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Staff writer, with CNATaiwan is to receive the first two of 66 F-16V jets it purchased from the US almost a year later than originally scheduled, with Washington citing the COVID-19 pandemic for the delay, the Ministry of National Defense said yesterday.

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Middle Tennessee State University will honor five officers of the Metro Nashville Police Department on Friday, May 5, for their “precision, duty and selflessness” in response to the recent deadly Covenant School shootings. Detective Ryan Cagle, detective Michael Collazo, officer Rex Engelbert, Sgt. Jeffrey Mathes and detective Zachary Plese will be named honorary professors of public safety during the second of the university&...

‘POLARIZATION’: Taiwan’s move was caused by other countries changing rankings, RSF said, urging officials to improve the media environment in the nationBy Shelley Shan / Staff reporter

  Rutherford County, TN – The Commissioner of Education in Tennessee has decided to step down from her post. Commissioner Penny Schwinn, who has served as the Education Commissioner for the past 4-years, will leave the department at the end of the current school year. Schwinn has overseen Governor Bill Lee's school voucher program, which has taken on a heavy load of criticism, along with Governor Lee's new education formula. Shortly after Schwinn made the announcemen...

By Yang Fu-yi and William Hetherington / Staff reporter, with staff writerThe US Army Special Operations Command （USASOC） for the first time simulated the defense of Taiwan against an invasion by China, the Military.com Web site reported on Sunday.

RECOGNITION: Civil servants who win awards and demonstrate high proficiency in specific languages would score extra points in their performance evaluationBy Shelley Shan / Staff reporter

OTHER HEALTH ISSUES: A CDC official said that with masking rules mostly rescinded, people face greater risk of exposure to infectious respiratory diseasesBy Lee I-chia / Staff reporter

GLOBAL CONSENSUS: China’s increasing intimidation of Taiwan poses serious challenges to regional security and stability, sparking grave international concern, MOFA saidBy Liu Tzu-hsuan / Staff reporter, with AP

By Liu Tzu-hsuan / Staff reporter, with CNAParaguayan president-elect Santiago Pena yesterday pledged to bolster ties with Taiwan after winning the presidential election on Sunday in a race in which the South American nation’s ties with Taiwan were at stake.

‘RED’ AND ‘NON-RED’: India and Southeast Asia are the main beneficiaries as more Taiwanese manufacturers try to create two separate supply chains, NDC Minister Kung Ming-hsin said/ Bloomberg