entertainment industry. Yu had been under house arrest for days, and forced to drink with the rich and powerful before he died, reports said. He lost his life in this vicious

By Yang Chih-chiang 楊智強


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The British prime minister needs to engage with the public or risks losing a digital revolution

There are 3 million compelling reasons for British Prime Minister Keir Starmer not to roll out a national system of mandatory digital identity cards. That is the number of signatures on a monster online parliamentary petition opposing his plan — announced late last month — even before an official consultation begins next month.

On his trip to India last week, Starmer pointed to that country’s vast digital ID system as a “massive success,” taking in a visit to Infosys Ltd, one of the biggest providers of its architecture.

Back home, the opposition is plainly formidable. But what of the benefits? Many countries with strong traditions of civil liberties have ID cards. For governments like the UK’s, the blend of existing digital technology and the introduction of artificial intelligence (AI) holds out the promise of creating an efficient e-government of joined-up public services — and with it the eradication of tedious form filling and rifling through drawers for bank statements to prove who we are.

Many of us who might on previous aborted outings of the identity-card idea have huffed that the state has no right to gather yet more of our personal data find ourselves open to revisiting the notion. My mind was changed to some degree when I visited the digitally go-ahead Baltic republic of Estonia and saw that the future largely works. Estonians have more reason to be freedom lovers than most, given their past as a colony of the Soviet Union, but their embrace of a digital ID system means they can now vote online (85 percent do) and register births or deaths. Married couples can even separate and divide their worldly goods online. About 3,000 state services can be accessed without needing to stand in a queue or send in paperwork.

Even the glum evenings spent filling out a tax return have been reduced to five minutes because their forms are automatically repopulated with data submitted the previous year; all that is needed is a quick update. It also has safeguards that answer a fundamental worry of many Brits — the government cannot access files without a court order and any security breaches leave an electronic trace, lessening the chance of large incursions going unnoticed until the damage is done.

Given we spend so much of our lives online or on social media, it might seem odd that UK political parties of all flavors have been quick to unite against what they deem a step toward an Orwellian Big Brother state. In part, this is historical: “Papers” have been regarded as un-British ever since their brief introduction in World War II. These objections are not wholly frivolous; the operations of the British state can indeed be clumsy and intrusive. The police force has a history of abusing its access to personal data, while its recent insensitive approach to recording “hate speech” — regarded by many as free speech — has stoked paranoia about the long arm of the law reaching too far into society.

“An authoritarian plan to make Britain even more like East Germany” was the vituperative front-page response of one Conservative supporting newspaper. That was clearly penned by someone who never spent time in a country run by the Stasi, but No. 10 can expect an avalanche of criticism in that vein — never mind that Britons do not seem to mind having more cameras on their streets than anywhere else on earth, bar China.

The government has failed to explain clearly the purpose of a digital ID system, although the context and tone of its sudden announcement at the Labour Party conference made it pretty clear that it is intended to stop illegal migrants getting jobs; one of the pressure points on the government is the gray economy into which migrants can disappear, uncharted by the tax system. French politicians have long blamed laissez-faire British hiring practices — the so-called pull factor — for attracting people who cross the Channel illegally for work in the UK. However, in the absence of clarity from ministers, net support for digital ID cards has fallen from 35 percent in early summer to minus-14 percent after Starmer’s announcement, a poll by More in Common showed.

“You will not be able to work in the United Kingdom if you do not have digital ID,” Starmer has said. “It is as simple as that.”

However, it is far from straightforward. Everyone entitled to work already has a National Insurance number; if an unscrupulous employer fails to perform existing right-to-work checks — risking a ￡60,000 (US$79,624) fine — they will probably ignore a requirement to see a digital ID, too. That is why it is called the shadow economy. Germany, France and other countries with ID card systems have problems with illegal working.

“No checks, no control. Tough checks, real control,” said Liam Byrne, a former immigration minister during the administration of former British prime minister Tony Blair who advocates digital ID on those vigilant terms.

However, the challenge is not talking tough, but sounding more persuasive, by taking doubts seriously and meeting them head on. In India, Starmer at last began to make a more positive case while calling for “a national debate” — invariably a sign that a government knows it is losing an argument. He added that the system has “huge benefits” — digital ID could be used for banking, as in India, and for managing benefits and bill payments, powered by AI to maximize efficiency. Like me, he cited the Estonian example as “transformational.”

Putting aside the chaotic presentation, Starmer needs to answer a few simple questions as cogently and honestly as possible. First, how much will a digital ID system cost? (The UK government has a poor record on digital innovation, so it might also be reassuring to know that Whitehall proposes to buy off-the-peg rather than building from scratch.) Second, precisely which functions will be voluntary versus compulsory? Finally, how secure will the system be?

Reassurance is key: Even Estonia has suffered data leaks, despite its preparedness against cyberattacks from Russia. Leaks of National Health Service data have damaged UK public confidence; the Ministry of Defence recently posted sensitive details that exposed Afghan allies to Taliban reprisals. So while there will never be a truly leak-free system, the government needs to show how digital ID can provide reasonable security for personal details. Given how often financial services send the doleful message that our passwords need changing because they have been subject to a data breach, any explanation better be more solid than it currently sounds.

In an era when trust in authority is at an all-time low, the prime minister needs to lead a conversation with the voters, not just release a sequence of statements about his intentions. So far, persuasion has not been his forte. Without it, he risks losing the public, forfeiting a digital revolution and crashing yet another Starmer-era policy. On both fronts, the stakes are high and the temperature is rising.

Martin Ivens is the editor of the Times Literary Supplement. Previously, he was editor of the Sunday Times and its chief political commentator. This column reflects the personal views of the author and does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the editorial board or Bloomberg LP and its owners.

title: Starmer’s digital ID plan tests his powers of persuasion


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France’s far-right reckoning is delayed, not denied

On Monday last week, French prime minister Sebastien Lecornu resigned after just 27 days in office, making him the shortest-serving prime minister in the history of the Fifth Republic and the fourth to fall in 13 months. His government collapsed before it was even sworn in, unable to survive the toxic arithmetic of a deadlocked National Assembly that has made France virtually ungovernable.

The problem traces back to French President Emmanuel Macron’s catastrophic decision to call a snap legislative election last year. That gamble, designed to head off the surging far right, instead entrenched a three-way parliamentary deadlock among the left, the center right and Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally. No bloc commands anywhere near the 289 seats needed for a majority. Worse, Macron’s far-right archrival emerged with just enough seats to topple any government by joining forces with the left on confidence votes.

The Fifth Republic, established when Charles de Gaulle returned to power in 1958, was designed to concentrate power in the presidency and avoid chronic instability. However, the system depends on either a clear presidential majority or a clear opposition that is willing to govern in “cohabitation” with the president. Any government emerging from the deeply splintered National Assembly that emerged after last year’s election was destined to be fragile.

The immediate trigger was next year’s budget. Last year, France’s deficit hit 5.8 percent of GDP, while public debt climbed to 113 percent. Lecornu was appointed to do what his predecessors could not: form a government that could bring the deficit down before the year’s end. However, this implies politically painful spending cuts, and both the Socialists (who are demanding a rollback of Macron’s pension reform) and the center right (which balks at tax increases) have refused to compromise.

In the event, when Lecornu unveiled his Cabinet on Sunday night, it looked less like the “rupture” he had promised than a reshuffling of the old guard, complete with the return of Bruno Le Maire, the former finance minister who is widely blamed for adding 1 trillion euros (US$1.16 trillion) to France’s debt. With even Lecornu’s center-right partners threatening to walk, he resigned before parliament could vote him out.

Then, in an unprecedented move, Macron accepted Lecornu’s resignation, but asked him to spend two more days searching for a budget compromise. If Lecornu failed, Macron would “take all his responsibilities” — a statement universally interpreted as a threat to dissolve parliament and hold a fresh election in November. That threat concentrated minds. By Wednesday last week, Lecornu reported having found “possibilities for compromise,” with all parties except the far right and the hard left opposing dissolution and agreeing on the urgency of passing a budget this year.

The price of that compromise would be steep — and still would not be guaranteed. Macron would likely have to accept a suspension of his flagship 2023 pension reform — a humiliating reversal that would increase France’s deficit by billions of euros in 2027 — and a less ambitious deficit target of just under 5 percent rather than the 4.6 percent originally proposed.

Whoever Macron appoints as new prime minister will lead an extraordinarily fragile government. (Editor’s note: Macron on Friday last week reappointed Lecornu as prime minister.) With no majority and not even a reliable, large minority in the National Assembly, they will have to cobble together majorities for each line of next year’s budget before mid-December, without relying on emergency constitutional powers. Former French prime minister Edouard Philippe has said that his 29 deputies would never support suspending pension reform. The Socialists will push for higher taxes on the wealthy; the center-right will oppose them and demand spending cuts. The far left and far right will attempt to block progress. Macron could make massive concessions yet still end up with a government that collapses within weeks.

If that happens, Macron’s options narrow further. He could dissolve parliament and call a snap election. That would relieve the short-term pressure for Macron to resign, which even some of his former allies, including Philippe, are calling for. However, polls suggest that his centrist bloc would be crushed, with the National Rally emerging strengthened, but probably short of a majority.

Another hung parliament would make a budget agreement all but impossible. Macron could keep appointing new prime ministers indefinitely — but after losing four in a year and with his approval rating at just 17 percent, that path would deepen the sense that he is ignoring the will of parliament and the people.

Alternatively, he could keep a censured prime minister as caretaker and roll over the 2025 budget using emergency legislation. That would push the deficit toward 6 percent and further spook bond markets. French borrowing costs have already spiked to near-Italian levels; the spread over German Bunds hit 0.88 percentage points on Monday last week, close to its widest since 2012.

If Le Pen’s National Rally were to eke out a narrow majority in early elections, France might finally get a budget for next year — just not a fiscally credible one. While Le Pen favors more social spending, her likely prime minister candidate, Jordan Bardella, favors tax cuts. Neither is interested in the deficit-cutting reforms that markets, rating agencies and the EU are demanding.

Moreover, a National Rally government would also force an unprecedentedly adversarial cohabitation between Macron and a far-right prime minister. Under the Fifth Republic’s constitution, the president shapes foreign policy, but major initiatives require parliamentary ratification. A hostile National Rally majority could actively undermine not just French fiscal discipline, but also EU cohesion and support for Ukraine.

The bottom line is that a snap legislative election would not make France more governable. It would just reset the deadlock or hand power to the far right. Only a presidential election can break the logjam in a constitutional system that was not built to handle this kind of fragmentation. That means either 18 more months of paralysis, market jitters and mounting public frustration that will fuel the populist fire, or a reckoning that brings the far right closer than ever to the Elysee Palace.

Even if Macron limps through the next 18 months, the damage is done. Business investment has declined for two consecutive years. Economists estimate the turmoil since Macron dissolved parliament in June last year has already cost 0.5 percentage points of GDP. The longer the paralysis drags on, the worse things will get, and the more the far right will be able to present itself as the only force capable of breaking the logjam.

The cruel irony is that Macron launched his career in 2017 precisely to save France from the far right. Instead, he has delivered the far right the best shot at power it has ever had. The only question now is whether France reaches that reckoning in the next few months — or in a year and a half.

Ian Bremmer, founder and president of Eurasia Group and GZERO Media, is a member of the Executive Committee of the UN High-level Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence.

Copyright: Project Syndicate


title: Dodgers edge Brewers in Game 1

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OBJECTIVE:  The Los Angeles Dodgers are trying to become the first back-to-back World Series champions since the New York Yankees won the 1998-2000 crowns

Blake Snell on Monday baffled batters for eight innings, but the Los Angeles Dodgers nearly squandered his heroic effort before taking a 2-1 victory at Milwaukee in their MLB playoff series opener.

Snell surrendered only one hit over eight shutout innings. The 32-year-old US left-hander delivered a playoff career high 10 strikeouts with no walks and faced the minimum 24 batters, retiring the last 17 he faced.

“If you can locate the fastball, it sets everything else up,” Snell said.

Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Daulton Varsho makes a catch to get out the Seattle Mariners’ Eugenio Suarez during the third inning of Game 2 of MLB American League Championship Series in Toronto on Monday. Photo: The Canadian Press via AP

However, after Japanese closer Roki Saski surrendered a run and loaded the bases in the ninth, it took reliever Blake Treinen striking out Brice Turang with the bases loaded to preserve a tension-packed victory for the defending World Series champions.

“I trust Roki. I trust Blake. You’ve just got to attack the zone better,” Snell said. “They had a lot of walks there, had one hit, but those guys are going to figure it out. They’re really good.”

Freddie Freeman’s solo homer to right field in the sixth inning off Brewers reliever Chad Patrick gave the Dodgers a 1-0 lead, and Milwaukee closer Abner Uribe’s bases-loaded walk to Mookie Betts in the ninth gave the Dodgers the deciding run.

The Dodgers seized a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven National League Championship Series (NLCS), which continues this morning Taipei time in Milwaukee.

The NLCS champions are to face the American League Championship Series (ALCS) winner, either the Seattle Mariners or Toronto Blue Jays, in the World Series, which begins on Friday next week.

Seattle’s Julio Rodriguez and Jorge Polanco each smashed three-run home runs to power the Mariners over host Toronto 10-3 earlier on Monday for a 2-0 lead in the ALCS with game three today in Seattle.

The Dodgers are trying to become the first team to win consecutive World Series championship titles since the New York Yankees won the 1998-2000 crowns.

The Brewers, who led MLB with 97 wins this season, reached their only World Series in 1982, losing to St Louis in seven games.

In the ninth, Sasaki walked Isaac Collins and allowed Jake Bauers to bounce a ground-rule double over the centerfield fence.

Jackson Chourio’s sacrifice fly allowed Collins to score from third and Bauers to reach third.

Sasaki then walked Christian Yelich and was removed for Treinen, who walked William Contreras to load the bases only to strike out Turang for the triumph.

The Mariners return to Seattle needing two more wins to reach their first World Series.

“I expect a lot of noise from the fans,” Polanco said. “They will bring a lot of energy for us. We’ll just keep competing.”

The Blue Jays, in their first ALCS since 2016, won their only World Series appearances in 1992 and 1993.

Rodriguez smashed a three-run homer off Toronto starting pitcher Trey Yesavage with no outs in the first inning after Randy Arozarena was hit by a pitch and Cal Raleigh walked.

The Blue Jays answered in the first as George Springer doubled and scored on a Nathan Lukes single. Lukes took second base on a throwing error by Josh Naylor and third on a ground out before scoring on Alejandro Kirk’s single up the middle.

Toronto equalized at 3-3 in the second inning when Ernie Clement singled, advanced to third on back-to-back ground outs and scored on a Lukes single.

However, the Blue Jays managed only one hit over the last seven innings.

Polanco blasted a three-run homer in the fifth inning to give the Mariners a 6-3 edge. Arozarena singled and Raleigh walked to set up the Dominican second baseman’s blast to centerfield off reliever Louis Varland.

“It felt amazing to see that ball go over the fence,” Polanco said. “I was trying to get a good pitch to hit. Simple as that.”

J.P. Crawford singled in a run in the sixth after Mitch Garver tripled and Naylor, who grew up in suburban Toronto, followed with a two-run homer in the seventh. Crawford’s bases-loaded sacrifice fly in the seventh drove in the final run.


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Injury-hit France were on Monday held to a 2-2 draw by Iceland in World Cup qualifying, while Germany won in Northern Ireland with a Nick Woltemade goal, and Belgium beat Wales to stand on the brink of a place at next year’s finals.

France, World Cup winners in 2018 and runners-up in 2022, were without a host of players in Reykjavik including captain Kylian Mbappe and Ballon d’Or winner Ousmane Dembele, both out injured.

They fell behind to a Victor Palsson goal late in the first half, but Christopher Nkunku equalized just after the hour mark.

Belgium’s Thibaut Courtois tries to catch a rat that ran onto the pitch during their FIFA World Cup European qualifiers Group J match against Wales in Cardiff on Monday. Photo: Reuters

Crystal Palace striker Jean-Philippe Mateta then gave Les Bleus the lead midway through the second half, getting his first senior international goal on his first start.

However, Iceland were back level almost from the restart as Kristian Hlynsson of FC Twente ran through unchallenged to make it 2-2.

France could have clinched qualification for next year’s tournament in North America with a win in Reykjavik combined with Ukraine failing to beat Azerbaijan at the same time.

Germany’s Nick Woltemade, right, scores his team’s opening goal against Northern Ireland during their FIFA World Cup European qualifier match at Windsor Park in Belfast on Monday. Photo: AP

However, while they were dropping points, Ukraine were beating Azerbaijan 2-1 in the Polish city of Krakow — Oleksiy Hutsuliak and Ruslan Malinovskiy scored for Ukraine either side of a Vitaliy Mykolenko own goal.

France are nevertheless three points clear at the top of Group D with two games remaining next month, and a win at home to second-placed Ukraine in Paris would wrap up top spot.

“We totally controlled the game. Iceland had two shots on target and scored two goals,” France coach Didier Deschamps told TF1.

“But we have another point on the board, and next month will be decisive,” he added.

Germany have now recorded three consecutive victories in Group A after beginning their campaign with a defeat in Slovakia last month.

Newcastle United forward Woltemade headed in the only goal of the game as Germany beat Northern Ireland 1-0 in Belfast, and Julian Nagelsmann’s team are top of the group with nine points.

“It was a very important three points for us,” Woltemade told Germany’s RTL, adding that “in this atmosphere and in a bit of an ugly game, you have to win, and we did well.”

Slovakia sit second only on goal difference as they defeated Luxembourg 2-0 at home. Adam Obert and Ivan Schranz scored the goals in the second half.

The 12 group winners in European qualifying would go to the World Cup, with runners-up continuing on to playoffs set for March next year — the meeting between Germany and Slovakia in Leipzig, Germany, next month would therefore be decisive.

Belgium have almost qualified from Group J after Kevin De Bruyne converted two penalties in a 4-2 win over Wales in Cardiff, while play was briefly delayed after a rat entered the field.

Belgium were leading 2-1 in the second half when the rat was spotted outside the area of goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois. The Belgian tried to pick up the rat, but it escaped.

Wales forward Brennan Johnson ended up chasing it away through the sidelines as the crowd cheered.

Joe Rodon had given Wales an early lead, but De Bruyne’s spot-kick double came either side of a Thomas Meunier goal.

Nathan Broadhead pulled it back to 3-2, only for Leandro Trossard of Arsenal to seal Belgium’s victory at the death.

Rudi Garcia’s Red Devils — who beat Wales 4-3 at home in June — now know one win from their two games next month away to Kazakhstan and at home to Liechtenstein would clinch top spot.

Meanwhile, Wales must try to catch second-placed North Macedonia, who were held 1-1 at home by Kazakhstan on Monday with Enis Bardhi replying for the hosts after Dinmukhamed Karaman’s opener.

Switzerland could have qualified from Group B with the right combination of results, but would have to wait until next month after a 0-0 draw in Slovenia.

The Swiss are now only three points clear of Kosovo, who beat Sweden 1-0 in Gothenburg, Sweden, thanks to a solitary strike by Fisnik Asllani of Hoffenheim.

Sweden’s campaign has proven to be a disaster as they sit bottom of the section with just one point despite having Viktor Gyokeres and Alexander Isak starting together up front — they have failed to even score in their past three matches.

Additional reporting by AP

title: France held in Iceland, while Germany win


title: Cape Verde qualify for the World Cup for the first time

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A carnival-like atmosphere erupted in the streets of Cape Verde’s capital, Praia, on Monday after the tiny archipelago nation qualified for the FIFA World Cup for the first time.

Honking horns and street fireworks greeted euphoric fans pouring out of the Cape Verde National Stadium following the 3-0 victory over Eswatini, which secured the Blue Sharks a place in next year’s finals, to be held in the US, Canada and Mexico.

In the street, people danced to the sound of reggae tunes and local funana music.

Cape Verde supporters react at a fan zone in Sao Vicente, Cape Verde, on Monday, during their FIFA World Cup African qualifiers Group D match against Eswatini. Photo: AFP

It was “an incredible moment,” 37-year-old fan Jorge Junior Livramento said near the stadium.

“I don’t have words. I was at the stadium, and I supported our team unconditionally,” he said.

Congratulating Cape Verde on their “historic moment,” FIFA president Gianni Infantino said the achievement was likely to “power a new generation of football lovers” across the nation.

Cape Verde fans celebrate in the stands at Estadio Nacional in Praia on Monday, after they qualified for next year’s FIFA World Cup. Photo: AP

Cape Verde, off the coast of Senegal, is the country with the smallest population to represent Africa in the global showpiece, with just 550,000 inhabitants.

It becomes the second-least populous nation to reach the World Cup, after Iceland, with just more than 350,000, in 2018.

“I shouted a lot during the match and now my voice is bad, but I am happy,” Praia resident Jose Vieira said after the victory, which he watched live in the stadium.

The celebrations were expected to continue into the night with a concert at Praia’s municipal stadium featuring local artists such as Djodje and Soraia Ramos.

Blue Sharks coach Pedro ‘Bubista’ Brito told the press that “giving this happiness to these people is enormous,” adding that “it’s a victory for all the Cape Verdean people.”

Cape Verde won World Cup African qualifiers Group D with 23 points, four more than Cameroon, who hold the African record for World Cup appearances with eight. Cameroon drew 0-0 with Angola in Yaounde.

An archipelago of 10 islands in the Atlantic Ocean, Cape Verde gained independence from Portugal in 1975 and first attempted to reach the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea.

“It’s a special moment in this celebration of the 50th anniversary of our independence,” coach Bubista said. “It’s a victory for all the Cape Verdean people and, above all, a victory for those who fought for our independence.”

On the island of Sao Vicente, Doris Da Luz, a trader and entrepreneur, said that she was “very proud.”

“It’s a fight we’ve been trying to achieve for a long time, and finally coach Bubista managed to get us there,” said Da Luz, dressed in the team’s blue.

The team reached the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals on their debut in 2013 and again in 2023, and are currently ranked 70th in the world.

“It’s time to celebrate,” 39-year-old goalkeeper Vozinha told reporters, saying that he had “been dreaming of this moment since I was a child.”

Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Ghana and Cape Verde have now won groups and filled six of the nine places automatically reserved for Africa at the World Cup.

Fan Jose Jorge Borges, a 60-year-old journalist, said that it was a very memorable moment for Cape Verdeans.

“The emotions are visible and difficult to describe,” he said.


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Reigning NFL Most Valuable Player Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills on Monday suffered a surprise defeat for the second consecutive week, falling 24-14 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Michael Penix threw for 250 yards and a touchdown while Bijan Robinson ran 19 times for 170 yards and a touchdown to spark the Falcons attack.

Robinson, who also caught six passes for 68 yards, said that “this was a big game for us.”

Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen, front, is sacked by Atlanta Falcons cornerback Dee Alford, second right, and defensive end James Pearce Jr during the first half of their NFL game in Atlanta, Georgia, on Monday. Photo: AP

Allen threw for 180 yards and two touchdowns, but also two costly interceptions as the Bills slid to 4-2 and level for the American Football Conference East division lead with New England, which upset Buffalo 23-20 last week.

The Falcons improved to 3-2 and moved into second in the National Football Conference (NFC) South.

Atlanta’s Tyler Allgeier scored on a two-yard run only 2:45 into the game, but Buffalo equalized just 4:14 later on Allen’s 19-yard touchdown pass to Dawson Knox.

Drake London caught a six-yard touchdown pass from Penix late in the first quarter to put the Falcons back in front, and they stretched the lead to 21-7 on Robinson’s 81-yard TD run early in the second quarter.

Allen fired a 16-yard touchdown pass to Ray Davis on the opening drive of the third quarter to pull Buffalo within 21-14, but Atlanta’s Parker Romo kicked a clinching 33-yard field goal with 1:43 remaining. An interception foiled Buffalo’s last hope.

At Washington, Jake Moody kicked a 38-yard field goal on the final play to give Chicago a 25-24 victory.

The Bears stretched their win streak to three games and kept the Commanders from tying Philadelphia for the NFC East lead.

Moody’s four field goals were the most for any kicker in his Bears debut.

Chicago seized a 13-0 lead on Moody field goals of 47 and 48 yards and a one-yard touchdown run by Williams.

Jayden Daniels lifted Washington within 13-7 at halftime on a 22-yard touchdown pass to Chris Moore in the second quarter.

Matt Gay’s 53-yard field goal late in the third quarter pulled the Commanders within 13-10 but Moody answered from 41 yards.

Washington seized a 17-16 lead after Daniels connected with Luke McCaffrey on a 33-yard touchdown pass with 2:56 remaining in the third quarter.

Daniels made it 24-16 on a six-yard touchdown pass to Zach Ertz with 11:27 to play.

The Bears scored just 61 seconds later on a 55-yard Williams touchdown pass to D’Andre Swift, but a two-point pass conversion failed, and Washington still led 24-22, setting the stage for Moody’s winning kick.

title: Falcons beat Bills while Bears edge the Commanders


title: Macron blames opposition for ‘chaos’

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POLITICAL CRISIS:  The French president has come under unprecedented pressure, with some opposition leaders urging Macron to call snap elections or to resign

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday blamed opponents for political “chaos” as embattled French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu urged his new Cabinet ministers to put their egos aside for the sake of France.

France, the eurozone’s second-largest economy, is in a deep political crisis which has spooked markets, and raised concern about its minority government’s ability to govern and ease the nation’s debt burden.

Following an extraordinary week of political drama, which saw Lecornu resign on Monday last week, only to be reappointed by Macron on Friday last week, the 39-year-old prime minister urged his Cabinet to do everything to help France overcome the political crisis.

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, right, delivers a speech next to French Minister of the Armed Forces and Veterans Catherine Vautrin at a Cabinet meeting at the Hotel Matignon in Paris on Monday. Photo: EPA

“I am counting on you to show the utmost restraint and humility,” Lecornu, the seventh prime minister of Macron’s mandate, told his Cabinet on Monday.

“Service is something that requires putting egos aside,” said Lecornu, who yesterday was to deliver a policy speech to a deeply divided parliament where he faces threats of censure.

Lecornu addressed the Cabinet following a low-key handover ceremony, which took place without journalists.

Macron’s perceived refusal to bring in new faces has enraged the opposition, with the hard-left France Unbowed party and far-right National Rally threatening to topple Lecornu’s new Cabinet, which was unveiled late on Sunday. Lecornu’s two immediate predecessors were ousted in a standoff over an austerity budget and his immediate task is to put together a budget plan for next year.

The new Cabinet was expected to present a draft budget yesterday that aims for a deficit below 5 percent of GDP, government spokesperson Maud Bregeon said.

The Cabinet must give parliament the constitutionally required 70 days to scrutinize the plan before the end of the year.

Macron has come under unprecedented pressure. Some opposition leaders are urging him to call snap elections or resign, and even key allies such as former French prime minister Edouard Philippe have distanced themselves from the 47-year-old president.

Macron sought to shift all responsibility for the turmoil to political rivals as he traveled to Egypt’s Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh to attend a summit on ending the Gaza war and highlight his diplomatic credentials.

“The political forces that have instigated the destabilization of Sebastien Lecornu are solely responsible for this chaos,” he told reporters upon his arrival in Egypt.

“It is everyone’s duty to work towards stability,” Macron said. “Many of those who have fueled division and speculation have not risen to the moment.”

Political jockeying in France has been intensifying ahead of a 2027 presidential election.

Macron, who is enduring his worst-ever popularity levels, has vowed to serve out his second and final term.

Many opponents and political analysts blame the French president for the current gridlock. In the middle of last year, he called snap elections to stave off the march of the far right, but his gamble backfired. Macron’s centrist camp lost its majority, while parliament’s lower house, the National Assembly, is now divided into three distinct blocs.

French daily Le Monde in an editorial said that Macron was on dangerous ground.

“The head of state is taking the risk of turning this major political crisis into a lasting institutional deadlock, and thus into a crisis of the regime,” the newspaper said.

The leftist Socialists, a swing group, warned that they might also vote against the government unless Lecornu backs off from a controversial 2023 pension reform that raised the retirement age from 62 to 64.

The right-wing Republicans, once a key political ally of Macron, have said they would only cooperate on a “bill-by-bill” basis.

Macron on Monday declined to speculate on a possible dissolution of parliament in case of another government failure.

“I’m not making any bets,” he said. “I want the country to move forward.”

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The Venezuelan government on Monday said that it would close its embassies in Norway and Australia, and open new ones in Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe in a restructuring of its foreign service, after weeks of growing tensions with the US.

The closures are part of the “strategic reassignation of resources,” Venezueland President Nicolas Maduro’s government said in a statement, adding that consular services to Venezuelans in Norway and Australia would be provided by diplomatic missions, with details to be shared in the coming days.

The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that it had received notice of the embassy closure, but no reason for the decision. Norway does not have an embassy in Caracas and handles local affairs through its embassy in the capital of neighboring Colombia.

The closed Venezuelan embassy in Oslo is pictured on Monday. Photo: EPA

“This is regrettable. Despite the fact that we have different views on several issues, Norway wishes to keep the dialogue with Venezuela open and will work toward that,” a ministry spokesperson said.

The announcement occurred just days after the Nobel Committee in Oslo announced that Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado had won the Nobel Peace Prize for fighting for democracy in the South American nation. Machado dedicated the prize to US President Donald Trump.

“The Nobel Prize is independent of the Norwegian government and when it comes to questions about the prize, we refer to the Nobel Committee,” the ministry spokesperson said.

Kristian Berg Harpviken, secretary of the award body, said that the Venezuelan embassy’s closure was not an issue for the committee.

“For the committee, the task at hand is to select the right Nobel Peace Prize laureate, and Maria Corina Machado is certainly a worthy winner,” he said.

The Venezuelan embassy in Oslo did not immediately reply to an e-mail request for comment. Phone calls to the two numbers listed on the Venezuelan embassy’s Web site, made outside of normal business hours, did not ring and were not answered.

Caracas said it was instead setting up new embassies in “two sister nations, strategic allies in the anti-colonial fight and in the resistance against hegemonic pressures.”

It added that these new embassies would serve to launch joint projects involving agriculture, energy, education, mining and other common interests.

The embassy closures with the two US allies followed weeks of escalating tensions between Caracas and Washington.

Venezuela has called on the UN for support over several deadly US military strikes on vessels off its Caribbean coast, which Washington alleges were carrying drugs. Some US allies on the UN Security Council called for de-escalation and dialogue.

title: Venezuela closes its embassies in Oslo, Canberra


title: California enacts first US AI chatbot safety law

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California Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday signed into law a first-of-its-kind law regulating artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots, defying a push from the White House to leave such technology unchecked.

“We’ve seen some truly horrific and tragic examples of young people harmed by unregulated tech, and we won’t stand by while companies continue without necessary limits and accountability,” Newson said after signing the bill into law.

The landmark law requires chatbot operators to implement “critical” safeguards regarding interactions with AI chatbots and provides an avenue for people to file lawsuits if failures to do so lead to tragedies, said California Senator Steve Padilla, a Democrat who sponsored the bill.

California Governor Gavin Newsom smiles after signing legislation related to student literacy in Los Angeles on Oct. 9. Photo: AP

The law comes after revelations of suicides involving teenagers who used chatbots prior to taking their lives.

“The tech industry is incentivized to capture young people’s attention and hold it at the expense of their real-world relationships,” Padilla said prior to the bill being voted on in the state senate.

Padilla referred to teen suicides, including that of the 14-year-old son of Florida mother Megan Garcia.

Megan Garcia’s son, Sewell, had fallen in love with a Game of Thrones-inspired chatbot on Character.AI, a platform that allows users — many of them young people — to interact with beloved characters as friends or lovers.

When Sewell Garcia struggled with suicidal thoughts, the chatbot urged him to “come home.”

Seconds later, Sewell Garcia shot himself with his father’s handgun, according to the lawsuit Megan Garcia filed against Character.AI.

“Today, California has ensured that a companion chatbot will not be able to speak to a child or vulnerable individual about suicide, nor will a chatbot be able to help a person to plan his or her own suicide,” Megan Garcia said of the new law.

“Finally, there is a law that requires companies to protect their users who express suicidal ideations to chatbots,” she said.

National rules aimed at curbing AI risks do not exist in the US, with the White House seeking to block individual states from creating their own.

The California law sets guardrails that include reminding users that chatbots are AI-generated and mandating that people who express thoughts of self-harm or suicide be referred to crisis service providers.

“This law is an important first step in protecting kids and others from the emotional harms that result from AI companion chatbots which have been unleashed on the citizens of California without proper safeguards,” said Jai Jaisimha, cofounder of the Transparency Coalition nonprofit group devoted to the safe development of the technology.

California also ramped up penalties for deepfake porn, allowing victims to seek as much at US$250,000 per infraction from those who aid in the distribution of nonconsensual sexually explicit material.


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ESCAPING POVERTY:  The school offers a potential future for young people who might otherwise be tempted to migrate illegally to Europe via perilous routes

In the heat of a warehouse-like building in Conakry, five young men twirl, contort and juggle to the rhythm of percussion, defying the laws of gravity and distorting the anatomy of their bodies.

For several hours each day, they practice at one of west Africa’s most renowned circus schools, the Fodeba Keita Acrobatic Arts Centre, which has trained hundreds of disadvantaged youth and showcased students around the world.

Some perform backflips while others work on trapeze tricks, practice precarious balance work or juggle.

Ibrahima Oulare performs an aerial dance at the Keita Fodeba Acrobatic Arts Centre in Conakry, Guinea, on Sept. 6. Photo: AFP

Contortionist Mohamed Fofana, whose seemingly impossible distortions make the heart race and the stomach turn, twists his head 180 degrees to face behind him.

The school, which hosts about 100 students, was founded by Ibrahim Bamba, stage name Maitre BBL, a former member of the legendary Circus Baobab.

In the hall, built in 2000 by the French embassy in Guinea, old and tattered equipment bears the marks of hours of training. On the day Agence France-Presse visited, many of the students were on tour in Turkey with the school’s troupe, Cirque Tinafan, which means “Tomorrow is Better” in the local Susu language.

Despite the school’s limited resources, it serves as a springboard for many of its young people. More than 200 alumni have been recruited into international troupes, such as the prestigious Cirque du Soleil, UniverSoul Circus, Kalabante and Circus Baobab.

This year a former student, contortionist Papi Flex, landed a Guinness World Record — in the male category for “fastest time to cram into three boxes of decreasing size.”

The young performer has been seen on television and stages around the world: His journey is the stuff of dreams for the school’s students.

“Those who I see [performing] in Europe, Brazil, Canada and France, they push me to work even harder,” said Mamadou Saliou Diallo, a 26-year-old acrobat, juggler and tightrope walker.

The school offers a potential future for young people who might otherwise be tempted to migrate illegally to Europe via perilous desert or sea routes, like thousands of other Guineans attempting to escape poverty.

“We suffer so much here ... because of that many young people leave to attempt ‘the adventure,’” Diallo said, using a term used by young people to refer to the journey.

Amadou Camara, the school’s general administrator, highlighted its “socio-professional reintegration” goals, including its recruitment of “young people in extremely difficult situations, who are living in poverty.”

The purpose of the school is to provide them “with a work environment that will prevent them from becoming involved in delinquency and banditry,” he said.

The school also offers carpentry, sewing and welding workshops to teach young people a trade, allowing them to create their own costumes or equipment for their performances.

A small cabin outside serves as a boarding house where the most disadvantaged students lodge.

Ibrahima Oulare, who joined the school at age eight, is now a seasoned acrobat. Born into a poor family, the 19-year-old boards at the school.

“When I’m here, there’s hope, I love this work,” said Oulare, who has been invited to perform in the US, but as he lacks a passport, his international career is on hold.

The school should soon be given a new lease of life: It will be moved and integrated into a new National School of Circus Arts of Guinea, Guinean Minister of Culture Moussa Moise Sylla said.

The new building adapted for circus training would include a four-pole big top and workshop space for related trades.

The minister promised the new center would be “far removed from the makeshift” facility currently used.

In the meantime, young circus performers such as Diallo are holding out hope for a better tomorrow.

“If I keep working, I’ll win,” he said.

title: Circus school serves as a springboard for Guineans


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Scam centers in Myanmar blamed for swindling billions from victims across the world are expanding fast just months after a crackdown that was supposed to eradicate them, an investigation has found.

New buildings have been springing up inside the heavily guarded compounds around Myawaddy on the Thailand-Myanmar border at a dizzying pace, with others festooned with dishes for Elon Musk’s Starlink service, satellite images and drone footage show.

Starlink has gone from nowhere at the time of the crackdown in February to becoming Myanmar’s biggest Internet provider every day from July 3 until Oct. 1, according to data from the APNIC Asian regional Internet registry.

The KK Park complex in Myanmar’s eastern Myawaddy Township is pictured on Sept. 17. Photo: AFP

The US Congress Joint Economic Committee said it has begun an investigation into Starlink’s involvement with the centers.

It has the power to make Musk testify before it.

SpaceX, which owns Starlink, did not reply to requests for comment.

China, Thailand and Myanmar forced pro-junta Myanmar militias who protect the centers into promising to “eradicate” the compounds in February. They freed about 7,000 people — mostly Chinese citizens — from the brutal call center-style system, which the UN says runs on forced labor and human trafficking.

Many workers said that they were beaten and forced to work long hours by scam bosses who target victims across the globe with telephone, Internet and social media cons.

Starlink has topped the APNIC ranking of Myanmar Internet providers for all but one week since July 3, after first appearing at No. 56 in the list in late April.

Only weeks after the headline-grabbing releases, building work on several of the centers had started along the Moei River, which forms the frontier with Thailand.

Analysis of satellite images from Planet Labs PBC found dozens of buildings going up or being altered in the largest of the compounds, KK Park, between March and last month.

New roads and a roundabout have also been added, with the security checkpoint at its entrance greatly extended.

Drone footage also captured major construction going on, with cranes and laborers hard at work on what appeared to be large office blocks.

At least five new ferry crossings across the Moei River have also appeared to supply the centers from the Thai side, satellite images show.

Construction work has also been going on at several of the other 27 suspected scam centers in the Myawaddy cluster, analysis found, including what the US Department of the Treasury called the “notorious” Shwe Kokko centers, north of Myawaddy.

The US last month sanctioned nine people connected to Shwe Kokko and the Chinese criminal kingpin She Zhijiang (佘智江), founder of the multistory Yatai New City center there.

US Senator Maggie Hassan, the leading Democrat on the US Congressional committee, has called on Musk to block the Starlink service to the fraud centers.

“While most people have probably noticed the increasing number of scam texts, calls and e-mails, they may not know that transnational criminals halfway across the world may be perpetrating these scams by using Starlink Internet access,” Hassan said.

The senator wrote to Musk in July demanding answers to 11 questions about Starlink’s role.

Former California prosecutor Erin West, who now heads the Operation Shamrock group campaigning against the compounds, said: “It is abhorrent that an American company is enabling this to happen.”

While still a cybercrime prosecutor, she warned Starlink in July last year that the mostly Chinese crime syndicates that run the centers were using its dishes, but received no reply.

Americans are among the top targets of Southeast Asia scammers, the US Department of the Treasury said, losing an estimated US$10 billion last year, up 66 percent in 12 months.

Up to 120,000 people might be being “forced to carry out online scams” in the Myanmar centers, according to a UN report in 2023.

It said another 100,000 are likely being held in similar conditions in Cambodia.

title: Myanmar scam centers booming and using Starlink


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Indonesia has nearly doubled a key allowance for its lawmakers, an official said on Monday, one month after canceling some of the benefits given to parliamentarians in an effort to assuage public anger following a series of violent demonstrations.

Thousands of students, rights groups and other civilians in August joined protests against the government’s spending priorities, including pay rises for lawmakers. The demonstrations later spiraled into riots after a motorcycle taxi driver was killed during a police operation.

The violence, which spread to 32 of Indonesia’s 38 provinces, resulted in 10 deaths and at least 5,000 arrests, making it the deadliest outbreak of unrest in the archipelago for more than two decades.

University students shout slogans at a protest over lawmakers’ extra pay and housing allowances outside the parliament building in Jakarta on Sept. 4. Photo: Reuters

The increase in the “recess allowance” for lawmakers — which is given to support their work in their constituencies while parliament is not in session — came into effect on Oct. 3, at the start of the latest break, Indonesian Deputy Speaker Sufmi Dasco Ahmad said on Monday.

Each lawmaker would now get 700 million rupiah (US$42,164) for each recess, Dasco said, up from 400 million rupiah.

Indonesia’s 580 lawmakers take approximately five breaks per year.

The allowance, which Dasco said had been approved by the Indonesian Ministry of Finance in May, is earmarked for visits and activities in electoral districts.

The August protests were sparked by anger at the perks available to politicians, with each lawmaker also entitled to an additional 100 million rupiah per month in housing and other allowances.

Following the unrest, some of the benefits were removed, cutting the total to 65.5 million rupiah.

While commodity-rich Indonesia is Southeast Asia’s biggest economy and a member of the G20, the World Bank says tens of millions of Indonesians still live in poverty.

“It’s like Indonesians have been pranked,” said Lucius Karus of Formappi, a nonprofit parliamentary watchdog. “We were satisfied by the abolition of the housing allowance ... but, in fact, another fantastic allowance has appeared.”

title: Indonesia raises ‘recess allowance’ for its lawmakers


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Donovan’s Deep Dives: Alleged CCP interference in KMT chair race ignites debateA video showing KMT chair candidate Hau Lung-bin kissing a Taipei City councilor has drawn renewed attention to AI and the security of Taiwan’s elections

Jaw Shaw-kong (趙少康), media mogul, television personality and former vice presidential candidate, on Saturday rode to the rescue of his long-time comrade, former Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-bin (郝龍斌) in his lackluster bid to win the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) party chair election.

In a post on Facebook on Thursday last week, Hau claimed to be the victim of a cyberwarfare campaign. He said that according to public relations firms he had commissioned to investigate, they estimated it must have cost “nearly NT$100 million” (US$3.3 million).

“The attacks I received exceeded the so-called Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) “1450” (internet army)’s battle strength,” he said, and questioned: “Is it mobilized by candidates inside our party?”

Candidates for Chinese Nationalist Party chair, from left: former Changhua County Commissioner Cho Po-yuan, former Taipei mayor Hau Lung-bin, former KMT lawmaker Cheng Li-wun, Lo Chih-chiang, an aid to former president Ma Ying-jeou, legal scholar Tsai Chih-hong and Sun Yat-sen School president Chang Ya-chung. The election will be held on Sunday. Photo: Chen Yi-kuan, Taipei Times

“What I worry about most is that there are too many foreign IP addresses,” he added.

The term he used for “foreign” literally means “outside our borders” (境外), which, according to his “one China” ideology, could include Communist China.

His post came across as pre-emptively casting about for outside forces to pin the blame on if he loses. Initially, the response was muted; it was hard to know what to make of such vague, conspiratorial-sounding insinuations.

Jaw gave the insinuations legs, calling out China explicitly for interfering in the KMT chair election and sharing numbers and specific allegations to make the case. Among his data points, he claimed that of the 1790 posts on TikTok created in the last month on the KMT chair race, 58 percent were devoted to popular frontrunner Cheng Li-wun (鄭麗文).

He described fresh IP addresses and YouTube channels allegedly created within three weeks of Hau declaring his run to spread AI content to attack him. Hau has since said that this has been “confirmed by police,” and called on them to investigate their origin.

Jaw trotted out an obviously AI-created video of Hau on stage kissing KMT Taipei City Councilor Liu Tsai-wei (柳采葳), who has since filed a lawsuit, stating she felt “disgusted” and “grieved.” He also ignited discussion across the political spectrum by calling for a national security investigation.

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This provoked outrage within the KMT that their election was being interfered with by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The DPP reaction was a mixture of exasperation, bemusement and a bit sarcastic in an eye-rolling “oh, so you’re finally figuring out the CCP meddles in our elections” sort of way. They pointed out that some of the legal revisions they have been proposing are intended to try to stop this sort of cognitive warfare, and the KMT had blocked them.

That the CCP has been trying to influence elections in Taiwan is not a surprise to anyone, but on the KMT side, it seems less serious because much of it sounds reasonable and could be homegrown — after all, it is often their own talking points being amplified.

The idea that the CCP would interfere in their own internal chair election genuinely outraged many in the KMT. By definition, the KMT is pro-China, but being pro-CCP is another matter. Even those who are more pro-CCP in the party were undoubtedly upset at the possibility that they would do something so blatantly stupid.

A candidate close to the CCP, Chang Ya-chung (張亞中) said he had faith the “Chinese side” would not interfere.

Unsurprisingly, Jaw’s move shifted the focus and pressure to Cheng — though Jaw has made clear he was not aiming at her. She said that it was not her impression that there was any interference and that this was a phenomenon of today’s AI internet era. She dismissed this as a national security issue.

BUT WHY?

There is no proof of CCP interference, and Cheng may be right. On the other hand, the CCP has a long history of cognitive warfare stretching back to their successful effort to bring down the KMT in the Chinese Civil War.

But why would the CCP take such a risk?

Tinkering in the election would be less risky and more par for the course. Though they can easily afford it, splashing out nearly NT$100 million, as Hau alleges, would inevitably raise — ahem — red flags.

The easiest and cheapest way for the CCP to conquer Taiwan is to integrate to the point where Taiwan is effectively a vassal state, then wear down resistance to formalizing the relationship through negotiation. Those most amenable to this strategy are more likely to back the KMT, and all of the KMT candidates are promoting more economic integration, peaceful exchanges and a willingness to meet with Chinese leaders.

Cheng is almost certainly Beijing’s preferred candidate. She has previously supported former KMT Chairwoman Hung Hsiu-chu’s (洪秀柱) “one China, same interpretation” formula and last Wednesday vowed to make every Taiwanese “proud to call themselves Chinese.” In response, Hau identified himself as both Taiwanese and Chinese, specifying that his “China” is the Republic of China and explained his stance that cultural Chinese identity stems from “the Chinese root of Taiwanese culture,” which he said should not be conflated with political allegiance.

Hau’s foreign policy platform is (roughly translated) “pro-US but not kneeling to the US, peaceful towards China but not sucking up to the CCP, friendly to Japan but not fawning over Japan” (親美不跪美、和中不舔共、友日不媚日). In response, Cheng reiterated her support for “one China.”

Though Hau’s language is tougher than Cheng’s, he has always been for “reunification.” Cheng’s timeline would likely be smoother and faster if she got her way, but both share the same basic ideology.

Additionally, the KMT chair will likely be eclipsed by their presidential candidate in 2027 ahead of the 2028 national elections, and will be far more consequential ideologically and more powerful if the KMT regains power.

If they are meddling in this election, is it because they are growing impatient and want someone like Cheng to speed things along? Are they afraid Hau is tougher and more independent than he appears against the CCP?

This would not be a smart move by the CCP. KMT members are part of a democratic party, and do not take kindly to outside interference. Why would the CCP risk driving the KMT and DPP towards a consensus on national security?

It cannot be ruled out the CCP is doing this, hamfisted attempts to meddle in democracies they do not fully understand have happened before.

It also cannot be ruled out that Cheng is right, this is just the way it is in the AI era. She is the candidate drawing younger, more enthusiastic followers who would be far more likely to produce AI-generated content to support her.

The “kissing” video used by Jaw as proof of a nefarious plot has the opposite effect if one knows what is going on. Like photo filters before them, AI effects making two people kiss are common in many recent default AI effect suites in apps, usually alongside other standardized effects to make people fly like superheroes, being swarmed by puppies, or even being hugged by an AI Jesus.

This smells like someone simply ran the image through a standard AI effect app to be funny, rather than a well-thought-out smear campaign. If Hau had really done this on a crowded stage in front of an audience, we would know about it.

On the other hand, if Jaw and Hau’s allegations that many of the IP addresses and YouTube channels are emanating out of China, then that would strongly suggest that their claims have some merit.

There is another possibility: That this was cleverly crafted by Jaw and Hau to rally support.

Jaw’s calls for a national security investigation are warranted, and hopefully, the KMT will give its full support to strengthening the system to secure all of Taiwan’s elections.

Donovan’s Deep Dives is a regular column by Courtney Donovan Smith (石東文) who writes in-depth analysis on everything about Taiwan’s political scene and geopolitics. Donovan is also the central Taiwan correspondent at ICRT FM100 Radio News, co-publisher of Compass Magazine, co-founder Taiwan Report (report.tw) and former chair of the Taichung American Chamber of Commerce. Follow him on X: @donovan_smith.


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Weight loss is about consuming fewer calories than you burn, and reducing your intake of refined carbohydrates can play a part in that

This is a bit of a gray area, says Bethan Crouse, a performance nutritionist at Loughborough University. She wouldn’t advise the athletes she works with to completely cut out carbohydrates — foods such as bread, grains, potatoes and sweets. “However,” she says, “reducing carbohydrate intake can be beneficial for weight loss, if we can moderate total energy intake.”

Weight loss comes down to energy balance: consuming fewer calories than we burn. There are many ways to achieve this: exercising more, eating less, or choosing foods that are lower in calories. Cutting back on some carbohydrates can be one way to create this deficit, she says. Not because carbs are uniquely “fattening”, but because other macronutrients such as fiber, protein and fat tend to be more filling. “If we spend more of our calorie budget on these foods, we feel fuller for longer,” Crouse says.

This is especially the case when it comes to refined carbohydrates, such as white bread and sweets, which are digested quickly. They can be useful as a pre-workout snack, but they’re less helpful as a staple carb source. Instead, Crouse recommends higher-fiber varieties at mealtimes, such as brown rice and wholemeal bread, which release energy more slowly.

This image released by CNN shows Tony Shalhoub, center, in a scene from his series Breaking Bread, which follows the actor across the globe as he explores cultures and food through the lens of bread. Photo: CNN via AP

“You’ll feel much better for eating a balanced, high-protein meal with vegetables and some healthy fats,” she says. “It’s a much better investment of your ‘calorie cash.’”

Crouse recommends consuming more carbohydrates on days when you’re working out: “It reduces the risk of illness and injury, and supports exercise adaptation.” On rest days or less active days, cutting back on carbs can help to reduce your overall energy intake, as long as you still include protein for muscle repair, plus plenty of fruit and vegetables for vitamins, fiber and antioxidants.

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title: 72小時生產一架！　央視「意外」曝光殲-35已產60架

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▲央視走進瀋飛殲-35機庫意外曝光戰機「3557」編號。（圖／翻攝自央視，下同。）

軍武中心／綜合報導

隨著公開殲-35在福建艦航母上進行歷史性首次彈射畫面後，中國官媒近日更一舉走進該款戰機機庫近距大秀軍事肌肉。值得注意的是，在報導畫面意外曝光一架殲-35的編號，按推測殲-35至今實際打造的總數量可能已超過60架，最快2026年便能達到年產量破百架，生產速度相當驚人。

這是《央視》首度進入中國航空工業瀋飛的殲-35機庫，完整展示其生產線，同時總設計師孫聰獨家公開該款隱身戰機的三大核心技術，包含隱身設計讓對手「看不見」、高度集成小體積實現高信息化，以及雙模式起飛，彈射、滑躍全適配。而畫面掃過一架機身塗上「3557」編號意外引發高度關注。

▲殲-35成功在福建艦彈射起飛。

回顧先前播出福建艦彈射艦載機的影片，曝光了殲-35的編號有3505、3506 ，如今編號從3503到3557，這數字變化似乎已說明殲-35已經進入全面快速量產階段。知名軍事自媒體「矚望雲霄」分析，「3557」這一編號暗示著至少57架具備實戰能力的量產型已經下線，而軍機的編號一般是按照批次來分配，所以從編號情況來推測，殲-35實際造出來的總數可能已經超過60架。

文章指出，殲-35的產能獲得大量提升主要得益於瀋飛生產線的全面升級。據了解，瀋飛28萬平米（平方公尺）的智能廠房內，4條脈動生產線正高速運轉，將殲-35生產周期壓縮到72小時1架。而在生產線火力全開的情況下，預估在2026-2027年時間節點上，殲-35年產量將超過100架，加上殲-20早已破百的年產量，中國年均隱形戰機生產量將突破200架的規模。

此外，孫聰也在接受採訪時特別提及，中國戰機從殲-10、殲-15、殲-16到殲-20、殲-35，研發周期越來越短，但仍面臨成本高、升級難的問題。為此，他提出模塊化設計思路，把戰機分成幾個標準模塊，發動機、雷達、航電系統、駕駛艙這些都能像積木一樣拆裝替換。他說，「你今天領先，不努力，明天你就落後。要想始終保持領先，只有不斷地更新、疊代技術。」

▼殲-35總設計師孫聰。


title: 大陸海關查扣6萬張問題地圖：台灣標注錯誤「危害國家統一」

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▲大陸海關查扣了問題地圖6萬張。（圖／翻攝微博／海關發布）

記者柯振中／綜合報導

大陸海關近日查扣6萬張地圖，原因是地圖「台灣省標註錯誤」，以及漏繪海南諸島、釣魚島、赤尾嶼等重要島嶼，還有南海九段線、中日海上島嶼歸屬範圍線等問題，屬於「危害國家統一、主權和領土完整」的物品。

大陸「海關發布」近日在微博上發文，指稱青島海關所屬的黃島海關官員對出口貨品查驗時，發現了6萬張問題地圖。

▼大陸海關查扣了問題地圖6萬張。（圖／翻攝微博／海關發布）

「海關發布」稱，這批地圖缺少由自然資源部核發所核發的公開地圖審圖號，也存在「台灣省標註錯誤」，以及漏繪南海諸島、釣魚島、赤尾嶼等重要島嶼，還出現漏繪南海九段線、中日海上島嶼歸屬範圍線等問題。

▲▼大陸海關查扣了問題地圖6萬張。（圖／翻攝微博／海關發布）

「海關發布」表示，根據相關法令規定，這批問題地圖屬於「危害國家統一、主權和領土完整」的物品，因此禁止出境。


title: 壽險公司應思考可調保費壽險

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▲當國內無法有長期利率匹配的投資工具時，壽險公司的再投資風險將使其承擔海外投資的匯率風險。（圖／pixabay）

●詹芳書／東吳大學財務工程與精算數學系專任教授兼教務長

提供長期的利率保證，意味著承擔長期的利率風險。當國內無法有長期利率匹配的投資工具時，壽險公司的再投資風險將使其承擔海外投資的匯率風險。疊加上的風險也會使壽險公司在提供長期利率保證時，產生更高的成本。

歷經60年的發展，我們可以很清楚地看到國內的壽險公司在提供長期利率保證時，已經承擔著多重風險，特別是在國內缺乏適當的長期利率匹配的投資工具時，這些風險將更為顯著。

利率風險與再投資風險

當壽險公司提供長期利率保證時，需要確保其資產能夠在未來多年內產生足夠的收益來支持這一保證。如果國內市場缺乏長期的固定收益工具，如長期國債或公司債券，壽險公司可能無法找到適當的投資工具來匹配其長期負債。

於此情況下，壽險公司勢必面臨再投資風險，即當現有投資到期時，無法以相同或更高的利率再投資，從而無法維持所需的收益率來支持長期利率保證。再投資風險特別在低利率環境中更為顯著，因為公司可能只能以較低的利率重新投資，進一步壓縮利差，增加成本壓力。

海外投資 匯率風險

由於國內市場缺乏適當的長期投資工具，壽險公司可能被迫尋求海外市場的投資機會，以獲得較長期限和相對穩定的收益。然而，海外投資帶來了額外的匯率風險。即便是高評級的海外資產，倘若本國貨幣對外幣貶值，依照現行的財會表達方式，壽險公司必須承擔立即的匯兌損益與波動。

為了緩和匯率風險，壽險公司需要使用匯率衍生工具，如遠期合約或匯率交換，而這些工具本身也會增加成本。此外，匯率波動的不可預測性，特別是在全球經濟動盪或地緣政治風險加劇時，可能使得保險公司很難完全對抗這些風險，進而影響其長期獲利能力。

疊加風險 管理成本上升

當利率風險、再投資風險和匯率風險疊加在一起時，壽險公司的整體風險水準顯著增加。為了應對這些風險，公司需要投入更多資源進行風險管理，包括資產負債匹配、避險策略和資本儲備，這些都會導致成本上升。

隨著成本的增加，壽險公司在提供長期利率保證時，可能需要設定更高的保費或降低保單的吸引力，從而影響市場競爭力。此外，這種高成本結構可能在長期內影響公司的財務穩健性和資本適足率，增加潛在的經營風險。

倘若壽險公司為了滿足國人的儲蓄剛性需求以及兼顧壽險保障的功能，在提供長期利率保證前，應認真思考推出具有利率調整機制的商品，如可調保費壽險（Adjustable Premium Life Insurance）。

可調保費壽險是將利率調整機制融入壽險商品，可用於平衡壽險公司和保單持有人的利率風險。可調保費壽險的主要特點是計算保費的預定利率會隨市場環境變化而調整。

這種機制允許保險公司在市場利率變動超過初始預定利率的一定幅度時，對保費或現金價值進行相應調整。在利率環境惡化時提高保費，而在利率環境改善時降低保費。如利率上升時，保單現金價值加速增長，而在利率下降時，增長則減緩。

此外，調整頻率和幅度受到保單條款的限制，以確保調整機制既能反映市場變動，又不至於對保單持有人造成過大影響。保單持有人通常也會提前獲得通知，了解調整的原因和可能的影響，以增強客戶的信任和滿意度。

儘管具有利率調整機制，可調保費壽險仍然提供長期的保險保障，但保險公司通過動態調整機制來平衡長期利率保證帶來的風險。這類商品可以吸引那些希望獲得長期保障但又願意接受某種程度市場風險的客戶。

隨著金融市場的複雜性增加，可調保費壽險的發展須在透明的監管架構下推廣，監理機關可以要求更高的透明度和資訊揭露，促使保險公司在設計和銷售此類產品時，提供更詳盡的利率調整機制說明。

未來若考慮到消費者對利率風險的接受程度以及對保障需求的重視，針對消費者可能的疑慮，建議保險公司可以提供模擬案例，呈現在不同市場條件下，保險費率如何調整，以及這些調整對保單價值和保險金額的實際影響。

此外，為了滿足不同客戶的需求，保險公司可以設計具有不同風險等級的產品選項，如提供不同的利率調整頻率、上下限制或保證最低死亡給付金額等。

倘若可調保費壽險可以順利推動，監理機關也應將利率風險的緩和效果納入新一代清償能力制度中一併考量，幫助壽險公司以產品轉型帶動資本強化，不是僅僅要壽險業減少承保理財儲蓄型壽險，而是在兼顧國人儲蓄剛性需求下，讓壽險業改為承保有限風險的理財儲蓄型壽險。

忌口不一定是最好的強身方式，補充對的食物，才能幫助壽險巨人從虛胖變為強壯。

▼倘若可調保費壽險可以順利推動，監理機關也應將利率風險的緩和效果納入新一代清償能力制度中一併考量，幫助壽險公司以產品轉型帶動資本強化。（圖／資料照）

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▲F1賽車手路易斯漢米爾頓收到粉絲以樂高拼出已逝愛犬Roscoe的立體肖像。（圖／翻攝lewishamilton IG）

記者陳雅韻／台北報導

F1賽車七次世界冠軍、目前效力於法拉利車隊的英國賽車手路易斯漢米爾頓，9月底曾發文希望網友替他12歲的鬥牛犬Roscoe集氣，祝福牠能戰勝病魔，但愛犬仍不幸死於肺炎，讓他心碎不已。來自全球的粉絲紛紛送上暖心安慰，最令他感動的是收到粉絲運用樂高拼出了愛犬模樣的立體肖像，讓他特別拍下令人驚嘆的作品表達感激之情。

▲路易斯漢米爾頓的愛犬Roscoe九月底因病過世，讓他心碎不已。（圖／翻攝lewishamilton IG）

路易斯漢米爾頓於IG展示了這幅神人級的作品，兩位粉絲運用樂高拼出惟妙惟肖的鬥牛犬Roscoe肖像，細看此立體形象由許多微型樂高場景組成，搭配不同人偶，向漢米爾頓在F1的職業生涯、興趣與家庭生活致敬，當中的樂高部件描繪了他對健身、電玩與騎行的熱愛，別具巧思。

▲粉絲以樂高拼成的Roscoe肖像暗藏F1賽車元素。（圖／翻攝lewishamilton IG）

路易斯漢米爾頓表示：「這幅Roscoe的樂高肖像真的讓我非常感動。細節之豐富令人驚嘆，我無法想像花了多少時間完成。」此文一出讓樂高也注意到了，品牌官方特別在他的貼文留言「一個有意義的紀念」。

▲當中包括路易斯漢米爾頓披上法拉利戰袍的樂高人偶。（圖／翻攝lewishamilton IG）

title: F1車手漢米爾頓痛失愛犬　粉絲以樂高拼出狗兒肖像獻安慰


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▲奧斯卡影后黛安基頓晚年留影。（圖／達志影像／美聯社）

文／朱錦華

奧斯卡影后黛安基頓(Diane Keaton)11日辭世，享年79歲。黛安基頓的名字，無可避免的跟另一個人的名字：伍迪艾倫(Woody Allen)緊緊勾纏在一起。儘管她跟另外兩位能演能導的巨星艾爾帕西諾(Al Pacino)和華倫比提亦曾分別有過一段情。

伍迪艾倫以喜劇起家。黛安在百老匯時兩人即開始合作，代表作是《呆頭鵝》(Play It Again,Sam,1969)。轉戰電影圈後，兩人合作了8部作品，大部分是喜劇，包括《傻瓜大鬧科學城》((Sleeper,1973)、《愛與死》((Love and Death,1975)、以及1977年時讓她在奧斯卡封后的《安妮霍爾》(Annie Hall)。所以，喜劇成了她的底色。

▲黛安基頓與伍迪艾倫合演的喜劇經典《安妮霍爾》。（圖／金馬執委會）

上述演出成就了她，但也讓她變得跟伍迪艾倫更加密不可分。為什麼會這樣呢？原因之一是兩人有感情上的關係；之二，伍迪艾倫對瑞典導演英瑪柏格曼(Ingmar Bergman)崇拜到貼地。柏格曼愛用「專屬女主角」。有為者亦如是，伍迪當然跟進。後來，伍迪艾倫乾脆拍了一部「仿柏格曼風格」的肅嚴電影《我心深處》(Interiors,1978)，女主角也是黛安基頓。

不過，最早讓黛安基頓被大眾認識的，是名導柯波拉找她參演了史詩級黑幫電影《教父》。她在片中飾演新任教父麥可柯里昂的妻子。《教父》拍了3集。女主角都是她，這個系列也促成她跟男主角艾爾帕西諾的一段情。後來，「當紅女神收割機」華倫比提(Warren Beatty)找她演出了另一部大片：《烽火赤焰萬里情》(Reds,1981)，順便跟她談一段戀愛。

▲1981年電影《烽火赤焰萬里情》的海報。（圖／翻攝自維基百科）

上述電影改編自左派記者約翰里德(John Reed)直擊俄國大革命的紀實作品《震撼世界的十天》。黛安飾演感情徘徊在里德與著名劇作家尤金奧尼爾(Eugene O'Neill)之間的美國女權先驅者白蘭茵(Louise Bryant)。這部長達195分鐘的「為匪宣傳」大片，非但在美國上映時獲得極高的4000萬美元票房（年度排名13），還拿下奧斯卡最佳導演（華倫比提）等三項大獎，在當年算是一項異數。

不過，無論是《安妮霍爾》、《教父》系列、 還是《烽火赤焰萬里情》，本質上都是「大男主」的電影。除了在《安妮霍爾》裡有較精采發揮之外，其餘兩部戲裡發揮都有限。因此黛安曾嘗試往「大女主」的方向發展。

▲黛安基頓1977年電影《慾海花》的海報。（圖／翻攝自維基百科）

其中之一重要嘗試是他演出了改編自勒卡雷(John le Carré)小說、描寫以色列訓練女特工到恐怖組織臥底、刺殺其領袖的《女鼓手》(The Little Drummer Girl ,1984)。無奈它獲得的反應是毀譽參半（韓國導演朴贊郁後來把它重拍了一個電視劇版）。

另一次重要嘗試是1977年上映的《慾海花》(Looking for Mr.Goodbar)。片中白天她是春風化雨的女教師；晚上則流連酒吧「釣男人」、尋找性刺激。本片是黛安基頓作為「大女主」最精采的演出之一。本片也是「男神」李察基爾的出道作。

countries: 以色列 韓國 瑞典 美國

title: 國際火線／「大男主」電影的首選「女一」：黛安基頓


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▲2023年10月7日參加以色列諾瓦音樂節時，遭哈瑪斯武裝分子劫持。哈瑪斯今與以色列交換人質囚犯。以色列女大生阿加瑪尼（Noa Argamani）終於與男友歐爾（Avinatan Or）團聚。（圖／路透）

記者鄒鎮宇／綜合報導

輝達（NVIDIA）以色列特拉維夫研發中心的電機工程師歐爾，歷經兩年哈瑪斯囚禁，於停火協議下獲釋並由紅十字會接回。NVIDIA創辦人暨執行長黃仁勳13日特地發信給全球同仁，分享這個振奮人心的消息，「我深受感動，也滿懷感激。剛剛，我們的同事歐爾終於獲釋，回到家人身邊。」

據《Calcalist》報導，歐爾今年32歲，2022年加入NVIDIA，主責VLSI設計部門DFT工程，畢業於本古里安大學。2023年10月7日，他與女友在距離雷伊姆基布茲附近參加Nova音樂節時遭到綁架，女友已於今年6月以軍營救行動獲釋。歐爾則在被囚738天後，終於在美國斡旋下，作為以色列與哈瑪斯停火及交換協議的一部分重獲自由。

▲輝達（NVIDIA）執行長黃仁勳。（圖／路透）

黃仁勳在信中感謝歐爾母親迪莎「堅強、勇敢且充滿希望」，並讚揚以色列團隊始終陪伴家屬、守望相助。黃仁勳也提到，NVIDIA在這場戰爭中有數千名員工勇敢保衛家園，許多人承受家人失落、傷痛或不確定，甚至有同事與親屬不幸罹難。他特別緬懷失去的同事，以及員工家屬的悲劇，並強調「悲傷不分宗教、族群，大家共同哀悼也共同祈願和平與重建。」

黃仁勳期盼這次停火與人質獲釋能成為地區復原的起點。他在信末說，「歐爾，歡迎回家。你的平安歸來，帶給NVIDIA大家庭無比喜悅與安慰，願這一刻成為走向復原、更新及持久和平的第一步。」

NVIDIA去年12月動員全公司、員工共同捐出1500萬美元，協助以色列與加薩地區受戰爭影響的民眾，創下公司30年來最大規模的人道救援行動。

countries: 以色列 美國

title: 輝達以色列員工被哈瑪斯囚禁738天獲釋　黃仁勳激動發內部信


taiwan-subdivisions: 桃園 新竹市

title: 桃園65歲以上長者逾38萬　市議員籲市府增加長者福利預算

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▲市議員王珮毓籲市府增加長者福利預算。（圖／桃園市議會）

記者楊淑媛／桃園報導

儘管桃園市年輕人口多，但隨著台灣邁入高齡化，市議員王珮毓14日於市議會定期會社會局工作報告質詢指出，桃園市65歲以上長者已突破38萬人，籲請市府儘速檢討長者福利預算、提升敬老愛心卡點數，鼓勵長者善用愛心卡多外出與人互動，增進健康。

王珮毓指出，市府今年編列4億多元敬老愛心卡預算，換算下來每位長者一年僅有1277點、平均每月僅106點可用。她表示，在財劃法調整後，桃園市今年多出147億元可運用財源，但敬老福利卻仍「原地踏步」。

王珮毓進一步指出，面對台鐵票價上漲，雙北已調高單趟補助至150點，新竹市更是無上限，唯獨桃園遲遲未跟進，顯示市府「沒有真心實意想提高長者福利」。

此外，針對重陽敬老金政策，王珮毓也以台北市為例指出，台北市對85至98歲長者發放3000元敬老金，並結合敬老愛心悠遊卡使用，鼓勵長者外出消費與社會互動。她呼籲市府應加快腳步，積極創新福利政策，「不要總是跟在別人屁股後面」。


title: 蔡英文坦言「2018是我最慘的時候」：不能第一次有女總統就失敗

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▲蔡英文談2018年大敗心境，「是我最慘的時候」。（圖／翻攝自蔡英文臉書）

記者趙蔡州／綜合報導

前總統蔡英文14日晚間在發文，分享她近日在活動上致詞的影片，她在影片中坦言2018年（民進黨在縣市長選舉大敗）是她最慘的時候，許多人都質疑她，認為她只能當「一任總統」，但她告訴自己絕對不能輸，尤其是第一次有女性做總統，「我不能讓第一次有女性做總統就失敗」。

蔡英文14日在臉書分享她出席「台灣女孩日」活動的影片，她被詢問「如何面對性別所帶來的限制，並突破自我」時，她說，人在面臨抉擇的時候，總是有各式各樣的限制，「你要不要去排除你的限制，往前走，有時候排除限制的過程，其中就是你的成長」。

蔡英文也舉例，2018年（民進黨在縣市長選舉大敗）是她最慘的時候，許多人都質疑她，認為她只能當「一任總統」，但她告訴自己絕對不能輸，因為這是第一次有女性做總統，「我不能讓第一次有女性做總統就失敗，所以我就繼續撐下去，我要證明，在台灣，女性做總統，也是可以做得很好」。

蔡英文說，「有時候你會覺得是限制，但真的，當你想到怎麼樣去處理這個限制的時候，你就比別人都好」。


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▲中華男足慘敗泰國，亞洲盃資格賽提前淘汰無緣晉級會內賽。（圖／中華足協提供）

記者杜奕君／綜合報導

中華男足14日在2027年亞洲盃資格賽最終輪第4戰，於主場寫下慘痛一敗，以1比6不敵泰國，單場遭對手狂進6球，中華男足也宣告提前淘汰，無緣晉級本屆會內賽。賽後中華隊總教練黃哲明更直接在記者會上表態請辭，並點出中華足協「支援不足」的問題必須解決。

目前世界排名第173位的中華男足，今日在主場迎戰泰國，現場湧入4563位球迷入場觀戰，但泰國明星前鋒波伊菲邁大演「帽子戲法」單場獨進3球，率領泰國隊以6比1大勝，中華男足也吞下本屆最慘烈一敗。

此次亞洲盃資格賽最終輪，中華隊和土庫曼、斯里蘭卡以及泰國同在D組，每支球隊將進行一共6場的主、客場雙循環賽，分組龍頭才能取得亞洲盃會內賽門票，此戰賽前中華隊已經苦吞3連敗，此役對上泰國必須全力贏球，才能避免提前淘汰。

▲中華男足慘敗泰國，總教練黃哲明（中）賽後請辭。（圖／中華足協提供）

不料此戰中華隊卻在主場表現低迷，上半場就被對手踢進3球，雖然下半場郭博瑋遠射破門開胡，但仍擋不住泰國團隊猛烈攻勢，最終以1比6敗北，也寫下兩隊在國際賽場的最大比分差距。

賽後中華男足總教練黃哲明也在記者會上宣布請辭，並強調在任的這3場比賽所獲得的資源，以及協會給予國家隊的待遇和不尊重，這部分讓自己「很在乎」。

中華男足原先由外籍總教練懷特掛帥，但他在今年5月以生涯規劃為由，合約期滿隨即卸任。其後一度由陳信安暫代總教練職務，而中華足協也在8月理事會通過由黃哲明接任總教練。

不過連同此戰在內，黃哲明僅執教3場賽事，就在慘敗泰國後宣布請辭，黃哲明強調，「跟大家預告一件事情，今天比賽後請辭總教練，因為我親身這兩場比賽跟印尼比賽，我發覺我得到的資源跟協會給予國家隊一些待遇跟尊重，這部分讓我很在乎。」

黃哲明也強調，「自己也想要創造一些不同的足球風格，但國家隊所面臨的困難讓他無法接受，也希望在他卸任後，下一個教練能夠更好，年輕球員、旅外球員也都有機會回來效力，但在這個階段需要有人去負責任，我也以卸任來負責。」

▲中華男足精神領袖陳柏良此役仍披上國家隊戰袍出賽。（圖／中華足協提供）

countries: 泰國 土庫曼 印尼 斯里蘭卡

title: 慘敗！遭泰國單場狂進6球　中華男足總教練黃哲明賽後請辭


countries: 以色列 韓國 美國 瑞典

title: 國際火線／「大男主」電影的首選「女一」：黛安基頓


countries: 台灣 臺灣

title: 297萬人被錢香醒！11檔台股ETF入帳　市場迎161億資金活水

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▲台股研究示意照。（圖／記者陳瑩欣攝）

記者巫彩蓮／台北報導

台股ETF今（15）日迎來股利發放高峰，共有297萬位受益人一早因11檔台股ETF入帳被錢香醒，為台股帶來161億資金活水。

統計包括群益台灣精選高息(00919)、元大台灣高息低波(00713)、大華優利高填息30(00918)、復華台灣科技優息(00929)、凱基優選高股息30(00915)、野村臺灣新科技50(00935)、中信綠能及電動車(00896)、中信成長高股息(00934)、第一金工業30(00728)、凱基台灣AI50(00952)、野村趨勢動能高息(00944)共11檔台股ETF發放161.72億元現金股利，預計2972100位投資人受益。其中以年化配息率10.19%最高的00919一次可拿到7887元最多，預計有逾133萬位受益人加薪最有感。

群益投信ETF研究團隊表示，全球金融市場變化瞬息萬千，要能抵禦台股市場的波動度，建議配置中要有高息ETF，因為在面臨市場波動時，高息資產具備易漲抗跌的特性，可為投資組合帶來平衡風險效益，台股高息ETF有股息、又有潛在的價差空間可期，除了適合長期投資外，更是愛好存股領息的存股族投資人，參與台股投資的好選擇。

群益台灣精選高息ETF(00919)基金經理人謝明志表示，投資高股息ETF有兩大重點：張數、成本。想要累積張數就要靠長期不懈的定期定額買進，不要小看定期定額的威力，如果一個月買進1張，1年可以買進12張，另外股息再投入，只要堅持下去，複利的威力會讓你的持有張數越來越多。台股後市來看，應著重企業長期競爭優勢的重點，大盤融資金額已逐步回升至2800億水準，預期融資金額回到3000億時，盤面波動將開始加大，現階段宜採取穩健持股布局，不過台股後市不看淡，降息循環啟動，金融股預期可受惠投資收益回升以及Fed降息壓低壽險業避險成本，建議投資人可續抱台股高股息ETF。


title: 影／香港「免費景觀電梯」隱身商場56樓　180度賞維港、灣仔風光

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▲「合和中心」透明景觀電梯搭乘直擊。（影／記者彭懷玉攝）

▲香港灣仔站附近的「合和中心」內，有直通56樓的透明景觀電梯，近日在社群上低調爆紅。（圖／記者彭懷玉攝）

記者彭懷玉／香港報導

因非處地震帶，香港的大廈蓋的一棟比一棟高，「賞摩天大樓群」成訪港必遊經典行程。位於灣仔站附近的「合和中心」內，有直通56樓的透明景觀電梯，免收費，加上能180度近覽維港美景，近日在社群上蔚為討論話題。

▲從港鐵灣仔站D出口出來，步行3分鐘就到達合和中心。（圖／記者彭懷玉攝）

除了太平山凌霄閣等需收費的觀景平台，灣仔「合和中心」內隱藏2座玻璃景觀電梯，電梯一路往下時，窗外就是開闊的香港市景，可在數十秒的短短時間內，欣賞灣仔櫛比鱗次的高樓大廈，甚至看到遠方維多利亞港的風光，既刺激又療癒，倏忽即逝的美景，令在場民眾驚呼連連。

▲▼「合和中心」內隱藏2座玻璃景觀電梯，可在數十秒的短短時間內，欣賞灣仔櫛比鱗次的高樓大廈，甚至看到遠方維多利亞港的風光。（圖／記者彭懷玉攝）

要到景觀電梯方式很簡單，從港鐵灣仔站D出口出來，步行3分鐘就到達合和中心，先搭左側手扶梯上3樓，再轉搭到17樓，出來後跟著「自助山」餐廳的告示牌走，看到The Grand Buffet就意味到了，這裡共有兩台電梯，只有56樓或17樓兩個選項。不過，雖說是免費開放，呼籲大家搭一次體驗就好，勿強占電梯來回搭乘，以免妨礙其他用餐客人權益。

▲▼先搭左側手扶梯上3樓，再轉搭到17樓，出來後跟著「自助山」餐廳的告示牌走，看到The Grand Buffet就意味到了。（圖／記者彭懷玉攝）

從合和中心出來後，步行4分鐘就能抵達位於水渠街上的「藍屋」，該建築建於1920年代，是極具特色的唐樓建築，因外牆漆成藍色而得名，如今被列為一級歷史建築。藍屋原設有華佗廟，後來改為黃飛鴻徒弟林世榮侄兒開設的武館，之後又變成醫館，承載著民間醫術與武術的傳承故事。作為香港少數仍保留露台與木樓梯結構的老建築，藍屋經修復後現已成為熱門文化景點。

▲▼水渠街上的「藍屋」建於1920年代，是極具特色的唐樓建築，因外牆漆成藍色而得名，如今被列為一級歷史建築。（圖／記者彭懷玉攝）

遊客除了可欣賞其藍色外牆、木板門與峭直樓梯之外，也可參觀一樓的「灣仔民間生活館」，透過展覽與居民捐贈物件了解早期香港的生活日常。72A號地舖前身為「廣和號」雜貸店，現為「香港故事館」，不定期舉辦展覽、工作坊和導覽，更有電影放映與音樂會，為老建築注入新生命。


title: 蔡英文坦言「2018是我最慘的時候」：不能第一次有女總統就失敗


title: Nissan休旅車「高速公路可解放雙手」！美規Murano導入最新駕駛輔助

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圖文／7Car 小七車觀點

Nissan 日前正式發表 2026 年式美規 Murano，全面標準配備 Intelligent All-Wheel Drive 智慧型四輪驅動，並首度提供 ProPILOT Assist 系統，車型編成分為 SV、SL 及 Platinum 共 3 款，不含運送稅費的建議售價為 41,670~49,800 美元起 (約合新台幣 127.4~152.3 萬元起)。

▲Nissan 正式發表 2026 年式美規 Murano，全面標準配備 Intelligent All-Wheel Drive 智慧型四輪驅動，並首度提供 ProPILOT Assist 系統，車型編成分為 SV、SL 及 Platinum 共 3 款，不含運送稅費的建議售價為 41,670~49,800 美元起 (約合新台幣 127.4~152.3 萬元起)。

此次 2026 年式 Murano 的更新重點之一，在於導入可在特定高速公路上實現完全放開雙手駕駛的 ProPILOT Assist 2.1 系統。此科技隨 Platinum 等級的科技套件提供，讓駕駛於特定道路上能雙手離開方向盤、雙腳離開踏板，由系統自動控制轉向、加速與制動。系統亦整合車道變換輔助 (Lane Change Assist) 功能，可主動建議並協助駕駛超越慢車，進一步提升長途行車的便利與安全。

▲ProPILOT Assist 2.1 允許駕駛在特定高速公路放開雙手行駛，並支援車道變換輔助 (Lane Change Assist) 功能，可主動建議並協助駕駛超越慢車。

在配備升級方面，2026 年式 Murano 於 SL 等級的舒適套件，將 Platinum 專屬的高級配備下放，包括前座通風與按摩功能、後座加熱功能，以及感應式電動尾門等。車艙內部延續 Murano 一貫設計，後座膝部空間進一步加大，並導入按鍵式排檔、觸控式空調面板、64 色可調式氣氛燈，以及半苯染皮革座椅。

▲2026 年式 Murano 於 SL 等級的舒適套件，將 Platinum 專屬的高級配備下放，包括前座通風與按摩功能、後座加熱功能，以及感應式電動尾門等。

除此之外，2026 年式也在科技配備方面搭載雙 12.3 吋顯示幕，內建 Google 服務與導航，使用者可直接透過中控顯示 Google Maps 路線指引。也具備 Invisible Hood View 隱形引擎蓋視野與3D 立體環景影像輔助 (Enhanced Intelligent Around View Monitor），能在停車、通過洗車軌道或狹窄車道時提供額外的視野支援。

▲Murano 採用按鍵式排檔。

現行 Murano 為 2024 年 10 月發表的第四世代，為 Nissan 在北美市場的中大型 SUV 代表作品，經歷約莫 1 年的銷售後，提昇輔助駕駛系統與科技配備的表現，有望增加產品吸引力。國內市場方面，總代理裕隆日產汽車曾在 2005 年底舉辦的台北車展導入過第一代，第二代則於 2008 年引進，最後則是在 2016 年時導入 2.5 升油電動力第三代的 Murano，然而在原廠進行中期改款，便不再引進此車。


title: 北車公然性侵！通緝犯「喬裝街友」拖醉女施暴10分鐘...無人制止

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▲台北車站大廳驚傳有女子遭公然性侵。（圖／資料照）

記者閔文昱／綜合報導

國慶連假前夕，台北車站大廳驚傳駭人性侵案件。一名女子疑似酒醉倒地，竟遭一名白衣男子當眾拖至牆邊侵犯，整個過程持續超過10分鐘，眾目睽睽之下竟無人制止，直到外籍旅客察覺異狀報警，警方才趕抵現場將嫌犯逮捕。令人震驚的是，犯案男子竟是桃園地檢署發布的通緝犯。

事件發生於10月9日下午4時多，正值連假運輸高峰，車站內人潮眾多。目擊者表示，女子全身癱軟無法行動，嫌犯先抓住其手，再將她拖至牆邊，過程中多次接觸被害人身體，行徑囂張。馬來西亞籍外國遊客目睹後，立即請友人報警，警方獲報迅速到場，依妨害性自主、乘機性交及公然猥褻罪將嫌犯逮捕送辦。

調查發現，嫌犯疑似喬裝街友長期在台北車站周邊徘徊，目前是否列冊街友仍待確認。鐵路警察局表示，事後已加強勤務編排，將原本每2小時巡邏2次增為3次以上，並維持24小時監控，以防類似案件再度發生。警方同時呼籲民眾，如發現可疑行為應立即報案，共同維護公共安全。


title: 大陸海關查扣6萬張問題地圖：台灣標注錯誤「危害國家統一」


title: 小吳赴巴黎「行李離奇消失」過程曝！　補買化妝品燒8000元：太荒謬

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記者蔡宜芳／綜合報導

YouTuber「見習網美小吳」以搞笑有趣的拍攝主題備受喜愛，頻道擁有134萬訂閱。他8月曾透過社群透露自己抵達法國巴黎後，發現行李箱不見，事隔兩個月，他也終於公開當時拍下的過程，直呼「真的超衰的」。

▲小吳抵達巴黎後，發現行李箱被弄丟。（圖／翻攝自Instagram／beauty___wu）

小吳先前到歐洲旅遊，從米蘭飛到巴黎後，在行李轉盤前苦苦等不到行李，後來才發現還有另外四組客人的行李也被寄丟。影片中，小吳崩潰表示，雖然自己知道歐洲人很隨性、常發生這種事，但沒想到會發生在自己身上。由於化妝品、衣服都在行李箱中，小吳只好趕快去購物，不過，光是買基本的化妝品，就花了台幣8000多元。

▲▼小吳光是補買化妝品就花了8000元。（圖／翻攝自YouTube／見習網美小吳）

到了隔天，小吳原本想等機場聯絡寄行李到飯店，但聽聞網友各種災情後，他還是決定親自再跑一趟機場拿。怎料到場後，行李箱又不知道被載到哪裡去，又苦等了超過一個半小時才終於拿到行李，影片讓網友看了紛紛表示「一定要保旅平不便險，不無小補」、「法航是出了名的散漫」、「歐洲很常見行李失蹤～一定要保旅平險」。

▲小吳最後順利找回行李。（圖／翻攝自YouTube／見習網美小吳）


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▲王政順 。（圖／中信兄弟提供）

記者王真魚／台中報導

中信兄弟內野手王政順在台灣大賽前調整狀況良好，練習賽二度開轟維持火燙手感。他謙虛表示，「沒有特別改變什麼，就是照平常的方式準備。」

面對即將登場的台灣大賽，王政順表示目前心態平穩，「名單都還沒有公布啦，就是跟季賽一樣，在做同樣的事情。」他進一步表示，今年球季主要針對去年的不足進行修正，「想辦法在某些特定狀況中拿出更好的表現。」

今年例行賽，王政順多以代打身分出場，短期賽角色更加關鍵，他強調，不會因為短期賽就改變平常的習慣。

近2場練習賽，他轟出兩支全壘打，其中一發是從自家隊友吳俊偉手中擊出。他謙虛笑說，「有設定到球路，剛好掌握到，就把球打紮實。」

談到季後挑戰賽，王政順直呼滿激烈的，「每一隊實力都差不多，看誰臨場狀況比較好，最後盡自己最大的能力去打每一顆球。」

回想開打前的情況，王政順認為難以預測，「那時候大家戰績都很接近，競爭真的很激烈，台鋼也有機會。」他直言，現在跟以前的環境相當不同，「彼此競爭越來越強。」

如今樂天順利晉級台灣大賽，王政順保持高度警戒，「不管哪一隊，都要小心，短期比賽就看雙方怎麼應付這場比賽，誰的狀況好就誰贏，還是要各憑本事。」

title: 王政順練習賽連2天開轟！吳俊偉成苦主　平常心備戰台灣大賽


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圖文／7Car 小七車觀點

BMW M 部門再度喚醒品牌經典血脈，推出全新 M2 Turbo Design Edition，以現代技術結合 1970 年代傳奇性能車 2002 Turbo 的設計語彙，預計在 2026 年正式登場。這款特別版車型售價高達 84,075 美元（含運費），比標準 M2 高出近 15,000 美元，成為目前 M2 車系中價格最高的版本之一。

新車以 Alpine White 白色車身為基礎，搭配 碳纖維車頂與 M 三色條紋，車頂條紋從前貫穿至後，成為專屬辨識特徵。車頭與尾廂同樣加入手工繪製的 M 彩繪線條，象徵對經典賽車年代的致敬。最具玩味之處，是引擎蓋上以反向字體呈現的「Turbo」標誌，重現當年 2002 Turbo 前保桿上「倒寫 Turbo」的經典設計，彷彿再度喚醒 70 年代歐洲公路上的狂傲氣息。

不過，原廠尚未公布具體限量數量。若車主希望達到如展示車般的完整造型，還需額外選配價值 6,266 美元的 Style 1000M 消光金銅色輪圈。內裝部分則以 黑色 Vernasca Leather 運動座椅 為標準配置，若想升級為碳纖維桶型座椅，需再加價 4,500 美元。此外，全車還標配 M Performance 碳纖維尾翼、M Shadowline 自適應 LED 頭燈、碳纖維飾板與 Alcantara 加熱方向盤，再加上抬頭顯示器與手機無線充電等便利科技。

動力核心維持現行 M2 的設定，搭載 S58 3.0 升直列六缸雙渦輪增壓引擎，輸出 473 匹馬力與 550 牛頓米扭力，並只提供 6 速手排變速箱。官方公布的 0～100 km/h 加速為 4.1 秒，極速受限於 250 km/h。若選配 M Driver’s Package（2,500 美元），電子限速可提升至 285 km/h，並附贈一日高性能駕訓課程。

雖然 M2 Turbo Design Edition 價格不菲，但它同時是一款極具收藏價值的限量車型，兼具經典設計與純手排駕馭樂趣。不過，對於追求極致性能的玩家，BMW 另有更強悍的 M2 CS，售價 99,775 美元，動力提升至 523 匹馬力、649 牛頓米扭力，並配備更輕的車體結構與專屬尾翼。不過 M2 CS 僅提供自排系統，可能讓部分手排愛好者卻步。

title: BMW雙門跑車「M2推手排限量特別版」！致敬經典身價再創新高


title: 壽險公司應思考可調保費壽險


title: 72小時生產一架！　央視「意外」曝光殲-35已產60架


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記者蔡琛儀／台北報導

南韓女子天團BLACKPINK將於本週六、日於高雄世運主場館舉辦開唱，官方同步宣布快閃店將於10月15日起在臺北大巨蛋1樓開幕，展開為期五天限定快閃活動。

▲BLACKPINK本週高雄開唱。（圖／Live Nation Taiwan提供）

快閃店以「DEADLINE」巡演為主題打造沉浸式空間，入口設置大型霓虹粉光LOGO，粉黑色調貫穿全場；店內設有打卡牆、拍照小物，並展示巡演影像與藝術視覺，營造如時尚展間般氛圍，讓粉絲猶如置身演唱會後台。

活動地點位於遠東Garden City臺北大巨蛋1樓，每日營業時間11點至21點，10月15日至19日限定開放。現場販售多款巡演限定周邊，包括棒球帽、T-Shirt、帽T、帆布袋，以及鑰匙圈、貼紙等收藏品，更推出城市限定款商品，融合在地文化與巡演視覺，僅於此次快閃店販售。

▲▼BLACKPINK快閃店內部照。（圖／Live Nation Taiwan提供）

此外，快閃店推出限量滿額贈活動，單筆消費達指定金額即可獲得限定小卡與海報等贈禮，所有商品數量有限，實際品項與樣式依現場實物為準。

title: BLACKPINK高雄開唱倒數！　台北大巨蛋快閃店內部照曝光了

taiwan-subdivisions: 高雄 布袋 臺北


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記者蔡琛儀／台北報導

2025「秋OUT音樂節」日前在台北公館商圈盛大登場，八大舞台近百組音樂人連續三天帶來精彩演出，營造飽滿節奏與最Chill搖擺氛圍，今年首創75分鐘專場壓軸演出，Cornelius、9m88、VOOID、Green!Eyes擔任雙日壓軸，呈現完整演出體驗。

▲郭采潔。（圖／秋OUT音樂節提供）

首日由阿夫、雷擎率先在「秋福舞台」揭開序幕，debloop展現藍調搖滾，COLD DEW以電吉他劃破夜空，someshiit山姆以全樂團編制壓軸演出，獻唱〈在台北生的病〉、〈善良是〉等人氣作品，並透露11/15個人專場生日派對將同步舉行。

隔天的主舞台由Andr打頭陣，首唱新歌〈FACES〉；日本嘻哈才子KID FRESINO接著登場，夕陽映紅水岸廣場，現場氛圍浪漫。郭采潔以Mola Oddity主唱身份回歸台灣演出，多首歌曲交替展現酷帥與嫵媚聲線，新EP《Cave Crackers》同步發行，引起現場尖叫不斷，她也直呼：「非常開心！我終於帶著我的樂團回家演出了！」。

▲9m88與陳嫺靜。（圖／秋OUT音樂節提供）

主舞台壓軸VOOID帶來75分鐘專場級演出，Cornelius於「秋月舞台」呈現迷幻搖滾混搭電子的獨特現場風格，樂迷直呼：「我的生命沒有遺憾了！」9m88第二天以睡衣造型登台，翻唱陳嫺靜〈討厭〉、合唱〈陪妳過假日〉及張惠妹〈一夜情〉，全場沉浸自在慵懶氛圍。

本屆音樂節邀近百組音樂人，包括國際卡司quicksand bed、VIDEOTAPEMUSIC、DJ KENTARO及蒙古NaraBara，並有台灣新銳如JUD陳泳希、Everydaze、羊駝小姐Malpaca等，刷新參與人次超過3.1萬。

▲Karencici。（圖／秋OUT音樂節提供）

countries: 台灣 日本

title: 郭采潔回來了！　帶團回家開唱...真實模樣曝光


title: 輝達以色列員工被哈瑪斯囚禁738天獲釋　黃仁勳激動發內部信


title: 北車驚傳公然性侵！通緝犯拖醉女「牆邊施暴10分鐘」...無人制止


title: BMW雙門跑車「M2推手排限量特別版」！致敬經典身價再創新高


countries: 泰國 土庫曼 印尼 斯里蘭卡

title: 慘敗！遭泰國單場狂進6球　中華男足總教練黃哲明賽後請辭


title: 小吳赴巴黎「行李離奇消失」過程曝！　補買化妝品燒8000元：太荒謬


title: 郭采潔回來了！　帶團回家開唱...真實模樣曝光


title: 徵助理來一堆中年人！學經歷亮眼卻願屈就  她揭台灣職場現實

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近日某電子公司主管分享公司應徵「助理」，收到履歷卻都是經驗豐富、學歷亮眼的中年應徵者，她自己去邀請的2、30歲年輕人卻全都拒絕，讓她相當不解。貼文曝光引發網友熱議。

一名網友最近在Threads上分享，身邊在某電子公司擔任主管職的朋友告訴她，其公司最近在徵「採購助理」，徵才啟事寫明希望是年輕人，但收到的履歷卻清一色是4、50歲，甚至60歲以上的應徵者，每一份履歷都超強，職場經驗豐富，學歷又漂亮，當中不乏碩博士、留學歸國的高材生。

「可是問題來了……人家徵的只是『助理』啊！到底要怎麼挑？要怎麼放心請？更尷尬的是，她自己去邀請的、年齡比較符合條件的20至30歲年輕人，全都直接婉拒。她也很無奈地問我『現在到底是怎樣啊？』，我只能說，這就是台灣老年化社會的現實。」

原PO表示，現在年輕人選擇超多，有企圖心的都往大公司衝，沒那麼有野心的跑去做外送，收入還比上班高。至於年紀大一點的，因為還是需要收入，就硬著頭皮來應徵助理這種職缺，結果最後兩邊都卡住，大家都迷惘，「這就是現在的職場現實啊……」

網友紛紛表示，「既然都有人願意做了，為什麼還要挑年紀？」、「問題就在這了，大家都知道中壯年的好，他們也願意接受低薪，但是公司卻不給他們一個機會」、「這就是大環境死循環，表面感覺是缺工，實際上就是公司還在用年齡挑人才」、「很多時候中年媽媽會選擇助理職工作，是因為需要照顧家庭，所以無法做太過重度的工作，然後多少貼補家用，並不是沒能力」、「我聽過有些年紀稍長、高學歷、資歷豐富，甚至當高階主管的，在辭掉原工作後，喜歡找各種助理或是底層工作，目的只是想要正常上下班」、「這就是目前產業現狀，中小企業根本不會有年輕人來」、「真的是年齡歧視！40以上願意做，但許多公司不給機會」。


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荷蘭在台辦事處10月初接連發文介紹台鐵高雄車站，提到車站主體與公共藝術「看時間」與荷蘭有深厚連結，並將「看時間」形容為台荷齊心「荷」作的範例。

辦事處指出，荷蘭駐台代表浦樂施（Bas Pulles）日前參加高雄車站「共感空間計畫」的中秋音樂會，跟著現場觀眾一起從19世紀蒸汽火車的古典旋律，到幾10年前家喻戶曉的火車童謠，再到見證高雄車站轉變的當代樂章，一同穿梭在時間與聲音交織的旅程中。

而高雄車站與荷蘭早有著深厚的連結，因為車站主體建築、是由荷蘭知名建築師團隊Mecanoo設計，「共感空間計畫」6項公共藝術作品之一的「看時間」，其中的指針則是出自荷蘭皇家製鐘工坊Royal Eijsbouts之手。

辦事處特地介紹，這項作品是一項台荷雙方齊心「荷」作的例子，外殼由嘉信遊艇製作、面板為友達光電、顯示內容整合則由URBANSCREEN負責。

作品靈感源自航海文化，在GPS尚未出現前，水手必須仰賴星象來辨識方向，港口居民也因此熟悉星空，這樣的記憶不僅屬於高雄這座港都，也呼應了荷蘭悠久的航海傳統、從遠洋船隊到港口生活，星象曾是引領世界交流的重要語言；如今看時間象徵著城市的歷史與未來，在此留下獨特的時間印記。

title: 與高雄車站天作之「荷」 站體跟指針都跟這國家有關


title: 新竹詐團首腦指揮組織行騙11人  得手5718萬 被判3年4月

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新竹傳出林姓婦人因誤信假檢警痛失4千多萬鉅款，新竹地院調查本案分工，得知被告孫德豪設立車手集團，提供資金並指揮旗下管理幹部及車手們，對於本案車手集團具重要影響力，屬組織犯罪防制條例所指「發起」、「主持」、「指揮」犯罪組織之人。且他坦承於發起並指揮本案犯罪集團期間，包括林婦在內的11名被害人共遭詐5718萬元。法官依發起組織罪、三人以上共同冒用公務員名義犯詐欺取財罪與三人以上共同犯詐欺取財罪，判處孫德豪有期徒刑3年4月。

至於鉅額贓款的下落，根據法官調查，孫德豪所指揮詐欺集團成員，提領並轉交上游詐欺集團贓款，其性質同屬「洗錢之財物」，均由詐欺集團上游成員拿取後，旋遭層轉一空，以此方式收受、移轉詐欺贓款而製造金流斷點，藉此掩飾隱匿犯罪所得來源及去向。

特別的是，檢警逮捕孫男時，赫然發現他因無收入，竟需靠女友救濟維生。孫德豪坦承他以總金額不到2％為報酬，法官計算其被害人受害金額共計5718萬元，報酬應為114萬元，均諭令沒收。

而在被害人民事求償部分，法官認為，無論是詐團首腦或基層車手，都顯係故意以背於善良風俗方法，加損害於被害人，有的賣人頭帳戶小角色就算沒有全程參與詐騙過程，卻與詐欺集團其餘成員互相利用以達詐欺取財目的，應為共同侵權行為人，自應與其他詐欺集團成員就被害人所受損害，負連帶賠償責任。

☆提醒您，防詐騙專線︰165，報案專線︰110☆


taiwan-subdivisions: 竹北 新竹縣

events: 性騷擾 性侵

title: 竹北1歲半女嬰送托 竟跌落20公分深生態池溺斃

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新竹縣竹北市某訴求幼托環境「貼近自然」的幼兒園附設托嬰中心，上週三（8日）發生1歲半女嬰掉入造景生態池，被發現撈起火速送醫，仍不治不幸的悲劇。檢警相驗後初步研判是意外，致命原因是溺水窒息，相關照護人員、業者是否涉及業務過失致死罪嫌，檢方將進一步調查釐清。

知情者透露，上週三早上11點前後，女嬰原因不明落單，爬到戶外生態池，疑似好奇而在池邊觀看，掉入池內。生態池水深約20公分，屬於戶外造景一環，池外雖設有圍籬，但高度與間距不足，幼兒能自行鑽入。

事發當下，幼兒園師生正在教室外從事活動，照顧女嬰的許姓老師則未留意少了女嬰，直到另名老師清點人數才發現，全園搜尋才看到女嬰在池內載浮載沉，送醫回天乏術。

檢警相驗確認女嬰是溺水窒息喪命，雖初步研判應是單純意外所致，但對相關老師和業者是否有業務過失致死問題，仍待進一步釐清。縣府相關單位目前也已配合，調查現場相關的安全設施是否符合幼托安全規範，並了解園方照護管理的機制是否符合規定且有落實。

☆自由電子報關心您：若懷疑孩童遭受身體虐待、精神虐待或是性侵害、性騷擾，請撥打113專線，透過專業社工員接線服務，將可盡快救援在生命危機中的兒童。☆


taiwan-subdivisions: 高雄 鳳山 中山 高雄市

title: 高雄鳳山火車站周邊停車好難  市府年底將增加1處停車場

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高雄市鳳山車站大樓「空中鳳城」周邊停車困難，衍生許多停車亂象，地方促增設停車場，並開放校園、公有地等，供民眾停車；市府表示，今年底將增加1處停車場，可停放685輛汽機車，整體可達2845輛汽機車，也將協調周邊學校、公家機關，開放校園、公有地停車，以符合地方期待。

鳳山火車站周邊停車空間不足，大樓地下停車場可停900輛汽機車，不只平日停車多，假日更是一位難求；現有12處路外停車場，可停放791輛汽車、1369輛機車，也經常停滿致停車困難，地方促市府增設停車場。

議員鄭安秝表示，鳳山車站周邊停車空間不足，民眾搭車經常無處可停，冒險路邊違停遭拖吊，甚至到處亂停車，停放住戶家門前，造成住戶進出不便，衍生許多停車亂象。

鄭安秝指出，車站周邊有多所學校，包括曹公及中山國小、鳳山商工等，市府應盤點車站周邊公有地，協調周邊學校、稅捐處等公家機關，放學、下班及假日時段，開放校園、公有地，讓更多民眾停車，做好規劃創造雙贏。

南興里長廖春花說，車站停車方便，大家才會去搭火車，大樓地下停車場動線不佳，民眾要繞一大圈才能進去停，趕時間很不方便，甚至繞一大圈進入地下停車場，才發現沒車位，又繞一大圈出來，實在很浪費時間，停車不便影響民眾搭車意願，市府應協助地方改善。


countries: 希臘 美國

title: 對接2026氣運！從「西元出生年月日」掌握轉運神招…

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占星專家「塔妮婭老師」表示，時序進入10月份，已正式對接2026年氣運，想要迎接開春好運，現在就要開始布局。（塔妮婭老師提供）

〔娛樂頻道／綜合報導〕節氣「寒露」已至，緊跟著「霜降」也即將來臨，占星專家「塔妮婭老師」表示，隨著時序進入10月份，其實已經正式對接2026年的氣運了，想要迎接開春好運，現在就要開始布局，除了從12生肖或12星座洞悉個人命盤，每個人的「西元出生年月日」其實也隱藏著命運軌跡。

塔妮婭老師強調，每個人的出「生日當天」其實都有一組專屬對應的「生命靈數」，「生命靈數源自古希臘的占數術，每個人都有一組生命數字隱藏在身體裡，每個數字都蘊含著為人不知的命運密碼！」

她進一步解釋如何從「個人出生日」找到自己的「生命靈數」？方法很簡單，將西元出生年月日加總到「個位數」，就知道自己是幾號人了！

➤例如:出生日是1990年12月23日．算式為→1+9+9+0+1+2+2+3=27=2+7=9．生命靈數為→9號人

塔妮婭老師有感而發，經過2025年一路走來很不容易，人際關係、價值觀、信念與生命藍圖的顛覆與重整……沒事的！這一切都是為了帶領我們走向新的世代、該放下的放下，重新整裝出發吧！

她也祝願大家從「生命靈數」掌握「轉運神招」，「2026年，命運牽引著我們走進全新篇章，無論是外在形象、生活方式甚至是工作型態、事業版圖、都將全面更新！」

➤【1號人】人我關係是2026主場景！．2026氣運：在「自我推進」和「團隊合作」裡找到平衡，學會授權與信任，讓內在直覺帶領你前往新世界。．轉運神招：努力實踐目標，穩扎穩打，機會與挑戰並存！記得多關心家庭與家人之間責任，和諧與合作會迎來好運，年底前趕快動起來吧，就從現在開始！

➤【2號人】溝通表達是重要課題！．2026氣運：「感染力」與「社交圈」能讓靈感落實，請帶著創造力與正能量走進人群，不一樣的你，將在2026翻開新篇章。．轉運神招：2026是進修與學習的最佳時機，積極的投入會有好的成績與回饋，建議現在就可以開始規劃有興趣的課程或安排身心靈之旅，為充飽電力接上快充線。

➤【3號人】專注力與自律的建構期！．2026氣運：規劃能力與責任歸屬能穩定你的內在能量，穩固的向下扎根，一步一腳印完整你的新天地。．轉運神招：接受轉變和突發性的事件能開啟新的契機，意志力和信心將會帶你完成任務！為了2026，記得從現在起就要保持「平靜」與「覺知」，動手找找能讓自己感到安全的方式和安心的地方吧！

➤【4號人】發揮影響力、突破框架的一年！．2026氣運：明年將迎來許多新的挑戰和不同以往的機會，遇上「穩定中求變」的大轉折，切莫瞻前顧後，大膽地迎向一場「華麗的冒險」吧！．轉運神招：重建固化的人際關係，能達成所願；建議試著多接觸身心靈或宗教大師，可能會給你不同的啟發；長官長輩都是你的貴人，別再卻步或想太多了，此時此刻就去和他們多親近聊聊吧！

➤【5號人】自由與責任兩者兼顧！．2026氣運：3個月後將迎來愛與人際關係的收成期！切記，追尋自由固然重要，但請勇敢面對責任，展現你的柔性力量，別忘了，支持別人也是圓滿自己的新旅程。．轉運神招：今年也是夥伴關係的昇華和合作能量很強的一年，選擇對自己有益的想法，看見自己內在的光。

➤【6號人】執行力和行動力大爆發！．2026氣運：學習與應用並行的一年！請發揮創意和你的研究精神，掌握獨立自主與團隊合作之間的微妙接口，享受在夥伴關係中淬鍊出自我的重要旅程。．轉運神招：尤其在感到「靈感爆發有如神助」的時期，請多結合手邊資源，深度規劃可以落實的時間表，執行力和行動力將帶你闖出一片天。

➤【7號人】 收穫與突破的力量年！．2026氣運：在權力和責任之間，將找到新的啟示。請放下控制欲，去信任自然能量的流動，別擔心，你已經走在成功的路上了。．轉運神招：向內尋求真理與答案，放下成見後能崛起的新力量，允許一切的發生，接受最好的安排，耐心與毅力是得到回報的不二法門。

➤【8號人】穩定中的蛻變轉換期！ ．2026氣運：實現自身價值、拋開物質的枷鎖，付出者收穫的一年。勇敢尋夢的路上，難免會有挫折與迷惘，但請記住「初心」，讓它成為你繼續前行的力量。．轉運神招：選擇對身心有幫助的決定，認識並接納自己的一切，「智慧」與「慈悲心」會帶你找到方向。多接觸大自然和安排規劃小旅行吧！

➤【9號人】人氣與桃花能量爆棚的一年．2026氣運：放下與重生的靈魂校準，資源與人脈因緣俱足，相信自己的天賦與使命、全新的生命藍圖已啟動。．轉運神招：高能量的智慧，將指引你走在對的路上。「人氣」與「桃花」雙收，宜發揮個人魅力與影響力，今年就放開胸懷感受愛與被愛，勇敢前行吧。

【塔妮婭老師 專家小檔案】．專長：靈魂占星（星座）、塔羅占卜、寵物溝通、生命靈數、數字占卜、盧恩符文占卜、五感頌缽調頻、催眠療癒、七脈輪精油療癒、臼井靈氣能量療癒．經歷：美國NGH國際催眠師、美國IACT催眠治療師、臼井靈氣高階療癒師、美國NAHA國際芳療師、五感調頻頌缽音療師、潔客幫專任寵物溝通師

．命運好好玩官網：看這裡．命運好好玩FB：看這裡

☆民俗說法僅供參考☆


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中央廣播電台官網遭惡意竄改置放中國五星旗，檢警查出「內鬼」央廣網站工程師吳政勳、岳姓主管及廠商黃富琳涉重嫌，這一夥人原本還打算國慶日當天再發動一次網攻，讓賴清德政府難看。政治工作者周軒14日晚表示，週二有媒體披露吳姓工程師自爆是「黃國昌的人」，後續偵辦上，黃國昌（民眾黨主席）可能是本案相當重要的「證人」！

今年9月11日，中央廣播電台官網遭駭客入侵，首頁版頭被惡意置入五星旗圖樣，央廣發現後，立即主動檢送相關事證向台北市警察局，以及與其簽有安防協議的調查局報案，並向數位發展部通報。後續北檢指揮北市刑大查出「內鬼」吳政勳、主管岳昭莒及廠商黃富琳。

北檢偵訊後認定吳政勳、黃富琳涉犯刑法背信、妨害電腦使用罪等罪力犯罪嫌重大，且有相當事證足認有勾串共犯或湮滅證據之虞，並審酌他們屢次侵擾屬國家關鍵基礎設施的央廣網路系統，甚至意圖於國慶日當天再度發動置換網頁攻擊行動，危害國家利益情節重大，向北院聲請羈押2人。至於岳姓主管，北檢諭知10萬元交保，並限制出境、出海及實施電子腳鐶科技監控，並命他不得再有網路攻擊央廣的行為。

本月10日，北院認定吳、黃2人均無羈押必要，裁定分別以27萬元、15萬元交保。北檢不服，提起抗告。高院今上午分案由合議庭審理，因卷證龐雜，14日來不及做出裁定，最快15日有結果。

14日週刊披露，吳嫌被抓到時，否認駭入央廣放五星旗，但自爆是「黃國昌的人」，原來吳姓員工早就被黃國昌吸收，用來破解甚至竊取網路的各項機敏資料，引發外界熱議。黃國昌同日被問到此事時，辯稱吳姓工程師當初是跟他檢舉央廣有資安漏洞，「《鏡週刊》整篇張冠李戴、虛構故事、胡說八道，不曉得週刊是蠢還是壞，還是又蠢又壞？把完全不相關的串在一起，現在又開始連載科幻小說了嗎？對於週刊捏造故事的能力，真的是嘆為觀止。」

周軒14日晚間在臉書發文，「回頭看了昨天中央廣播電台網站被放五星旗的新聞，北檢查出『內鬼』央廣網站工程師吳政勳、主管岳昭莒及廠商涉案。吳政勳應該就是今天黃國昌駭客集團的那位吧？比較驚悚的在後面，9月11日央廣官網第一次被放五星旗；9月19日、25日網站也曾遭網攻癱瘓；這組人本來國慶日還要再一次，準備讓賴政府難看。」

「問題來了。黃國昌聲稱這位吳先生是跟他檢舉央廣的網站有資安漏洞。吳先生有沒有跟黃國昌說他要放五星旗在央廣的網站上呢？我覺得後續偵辦上，黃國昌可能是本案相當重要的『證人』喔！」

people: 黃國昌 吳政勳 賴清德

title: 內鬼原擬國慶也要駭入央廣  周軒：黃國昌是重要「證人」！


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桃園市政府去年婦女節開辦好孕專車，孕產婦持「一生好運卡」搭乘計程車到醫療院所產檢可獲車資補助，每趟次最高250元，總計補助9000元，偏遠山區依路程額外加碼1600元到2000元，號稱全國最高。議員謝美英14日在市議會質詢表示，接獲孕產婦反映「看得到叫不到」，她質疑去年7月擴及基隆、台北、新北與新竹縣市的車隊，有超過1萬5000輛合作計程車投入服務，但為什麼民眾還是抱怨叫不到車？

對此，婦幼局長杜慈容表示，據統計，以當年度申請數和出生數比例，去年申請率75％，今年截至8月底申請率為66％，核卡率去年申請1萬9375件，審核通過1萬7990件，去年平均每月卡片使用一次以上的比率為73％，今年截至8月底平均每月卡片使用一次以上的比率升為88％。好孕專車效期是自孕期至產後7個月，且每位孕產婦申請的時間不盡相同，因此截至年度屆滿時，仍有許多孕產婦持續使用好孕專車，在有效期限內孕婦每人平均使用點數為6019點。

杜慈容說，婦幼局去年7月起擴大納入合作車隊共同營業區投入車輛，今年6月再納入和泰yoxi車隊，服務車輛總數已逾1萬5100輛。後續將與交通局研議擴大納入更多車隊及司機投入好孕專車服務行列。另為改善叫不到車情形，今年4月起加碼補助「每趟次車資補助點數10％」，及追溯自今年1月起每月達100趟以上可獲5000元，肯定計程車司機提供友善交通服務，及鼓勵更多司機加入。

謝美英提到，孕產婦還抱怨叫車困難、司機不願接單、車輛數不足、司機態度及車內環境有菸味；議員于北辰也說，桃園市推動好孕專車立意良善，建議市府可在婦幼中心、里辦公室、月子中心設置申請窗口，以加強宣導、簡化申請，讓孕婦願意用、敢用且用得到。

title: 補助全國最高 桃園好孕專車傳叫不到車 議員促擴大車隊、改善服務

taiwan-subdivisions: 桃園 新竹縣 新北 基隆


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徐有庠基金會董事徐旭平（中）、董事徐國梅（左三）與有庠科技講座得主合影。陽明交通大學附設醫院副院長邱士華為右一。（徐有庠基金會提供）

〔健康頻道／綜合報導〕「從臨床到實驗室，再從實驗室回到臨床」，陽明交通大學附設醫院副院長邱士華的幹細胞治療，榮獲今（2025「有庠科技講座獎」─生技醫藥類。

邱士華榮獲有庠科技獎邱士華運用iPSC技術分化視網膜上皮細胞，完成台灣首例乾性老年性黃斑部病變細胞治療移植，開創國內幹細胞治療新頁。他說，自2012年諾貝爾獎得主日本籍科學家山中伸彌教授從成體細胞找到誘導全能幹細胞（iPSC），為幹細胞研究開啟新局。

山中伸彌的發現徹底改變了幹細胞研究的格局。誘導型多能幹細胞的原理是，在成體細胞如血液或皮膚細胞中放入四個關鍵基因，讓成體細胞回到胚胎時期，賦予細胞「回春、抗老化，甚至青春永駐」的潛力。

視網膜色素上皮細胞 再生有望邱士華作為眼科醫師，特別專注於眼睛黃斑部病變的治療。黃斑部病變主要影響黃斑部區域的視網膜色素上皮細胞，造成視力受損，尤其在65歲以上的老年人中發病率高達15%。由於眼睛的黃斑部手術易於追蹤且所需細胞量少，是用誘導型多能幹細胞治療最理想且安全的標的之一。

2014年，日本率先進行了首例人體試驗，使用病患自身的皮膚細胞來治療黃斑部病變。而台灣也在2021年有了一例70多歲患者成功的案例，邱士華說，採用恩慈療法，成功完成了兩例黃斑部病變患者的人體試驗。

title: 健康網》只要5cc血 再生細胞治療黃斑部病變


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長榮航空公司喬姓前主管被中共解放軍吸收，在馬政府執政時期，涉為中國情治單位向陸委會官員刺探委外研究案等秘密，並企圖行賄新台幣10萬元遭拒。陸委會今日表示，想刺探的人不少，陸委會同仁的警覺性非常高。

台灣高等檢察署發布新聞稿表示，喬男於2012至2014年擔任某航空公司駐大陸代表期間，為中國情治單位向行政院大陸委員會官員刺探、蒐集公務上應秘密的委外研究案資料。

高檢署查出，喬男試圖替中國情治單位轉交現金賄賂新台幣10萬元作為酬謝，但遭到官員拒絕而未得逞。

對此，陸委會指出，陸委會的很多研究案都有機密性質，想刺探的人不少，所幸陸委會同仁的警覺性非常高。

title: 刺探委外研究機密長榮航前主管被起訴  陸委會回應

countries: 中國 台灣


taiwan-subdivisions: 鹿港 彰化 彰化縣

title: 鹿港演唱會有盧廣仲 彰化台語音樂節來了曹雅雯

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彰化台語音樂節史上最強卡司，來了金曲歌后曹雅雯。（取自台語文創意園區臉書）

〔記者劉曉欣／彰化報導〕終於等到了！許多人還沉浸在日前「潮派鹿港音樂祭」壓軸的三金歌手盧廣仲的歌聲，這星期六換彰化「台語音樂節」將由金曲台語女歌手曹雅雯壓軸登場，這也是彰化市台語文創意園區史上最強的卡司陣容！

台語文創意園區與關懷文教基金會主辦的「台語音樂節」，將於10月18日登場，早上由蛹Young藝術合唱團、番薯仔樂團先登場，蛹Young藝術合唱團以彰化市平和國小毛毛蟲合唱團為班底，番薯仔樂團主要是由教育界校長與老師來組成，除了黃宏田、施榕鑫、洪維振、博任、焜雄、建佑以外，後來還加入前彰化縣長周清玉。

除了壓軸曹雅雯將於3點45分登場，將演唱4首歌，其中包括剛播映的《零日攻擊》片尾曲的風聲人影。另外從下午2點開始，先由半線室內樂上台，這是彰化縣子弟陳沛梧與孟祥瑜所組成，以西洋古典音樂帶入傳統空間。接著是曾立馨HugMuzik樂團，結合北管與台語流行音樂元素來創作，以及昭霖佮甜吻吻樂團。

由於台語文創意園區位於卦山路，也就是生活美學館旁，附近停車空間有限，主辦單位提醒有意參加台語音樂節的民眾，也可以在八卦山下停好車，再走天空步道到生活美學館。

彰化台語音樂節史上最強卡司來了。（取自台語文創意園區臉書）


taiwan-subdivisions: 新竹 臺北 新竹市

title: 婦中假檢警電話噴光4030萬積蓄 詐團8成員被判如數賠償

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新竹林姓婦人2年前接獲假檢警詐騙電話，謊稱其個資與帳戶外洩遭犯罪集團使用，檢察官為幫助她暫緩執行，騙她匯出數十筆畢生積蓄，總計4030萬元，新竹地院判8名詐團成員需如數賠償。

林女說，112年8月接獲假冒臺灣銀行人員電話，謊稱有人冒用她身分開戶，帳戶有大額資金匯入，顯示個資外洩，將電話轉接檢警偵辦，事後詐團假冒臺北地檢署檢察官，佯稱欲協助她暫緩執行及分案處理，要她到銀行臨櫃約定轉帳。林女依詐團指示陸續匯出數十筆款項，損失合計4030萬元。

被告孫德豪透過手機下達指令給管理幹部洪禎治、吳欣邑、等人，以掌控詐欺集團車手運作，並同時招募人頭戶兼提款車手加入詐欺集團。

孫德豪招募范宜亮加入詐團，提供名下銀行帳戶，林女經假冒「林錦鴻檢察官」要求，將1615萬元轉入范宜亮帳戶。

另洪禎治負責於新竹市區內，尋覓犯詐欺集團據點及提供詐欺集團成員食宿，以照顧詐欺集團生活起居；吳欣邑負責載運人頭戶兼提款車手，並協助人頭戶提供金融帳戶及轉交人頭帳戶資料，洪禎治、吳欣邑、余晨豪係負責收受人頭戶兼提款車手所提領款項，再轉交詐欺集團上游。林女共計匯款1215萬元至孫德豪等人所提供人頭帳戶。

另被告楊崇正招攬被告蕭琦擔任集氣事業公司負責人，並期約以15萬元作為對價，而由蕭琦申辦集氣公司名下銀行帳戶，隨即交給楊崇正，林女合計滙款800萬元至該帳戶。

另被告廖怡寧則依詐欺集團指示，登記為迦英有限公司人頭負責人，以迦英公司名義申請銀行帳號帳戶，再交予詐騙集團。林女也滙款400萬元至該帳戶。

法官判被告范宜亮應賠償1615萬元，孫德豪、洪禎治、吳欣邑、余晨豪應連帶賠償1215萬元，蕭琦、楊崇正應連帶賠償800萬元，廖怡寧應賠償400萬元。

☆提醒您，防詐騙專線︰165，報案專線︰110☆


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在馬達加斯加總統拉喬利納（Andry Rajoelina）據信潛逃出國後，支持Z世代年輕人街頭抗爭的軍方精銳部隊14日宣布，已接管這個印度洋島國的政權，將成立文人主導的過渡委員會。

據報導，拉喬利納目前躲藏在國外。他自9月25日抗爭行動爆發以來，面對民間要求他下台的聲浪持續升高，卻始終拒絕辭職。曾在2009年協助拉喬利納發動政變上台的精銳部隊「CAPSAT」，11日表態支持抗議者，成為壓垮拉喬利納政權的最後一根稻草。

CAPSAT指揮官蘭德里亞尼里納（Colonel Michael Randrianirina）在總統府宣讀聲明，宣布該部隊將成立一個由陸軍、憲兵與警察組成的治理委員會，「這個委員會將負責行使總統職權」，「同時，我們將在數日內組成一個文人政府。」

他同時宣布，憲法及憲法法院的權力已被暫時中止，預定2年內舉行公投，但相關細節尚不明朗。

聲明發表後，該部隊軍官駕駛裝甲悍馬與皮卡，在首都安塔那那利佛（Antananarivo）街頭巡邏。法新社記者目擊，路邊聚集人潮揮手歡呼，有些人甚至駕車跟隨車隊，按喇叭慶祝。

儘管拉喬利納試圖解散國會下議院「國民議會」，但議員仍於14日進行表決，彈劾總統案最終以130票贊成通過，遠超過憲法規定的三分之二門檻（國會共163席）。總統府則在投票進行時發表聲明，聲稱該會議「毫無法律依據」。

馬達加斯加是前法國殖民地，自1960年獨立以來多次發生軍事政變，包括拉喬利納2009年在軍方支持下發動的政變。

countries: 馬達加斯加 印度 法國

title: 馬達加斯加總統倒台 軍方宣布接掌政權


countries: 美國 希臘

title: 對接2026氣運！從「西元出生年月日」掌握轉運神招…


taiwan-subdivisions: 彰化 鹿港 彰化縣

title: 鹿港演唱會有盧廣仲 彰化台語音樂節來了曹雅雯


title: 與高雄車站天作之「荷」 站體跟指針都跟這國家有關


taiwan-subdivisions: 鳳山 高雄 高雄市 中山

title: 高雄鳳山火車站周邊停車好難  市府年底將增加1處停車場


taiwan-subdivisions: 桃園 基隆 新竹縣 新北

title: 補助全國最高 桃園好孕專車傳叫不到車 議員促擴大車隊、改善服務


title: 新竹詐團首腦指揮組織行騙11人  得手5718萬 被判3年4月


events: 性侵 性騷擾

title: 竹北1歲半女嬰送托 竟跌落20公分深生態池溺斃


taiwan-subdivisions: 鳳山 高雄 中山 高雄市

title: 高雄鳳山火車站周邊停車好難  市府年底將增加1處停車場


title: 補助全國最高 桃園好孕專車傳叫不到車 議員促擴大車隊、改善服務

taiwan-subdivisions: 桃園 新北 基隆 新竹縣


taiwan-subdivisions: 新竹 新竹市 臺北

title: 婦中假檢警電話噴光4030萬積蓄 詐團8成員被判如數賠償


title: 內鬼原擬國慶也要駭入央廣  周軒：黃國昌是重要「證人」！


title: 竹北1歲半女嬰送托 竟跌落20公分深生態池溺斃


title: 刺探委外研究機密長榮航前主管被起訴  陸委會回應

countries: 台灣 中國


taiwan-subdivisions: 新竹市 臺北 新竹

title: 婦中假檢警電話噴光4030萬積蓄 詐團8成員被判如數賠償


countries: 馬達加斯加 法國 印度

title: 馬達加斯加總統倒台 軍方宣布接掌政權


events: 選舉 公投 參選

taiwan-subdivisions: 彰化縣 雲林縣 成功

people: 羅智強 卓伯源 鄭麗文 韓國瑜 馬英九 郝龍斌 蔡志弘

title: 羅智強：黨主席選舉是過程　打造團隊爭取國民黨執政

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國民黨主席候選人羅智強今天表示，黨主席選舉是過程，有輸也有贏，但最後贏者都必須連結輸家，打造團結的團隊，爭取國民黨 2026 年縣市長、 2028 年總統大選的勝利。

國民黨主席選舉 18 日投票，共有 6 人完成登記參選，包括前立委鄭麗文、國民黨立委羅智強、前彰化縣長卓伯源、前台北市長郝龍斌、前國大代表蔡志弘，以及孫文學校總校長張亞中。

羅智強下午舉行「我們都是挺強的」記者會，國民黨台北市議員楊植斗、雲林縣議員陳芳盈、台南市議員蔡宗豪等多名議員、立委支持，前總統馬英九亦拍片支持。

羅智強致詞時細數， 2016 年國民黨於總統大選挫敗、 2018 年韓國瑜旋風使國民黨在縣市長選舉大勝、 2020 年再急轉而下面臨挫敗、 2021 年雖然未完成公投任務但再度激起國民黨團結奮戰，並於 2022 年交出漂亮的成績單，但 2024 年又因為不團結，使得國民黨在總統大選再次錯失重返執政機會。

羅智強指出，此次的黨主席選舉是一個過程，一定有輸有贏，但贏的不代表贏，是贏得肩膀上的重擔，因為贏家要連結輸家，打造團結的團隊，爭取國民黨在 2026 縣市長選舉、 2028 總統大選成功；輸的也不代表是輸，因為依然是明星隊的一員。

羅智強強調，他心中有堅強的信念、自信心想替國民黨開創未來，而他在這場選舉中已經拿到最佳風度獎，因為他未批評其餘候選人、口出惡言，因為他相信黨員的智慧、會看到羅智強的好，並票投羅智強，他會努力拚得勝選，但更重要的是國民黨要團結，贏得接下來的大選。

針對國民黨主席候選人鄭麗文的民調領先，羅智強指出，他自己是受到棄保效應最嚴重的候選人，但這次的選舉也是「安心可靠」、「世代交替」的價值之爭，而他自己就是中間的最大公約數，大家都會接受他。呼籲支持者仔細思考誰才是最好的候選人，但無論民調高低，都是為國民黨堆疊逆轉勝的奇蹟。

（新聞資料來源 : 中央社）


taiwan-subdivisions: 南區 大安區

people: 盧秀燕 賴清德 何欣純 鄭照新

title: 總統台中探視百歲人瑞 致贈金鎖片祝福健康長壽

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總統賴清德今天在台中市長盧秀燕、副市長鄭照新陪同下，前往台中市探視 2 名百歲人瑞，致贈總統府及衛生福利部聯名的金鎖片，台中市府也送上重陽敬老禮金，祝福長輩身體健康。

賴總統今天上午先在台中市副市長鄭照新陪同下，前往台中市大安區探訪人瑞洪李英嬌，接著與台中市長盧秀燕、民主進步黨籍立委何欣純等人，前往台中市南區探訪人瑞陳活森，賴總統並分別致贈總統府與衛福部的金鎖片給 2 名百歲人瑞。

南區長春里里長林姍汝表示，今年 100 歲的陳活森因晚報戶口，實際上應已有 102 歲，他原本經營運輸業，工作退休後研究太極拳，還開課教學，每天一定要到附近的公園散步運動，養生秘訣是吃原型食物，且一早先喝一匙橄欖油。

總統賴清德（右）14日赴台中探望百歲人瑞洪李英嬌，並致贈禮盒及金鎖片。（總統府提供）圖片來源：中央社盧秀燕說，替阿公的身體健康感到開心，並以他為榮，市府除今天會致贈重陽敬老禮金新台幣 1 萬元，未來每個月還會發放 6000 元給百歲長輩，也祝福他繼續保持健康。

陳活森見到賴總統與盧秀燕等人到訪非常開心，他表示，人要放寬心，不要掛念太多，才能活得長久，且沒事就要動，像他每天都要到公園運動，保持輕鬆的心。

另 1 名人瑞洪李英嬌則是習慣吃早齋，作息規律不挑食，記憶力很好，不但記得兒孫輩的名字，還會點名，四代同堂、將近 90 人的大家族，感情融洽。

總統賴清德（前左2）14日在台中市長盧秀燕（前右2）、民主進步黨籍立委何欣純（前右）等人陪同下，前往南區探訪人瑞陳活森（前中）。（台中市府提供）圖片來源：中央社台中市府社會局說明，台中 65 歲以上長輩已經超過 49 萬人，百歲人瑞有 481 人（女性 254 人、男性 227 人），其中剛滿百歲的人瑞有 193 人。

（新聞資料來源 : 中央社）


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民進黨主席賴清德今天與民進黨籍台中市議員便當會，提及 2026 年縣市長選舉台中市長部分已有屬意人選，希望民進黨籍立委蔡其昌在中央一起打拚，民進黨籍立委何欣純留台中努力。

賴清德中午在台中長榮桂冠酒店和黨公職便當會，希望大家反映平時在地方聆聽到的民情。

2026 年地方選舉布局方面，與會人士說，賴清德提及市長參選人部分已有屬意人選，外界看好 2 名在地立委，蔡其昌有豐富行政經驗，更曾任立法院副院長，以目前朝野狀況，他希望蔡其昌留國會一起努力，何欣純在台中打拚，而 2 人都是選舉狀元、優秀人才。

除縣市長人選以外，與會者會中提及希望議員提名也能儘早作業，並傳遞地方中小企業在面對美國關稅衝擊時遇到的困境與傳統產業轉型問題，中央政府則有提供補助與因應方案。

（新聞資料來源 : 中央社）

people: 賴清德 蔡其昌 何欣純

events: 參選 選舉

title: 賴清德與黨公職便當會　提有屬意台中市長參選人


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網紅「館長」陳之漢在網路直播時突喊斬首總統，因涉恐嚇危害安全等罪，檢警蒐證偵辦。據了解，「館長」明天下午 2 時許將到刑事局說明。

警政署刑事局6日表示，針對社群網紅於直播節目中，公開提及斬首總統等煽動暴力的言論，其行為已涉及違反刑法第 153 條煽惑他人犯罪及第 305 條恐嚇危害安全罪等情，已蒐集相關事證，並報請新北地檢署指揮，檢方已分案展開偵辦。

警方隨後也寄發通知書，通知「館長」於 15 日到刑事局說明。

據了解，「館長」預計將於明天下午現身刑事局製作筆錄，以釐清相關案情。

針對「館長」言論一事，總統賴清德日前曾表示，台灣這個時候需要的是愛心、團結，而不是發表仇恨言論甚至訴諸暴力，這對國家沒有好處。

（新聞資料來源 : 中央社）

title: 館長直播喊斬首總統 10/15下午到刑事局說明


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位於基隆市的「和平島B考古遺址」，確定提升為第 13 處國定考古遺址，展現多元文化交會的珍貴價值。

根據文化部今天發布新聞稿，文化部 13 日召開「第 10 屆考古遺址審議會」 2025 年度第 4 次會議，出席委員全數同意，確定這項決議，後續將依文化資產保存法辦理正式公告。

文化部表示，「和平島 B 考古遺址」出土自新石器時代晚期至鐵器時代的豐富文化層，涵蓋史前聚落、墓葬及冶鐵遺跡，並延續至西班牙殖民時期，與台灣原住民族、東亞航海史及殖民歷史皆有密切關聯。

審議委員陳光祖於會中表示，「和平島 B 考古遺址」是一處由西班牙人所建造的諸聖教堂，目前遺構面積雖小，但在該地點的考古發掘成果，呈現史前到歷史時代的豐富文化遺留及內涵，具國定考古遺址指定基準及價值。

陳光祖表示，整體來看，和平島上尚有 A 及 C 二處考古遺址，有待更進一步調查及研究，期待後續依其研究成果指定為考古遺址，並評估擴大和平島B考古遺址指定範圍的可能性。

文化部指出，「和平島 B 考古遺址」位於基隆港口入口處，為北台灣重要的聚落核心。考古發掘成果顯示，遺址中出土大量遺物，反映新石器時代晚期居民在此生活的痕跡；到了鐵器時代晚期，部分區域成為墓地，並有鍛鐵活動遺跡，顯示與原住民巴賽人群相關的文化特徵；西班牙殖民時期曾在此興建諸聖教堂，見證宗教傳入的特殊意義。

文化部表示，未來將持續與基隆市政府合作，推動「和平島B考古遺址」的保護管理與教育推廣，並強化與周邊居民及在地文化資產串聯，進一步促進文化觀光發展，讓更多人知道和平島在台灣歷史長河中所處的重要地位。

（新聞資料來源 : 中央社）

taiwan-subdivisions: 和平 基隆市

countries: 台灣 西班牙

title: 和平島B考古遺址升格國家級　展多元文化交會價值


countries: 日本 台灣 美國 中華民國 英國 中國 韓國 荷蘭

taiwan-subdivisions: 清水 成功

events: 發電 風災

title: 太陽光電7大公協會：模組無毒、用水清潔　造謠將究責

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烏山頭水庫設置水面型光電引發關注，太陽光電 7 大產業公協會今天發布聯合聲明表示，光電模組無毒、清潔僅用清水，模組浸泡水中水質無異常，中國、日本等地水面型太陽光電行之有年且安全無虞，並要求停止散播謠言，否則依法追究責任。

中華民國太陽光電發電系統商業同業公會、中華民國太陽光電產業永續發展協會、台灣太陽光電產業協會、中華民國再生能源商業同業公會、 GESA 綠能暨永續發展聯盟-太陽光電委員會、中華民國商業總會能源產業推動委員會、太陽光電暨儲能品質安全協會今天召開聯合記者會，由元晶等業者針對烏山頭水庫洗面板等事件提出說明。

元晶強調，有關太陽光電模組「泡水會污染水質」一事，經嚴查確認後，確認是不實的謠言，針對傳播不實訊息者，將採取積極法律行動。

元晶指出，太陽光電模組經模擬戶外長期使用 20 年後，進行攝氏 85 度高溫及 85 %高濕度加速老化 3000 小時，再將模組擊破並完全浸泡於水中 7 天，經由專業第三方機構取樣檢驗，水質完全符合環保署飲用水標準，未檢出重金屬等有害物質，證實即使極端破損情景下亦不會污染水體。

元晶表示，所有模組於各地案場歷經多次極端氣候及風災測試，並由政府及第三方單位監測，設置以來水質從未發現受污染。

元晶指出，公司一直以最高標準進行能源開發與維護，所有光電產品均接受第三方、水利、學術等單位檢測稽核，確保民生與環境安全，並完全遵守相關法令。

太陽光電 7 大產業公協會聲明表示，光電模組長期來均僅使用清水清潔，從未使用任何化學清潔劑。此外，水面型太陽光電技術在國際上已是成熟且被廣泛驗證的方案。中國、日本、韓國、英國、美國及荷蘭等國皆有成功案例，系統運作穩定，未曾發生環境污染問題。

（新聞資料來源 : 中央社）


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國民黨民代近日接連爆料遭市府駁斥；高雄市長陳其邁今天說，市府依法行政，不能因選舉而遭扭曲、惡意抹黑；罔顧事實進行政治操作、散播不實訊息，令人無法接受。

國民黨立委柯志恩等人質疑高雄小港區大坪頂變「大禿頂」，並堆置廢瀝青與營建廢棄物。國民黨立委陳菁徽指鳳山水庫也蓋起光電板，開標、興建及啟用等，都在時任高雄市長陳菊、高雄市長陳其邁任內。

陳其邁今天在市政會議前接受媒體聯訪表示，市府依法行政，依照法律推動市政是最基本原則，不能因選舉而遭扭曲、惡意抹黑，有必要就事實澄清，捍衛同仁清白，避免影響工程推動及市民權益。

他並表示，遺憾、譴責國民黨民意代表一而再、再而三以不實資料爆料，罔顧事實進行政治操作、散播不實訊息，抹黑基層公務員，令人無法接受。

針對大坪頂，陳其邁說，法律規定都市計畫區內保護區可作為公用事業土石合法堆放暫置，新北市即有一處作為土資場域。去年3月水利局依法核准廠商物料暫置，廠商去年完成水保工作，今年補正相關書面程序。

水利局也多次澄清指該案暫置場為污水下水道工程依契約設置，去年 3 月 26 日經市府核定使用，堆置量符合契約使用。廠商去年完成水保工程，今年 10 月 9 日所提文件，屬於書面程序補正，並非重新申請或擴大使用。

高雄市經發局也發新聞稿表示，鳳山水庫水面型太陽能光電案是台電採購與施工，非高市府招標或主辦。

經發局表示，市府在此案唯一且明確角色，是依權責就「土地是否符合使用管制」及「籌設許可」提供審查意見，而該項審查在民國 108 年5月經濟部徵詢地方政府意見時，前市長韓國瑜發函表示同意。

經發局補充說明，該案由台電公司向中央主管機關申請籌設許可， 2019 年 5 月市府確認不屬「水污染防治法」列管事業，設置地點也不在公告水源水質保護區或飲用水取水口一定距離內。

（新聞資料來源 : 中央社）

taiwan-subdivisions: 小港區 鳳山 高雄市 新北市

people: 陳其邁 陳菊 柯志恩 韓國瑜

title: 國民黨民代頻爆料　陳其邁駁斥：拒絕抹黑


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中國國民黨主席候選人郝龍斌今天表示，這次選舉明顯有外力介入，3週內非常多短影音攻擊對象都是他，希望選前和諧，選後大家團結一致，一起對抗民主進步黨，爭取大選勝選。

他說，還有許多不具名假民意調查抹黑，他才會質疑誰有這麼大團隊及資金怕他當選，希望相關單位查清楚，這不需修法就能查。

郝龍斌下午出席彰化縣黨員座談會，爭取支持，前立法委員蕭景田、國民黨籍彰化縣議員凃俊任等現身力挺。

媒體報導，國民黨籍南投縣議會副議長潘一全指「郝龍斌當選就退黨」；郝龍斌接受媒體聯訪表示，選前盡量和諧，選後他會團結所有人，希望選後大家團結一致，變成強而有力的國民黨戰隊，一起對抗民進黨，爭取 2026 年、 2028 年大選勝選。

至於國民黨籍立委黃健豪指國民黨主席候選人鄭麗文「從來沒有選贏過任何一場選舉」；郝龍斌說，大家可仔細檢視。

郝龍斌於座談會表示，黨主席要選說到做到、有執行力的人，最重要工作是贏大選，而他是有經驗、知道如何選舉的「老師傅」，會找出有戰力的年輕人成為「當選人」。

（新聞資料來源 : 中央社）

taiwan-subdivisions: 南投縣 彰化縣

political-parties: 民主進步黨 中國國民黨

people: 郝龍斌 蕭景田 潘一全 鄭麗文 黃健豪

title: 郝龍斌：國民黨主席選舉明顯有外力介入