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Taiwan proves that disaster preparedness pays off
Published on 04/04/2024
» HUALIEN, Taiwan - When a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan’s scenic and largely rural east coast county of Hualien on Wednesday, local official Chang Tung-yao knew exactly what to do, having experienced a similar temblor six years before.
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Russian billionaire touts woolly mammoths as climate fix
Published on 03/12/2023
» Andrey Melnichenko, a Russian billionaire who made a fortune in coal and fertiliser then found himself sanctioned after the invasion of Ukraine, now has a plan to stem methane emissions from the thawing Siberian permafrost: recreating a time when woolly mammoths roamed the tundra.
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The fight to save 'sacred' Carpathian forests from loggers
AFP, Published on 02/08/2023
» CARPATHIANS - Vast gaps in the forest canopy are visible from above Romania's Carpathian mountains, while stumps studding the ground are reminders of the trees chopped into logs and piled beside dirt roads.
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Disney cancels Florida campus in fallout from DeSantis row
AFP, Published on 19/05/2023
» NEW YORK - Disney canceled plans for a new employee campus in central Florida on Thursday in the latest ripple effect from its feud with Republican governor of the state Ron DeSantis.
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Here's to a good life on the cheap
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 02/04/2023
» Ben Mitas sipped Vinho Verde from a stemmed wineglass while he watched his daughter play on a swing one afternoon in January. He had bought the wine from a quiosque, the ubiquitous park kiosks, a luxury of living in Lisbon.
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Pro-democracy HK tycoon sentenced to jail
Published on 10/12/2022
» HONG KONG: Pro-democracy Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai was sentenced on Saturday to five years and nine months in prison for fraud, convicted of violating a lease contract for the headquarters of a liberal newspaper he used to run.
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Taiwan opts for 'cute diplomacy'
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 06/11/2022
» To maintain diplomatic ties with Guatemala, Taiwan pays the country's lobbyists in Washington. With its allies in the Pacific, Taiwan has promised to help preserve indigenous cultures. And to thank Lithuania, Taiwan's newest unofficial ally, the government and local shoppers have embraced its imports, from lasers to bacon-flavoured schnapps.
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Can smartphones help predict suicide?
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 23/10/2022
» In March, Katelin Cruz left her latest psychiatric hospitalisation with a familiar mix of feelings. She was, on the one hand, relieved to leave the ward, where aides took away her shoelaces and sometimes followed her into the shower to ensure that she would not harm herself.
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Xi's 'Chinese Dream' flickers in one Beijing neighbourhood
AFP, Published on 04/10/2022
» BEIJING: Wu has staked out his patch of the Chinese Dream. Married with a second child on the way, he has a Beijing apartment and a car paid for by a tech job with a comfortable salary.
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The Queue reaches its limit
Published on 16/09/2022
» LONDON: The line to view the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II lying in state in Westminster Hall was nearly five kilometres long on Thursday. By Friday morning it had grown to eight kilometres. Then, an update from the government: The Queue — with a capital Q, having taken on a life of its own in recent days — was full.
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