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Taipei Times21 Aug 2026
Forget the long lines at Roman ruins and overpriced gelato — sweating tourists are enjoying a break from the scorching heat by rafting on the Eternal City’s Tiber River.
Taipei Times21 Aug 2026
China yesterday sentenced the founder of embattled property giant Evergrande to life in prison and fined the group more than US$2 billion for offenses including fraud, five years after a...
Taipei Times21 Aug 2026
Barcelona’s Egyptian forward Hamza Abdelkarim leaps over Al Ahly’s Egyptian goalkeeper Mostafa Shobeir during the 61st Joan Gamper Trophy soccer match between FC Barcelona and Al Ahly FC at the...
Taipei Times21 Aug 2026
FORMULA ONE Red Bull re-sign Verstappen Four-time Formula One world champion Max Verstappen has signed a new contract with Red Bull until the end of 2030, the team announced yesterday, ending...
Taipei Times21 Aug 2026
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) director general said on Wednesday that the organization would “be vigilant” in monitoring Russian athletes ahead of the next Olympic Games, promising...
Taipei Times21 Aug 2026
American teenager Garret Tan made his mark at the world badminton championships in New Delhi on Wednesday with a stunning win over India’s Lakshya Sen.
Taipei Times21 Aug 2026
From about 650 competitors at its first event to more than 1 million participants worldwide today, Hyrox has gone from niche fitness challenge to global phenomenon with its sights set on the...
Taipei Times21 Aug 2026
England’s Ollie Robinson and Josh Tongue shared both the wickets and the match ball as they joined forces to bowl out Pakistan on the opening day of the first Test at Headingley on Wednesday.
Taipei Times21 Aug 2026
Detroit Tigers infielder Lee Hao- yu (李灝宇) on Wednesday reached base three times, but his team fell 4-3 to the Pittsburgh Pirates and lost the three-game series 2-1.
Taipei Times21 Aug 2026
The tragic death of Jason Arday raises serious questions about race, institutional authority and what happens to people in a society increasingly organized around public reputation.
Taipei Times21 Aug 2026
In the battle between the bin and Nigel Farage, there was only ever going to be one winner. The leader of the populist Reform UK party romped home as expected in Clacton special election on...
Taipei Times21 Aug 2026
At their first summit in August last year South Korean President Lee Jae-myung, told US President Donald Trump: “If you, Mr President, become the peacemaker, then I will assist you as the...
Taipei Times21 Aug 2026
Taiwan’s general budget bill for this year was submitted to the Legislative Yuan on Aug. 29 last year.
Taipei Times21 Aug 2026
The 42nd Han Kuang Exercises represent a significant improvement over previous iterations of Taiwan’s most important military drills.
Taipei Times21 Aug 2026
If a 25-year-old’s resume stands out not for a degree from a prestigious university or professional certifications, but because they have accumulated 2,000 hours playing strategy games, would...
Taipei Times21 Aug 2026
In a hacking campaign last month believed to be linked to China, artificial intelligence (AI) agents launched 12 waves of attacks against the government in four days, which is believed to be the...
Taipei Times21 Aug 2026
A visitor sits on a quadruped robot designed for inspection tasks at the Taiwan Automation Intelligence and Robot Show in Taipei yesterday.
Taipei Times21 Aug 2026
A growing campaign to tax offshore wealth is forcing wealthy Chinese people to rethink their trust structures and investment holdings, lawyers and advisors say, as Beijing sharpens its focus on...
Taipei Times21 Aug 2026
Fidelity International (FIL) plans to exit its wholly owned China fund unit, two people familiar with the matter said, marking one of the biggest retreats by a global asset manager from the world’s...
Taipei Times21 Aug 2026
Delta Electronics Inc (台達電) debuted its embodied artificial intelligence (AI) dual-arm cobot solution integrated with Nvidia Corp’s platform at an automation and robot show in Taipei on Wednesday.
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