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US-China tensions flared anew on Feb. 2 as the Obama administration reaffirmed the President's plan to meet with Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama and China denounced the U.S's $ 6.4 billion arms deal with Taiwan. 

(Time Magazine)

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The capacity for empathy is believed to be innate in most humans, as well as some other species, chimps, for instance, will protest unfair treatment of others, refusing to accept a treat they have rightfully earned if another chimp doing the same work fails to get the same reward. 

(Time Magazine)

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The capacity for empathy is believed to be innate in most humans, as well as some other species, chimps, for instance, will protest unfair treatment of others, refusing to accept a treat they have rightfully earned if another chimp doing the same work fails to get the same reward. 

(Time Magazine)

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For a nation struggling with war and terrorism, as well as alienation from some longtime allies, the scientific triumph was a moment to remind the world what the U.S. still does better than anyone else ever has, marshalling its imagination and technological prowess to send robotic emissaries into outer space. 

(Time Magazine)

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Leaders of the anti-government protest movement on Sunday spurned calls to remove children and the elderly from their sit-in in central Bangkok even as soldiers sourrounded their protest site and exchanges of gunfire left two dozen people dead on the capital's street. 

(Time Magazine)

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New figures released on May 17 show the birth rate in Europe's biggest economy has plummeted to a historic low, dropping to a level not seen since 1946. 

(Time Magazine)

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Israel faces a wave of international condemnation and growing pressure to end its blockade on Gaza after 15 activists--all of them apparently Turkish--were killed and more than 30 injured after Israeli commandos boarded a ship attempting to carry banned supplies to the Hamas-controlled enclave. 

(Time Magazine)

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Following recently announced increases in health and labor insurance costs, labor groups yesterday expressed concern that the rights and benefits of workers would be sacrificed as businesses try to offset the additional costs by minimizing salary increases. 

(Taipei Times)

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The announcement of an imminent premium hike failed to impress the National Health Insurance Civic Surveillance Alliance, which panned the proposal yesterday as a temporary fix and warned that the problem would worsen unless there was a massive overhaul of the system. 

(Taipei Times)

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Buddhists, politicians and diplomats gathered in front of the Presidential Office yesterday to celebrate Mother’s Day and the 2,633rd birthday of Sakyamuni Buddha. 

(Taipei Times)

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The National Fire Agency (NFA) yesterday vowed to reinforce the management of incense shops and publicize their locations to reassure the public after Friday’s deadly explosion in front of a New Taipei City (新北市) incense shop. 

(Taipei Times)

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Extremely heavy rain is expected nationwide over the next two days as Tropical Storm Lionrock moves closer to Taiwan, the Central Weather Bureau (CWB) said last night. 

(Taipei Times)

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Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-bin (郝龍斌) established his campaign headquarters yesterday, saying next month’s election was a choice between opening up the city and shutting it down. 

(Taipei Times)

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A-list movie stars about to make a grand entrance at the prestigious Tokyo International Film Festival became the latest victims of turbulent cross-strait relations on Saturday after both the Taiwanese and Chinese delegations missed the star--studded ceremony amid a spat over names. 

(Taipei Times)

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The European Parliament overwhelmingly voted in favor of Taiwan’s inclusion on its Schengen visa-free list yesterday, edging the country one step closer to enjoying visa-exemption privileges in the EU. 

(Taipei Times)

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Minister of the Interior Jiang Yi-huah (江宜樺) yesterday apologized to the public for a shooting that killed a man and injured one of former vice president Lien Chan’s (連戰) sons, Sean Lien (連勝文), during a campaign rally the night before the municipal elections on Saturday. 

(Taipei Times)

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As incarceration for former first lady Wu Shu-jen (吳淑珍) becomes imminent, her daughter Chen Hsing-yu (陳幸妤) yesterday said she would hold the government accountable if anything unfortunate happens to her wheelchair-bound mother during her time in prison. 

(Taipei Times)

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The nation’s rapid advancement toward becoming an aging society will create a huge demand not just for medical care, but also for safe home environments for the elderly, a real-estate agency said. 

(Taipei Times)

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Greater Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chu (陳菊) took her oath and began her four-year term in office yesterday, pledging to open new horizons for the port city that was officially merged with neighboring Kaohsiung County to become a special municipality. 

(Taipei Times)

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President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) yesterday defended his decision not to intervene in a ruling by judicial authorities to postpone the incarceration of former first lady Wu Shu-jen (吳淑珍) after a prison hospital refused to admit her because of poor health.  

(Taipei Times)

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Despite President Ma Ying-jeou’s (馬英九) remarks that now is not the right time to assign blame for mass flooding in southern Taiwan from Typhoon Fanapi, the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) yesterday continued trading accusations over the disaster. 

(Taipei Times)

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Rain brought by a stationary front that arrived on Thursday has temporarily relieved a water shortage in central and southern Taiwan as many of the reservoirs had significant inflows of water yesterday. 

(Taipei Times)

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The amount of radioactive dust released from a crippled Japanese nuclear power plant that will reach Taiwan in the coming days will not pose a health risk, the Atomic Energy Council (AEC) said yesterday. 

(Taipei Times)

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The question of the degree to which the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) should shoulder responsibility for the 228 Incident is to be ruled on in the Taiwan High Court on March 9.                                                             

(Taipei Times)

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The Ministry of National Defense (MND) yesterday issued an official apology over what now appears to have been the wrongful execution of a soldier convicted of sexually abusing and murdering a five-year-old girl in 1996.          

                                                                                              (Taipei Times)

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President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) yesterday promoted the efficacy of flu shots against a seasonal flu outbreak and instructed the Cabinet to step up its efforts to encourage the public to get vaccinated against influenza because the outbreak of seasonal flu and A(H1N1) remained strong.                                                                                   (Taipei Times)