3 of 4 imported COVID cases fully vaccinated: one with two doses of Astrazeneca and two doses of BioNTech

The Central Epidemic Command Center announced four new cases of COVID-19 among people entering Taiwan from abroad, including three “breakthrough infections.” CDC Deputy Director-General Philip Lo (羅一鈞), who serves as Deputy Chief of the CECC’s medical response team said that there were no new domestically transmitted cases, nor deaths among confirmed cases, today, Tuesday, November 2. However, there were four new cases among arrivals from abroad, including three males and one female aged from their 40s to 60s. Two cases

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720 KG amphetamine haul intercepted at Yilan County fishing port

Coast guard and police officers arrested three men after boarding a fishing boat and uncovering a 720 kilogram shipment of amphetamines at Wushi Port, Yilan County this afternoon, November 1. According to reports in United Daily News, the Taipei City Police Department Criminal Investigation Division received intelligence several days ago that the fishing vessel Zhenwang No. 2 was suspected to be involved in a smuggling operation. The police informed the Coast Guard Administration, and the vessel was kept under surveillance

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More than 20 people stung by hornet swarm in Kaohsiung mountain district

Twenty-four people were stung, and 2 required hospitalization after a swarm of hornets attacked a group of 39 tourists in Kaohsiung City’s rural Namaxia District yesterday, October 31. The group of Kaohsiung City residents was visiting the Tangaanua Shrine as part of a tour of the Bunun indigenous people’s traditional culture when a child was stung by a Asian giant hornet at around 10:30 am. The frantic actions of the child attempting to wave the hornet away is believed to

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Suspect shot dead in Tainan City SWAT raid

An armed suspect who shot at and injured a Kaohsiung City police officer last week was shot dead during a SWAT team raid on his hotel room in Tainan City this morning, October 31. According to police, the suspect, named Chen, put a pistol to his own temple and pulled the trigger, but the gun jammed. Chen then pulled the pistol’s slider, and pointed the gun at police. Three police officers opened fire, leaving Chen’s body riddled with 16 bullets,

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Heavy machinery falls off truck, crushes parked car

A large piece of heavy machinery fell off a semi-trailer in Kaohsiung City this morning, flattening a parked car, but fortunately the owner of the vehicle was having breakfast at the time, and there were no casualties. At 6:22 am this morning, a 26-year-old man named Liu was driving a semi-trailer on Dezhong Road in Nanzi District when the section of heavy machinery undercarriage being carried on the trailer fell off and crushed the small sedan. According to police, the

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Pitbull involved in fatal attack now up for adoption

A pit bull who bit a man in the thigh, piercing his femoral artery, and causing him to bleed to death, is being cared for in a Hsinchu County animal refuge until a suitable person can be found to adopt him. The Hsinchu County Fire Bureau responded to a report, Sunday, October 10, that a man had been seriously injured by a dog in Jianshi Township. Paramedics arrived to find that the man had already lost vital signs after bleeding

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Elon Musk world’s richest man: Chinese companies rush to register his name as trademark

Following Tesla Motors trillion-dollar valuation, and the rise of Elon Musk to title of “world’s richest man,” companies in China have rushed to register the Chinese version of his name as a trademark for products ranging from t-shirts to educational services. Chinese tech media outlet IT Home reported, October 26, that a search of trademark registrations revealed that at least 273 companies had registered the name “馬斯克.” IT Home noted that the registrations involved companies dealing in clothing, shoes, hats,

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Undertaker finds “corpse” alive, but man dies five days later in hospital

Paramedics found a man they thought was “obviously dead,” last Thursday, but an undertaker called to remove the body found the man still breathing, and he was rushed to the hospital where he died this morning, October 26. A friend of the 62-year-old resident of Hsinchu County called police to help him enter the man’s home, after the man, named Tong, did not show up for work, and could not be contacted, Thursday, October 21. At around 9:00 pm, police

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All six imported COVID cases announced yesterday were fully vaccinated

Taiwan’s CDC announced a total of 8 new COVID-19 infections in the country October 25, of which six cases were among arrivals from abroad, all of whom were vaccinated. The six cases consisted of two men and four women who had arrived from the United Kingdom, the United States, and Indonesia, Deputy Leader of the Medical Response Team of the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC), Philip Lo (羅一鈞), said. A British male in his 50s who arrived from the UK,

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Police find gun and bullets hidden in fake bible

Police searching a vehicle belonging to a man suspected of using a gun to intimidate debt collectors in Taipei City, Friday, found a pistol and ammunition hidden in a box disguised as a bible. Police were responding to a report October 22, after a man walked into an “asset management” company on Minquan East Road, Taipei City, brandishing a handgun at around 1:00 pm. The man, named Hsu, expressed dissatisfaction at the asset management company’s attempts to collect a debt

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ATM cash stolen in armed robbery at Taoyuan City convenience store

An armed robber fired a shot into the ceiling of a 7-11 convenience store in Taoyuan City this morning, before pointing the gun at security guards replenishing the ATM machine, and demanding the cash. According to Taoyuan City Police Department, a man armed with a pistol entered the convenience store on Zhongshan Road in Xinwu District at around 10:00 am this morning, Monday, October 25. After firing the warning shot, and threatening the security guards, the man escaped with a

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