Setting aside fears for a new arms race with the US or the conflict in Syria, new Russian prime minister Dmitry Medvedev took to Twitter on March 28 to reassure Russia on another burning issue — the well-being of his cat.
Presidential pet Dorofey had not, contrary to press reports and frenzied Internet speculation, gone missing.
“It has become known from sources close to Dorofey that he didn’t disappear. Thank you for your concern, everyone,” tweeted Medvedev.
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Russian social media users have been having a field day speculating about the cat’s alleged escape, with at least two Twitter accounts created in Dorofey’s name to post updates of his whereabouts and his decision to join the nascent protest movement.
“I am tired of politics! I want family and kids!” one Dorofey impersonator @Dorofey_Kot tweeted.
The cat’s name — derived from Greek Dorotheos, or the “gift of God” — soared to global Twitter trends as bloggers joked the animal had fled ahead of his owner’s departure from the Kremlin in May.
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撇開與美國展開新的武器競賽或敘利亞衝突等的憂慮不談,俄羅斯新任總理德米崔‧梅德維傑夫三月二十八日在推特發文,消除俄羅斯對另外一件緊急議題─他的愛貓是否安好─的疑慮。
跟媒體報導及網際網路的瘋狂猜測相反的是,總統的寵物第一貓多羅菲,並沒有失蹤。
「熟悉多羅菲的消息人士透露,牠並沒有消失。感謝各位的關心,」梅德維傑夫的推文寫道。
使用社交媒體的俄羅斯網友近來對有關第一貓疑似逃逸一事,大肆評論,至少有兩個以多羅菲為名成立的推特帳號,貼出牠的下落與決定加入方興未艾的抗議運動等的即時消息。
「我受夠政治!我要家庭跟小孩!」一個假裝是多羅菲的推特帳號@Dorofey_Kot的推友寫道。
以希臘文多羅西歐、意指上帝禮物為名的第一貓,其大名成為全球推特熱門字彙,部落客們打趣說,這隻貓趕在總統主人五月離開克里姆林宮之前先落跑了。
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The strongest earthquake to hit Taiwan in 25 years killed at least 16 people and damaged dozens of buildings, but the destruction was largely contained thanks to decades of preparedness work. Taiwan sits on the “Ring of Fire,” an arc of intense seismic activity along the Pacific Rim, and — much like neighboring Japan — has a long history of catastrophic quakes. How does April 3 compare with other recent quakes? The April 3 earthquake, which measured 7.4 on the moment magnitude scale, was felt across Taiwan. It was the most severe since a 7.6 magnitude quake in 1999 killed
A: Artificial intelligence technology has been causing controversy lately: a student was caught cheating with AI to win the grand prize in an art contest. B: That’s so absurd. Does this mean that AI paints better than humans? A: Maybe. Luckily, the student was later disqualified. B: And more absurdly, it’s becoming more and more popular to use AI technology to “resurrect” people. A: Yeah, some netizens even posted videos featuring the late singer CoCo Lee, who was “resurrected” by them with AI software. A: 人工智慧的爭議不斷,有學生違規使用AI參加美術展,甚至贏得首獎。 B: 真誇張,這是不是代表AI比人類還強大? A: 或許吧,幸好得獎資格被取消。 B: 還有更誇張的︰讓死者重現的「AI復活」技術越來越熱門。 A: 對啊,還有網友製作已故歌后李玟「復活」的影片呢! (By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times/台北時報張聖恩)
Around the time of the Dragon Boat Festival in June, the streets of Taiwan are filled with the delightful aroma of zongzi, a traditional snack made of sticky rice wrapped in leaves. The leaves are folded into a cone and then filled with sticky rice and other ingredients such as braised pork belly, peanuts and salted duck egg yolks. The filled leaves are then tightly tied with kitchen twine and ready for cooking. 每到六月端午時節,街頭巷尾就會飄出粽子的香氣。粽子是將糯米包進粽葉的傳統美食,先將粽葉折成圓錐狀塞入糯米,以及紅燒肉、花生、鹹鴨蛋黃等配料,用棉線綁緊後即可烹煮。 Dragon Boat Festival (n. phr.) 端午節 aroma
It’s another school day with the same ritual. You wake up to your smartphone’s alarm, scroll through messages during your commute, and listen to your favorite playlist with your wireless earbuds between classes. These devices, integrated smoothly into your daily routine, certainly make life more convenient. However, where do these devices end up after you replace them? In fact, the issue of electronic waste is a growing global concern. According to the United Nations, in 2019 alone, we generated an astonishing 53.6 million tons of e-waste—an average of 7.3kg per person. Projections hint at the figure soaring to 110