Webb pitches SF past Dodgers
Webb pitches SF past Dodgers‘BACKYARD’ BASEBALL: Webb was met with a rousing ovation in the eighth when he waved his pitching hand and walked off the field after outpitching the DodgersAP, SAN FRANCISCOLogan Webb on Friday pumped his fists as he set down a star-studded Los Angeles Dodgers lineup all game long, then raised his pitching hand in appreciation after a masterful post-season debut. The San Francisco Giants’ Logan Webb walks off the field after being relieved in the eighth inning of Game 1 of their National League Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Friday. “He’ll calm me down.”Kris Bryant and Brandon Crawford also homered to back a combined five-hitter by Webb and a pair of relievers. Webb waved his pitching hand walking off to a rousing ovation in the eighth after a two-out single by Mookie Betts. Kike Hernandez had five of Boston’s 20 hits, including a homer and three doubles, becoming Boston’s first player with four extra-base hits in a post-season game.
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October 09, 2021 15:56 UTC
Runners fight heat in desert race
Runners fight heat in desert raceAFP, ERRACHIDIA, MoroccoFor the survivors who cross the finish line of the 35th Marathon des Sables, the six-day, 254km slog across the sands have brought heat exhaustion, blisters, diarrhea and joy. Competitors run down a sand dune during the fifth stage of the Marathon des Sables in the southern Moroccan Sahara on Friday. There are heatstrokes, which associated with high temperatures also cause hallucinations, even comas,” he said, adding that he had counted nine runners who had fallen into comas. Every evening, runners lie on their backs and stretch out their legs, offering their blistered feet for treatment. On Thursday’s 86.2km fourth stage, race leader Rachid Al Morabity finished in 8 hours, 46 minutes, 16 seconds at an average speed of 9.23kph.
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October 09, 2021 15:56 UTC
Kaohsiung centenarians receive visit from mayor
Kaohsiung centenarians receive visit from mayorBy Fang Chih-hsien and Kayleigh Madjar / Staff reporter, with staff writerKaohsiung Mayor Chen Chi-mai (陳其邁) on Thursday visited three centenarians in the city, including 102-year-old Wang Te-yung (王德永), whose lifelong passion for photography is apparent in the many photo albums he plans to pass on to his grandchildren. Wang, who lives in Fongshan District (鳳山), was born in northeast China. Centenarian Wang Te-yung, left, takes a photograph of Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chi-mai, right, at Wang’s home in Kaohsiung’s Fongshan District on Thursday. Wang shared some of his photo albums with Chen, even taking out his camera to snap a photograph of the mayor. According to the Kaohsiung Social Affairs Bureau, there are 376 centenarians in the city; 148 men and 228 women.
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October 09, 2021 15:56 UTC
Taiwan’s Hsieh, Mertens advance at BNP Paribas
Taiwan’s Hsieh, Mertens advance at BNP ParibasStaff writer, with AFP, INDIAN WELLS, CaliforniaTaiwan’s Hsieh Su-wei and partner Elise Mertens of Belgium on Friday won their first women’s doubles match at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California, after Hsieh earlier crashed out in the second round of the women’s singles. In little more than 49 minutes of play, Hsieh and Mertens downed Ukraine’s Dayana Yastremska and Amanda Anisimova of the US 6-1, 6-1. The duo advanced to the round-of-16 to face Bethanie Mattek-Sands of the US and Iga Swiatek of Poland, who in June eliminated Hsieh and Mertens at the French Open. Britain’s Emma Raducanu returns to Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus in their BNP Paribas Open women’s singles match in Indian Wells, California, on Friday. Raducanu won the first game of the opening set, but it was all Sasnovich after that in the first career meeting between the two.
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October 09, 2021 15:56 UTC
Retired Yilan postal worker honored for exemplary lifetime achievements
Retired Yilan postal worker honored for exemplary lifetime achievementsSENIOR CITIZENS’ DAY: Wu Wen-ching was honored before the Double Ninth Festival for going above and beyond the call of duty for his compatriotsBy Tsai Yun-jung and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporter, with staff writerA 72-year-old man in Yilan City Thursday received a commendation from the mayor after being twice recognized this year as an exemplary elder. Yilan Mayor Chiang Tsung-yuan, second left, and retired postal worker Wu Wen-ching, second right, hold a commendation that Chiang presented to Wu on Thursday. Wu started working at a post office following the end of his military service as a conscript in 1969, and retired from postal work in 2014. Wu said he remembered well what he wrote on behalf of the woman: “I received the letter you sent. He found a Japanese-speaking elder to translate the letter and successfully delivered the letter to the recipient.
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October 09, 2021 15:56 UTC
OECD hails ‘victory’ as holdouts join global tax reform
OECD hails ‘victory’ as holdouts join global tax reform‘HISTORIC MOMENT’: A 15 percent global tax on corporations is to take effect in 2023, but Oxfam called it a capitulation to tax havens such as IrelandAFP, PARISA global push to enact a minimum international tax on big corporations moved closer to reality on Friday as one of the last holdouts, Hungary, agreed to join a reform that now counts 136 countries. “Today’s agreement will make our international tax arrangements fairer and work better,” OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann said. The OECD said Kenya, Nigeria, Sri Lanka and Pakistan are the last holdouts among 140 countries that have negotiated the tax. It was a step “to ensure that the international tax rules reflect today’s global economy,” association vice president Christian Borggreen said in a statement. Instead it was written by them,” Oxfam tax policy expert Susana Ruiz said.
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October 09, 2021 15:56 UTC
People to decide nation’s future: PO
Photo: Ann Wang, ReutersThe 1911 Xinhai Revolution, led by Sun Yat-sen (孫逸仙), toppled the Qing Dynasty and ended imperial rule in China with the formation of the ROC. Presidential Office spokesman Xavier Chang (張惇涵) said the Xinhai Revolution created the basis for a democratic republic, not an autocracy. The mainstream public opinion in Taiwan is clear in rejecting China’s “one country, two systems” model, he added. It is the responsibility of all nations in the region to maintain peace and stability, not only in the Strait, but throughout the region, he said. The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) in a statement said it has always upheld and defended the spirit of the Xinhai Revolution, which is to give people democracy, freedom and justice.
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October 09, 2021 15:56 UTC
Hornet attacks on local trails prompt advice for hikers
Hornet attacks on local trails prompt advice for hikersBy Jake Chung / Staff writerThe Council of Agriculture (COA) has shared ways to deal with hornets in the wild, as hornet activity peaks between July and November, coinciding with hikers hitting the trails due to cooling weather. Late last month, a hornet attack near New Taipei City’s Sandiaoling (三貂嶺) killed one person and injured three, while another incident earlier this month hospitalized a family of five after an attack on a trail in New Taipei City’s Dacukeng (大粗坑) area. Many attempt to shoo away hornets, which is a serious mistake, the COA wrote on Facebook. If an attack occurs in an area with a crowd, the people should disperse, it added. People who develop boils or aggravated wounds should ensure that their wounds are covered to avoid infection, it added.
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October 09, 2021 15:56 UTC
US court reinstates Texas abortion ban
US court reinstates Texas abortion banAFP, WASHINGTONA US federal appeals court ruled on Friday that Texas could resume its ban on most abortions, two days after another court suspended the ban. The decision by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily suspended Wednesday’s ruling, effectively reinstating a ban on most abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected. On Wednesday, US District Judge Robert Pitman issued a preliminary injunction halting the enforcement of the Texas law, saying it contravened the landmark 1973 US Supreme Court ruling in Roe v Wade, which enshrined a woman’s legal right to an abortion. Protesters take part in the Women’s March and Rally for Abortion Justice at the State Capitol in Austin, Texas, on Saturday last week. If the court were to overturn Roe v Wade, every state would be free to ban or allow abortions.
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October 09, 2021 15:56 UTC
Medical professionals support Chen Po-wei
Medical professionals support Chen Po-weiBy Jason Pan / Staff reporterTaiwan Statebuilding Party Legislator Chen Po-wei’s (陳柏惟) bid to avoid being recalled yesterday received a boost from medical professionals led by former Democratic Progressive Party legislator Lin Ching-yi (林靜儀). “We have collected more than 100 signatures from medical professionals who endorse Chen,” said Lin, a gynecologist. Taiwan Statebuilding Party Legislator Chen Po-wei, front center, and supporters from the medical profession gesture at an event in Taichung’s Wurih District yesterday. Photo courtesy of Chen Po-wei’s service center via CNAThe vote to recall Chen from his constituency — Taichung’s second electoral district — is to be held on Oct. 23. People at yesterday’s event in the city’s Wurih District (烏日) held signs with slogans such as: “We oppose the revenge recall and support 3Q,” a nickname for Chen.
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October 09, 2021 15:56 UTC
Rush for vouchers sees over 10m collect
Ministry data showed that about 10.63 million people had claimed the allotments of NT$5,000 (US$178.28) of vouchers as of 3pm yesterday, including almost 6.6 million people who ordered physical vouchers. On Friday, 8.98 million people claimed vouchers, with 4.92 million of them ordering physical vouchers. A person holds a sheaf of Quintuple Stimulus Vouchers in Taipei yesterday. In Tier 2, people can register for the physical vouchers from Oct. 25 to 31 and claim them from Nov. 8 to 21. To receive digital vouchers, online registration started on Sept. 22 and runs until April 30 next year, when the program ends and all vouchers expire.
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October 09, 2021 15:56 UTC
Oil surges to US$80 as energy crisis risks supplies
Oil surges to US$80 as energy crisis risks suppliesBloombergUS crude futures on Friday topped US$80 a barrel for the first time since November 2014 as a global energy crisis boosts demand at a time when OPEC+ producers are keeping supplies tight. Meanwhile, various underlying oil market gauges are also showing signs of strength. The so-called prompt spread has increased as more of the world attempts to substitute fuel oil for natural gas as quickly as possible. “It’s a panic buyer’s situation.”Meanwhile, China is still facing power outages, and Beijing has ordered state-owned firms to secure winter energy supplies at all costs. Chinese fuel oil futures jumped almost 10 percent on Friday.
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October 08, 2021 19:52 UTC
Disney+ to launch in November
Disney+ to launch in NovemberCNA, with staff writerWalt Disney Co has said that Disney+ subscribers in Taiwan are to have access to the service’s 1,200 movies and 16,000 episodes of television programs when it launches on Nov. 12. Disney+ hopes to attract customers with ad-free content from its namesake studio, as well as company-owned entities Pixar, Marvel, National Geographic and Star, in addition to the Star Wars franchise. At the briefing yesterday, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige said the new shows and movies available on Disney+ would be updated on a weekly basis. Video streaming services have been tipped to become another battleground between rival telecoms giants Taiwan Mobile Co (台灣大哥大) and Chunghwa Telecom Co (中華電信). Taiwan Mobile is reportedly about to sign a deal with Disney+ to offer discounted fees and other bundled promotions to its users.
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October 08, 2021 15:56 UTC
Correction stage looming for chip sector: Nanya
The logo of Nanya Technology Corp, Taiwan’s largest DRAM chipmaker, is pictured on May 7 last year. Photo: Hung Yu-fang, Taipei Times“This is not the winter for DRAM [companies],” Nanya Technology president Lee Pei-ing (李培瑛) told a virtual media briefing. For Nanya Technology, revenue this quarter might slowly return to the level between the third quarter and second quarter, Lee said. Nanya Technology saw net profit soar last quarter to NT$7.53 billion, compared with NT$1.61 billion in the third quarter last year. Commenting on the US’ latest efforts to boost chip supply chain transparency, Nanya Technology said it would not release customers’ confidential information.
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October 08, 2021 15:56 UTC
Clijsters falls short in Indian Wells, but will battle on
Clijsters falls short in Indian Wells, but will battle onReutersFormer world No. Clijsters had knee surgery in October last year and returned to the court at last week’s Chicago Fall Tennis Classic, where she lost in the first round to Taiwanese No. Belgium’s Kim Clijsters returns to Katerina Siniakova of the Czech Republic in their BNP Paribas Open women’s singles match in Indian Wells, California, on Thursday. Photo: AFP“Last week in Chicago I started off well, but had a few games where I really wasn’t into the match,” Clijsters told reporters. Meanwhile, Andy Murray was “back in the good books” with his wife after his wedding ring and stinky shoes were returned to him.
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October 08, 2021 15:56 UTC