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Dozens Killed in Blaze in Southern Taiwan
40 Feared Dead 
in Taiwan Blaze
Oct 14, 2021 3:41 AM CDT

40 Feared Dead in Taiwan Blaze

Fire engulfed 13-story building in Kaohsiung

(Newser) - A fire in southern Taiwan that engulfed a building overnight has killed 25 people, according to local officials Thursday who said they expected the death toll to rise further. The 13-story building caught fire around 3am Thursday, fire officials in the city of Kaohsiung said. A fire department statement said...

He Broke Quarantine for 8 Seconds. Now, a $3.5K Fine
He Broke Quarantine for
8 Seconds. Now, a $3.5K Fine
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Dec 12, 2020 2:40 PM CST

He Broke Quarantine for 8 Seconds. Now, a $3.5K Fine

Taiwan isn't messing around when it comes to this safety protocol

(Newser) - Taiwan has had only about 700 cases and only seven deaths from the coronavirus, per Johns Hopkins University , and it intends to keep it that way. That's why the island nation is so strict with its quarantine protocols, as one man recently found out. The Filipino migrant worker was...

6 Inmates Kill Themselves After Prison Siege

Taiwan prisoners traded hostage guard for warden

(Newser) - After a desperate attempt to get out of prison alive failed, six inmates in Taiwan took the only other way out, authorities say. According to officials in Kaohsiung, the six men, led by a senior member of the United Bamboo triad gang, killed themselves at the end of a 14-hour...

Gas Blasts Rip Up Taiwan Streets, Kill Dozens

Hundreds hurt in Kaohsiung explosions

(Newser) - At least 24 people were killed and 271 injured when several underground gas explosions ripped through Taiwan's second-largest city last night, hurling concrete and cars through the air and blasting trenches in the streets. The series of at least five explosions struck a densely populated district where several petrochemical...

6.4 Quake Rocks Taiwan
 6.4 Quake Rocks Taiwan 
Mar 4, 2010 2:04 AM CST

6.4 Quake Rocks Taiwan

12 injured in Kaohsiung quake

(Newser) - A strong earthquake jolted southern Taiwan this morning, causing widespread damage, at least a dozen injuries, and serious disruption to transportation and communications. The 6.4 quake was the largest to hit the Kaohsiung region in over a century, AP reports. At least 15 aftershocks followed within hours. Experts say...

Taiwanese Rally Renews Attempt to Join UN

Thousands march, but China's opposition likely dooms bid

(Newser) - Tens of thousands of Taiwanese took to the streets today to again seek a seat at the UN. The UN has rejected previous attempts to join under its official name, the Republic of China, so the island nation now tries to join as Taiwan. But the bid is certain to...

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