Photo: AFP 照片：法新社
Photo: AFP 照片：法新社
Photo: AFP 照片：法新社
Photo: Reuters 照片：路透
A: I’m excited to finally see legendary singer Sting in concert on Saturday over the Teachers’ Day long weekend. B: Sting staged shows in Taipei in 1994 and 2012, but this will be his first visit to Kaohsiung. A: He has won 17 Grammy Awards throughout his career. I just love his 1983 No. 1 hit “Every Breath You Take” with The Police. B: And don’t forget the rock poet’s 1988 classic “Englishman in New York.” A: I can’t wait to see the “Englishman in Kaohsiung.” A: 今年教師節連假期間，我週六要去傳奇歌手史汀的演唱會，超興奮。 B: 史汀曾於1994年、2012年兩度在台北開唱，這次則是他首訪高雄。 A: 我最愛他1983年「警察合唱團」時期的冠軍金曲︰《你的每次呼吸》。 B: 可別忘了這位搖滾詩人1988年的經典︰《英國人在紐約》。 A: 我等不及想看「英國人在高雄」！ （By Eddy
Day and night will get equal time for a brief moment on Tuesday as much of the world heads into fall. The autumnal equinox arrives Tuesday, marking the start of the fall season for the Northern Hemisphere and the spring in the Southern Hemisphere. On the equator, the sun will be directly overhead at noon. Equinoxes are the only times when both the north and south poles are lit by sunshine at the same time. In the Northern Hemisphere, sunlight will gradually diminish each day until the winter solstice on Dec. 21. Equinoxes have been marked and celebrated worldwide for centuries. The fall
A: Crowd Lu, Jiajia and legendary singer Sting will stage shows during the three-day Teachers’ Day long weekend. B: But I thought that Teachers’ Day, on Sunday, isn’t a national holiday. Why is there an extra compensation holiday on Monday? A: Haven’t you heard? Opposition legislators passed a new law to add five national holidays annually. B: Seriously? What are the other four holidays? A: They include the day before Lunar New Year’s Eve, Labor Day on May 1, Taiwan Retrocession Day and the anniversary of the Battle of Guningtou in Kinmen on Oct. 25, as well as Constitution
A recent controversy erupted across Taiwan’s social media when a gay couple shared their surrogacy journey in the US. Their comments, describing how they chose the “most beautiful and tallest Russian woman” to carry their child, provoked public outrage. Many criticized them for treating the surrogate mother as nothing more than a tool. This incident highlights the complexity surrounding surrogacy practices worldwide. Surrogacy involves a woman agreeing to carry and deliver a baby for another person or a couple. Supporters argue that it represents reproductive autonomy and personal freedom. For infertile individuals and couples, single people, and same-sex partners,
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