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Premier Su Thanks Japan For AZ Vaccine Donations
發佈於 2021-07-06 13:58:04
Premier Su is giving thanks for vaccine donations (疫苗捐贈).
Premier Su Tseng-chang expressed his thanks to Japan and the U.S. today for helping Taiwan in its time of need.
Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi says the second wave of AstraZeneca vaccines allocated for Taiwan includes 1.13 million doses, and is expected to arrive on Thursday.
Japan has donated a total of 2.37 million vaccine doses over the past month.
Su says Taiwan's vaccine coverage has passed 10%, and vaccines purchased by Taiwan will continue to arrive in the coming months.
(TT)
Presidential Office Denies Cabinet Shakeup Rumors
發佈於 2021-07-06 13:58:04
The Presidential Office is denying rumors of a Cabinet shakeup (更換內閣).
Spokesperson Xavier Chang says President Tsai Ing-wen has no plans to switch out members of her Cabinet, and the administration is working together to fight the COVID-19 outbreak in Taiwan.
Chang was responding to reports from a local media outlet that there were plans to remove Premier Su Tseng-chang, over public dissatisfaciton with the government's COVID-19 relief program.
Chang contests that the report is repeating baseless rumors, and the presidential office is calling for everyone to check facts and stop spreading misinformation.
(NS)
Drunk Driver Charged After Killing Pedestrian
發佈於 2021-07-06 13:58:04
A Taichung man who killed a pedestrian while driving under the influence (酒駕) has been charged.
The 30-year-old man surnamed Fang was driving home after having consumed alcohol in early May, when he struck a 70-year-old woman, causing severe injuries resulting in death.
Investigators determined that after the collision (車禍), Fang drank more alcohol purchased at a nearby convenience store, in an effort to mislead police.
He had also been detained by police just a day earlier for driving under the influence, and was already facing charges for public endangerment.
Prosecutors have now gathered enough evidence to press charges, and Huang now faces additional charges of public endangerment causing death.
(NS)
Taliban Wins Close Consulates; Tajikistan Reinforces Border
發佈於 2021-07-06 13:58:04
A surge of Taliban wins in northern Afghanistan has caused some countries to close consulates (領事館) in the area, while Tajikistan is calling more people to reinforce (加強) its southern border.
Nearly 1,000 Afghan soldiers have fled the Taliban advances by crossing the border into Tajikistan, which says it is letting them cross out of humanitarian concern.
The Taliban have made relentless territorial wins since mid-April, when U.S. President Joe Biden announced the last U.S. and NATO troops would leave Afghanistan.
With their victories, the Taliban are putting pressure on provincial cities and gaining control of key transportation routes.
Meanwhile, the Afghan government has resurrected militias with brutal histories, that raise the specter of more devastation to come.
9 Arrested Over Alleged Plot To Plant Bombs Around Hong Kong
發佈於 2021-07-06 13:58:04
Hong Kong police say they have arrested nine people on suspicion of engaging in terrorist activity, after uncovering an attempt to make explosives (炸藥) and plant bombs across the city.
The nine arrested were between 15 and 39 years of age, according to the Hong Kong Police's National Security Department.
The group were attempting to make explosives in a homemade laboratory in a hostel.
Hong Kong Police accuse them of planning to bomb courts, traffic tunnels, railways, and trash bins on the streets.
Press Watchdog Puts Hungarian Pm Orban On 'Predators' List
發佈於 2021-07-06 13:58:04
Press freedom watchdog Reporters Without Borders has put Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on its list of "predators".
He is the first Western European leader named in the group's lineup of heads of state or government who "crack down massively" on press freedom (鎮壓言論自由).
The list published yesterday includes 37 leaders.
Its new additions include Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the prime minister of Bangladesh, and Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam.
The group's leader says the world should recognize the positive contributions of an independent media and should not allow the practices of the "predators" on its list to become normalized.
New South Wales state leaders say the extension through July 16th was made on health advice, because a number of cases were still infectious (有傳染性).
Twenty-seven new infections reported today were from the delta variant (Delta異種病毒), which is considered more contagious than the original coronavirus or other variants.
Currently, only 9% of Australian adults are fully vaccinated.