US Senator Marco Rubio speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 10. Photo: Reuters
US senators on Tuesday sought to declare that China is committing genocide against Uighurs and other Turkic-speaking Muslims, drawing a rebuke from Beijing.
A screen grab from the US Pacific Fleet’s Facebook page shows a Harpoon Block II Surface Launched Missile being launched from the USS Stewart destroyer. Washington yesterday announced more arms sales to Taipei. Photo: Chen Cheng-liang, Taipei Times
The government yesterday thanked Washington for another proposed arms sales package to strengthen the nation’s defense capabilities.
Deity figures covered with mud are pictured in Linbian Township, Pingtung County, yesterday.
PHOTO: CNA
Disaster relief work in the aftermath of Typhoon Morakot is being complicated by the emerging threat of a swine flu epidemic, as an increasing number of flu patients are diagnosed and reported nationwide, including several aid workers.
The Ministry of National Defense said in a press release yesterday that 10 soldiers working in the Pingtung area had been diagnosed with swine flu.