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Rescuers in Taiwan search for those missing after major earthquake as death toll rises to 10
By Johnson Lai And Kanis Leung, The Associated Press on April 4th, 2024
HUALIEN, Taiwan (AP) – Rescuers searched Thursday for dozens of people still missing a day after Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in a quarter century damaged buildings, killed 10 people and left others stranded in remote areas. In the eastern coastal city of Hualien near the epicenter, workers used an excavator to stabilize the base of a ... Read More »
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By Johnson Lai And Kanis Leung, The Associated Press on April 4th, 2024
HUALIEN, Taiwan (AP) – Rescuers searched Thursday for dozens of people still missing a day after Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in a quarter century damaged buildings, killed nine people, and left others stranded in remote areas or sleeping in tents. In the eastern coastal city of Hualien near the epicenter, workers used an excavator to stabilize ... Read More »
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By Johnson Lai And Kanis Leung, The Associated Press on April 3rd, 2024
HUALIEN, Taiwan (AP) – Rescuers searched for dozens of people out of contact Thursday a day after Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in a quarter century damaged buildings, caused multiple rockslides and killed nine people. In the eastern coastal city of Hualien near the epicenter, workers used an excavator to put construction materials around the base of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Strongest earthquake in 25 years rocks Taiwan, killing 9 people and stranding 70 workers in quarries
By Johnson Lai, Christopher Bodeen And Simina Mistreanu, The Associated Press on April 3rd, 2024
HUALIEN, Taiwan (AP) – The strongest earthquake in a quarter-century rocked Taiwan during the morning rush hour Wednesday, killing nine people, stranding dozens of workers at quarries and sending some residents scrambling out the windows of damaged buildings. The quake, which also injured more than 1,000, was centered off the coast of rural, mountainous Hualien ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Strongest earthquake in 25 years rocks Taiwan, killing 9 people and trapping 70 workers in quarries
By Johnson Lai And Christopher Bodeen, The Associated Press on April 3rd, 2024
HUALIEN, Taiwan (AP) – The strongest earthquake in a quarter-century rocked Taiwan during the morning rush hour Wednesday, killing nine people, trapping dozens in quarries and sending some residents scrambling out the windows of damaged buildings. A tsunami warning was triggered but later lifted. The quake, which also injured hundreds, was centered off the coast ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Taiwanese authorities say 70 miners are trapped in 2 mines after a powerful quake rocked the island
By Johnson Lai And Christopher Bodeen, The Associated Press on April 3rd, 2024
HUALIEN, Taiwan (AP) – Taiwan’s national fire agency says 70 miners are trapped in two coal mines in Hualien County after a powerful earthquake rocked the island on Wednesday. Sixty-four people were trapped in one coal mine, and six people were in a different mine, the agency said. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bodies of 6 foreign aid workers slain in Israeli strikes are transported out of Gaza
By Mohammad Jahjouh And Samy Magdy, The Associated Press on April 3rd, 2024
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Egyptian state media say the bodies of six foreign aid workers killed in a series of Israeli strikes have been transported out of the Gaza Strip before their repatriation. Qahera TV said the bodies were driven across the Egyptian border at the Rafah crossing on Wednesday. The three British citizens, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Strongest earthquake in 25 years rocks Taiwan, killing 9 people
By Johnson Lai And Christopher Bodeen, The Associated Press on April 3rd, 2024
HUALIEN, Taiwan (AP) – The strongest earthquake in a quarter-century rocked Taiwan during the morning rush hour Wednesday, killing nine people, sending others scrambling out the windows of damaged buildings and halting train service throughout the island. A tsunami warning was triggered but later lifted. The quake, which also injured hundreds, was centered off the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in nearly 25 years damages buildings, leaving 9 dead
By Christopher Bodeen, The Associated Press on April 3rd, 2024
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) – Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in a quarter century rocked the island during the morning rush hour Wednesday, damaging buildings and highways and leaving nine people dead. In the capital, Taipei, tiles fell from older buildings as the earthquake shook the city, and schools evacuated their students to sports fields, equipping them with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ugandan court rejects bid to nullify anti-gay law that provides for the death penalty in some cases
By The Associated Press on April 3rd, 2024
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) – Uganda’s constitutional court on Wednesday upheld an anti-gay law that allows the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality.” President Yoweri Museveni signed the bill into law in May last year. The law is supported by many in the East African country but widely condemned by rights activists and others abroad. Activists had ... Read More »
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