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Canine cooler

3+ hour, 44+ min ago  (329+ words) Taipei Times - All Front Page Taiwan News Business Editorial & Opinion Sports World News Features Bilingual Pages A man holds an inflatable dog wearing fan-equipped pet clothing at the Extreme Heat Countermeasures Expo in Tokyo yesterday. Bavi injures 113, leaves hundreds of…...

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taipeitimes.com > News > biz > archives > 07/18/2026 > 2003860927

SpaceX pauses Starship launch after engine failure

3+ hour, 44+ min ago  (369+ words) SpaceX on Thursday said that it aims to launch its Starship rocket again in a few days after aborting a mission when some of its engines did not fire up, sending shares lower. Starship was slated to take off on…...

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taipeitimes.com > News > biz > archives > 07/17/2026 > 2003860867

Ferry hot

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (340+ words) Taipei Times - All Front Page Taiwan News Business Editorial & Opinion Sports World News Features Bilingual Pages A ferry sails off Kaohsiung yesterday. The Central Weather Administration issued a heat advisory for 14 regions, including Kaohsiung, warning people to be aware of…...

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taipeitimes.com > News > taiwan > archives > 07/17/2026 > 2003860903

Authorities pre-emptively evacuate locals in Hualien

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (288+ words) A barrier lake upstream of the Wanli River (萬里溪) in Hualien County was expected to overflow this morning, so a flood warning was raised yesterday to allow sufficient time for evacuations, the Central Emergency Operations Center said. As of 9am yesterday,…...

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taipeitimes.com > News > biz > archives > 07/17/2026 > 2003860865

Japan’s robotics leaders unite with Nvidia

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (561+ words) Fujitsu Ltd, FANUC Corp and two of Japan’s biggest robotics companies are to work together in robot development, a move aimed at staying ahead of surging competition from China. The two are to team up with factory automation leaders Kawasaki…...

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taipeitimes.com > News > feat > archives > 07/17/2026 > 2003860877

Taiwan implicated in illegal shark fin trade

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (763+ words) In the high seas off west Africa, a fisherman on a Chinese longline tuna vessel cuts the fins off a live shark before throwing it back in the water to suffocate and drown. Its lucrative appendages will be landed at…...

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taipeitimes.com > News > world > archives > 07/17/2026 > 2003860907

Canadian wildfire smoke chokes Toronto

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (512+ words) Toronto’s air quality ranked the worst among major cities globally on Wednesday as wildfire smoke from northwestern Ontario blackened skies and spread into the northeastern US, prompting health warnings and calls for residents to limit outdoor activities. Wildfires were raging…...

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taipeitimes.com > News > world > archives > 07/16/2026 > 2003860843

Mystery buyer bids US$50.1 million for ‘Gus’ the dinosaur

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (339+ words) A Tyrannosaurus rex fossil billed as one of the world’s largest and most complete specimens was sold for a record US$50.1 million on Tuesday to a mystery bidder. Sotheby’s said the 67-million-year-old fossil, nicknamed “Gus,” is the most expensive set…...

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taipeitimes.com > News > biz > archives > 07/16/2026 > 2003860799

Taiwanese expo

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (336+ words) Taipei Times - All Front Page Taiwan News Business Editorial & Opinion Sports World News Features Bilingual Pages People attend the opening day of the Taiwan Expo Japan in Tokyo yesterday. The event, which runs through tomorrow, brings together 154 Taiwanese companies to…...

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taipeitimes.com > News > taiwan > archives > 07/16/2026 > 2003860840

Interesting view

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (404+ words) Taipei Times - All Front Page Taiwan News Business Editorial & Opinion Sports World News Features Bilingual Pages The Jingzaijiao Salt Fields in Tainan bask in the sunset yesterday. Bavi injures 113, leaves hundreds of homes in dark You might also like CWA…...