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Taiwan confirms 10,000 new Taiwan
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dollars payout without means test.
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Hole 66% back extending third nuclear
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returns after cabin pressure loss.
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Chinese nationals charged with exporting
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Nvidia AI chips to China.
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Nationalist Navroski sworn in as Polish
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United Airlines flights grounded at
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multiple airports across US.
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Firefighters in southern France battle
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LFC welcomes South Korean soccer
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superstar Sun Hung men.
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Hello, I'm WDE Lee. Thank you for
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joining us on Funday News. It is Friday,
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August 8th, Father's Day, and here are
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your top story. And for today's Taiwan's
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news, Taiwan's legislature on July 11th
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passed a special act to strengthen
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economic and social resilience,
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allocating $10,000 in cash to all
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citizens by October 31st. The executive
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UN, while delaying discussions of the
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related budget today, confirmed it will
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not include a means testing clause,
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though it is considering expanding
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industry support measures. In recent
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polls by the Taiwan Public Opinion
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Foundation, 66% of respondents supported
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expanding operations at the third
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nuclear power plant if deemed safe by
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authorities, while 22% opposed. The
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survey comes ahead of the August 23rd
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referendum and recall votes targeting
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seven KMT lawmakers. Eva Airflight BR271
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had cabin pressure loss 7 minutes after
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takeoff, deploying oxygen masks. The
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pilot safely returned to Talian airport.
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Some passengers needed medical help. Eva
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Air replaced the plane and offered meal
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vouchers. Investigation is ongoing. And
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in global news, two Chinese nationals
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have been arrested and charged with
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illegally shipping millions of dollars
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worth of powerful AI chips to China. The
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Department of Justice alleged that over
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the last three years, ALX Solutions
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exported the chips from the US to China
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without the required licenses. Court
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documents alleged the shipments
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including Nvidia's H100 graphic
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processing units, which have become a
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key focus of US export controls aimed at
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stopping China from purchasing the
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cuttingedge technology. The case shows
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that smuggling its chips is a
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non-starter. Nvidia sells products to
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well-known partners who help ensure that
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all sales comply with US export control
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rules. Even relatively small exporters
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and shipments are subject to thorough
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review and scrutiny, and any diverted
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products would receive no service,
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support, or updates. According to court
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documents, California-based ALX
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Solutions had three known employees. Mr.
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Jen handled the firm's finances. Ms.
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Young was its secretary, while its chief
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executive was not named in the
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documents. The DOJ said the three
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individuals exercised full
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decision-making authority and shipment
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coordination for the firm. Carol
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Navrosky, a conservative historian and
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supporter of Donald Trump's mega
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movement, was sworn in as Poland's
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president on Wednesday, setting the
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stage for conflict with the centrist
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government and potentially cooler
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relations with Ukraine. Navatsky took
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the presidential oath in a ceremony in
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the Polish Parliament. The incoming
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president has said he does not currently
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see a place for Ukraine in NATO or the
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EU, a marked shift in tone compared to
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Duda. As president, Narroszki would be
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required to sign off on Poland's
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ratification of a new member joining
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NATO. We must do all we can for Poland
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to remain Poland, rich in its cultural
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heritage, attached to our national
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community, to the symbol of the cross
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and our Christian values. The election
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victory of Navroski, who was backed by
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the Nationalist opposition party law and
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justice peace, dealt a blow to Prime
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Minister Donald Tusk's hopes of
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cementing the pro-Uropean Union course
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he has set for the block's largest
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Eastern member and left his government
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floundering in the polls. Poland is now
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bracing for a continuation of the
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deadlock seen under nationalist outgoing
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President Andre Duda with Navroski able
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to use his veto powers to styy a
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government agenda that includes rolling
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back judicial reforms implemented by
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peace which critics say undermined the
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independence of the courts.
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United Airlines said a technology issue
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that led to grounding of its flights for
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a few hours at US airports and major
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delays across its network on Wednesday
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had been resolved. The technology issue
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prompted ground stops at several major
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United hub airports. According to the US
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Federal Aviation Administration's
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website, United said the problem related
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to its unimatic system that houses
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information about each flight that is
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then fed to other systems, including
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those that calculate weight and balance
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and track flight times. The outage began
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at 6:12 p.m. Eastern time and was
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resolved within a few hours, although
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residual delays continued into Wednesday
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night. About 31% of the carrier's
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flights were delayed and 1% had been
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cancelled as of 9:45 p.m. Eastern time.
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United Airlines said that the outage was
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unrelated to recent cyber security
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concerns in the airline industry. The
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Federal Aviation Administration
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acknowledged the disruption, saying,
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"We're aware United experienced a
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technology issue disrupting their
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operations. Some delays may continue as
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they work through the recovery process.
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The FAA is helping address United's
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flight backlog and remains in close
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>> Nearly 2,000 French firefighters are
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battling to contain a fastmoving blaze
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that has burned through an area bigger
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than Paris and killed an elderly woman.
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Local officials said the 16,000 Hector
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fire is the country's biggest of the
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year so far, who confirmed there has
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been one fatality. The blaze, which
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broke out Tuesday afternoon near Reboot
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in the Ada department, had also injured
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two civilians and seven firefighters.
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About 1,250 firefighters battled the
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flames. More resources, including three
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helicopters and dozens of soldiers, will
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also be mobilized on Thursday. The
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Ministry of Ecological Transition said
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in a press release that the fire
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illustrates the scale of the
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consequences of climate change and that
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it alone represents the equivalent of
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all the hectares burned in 2019, 2020,
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2021, and 2024, respectively, and
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doubled that in 2023. 25 homes were
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affected and dozens of vehicles were
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burned with drought conditions
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accelerating the fires spread. A
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firefighter briefing said that within 1
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hour, the fire had burned more than
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1,500 hectares. After that, the blaze
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consumed around 1,000 hectares every
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hour. Another international soccer
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superstar has arrived in the United
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States to play in Major League Soccer.
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South Korean forward Seyong Ming
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officially signed with Los Angeles
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football club on a permanent transfer on
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Wednesday. Song was welcomed by chance
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from the club's passionate fan base as
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he walked onto the stage for his
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unveiling. At his introductory news
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conference at Stadium in LA, Song
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said, "What can I say? Dreams come true.
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>> He's a player that I think um anybody
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any any team in our league or maybe
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around the world um would love to have
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>> Sun admitted that Los Angeles wasn't his
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first choice, but said he changed his
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mind and heart and is now happy with his
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decision. The 33-year-old forward left
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Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur
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after a decade. He played his last game
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for Spurs during their preseason tour of
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Korea on Sunday. Sun's arrival
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reportedly set an MLS transfer fee
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record at approximately $26 million. The
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former Spurs captain scored 173 goals
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and recorded 101 assists in 454 matches
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with the North London club. He became
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the first Asian player to win the
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Premier League golden boot during the
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2021-22 season when he and Liverpool's
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Muhammad Salah both scored 23 goals. The
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answer for yesterday was C. Discharge.
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The patient was finally discharged from
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the hospital yesterday. Did you answer
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correctly? Now, let's delve into today's
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news. Chinese national charged with
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exporting Nvidia AI chips to China.
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The flight was diverted to another
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airport due to bad weather. Number two,
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The inspector conducted a thorough
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examination of the facility. Number
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Effective coordination between
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departments is essential for project
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success. Next, we have a multiple choice
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question for everyone to practice. Which
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answer would you choose? You can write
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your answer in the comment section. The
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correct answer will be announced next
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week. In Taiwan, Father's Day is
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celebrated on August 8th. This date is
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due to a linguistic play on words with
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the number eight pronounced ba sounds
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familiar to the colloquial term for dad,
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baba. The holiday is not an official
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public holiday, but it is widely
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observed. And that's all for today's
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