6 d. ago Taiwan woman caught taking fingerprints from dead person to forge loan agreement

A woman in Taiwan has been jailed for using the fingerprints of a dead man after approaching his body under the pretence of viewing the remains and forging a promissory note issued by him. The 59-year-old woman, surnamed Li, was caught red-handed in a funeral centre in Hsinchu, northwestern Taiwan after the dead man’s family called the police as a result of her abnormal behaviour, the news outlet SETN reported. Li and the man, identified as Peng, previously had debt disputes. When she heard that...

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1 week ago Taiwanese hiker confirmed dead in China's Qinghai after mass stranding

Taiwanese hiker confirmed dead in China's Qinghai after mass stranding  Focus Taiwan

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4 w. ago 14 dead and dozens missing in Taiwan after Ragasa triggers landslide lake flood

At least 14 people are dead, 34 injured and 152 missing after torrents triggered by Typhoon Ragasa overwhelmed a landslide lake and tore through a township in eastern Taiwan on Tuesday, devastating entire neighbourhoods. Firefighters from across Taiwan searched through the night, going door-to-door in Guangfu township, Hualien county, where many elderly residents living on ground floors were feared trapped. By Wednesday morning, the water had receded from the town centre, but homes and streets...

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4 w. ago Death toll rises in Taiwan after Super Typhoon Ragasa bursts landslide lake

A township in eastern Taiwan was struggling to come to terms on Wednesday with the devastation of a deadly torrent triggered by Super Typhoon Ragasa. At least 17 people died when the typhoon burst the banks of a mountain lake formed by a landslide two months ago, tearing through Guangfu township in Hualien county on Tuesday. The deluge has not only devastated entire neighbourhoods in Guangfu, it threatens to become a political issue for the administration of Taiwanese leader William Lai...

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4 w. ago Typhoon Ragasa takes aim at China after leaving 14 dead in Taiwan, lashing Hong Kong

Typhoon Ragasa takes aim at China after leaving 14 dead in Taiwan, lashing Hong Kong  Reuters

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4 w. ago Watch Super Typhoon Ragasa Slams HK, Southern China | The China Show 9/24/2025

Watch Super Typhoon Ragasa Slams HK, Southern China | The China Show 9/24/2025  Bloomberg.com

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4 w. ago Nearly two million relocated as deadly Typhoon Ragasa slams into southern China, 14 dead in Taiwan

Nearly two million relocated as deadly Typhoon Ragasa slams into southern China, 14 dead in Taiwan  CNNTyphoon Ragasa: Taiwan lake bursts as year's strongest storm barrels towards China  BBCOne Million Evacuated in China as Typhoon Ragasa Barrels Toward Coast  The New York Times

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4 w. ago Nearly two million relocated as deadly Typhoon Ragasa slams into southern China, after killing at least 14 in Taiwan

Nearly two million relocated as deadly Typhoon Ragasa slams into southern China, after killing at least 14 in Taiwan  CNN

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4 w. ago Nearly two million evacuated as deadly Typhoon Ragasa slams into southern China, after killing at least 15 in Taiwan

Nearly two million evacuated as deadly Typhoon Ragasa slams into southern China, after killing at least 15 in Taiwan  CNNSuper Typhoon Ragasa: at least 14 killed in Taiwan as Hong Kong and southern China brace for impact  The GuardianTyphoon Ragasa batters Hong Kong and southern China  NPR

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4 w. ago Nearly 2 million evacuated as deadly Typhoon Ragasa slams into southern China, after killing at least 17 in Taiwan

Nearly 2 million evacuated as deadly Typhoon Ragasa slams into southern China, after killing at least 17 in Taiwan  CNNSuper Typhoon Ragasa: at least 14 killed in Taiwan as Hong Kong and southern China brace for impact  The GuardianSuper Typhoon Ragasa latest: China evacuates two million people after 15 killed in Taiwan  The Independent

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