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7 dead, hundreds rescued and injured as quake rattles Taiwan

7 dead, hundreds rescued and injured as quake rattles Taiwan

TAINAN, Taiwan (AP) – Rescuers raced to find additional survivors after a powerful, shallow earthquake struck southern Taiwan before dawn Saturday and collapsed a high-rise residential complex, killing at least seven people and sending scores to hospitals. Rescuers pulled 249 survivors from the rubble in the worst-hit city of Tainan, …

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Analysis: AP bureau chiefs in Koreas on planned launch

Analysis: AP bureau chiefs in Koreas on planned launch

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – It’s another big, splashy step for the North Korean government: a planned rocket launch the world will see as a banned test of long-range missile technology that comes only weeks after testing what it said was a hydrogen bomb. How is this playing in Seoul, …

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Monkey Year inspires kung fu, predictions of fire, disease

Monkey Year inspires kung fu, predictions of fire, disease

BEIJING (AP) – The new Chinese year is the one to go bananas over. On Feb. 8, the zodiac calendar enters the Year of the Monkey – the ninth of 12 animal signs. Plastic monkeys are adorning shopping centers and office buildings, and government departments have been giving out toy …

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Twitter moves to actively seek out terrorist supporters

Twitter moves to actively seek out terrorist supporters

WASHINGTON (AP) – Twitter is now using spam-fighting technology to seek out accounts that might be promoting terrorist activity and is examining other accounts related to those flagged for possible removal, the company announced Friday. The announcement demonstrated efforts by Twitter to automatically identify tweets supporting terrorism, reflecting increased pressure …

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