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Lebanese soldiers stand guard at a street that leads to the American University hospital where they bring wounded people whose handheld pager exploded, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Lebanon is rocked again by exploding devices as Israel declares a new phase of war

September 19, 2024 at 8:18 a.m.

Walkie-talkies exploded in Beirut and other parts of Lebanon on Wednesday in a second wave of attacks targeting devices a day after pagers used by Hezbollah blew up, state media and...

Liu Zhong-da, a worker of Taroko National Park gets a physical examination after being rescued in Hualien County, eastern Taiwan, Thursday, April 4, 2024. Zhong-da had been driving in a open tunnel that winds through the mountainous Taroko National Park when he saw a giant rock crash down in front of the tunnel’s end when one of the strongest earthquake to hit the island in 25 years struck. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)

Survivors of Taiwan’s historic quake recall harrowing moments of tremors, being trapped under rocks

April 5, 2024 at 8:36 a.m.

Taiwan residents endured harrowing experiences on Wednesday when the ground shook with the strongest earthquake to hit the island in 25 years. People saw rocks tumble onto roadways, watched parts...

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