Hi there, and welcome to a new episode of News Bites!

I'm Nancy Sun...

And I'm Paz Bueno.

In today's news:

A three-star tea, a two-headed turtle, and a $100,000-dollar donation.

All that and more, coming up next.
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苗栗製茶職人贏得英國美食大賞「3星級」
Taiwan Tea Wins Big at UK Competition

Tea is a big part of culture in the United Kingdom.

Tea time is not just tea time.

There's "elevenses", that's tea served at around 11 o'clock in the morning.

There's "afternoon tea", that's tea with sandwiches and maybe cakes.

And there's "high tea", that's tea with a hot meal after work.

Some even say the British are "tea people".

And now, a tea made right here in Taiwan has won a big British award.

The tea, called "Oriental Beauty Tea 1" was awarded 3 stars in the Great
Taste Awards.

Three stars means something is "extraordinarily (格外的、絕頂的) tasty food".

How hard is it to get three stars?

Only 2 percent of the foods and drinks that enter the competition get 3 stars.

"Oriental Beauty Tea 1" is made by Taiwan tea maker Jacky Chang.

He makes his tea in Miaoli County.

Jacky says to make "Oriental Beauty Tea 1", he had to do something different.

Taiwan had a lot of rainy weather this year.

And Jacky had to pick his tea leaves at a different time.

Then he had to be very careful when roasting the tea leaves.

The humidity and temperature had to be carefully controlled.

Jacky 烘培茶葉的時候必須小心控制濕度和溫度。

Jacky says he is going to rename the tea "Queen's Garden".

He says the name is in honor of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II.
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雙頭烏龜慶祝25歲生日
Two-headed Turtle Turns 25

A turtle is turning 25 years old... twice.

How can you turn 25 years old two times?

Well, this turtle has two heads!

Janus the turtle also has two hearts.

He has two pairs of lungs (肺).

Janus was born at the Geneva Natural History Museum, in Switzerland.

The museum has a team of people who take care of him.

Every day, they feed Janus organic salad.

Janus also gets daily massages (按摩).

And he takes baths in green tea and chamomile (甘菊).

The people who take care of him say he has two very different personalities
(個性).

They say Janus' right head is more curious (好奇).

And his left head loves to eat.

One head's favorite food is endives (苦苣).

And the other head's favorite food is carrots.

Janus would not survive long in the wild.

That's because he cannot pull his head into his shell when he is in danger.

But luckily, he lives at the museum.

And the people there take very good care of him.

Now Janus is turning 25 years old.

雙頭烏龜Janus要慶祝他的25歲生日了。

The museum thinks he might be the world's oldest two-headed turtle.
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饒舌女王Cardi B 捐款助紐約母校
Cardi B Donates $100,000 to Junior High School

American rapper Cardi B is making a big donation to her old junior high
school.

Cardi visited her school in New York City last week.

During the visit, she said she would donate $100,000 U.S. dollars.

That's about $3,000,000 NT!

Cardi says the money will be used for tutoring, music, and dance.

Cardi 說這三百萬可以讓學校為學生堤共更多課後活動。

She also spent some time with students at the school.

The rapper told the kids that school is important.

And she reminded them to think "long-term" (長期) and be ready to make
decisions.
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So, in today's News Bites:

A tea made right here in Taiwan was awarded 3 stars in the U.K.'s Great Taste
Awards.

"Oriental Beauty Tea 1" is made by Taiwan tea maker Jacky Chang.

Jacky says he is going to rename the tea "Queen's Garden", in honor of
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II.
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Janus is a two-headed turtle.

Now Janus is turning 25 years old.

People think he might be the world's oldest two-headed turtle.
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And,

American rapper Cardi B is donating $100,000 U.S. dollars to her old junior
high school.

That's about $3,000,000 NT!

Cardi says the money will be used for tutoring, music, and dance.
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And that's today's episode of News Bites!
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主播每周一問
Have Your Say

This week, we want you to have your say about changing the world.

Many people say that "children are the future", and young people will grow up
to change the world. That's why it's so important to work hard, and learn as
much as you can. Very soon, decisions you make really could have a big
impact.

So, if you could change one thing about the world, what would that be?

Record your message and send it to newsbites@icrt.com.tw with your name and
age, and if you like, the name of your school.

Make sure to send us your recording by Thursday at noon, and you might hear
your message on our show on Friday!
 

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Hi there, and welcome to a new episode of News Bites!

I'm Nancy Sun...

And I'm Hope Ngo.

In today's news:

Enjoying art from around the world, using plastic to grow food, and a new
take on an old classic.

All that and more, coming up next.
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台北國際藝術博覽會盛大回歸
Taipei Holds Largest Ever Art Taipei

Do you like art?

Taipei just held a big art fair (藝術博覽會).

It's called Art Taipei.

Artists from Taiwan and eight other countries around the world showed their
work at the fair.

There were more than 1,000 pieces of artwork on display (公開展出).

2022 台北國際藝術博覽會吸引了很多台灣藝術家，還有來自國外的展商參加。

Art Taipei also had a section for Taiwan's Indigenous art.

That section showed oil paintings by Paiwan artist Aruwai Matilin (馬郁芳).

It also showed photographs taken by Pinuyumayan artist Gao Min-shiou (高敏修).

Organizers say it wasn't easy to hold such a big art show with COVID-19 still
around.

But they hope visitors had a lot of fun.
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用塑膠瓶漂浮花園種出青菜
Singapore Team Builds Floating Gardens with Plastic Bottles

The world has a plastic problem.

And plastic bottles are a big part of that problem.

According to the United Nations, the world buys one million plastic bottles
every minute.

Most of these bottles are used once, then thrown away.

So many people have been trying to figure out what to do with all those
bottles.

A group of people in Singapore have come up with an idea.

They are turning plastic bottles into floating gardens.

These floating gardens are called "chinampas".

It's a very old Mexican way of farming.

People would make very small "islands" with soil that floated on water, to
grow crops (農作物).

And now a team of students and alumni (校友) at the National University of
Singapore are doing this with plastic bottles.

They used empty plastic bottles to make the base (底部、底座).

The base is filled with soil.

And the team also adds crushed glass, from recycled glass bottles.

They say the glass helps plants grow faster.

The team grew edible plants (食用植物).

They grew kangkong, and laksa leaves.

他們用塑膠瓶飄浮花園，種出空心菜和越南香菜。

And they believe their floating garden works very well.

The team says in normal soil, a kangkong plant takes about five weeks to grow.

But on the chinampas, the plants grew in less than four weeks.

They think the gardens could help Singapore grow more food.
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美國歌手克莉絲汀推出新版 "Beautiful" MV
Christina Aguilera Releases New "Beautiful" Music Video

American singer Christina Aguilera released a song called "Beautiful" in 2002.

The song was about people struggling (掙扎) with the idea of beauty.

The music video showed many people who felt "not beautiful".

And the words of the song told these people that they are beautiful "in every
single way".

Now, Christina has made a new music video for "Beautiful".

The music is the same.

But the video now shows young people struggling with negative messages
(負面訊息) from social media.

In the video, young people are shown watching their phones, posing for photos
(擺姿勢), and getting ready for plastic surgery (整形手術).

And later in the video, they change their mind, and go outside to play.

Christina says the video is for "World Mental Health Day".

She encouraged her fans to "Take your space, log off, put your mind, body,
and soul first."

克莉絲汀鼓勵她的粉絲要記得給自己喘息的空間，可以選擇登出社交平台，把精神、身體、和心靈的健康擺在第一。
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So, in today's News Bites...

Taipei just held a big art fair called Art Taipei.

Artists from Taiwan and eight other countries around the world showed their
work at the fair.

Organizers say they hope visitors had a lot of fun.
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A group of people in Singapore are turning plastic bottles into floating
gardens.

The team grew edible plants.

They think the gardens could help Singapore grow more food.
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And,

American singer Christina Aguilera has released a new music video for her
2002 song "Beautiful".

The music is the same, but the video now shows young people struggling with
negative messages from social media.

Christina encouraged her fans to "Take your space, log off, put your mind,
body, and soul first."
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And that's today's episode of News Bites!
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主播每周一問
Have Your Say

This week, we want you to have your say about pizza toppings.

Some people like to eat pizza. There are savory and sweet pizzas. And pizzas
can come with many different things on top. If you could put anything on top
of a pizza, what would you pick?

Record your message and send it to newsbites@icrt.com.tw with your name and
age, and if you'd like, the name of your school.

Make sure to send us your recording by Thursday at noon, and you might hear
your message on our show on Friday!
 

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Hello everybody, and welcome to another episode of News Bites!

I'm Paz Bueno…

And I'm Nancy Sun.

In today's news:

Amsterdam's Rainbow Dress, digital license plates, and a Filipino athlete
with two world records.

Stay tuned and don't go anywhere, these stories are coming up next!
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阿姆斯特丹彩虹裙亮相台北
Amsterdam Rainbow Dress Displayed in Taipei

The month of October is observed as LGBT History Month in many countries
around the world.
10 月在世界許多國家被視為 LGBT 歷史月。

That includes Taiwan, too!

On Saturday, the 20th Taiwan LGBT Pride Parade (第20屆臺灣同志遊行) took
place at the Taipei City Hall Plaza.

LGBT stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender.
LGBT是女同性戀者、男同性戀者、雙性戀者與跨性別者的英文首字母縮略字。

The event featured many options for visitors to enjoy, including a Rainbow
Market, stage shows, and speeches from advocacy groups (倡導團體).

One of the special attractions was the Amsterdam Rainbow Dress.

It's 16 meters wide, and is made up of flags from 68 countries where
homosexuality is illegal.
它 16 米寬，由來自 68 個同性戀非法國家的國旗組成。

The dress' creators remove a country's flag when it legalizes homosexuality
(同性戀合法化).

They replace (取代) it with a rainbow flag when that happens.

That means the dress is a "living" work of art, because it changes and
evolves over time.
這件彩虹裙是一件"活"的藝術品，因為它會隨著時間而變化和演變。

Since 2016, only nine countries' flags have been removed.

The dress has traveled around the world in the last six years.
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美國加州批准電子車牌
California State Approves Digital License Plates

Quick! What kind of information can you collect when you see a vehicle
breaking the law?

Why, you write down the license plate number (車牌號), of course!

The US State of California has recently passed a law making it legal to use
digital license plates on vehicles.
美國加州最近通過了一項法律，規定在車輛上使用電子車牌是合法的。

Right now, only one company makes these types of electric license plates.

They're calling them "Rplates", and it has an e-ink screen (電子墨水屏).

It looks like a regular tablet (平板), like an iPad, but the screen looks and
feels like paper.

E-ink screens can show images even without electricity!
即使沒有電，電子墨水屏幕也可以顯示圖像！

People with digital license plates can handle their paperwork
(處理他們的證件) online, and manage the license (管理車牌) using an app on
their phone.

People who use these digital license plates can also customize (定制) the
messages displayed on it.

For example, if the car has been stolen, the owner can change the message to
let other people know.

The license plates can also track the cars (追?車輛)…

Although some people feel that it could be a privacy problem (隱私問題).

It's also quite expensive.

The technologically-advanced (科技先進的) license plates cost almost
10-thousand NT a year!
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菲律賓運動員打破另一項跳繩記錄
Filipino Athlete Breaks Another Jump Rope Record

The Guinness World Records has a long list of incredible feats achieved by
human beings.
金氏世界紀錄上有很多人類取得的令人難以置信的壯舉。

From making the biggest pizza in the world to becoming the fastest man alive,
it's amazing what people can do when they set a goal and work hard.

Most people might celebrate this kind of achievement (成就) and move on, but
one Filipino athlete decided he wanted to go further (更進一步).

Ryan Alonzo, who is also known as "Skipman," has set his second Guinness
World Record in jump rope!

Jump rope is a high-intensity activity that uses all the muscles in the body.
跳繩是一項高強度的活動，需要用到全身所有的肌肉。

There are different ways you can jump over a rope, including freestyle,
crossover, and double -under skips.
可以用多種方式跳繩，包括自由式、交叉式和雙下跳。

And Alonzo broke world records in two jumping styles.

He set a record in 2021 for performing 40,980 double-under skips in under 12
hours.

That means the rope goes around the body twice in a single jump.
繩子在一次跳躍中繞著身體兩次。

And this month, Alonzo completed 3,371 consecutive crossovers (連續交叉式跳).

That's done by crossing the arms in and out while skipping over the rope.
在跳繩時將雙臂交叉進出來完成的。

Alonzo says having endurance (耐力) was important for both records.

It shows that practice and determination (練習和決心) are useful when you
want to reach a goal.
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Now, let's quickly review today's stories:

Taipei held the 20th LGBT Pride Month on October 29th.

One of the special attractions was the Amsterdam Rainbow Dress.

It's a "living" work of art made up of flags from 68 countries where
homosexuality is illegal.
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The US State of California has recently passed a law making it legal to use
digital license plates on vehicles.

They're called "Rplates", and are made using an e-ink screen.

People with digital license plates can conveniently handle their paperwork
online.
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And,

Ryan Alonzo is a Filipino athlete.

He has set two Guinness World Records in jump rope.
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And that's all for today's episode of News Bites!
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主播每周一問
Have Your Say

This week, we want you to have your say about your day at school.

We all have a full day of learning and working hard. Some parts of it we
like, and some parts, maybe not so much. So what is the best part of your day
at school?

Record your message and send it to newsbites@icrt.com.tw with your name and
age, and if you'd like, the name of your school.

Make sure to send us your recording by Thursday at noon, and you might hear
your message on our show on Friday!
 

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Hi there, and welcome to a new episode of News Bites!

I'm Nancy Sun,

And I'm Paz Bueno.

In today's news:

A smew in Kaohsiung, a parastronaut in space, and the world's oldest cat.

All that and more, coming up next!
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茄萣濕地首次出現白秋沙
Smews Spotted in Cieding Wetlands

A smew has been seen in Taiwan.

No, no, not a smell.

A smew!

A smew (白秋沙又名斑頭秋沙鴨) is a type of duck.

Adult male smews are black and white.

And female smews are grey with a brown head.

They eat fish, insects, and insect larvae (幼蟲).

They live in the Eurasian arctic circle.

And they migrate to warmer places every winter.

Usually, they migrate to lands off the North Sea, the Korean Peninsula and
the Japanese archipelago.

白秋沙繁殖於歐亞大陸寒帶地區，冬季飛到歐洲北海、韓國、日本等地度冬。

But recently, a smew was spotted in Kaohsiung's Cieding Wetlands (茄萣濕地)
for the first time!

A birdwatcher saw the wild smew, and quickly took a photo.

Many other birds that migrate for the winter also spend time in Cieding.

These include black-faced spoonbills, bean geese, and egrets (白鷺).

The Kaohsiung city government says this shows that the wetland is becoming a
good place for birds to stay over winter.

The city government says it will keep working to make the wetlands a safe and
welcoming place for migrating birds.
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史上首位【身障太空人】
World's First "Parastronaut"

The European Space Agency has chosen a new astronaut.

His name is John McFall.

And John believes he's "uniquely suited" for the job (獨特地適合這份工作).

You see, John is a person with a physical disability.

When John was a teenager, he was a runner and a hockey player.

When he was 19 years old, John lost his right leg in a serious motorcycle
accident.

But that didn't stop him from being active.

John went on to compete in the Paralympics (帕運) as a runner.

He won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing.

John
19歲時因為發生機車事故右腿遭到截肢，但他後來在2008年北京帕運贏得100公尺短跑銅牌。

John also studied medicine, and went through training for general surgery.

And now he is officially an astronaut at the European Space Agency.

John is part of an ESA program, to send someone with a physical disability
into space.

ESA says John could be the world's first "parastronaut".

John says he has gone through challenges and hardships in life.

All this helped him understand himself emotionally and gain confidence and
strength.

John says he believes he can do anything he puts his mind to.

Now, John will help ESA understand how a physical disability might affect
space travel.

This will help the space agency understand if changes to spacesuits and
spacecraft are needed.

ESA says it could be at least five years, before John actually goes into
space.
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27歲貓咪打破世界紀錄
Flossie Crowned "World's Oldest Cat"

Flossie is a brown and black cat.

She lives in the U.K.

Her owner Vicki says Flossie is affectionate (熱情) and playful.

You would never guess that Flossie is the oldest living cat in the world!

Vicki says Flossie is almost 27 years old.

That's about the same as a person being 120 years old!

The Guinness World Records has officially recognized (正式認證) Flossie as
the world's oldest living cat.

Vets say Flossie can't see very well, and can't hear.

But she is in good health.

Even at the ripe old age of 27, Flossie is not the oldest cat that ever lived.

The oldest cat ever is Creme Puff.

Creme Puff reached the age of 38 years and 3 days.

世界最長壽的貓是一隻名叫Creme Puff的虎斑貓，年齡是38歲零3天。
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So, in today's News Bites:

A smew was recently spotted in Kaohsiung's Cieding Wetlands for the first
time!

The Kaohsiung city government says it will keep working to make the wetlands
a safe and welcoming place for migrating birds.
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The European Space Agency has chosen John McFall as its first "parastronaut".

John McFall lost his right leg when he was 19, but went on to win a bronze
medal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing.

Now, John will help ESA understand how a physical disability might affect
space travel.
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And...

Flossie is the oldest living cat in the world.

Her owner says Flossie is almost 27 years old, about the same as a person
being 120 years old!

The Guinness World Records has officially recognized Flossie as the world's
oldest living cat.
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And that's today's episode of News Bites!
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主播每周一問
Have Your Say

This week, we want you to have your say about the weather.

As we get to the end of 2022, Taiwan's weather is getting a little colder.
But some places in the world are getting hotter! And depending on where you
go, it can be cloudy, rainy, windy, or even snowy!

So, what's your favorite kind of weather?

Record your message and send it to newsbites@icrt.com.tw with your name and
age, and if you'd like, the name of your school.

Make sure to send us your recording by Thursday at noon, and you might hear
your message on our show on Friday!
 

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Hi there!

I'm Nancy Sun…

And I'm Paz Bueno.

In today's news:

A green university, a disappearing beetle, and an "impossible" stunt.

All that and more, coming up next!
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世界綠色大學評比 屏東科技大學榮獲全球第27
Pingtung University is One of the Greenest in the World

A university in Pingtung is one of the greenest in the world!

National Pingtung University of Science and Technology (NPUST) has been
ranked the 27th most sustainable (環保，永續) university worldwide.

The list is put together each year by a university in Indonesia.

The list checks what the universities do with their waste, how they use
energy, and much more.

The universities also got points for how they use water, and how students and
teachers get around the campus (校園).

More than 1,000 universities from 85 countries applied to be on the list this
year.

And a total of 30 Taiwan universities made the list.

2022世界綠色大學評比成績出爐，台灣共有30所大學入榜。

NPUST was the highest Taiwan university on the list.
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尋找消失的聖誕甲蟲
Australians Search for Christmas Beetles

When you think of the sounds of Christmas, what do you hear?

Christmas carols?

Bells?

Or... beetles?

For many Australians, the sounds of Christmas include the sound of the
Christmas beetle.

Christmas beetles are big shiny (閃閃發亮的) beetles found in Australia.

They grow up to 3 centimeters long.

And they are mostly a beautiful golden brown or green color.

They don't bite or sting.

And some people say they are very clumsy (不靈巧) when they fly.

They come out of the ground in the summer.

And that's also Christmas time in Australia.

So many people in Australia think of Christmas when they see these beetles.

But these beautiful beetles are facing a problem.

Christmas beetles used to be everywhere in Australia.

But now many people say these beetles are disappearing (消失).

Scientists think many natural places are now being taken over by humans, and
the beetles have less places to live, and less to eat.

昆蟲學家認為棲息地破壞可能造成聖誕甲蟲的數量減少。

But they need help to know more.

Scientists in Australia are launching the "Christmas beetle count project".

They are asking Australians to take pictures of any Christmas beetles they
see this year, and upload it to a special app.

The scientists can use this information to get an idea of how many Christmas
beetles there are left.

They say the Christmas beetle is very important to Australia's environment.

The beetle's larvae (幼蟲) grow underground and help the soil stay healthy.

And the beetles are food for many other animals like lizards and birds.

The scientists hope that all Australians can help make sure that the
Christmas beetle is around for many more Christmas seasons to come.
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Tom Cruise完成【不可能的"特技】
Tom Cruise Takes on "Impossible" Stunt

Tom Cruise is an American actor and producer.

He is famous for many things, like doing some dangerous stunts (特技) for his
movies.

But his latest stunt is really mind-blowing (令人驚奇的，讓人難以置信).

In the stunt, Tom rides a motorcycle off a cliff!

Then he flies through the air...

And finally opens his parachute, before floating on to the ground.

Tom says this is the most dangerous stunt he has ever done.

He worked very hard to get ready.

The actor had a team of experts helping him.

He practiced jumping from an airplane and opening a parachute more than 500
times.

And he practiced jumping a motorcycle more than 13,000 times!

Tom Cruise 特地完成一年的跳傘訓練，跳傘次數超過 500 次，還完成超過 13,000
次的機車飛躍。

The stunt is for his next "Mission Impossible" movie.

"Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One" opens in theaters summer next
year.
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So, in today's News Bites:

National Pingtung University of Science and Technology (NPUST) has been
ranked the 27th most sustainable university worldwide.

The list is put together each year by a university in Indonesia.

NPUST was the highest Taiwan university on the list.
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Scientists in Australia are launching the "Christmas beetle count project".

They are asking Australians to take pictures of any Christmas beetles they
see this year, and upload it to a special app.

The scientists can use this information to get an idea of how many Christmas
beetles there are left, and help protect the insect.
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And,

American actor Tom Cruise took on a dangerous stunt for "Mission Impossible:
Dead Reckoning Part One".

In the stunt, Tom rides a motorcycle off a cliff, flies through the air, and
opens his parachute to float on to the ground.

Tom says this is the most dangerous stunt he has ever done.
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And that's all for today's episode of News Bites!
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主播每周一問
Have Your Say

This week, we want you to have your say about the new year.

At the end of every year, many people make "New Year's Resolutions". That
means they say what they want to do differently in the next year. It's a good
time to make new changes!

So, what's your New Year's Resolution? In other words, what would you like to
change next year?

Record your message and send it to newsbites@icrt.com.tw with your name and
age, and if you'd like, the name of your school.

Make sure to send us your recording by Thursday at noon, and you might hear
your message on our show on Friday!