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Elon Musk’s social media platform X faces a EU privacy investigation after its Grok artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot was found to be producing nonconsensual deepfake images, Ireland’s data privacy regulator said yesterday.

Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) said it notified X on Monday that it was opening the inquiry under the 27-nation EU’s strict data privacy regulations, adding to the scrutiny X is facing in Europe and other parts of the world over Grok’s behavior.

Grok sparked a global backlash last month after it started granting requests from X users to undress people with its AI image generation and editing capabilities, including putting females in transparent bikinis or revealing clothing.

The logos of xAI and its Grok chatbot are pictured on Feb. 16 last year. Photo: Reuters

Researchers said some images appeared to include children. The company later introduced some restrictions on Grok, though authorities in Europe were not satisfied.

The Irish watchdog said its investigation focuses on the apparent creation and posting on X of “potentially harmful” nonconsensual intimate or sexualized images containing or involving personal data from Europeans, including children.

X did not respond to a request for comment.

Grok was built by Musk’s AI company xAI and is available through X, where its responses to user requests are publicly visible for others to see.

The watchdog said the investigation will seek to determine whether X complied with the EU data privacy rules known as the General Data Protection Regulation. Under the rules, the Irish regulator takes the lead on enforcing the bloc’s privacy rules because X’s European headquarters is based in Dublin. Violations can result in hefty fines.

The regulator “has been engaging” with X since media reports started circulating weeks earlier about “the alleged ability of X users to prompt the @Grok account on X to generate sexualized images of real people, including children,” DPC Deputy Commissioner Graham Doyle said in a press statement.

Earlier this month, French prosecutors raided X’s Paris offices and summoned Musk for questioning. Meanwhile, the data privacy and media regulators in Britain, which has left the EU, have opened their own investigations into X.

The platform is already facing a separate EU investigation from Brussels over whether it has been complying with the bloc’s digital rulebook for protecting social media users that requires platforms to curb the spread of illegal content such as child sexual abuse material.

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title: Strong dollar hits gold demand in thin trading

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HOLIDAY LULL:  With markets in Taiwan, China, HK, Singapore, South Korea and the US closed, thin liquidity and a surging dollar dragged bullion to a weekly low

Gold dropped more than 2 percent yesterday, as holidays in major markets hit liquidity, while a stronger US dollar and easing geopolitical tensions added to the pressure.

Spot gold dropped 1.5 percent to US$4,917.90 per ounce by 8am GMT, after hitting US$4,862 per ounce, its lowest level in more than a week. US gold futures for April delivery lost 2.2 percent to US$4,936.6 per ounce.

“Thin liquidity with the holidays in the last 24 hours, especially in China and Asia, but also obviously in the United States too, means we just lacked a bid in the market,” Capital.com senior market analyst Kyle Rodda said.

A gold bar is displayed at a jewelry shop at the Al Moez Street gold market in Old Cairo on Feb. 5. Demand for gold bars and coins has risen in Egypt, with buyers seeking a safer store of value amid volatile markets and economic uncertainty, traders and industry officials said. Photo: Reuters

Markets in Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Singapore and South Korea were closed for the Lunar New Year holiday. US markets were shut on Monday for Presidents’ Day.

Stocks in Tokyo closed down 0.4 percent, Sydney added 0.2 percent and Bangkok rose 0.9 percent. Mumbai was also in the green, while Wellington and Manila slipped.

The US dollar index rose 0.3 percent against a basket of currencies, making greenback-priced bullion more expensive for holders of other currencies.

The minutes of the US Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting last month, due today, could give investors further clues about the US Federal Reserve’s future monetary policy path.

The market currently expects the first of three interest rate cuts for the year to be in June, according to CME’s FedWatch Tool.

“Now it’s going to be interesting to see what these FOMC minutes say in the sense that the markets want many more rate cuts now than what the Fed said that it would do,” Tastylive financial network’s global macro head Ilya Spivak said.

Non-yielding bullion tends to do well in low-interest-rate environments. On the geopolitical front, US President Donald Trump said on Monday he was to be “indirectly” involved in US-Iran nuclear talks in Geneva yesterday, while Ukrainian and Russian representatives are to meet there this week for US-mediated peace discussions.

“The immediate range top [for gold] is somewhere around US$5,120, but the next real kind of objective here is back to the highs at US$5,600 or so, and then of course, we march to record highs,” Spivak said.

Spot silver fell 2 percent to US$75.05 per ounce, after dropping over 5 percent earlier.

Spot platinum dropped 1.5 percent to US$2,010.72 per ounce, while palladium lost 1.9 percent to US$1,692.

Elsewhere, West Texas Intermediate crude oil cooled after rising more than one percent to near US$64 per barrel, while Brent oil eased slightly to just under US$69.


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DEBATE:  While leaders agree on the need to counter Chinese subsidies, new rules face a backlash over supply chain stability and trade retaliation

Everyone in Europe agrees the EU needs to rescue its industry, but the bloc is split over how far it should push a “Buy European” approach to do so.

The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, plans to propose new rules next week that are expected to include a requirement for companies in strategic sectors to produce in Europe if they want to receive public money.

However, the definition of “European preference” has triggered debate, with calls especially from France for more “Made in Europe,” while other EU states such as Germany call for “Made with Europe.”

French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech during the European Industry Summit in Antwerp, Belgium, on Wednesday last week. Photo: AFP

French President Emmanuel Macron insisted the new rules would be about “protecting our industry” without “being protectionist,” by defending “certain strategic sectors, such as cleantech, chemicals, steel, cars or defense.”

Otherwise, “Europeans will be swept aside,” he warned.

However, other EU countries, which are proponents of free trade, oppose the plans.

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said Europe should compete based on quality and innovation, not because it wanted to protect European markets.

“We do not want to protect European businesses that are basically not competitive,” Kristersson told the Financial Times last week.

EU leaders during talks on Thursday last week appeared to reach a consensus on the issue, pushing for the measure in certain specific sectors since they say Europe faces unfair competition from China and other countries.

“We are in favor of open markets,” German Minister of Finance Lars Klingbeil said on Monday. “But I also want to be very clear: If China changes the rules of the game, if we are confronted with overcapacity, subsidies, and the fact that markets in Europe are flooded, then Europe must defend itself.”

Supporters want “Made in Europe” to be strictly defined, and only for industrial goods made from components manufactured in the European Economic Area, made up of the EU’s 27 states as well as Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.

Critics say this definition would be too restrictive and instead call for a more flexible measure, like German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who calls for “Made with Europe” not “Made in Europe.”

They also argue it would be difficult to apply in practice and risks destabilizing European supply chains.

“Typically, even a vehicle assembled in Europe incorporates hundreds of specialized components sourced from all over the world. Many critical inputs cannot be competitively produced at scale in Europe,” Japanese carmaker Honda Motor Co said.

Britain and Turkey, for whom the EU is an important trading partner, have also privately expressed concern to Brussels about keeping their countries out.

Some EU capitals are worried about potential retaliatory measures from supplier countries, which would drag Europe into showdowns at a moment when it needs to strengthen its exports.

The EU executive insists it has balanced the need to be open and protect firms.

The measure will be “targeted in three ways,” said the office of European Commission Executive Vice President for Prosperity and Industrial Strategy Stephane Sejourne — who is spearheading the push. It will affect: a limited number of critical components, a limited number of strategic sectors and only when public funding is involved.

The final proposal, which is to be announced on Feb. 25, could end up only touching a handful of sectors: the auto industry and those playing an essential role in the green transition and confronted by what the EU says unfair Chinese competition, such as solar panels, wind turbines and batteries.

Sejourne’s office insisted companies producing in the EU would be considered European and there will be “reciprocal commitments” with trusted partners.

A draft document seen by AFP says products made in countries outside the EU with rules similar to the bloc will be treated like those made in Europe.

However, non-EU countries remain watchful until the real proposal lands.

For example, there are still many unknowns including what the percentages of European or equivalent components will be required from manufacturers if they wish to continue accessing public money.

title: ‘Buy European’ push divides opinions


content_text: Changhua County Commissioner Wang Hui-mei poses with flowers at the Sijhou Garden on the first day of the Changhua Flower Festival yesterday. This year is the 20th anniversary of the floral festival, which runs through March 1.

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‘EVERYONE SAW’:  The visitors were left fuming after Jules Kounde was fouled by Claudio Echeverri in the buildup to the winning goal and it went unpunished

Spanish champions Barcelona on Monday fell to a damaging 2-1 defeat at Girona to leave them trailing Real Madrid by two points at the top of La Liga.

Los Blancos beat Real Sociedad on Saturday to overtake the Catalans and Hansi Flick’s side could not defeat Girona in an gripping derby clash to reclaim the lead.

Teenage star Lamine Yamal missed a penalty for Barcelona, who took the lead through defender Pau Cubarsi just before the hour mark.

Girona’s Joel Roca, left, vies for the ball with Barcelona’s Jules Kounde in their La Liga match at the Estadi Montilivi in Girona, Spain, on Monday. Photo: AFP

However, goals from Thomas Lemar and Fran Beltran helped Girona, 12th, mount an impressive comeback.

“In the end Girona deserved it, they had a lot of chances, we defended very badly,” Flick said. “We are not in a good mood, not in a good moment, I gave the team two days off because I think it’s important they reset. There’s a long way [to go], we’re now in second, now we have to fight for first place in the table.”

Barca were still licking their wounds after a heavy 4-0 defeat by Atletico Madrid in the Copa del Rey semi-final first leg last week, and this defeat made things even worse.

“We have to improve because they can’t score these two goals against us,” Cubarsi told DAZN. “We have to be self-critical, we didn’t play a great game, we have to improve, but now we have to rest and charge our batteries.”

Both sides were attacking with abandon in a very open first half and it was remarkable they went in goalless at halftime.

Raphinha whipped a shot narrowly wide and Yamal fired straight at Girona goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga when through on goal.

At the other end Ukrainian striker Vladyslav Vanat missed a slew of presentable opportunities.

Ferran Torres fired a good chance wide for Barca and Raphinha drove against the upright as Flick’s side pushed for the opener.

They should have got it when Dani Olmo was clumsily felled in the penalty area by Daley Blind, but Yamal hit the post from the spot.

Barcelona eventually took the lead through Pau Cubarsi’s header from Jules Kounde’s cross after 59 minutes, but Girona swiftly pulled level.

Thomas Lemar slipped away from Eric Garcia and turned home Vanat’s pass from close range.

It shifted the momentum in Girona’s favor and Barca were left relying on some stunning saves from goalkeeper Joan Garcia to keep them afloat.

The goalkeeper denied Ivan Martin and Vanat with a remarkable double save, and then thwarted Joel Roca with his leg.

Barca could not stem the tide and Girona forced their way in front after 87 minutes, with Fran Beltran stroking home from the edge of the penalty area.

The visitors, who last week made an official complaint to the Spanish soccer federation over perceived refereeing inconsistencies, were left fuming after Kounde was fouled by Claudio Echeverri in the buildup and it went unpunished.

“It seemed like a foul [on Kounde] to me, but we shouldn’t focus on decisions we can’t control,” Barca defender Gerard Martin said.

Flick said “everyone saw” what happened and it was a “clear” foul, but he would not complain about it too much because Barca had a lot to improve on themselves.

“I would speak about that if we played well, but we didn’t play well, so it looks like an excuse and complaining,” Flick said. “The [officials] do their job, sometimes it’s not a good job, but they are on the same level as we played, so it’s maybe not a good level.”

Girona ended the game with 10 men when Roca scythed down Yamal to cut short a desperate Barca attack deep in stoppage-time.

It did the job and the hosts celebrated wildly at the end with their jubilant fans at Montilivi, as Flick demanded explanations from the referee.

“Three points against Barca are more than three points, normally they beat almost all teams,” Girona head coach Michel Sanchez said.

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title: US, Canada to face off for ice hockey gold

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Marie-Philip Poulin will not dispute how good the US have looked in romping through the women’s ice hockey tournament at the Milano Cortina Games, and Canada’s captain will readily acknowledge her team has yet to come close to playing their best.

What matters to Poulin, who continues building upon her “Captain Clutch” reputation in her fifth Olympic Games, is having the opportunity to play in a one-game showdown with the gold medal on the line tomorrow.

“Obviously, we know they’re a talented team, a skilled team. They’ve had a lot of success this year, obviously against us, and we’re all aware of that,” Poulin said. “For us as a group, it’s going to be all about us, all about our heart and everything we’re going to put on that ice.”

Canada’s Marie-Philip Poulin, center, scores against Switzerland in their Winter Olympics women’s ice hockey semi-final in Milan, Italy, on Monday. Photo: Reuters

The US and Canada are to face off for Olympic gold for a seventh time since women’s ice hockey debuted at the 1998 Nagano Games in a rivalry between the sport’s two global powers that never gets old.

This time, the US are the favorites.

The US clinched their berth on Monday with a 5-0 win over Sweden in their semi-final. Defending champions Canada followed with Poulin scoring twice to set the Olympic career goal record in a too-close-for-comfort 2-1 victory over Switzerland.

Abbey Murphy of the US, left, scores against Sweden in their Winter Olympics women’s ice hockey semi-final in Milan, Italy, on Monday. Photo: AP

For the US, it did not matter who they faced in a tournament they have dominated by going 6-0 and outscoring their opponents by a combined margin of 31-1.

“We’ve played them quite a few times, so obviously, won’t be surprised,” US defender Lee Stecklein said. “Whoever we face, we’ve got to be ready for that challenge.”

Goaltender Aerin Frankel stopped 21 shots for her third shutout of the tournament, and the US blew the game open with Abbey Murphy, Kendall Coyne Schofield and Hayley Scamurra scoring on consecutive shots over a 2 minute, 47 second span late in the second period. Cayla Barnes opened the scoring and Taylor Heise also scored.

The US have yet to trail or be tied after 0-0, and are in position to become the third women’s team to do so over the entire tournament, joining Canada in 2006 and 2010. The US also extended their shutout streak to 331 minutes, 23 seconds, going back to Czechia’s Barbora Jurickova beating Frankel on a breakaway in the second period of a tournament-opening 5-1 win.

“I think we’re looking incredible. The whole tournament we’ve really been consistent,” Scamurra said. “I don’t even think we’re at the peak, but I think our peak is getting that gold medal in hand for sure.”

Canada’s performances have been left open to questions and concerns.

Aside from eking out a win over Switzerland, the defending Olympic champions dropped a 5-0 decision to the US in the preliminary round — an outing Poulin missed due to a knee injury.

The outcome marked the first time Canada has been shut out and their most lopsided loss at the Winter Olympics. The US also hold the edge by having won seven straight dating back to beating Canada twice at the world championships in April last year.

“I personally love the underdog mentality,” Canada defender Renata Fast said. “There’s been a lot of noise on the outside, but there’s has been tons of belief in the locker room and we’ve gone through a ton of adversity this year. This is the moment we have been fighting for is to play for gold, and no better matchup than to play Team USA. I’m so excited and excited to see the fight that this group brings.”

Against Switzerland, Poulin opened the scoring 1 minute, 49 seconds into the second period by skipping a shot from between the circles that bounced and banked in off goaltender Andrea Braendli’s stick. She made it 2-0 six-and-a-half minutes later by converting a rebound.

Poulin now has 20 career goals and broke the record of 18 held by former teammate and Hall of Famer Hayley Wickenheiser.

Ann-Renee Desbiens stopped seven shots.

Rahel Enzler scored for Switzerland 4:53 into the third period. Braendli, coming off a 40-save outing in a 1-0 quarter-final win over Finland, finished with 44 saves.

Now it is on to the gold medal game with US seeking their third title after winning in 1998 and 2018, and Canada their sixth.

“Nothing matters. It’s the gold medal game,” Heise said of a potential rematch against Canada. “Obviously, I’m going to say we’ve done great and we’ve had great success. You want to take that confidence and motivation, but you want to move forward. We’re going to look for us and we’re going do what we need to do on Thursday and hopefully come [out] on top.”

It could very well be the last meeting between the two teams’ long-time stars: Poulin and US captain Hilary Knight, who has already announced that these would be her fifth and final Olympics.

Sweden and Switzerland are to play for bronze in a rematch of their meeting at the 2014 Sochi Games. Switzerland won 4-3 to win their first and only women’s ice hockey medal.

Sweden are seeking to win their third Olympic medal, and first since winning silver at the 2006 Turin Games after upsetting the US in the semi-finals.

Ebba Svensson Traff stopped 19 of 23 shots before she was pulled after Coyne Schofield tipped in Laila Edwards’ shot from the blue line with 3:50 left in the second period. Emma Soderberg took over, allowing a goal on 11 shots.

Although Sweden kept the game close through 35 minutes, the US eventually wore them down.


title: Own-goal ends Macclesfield’s fairy-tale Cup run

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Brentford are to face West Ham United in the fifth round of the FA Cup after dispatching Macclesfield 1-0 on Monday, an own-goal ending the fairy-tale run of the sixth-tier giantkillers.

The Macclesfield part-timers knocked out holders Crystal Palace in the last round and were hailed for pulling off one of the greatest shocks in the competition’s long history, but they could not match Brentford, who progressed thanks to a 70th-minute own-goal from Sam Heathcote.

The big defender dived to cut out a cross from Aaron Hickey, but instead diverted the ball past his own goalkeeper.

It was a cruel denouement for Macclesfield, which held the Premier League club throughout an even first half before tiring in the second 45 minutes.

“I couldn’t be any prouder,” Macclesfield head coach John Rooney told TNT Sports. “The lads were outstanding and the shape was really good. We train two times a week and we’ve put that performance on against a Premier League side.”

The fifth-round tie is to take place at West Ham’s London Stadium on the weekend of March 7 and 8.

“Credit to Macclesfield,” Brentford captain Nathan Collins said. “They made it extremely hard for us. They put up a great fight.”


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SWISS ‘GOLDEN ERA’:  Loic Meillard’s impressive victory in the slalom means Switzerland have won four of the five golds on offer in men’s skiing

China’s freestyle skiing superstar Eileen Gu on Monday was beaten to gold for the second time at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics after Loic Meillard extended Switzerland’s domination of the men’s alpine skiing.

Gu was aiming to retain her big air title, one of the two golds she won four years ago when she was the darling of the Beijing Games.

The withdrawal through injury of Switzerland’s Mathilde Gremaud, who beat Gu into second in the slopestyle event earlier in the Games, boosted her chances, but Gu came up against inspired Canadian Megan Oldham, who pulled out all the stops to win at Livigno Snow Park.

China’s Eileen Gu competes in the Winter Olympics women’s freeski big air final in Livigno, Italy, on Monday. Photo: Reuters

Gu even risked slipping out of medal position after a poor second attempt, but she recovered impressively to score 89.00 with her final effort to propel her into the silver medal position.

However, Oldham’s cleaner skiing gave her a combined score of 180.75 to finish narrowly ahead of Gu (179.00), while Flora Tabanelli won bronze for Italy.

“It feels incredible,” Oldham said. “I’m still trying to process it all. It’s been such a dream of mine.”

Gu has not competed in big air, in which competitors take off from a large ramp and perform aerial tricks, since the Beijing Games.

The Californian-born 22-year-old, who is one of the most marketable women athletes in world sport, has now won two silver medals in Italy and has a final chance of a gold when she goes in her favored event, the halfpipe, later this week.

Gu said that she felt no disappointment after collecting the fifth Olympic medal of her career.

“I’m the most decorated female free skier in history. I think that’s an answer in and of itself,” she said.

Her defeat on Monday means China has still not won a gold medal at the Milano Cortina Games, with six days of competition to go.

Meillard’s impressive victory in Bormio means the Swiss have won four of the five golds on offer in men’s skiing.

Atle Lie McGrath looked on track to redress the balance in Norway’s favor when he led the slalom after the first run, but in the second leg McGrath hit a gate high on the course, ending his hopes. Disgusted, he threw his poles away and later wandered off into the forest next to the course to reflect alone.

Instead it was Meillard who took control of the race, clocking a winning time of 1 minute, 53.61 seconds, with Austrian Fabio Gstrein winning silver and Henrik Kristoffersen rounding out the podium with a consolation bronze for Norway.

The slalom gold can be added to Franjo von Allmen’s downhill and super-G titles, while Switzerland also won the men’s team combined gold.

Meillard himself now has a full collection of medals from these Games, having also won a bronze in the giant slalom and a silver in the team combined event.

“Every medal is special,” he said. “To win the slalom in the Olympics one year after being world champ is very special.”

He hailed the current strength of Swiss skiing.

“We’re living in a bit of a golden era in Switzerland in skiing,” he said. “It’s crazy what’s been happening in the last few years, and so everyone has to enjoy it as much as possible because most likely we will not stay like that for the next 10 years.”

Japan’s Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara roared back from fifth place at the start of the day to win the pair’s figure skating title.

Georgia’s Anastasiia Metelkina and Luka Berulava won silver and overnight leaders Minerva Fabienne Hase and Nikita Volodin of Germany took bronze.

Italy is already celebrating a best-ever medal haul at a Winter Olympics after collecting 23 medals, including eight golds, to overhaul the previous best of 20 from the Lillehammer Games in 1994.

The host nation lie second in the medals table behind Norway, with 12 golds. The US and the Netherlands both have six.


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Sri Lanka’s Pathum Nissanka on Monday scored the first century of the Men’s T20 World Cup to put his side into the Super Eights and leave Australia on the brink of elimination.

Nissanka scored 100 not out off 52 balls with five sixes and 10 fours as Sri Lanka, chasing Australia’s 181, reached 184-2 with two overs to spare in Kandy, Sri Lanka, to win by eight wickets.

A victory by Zimbabwe over Ireland in Group B, or against Sri Lanka tomorrow, would eliminate the 2021 champions.

Sri Lanka’s Pathum Nissanka takes a catch to dismiss Australia’s Glenn Maxwell in their Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup match in Kandy, Sri Lanka, on Monday. Photo: AFP

If Zimbabwe lose both, Australia need to beat Oman in their final match on Friday by a big margin to get through on net run-rate.

“We’re in the lap of the gods now I think,” Australia captain Mitchell Marsh said. “Lot of emotions in the room right now. Haven’t been at our best. Disappointed bunch at the moment.”

“We shouldn’t have lost to Zimbabwe with all due respect to them and then we were under pressure,” he said. “We will be watching the Ireland-Zimbabwe game. However, things are out of our control at the moment.”

Nissanka was involved in a 97-run stand off 66 balls with Kusal Mendis for the second wicket with the wicketkeeper-batsman posting his third half-century of the competition.

Nissanka became the first Sri Lanka player to score two centuries in T20 internationals.

After Mendis’ dismissal, Nissanka and Pavan Rathnayake put on 76 off 34 balls to see Sri Lanka to victory.

Nissanka played some glorious cover drives off the spinners and played some elegant flicks against the quicks.

“Very happy to score a hundred in a World Cup. It had been one of my dreams to be honest,” Nissanka told reporters. “Our fielding was outstanding today. We spoke about how being sharp on the field is important on a flat wicket like this. We knew they were 20 runs short. Here the par score is 200. The instruction was for me bat long even though the run rate kept climbing. We knew bad balls would come and it was important to cash in when they came along.”

Sri Lanka came into the World Cup after a 3-0 drubbing at the hands of England, but have gained momentum and have won all three games so far.

“Happy to go through to the Super Eights,” Nissanka said. “We had put in a lot of hard work, but we didn’t have much momentum leading up to the World Cup. Glad things are falling in line. Still, it’s a long tournament and we need to keep fighting.”

Australia’s campaign has been plagued by injuries, with pace spearheads Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood out with injury. Their captain Marsh, who missed the first two games, returned and gave them a rollicking start by scoring 54.

Marsh and Travis Head (56) scored 104 runs off 51 balls for the first wicket.

With Australia eyeing a total in excess of 200, Sri Lanka’s slow bowlers kept them to 181, with leg-spinner Dushan Hemantha picking up 3-37, and in going for quick runs Australia collapsed, losing their final six wickets for 21 in 24 balls.

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England on Monday survived a scare to qualify for the Super Eights at the T20 World Cup as Italy’s swashbuckling chase of 203 fell agonizingly short in a pulsating match in Kolkata, India.

Will Jacks scored the fastest T20 World Cup half-century for England as they made 202-7, their highest total of the tournament so far, and eventually won by 24 runs.

Italy, the lowest-ranked team in the tournament, were on track to pull off a sensational upset when Grant Stewart and Jaspreet Singh blasted 21 off Adil Rashid’s final over, the 18th of the chase, including three sixes.

England’s Will Jacks, right, plays a shot against Italy in their Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup match at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, India, on Monday. Photo: Reuters

That left 30 needed off 12 balls, but it proved too much and Italy were all out off the last ball of the match for 178.

“We haven’t played our best cricket, but at the end of the day we’ve made it through and we’re heading to Sri Lanka, so we can be happy about that,” England captain Harry Brook said.

Most of England’s batsmen got good starts after Brook won the toss and chose to bat, but only Jacks capitalized as Italy kept chipping away with regular wickets. He reached his half-century off 21 balls to beat Eoin Morgan’s 25-ball effort against the West Indies in Kandy, Sri Lanka, in 2012.

“It’s been a little bit of a trend so far in this competition,” Brook said. “We haven’t managed to string along the scores that we’d like to do as a batting unit, but that’s part of T20 cricket. It’s a fickle game. One day you can smack a hundred and the next day you can get out first ball.”

Jacks took the game by the scruff of the neck after England stuttered to 105-5 in the 13th over. He put on 54 in 25 balls with Sam Curran (25) for the sixth wicket and 35 in 16 balls with Jamie Overton (15) for the seventh.

His fourth six, which took him to his half-century, also saw England pass 200 for the first time in the tournament, with Jacks finishing 53 not out off 22 balls.

“We know we need to be a lot better. Simple as that,” Jacks said. “We’ve got a lot of stuff to work on and we’ll try our best.”

The win guaranteed England’s passage to the Super Eights.

Italy got off to a terrible start in reply as Jofra Archer took two wickets in the first over.

Jos Buttler then pulled off one of the catches of the tournament.

Italy captain Harry Manenti ramped Jamie Overton only for wicketkeeper Buttler to leap and take a stunning one-handed grab at full stretch.

Italy rebuilt brilliantly from 22-3, with Ben Manenti racing to 60 off 25 balls before he was caught by Tom Banton at long-on off Jacks.

Ben Manenti smashed six sixes and four fours in a stand of 92 with Justin Mosca for the fourth wicket.

When Mosca was caught in the deep by Banton off Rashid to make it 135-5 in the 15th over, it seemed Italy’s hopes of pulling off only the third successful 200-plus chase in the history of the T20 World Cup might be over, but Stewart had other ideas, blasting 45 off 23 balls to keep Italy in the hunt.

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Jack Crowley or Sam Prendergast? Ireland badly need one of them to step forward and end the sometimes bitter debate as to who is Ireland’s undisputed first-choice flyhalf.

Both have vied to be anointed the successor to iconic Johnny Sexton since he retired following the heartbreaking 2023 Rugby World Cup quarter-final defeat by New Zealand.

Both are talented — some countries would die to have two viable candidates for that crucial position — and have had their bright moments, notably Crowley in the 38-17 demolition of France in Marseille in 2024.

Ireland’s Sam Prendergast, right, is challenged by Italy’s Leonardo Marin, front left, in their Men’s Six Nations rugby union match in Dublin on Saturday. Photo: AP

However, equally there have been times when a Test has appeared to pass them by, just as it did with Prendergast in the nerve-wracking 20-13 Six Nations win over Italy on Saturday.

Indeed it was the introduction of Crowley, 26, which turned the match, Ireland assuming some shape and discipline — his defense is better than the more creative Prendergast.

Ireland coach Andy Farrell said Prendergast would be “frustrated with bits” of his display, but added that Crowley could be “proud of his performance.”

However, Farrell, who seldom voices his anger in public, said outside noise about the two was not helpful and could do them harm.

“Do you know what, I might be talking out of school here, but in my opinion, for what’s gone on over the last year or something, especially with the keyboard warriors, I think people need to ask themselves, really, sometimes: ‘Are we Irish? Do we want people to do well or not?’” Farrell told reporters. “It can be tough for these kids. I’ve seen it, to-ing and fro-ing with both of them, and both of them are strong characters. It takes a lot to break kids like that, but I’ve seen it affect people.”

The debate shows no sign of dying down with a number of former Ireland internationals diving in.

Conor Murray formed one of the most feared Test half-back partnerships with Sexton for years, and the former Ireland scrumhalf believes it is Crowley who should start against England at Twickenham on Saturday.

“I think Crowley starts the next game because he did so well when he came on,” Murray said on the Ireland Rugby Social podcast. “We are going around a roundabout with this one and this is Jack’s turn again. I am just hoping someone grabs it [the chance].”

Some might say Murray would say that being a former Munster teammate of Crowley’s, but former Leinster and Ireland great Rob Kearney feels the same.

“Sam looks like a player who is lacking a little bit in confidence,” Kearney told Virgin Media. “Jack came on and looked like a player who had so much confidence — he made all the really good decisions, kicked two from two. Sam missed two relatively straightforward kicks, and that often gives you an idea of where a player’s confidence is at.”

“Andy Farrell always says he loves having multiple players going for the jersey, we’re still none the wiser,” the former fullback added.

Some might feel that Ireland rugby fans should not complain too much — as for more than two decades of this century they had a world class flyhalf with Sexton preceded by Ronan O’Gara.

Indeed Kearney’s former Ireland and Leinster teammate Mike Ross believes Prendergast and Crowley’s different styles are a boon for the team.

“I do not think it is a problem, I am all for the No. 10 being chosen according to the tactics being deployed in a particular match, or the type of opposition one is facing,” he said earlier this month. “I would not be surprised if we had both on the pitch at the same time. [Hugo] Keenan is injured, so why not have Crowley at fullback? Defense is one of the strongest parts of his game.”

That would certainly be a way of ending the debate — for the moment.

title: Ireland’s flyhalf debate no closer to a resolution


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As South Korea’s global cultural influence expands in areas such as music, film and television, one form of entertainment struggling to attract attention even at home is Korea’s traditional style of wrestling, known as ssireum.

Ssireum — pronounced like “see room” — had its heyday in the 1980s and early 1990s, when there were as many as eight professional teams and the top wrestlers became household names.

Since then, it has been squeezed by tighter budgets and a public quick to move on to new trends.

Lee Eun-soo, a ssireum wrestler, competes during a Lunar New Year ssireum championship at the Taean Complex Indoor Gymnasium in Taean, South Korea, on Saturday. Photo: Reuters

Twenty-year-old Lee Eun-soo, who began training at the age of nine, is taking part in this year’s Lunar New Year tournament, the showcase event for the more than 1,500-year-old sport.

Lee lamented that at his former high school, the ssireum team currently has no members and there is talk of disbanding it.

“I once tried to imagine my life if I hadn’t done ssireum,” Lee said. “I don’t think I could live without it.”

A ssireum match involves two wrestlers facing off in an 8m sandpit ring, gripping each other by a cloth belt called a satba and using strength, balance, timing and stamina to force the opponent to the ground.

Ssireum was inscribed on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2018, but that international recognition has not translated into commercial success.

Its relative obscurity contrasts with the high profile of Japan’s sumo, another centuries-old form of wrestling. Unlike sumo, which is supported by a centralized professional ranking system and six major annual tournaments — or Olympic wrestling, with its global reach — ssireum remains largely domestic.

“Sport is something people won’t come to watch if they don’t know the wrestlers or even the sport itself,” said Lee Tae-hyun, a former ssireum wrestler and professor of martial arts at Yong In University, who has promoted the sport overseas and believes it has commercial potential with the right backing.

Lee Hye-soo, 25, a spectator at the Lunar New Year tournament, said many Koreans are now unfamiliar with ssireum.

“My grandfather liked watching ssireum, so I watched it with him a lot when I was young,” she said.

“I like it now too, but I think it would be even better if it became more famous,” she said.

title: Traditional Korean wrestling ‘ssireum’ fights for survival


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An extremely rare Pokemon card owned by American YouTuber Logan Paul on Monday sold for US$16.492 million smashing the record for the most expensive trading card sold at an auction.

The supposedly unique PSA 10-graded Pikachu Illustrator was originally bought by Paul in another record-breaking sale in 2021 for US$5.28 million.

This time it was purchased by A.J. Scaramucci — a venture capitalist and son of former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci in US President Donald Trump’s first term — according to Guinness World Records, who were at the auction held by Goldin.

A giant inflatable Pikachu is pictured during the Pokemon Europe International Championships at the Excel London on April 5, 2024. Photo: AFP

After the bid, he placed the card, which was attached to what Guinness said was a US$75,000 diamond necklace, around A.J. Scaramucci’s neck.

Guinness World Records certified it as the most expensive Pokemon card — as well as the priciest trading card overall — sold at an auction.

Ranging from Pikachu the mouse to Jigglypuff the balloon to the jackal-headed Lucario, there are now more than 1,000 different Pokemon characters, with new “generations” released every few years.

While they have always been swapped and collected, the cards’ value have exploded in the past few years, not just among fans of the game, but also among investors with little or no past interest.

Factors determining value include the cards’ rareness, the character — Mew, Mewtwo, Pikachu and Charizard tend to be more valuable — and the artist, who is indicated on the card.

A card given the designation “PSA 10” is a virtually perfect card, which must have four perfectly sharp corners, sharp focus and full original gloss, according to industry leader Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA).

Pikachu Illustrator is popular with collectors because it was designed by Atsuko Nishida, the original creator of Pikachu.

The card was never originally sold, but was released as a prize in a 1998 illustration contest.

The year after Paul paid — in a Dubai hotel room to a “mystery” seller — the multimillion-dollar sum for the mint-condition Pikachu Illustrator, he hung it around his neck at a WWE wrestling event in Texas.

title: Rare ‘Pokemon’ card sells for record US$16.492 million


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▲蘆洲大火。（圖／翻攝我是蘆洲人粉絲團）

記者許力方／綜合報導

新北市蘆洲暗夜火警，18日凌晨仁愛街上一間鐵皮工廠突然竄出火舌，附近高樓居民都能看到濃濃黑煙直衝天際，甚至三重都有人能聞到刺鼻的塑膠臭味，消防一度出動40車前往搶救。

新北環保局也發布提醒，18日凌晨0時15分蘆洲仁愛街發生火警，因風速微弱、擴散條件不佳，可能產生空氣污染或異味影響，請下風處民眾留意！污染可能影響區域：五股區、新莊區、泰山區、蘆洲區。

taiwan-subdivisions: 蘆洲 三重 仁愛 新莊區 五股區 泰山區 蘆洲區 新北市

title: 快訊／蘆洲暗夜大火狂噴黑煙　三重人都聞到臭味


title: 《TAIPEI TIMES》 Penghu County head hospitalized after fall

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Penghu County Commissioner Chen Kuang-fu hands out Lunar New Year red envelopes to children in Magong City earlier yesterday.Photo courtesy of the Penghu County Government

By Liu Yu-ching and William Hetherington / Staff reporter, with staff writer

Penghu County Commissioner Chen Kuang-fu （陳光復） was hospitalized yesterday after falling down a flight of stairs while attending a Lunar New Year event at the Penghu County Performance Hall in Magong City.

The incident occurred at about 3pm as Chen was entering the venue. He struck his head in the fall and lost consciousness before being rushed to Tri-Service General Hospital’s Penghu Branch for emergency treatment, local media reports said.

Chen briefly lost vital signs following the fall and required emergency resuscitation, the reports said. Hospital staff later restored his heartbeat.

According to an initial diagnosis, he suffered a severe head injury and intracranial bleeding, the reports said.

Chen was airlifted by helicopter from Penghu to Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital for further treatment, the Chinese-language United Daily News reported.

Earlier in the day, Chen had attended Lunar New Year events in the city, including distributing red envelopes at Magong Chenghuang Temple （馬公城隍廟） alongside local officials and Democratic Progressive Party （DPP） representatives, before heading to the afternoon performance.

In a statement, the DPP expressed hope for his quick recovery.

Chinese Nationalist Party （KMT） Culture and Communication Committee deputy director Yin Nai-ching （尹乃菁） also wished Chen a speedy recovery when reached by media for comment about the situation.

Chen, 70, has secured the DPP’s nomination to seek re-election as Penghu County commissioner in the nine-in-one elections to be held later this year.

As of press time last night, hospital officials had not released a detailed medical bulletin on his condition.

新聞來源：TAIPEI TIMES


title: 《TAIPEI TIMES》 US, Manila tout importance of security in Strait

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The seal of the US Department of State is pictured in Washington in an undated photograph.Photo: Reuters

‘COLLECTIVE DEFENSE’: The US pledged to help modernize the Philippine armed forces, and increase deployments of cutting-edge missiles and uncrewed systems to the Philippines

/ Staff writer, with CNA

The US and the Philippines on Monday reaffirmed the importance of regional security in the Taiwan Strait following the 12th Philippines-United States Bilateral Strategic Dialogue in Manila.

Washington and Manila in a joint statement released by the US Department of State emphasized collective defense in deterring aggression anywhere along the first island chain, of which Taiwan is a part.

The two countries “condemned China’s illegal, coercive, aggressive, and deceptive activities in the South China Sea,” and reaffirmed the importance of maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait.

“They underscored their support for preserving freedom of navigation and overflight, unimpeded lawful commerce and other lawful uses of the sea for all nations,” the statement said.

The two sides committed to maintaining a high level of vigilance in the Indo-Pacific region to prevent conflict, and vowed to establish robust measures and deterrent capabilities to ensure unhindered passage through maritime waterways, free from arbitrary control by any single nation.

“Collective defense is critical to denying and deterring aggression anywhere in the first island chain,” the statement said.

The US and the Philippines also reaffirmed their commitment to the 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty, promising to act jointly in response to armed attacks on either nation’s territory, armed forces, public vessels or aircraft in the Pacific, including the South China Sea

The statement said the countries “strongly opposed any threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state.”

The statement also outlined plans to bolster interoperability and conduct more realistic exercises to enhance readiness for contingencies.

The US pledged to push for modernizing the Philippine armed forces and coast guard, and “to increase the deployments of US cutting-edge missiles and unmanned systems to the Philippines.”

Additionally, the US is allocating an additional US$144 million for this fiscal year to support sites under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement, focusing on infrastructure development.

The agreement allows US forces to use Philippine bases for joint training, equipment storage, and the construction of facilities such as runways and fuel depots, although it does not establish permanent US basing.

The US in 2024 installed in the northern Philippines a US mid-range missile system called Typhon and an anti-ship missile launcher last year.

Neither side elaborated on the new planned missile deployments but Philippine Ambassador to Washington Jose Manuel Romualdez, who took part in Monday’s talks, said that US and Philippine defense officials discussed the possible deployment this year of “upgraded” types of US missile launchers that the Philippines might eventually decide to purchase.

“It’s a kind of system that’s really very sophisticated and will be deployed here in the hope that, down the road, we will be able to get our own,” Romualdez said.

The US missile deployments to the Philippines did not aim to antagonize any country, he said.

“It’s purely for deterrence,” he said. “Every time the Chinese show any kind of aggression, it only strengthens our resolve to have these types.”

Additional reporting by AP

新聞來源：TAIPEI TIMES

A US M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System fires a missile during a combined joint littoral live fire drill at the joint military exercise called Balikatan, Tagalog for “shoulder-to-shoulder,” at a naval station in the Philippines’ Zambales province on April 26, 2023.Photo: AP


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《TAIPEI TIMES》 Yilan rail project to proceed, Cho saysPremier Cho Jung-tai, front, second right, speaks during a visit to Yilan City’s Bisia Temple yesterday.Photo: Wang Yi-hung, Taipei Times

GOING UP: Four stations would be rebuilt as part of the project, which would span about 16km, and a new ‘County Government Center Station’ would be added

By Wang Chun-chi and William Hetherington / Staff reporter, with staff writer

The government will move ahead with a long-planned project to elevate a stretch of railway between Yilan City and Yilan County’s Luodong Township （羅東）, Premier Cho Jung-tai （卓榮泰） said yesterday.

Cho made the announcement during a Lunar New Year visit to the city’s Bisia Temple （碧霞宮）, where he was handing out red envelopes as part of a Lunar New Year event.

“The Executive Yuan has, in principle, fully approved the Yilan-Luodong railway elevation project, allowing it to move forward,” he said.

The National Development Council in December last year approved the project, which was submitted to the Executive Yuan for final approval. Cho had pledged on Feb. 8 to make a final decision before the Lunar New Year holiday.

Cho yesterday said he visited Yilan with Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Chen Chun-yu （陳俊宇） and Executive Yuan political adviser Lin Kuo-chang （林國漳） to discuss the project and its significance for easing traffic congestion in the county.

The project would span about 16km, from the southern end of Sicheng Station （四城） to the Dongshan Drainage Bridge （冬山排水橋）. Stations in Yilan, Erjie （二結）, Jhongli （中里） and Luodong would be rebuilt as part of the elevation, and a new “County Government Center Station” would be added, he said.

The project would eliminate nine level crossings, four overpasses and four underpasses, at an estimated cost of NT$50.1 billion （US$1.6 billion）.

Discussion of elevating Yilan’s railway dates back to 1993, when the now-defunct Taiwan Provincial Government proposed a study on railway grade separation.

After more than three decades of planning, the project has reached a major turning point, Cho said.

Following an on-site inspection, Cho said he was convinced the project should be accelerated, as removing level crossings and grade separations would significantly improve traffic flow.

Access to hospitals and other key facilities would also become more convenient, he said.

The Executive Yuan granted in-principle approval on Lunar New Year’s Eve, clearing preparatory work to proceed, he said.

However, while the Cabinet has endorsed the plan, it cannot advance without a budget approved by the Legislative Yuan, Cho added.

He said he has asked Chen to help secure passage of the funding bill.

Once the budget is approved, the government can finalize the funding schedule to ensure adequate resources for construction, with central and local authorities working together to complete the project, he said.

Minister Without Portfolio Derek Chen （陳金德）, an Yilan native, on Tuesday last week said that elevating the railway would help reconnect divided parts of the county, ease bottlenecks caused by level crossings and promote integrated development along the Yilan-Luodong corridor.

The county government was originally required to contribute NT$10.5 billion in matching funds toward the project. To ease fiscal pressure, it sought special consultations with central authorities to reduce its share. In December last year, central ministries and the county government agreed to lower the local contribution to NT$5.7 billion.

The county government said it hopes to finalize the plan as soon as possible, targeting completion by 2035.

Additional reporting by Yu Ming-chin

新聞來源：TAIPEI TIMES

people: 卓榮泰 陳金德

taiwan-subdivisions: 羅東 冬山


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US President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media aboard Air Force One while flying from Palm Beach International Airport on Monday to Washington.Photo: AFP

/ AFP, ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE

US President Donald Trump on Monday said that he would decide soon on whether to send more weapons to Taiwan, after Chinese President Xi Jinping （習近平） warned him not to do so.

“I’m talking to him about it. We had a good conversation, and we’ll make a determination pretty soon,” Trump said, adding that he has a “good relationship” with Xi.

In a phone call with Trump on Feb. 4, Xi called for “mutual respect” in relations with the US, while warning Washington about arms sales to Taiwan.

“The Taiwan question is the most important issue in China-US relations... The US must handle arms sales to Taiwan with caution,” Xi said, according to China’s state broadcaster.

Trump and Xi are due to meet in Beijing in April. Washington does not officially recognize Taiwan, but is its main military backer.

In December last year, the US approved US$11 billion worth of arms to Taiwan. Shortly thereafter, China launched major live-fire drills to simulate a blockade around Taiwan’s key ports.

新聞來源：TAIPEI TIMES

title: 《TAIPEI TIMES》 Trump to decide ‘soon’ on arms sales


title: 美軍持續出擊 在東太平洋與加勒比海擊沉疑涉毒船隻釀11死

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美軍南方司令部（SOUTHCOM）17日表示，在東太平洋與加勒比海對3艘涉嫌走私毒品的船隻發動攻擊，造成11人死亡。

南方司令部在社群平台X發文指出，16日晚間的打擊行動中，「東太平洋第一艘船上有4人喪生，第二艘有4人，加勒比海的第三艘則有3人。美軍無人傷亡。」

貼文附上3艘船隻遇襲的影片，其中兩艘在靜止狀態下被擊中，第三艘則在水面疾駛。攻擊前可見其中兩艘船上有人員活動。

美國自9月初開始鎖定涉嫌走私船隻，迄今已擊斃超過140人，並摧毀數十艘船隻。

川普政府堅稱，美國正與在拉丁美洲活動的所謂「毒品恐怖分子」交戰，但未提供確切證據證明目標船隻涉及毒品走私，引發關於行動合法性的激烈辯論。

國際法專家與人權團體表示，這些打擊行動可能構成法外處決，因為攻擊對象顯然是未對美國構成立即威脅的平民。

華府在加勒比海部署龐大兵力，近月來多次打擊涉嫌販運毒品的船隻、扣押油輪，並發動突襲行動逮捕委內瑞拉總統馬杜羅（Nicolas Maduro）。

不過，美國部署的核心「福特號」（USS Gerald R. Ford）航空母艦及數艘護航驅逐艦，已被調往中東。川普揚言，若未能達成核協議，將對伊朗採取軍事行動。

☆少一份毒品就多一份健康，自由時報提醒您遠離毒品☆

Late on Feb. 16, at the direction of #SOUTHCOM commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted three lethal kinetic strikes on three vessels operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations. Intelligence confirmed the vessels were transiting along known… pic.twitter.com/mib9XtptSB

— U.S. Southern Command （@Southcom） February 17, 2026

countries: 伊朗 美國 委內瑞拉


countries: 印度 法國 俄羅斯

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法國總統馬克宏（左）與印度總理莫迪（右）抵達印度孟買印度門，出席印法創新與文化紀念年活動，並在活動現場握手。（歐新社）

法國總統馬克宏今天在印度金融首都孟買展開為期3天訪問行程，此行聚焦在人工智慧（AI）合作及可能簽署114架法國飆風戰機合約，價值300億歐元（約新台幣1兆1100億元）。

法新社報導，這是馬克宏（Emmanuel Macron）2017年上任後第4次訪問印度。巴黎正尋求與新德里擴大軍事夥伴關係。

印度政府上週已證實有意下訂大量法國達梭公司（Dassault）生產的飆風戰機（Rafale），印度也已在1月與歐洲聯盟（EU）簽署具里程碑意義的自由貿易協定。

印度過去10年尋求降低對其武器傳統主要供應國俄羅斯的依賴，而這段期間法國也崛起成為印度最重要的國防與經濟合作夥伴之一。印度先前已採購62架飆風戰機。

印度國防部上週發布聲明表示，添購114架飆風戰機的提案已獲核准，且其中「絕大部分」將在印度製造。

法國總統府已對能否達成這份「歷史性」交易表示樂觀，並尋求透過馬克宏這趟訪問「進一步強化雙邊合作」，同時讓法國的經濟與貿易夥伴關係「多元化」。

預定今天下午在孟買與馬克宏會面的印度總理莫迪（Narendra Modi）在社群媒體發文表示，他期待與這位「親愛友人」將雙邊關係推上新高，他也相信彼此對話將進一步強化兩國合作關係。

title: 法總統馬克宏訪問印度 可望簽下114架飆風戰機訂單


title: 預告修正民眾黨軍購版本  柯文哲：與美方溝通後有些該改進

taiwan-subdivisions: 新竹市 金山

people: 柯文哲 賴清德 黃國昌

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總統賴清德今天再度呼籲在野黨要為國家、民眾設想，儘快通過中央政府總預算跟國防特別預算，對此，早上人在新竹市開臺金山寺上香的台灣民眾黨創黨主席柯文哲說，最好的解決之道就是：民眾黨、國民黨、民進黨3黨的軍購案都儘快付委，然後在國會公開討論，盡速把這個問題解決掉。

柯文哲說，2024總統大選時，他的政見就主張台灣的國防預算，應占GDP的3%以上，因為國家安全是需要花錢的，但他也希望這個花錢要花得有意義。

所以在新的會期，他認為該黨在黨主席黃國昌領導之下，會希望說國民黨趕快把他們的軍購案提出來，這樣的話，不管是民眾黨、國民黨、民進黨，每個黨的軍購案都可以在立法院討論。

他再次強調，國防是要花錢的，但民眾黨也希望說不要亂花。每個政黨都是要為下一次的選舉努力，因此民眾黨認為這種國防預算的討論，可以在國會公開討論，讓大家來看哪一個是最好的。

為此他主張，3個黨的軍購案可以儘快付委，不過民眾黨也應會再提修正案，因為他們在跟美方溝通以後覺得有些東西該再改進的，他們會改進。


title: Z世代寧願睡覺也不做愛？調查揭示新世代親密觀

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專家認為，Z世代會把時間花在各種應用程式、社群平台上，而非實體社交場所；示意圖，圖與新聞事件無關。（路透社資料照）

1997年至2012年出生的人又被稱作Z世代，EduBirdie對2000人進行的一項調查，67%的Z世代寧願選擇好好睡一覺，也不願意有性行為。流行文化與媒體分析師亞歷西恩科（Julia Alexeenko）認為，Z世代會把時間花在各種應用程式、社群平台上，而非實體社交場所，這未必是壞事。

《紐約郵報》報導，更讓前幾代「奔放」族群震驚的是，調查顯示64%的年輕人優先考慮穩定工作，59%專注於個人成就，半數重心放在維持健康的友誼，另有46%寧願獨處，也不想發生性關係。

儘管如此，Z世代也並非完全保守。37%曾有過性方面，29%曾在公共場合發生性行為，23%曾在工作時傳性暗示訊息。

亞歷西恩科指出，與其簡單將Z世代貼上「保守」標籤，更值得觀察的是，他們是否只是提高親密關係的門檻，而非徹底拒絕性本身。

數據同時顯示，Z世代在親密關係上比年長世代更有意識：82%堅持在親密前討論界線，92%有自信在床上說「不」。避免沒有意義、事後後悔的經驗，並非錯誤選擇。

性神經科學家蘇（Debra Soh）在其著作《Sextinction: The Decline of Sex and the Future of Intimacy》提到，社群媒體對理想伴侶的過度理想化，可能影響親密關係的形成。她認為，一方面讓部分男性誤以為擁有大量粉絲的網紅有可能對他們產生興趣；另一方面，也讓部分女性對伴侶條件設定過高，例如身高與財務能力等。


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俄羅斯傳媒引述消息人士報道，在瑞士日內瓦舉行的俄美烏首日會談，歷時6小時後結束。

首日會談閉門進行，消息人士透露會上氣氛緊張，期間舉行了俄美、俄烏會談，各方同意當地時間星期三繼續磋商。

俄羅斯代表團團長、總統助理梅金斯基就表示，俄方今天不會發表任何聲明。俄羅斯總統新聞秘書佩斯科夫較早時透露，今次談判將討論更廣泛的議題，包括領土問題。

至於烏克蘭代表團成員，包括國家安全與國防委員會秘書烏梅羅夫。烏梅羅夫較早時表明，今輪談判的焦點議題是安全和人道主義問題，烏方以建設性和專注的態度開展工作，不抱不必要的期望，會盡最大努力推動實現可持續和平的解決方案。

編輯：盧曉珊

countries: 俄羅斯 烏克蘭 瑞士

title: 俄美烏首日會談歷時6小時後結束　據報會上氣氛緊張


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（中央社莫斯科17日綜合外電報導）1名與俄羅斯代表團關係密切的消息人士透露，烏克蘭與俄方談判代表已結束在日內瓦舉行的和平會談首日行程，強調談判氣氛非常緊張。這個由美方斡旋的會談預計進行2天。

法新社報導，消息人士說「今日到此為止」，「持續6小時的談判已結束，氣氛非常緊張。不過，週三（18日）會繼續進行會談」。

美國總統川普（Donald Trump）近日受訪表示，他希望烏克蘭能在會談前儘速與俄羅斯達成協議。

川普搭乘美國總統專機「空軍一號」返回華府時對媒體說：「烏克蘭最好快點上談判桌。」

俄羅斯目前占領約20%烏克蘭國土，包括2014年併吞的克里米亞（Crimea）以及2022年前就已奪取的烏東頓巴斯（Donbas）部分地區。俄軍近來空襲烏國能源基礎設施，導致數十萬人在嚴冬中無法取得暖氣與電力。

countries: 俄羅斯 美國 烏克蘭

taiwan-subdivisions: 烏日 新社 和平

title: 俄烏日內瓦會談首日結束 親俄人士：氣氛非常緊張 | 國際


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（中央社華盛頓17日綜合外電報導）美國軍方今天表示，美軍對太平洋東部海域和加勒比海的3艘疑似運毒船發動空襲，造成11人喪生。

法新社報導，美軍南方司令部（U.S. Southern Command）在社群媒體平台X發文說，美軍16日夜間發動空襲，在「太平洋東部海域第1艘和第2艘船分別擊斃4人，並在加勒比海的第3艘船擊斃3人。美軍無人傷亡」。

貼文附上空襲這3艘船的影片，其中2艘船在靜止狀態遭到空襲，第3艘船加速行駛中被擊中。影片畫面顯示美軍空襲前，其中2艘船上有人正在走動。

美國去年9月初開始鎖定疑似運毒船隻發動攻擊，迄今摧毀數十艘船、造成逾140人喪生。

美國總統川普政府宣稱，實際上正與所謂的拉丁美洲「毒梟恐怖分子」交戰，但未提出明確證據證明遇襲船隻涉及毒品走私，引發外界激辯這類行動的合法性。

國際法專家與人權團體表示，這些攻擊可能構成「法外處決」，因為遭鎖定者看來是未對美國構成直接威脅的平民。

美國已在加勒比海部署大量海軍部隊，近幾個月持續攻擊疑似運毒船隻、查扣油輪，以及突襲抓捕委內瑞拉左派領袖馬杜洛並押送紐約受審。（編譯：洪啓原）1150218

countries: 美國 委內瑞拉

taiwan-subdivisions: 新社 太平

title: 美軍空襲3艘疑似運毒船 造成11人喪生 | 國際


content_text: 一貼睇晒《東方日報》A1新聞頭條、B1財經要聞及C1娛樂最爆，以及東網嚴選的本港、兩岸及國際重點新聞，名家評論，讓你在最短時間掌握最重要資訊。

title: 《東方日報》今日要聞


content_text: 馬年伊始，何文田愛民邨卻於年廿九晚出現爆水管事故，其中4幢大廈雙雙暫停食水、沖廁水供應，影響逾千個單位，數千居民在新年前夕突遭斷水危機，叫苦連天，冇覺好瞓！水務署晚上調派水車到邨內球場，有居民深夜11時許手持水桶到樓下水車盛水，有人直言吃過團年飯後冇水沖涼，更有人染髮途中冇水沖洗。事件擾攘至昨晨才恢復供水，惟已令數千居民度過一個缺水的除夕夜。而昨日大年初一早上，美孚新邨亦有私人喉管滲漏，導致部分大廈食水供應受影響；至稍後時間秀茂坪樂華南邨喜華樓亦爆水管令大廈對開空地化為澤國。愛民邨於年廿九晚突爆水管，房屋署在社交專頁表示，由於愛民邨禮民樓水泵房的鹹水管爆裂，令食水泵控制箱受損，昨晚約8時，愛民邨的保民樓、禮民樓、建民樓及嘉民樓4幢大廈，合共1,670個單位暫停鹹水供應。當中保民樓、禮民樓、建民樓10樓至19樓共1,020個單位食水供應同時暫停。房屋署亦緊急貼出通告，宣布由前晚8時起暫停供水，未有列明預計完工時間，僅表示會「直至完工為止」。事故之後房屋署即指示負責屋邨內部供水系統的維修工程團隊進行緊急維修工程。水務署則為維修工程團隊提供適切技術支援，以協助其盡快完成有關的水管維修工程。署方隨後亦與屋邨管理處緊密聯繫，為受影響用戶提供臨時食水。直至深夜，水務署調派水車趕至邨內球場應急，深夜11時許仍有大批居民手持水桶落樓取水，排隊等候裝水過年。

title: 東方日報A1：愛民邨4廈斷水 逾千伙狼狽度歲


content_text: 去年本港多區接連爆出食水風波，當中最矚目的為去年6月，粉嶺皇后山邨及居屋山麗苑的食水出現黑點，引起居民恐慌，水務署最終決定永久停用瀝青塗層喉管，並於今年初更換水管解決事件。時至7月，港島西灣河嘉亨灣亦有居民反映食水出現黑色微粒，經水務署化驗後初步分析該黑色微粒為瀝青，事後清洗水缸及加裝過濾設施。到了11月，港島另一大型屋苑太古城，有居民指食水出現大量黑色沉澱物，同樣證實為瀝青。2022年入伙的粉嶺皇后山邨及居屋山麗苑，去年6月起，陸續有居民反映食水出現黑點，其後水務署派員抽取樣本化驗，證實為瀝青。事後水務署在各座設臨時供水予居民使用，並發現瀝青物質的黑色沉積物源自屋苑上游位於坪輋路的一段400米長、含有瀝青內壁保護層的鋼管，決定更換以瀝青作保護層的鋼管，終在今年初完成相關工程，事後再無居民反映食水有黑點。

title: 多區爆瀝青水風波 署方換喉管裝濾器收科


content_text: 土瓜灣發生電單車起火事件。今日(18日)凌晨1時32分，一名男司機駕駛電單車沿馬頭圍道往九龍城方向行駛，當駛至近天光道燈位停車等候時，車輛突然冒煙，瞬間陷入火海，火勢極度猛烈，整輛電單車迅即被焚毀。

title: 土瓜灣電單車行駛中突冒煙 瞬間陷火海 司機跳車逃死劫


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【大紀元2026年02月17日訊】【一個禁錮思想的中國何來前途】新高地：中共自改革開放以來，在器物現代化上的進步還是有一些：高鐵、5G、數字經濟、製造業規模全球第一，經濟總量穩居世界第二。然而，器物繁榮若無思想解放與制度活力為根基，終究是沙上樓閣。當今中國恰恰在思想現代化層面最顯滯後與禁錮。根據人權觀察《2026世界人權報告》，中共當局有計劃地剝奪言論、結社、集會和宗教自由權，持續緊縮意識形態控制，對批評政府人士實施系統性迫害。審查與監控機制空前嚴密，模糊罪名如「尋釁滋事」「煽動顛覆國家政權」，已成為常態工具。一個禁錮思想的中國，何來前途？

【2026中國樓市或將暴跌14%】國際評級機構標普全球（S&P Global Ratings）2月9日在香港發布報告指出，供應過剩正壓制樓市復甦。若庫存問題無法有效改善，2026年中國新建商品房銷售額或下滑10%—14%，房價或繼續下跌約4%。這不是短期波動，而是結構性壓力。——鄭浩中

【76%日本人認為：中日關係沒必要改善】日本首相高市早苗領導自民黨，在2月8日眾議院大選大獲全勝，拿下歷史性逾2/3席次。日本的電視台也展開民意調查，詢問觀眾對於未來日中關係的看法，竟高達76%認為「沒必要改善關係」。

【2800個縣城才是真實的中國】除了麻將、做愛和債務，中國2800個縣城沒有其它。中國有近8億人，正醉生夢死地生活在縣城，他們中只有10%是大學生，超過80%月均收入低於3000。他們中95%每年的閱讀量為零本。北上廣深是幻象，縣城才是中國的底色。縣城，才是真正能體現中國文化精髓的地方。縣城人講的是關係，人脈決定成敗，至於規則、能力、才華、水平等一切都靠後。

【這都能黑？】在小粉紅的窮追猛打之下，超級網紅、法學專家羅翔終於關閉了他的微博、抖音帳號。網友：羅翔是為數不多能把一些法律常識講得讓普通人都能聽懂的那種人，而讓普通人懂得更多的法律常識是法治社會的基本要求，而且還是完全免費，那些網上流傳的羅翔的法治課視頻片段可從來沒收過普通人一分錢。這都能黑？不知道黑他的人又為社會做了那些貢獻？///羅老師快跑，你想幫這些跪著的人站起來，他們卻對跪拜行為自豪不已，快跑吧，他們不值得。

【香港回歸快三十年了，你去過一回嗎？】回老家後，髮小神神祕兮兮地跑來對我說：看來這次是要收復台灣了，你在外聽得多，知道什麼時候開打嗎？我看他那樣，氣就不打一處來，馬上四十歲了還一事無成，爹媽一個月一百多的農村養老金，還得幫襯他，就這還要指點江山，我就問他：香港回歸快三十年了，你去過一回嗎？——igeekbb

責任編輯：李勵

journalist: 李勵

countries: 中國 台灣 日本 香港

things: 經濟 人權

title: 【網海拾貝】一個禁錮思想的中國何來前途 | 尋釁滋事 | 煽動顛覆 | 數字經濟


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【大紀元2026年02月17日訊】2026年馬年正式開啟。表面上看，美國金融市場仍延續川普（特朗普）第二任期以來的強勢節奏，但自2026年1月至2月，一系列最新數據與市場反應正在釋放更微妙的信號：牛市結構正在發生重要轉變。

人工智能（AI）資本開支激增、科技龍頭因投入規模過大而回調、歷史估值處於極端區間、央行對生產率改善保持謹慎——這些因素共同指向一個現實：馬年不是簡單的趨勢延續，而是一次高位再平衡。機會仍在，但風險定價已經升級。

重點一：企業盈利仍穩健 但資本開始大規模轉向AI基礎設施2026年1月，美國商務部公布的2025年第四季度GDP初值顯示，企業利潤依然處於高位區間，商業固定投資持續擴張，尤其是信息技術相關投資明顯走強。

這一趨勢並非市場猜測，而是被國際機構正式確認。國際貨幣基金組織（IMF）在2026年1月19日的官方博客中指出，美國信息技術投資占GDP比重已升至2001年以來最高水平，AI與數字基礎設施成為企業資本支出的核心驅動力。

換言之，這不是單個企業的行為，而是一輪宏觀層面的資本再配置。

美聯儲主席鮑威爾（Jerome Powell）在2026年1月29日FOMC新聞發布會上進一步強調，企業支出結構「明顯偏向技術與自動化投入」，但他同時指出，生產率改善的效果仍需時間驗證。這種表態既承認了AI投資浪潮的存在，也提醒市場不要過度提前計價。

產業層面，戴蒙（Jamie Dimon）摩根大通首席執行官在2026年1月達沃斯論壇上直言，美國企業正經歷「過去幾十年最大規模的技術升級周期」。

這意味著馬年的第一條邏輯鏈條非常清晰：盈利並未衰退，但企業現金流用途正在從回購與分紅轉向長期AI基礎設施建設。這種轉向為未來增長鋪路，卻可能在短期壓縮財務指標。

重點二：Amazon與Alphabet的回調不是AI失敗 而是資本開支進入「回報考驗期」馬年開局最具有象徵意義的市場事件，來自科技龍頭。

2026年2月5日，路透社報導Amazon預計2026年資本開支將達到約2000億美元，遠高於2025年水平。消息公布後，Amazon股價出現明顯回調。原因並非需求疲軟，而是市場開始擔心：如此規模的AI投入，何時能轉化為自由現金流？

緊接著，2月10日，路透社報導Alphabet通過發行包括長期債券在內的大規模融資支持AI擴張。市場評論指出，科技巨頭正在從「輕資產、高現金流」模式轉向「基礎設施重投入模式」。

這與企業高層的公開表態完全一致。納德拉（Satya Nadella）微軟首席執行官在2026年1月財報會議中強調，AI是一場基礎設施革命，而非季度盈利工具。奧特曼（Sam Altman）OpenAI首席執行官在2026年2月講話中指出，規模化AI部署需要前期巨額資本。

學術研究也支持這一判斷。布林約爾松（Erik Brynjolfsson）斯坦福大學經濟學家在2026年初研究中指出，技術革命的生產率紅利通常存在明顯滯後效應。

因此，Amazon與Alphabet的回調並非趨勢逆轉，而是市場從「想像階段」進入「現金流兌現階段」。馬年的機會在於AI長期邏輯未變，風險在於資本回報周期尚未被完全驗證。

重點三：IMF與美聯儲的最新警示——AI紅利可能首先集中於資本端AI的宏觀意義毋庸置疑，但收益分配並非平均。

IMF在2026年1月21日《世界經濟展望更新》發布會上指出，儘管AI投資推動經濟活動，但勞動收入份額仍處歷史低位，技術收益分配可能加劇不均。

施密德（Jeffrey Schmid）堪薩斯城聯儲主席在2026年2月11日公開講話中表示，現在期待生產率迅速改善以緩解通脹壓力「為時過早」。

鮑威爾在2026年1月會議中同樣強調，AI對經濟長期影響存在不確定性。

經濟合作與發展組織（OECD）在2026年初報告中指出，技術收益更可能集中於高技能與資本所有者。

這些官方與學術聲音形成一個共識：AI紅利首先強化企業利潤與資本回報，而未必立刻轉化為廣泛收入增長。

這意味著，馬年市場的上漲邏輯更依賴企業盈利，而非宏觀消費擴張。

重點四：CAPE處於歷史極端高位——估值成為馬年的「硬約束」再看估值。

根據YCharts數據，標普500的Shiller CAPE在2026年1月31日達到40.17，遠高於長期歷史均值約17倍。

席勒（Robert Shiller）耶魯大學經濟學家長期指出，當CAPE處於極端高位時，未來長期回報率往往下降。

格蘭瑟姆（Jeremy Grantham）GMO聯合創始人在2026年1月公開評論中強調，高估值環境下，市場對盈利不及預期高度敏感。

經濟數據穩健，但估值已提前反映未來多年增長預期。

馬年的風險，不在於經濟衰退，而在於估值壓縮。

重點五：馬年的真正決策邏輯——參與趨勢 但尊重風險重定價綜合2026年初的宏觀數據、央行表態與企業行為，可以得出一個冷靜的結論：

AI浪潮真實存在，企業盈利尚未轉弱，但資本開支壓力與歷史高估值使風險溢價重新上升。

芬克（Larry Fink）貝萊德首席執行官在2026年1月致投資者信中指出，AI是長期變革力量，但資本紀律決定回報質量。

達里奧（Ray Dalio）橋水基金創始人在2026年2月講話中強調，高估值時期更應重視風險平衡。

筆者認為，馬年的投資邏輯不是簡單看多或看空，而是在參與AI長期趨勢的同時，控制倉位、篩選現金流確定性更高的企業，並承認高估值市場的波動敏感度。

以上內容僅代表作者個人觀點。

作者：井友倫（Chris Ching），美國加州及聯邦執業律師、註冊國際審計師、前華爾街投行高管、哥倫比亞大學客座學者，長期關注宏觀政策、人工智能產業與資本市場結構變化。

責任編輯：高義#

journalist: 高義

countries: 哥倫比亞 美國

title: 井友倫：馬年金融市場的機會與謹慎 | 人工智能 | AI投資 | 自由現金流


content_text: 【大紀元2026年02月18日】美東時間2月17日上午，泰特斯維爾（Titusville），德桑蒂斯州長宣布佛羅里達州在勞動力教育方面排名第一。新唐人、大紀元進行網絡直播，即時翻譯字幕。

title: 【直播】德桑蒂斯：佛州在勞動力教育排名第一 | 德桑蒂斯州長 | 佛羅里達州 | 記者會


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圖為2026年1月7日，在內華達州拉斯維加斯舉行的年度消費電子展（CES）上，TP-Link的標誌出現在這家公司的展位上方。(Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images)【大紀元2026年02月18日訊】（大紀元記者張婷綜合報導）美國德克薩斯州總檢察長肯‧帕克斯頓（Ken Paxton）週二（2月17日）表示，已對TP-Link Systems公司提起訴訟，指控其涉嫌以欺騙性的方式推銷其網路設備，並允許中共訪問美國消費者家中的設備。帕克斯頓說，這一訴訟向與中共有關聯的公司發出明確信息。

根據在德州總檢察長網站上所發布的聲明，這是帕克斯頓本週將提起一系列訴訟中的第一起。這些訴訟旨在阻止與中共有關聯公司損害德州居民的利益。

聲明說，儘管TP-Link Systems聲稱其產品能夠保護隱私和安全，但其產品已被中共政府支持的黑客組織使用，對美國發動多次網絡攻擊。此外，TP-Link Systems的所有權和供應鏈都與中國相關。由於這些聯繫，TP-Link Systems受制於中共的《數據安全法》，該法要求中國公民和企業通過泄露美國公民的數據來支持中共的情報機構。

「TP-Link Systems幾乎所有產品零部件均從中國進口，該公司在網絡設備的產地、隱私保護和安全性能方面故意誤導德州居民。這種行為不僅違法，而且構成國家安全威脅，使得對德州消費者的祕密監視和利用成為可能。」聲明說。

「我的辦公室本週正在對與中共有關聯公司發起一系列協調行動，以發出明確的信息：在孤星之州（指德州），我們將始終把德州和美國（的利益）放在首位。」帕克斯頓說，「TP-Link將因其使美國人的安全處於風險之中而受到法律的全面懲罰。希望這能清楚地警告那些試圖危害美國安全的中國實體。」

此次訴訟是在帕克斯頓於2025年10月宣布對TP-Link Systems展開調查之後提起的。

TP-Link Systems是一家總部位於加州的路由器製造商。該公司於2022年從中國公司TP-LINK Technologies分拆出來。

TP-Link路由器因價格低廉，占美國家庭和小型企業路由器市場約65%的份額。同時，它也是電商平台亞馬遜上的首選路由器品牌，並為美國國防部及其它聯邦政府機構提供網絡通信服務。在路由器遭受一系列攻擊後，美國國會兩黨議員越發擔心TP-Link路由器存在安全漏洞，可能被中共黑客輕鬆入侵，並攻擊美國網絡。去年5月，包括參議院情報委員會主席湯姆‧科頓（Tom Cotton）在內的十多位共和黨議員，呼籲美國禁止銷售TP-Link產品。

責任編輯：林姸#

journalist: 張婷

countries: 中國 美國

title: TP-Link涉允許中共訪問美設備 被德州起訴 | 路由器


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【大紀元2026年02月17日訊】「誰不想坐高鐵嘞，兜裡不允許啊。」「買了高鐵553元4小時，退了，默默選擇了綠皮硬座138元，12小時。立省400多，值了，咬咬牙就回家了。」「高鐵太貴都不捨得坐，以後綠皮車是主流。」「它不嫌我窮，我怎能嫌它慢，它能帶我回家，我能省錢給父母花！」「一夜之間又回到三十年前，當初就是這樣。」「說到底還是老百姓手裡沒錢，消費能力下降，掙不來錢那就消費降級，民生之艱，可見一斑！」「經濟下行的最好證明。」「這才是真實的國情。」

網友們的這些議論，道出了幾乎都快被時代淘汰的綠皮火車，如今竟成了百姓爭搶的香饃饃背後的辛酸。

據大陸澎湃新聞報導，今年新年返鄉潮，「老古董」綠皮火車出人意料地成為千萬人的歸途首選，車票一開售就被搶空，硬座硬臥瞬間售罄。

從北京到邯鄲的綠皮車只需60多元（人民幣，下同），綠皮車一放票，立馬就被搶光，反而高鐵票還有剩餘。

獨立時評人吳先生感慨道，一則綠皮火車短視頻如同一記重錘，砸醒了他塵封的記憶。他今年73歲，十幾歲時第一次擠上綠皮火車，車門如洪水決堤人群推搡著湧入，孩子哭喊，大人咒罵，雙腳離地被夾裹前進。沒想到六十年後，它竟原樣復現。

中共口號喊得震天響，GDP曲線直衝雲霄，高鐵如銀龍般馳騁，城市如科幻般林立。可當你從綠皮火車向外張望，會發現一切不過是鏡花水月。

時間在飛逝，技術在炫耀，制度在自誇，可底層民眾的處境，卻如這擁擠的車廂，寸步難移，尊嚴被碾壓得粉碎。這不是進步，這是恥辱；這不是發展，這是欺騙。

吳先生說的沒錯，「綠皮火車是一面鏡子，照出所謂高速發展所謂世界第二大經濟體的醜陋真相。」

責任編輯：金岳

journalist: 金岳

title: 【新聞短評】綠皮火車成香饃饃背後的百姓心酸 | 高鐵 | 高速發展 | 中共口號


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沃爾特斯藝術博物館的「羊皮紙上的掌印」（Paws on Parchment）展覽，探究貓咪如何出現在中世紀手抄書中，以及它們在中世紀社會扮演的多重角色。（巴爾的摩沃爾特斯藝術博物館提供）位於巴爾的摩（Baltimore）的沃爾特斯藝術博物館（Walters Art Museum）近期推出一個獨具匠心的展覽，名為「羊皮紙上的掌印」（Paws on Parchment），聚焦中世紀手抄書中的貓咪形象。

展覽官網如是說明：「『羊皮紙上的掌印』透過中世紀手抄書中的貓咪蹤跡，探索當時人們如何看待它們、欣賞它們，並與之互動。」展覽重點呈現貓咪在中世紀社會的多重角色——從倍受喜愛的寵物，到那些攜帶病毒、毀壞手抄書的鼠類的剋星。

1470年代的手抄書上沾墨的貓掌印提醒我們：千百年前，貓咪就在打斷人類工作了。（巴爾的摩沃爾特斯藝術博物館提供）中世紀手抄書中的貓展品包含一冊1470年代的手抄書，上面赫然印著兩朵「墨梅」——沾墨的貓掌。顯然，數百年前貓咪對主人辛勤工作的漠然態度，與今天的它們如出一轍。任何養過貓的人都能體會到，當那位佛蘭德斯抄書者回到手稿前，發現上面裝點著貓咪塗鴉時，那種哭笑不得的懊惱心情。現代版的貓咪惡作劇，則莫過於貓咪在電腦鍵盤上踱步，「鍵入」成串的亂碼。

「這類展品能跨越時空產生共鳴，因為養過貓的人都能感同身受。」博物館策展人林莉‧安妮‧赫伯特（Lynley Anne Herbert）向Artnet的瑪格麗特‧卡里根（Margaret Carrigan）解釋道。據卡里根介紹，赫伯特深入研究了中世紀的詩歌、寵物名字、百科全書及動物寓言集等原始文獻，以探討當時人們對貓的看法。她的結論是：「中世紀許多人對貓的喜愛程度，與我們並無二致。」

在中世紀生活中，貓占據著重要地位，兼具實用與象徵意義，沃特斯藝術博物館展出的中世紀圖像就是證明。（巴爾的摩沃爾特斯藝術博物館提供）話雖如此，在中世紀，貓咪確實扮演了非常實用、可以說至關重要的角色：透過控制囓齒類動物數量來保護食物、書籍與紡織品，更不用說消滅傳播疾病的鼠族來守護人類夥伴的健康了。正因如此，中世紀插圖中的貓咪通常是在抓老鼠。

中世紀社會中的貓中世紀人們的思維善於對事物進行深刻類比，總能在物質與精神層面建立對應關係。以貓為例，中世紀思想家將其一招致命的狩獵本領，視為惡魔追逐罪惡靈魂的象徵——惡魔試圖捕捉並折磨這樣的靈魂，恰似貓戲老鼠。

編號為「MS Bodley 764」的中世紀動物寓言集（未參展），更收錄了受貓科動物啟發的靈性思索。作者將豹與耶穌基督在靈性意義上的勝利相提並論，描述豹子「非常美麗且溫馴」，然後寫道：

「飽食之後，它便隱入巢穴沉睡。三日後甦醒時，它發出震天怒吼；口中散發甘美芬芳，彷彿匯聚世間萬千香氣。遠近動物聞聲奔聚，只因這甘美氣息而追隨其足跡。唯獨惡龍聞聲驚顫，藏身地底深淵……正如我們的主耶穌基督——那真正的豹，自天而降，將我們從魔鬼權勢中拯救……祂沉睡安息於墳墓中，而後下至陰間，將大龍捆鎖。第三日祂從沉睡中甦醒，發出洪亮呼喊，傾灑甘美恩澤。」

中世紀手抄本插圖常描繪貓捉老鼠的場景，彰顯其滅鼠的重要作用。（巴爾的摩沃爾特斯藝術博物館提供）貓的身影，亦出現在中世紀聖人兼神秘主義者希爾德加德‧馮‧賓根（Hildegard von Bingen，譯註）的著作中。她曾蒙神啟示，洞見自然界的運行法則與本質。她在《自然界》（Physica）一書中的這番話相當費解：「貓性情偏寒，易招來邪氣。它不憎惡精靈（惡魔），精靈也不憎惡它。它與蟾蜍和蛇有著某種天然的親和力。」

從這類文本中我們可以看出，依照中世紀的觀念，有形生物可與無形生物——精靈互動，還與其它動物——如蟾蜍和蛇有著神秘聯繫。在中世紀人們的眼中，萬象彼此交融，具有高度整體性（integrative）。

展覽中一幅15世紀意大利畫作《有貓的聖母子》（Madonna and Child With a Cat）亦展現了動物的宗教意涵。《史密森尼雜誌》（The Smithsonian）指出，此畫取材自耶穌誕生的傳說：聖母瑪利亞為新降世的聖嬰祈求禦寒之法，一隻貓忽然躍入馬槽，隨後蜷臥在嬰孩身旁。為表謝意，瑪利亞在貓的額頭寫下她名字的首字母「M」，相傳這便是虎斑貓頭部斑紋的由來。畫作連同傳說，生動展現了在中世紀的想像中，動物與自然世界如何與宗教主題不斷交織在一起。

中世紀宗教思想中的貓在伊斯蘭世界，貓咪作為優雅潔淨的生靈倍受尊崇和保護。據「穆斯林遺產」（Muslim Heritage）網站，在某些穆斯林傳說中，「卡林」（qarīna，個體的影子自我）可附於貓身，尤其是在夜晚。展品中有一件是13世紀土耳其手抄本《造物奇觀》（Wonders of Creation），書頁上繪有一隻黑貓。

中世紀手抄本插圖常描繪貓捉老鼠的場景，彰顯其滅鼠的重要作用。（巴爾的摩沃爾特斯藝術博物館提供）除藝術形象外，真實貓咪也參與了展覽。為慶祝這一盛事，博物館特別許可巴爾的摩動物救援收容所的四隻幼貓「觀展」——這一幕深深打動了策展人，她當場決定收養其中兩隻。

此次展覽展期至2026年2月22日，展覽以奇妙方式向貓咪致意，呈現了它們從古至今，如何在人類藝術與生活中留下「掌印」。

譯註：希爾德加德‧馮‧賓根（1098—1179），中世紀盛期天主教聖人、教會聖師，身兼作家、作曲家、哲學家、神秘主義者、先知、博物學家，及教會醫學作家和執業醫師等多重身分，被稱為「萊茵河女先知」。她是最知名的聖樂單聲部作品作曲家之一，也常被視為德國科學自然史的創始人。

原文「Medieval Feline Fascination」發表於英文《大紀元時報》。

作者簡介：

沃克‧拉爾森（Walker Larson）與妻女居住在威斯康星州。在成為自由撰稿記者和文化評論家之前，他在私立學校教授過文學與歷史。拉爾森擁有英國文學和語言學碩士學位，其文章見於《海明威評論》（The Hemingway Review）、「智識外帶」（Intellectual Takeout）以及他自己的Substack（RSS訂閱自媒體平台）「榛果」（The Hazelnut）。他還寫有《全息圖》（Hologram）與《天球之歌》（Song of Spheres）兩部小說。

責任編輯：茉莉#

journalist: 茉莉

countries: 德國 土耳其 英國

title: 中世紀文化中的迷人貓咪 | 展覽


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記者洪正達／高雄報導

高雄是義消總隊第一救護大隊發起弱勢捐贈活動。（圖／翻攝畫面）在這個歲末年終之際，高雄市義消總隊第一救護大隊秉持「救護不只在第一線，更在社區每個角落」的精神，號召大隊幹部及各分隊共同發動年終關懷活動，14日情人節當天在鼓山消防分隊為哈瑪星社區共百名弱勢民眾提供物資，陪伴度過馬年春節。

司小萍大隊長表示，本次弱勢捐助活動在多方人力及物力的協助，讓物資準備與發放工作得以順利完成，除了第一救護大隊及各分隊同仁全力投入外，也特別感謝鼓山警消在百忙之中撥冗協助，不僅支援物資發放作業，更提供場地，讓整個活動能夠順利推動、圓滿落幕。

100份物資協助弱勢家庭度過馬年春節。（圖／翻攝畫面）第一救護大隊也說，當社會大眾歡慶佳節、共享團圓時刻之際，仍有部分家庭需要更多關懷與支持，透過本次活動，希望將社會的溫暖實際送到需要幫助的人手中，讓年節不僅市豐盛與喜悅，更市關懷與分享的時刻，未來，第一救護大隊也將持續深化社區關懷行動，結合各單位力量，讓救護精神延伸至每一個需要幫助的角落，共同打造更溫暖、更有愛的城市。

第一救護大隊表示，透過本次活動，希望將社會的溫暖實際送到需要幫助的人手中，讓年節不僅是豐盛與喜悅，更是關懷與分享的時刻。（圖／翻攝畫面）

journalist: 洪正達

taiwan-subdivisions: 高雄 鼓山 高雄市

title: 歲末暖心！高雄義消第一救護大隊送愛哈瑪星 助百名弱勢溫馨過好年 | 生活


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國際中心／施郁韻報導

Google Earth終結一起9年的失蹤懸案。（圖／翻攝自X）美國密西根州2006年發生一起離奇失蹤案，一名72歲老翁奈爾斯（David Lee Niles）與友人在酒吧小酌後，突然人間蒸發，家屬焦急尋找仍未果，在訃聞寫下「只有上帝知道他的去向」。直到9年多後，竟然因為Google Earth的一張衛星照片，揭開這起懸案。

據《愛爾蘭鏡報》報導，72歲奈爾斯失蹤當晚，和友人相約在拜倫鎮的「傑克酒吧」（Jake's Bar）喝酒。友人事後表示，奈爾斯突然表示身體不適，就起身離開酒吧，之後便整個人消失。

警方當時大規模搜索，一點蛛絲馬跡都找不到，連奈爾斯的車也跟著消失，案件竟成了懸案。家屬悲痛不已，在訃聞中寫下，「奈爾斯已撒手人寰，唯有上帝知道時間與地點。」等沉痛字句。

事發近10年後，當地一名民眾在GoogleEarth檢視住家附近池塘時，發現水中下有個奇怪的黑影，直覺認為那是一輛汽車，隨即通報警方。

警方查看衛星影像後，隨即派出潛水隊下水，果然發現一輛充滿泥沙的汽車，也找到男性骨骸，經由DNA鑑定後，確認是奈爾斯。整起案件未發現外力介入跡象，警方研判可能為事故或自殺。

令人震驚的是，這一張衛星照片，早已在Google Earth上公開顯示多年，但始終沒人發現。如今事發地點的公園已命名為奈爾斯紀念公園。

journalist: 施郁韻

countries: 美國 愛爾蘭

title: 7旬翁離奇失蹤！家屬悲痛「關鍵竟藏池底」 靠Google Earth破9年懸案 | 國際


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生活中心／洪正達報導

明穆宗在位期間解海禁、通蒙古、無戰事，讓國家再次富強，但卻因好色又常吃壯陽藥最後死在龍床。（圖／翻攝自百度百科）明朝隆慶六年，明穆宗朱載坖病逝，享年36歲，不過正史上均無紀錄死因，但民間傳出他縱慾過度，又服壯陽藥一展雄風，身體也再反覆摧殘之下崩毀，不過雖然朱載坖好色，但再位的6年期間卻成功扭轉的嘉靖年間亂局，例如釋放清官海瑞、拆除煉丹爐、開放海禁、與蒙古議和，讓國家財政重新復甦，使得百姓免於戰爭之苦，也讓岌岌可危的大明延續了數十年。

不過朱載坖的小時候可說相當悲慘，由於父親嘉靖皇帝沈迷於道教，又信奉「二龍不相見」，即便貴為太子仍被冷落30年，直到西元1566年嘉靖皇帝駕崩才即位，成為明穆宗，年號為隆慶，外界一開始並不看好他，認為他只是像老爸一般，不過但他一上任開始勵精圖治，例如釋放被囚的清官海瑞、拆除齋醮壇、遣散道士、停止煉丹、開放海禁，與蒙古議和等。

由於朱載坖深知自己的短處，因此也不將大權攬再自己手上，因此不愛上朝、不喜批奏章，卻放權給能臣，包含相繼入閣的內閣首輔徐階、兵部尚書高拱、戶部尚書張居正相繼入閣，讓改革派得以大展拳腳；其次是海運解禁，也讓絲綢、瓷器、茶葉大量出口，國外的白銀也相繼湧入，因為他非常懂讓百姓賺錢，對一個國家永遠都是對的。

再者，北方蒙古從朱元璋開始就一直明朝的心腹大患，尤其嘉靖20年征戰間你來我往的勝敗，除了勞民傷財都沒有真正的贏家，直到朱載坖上位後選擇談判，1570年蒙古首領俺答汗之孫投降後，朱載坖也議和，並冊封俺答汗為順義王，自此也開放兩地貿易，而此舉讓北疆60年再無戰事，軍費開支也大幅減少，巧妙地解決了北方的安全問題。

不過朱載坖政治上有遠見，但對自己的私生活卻相當放縱，為了讓自己雄風大振，長期服用壯陽藥，導致本就根基不穩的身體越來越衰弱最終病逝，好再張居正也有新輔佐後主朱翊鈞，為萬曆中興打下了不錯的基礎。

title: 什麼都好就是好色！明穆宗用6年扭轉危機 卻天天沈迷女色導致枯竭死亡 | 新奇


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今年農曆春節長達9天，大年初二（2月18日）傳統回娘家日，交通部高速公路局預估南向車流達最大量，是平日的1.5倍，呼籲用路人提早出發並規劃替代路線。國道5號今起連續4天，每天下午1點至晚間6點，北向入口匝道實施高乘載管制。

18日起至2月22日（大年初六），每天凌晨0時至清晨5時，國道暫停收費；國道3號「新竹系統至燕巢系統」採單一費率再打8折。高公局並針對易壅塞路段，增開37處及延長17處路段路肩。

高公局指出，初二、初三上午，桃園、新竹、彰化路段易壅塞，建議用路人盡量在清晨6點前或中午12點後上路。初三後車流逐漸轉為北上，包括南投、彰化、苗栗、新竹及桃園瓶頸路段，都容易出現壅塞，不排除一路塞到隔天凌晨。

初三、初四兩天，下午1點至晚間6點，國1北向下營系統至頭份、國3北向官田系統至竹南，各交流道之入口匝道實施高乘載管制。國5則是初二起連續4天，每天下午1點至晚間6點，蘇澳、羅東、宜蘭、頭城交流道北向之入口匝道實施高乘載。

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journalist: 王嘉慶

taiwan-subdivisions: 燕巢 新竹 下營 頭城 南投 頭份 官田 彰化 宜蘭 羅東 竹南 苗栗 桃園 蘇澳

title: 春節國道》初二車潮爆大量 國5今起高乘載


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搭乘郵輪旅遊住宿的艙房，你最不能割捨哪種享受？最怕哪種困擾？英國消費者權益組織的專家最近提供了一套訂房心法，遊客下單之前務必考慮清楚自身需求再做取捨，有可能因此省下大筆開銷，也可能花了錢卻不開心，甚至毀掉整趟旅程。

第1關：慎選業者

英國《每日郵報》13日報導，消費者權益組織Which?旅遊專家提醒有意訂購郵輪旅程的民眾，最重要的原則就是選擇評價優良的郵輪業者，任何艙等都可能因為選擇不同業者的郵輪而天差地遠。例如英國中小型Saga旗下郵輪所有客艙均有陽台，這代表消費者不必擔心選到沒有窗戶的艙房，或者因為選了附帶陽台的艙房而得付出高額附加費用。總部位於摩納哥的銀海郵輪（Silversea），艙房陽台以柚木打造、私密性高，還有貼心管家服務，甚至會幫住客整理行李，服務費用自然不低。

第2關：守住預算

第二是敲定預算。郵輪艙房種類多，常見分為4級：內艙房、海景房、陽台房、套房。沒有對外窗的內艙房最便宜，有些郵輪業者會在這種艙房安裝螢幕播放海景。海景房通常位於低層甲板，配有無法開啟的舷窗，可以透過玻璃窗溪賞海景，房內採光比內艙房好些。

陽台房代表房內擁有可以開啟的落地窗，通往房內附設的陽台或露台，海景視野更優。套房價格最高，陳設最佳，通常包含好幾個寬敞的房間，甚至有衣帽間、露天按摩浴缸。船尾艙房往往最快搶購一空，因為這個位置的艙房擁有180度全景窗或大陽台。出遊是否需要豪華的住宿環境，可得考慮清楚。

第3關：善用查詢網 找便宜海景房

視野受阻的艙等可以省下不少銀兩，這類艙房的視野往往只是欄杆或救生艇船頭，無傷大雅。Which?建議大眾不妨多加利用蒐集各家郵輪艙房資訊的網站cruisedeckplans.com查詢，按照郵輪與艙房號碼搜尋可獲得詳細文字描述、甲板平面圖，甚至還有乘客提供的照片與影片。

第4關：選對邊

即使訂到好的艙等，「選錯邊」也可能讓人大失所望。例如，朝北航行的阿拉斯加航線郵輪，應該選擇右舷（右側）艙房，就能飽覽壯麗山脈與冰川美景。行前查明航線沿途地理環境，有助做出最佳抉擇。

第5關：噪音與暈船

噪音則是許多郵輪新手上船之後遭遇的惡敵。睡眠比較淺的人，最好避開靠近主要公共區域的客艙，除了酒吧、劇場，餐廳、電梯附近的艙房最好也跳過。另一個雷區是上層甲板正下方，清早6點鐘可能會被天花板傳來的摩擦聲吵醒，那時工作人員正忙著在甲板架設大量躺椅。下層甲板靠近船尾的艙房，很可能受到引擎噪音干擾。

怕暈船的人得更謹慎。船身中央區域靠近水面的艙房最穩定；上層甲板靠近船頭、船尾的艙房搖晃感最明顯。

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journalist: 栗筱雯

countries: 摩納哥 英國 伊朗

title: 省荷包？享海景？郵輪訂房祕笈公開！避「噪音搖滾區」


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行政院長卓榮泰大年初一下午分別前往宜蘭市碧霞宮及礁溪協天廟參拜祈福，並向民眾發送總統賀歲福袋，祝賀大家新年快樂。卓榮泰也送出政策大禮包，他表示，行政院已原則同意推動「宜蘭至羅東鐵路高架化計畫」，未來中央將持續攜手地方推動重大建設。

卓表示，日前他與立委陳俊宇及行政院林國漳政務顧問前往宜蘭，視察各界關心的「宜蘭至羅東鐵路高架化計畫」。該計畫規劃將宜蘭、二結、中里及羅東等四站路段改為高架化，並增設宜蘭新站，是地方期盼已久的重大建設。

經過實地了解後，他也深刻體認到推動本案的必要性，未來鐵路高架化後，可減少平交道、地下道及陸橋設置，改善整體交通動線，並提升周邊醫療等公共設施的便利性。卓強調，行政院已原則同意本案，後續仍須經立法院通過相關預算，以及地方財政共同支持，才能由中央與地方攜手完成此項重要建設。

卓說，為實現「均衡臺灣｣理念，宜蘭已與臺北、新北、基隆共同劃定為「首都圈黃金廊帶」，未來將同步推動高科技、觀光及智慧農業等多元面向，全面提升區域競爭力與發展動能；同時，宜蘭也與花蓮、臺東一同劃定為「東部慢活城鄉｣，因此宜蘭交通建設更顯關鍵，未來宜蘭至羅東鐵路高架化完成後，將有助於整體都市發展規劃，各項建設將逐步落實到位。

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journalist: 周毓翔

countries: 臺灣 俄羅斯 烏克蘭

taiwan-subdivisions: 羅東 宜蘭 基隆 臺東 新北 礁溪 大城 臺北 花蓮

title: 卓揆：政院原則同意推動宜蘭至羅東鐵路高架化計畫


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今天是初二，無論需不需要回娘家，都不用覺得焦慮，只要活得開心、自在，單身也能很幸福。

《中時新聞網》特別準備了初二賀年圖，只要點選下方的「註冊成為會員」就能看到。歡迎和親朋好友分享，讓大家都能快樂一整年喔。賀年圖系列已經過半，別錯過接下來的主題。

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journalist: 會員中心

title: 【會員專屬－初二賀年圖】有沒有嫁人都要幸福一整年 嫁人是選擇、活得好才是本事


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大樂透頭彩1億元連兩天開出。台彩公司表示，大年初一(17日)晚間開出第115000018期大樂透獎金1億元，由一人獨得，地點在高雄市小港區漢民路153號。大小紅包也各開出34、44組，累計百萬大紅包還剩320組，10萬小紅包571組。

繼除夕夜後，金馬年大年初一樂透再度開出頭獎，獎落高雄市小港區「漢生彩券行｣。春節加碼獎項的部分，本期開出的9個春節大紅包獎號從小到大依序為06、07、16、18、27、30、32、36和45，春節小紅包獎號為38。

開獎結果，春節大紅包共開出34組，其中29組為1注獨得100萬元獎金，5組由2注均分，每注各得50萬元，合計春節大紅包總中獎注數為39注；春節小紅包獎項共開出44組，34組為1注獨得10萬元獎金、其餘10組由2注均分，每注各得5萬元，合計本期春節小紅包獎項的中獎注數為54注。

統計至大年初一，活動累計實施6期，100萬元春節大紅包獎項累計已送出160組，10萬元的春節小紅包獎項累計送出229組，春節大紅包、小紅包剩餘組數分別為320組和571組。

至於頭獎獎金加碼至1千萬元的今彩539，本期共開出2注頭獎，頭獎商店分別為臺北市中山區的「馬上有錢商行｣以及雲林縣斗南鎮的「錢賀中公益彩券｣。

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taiwan-subdivisions: 臺北市 高雄市 中山區 雲林縣 小港區 斗南

title: 當富翁還有機會！大樂透連兩天開出頭獎 百萬大紅包尚有320組


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桃園市長張善政除夕在臉書發布賀歲影音，以有趣的「開運轉盤」方式，跟「馬」特別有緣的幾位桃園好麻吉拜年，他Call out前總統馬英九、台北市長蔣萬安等，張善政除了邀請馬英九來吃下午茶加紅豆餅，還跟同屬馬的「好馬吉」三寶爸介紹桃園哪裡好玩。

張善政除夕在臉書公布賀歲影音，當天他在桃園市府辦公室轉動「開運轉盤」轉盤，指針首先停在「紅豆餅」，紙條一撕開，就是馬英九。張善政隨即致電馬英九，馬英九：「喂，善政兄」。張善政表示，「喂，是，馬總統好，我是善政，新年恭喜，馬年到了，當然要跟最重量級的馬吉來拜年，這個時間，你是不是剛剛跑完步，還是游完泳呢？」馬英九回說，「我剛游完1000公尺」。張善政：「太厲害了，寶刀未老」。

馬英九接著表示，「我記得你夫人也姓張，對不對？」張善政說，「對，你記性好好」。馬英九：「而且長得很漂亮」。張善政：「不敢不敢，謝謝」。馬英九：「你怎能說不敢呢？」張善政表示，「剛好講到我太太，我就要跟你求援」。馬英九說，「有需要我幫忙的嗎？不要客氣，因為我是馬維拉啊」。

張善政說，「我太太管我吃甜食，所以我需要找一位夥伴來掩護一下。你是不是可以來桃園走一走，我就準備紅豆餅，我們一起吃個下午茶加紅豆餅」。馬英九表示，「好，我們就來安排一下，好不好？」張善政：「謝謝，謝謝馬總統」。

接下來張善政「開運轉盤」轉到「三寶爸」，紙條撕開是「蔣萬安」。張善政：「萬安市長，我是善政」。蔣萬安說，「是張市長，恭喜恭喜，好巧，我正想打電話給你」。張善政表示，「我們兩個人都屬馬，所以今年一定是先『好馬吉』來跟你拜年」。

蔣萬安接著表示，過年期間，桃園有沒有什麼好玩的地方，我可以帶三寶去放電」。張善政：「太歡迎了，我們最近開闢了很多新的公園，有7個公園都非常有特色，歡迎你帶三寶過來」。蔣萬安說，「太好了，我也要祝福我的『好馬吉』張市長『今馬雄讚，馬載祿厚吉』」。

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journalist: 黃麗蓉

people: 蔣萬安 馬英九 韓國瑜

taiwan-subdivisions: 彰化縣 新北 桃園

title: 張善政春節Call out馬英九、蔣萬安 紅豆餅和「好馬吉」超有梗


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大年初一就當富翁！大樂透今（17日）派彩結果出爐，頭獎1億元一注獨得，獎落高雄市小港區漢民路153號「漢生彩券行」。本期第115018期頭獎為1億元。中獎號碼依序為06、12、24、26、37、46，特別號為36。實際中獎獎號以台彩公布為準。

春節大紅包獎號，為06、07、16、18、27、30、32、36、45，春節小紅包獎號為38。實際中獎獎號以台彩公布為準。實際派彩結果與中獎獎號以台彩公布為準。

春節加碼大小紅包玩法，每一注大樂透只要對中「春節大紅包」九個獎號中任六個號碼，即中「春節大紅包」獎項。若同時對中任五個「春節大紅包」獎號及「春節小紅包」獎號，即中「春節小紅包」獎項。

台彩日前公開去年億元頭獎得主的特徵，22張億元頭獎彩券中，15張為電腦選號，7張為自選，其中三成為包牌。另外，血型O型人中頭獎比例最高達42.9%，牡羊座最多比例為19%，生肖則以以屬馬、雞的人最旺。

面貌特徵，傾向為圓型臉、額頭高、八字眉、濃眉毛、大眼睛、雙眼皮、耳垂大、蒜頭鼻、大嘴加薄唇。有趣的是，濃眉、耳垂大、蒜頭鼻及薄唇等四個特徵與2024年相同。

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title: 大樂透「1億頭獎」幸運兒出爐！一注獨得獎落這縣市


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香港歌手薛凱琪近年在大陸發展穩定，今年受邀登上春晚演出，備受關注。不過，近日她在彩排期間的照片與影片在網路上瘋傳，畫面中她神情疲憊、氣色略顯黯淡，引發外界熱議，不少粉絲也開始關心她的身體健康狀況。

從流出的畫面可見，薛凱琪身穿長羽絨外套現身彩排現場，臉上妝容較濃，但雙眼略顯無神，整體狀態與過往活力形象略有落差。即使面對守候多時的粉絲，她也只是簡單致意，隨後低調離開，被形容看起來相當疲憊，相關片段曝光後迅速在社群平台引發討論。

薛凱琪春晚彩排畫面瘋傳。（圖／翻攝自小紅書）

不少網友留言表達擔憂，「眼神真的騙不了人，人最先衰老的就是眼睛」、「這個妝～首先浮粉了」、「粉底都分色了…」、「臉色不太好」、「很累的樣子」。也有粉絲聯想到她過去曾透露情緒低潮的狀況，加上摯友方大同離世帶來的打擊，更令人心疼她的狀態。薛凱琪接受《人物》專訪時曾透露，得知好友離開的第一天，自己整個人都是懵的，雖然在哭，但身體卻沒有明顯反應，直到第二天才發現，自己幾乎什麼事都做不了。

面對外界關心，薛凱琪隨後也在微博分享演出美照，身穿粉色旗袍亮相，並寫下：「很榮幸能在馬年春晚和大家一起，把《立春》送給大家。」她表示，希望透過歌曲為大家帶來溫暖與祝福，祝福新年平安快樂。貼文曝光後，也讓粉絲稍稍放下心中擔憂，期待她持續以健康狀態迎接新一年。

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journalist: 史晏寧

countries: 香港 台灣

title: 薛凱琪春晚彩排畫面瘋傳 「雙眼無神」網心疼


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日相高市早苗日前帶領執政聯盟在眾議院改選中大勝，引發總統賴清德未來是否效仿激進路線的熱議。前立委郭正亮質疑，綠營現在有抗中保台和台美合作兩議題，會愈來愈激烈，路會越走越窄，對台灣充滿風險，卻聽不到藍營旗幟鮮明怒斥民進黨在走滅台之路。

郭正亮近日在其《亮話天下》節目提到，民調顯示有8成台灣民眾樂見兩岸交流和平發展，然而目前敢公開喊話，抗中保台會將台灣帶到死路的，只有國民黨主席鄭麗文。台灣民眾希望兩岸交流，國民黨卻不會發揮自身優勢，一提到鄭麗文赴陸可能與對岸領導人習近平會面就退縮，「不知道國民黨的人在想什麼？」他直言，國民黨是想取民進黨而代之的政黨，卻害怕赴陸見對岸領導人，相當可笑！

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郭正亮指出，高市早苗高舉「抗中保日」大旗，在野黨立憲民主黨卻不敢碰此議題，現在全世界狀況最相似的地方，就是日本跟台灣，每個國家都在重新定位自己和中國大陸的關係，只有高市早苗和賴清德決定「一路走到黑」。賴清德和高市早苗都想要藉由和中國大陸的衝突拉抬自己的支持度，然而在台灣和日本，都看不到在野黨的作為。

「立憲民主黨明明反對抗中保日，大選時卻不敢講！」郭正亮強調，國民黨也相同，明明認為民進黨的抗中保台很危險，卻不敢說出國民黨的主張。相對於抗中保台，國民黨的主張就是兩岸和平發展，但在台灣一旦不敢明確標舉主張，就很容易被對方牽著鼻子走。

郭正亮直指，高市早苗敢賭上政治生命搞反中路線，儘管許多人認為高市此舉會對日本造成傷害，但反對黨中卻找不到和高市早苗一樣勇敢的人。同樣地在台灣，國民黨也找不到人和賴清德一樣敢賭，高市早苗大勝後，「賴清德百分之百會模仿！」

郭正亮質疑，歐洲各國、韓國、南美洲、中東各國紛紛都在前往中國大陸，尋找經貿空間以進行避險，「因為美國不可靠！」所以一定要和第二大經濟體尋找合作空間。國民黨為何不能旗幟鮮明地站起來，堅定怒斥民進黨在走「滅台、孤立」之路？

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journalist: 祝潤霖

countries: 日本 韓國 中國 美國 台灣

people: 賴清德 郭正亮 習近平 鄭麗君 鄭麗文

taiwan-subdivisions: 桃園 高雄 和平

title: 喊話藍營站起來 郭正亮：全世界僅高市早苗和賴清德抗中


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新北市五股區今（17）日晚間驚傳火警，位於成泰路一段189巷內一處建築物的4樓陽台，晚間8時54分許突然冒出熊熊火光，烈焰在夜空中顯得格外駭人，附近居民目睹這一幕心驚膽跳，急忙撥打119求援。

警消獲報後不敢大意，立即出動多輛消防車及救護車風馳電掣趕赴現場。消防人員抵達後，迅速佈設水線灌救，火勢在晚間9時5分獲得控制並順利撲滅。所幸經消防員仔細搜查，確認住戶皆已及時疏散，並無任何人員受困或傷亡，讓現場圍觀民眾鬆了一口氣。

根據消防初步勘查，起火點位於4樓陽台，現場燃燒的是一些堆置在陽台的雜物，燃燒面積約0.5平方公尺。雖然火勢不大，但深夜火光仍引發虛驚。至於確切的起火原因，目前仍有待火調人員進一步調查釐清。

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taiwan-subdivisions: 五股 五股區 中和 瑞芳 新北市

title: 暗夜火光驚魂！五股民宅陽台突竄火 警消急救援


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2023年震驚全國的割頸案，12日全案定讞，「乾哥」、「乾妹」分別被判處12年、11年徒刑。受害者楊姓少年父親不滿控訴，加害者的律師費由全民買單。對此，律師王至德表示，以現行制度，所有的重刑犯的律師費都可以要全民買單。

王至德在臉書粉專發文指出，乾兄妹的律師是法扶律師，酬金很低沒錯，但還是有，且是財團法人法律扶助基金會（以下簡稱法扶）給的，而法扶主要的經費來源是司法院給的，司法院的預算則來自全民繳稅，所以說他們的律師費是全民買單也不算錯。

他接著表示，法扶律師的原意是幫助沒錢請律師的人可以有一個最起碼的程序保障，只看有沒有錢，不看是非對錯（除非是亂告），本案乾兄妹犯的罪是強制辯護案件，就算法扶不派律師，法院也要指定義務辯護律師，一樣是由全民買單，「以現行制度，所有的重刑犯的律師費都可以要全民買單」。

至於裁判費部分，王至德稱，刑事案件不會有裁判費，民事事件才有，不過該案沒意外的話應該是刑事附帶民事訴訟，也不用繳裁判費，不過如果是針對刑事附帶民事訴訟的判決上訴的話，還是要繳裁判費。但一般來說，如果是因為資力不足而申請法扶律師通過的，原則上也可以請法扶代墊，或是跟法院聲請訴訟救助，暫免繳裁判費。這兩件事都是只看有沒有錢，不看是否犯錯。

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NBA全明星賽近年因對抗性不足導致收視低迷，然而今年在洛杉磯舉辦的第75屆明星賽卻成功完成「大躍進」。根據官方數據，今年明星賽全美平均收視人次高達880萬，較去年的470萬大幅成長87%，不僅創下近15年來的最高紀錄，新賽制也獲得球員與球評的一致好評。

單循環賽制奏效 12分鐘短時賽找回對抗強度

本次明星賽捨棄傳統的48分鐘對抗，改採由三支球隊（美國之星隊、美國條紋隊、世界隊）進行的12分鐘單循環賽制。根據美媒《ClutchPoints》分析，這種短時制不僅大幅降低了受傷風險，更讓每一場比賽都具備「輸不得」的晉級壓力。

過去明星賽常被批評「前三節演戲、末節認真」，但新賽制強迫球員從開球就進入戰鬥狀態。里歐納德（Kawhi Leonard）在第三場比賽狂砍31分、率隊以3分之差險勝世界隊的精采表現，便是高強度對抗的最佳證明。

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文班亞馬開賽就認真表現，帶動全場氣氛。（圖／路透）

球員心態的轉變是收視率翻倍的另一主因。本屆明星賽MVP「蟻人」愛德華茲（Anthony Edwards）賽後特別點名「外星人」文班亞馬（Victor Wembanyama），直言是他將明星賽當作正式比賽打的嚴肅態度，感染了全場球員。

文班亞馬在賽前曾表示：「全力以赴是我對這項運動能做的。」愛德華茲對此感嘆：「是他帶起了節奏，徹底喚醒了我的鬥志，讓我們意識到必須拿出真本事。」

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「台灣王爺總廟」台南市北門區南鯤鯓代天府今（17）日大年初一抽國運籤，抽到「蘇秦拜相」。廟方指出，這支籤是「中上上籤」，象徵今年運勢將比去年更佳。對此，資深民俗專家經營的粉專「興趣使然的解籤師」認為，這張籤的重點是「先苦後甘」，對應蘇秦從最初窮困潦倒到配六國相印。

南鯤鯓代天府今日抽出的籤為「第十三籤，庚寅」，籤詩內容為「名顯有意在中間，不須祈禱心自安，看看早晚日過後，即時得意在中間。」籤詩故事則為蘇秦拜相。

台南市北門區南鯤鯓代天府大年初一抽「國運籤」，抽出中上籤，指今年的經濟情況會比去年好。（郭良傑攝）

「興趣使然的解籤師」在粉專發文指出，南鯤鯓代天府今年的國運籤抽出很不錯的籤，就如同廟方所言，這支是「中上上籤」，但其實說是「上上籤」或「大吉籤」也行。去年朝野惡鬥，今年又適逢選舉年，因此這張籤可以視為南鯤鯓王爺對今年整體形勢的指示與預言。

他分析，這張籤的重點是「先苦後甘」，因為蘇秦最初窮困潦倒，連家人都看不起，這對應了某些政黨或政治人物在去年可能遭遇了極大的挫敗或低潮。最後蘇秦靠著合縱連橫之策配六國相印，這意指今年的台灣的政壇不該是「廝殺」，而是「結盟」。誰能像蘇秦一樣，在各方勢力（藍、綠、白或美、中、台）之間找到平衡點，誰就能「得意」。

針對「名顯有意在中間」。該粉專分析，想要名聲顯赫、事情圓滿，關鍵就在「中間」兩個字，總統大選後的政治板塊，顯示單一政黨已難獨大，中間路線與協調成了執政當局的命脈。「不須祈禱心自安」可解釋為不必求神問卜或過度焦慮，局勢自有定數，保持穩定即可，民眾的心態也會逐漸趨於理性，以理性檢視朝野各政黨。

而「看看早晚日過後」的意思，是只要熬過這段「早晚」的交替期（混亂期），等時間一到，事情會明朗化。最後「即時得意在中間」，則是指最終能獲得勝利、笑到最後的，還是堅守「中間路線」以及爭取「中間選民」位置的人。

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2023年震驚全國的割頸案，12日全案定讞，「乾哥」、「乾妹」分別被判處12年、11年徒刑。受害者楊姓少年父親不滿控訴，加害者的律師費由全民買單。對此，律師王至德表示，以現行制度，所有的重刑犯的律師費都可以要全民買單。

王至德在臉書粉專發文指出，乾兄妹的律師是法扶律師，酬金很低沒錯，但還是有，且是財團法人法律扶助基金會（以下簡稱法扶）給的，而法扶主要的經費來源是司法院給的，司法院的預算則來自全民繳稅，所以說他們的律師費是全民買單也不算錯。

他接著表示，法扶律師的原意是幫助沒錢請律師的人可以有一個最起碼的程序保障，只看有沒有錢，不看是非對錯（除非是亂告），本案乾兄妹犯的罪是強制辯護案件，就算法扶不派律師，法院也要指定義務辯護律師，一樣是由全民買單，「以現行制度，所有的重刑犯的律師費都可以要全民買單」。

至於裁判費部分，王至德稱，刑事案件不會有裁判費，民事事件才有，不過該案沒意外的話應該是刑事附帶民事訴訟，也不用繳裁判費，不過如果是針對刑事附帶民事訴訟的判決上訴的話，還是要繳裁判費。但一般來說，如果是因為資力不足而申請法扶律師通過的，原則上也可以請法扶代墊，或是跟法院聲請訴訟救助，暫免繳裁判費。這兩件事都是只看有沒有錢，不看是否犯錯。

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新北校園割喉案，最終法官分別宣判殺人的郭姓乾哥、教唆的林姓乾妹12年與11年有期徒刑，但依照《少事法》規範，郭姓乾哥最快4年後就可假釋，讓死者父親楊爸爸非常不滿，控訴法官就是犯罪者同夥，並召開記者會公布判決書內容。不少民團也聲援，將於3月上街遊行要求修法，但律師林智群對此持反對態度，認為不該為了極端個案而修法，反而會因此導致法律界限模糊。

林智群在臉書發文表示，這起少年割喉案，法律規定最高就是判處15年有期徒刑，不可能死刑，也不可能無期徒刑，對於一堆人說殺人相當嚴重，不適用少事法，應該修法，他駁斥乾脆修法殺人者一律死刑，哪天小孩為了保護媽媽殺害爸爸，到時候又一堆人出來罵判太重，「為這個個案而把法律修得很重，哪天就會覺得這個修成很重的法律，對另一個個案很不公平」。

林智群不諱言很多人認為他很冷血，但也反擊，律師念法律不是要讓大家開心的「我們看起來像娛樂業嗎？」，他理解很多人希望律師講好聽話，但如果不讓人搞清楚狀況，產生錯誤期待，這樣才叫不專業，他更直言，法官與律師履行自己義務，若不依法處理案件，難道要依照情感處理？這樣還需要律師或法官嗎？不照法律判刑的法官難道大家不會害怕？

林智群直言案件中的乾哥乾妹非常可惡，要說邪惡也完全OK，但全台灣現在有334萬未成年人，小朋友的社會經驗比一般大人低，所以會給予較寬容的犯錯空間，若今天為了一個極端個案，把全部未成年人的待遇修改為比照成年人，難道這樣就公平？現行18歲是一個很明確的界線，但若加上「惡性重大」就會產生不確定性，導致模糊標準，誰也無法保證，這個惡性重大會不會被濫用。林智群舉例，2個小朋友校園互毆頭破血流，其中一方家長用故意殺人罪「惡性重大」提告對方，依照大家支持的修法，這位小朋友難道還要跑地檢署，接受檢察官偵訊是否有殺人意圖，檢察官、法官不會濫用惡性重大，但家長會，盪親自遇到又會覺得非常不合理。

文末他直言未成年不能死刑跟無期徒刑，只能判有期徒刑，除非大家要打破這個原則，他現在只看到一堆人，為了個案想要推翻整個法律制度，「為了殺死一個癌細胞，可能會傷害很多個正常細胞，世界上沒有任何的修法是可以完美解決那個癌細胞卻不影響其他正常細胞的。」他補充，這對男女不可能永遠未成年，長大後若犯錯依舊要面對成人的法律制裁，如今若要修法，也無法影響到他們判決了，反而會影響的是其他未成年。

但不少網友不認同：「我不認為也不相信楊爸爸的事發生在你身上，你會秉持相同觀點」、「所以你覺得是乾哥為了保護自己的父母所以把受害者割喉嗎？會講“等我出來你就知道”這種話是因為受委屈嗎？會拍死者照上傳還打上“最美的風景”是因為有苦衷嗎？」、「所以我們需要等他們成年後殺人再去判死？真的哭X」、「334萬是一個錯誤引用的數字。應該引用過去歷年來每年未成年殺人犯罪事實來參考」，對此林智群幾乎都用複製貼上回答：「為了一個極端個案亂修法，才是沒有是非啦！你怎麼會以為亂修法不會搞到你的小孩？」、「我現在只看到一堆人，為了個案想要推翻整個法律制度，為了殺死一個癌細胞，可能會傷害很多個正常細胞，世界上沒有任何的修法是可以完美解決那個癌細胞卻不影響其他正常細胞的」。

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大陸央視宇樹科技人形機器人表演再次迭代升級，在台灣PTT論壇引發〈大陸機器人發展太屌了吧〉討論串熱議，一位網友發長文直言：以前很多青鳥常常一句話就把中國大陸整個產業打死，什麼中國人永遠做不好服務業、永遠做不起品牌、家電只是低端代工、手機永遠追不上、車子不可能做起來、城市發展是吹牛、球鞋設計很醜撐不起來、AI這種高科技更不可能，中國大陸做不出來、做出來也沒用？

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「但這十幾年下來，很多事情其實已經給答案了。」該網友指出，家電？中國大陸品牌像海爾、美的集團，已經做到全球市佔前段班。手機？華為、小米、OPPO在全球市場長期有一席之地。電動車？比亞迪銷量已經衝到世界前段，甚至在歐洲市場擴張。運動品牌？安踏不只做大，還收購國際品牌。AI？中國企業在大模型與應用端同樣投入巨資發展。產業發展本身是市場行為，不是嘴巴喊喊就能成功。

該網友強調，AI剛出來，也有一堆眼光較淺的人說，AI只能回答小問題，沒什麼用，結果呢？現在再來看機器人產業，全球都在押這一塊。美國有特斯拉推人形機器人，馬斯克多次公開表示，未來機器人市場規模將遠大於汽車。機器人這塊他的競爭對手只有中國。

該網友提到，中國大陸在工業機器人、服務型機器人、人形機器人同步布局，大量資金與政策扶持進場。當中美兩大經濟體都在搶同一個產業賽道時，你還在用十年前的刻板印象去看，說「中國做不起來」？那恐怕不是理性分析，而是情緒判斷。市場從來不看立場，只看成本、效率、技術累積與規模優勢。機器人未來會滲透製造業、物流、醫療、居家服務，人口老化國家更需要自動化替代人力。

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YouTuber鐵牛最早因參與教育部宣導影片，飾演「杰哥」一角爆紅，經典台詞「杰哥不要」至今仍被網友廣泛流傳。之後他加入團體「頑GAME」發展，累積穩定人氣，團體解散後持續經營個人頻道。2018年，他與空服員女友婷婷結婚，2021年迎來長子盛平，近日再度迎來第二胎。孩子出生時，鐵牛也在社群平台寫下：「謝謝大家關心，婷婷漂亮平安順產，二寶桃桃降誕，盛平當哥哥囉」，字裡行間洋溢著喜悅。

16日除夕，鐵牛透過社群平台分享當天特別經歷，透露一早陪伴妻子出院，隨後前往月子中心享用團圓飯，形容這樣的過年方式「人生第一次」。他並曬出當天月子餐菜色，包括佛跳牆、烏魚子、白灼蝦、筍絲腿庫、散翅羹鱸魚與小芥菜等，笑稱「月子佛跳牆、月子烏魚子，好爽」，畫面與文字都充滿溫馨氛圍，最後也不忘向粉絲祝福新年快樂。

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貼文曝光後，網友紛紛留言祝賀鐵牛升格二寶爸，對孩子誕生表達喜悅，也替全家送上新年祝福。事實上，鐵牛與婷婷育有一子，如今二寶到來，家庭更添熱鬧，他分享的陪產與月子中心體驗，也讓粉絲感受到溫暖的家庭氛圍。照片與文字中可見父子、母子互動，以及二寶的降臨為家庭帶來新歡笑，畫面溫馨動人。

回顧鐵牛的演藝經歷，他早年因飾演教育部宣導影片中的「杰哥」走紅，相關片段至今仍被網友廣泛轉發。之後加入團體「頑GAME」累積人氣，團體解散後持續經營個人頻道。

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澎湖縣長陳光復今（17）日下午於階梯上失足跌倒，頭部受創，到醫院前一度失去呼吸心跳。中華民國重症醫學會教育委員、胸腔科醫師蘇一峰表示，看起來非常不妙，神經也有可能受到損傷。

三總澎湖分院副院長田炯璽表示，陳光復下午3時18分抵達醫院，救護人員到院前，已回報他無生命徵象，經急診團隊搶救後，恢復生命徵象。然而經過救治後，陳光復仍然處於持續昏迷的狀況。

胸醫師蘇一峰除了主治胸腔相關疾病，亦是台灣胸腔暨重症學會重症委員、中華民國重症醫學會教育委員、台灣急救加護醫學會形像推廣委員。他稍早在臉書發文提到，根據三總澎湖分院解釋，陳光復縣長送院前就無呼吸心跳，到院後急救13分鐘後，約3點31分恢復心跳、血壓。

他進一步指出，情況看起來非常不妙，神經不可恢復損傷機會高達八九成了。且「假設到醫院花了十分鐘，現場如果沒有一邊急救，缺氧時間很久，植物人機會非常高；除非是救護車運送中間才沒有心跳，昏倒現場還有心跳血壓」。

據了解，陳光復晚間轉到高雄榮總進行救治，院方表示，經過一小時的檢查，初步判定他是因為意外撞擊，造成腦部受到傷害，有出現顱內出血的情況，已對他進行藥物、顱內減壓手術等治療，高雄榮總的神經外科、心臟內科及重症團隊組成特別醫療團隊，繼續全力救治陳光復。

盧比歐會見王毅曝訊號 翁履中揭六重點示警台灣衝擊

校園割頸案「打官司全民買單」？律師曝2費用關鍵：不看是非對錯

陸機器人進化神速！春晚「醉拳、後空翻」一戰封神 刷爆全球多項紀錄

【2026全台年貨大街精選懶人包 】 在地人採買必逛名單報你知

countries: 中華民國 台灣

taiwan-subdivisions: 澎湖縣 高雄

title: 陳光復頭部受創 一度失去呼吸心跳 蘇一峰嘆「非常不妙」曝關鍵


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今年農曆連假邁入第5天，也就是初二回娘家的日子，沒想到才剛過凌晨12點，位於新北市蘆洲區仁愛街上的一間鐵皮工廠，就突然發生嚴重火警，消防隊接獲報案趕抵現場時，現場已經火舌竄出，從遠處就可以看到濃黑煙竄天，並伴隨著惡臭，消防隊已經出動大批人車前往搶救，請附近民眾切勿圍觀，並關閉家中門窗！

據了解，位於蘆洲仁愛街的火警現場為連棟鐵皮工廠，雖然現場火勢相當猛烈，恐會有延燒的可能性，但初步得知工廠內部無人受困，消防隊持續搶救中，至於詳細起火面積及原因，還有待火勢熄滅後調查才可釐清。

16歲就入行！小辣椒老闆娘道盡「殯葬人生」

快訊》快關窗！林口粉寮路火警 「回收物燃燒」濃煙竄天

快訊》快關窗！台南鐵皮工廠大火 濃煙竄天

【2026全台年貨大街精選懶人包 】 在地人採買必逛名單報你知

journalist: 黃仲瑜

taiwan-subdivisions: 蘆洲 蘆洲區 林口 新北市 仁愛

title: 快訊》初二！蘆洲暗夜工廠大火 烈火濃煙竄天「快關窗」


taiwan-subdivisions: 蘆洲 蘆洲區 新北市 林口 仁愛

title: 快訊》初二！蘆洲暗夜工廠大火 烈火濃煙竄天「快關窗」


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美股周二恢復交易，人工智慧疑慮再起，科技股與軟體族群再成殺盤重心，費城半導體指數一度下殺超過2%，台積電ADR挫低將近3%，最低觸及356.24美元。

科技股普遍出現跌勢，Google母公司Alphabet下殺超過2%，特斯拉跌逾3%，Meta及輝達挫低逾1%，蘋果與亞馬遜逆勢上漲1%。甲骨文暴跌逾4%，超微AMD也下跌超過5%，資金回流防禦板塊，金融與證券族群上漲穩盤。

CNBC報導，摩根士丹利財富管理部門研究主管Daniel Skelly指出，看衰人工智慧的擁護者們又在蠢蠢欲動，而且這次有新的目標，隨著標普500指數今年表現持平，牛市顯然已進入停滯期，取而代之的是一場關於「轉型恐慌」的牛市。

道瓊與標普500指數在過去五周有四周下跌，那斯達克指數則是連續五周下跌，創下自2022年以來最長連續下跌紀錄。本周投資人將關注美國時間周三出爐的聯準會會議紀要，以及周五的第四季GDP初值與聯準會青睞的通膨指標，個人消費支出物價指數（PCE）等報告。

芝加哥聯邦儲備銀行行長Austan Goolsbee指出，如果通貨膨脹數據顯示進一步的下降，有可能繼續降息。如果能證明走在（利率）重回2%的道路上，Austan Goolsbee認為，今年仍有數次降息機會，但還需要觀察。

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影》春晚大失誤？機器人「打醉拳」突慘摔 爆紅真相曝光

失業潮恐爆發！股市下殺20％ 「高薪科技產業」被摧毀

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companies: 台積電 特斯拉 蘋果 Google

title: 美股下殺！台積電ADR跌近3％ 輝達也失血 資金跑到1族群


countries: 台灣 美國 中國

references: 網友 PTT

taiwan-subdivisions: 成功 高雄 桃園

title: 大陸人形機器人進化神速 他打臉青鳥：產業不是嘴巴喊喊


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澎湖縣長陳光復今天（17日）下午前往澎湖演藝廳視察「舞鈴劇場」公演活動，在大廳發完福袋準備步入展演廳內場時，不慎於旋轉樓梯最後4階處踩空重摔，當場昏迷緊急送醫，許多民眾目睹這幕也都嚇壞。由於當時陳光復身旁有許多縣府局處首長陪同，不少人疑惑為何狀況如此嚴重，對此澎湖臉書粉專貼出照片，指出當下事發實在太突然，旁邊的人都沒反應過來，因此沒有人扶。

時常關心並分享澎湖時事的當地臉書粉專「老高漫談臉書專頁」發文表示，陳光復縣長是今天下午2點40分左右到達演藝廳大廳，向民眾分送福袋。接著在3點左右走下右側樓梯，準備進入演藝廳參加「奇幻旅程」演出活動的時候，在階梯上突然摔下，頭部撞傷陷入昏迷。老高漫談臉書專頁表示，據了解陳光復下階梯時，身邊有許多縣府局處首長人員隨行在一旁，但因為事情發生太過突然，許多人都來不及反應，因此沒有即時出手拉住縣長。

據了解，陳光復跌倒後，隨行醫護人員立即於現場實施CPR心肺復甦術，並由救護車火速送醫。三總澎湖分院證實，陳光復到院前一度失去呼吸心跳（OHCA），經急救後雖已恢復生命徵象，但初步診斷疑似有顱內出血情況。考量離島醫療資源侷限，因此轉至高雄榮總繼續搶救。由於陳光復左眼年幼失明，裝設義眼，右眼則因視網膜破裂曾開刀治療，外界推測演藝廳內場光線反差大，導致眼睛本就不好的陳光復視覺判斷失誤而跌倒。

高雄榮總表示，經過1小時詳細檢查，陳光復有顱內出血狀況，送至加護病房，已經緊急召集神經外科、心臟內科與重症醫護組成醫療小組，並進行顱內減壓手術救援。

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【2026全台年貨大街精選懶人包 】 在地人採買必逛名單報你知

people: 陳光復 賴清德

title: 局處首長都在...陳光復跌倒怎會如此嚴重？粉專PO當下照：太突然沒人拉


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大年初一出現求財熱潮！台北松山霞海城隍廟一早就擠滿參拜人潮，不少金融業、房仲與業務人員專程前來摸元寶、補財庫。大家盼望新的一年業績長紅、財源廣進。廟方指出，除了初一之外，大年初四接神、初五迎財神，同樣是開運旺財的重要時機，民眾可以把握新春的好彩頭。

從裡到外把元寶摸一圈，象徵把財氣帶回家，大年初一北市松山霞海城隍廟湧現參拜人潮，不少老闆、業務特地起了個大早前來拜拜，希望新的一年業績長紅。

民眾：「我是金融業的，我是每年來，初一都會過來，就是業務的話，其實還蠻多，這邊就是蠻有名的啦，在財這一塊。」

民眾：「做業務房仲，還是要多走走廟，多一點，(業績)多一點就可以。」

除了老闆和業務，投資人也希望股市操作順利，要向財神、土地公以及虎爺祈福，除了松山霞海城隍廟，還有中和烘爐地福德宮，板橋慈惠宮等等都是熱門的求財地點，投資人也有自己的小撇步。

松山霞海城隍廟委員 沈彥志：「很多信眾會準備像存摺、提款卡，證券戶的一個存摺，或者是自己的一個開運小物，把它全部帶來，然後透過一個補財庫的儀式，請求財神爺幫他加持這樣的一個能量。」

不過，如果錯過了大年初一也不用太擔心，因為大年初四是接神日，象徵財神歸位、財源廣進，大年初五則要迎接財神，不少公司也會舉辦開工儀式，不會跟財神錯過。

松山霞海城隍廟委員 沈彥志：「本人到場填寫一下你的出生年月日，農曆的，那地址姓名，然後把你的工作，投資的標的註明清楚，請財神爺在磁場比較好的這段時間，幫你做補財庫。」

無論是求業績、股市順利，還是新的一年財源廣進，最重要的還是心誠則靈。（記者 林浩宇、奚詩超／台北報導）

journalist: 非凡新聞

taiwan-subdivisions: 松山 中和 板橋

title: 大年初一補財庫 松山霞海城隍廟湧現人潮 | 生活 | 非凡新聞


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美國軍方今天表示，美軍對太平洋東部海域和加勒比海的3艘疑似運毒船發動空襲，造成11人喪生。

法新社報導，美軍南方司令部（U.S. SouthernCommand）在社群媒體平台X發文說，美軍16日夜間發動空襲，在「太平洋東部海域第1艘和第2艘船分別擊斃4人，並在加勒比海的第3艘船擊斃3人。美軍無人傷亡」。

貼文附上空襲這3艘船的影片，其中2艘船在靜止狀態遭到空襲，第3艘船加速行駛中被擊中。影片畫面顯示美軍空襲前，其中2艘船上有人正在走動。

美國去年9月初開始鎖定疑似運毒船隻發動攻擊，迄今摧毀數十艘船、造成逾140人喪生。

美國總統川普政府宣稱，實際上正與所謂的拉丁美洲「毒梟恐怖分子」交戰，但未提出明確證據證明遇襲船隻涉及毒品走私，引發外界激辯這類行動的合法性。

國際法專家與人權團體表示，這些攻擊可能構成「法外處決」，因為遭鎖定者看來是未對美國構成直接威脅的平民。

美國已在加勒比海部署大量海軍部隊，近幾個月持續攻擊疑似運毒船隻、查扣油輪，以及突襲抓捕委內瑞拉左派領袖馬杜洛並押送紐約受審。

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journalist: 中央社／ 華盛頓17日綜合外電報導

countries: 日本 委內瑞拉 立陶宛 美國 台灣

title: 加速行駛遭直擊！美軍空襲3艘疑似運毒船 11人喪生


journalist: 中央社／ 華盛頓17日綜合外電報導

countries: 美國 台灣 立陶宛 日本 委內瑞拉

taiwan-subdivisions: 太平 新社

title: 加速行駛遭直擊！美軍空襲3艘疑似運毒船 11人喪生


content_text: Heavy traffic congests the southbound lane of the Formosa Freeway (Freeway No. 3) near New Taipei City’s Sansia District yesterday, the first day of the Lunar New Year.

title: Holiday rush


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Jannik Sinner on Monday cruised to victory over Tomas Machac in the opening round of the Qatar Open in his first match since his unsuccessful Australian Open title defense.

The world No. 2 eased past the 31st-ranked Czech 6-1, 6-4 to set up a second-round meeting with Alexei Popyrin in Doha, where Carlos Alcaraz is the top seed.

It was a convincing return to action for Sinner after his semi-final loss to Novak Djokovic at Melbourne Park last month.

Italy’s Jannik Sinner returns to Tomas Machac of the Czech Republic in their Qatar Open men’s singles match in Doha on Monday. Photo: Reuters

“Physically I feel good,” the 24-year-old said. “Every match is going to get tougher, so hopefully I will be ready for the next one.”

Sinner raced through the first set in under half an hour, but Machac improved in the second.

A break in the fifth game still proved enough for the four-time Grand Slam champion, although he needed five match points to close it out. On a windy day, the Italian lost just six points across his nine service games.

“You have to adapt to every situation and condition on the court,” Sinner said.

Sinner next takes on Popyrin, who beat Qatari wild-card Mubarak Shannan Zayid 6-0, 6-2.

Alcaraz, who also has not played since Melbourne, where he won the Australian Open title, was due to take to the court yesterday against France’s Arthur Rinderknech. The Spaniard was due to defend his Rotterdam title last week, but withdrew on the eve of the event.

In other round-of-32 matches, both Jakub Mensik and Arthur Fils fought back from a set down to progress.

Mensik, the sixth seed, let a first-set tiebreak slip after leading it 6-3 against British qualifier Jan Choinski. Mensik fell a break behind in the third set, but then broke twice to win 6-7 (6-8), 6-2, 6-4.

Fils also lost a first-set tiebreaker after leading, but recovered to beat Poland’s Kamil Majchrzak 6-7 (5-7), 6-3, 6-4.

title: Sinner cruises past Machac in Qatar


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Tyson Fury says his return to boxing was spurred by the deaths of two friends of rival Anthony Joshua in a car crash in December last year.

Former two-time heavyweight champion Fury (34-2-1) is ending a 15-month retirement from the ring on April 11 against Russian-born Arslanbek Makhmudov (21-2) at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London.

The boxers were at the stadium on Monday when Fury revealed Joshua’s tragedy motivated him to fight again.

Tyson Fury arrives at a news conference at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on Monday. Photo: Reuters

Joshua was in a car crash in Nigeria which killed his close friends Sina Ghami and Latif Ayodele.

A week later, Fury announced his comeback.

Any plans to fight Joshua this year were set aside, but Fury acknowledged how his British compatriot and old rival played a part in his return.

“Tomorrow might not ever come and I suppose the biggest turning point in this comeback for me was the tragedy that happened with Anthony Joshua,” Fury said. “I was on holiday with my family in Thailand for Christmas just to get away from the rain. I was sick of the rain, it was depressing me, and then I hear all about the bad news that’s gone on and I thought: ‘You know what, life is very, very short, and very precious and very fragile, and anything can happen at any given moment.”

“You should never put things off until tomorrow, or next year, or next week because tomorrow is not promised to nobody,” he said. “I made my mind up there and then I was going to come back to boxing because it’s something I love, I am passionate about and I have always been in love with. There is no tomorrow so that’s why I am back today.”

Fury retired after his second consecutive loss to Oleksandr Usyk at the end of 2024.

“Since I’ve retired for the fifth time over a year ago, boxing for me has gone on a downward slope and it’s become quite boring,” he said. “I am coming back to make boxing great again.”

title: Joshua tragedy motivated Tyson Fury to fight again


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POST-UPRISING:  Bangladesh Nationalist Party lawmakers were yesterday expected to formally elect Tarique Rahman as their leader and new head of government

Bangladesh’s prime minister-to-be Tarique Rahman and lawmakers were yesterday sworn into parliament, becoming the first elected representatives since a deadly 2024 uprising.

Rahman is set to take over from an interim government that has steered the country of 170 million people for 18 months since the autocratic government of Sheikh Hasina was overthrown.

The lawmakers, who promised loyalty to Bangladesh, were sworn in by Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin.

Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairman Tarique Rahman takes oath as prime minister during a swearing-in ceremony at the National Parliament building in Dhaka yesterday. Photo: AFP

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) lawmakers are expected to formally elect Rahman as their leader, with President Mohammed Shahabuddin then to administer the oath of office to the prime minister and his ministers later yesterday afternoon.

Rahman, 60, chief of the BNP and scion of one of the country’s most powerful political dynasties, won a landslide victory in Thursday’s elections.

“This victory belongs to Bangladesh, belongs to democracy,” he said in his victory speech on Saturday.

“This victory belongs to people who aspire to and have sacrificed for democracy,” he said.

However, he has also warned of the challenges ahead, including tackling the economic woes of the world’s No. 2 garment exporter.

“We are about to begin our journey in a situation marked by a fragile economy left behind by the authoritarian regime, weakened constitutional and statutory institutions, and a deteriorating law and order situation,” he said in his victory speech.

The new leader has pledged to restore stability and revive growth after months of turmoil that rattled investor confidence in the world’s second largest garment exporter.

He has also called for all parties to “remain united” in a country polarized by years of bitter rivalry.

Rahman’s win marks a remarkable turnaround for a man who only returned to Bangladesh in December after 17 years in exile in Britain, far from Dhaka’s political storms.

The BNP coalition won 212 seats, compared with 77 for the Jamaat-e-Islami-led alliance.

Jamaat, which secured more than a quarter of seats in parliament — a four-fold increase on its previous best — have challenged results in 32 constituencies.

However, Jamaat leader Shafiqur Rahman, 67, has also said the Islamist party would “serve as a vigilant, principled and peaceful opposition.”

Hasina’s Awami League party was barred from taking part in the elections. Hasina, 78, who was sentenced to death in absentia for crimes against humanity, issued a statement from hiding in India decrying an “illegal” election.

However, India praised the BNP’s “decisive win” — a notable shift after deeply strained ties.

Only seven women were directly elected, although a further 50 seats reserved for women are to be allocated to parties according to their share of the vote.

Four members of minority communities won seats, including two Hindus — a population that makes up about 7 percent in Muslim-majority Bangladesh.

Despite weeks of turbulence ahead of the polls, voting day passed without major unrest and the country has so far responded to the results with relative calm.

“If the BNP can do a good job with the economy, it will make everything else easier for the government,” Crisis Group analyst Thomas Kean said. “It will help to create a level of stability, to tackle the many other challenges beyond the economy.”

title: Bangladesh swears in new parliament


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‘ISLAMIC STATE BRIDES’: Returnees would face prosecution if they are linked to crimes, Home Affairs said, while a right-wing party gains support

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese yesterday said that his government would not help Australians in a Syrian camp holding families of suspected Islamic State (IS) militants return home, with the government open to prosecutions if they make it back.

“We have a very firm view that we won’t be providing assistance or repatriation,” Albanese told ABC News.

Thirty-four Australians released on Monday from a camp in northern Syria were returned to the detention center due to “technical reasons,” two sources told Reuters on Monday.

Members of Australian families believed to be linked to the Islamic State militants leave Roj camp near Derik, Syria, on Monday. The families later returned to the detention center due to “technical reasons,” two sources told Reuters. Photo: Reuters

Dubbed “IS brides” by local media — though the group also includes children — they are expected to travel to Damascus before eventually returning to Australia, despite objection from ruling and opposition lawmakers.

A spokesperson for Australian Minister for Home Affairs Tony Burke said Australia’s security agencies had been monitoring the situation in Syria, and said those who had broken the law would be prosecuted.

“People in this cohort need to know that if they have committed a crime and if they return to Australia they will be met with the full force of the law,” he said.

Islamic State is a listed terror organization in Australia, with membership of the group punishable by up to 25 years in prison. Australia also has the power to strip dual nationals of citizenship if they are an Islamic State member.

The return of relatives of suspected Islamic State militants is a political issue in Australia, which has seen a surge in popularity of the right-wing, anti-immigration One Nation party led by Pauline Hanson.

“They hate Westerners, and that’s what it’s all about. You say there’s great Muslims out there, well I’m sorry, how can you tell me there are good Muslims?” Hanson said in an interview on Sky News on Monday, following news of the suspected Islamic State family members’ return.

The comments were criticized by members of Hanson’s party.

A poll this week found One Nation’s share of the popular vote at a record high of 26 percent, above the combined support for the traditional center-right coalition currently in opposition.

Sarah Henderson, a senator in the Liberal party that has seen its vote eroded by One Nation, said that Australians with sympathies towards Islamic State should be barred from re-entering the country.

“If these are people who subscribed to ISIS ideology, who subscribe to this extremist ideology, then they should not be returning to Australia,” she told ABC.

Australian citizens have a legal right to enter the country under both local and international law.

title: Canberra will not assist IS families’ return