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North Carolina floods threaten mines key to global electronics industry
Flooding in North Carolina has imperiled the operations of mines that produce the world’s purest quartz sand - an irreplaceable ingredient for manufacturing components at the heart of smartphones ...
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How Japan’s Shinkansen bullet trains changed the world of rail travel forever
Japan’s sleek Shinkansen bullet trains zoomed onto the railway scene in the 1960s, shrinking travel times and inspiring a global revolution in high-speed rail travel that continues to this day.
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Find the latest earthquake information in Taiwan, including location, depth, magnitude and intensity. See the list of recent earthquakes and the historical data for the past week.
Apr 4, 2024 · At least nine people have died after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck the east coast of Taiwan on Wednesday, the strongest in 25 years. Rescuers are working to free dozens trapped after the...
Apr 3, 2024 · Taiwan's biggest earthquake in at least 25 years killed nine people on Wednesday and injured more than 900, while 50 workers travelling in minibuses to a hotel in a national park were missing.
Apr 2, 2024 · Rescuers in Taiwan scrambled to free dozens of people trapped in highway tunnels after the island was struck by its strongest earthquake in 25 years Wednesday, killing at least nine and...
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Apr 3, 2024 · A magnitude-7.4 quake hit Taiwan's east on April 3, 2024, triggering landslides and tsunami warnings. The quake damaged buildings, trapped people in tunnels and minibuses, and caused power outages and airport delays.
At least 18 people were killed and over 1,100 were injured in the earthquake. It is the strongest earthquake in Taiwan since the 1999 Jiji earthquake, [5] with three aftershocks above M w 6.0.
Apr 3, 2024 · Taiwan was rocked Wednesday morning by the island’s strongest earthquake in a quarter century, a magnitude 7.4 tremor that killed at least nine people, injured more than 800 others and trapped...
