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Taiwan Slams China For Accepting Global Sympathy On Earthquake

April 4, 2024 admin

Taiwan’s government has already thanked leaders around the world for their messages (File) Taipei: Taiwan on Thursday condemned China as “shameless” after Beijing’s deputy ambassador to the United Nations thanked the world for its concern about a strong earthquake on the island. China claims democratically-governed Taiwan as its own territory and also claims the right…

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Magnitude-6.0 quake shakes northeast Japan, no tsunami alert

April 4, 2024 admin

Representational image of a seismograph recording an earthquake. | Photo Credit: via Reuters A magnitude-6.0 earthquake struck off northeastern Japan’s Fukushima region on Thursday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, but no tsunami warning was issued. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries after the earthquake, whose epicentre had a depth of 40 kilometres…

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Buildings Tilted, Bridges Swaying As Taiwan Hit By Massive Earthquake

April 3, 2024 admin

Videos that have surfaced online show several buildings swaying due to the tremors. New Delhi: A massive earthquake hit Taiwan today, killing four people and injuring at least 60, and triggering tsunami warnings in Japan and the Philippines. Dramatic visuals on social media show buildings shaking, bridges swaying and people scrambling for cover. According to…

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Earthquake Hits Taiwan: In pictures | Taiwan rocked by strongest earthquake in nearly 25 years

April 3, 2024 admin

At least four people were killed and nearly 60 injured on April 3 by a powerful earthquake in Taiwan that damaged dozens of buildings and prompted tsunami warnings that extended to Japan and the Philippines before being lifted. Taiwan is regularly hit by earthquakes as the island lies near the junction of two tectonic plates,…

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Strongest Earthquake In 25 Years Hits Taiwan, Tsunami Warning Issued

April 3, 2024 admin

Japan issues tsunami alert for its southern islands. Tokyo: A major 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan’s east on Wednesday morning, prompting tsunami warnings for the self-ruled island as well as parts of southern Japan and the Philippines. The quake hit just before 8:00am local time (0000 GMT), with the United States Geological Survey (USGS) putting the…

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Taiwan group goes offline to help senior citizens ‘scrub’ off disinformation

April 2, 2024 admin

Students of Fake News Cleaner listen to volunteers as they learn how to use the LINE app to identify fake news during a class in Kaohsiung City, southern Taiwan, on March 16, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Their days often began at the crack of dawn. They would head out to a church, a temple,…

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China-Taiwan Conflict: 43 Chinese Warplanes Detected In Taiwan Within 24-hours: Defence Ministry

November 1, 2023 admin

Beijing claims democratic Taiwan as its own territory to be seized one day. (Representational) Taipei, Taiwan: More than 40 Chinese warplanes were detected around Taiwan in a day, the self-ruled island’s defence ministry said today. Beijing claims democratic Taiwan as its own territory to be seized one day, by force if necessary, and has ratcheted…

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Taiwan presidential frontrunner slams China over Foxconn probe

October 24, 2023 admin

Representational image of Foxconn logo seen atop the company’s headquarters in New Taipei City, Taiwan | Photo Credit: Reuters Taiwan Vice President Lai Ching-te on Tuesday hit out at China over its probe of major Apple supplier Foxconn, saying Beijing should “cherish” Taiwanese companies and not put pressure on them during an election. Foxconn is…

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Taiwan rattled by quake, no reports of damage

October 24, 2023 admin

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck off Taiwan’s east coast on October 24, the island’s weather bureau said, shaking buildings in the capital Taipei but with no reports of damage. The epicentre of the earthquake was in the sea off Taiwan’s Hualien county, to the south of Japan’s Yonaguni island, at a depth of 5.7 km…

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U.S., Korea raise concerns on India’s decision to impose import restrictions on laptops, computers

October 17, 2023 admin

On August 3, India imposed import restrictions on a host of IT hardware products such as laptops, personal computers (including tablet computers), micro computers, large or mainframe computers, and certain data processing machines with a view to boost domestic manufacturing and cut imports from countries like China. | Photo Credit: Elise Amendola The U.S., China,…

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