DON'T INDULGE: Since people with chronic ailments or sudden illnesses have to go to hospitals over the holiday period, others should try to avoid unnecessary visits
A doctor yesterday advised Lunar New Year revelers to drink sensibly to avoid trips to the emergency room that take up resources that should be reserved for people with urgent medical needs.

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KAOHSIUNG CANINES: Five junior highs have adopted 10 strays under a `Loving Dog on Campus' program run by the Economic Affairs Bureau
By Flora Wang
For Ping-cheng (秉程), a 12-year-old student with autism who is in the special education program at Kaohsiung City's Ding Jin Junior High School, learning to express emotions has never been easy.

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The country's three nuclear power plants generated a total of 38.96 billion kilowatt-hours (kwh) of electricity last year, running at 90.28 percent of capacity, the latest data from the Atomic Energy Council shows.

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A Taiwanese researcher says global positioning systems (GPS) are susceptible to interference from thunderstorms and so should not be relied upon in extreme weather conditions.

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