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  • Gwangju Biennale restores ‘Taiwan’ name: report

    NAME MATTERS: Taiwan had sternly protested the foundation changing the name of its exhibition to ‘NTMoFA’ from ‘Taiwan Pavilion’ without discussion or notice

    The Gwangju Biennale Foundation has agreed to allow Taiwan’s exhibitors to use the name “Taiwan” in the exhibition venue and in official documents and promotional materials, South Korea’s Munhwa Broadcasting Corp reported yesterday.The foundation made the decision after considering Taiwan’s stance t

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    Illegal filming of patients punishable with jail time

    The Legislative Yuan yesterday passed a series of amendments to the Medical Care Act (醫療法) that introduce a prison sentence of up to three years for medical personnel who photograph or film patients’ intimate areas without their consent, in response to a string of incidents involving beauty clinics

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    Free flu, COVID-19 vaccination to start on Oct. 1

    The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) yesterday announced that government-funded seasonal influenza (flu) and COVID-19 vaccinations are to begin on Oct. 1.While the number of flu and COVID-19 cases dropped slightly last week, prevention is important, especially as school starts next week, it added.P

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    Europe records at least 35,000 more deaths from heat

    SWELTERING SUMMER: The true figure is likely to be much higher, as it only covers about half of the continent and does not include August totals At least 35,000 more people died during Europe’s four record-breaking, back-to-back heat waves this summer than would normally be expected, according to incomplete figures from barely half the continent.Excess mortality in three of the EU’s larger countries — Germany, France and Spain — alone has al

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    Tehran vows to retaliate after US widens sanctions

    Iran yesterday pledged to fight back against expanded US sanctions aimed at isolating its economy, expressing confidence that major trading partners would resist Washington’s pressure campaign. Almost six months into a conflict the US has struggled to resolve, US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bess

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    Nine indicted over AI server exports

    CHINA-BOUND: The nine — including one Nvidia and two Super Micro employees — colluded to ‘illegally export’ servers equipped with advanced chips despite US curbs Nine people, including employees of Nvidia and Super Micro, have been indicted over illegal exports of artificial intelligence (AI) servers to China, the Keelung District Prosecutors’ Office said yesterday.Semiconductor powerhouse Taiwan is the world’s largest producer of advanced chips used in AI a

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    Taipei leads the rise in average life expectancy

    LONG LIFE: Taiwan’s average life expectancy of 81.27 was higher than the global average of 73.5, with women outliving men by nearly seven years, official data showed Taiwan’s average life expectancy climbed to 81.27 last year from 80.77 a year earlier, with Taipei recording the longest average at 83.98, the Ministry of the Interior said yesterday.Despite the year-on-year rise, Taiwan’s national average life expectancy had not yet returned to the pre-COVID-19 pea

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