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30,000 swimmers celebrate sea goddess in Taiwan
TAIPEI — About 30,000 people swam a 3.3-kilometre (2.2-mile) route across a scenic lake in central Taiwan on Sunday in celebration of a Taoist sea goddess. An idol of the goddess Matsu was placed on a one-tonne wooden vessel painted in gold which then sailed across Sun Moon Lake, pushed…
Panic after powerful quake rocks Taiwan
TAIPEI — A shallow 5.9-magnitude earthquake sent panicked people fleeing onto the streets in Taiwan’s second-largest city of Kaohsiung as rail services were temporarily suspended. The quake struck 57 kilometres (35 miles) east of the city at 10:34 am (0234 GMT) on Sunday, at a depth of just four kilometres,…
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