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Natural Disasters · TaiwanTyphoon Podul hit Taiwan's sparsely populated southeast coast on Wednesday packing winds of up to 191 kph (118 mph), as a large swathe of southern and eastern parts of the island shut down and hundreds of flights were cancelled.See the Story
Typhoon Podul slams into southern Taiwan, hundreds of flights cancelled
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U.S. Navy · PhilippinesBy Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — A US Navy guided-missile destroyer performed a Freedom of Navigation operation (FONOP) near disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea on Wednesday, just two days after two Chinese military vessels collided while chasing a Philippine Coast Guard ship in nearby waters. The presence of the US ship in the area prompted China’s military to accuse the US Navy of violating it’s territorial sovereignty, but the US Nav…See the Story
US Warships Sail in Vicinity of Disputed Shoal Where Chinese Ships Collided | News Channel 3-12
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