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# taiwan - Monday 22 June, 2020
Partial solar eclipse wows stargazers in Africa, Asia and the Middle East
It was known as a ‘ring of fire’ because the moon covered most, but not all, of the sun
# taiwan - Saturday 25 April, 2020
Hong Kong bookseller defies Beijing orders and reopens bookshop in Taiwan
Lam Wing-kee was a bookseller from Hong Kong who disappeared and then reappeared in custody of mainland China’s authorities.
# taiwan - Wednesday 23 January, 2019
'Bikini Climber' dies after falling into ravine in Taiwan
Gigi Wu became a social media star for taking selfies on top of mountains dressed in a bikini.
# taiwan - Wednesday 2 January, 2019
Taiwan reunification with China 'inevitable' says President Xi Jinping
China still sees democratic Taiwan as part of its territory to be reunified, despite the two sides being ruled separately since the end of a civil war on the mainland in 1949.
# taiwan - Tuesday 23 October, 2018
5.7 magnitude earthquake strikes off the coast of Taiwan
The earthquake struck 104 kilometres off the coast of Hualien city.
# taiwan - Monday 22 October, 2018
Taiwan investigating train crash that killed 18 and injured 187 people
Among those who died, the youngest was nine years old.
# taiwan - Friday 21 September, 2018
Texan campaigner for 3D-printed guns arrested in Taiwan
Austin Police Department announced on Wednesday that the 30-year-old is wanted for sexual assault.
# taiwan - Saturday 28 April, 2018
Taiwan set to simulate surprise Chinese 'invasion'
The live fire drills will take place in June.
# taiwan - Thursday 8 February, 2018
'We could hear his phone ringing' - Taiwanese rescuers brave leaning building collapse amid quake aftershocks
At least nine people died in Tuesday’s earthquake in the popular tourist city of Hualien.
# taiwan - Wednesday 7 February, 2018
Pictures: Search for survivors in precariously-tilted buildings after Taiwan earthquake
Tower blocks have partially collapsed and it is unclear how many people remain in these buildings.
# taiwan - Tuesday 6 February, 2018
Taiwan hotel collapses after 6.4-magnitude quake
Local media are reporting that a number of people are trapped inside.
# taiwan - Wednesday 24 May, 2017
Taiwan to become first Asian country to legalise same-sex marriage
“I’m leaping with joy like a bird,” one person said. Activists have fought for almost 30 years for gay marriage equality.
# taiwan - Wednesday 12 April, 2017
After spate of animal cruelty cases, Taiwan has decided to ban the eating of cats and dogs
Eating dogs is believed to boost male potency by some in the country.
# taiwan - Friday 10 February, 2017
Experts say Donald Trump has "come to his senses" after friendly phone call with China
The US President has reaffirmed his country’s ‘One China’ policy.
# taiwan - Sunday 29 January, 2017
Explainer: Why China could be set for a showdown with the US on the South China Sea
Trump has antagonised China for showing his support for Taiwan on the issue.
# taiwan - Sunday 15 January, 2017
Take a look inside Taiwan's environmentally-friendly twisting tower
Trees and plants outside the building will absorb 130 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions per year.
# taiwan - Monday 12 December, 2016
"As ignorant of diplomacy as a child" - China is not one bit impressed with Trump
In stating that America may drop its ‘One China’ policy the US president-elect has earned a stinging rebuke from the Chinese media.
# taiwan - Monday 5 December, 2016
Donald Trump is using his Twitter account to take on China
China woke up this morning to sharp criticism, days after Beijing accused the Taiwanese president of playing a “small trick” on the US president-elect.
# taiwan - Saturday 3 December, 2016
Trump breaks decades of US foreign policy with telephone call from president of Taiwan
One Democratic Senator said, “That’s how wars start”.
# taiwan - Tuesday 19 July, 2016
NASA wants to mine the moon - with a little help from Taipei
The Resource Prospector project aims to be the first mining expedition on another world.
# taiwan - Friday 8 July, 2016
In Photos: Monsoon downpours intensify following Typhoon Nepartak
More than 15,400 people have been evacuated from 14 counties and cities.
# taiwan - Friday 1 July, 2016
A Taiwanese warship accidentally fired a missile towards China
The navy said the missile went through the trawler, killing the skipper.
# taiwan - Tuesday 29 March, 2016
Man suspected of beheading four-year-old girl beaten by angry mob
The case has led to a debate about the death penalty.
# taiwan - Monday 28 March, 2016
Young girl decapitated in random attack
Police report that the incident appears to be a random attack.
# taiwan - Sunday 7 February, 2016
Photos: Race to free 120 people still buried under rubble
An investigation into the cause of the collapse has been launched.
# taiwan - Saturday 6 February, 2016
10-day-old baby among five killed as powerful earthquake brings down apartment complex
The 6.4-magnitude quake struck Taiwan in the middle of the night.
# taiwan - Thursday 14 January, 2016
This town built a church shaped like a shoe to attract female worshippers
Someone’s been watching too much Sex and the City.
# taiwan - Friday 16 October, 2015
"Is there a doctor on board?" - Watch this woman give birth in a plane over the Pacific
Six flight attendants wearing surgical masks can be seen
# taiwan - Tuesday 25 August, 2015
This kid tripped in an art gallery and punched a hole in a €1.3million painting
Oh, I’ll just walk past this paNOOOOOOOOO.
This kid tripped in an art gallery and punched a hole in a €1.3million painting
Oh, I’ll just walk past this paNOOOOOOOOO.
# taiwan - Saturday 8 August, 2015
PHOTOS: Mother and daughter swept out to sea by powerful typhoon
Torrential rain and high wind of up to 147 miles per hour battered the island.
# taiwan - Thursday 2 July, 2015
Pilot in plane crash that killed 43 "mistakenly turned off engine"
“Wow, pulled back wrong throttle.”
# taiwan - Sunday 28 June, 2015
Horrifying footage shows fire ripping through crowd at water park, injuring 500 people
They were attending a ‘colour party’ and were covered in green and yellow powder which caught fire.
# taiwan - Sunday 8 March, 2015
Ship with 49 crew disappears in South Atlantic ... and no-one knows what happened
The ship was equipped with a system that automatically emits a ‘mayday’ call when under water – but no such signal was sent.
# taiwan - Friday 6 February, 2015
Black box reveals TransAsia pilot called 'mayday' just seconds after engine failed
Today it emerged that the left engine was shut down manually by the crew “for unknown reasons”.
# taiwan - Thursday 5 February, 2015
Twelve people still missing from scene of Taiwan plane crash
The pilot of the aircraft is being hailed as a hero.
# taiwan - Wednesday 4 February, 2015
At least 22 killed as plane crashes into Taiwan river
Amateur video footage showed the plane hit a road bridge as it banked towards the water, leaving a trail of debris.
# taiwan - Thursday 22 January, 2015
The €216 million treehouse that Taiwan wants to be its Eiffel Tower
The building of the banyan tree-inspired structure has been faced opposition from Taichung mayor Lin Chia-lung.
# taiwan - Wednesday 23 July, 2014
Over 40 feared dead in plane crash near Taiwan airport
TransAsia Airways Flight GE222 reportedly crashed and caught fire during a second landing attempt.
# taiwan - Monday 21 July, 2014
"Although he is our child...he should be sentenced to death", say parents of Taiwan attack suspect
Student Cheng Chieh, 21, could be executed if convicted of the fatal mass stabbing attack at a subway in Taipei in May.
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Poll: Are you still using the Covid-19 tracker app?
IT’S A MONTH since the launch of the HSE’s new Covid-19 contact tracing app.
Since then, the app has had well over one million downloads, with the take-up rate heralded as being “the most successful launch” of the app anywhere in the world, said HSE CEO Paul Reid last month.
The app is intended to help contact tracing, particularly with people who aren’t family and friends, and uses Bluetooth technology to determine whether you’ve been a close contact of someone who’s tested positive for the virus.
Users are encouraged to switch on their Bluetooth settings, and to check in with their symptoms every day. The bluetooth function means that users will be notified via the app if they have been a close contact of a confirmed case.
As cases begin to rise again – particularly in Kildare, Laois and Offaly – health officials fear that transmission could once again spread within the community.
Of the 174 cases reported yesterday, around 50 of them were reported outside of the three counties now under new restrictions.
With that in mind, we want to know: Are you still using the Covid-19 tracker app?
Poll Results:
Yes, I check in every day (3399)
Yes, I check in most days (2855)
I didn't download it (2405)
Yes, but I only check in once or twice per week (1895)
No, I've stopped using it (1700)
Yes, but I only have the bluetooth contact tracing function enabled (1234)
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