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A tropical depression near the northwestern Philippines is expected to strengthen into Tropical Storm Danas by early Saturday, becoming the fourth tropical storm of the season, according to the Central Weather Administration (CWA).

Brief showers can be expected in the eastern half of Taiwan and the Hengchun Peninsula on Friday as a Pacific high-pressure system weakens, according to the Central Weather Administration (CWA).

The lead stories in major Taiwan dailies on Friday are as follows:

A man fell to his death from a rooftop in New Taipei on Thursday after attempting to stop an air conditioning unit he recently purchased from falling to the ground as it was being hoisted onto the roof of a five-story apartment building, according to police.

The Central Weather Administration said Thursday that a tropical system near the Philippines will strengthen into a tropical depression as soon as Friday, bringing rain across Taiwan.

Children who eat two bowls of dark green vegetables daily have a 30 percent lower risk of developing myopia compared to those who eat fewer or none, according to a year-long survey of more than 25,000 elementary school students across Taiwan.

A group of local residents staged a protest in Pingtung County on Thursday to oppose a public referendum that could lead to the reactivation of the Maanshan Nuclear Power Plant.

Sunny and scorching weather will persist across Taiwan on Thursday, while a tropical storm forming southeast of Japan is not expected to directly affect the country, according to the Central Weather Administration (CWA).

The lead stories in major Taiwan dailies on Thursday are as follows:

A worker who fell unconscious at a site in Taoyuan operated by the state-run oil refiner, CPC Corp., Taiwan, was pronounced dead on Wednesday, according to the city's fire department.