The island is going to great lengths to keep water flowing to its all-important By Raymond Zhong and Amy Chang Chien@ 2021 The New York Times Company HSINCHU, Taiwan — Chuang Cheng-deng’s modest rice farm is a stone’s throw from the nerve center of Taiwan’s computer chip industry, whose products power a huge share of […]
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Officer Near Minneapolis Kills Motorist, and a Crowd Confronts the Police
By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs And Azi Paybarah@ 2021 The New York Times BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. — A police officer in Minnesota fatally shot a motorist Sunday in the city of Brooklyn Center, about 10 miles from downtown Minneapolis where a former police officer is on trial and charged in the death of George Floyd last year, […]
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Matsuyama Breaks Through as Masters’ First Asian-Born Champion
Bill Penningtonc.2021 The New York Times Company AUGUSTA, Ga. — Hideki Matsuyama’s first swing in the final round of the 85th Masters was an unsightly banana-shaped slice that would have looked familiar on the nerve-wracking first tee of any golf course in the world.Matsuyama, who entered Sunday’s fourth round with a four-shot lead, had not […]
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Argentina’s President Tests Positive for Coronavirus Despite Vaccination
By: Daniel Politic.2021 The New York Times Company BUENOS AIRES — President Alberto Fernández of Argentina tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday and was experiencing mild symptoms despite having been vaccinated earlier this year, becoming the latest in a series of world leaders who have contracted the virus.In a series of tweets sent early Saturday, […]
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Taiwan Crash Investigators Focus on How Truck Fell in Train’s Path
By: Amy Qin, Amy Chang Chien and Joy Dongc.2021 The New York Times Company HUALIEN, Taiwan — Two days after Taiwan’s deadliest rail disaster in decades, investigators were working Sunday to determine why a truck had slipped downhill from a construction site into the path of an express train, resulting in the collision and derailment […]
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Ship Blocking Suez Canal Set Partially Afloat on Monday Morning
By: Vivian Yee and Marc Santora@ 2021 The New York Times Company The mammoth cargo ship blocking one of the world’s most vital maritime arteries was wrenched from the shoreline and set partially afloat again early Monday morning, raising hopes that traffic could soon resume in the Suez Canal and limit the economic fallout of […]