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Police fire tear gas at crowded Hong Kong rally

Monday, 20 January 2020 06:16 Taipei Times

Officers detain an injured man after police dispersed a crowd gathered for a “universal siege on communists” rally at Chater Garden in Hong Kong yesterday.
Photo: AFP

Clashes yesterday broke out between protesters and police in Hong Kong, cutting short a rally after thousands had gathered at a park on Hong Kong Island to call for electoral reforms and a boycott of the Chinese Communist Party.

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 29 January 2020 06:33 ) Read more...
  		 

Experts warn over scale of Wuhan outbreak

Sunday, 19 January 2020 05:43 Taipei Times

Medical personnel carry a patient into Jinyintan hospital, where people infected with the novel coronavirus 2019 are being treated, in Wuhan, China, yesterday.
Photo: AFP

The true scale of a viral pneumonia outbreak in China is likely far bigger than officially reported, scientists have said, as countries ramp up measures to prevent the disease from spreading.

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 29 January 2020 06:33 ) Read more...
 
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A farmer in Chiayi County yesterday takes advantage of the good weather to take in the harvest.
Photo: Lin Yi-chang, Taipei Times

The plight of a 69-year-old farmer who attempted to commit suicide after being unable to salvage his crops in time to avoid further damage caused by the recent rains has attracted officials’ attention to the delayed delivery of mechanical reapers to farmers.

The Chinese-language United Daily News yesterday reported that the farmer from Dounan Township (斗南) in Yunlin County, surnamed Lin (林), drank pesticide in a fit of despair the night after he had waited in vain for mechanical reapers that never arrived.