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  WEATHER

  CWB shares coldest spots

  The lowest temperature recorded in low-lying areas by any Central Weather Bureau (CWB) station yesterday was 4.3°C in Taoyuan’s Dasi District (大溪) and Gongguan Township (公館) in Miaoli County, ahead of 4.5°C in New Taipei City’s Shulin District (樹林), the bureau said. The Yushan (玉山) manual monitoring station recorded the lowest temperature in the country at minus-9.2°C, ahead of minus-6.8°C on Nanhu Mountain (南湖大山) in Taichung and minus-6.4°C in Nantou County’s Renai Township (仁愛), the bureau said. Due to limited moisture in the air, there was no snow yesterday, it said. The cold spell is expected to weaken tomorrow, with daytime highs forecast to be 17°C to 18°C in northern Taiwan and 21°C to 22°C in central and southern parts of the country, it said.

  CRIME

  Police kill sickle attacker

  Police on Friday fatally shot a man after he allegedly attacked his nephew with a sickle in Kaohsiung. The Kaohsiung City Police Department’s Gangshan Precinct dispatched two officers at about 8pm after receiving a report that an altercation had broken out at a residential building, reportedly over an estate dispute. At the scene, the officers found a man surnamed Tsai (蔡), 64, who was visibly aggravated and approaching his 43-year-old nephew with a sickle, police said. They ordered Tsai to drop the sickle, but he refused and tried to attack his nephew, prompting the officers to fire 15 shots, targeting his lower body, police said. One of the bullets hit his abdomen, one hit his armpit and three hit his legs, police said. Tsai died after emergency treatment at a hospital. Witnesses said that Tsai had tried to swing at his nephew’s head. After viewing footage from the officers’ body cameras, the precinct said that they had used their firearms appropriately to save a civilian from immediate life-threatening danger.

  HEALTH

  FDA recalls diabetes drug

  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recalled 390,000 Kludone MR 60mg tablets. Manufacturer Anxo Pharmaceutical Co had initiated the recall on batch numbers 210379 and 210380 after regular dissolution testing showed that samples from the batches dissolved at a rate that did not meet specifications, potentially affecting the medication’s efficacy, the FDA said. Anxo Pharmaceutical Co voluntarily reported the issue to the FDA, the agency said, adding that the recall would run through Feb. 13. Kludone MR is a brand name for gliclazide, a medication used to treat type-2 diabetes by increasing the amount of insulin produced by the pancreas.

  TRANSPORTATION

  Alishan railway turns 110

  The Alishan Forest Railway yesterday celebrated its 110th birthday in Chiayi City with a century-old steam locomotive making a reappearance after undergoing several months of repair and restoration work. The Shay 21 was manufactured in 1912 and was the railway’s first 28 tonne steam locomotive, Alishan Forest Railway and Cultural Heritage Office director Huang Miao-hsiu (黃妙修) said. The ceremony was the locomotive’s first public appearance since undergoing an 18-month overhaul and another nine months of safety trials, Huang said. Shay 21 was retired in 1976 and exhibited at Chiayi Park for 43 years, the office said. The train is to offer passenger services on the first four stops of the Alishan line from Chiayi Station to Zhuqi Station starting next month.
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