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Taiwan bank ATMs spew out millions after hack
Taiwan is trying to figure out how hackers managed to trick a network of bank ATMs into spitting out millions. Police said several people wearing masks attacked dozens of ATMs operated by Taiwan's First Bank on Sunday. They spent a few minutes at each of the machines before making off with the equivalent of $2 million stashed in a backpack. They didn't use bank cards but rather appeared to gain control of the machines with a "connected device," possibly a smartphone, the police said in a statement Thursday.
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Rapid Intensification Watch: Orlene and Meranti Spin Up in the Pacific
While the Atlantic is on the tepid side this weekend in terms of tropical cyclones, we have two potentially fearsome storms in the Pacific. Tropical Storm Orlene could attain Category 1 or 2 strength well southwest of Mexico before turning out to sea, while Typhoon Meranti is en route to a potential landfall in Taiwan by midweek, potentially as a Category 4 storm. In the Atlantic, two tropical waves show little signs of development, while a third has some potential for becoming a tropical storm
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Schools Shut, Fights Canceled as Super Typhoon Meranti Hits Taiwan
More than half a million homes lost power across Taiwan on Wednesday and five people were injured as Super Typhoon Meranti, which is believed to be the world's strongest storm this year, hit the island.
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Japan's Lighthouse Legacy Lives on in Taiwan
In the summer of 1867, the American merchant vessel Rover, sailing north from southern China’s Guangdong Province, lost its way during a storm, drifted into waters off the southern coast of Taiwan, struck a reef, and sank.
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From Meranti to Malakas: Another Typhoon Threat East Asia
Even as the remains of Super Typhoon Meranti continue to spin down in China, where widespread damage was reported, Typhoon Malakas is gaining strength and could take a swipe at Taiwan this weekend. Malakas is expected to pass just east of Taiwan and over or near Japan's southwesternmost islands as a Category 3 typhoon.
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Taiwan asks Google to blur images showing new South China Sea facilities
Taiwan's defense ministry said on Wednesday it is asking Google to blur satellite images showing what experts say appear to be new military installations on Itu Aba, Taipei's sole holding in the disputed South China Sea. The revelation of new military-related construction could raise tensions in the contested waterway, where China's building of airstrips and other facilities has worried other claimants and the United States.
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Taiwan Braces for Landfall of Typhoon Megi
Typhoon Megi will continue to strengthen before threatening lives and property across Taiwan and eastern China this week.
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Taiwan issues land, sea warnings for Typhoon Megi
Taipei, Sept. 26 (CNA) The Central Weather Bureau (CWB) issued the first land warning for Typhoon Megi Monday morning, following a sea warning late Sunday, as the storm approached the island. The land warning covers Yilan, Hualien and Taitung in northeastern and southeastern Taiwan, which are expected to start experiencing strong winds and heavy rain Monday, according to the CWB.
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Typhoon Megi Landfalls in Taiwan; Over 120 MPH Winds, 30+ Inches of Rain Measured
On the heels of typhoons Meranti and Malakas, Megi has hammered Taiwan.
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PHOTOS: Typhoon Megi Slams Into Taiwan And Southeast China
The powerful storm forced tens of thousands to evacuate their homes. At least four people in Taiwan and one person in mainland China were killed.
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Taiwan set to legalize same-sex marriages, a first in Asia
Su Shan and her partner are raising 5-month-old twins together, but only one of the women is their legal parent. That could soon change as Taiwan appears set to become the first place in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage. "Now, if something happens to the child, the other partner is nothing but a stranger," said Su, a 35-year-old software engineer in Taipei. By contrast, either partner in a legally recognized marriage could make legal, medical and educational decisions, she says.
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So, Why Can’t You Call Taiwan?
President-elect Donald Trump has committed a sharp breach of protocol—one that underscores just how weird some important protocols are. By David A. Graham.
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China defies world and sails aircraft carrier through 'forbidden' sea
The country’s sole aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, was sent deep into the disputed South China Sea. And whilst it was at it, it sailed menacingly close to Taiwan; a self-governing island that China claims as its own. It comes only days after state-run media called for China to invade Taiwan, showing its “resolution” to “recover [it] by force”.
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Taiwan ATM hack: Three jailed over $2.6m theft
Three Eastern European men have been jailed in Taiwan over the theft of $2.6m (£2.1m) from cash machines around the island. They are part of a network of criminals who used malware to hack into 41 First Commercial Bank machines in three different cities in July last year. CCTV showed offenders walking away with bags of cash, though most of the money was recovered shortly afterwards. Police in Thailand believe the case is linked to a similar theft there.
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Taiwan's top court rules in favour of same-sex marriage
The decision paves the way for Taiwan to become the first place in Asia to allow same-sex marriages.
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Taiwan Lays Plans for $59 Billion in Renewable-Energy Finance
New energy, meet new finance. That’s the thinking of Taiwan’s government, which is starting to map out funding plans for a power system that can no longer rely on nuclear reactors. Prime Minister Lin Chuan’s administration aims to increase the share of renewable energy such as water, wind and solar to 20 percent of total power output on the island by 2025, up from 5 percent currently. The Taiwan government hopes to attract NT$1.8 trillion ($59 billion) of private capital.
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Chinese military drills are a threat, says Taiwan, as Beijing tells island to get used to them
Taiwan will gradually get used to Chinese air force drills around the island, Beijing said on Wednesday, as Taiwan accused the mainland of posing a threat to its national security. On Tuesday, Taipei said that frequent and increased Chinese military drills pose an “enormous threat” to Taiwan’s security, in an annual defence review, according to the South China Morning Post.
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The Leap to Single-Payer: What Taiwan Can Teach
How one nation transformed a health care system. Can America do big things anymore?
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Mother sues dentist son to repay tuition
Taiwan's top court has ordered a man to pay his mother almost $1m (£710,000) for raising him and funding his dentistry training. The mother signed a contract with her son in 1997, when he was 20 years old, stating he would pay her 60% of his monthly income after qualifying. She took him to court after he refused to pay her for several years.
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Strong Taiwan Quake Topples Buildings
Many people are trapped after the 6.4-magnitude quake struck near the city of Hualien, media say.
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