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Such companies as Kuwait Finance House, the Gulf's largest Islamic investment....2007-01-02T14:27+0100IHTenIHT-5e43a5d1bc3495f2ab3038a511734158NaturalDisasters20070102142700http://www.mg.co.za/articlepage.aspx?area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__business/&articleid=294808Hong Kong telecom authorities assumed emergency powers on Tuesday as firms faced internet disruption on the first day back to work after an earthquake damaged regional undersea data cables. Telecom and internet service providers sent the city's telecom authority Ofta hourly updates on service capacity.2007-01-02T13:46+0100MailGuardianenMailGuardian-61c9383ef47ffc2b45f5c2b0c0594089NaturalDisasters20070102134600http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/1/2/nation/20070102174951&sec=nationCorporate Internet users have been advised by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) to exercise discipline when using the Internet in view of the limited bandwidth available, as Malaysians get back to work Wednesday after a long weekend.2007-01-02T11:52+0100thestarenthestar-338c58d30cec1192ab6280cb349cfe0320070102115200http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/1/2/nation/20070102174951&sec=nationCorporate Internet users have been advised by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) to exercise discipline when using the Internet in view of the limited bandwidth available, as Malaysians get back to work Wednesday after a long weekend.2007-01-02T11:07+0100thestarenthestar-f714f44d45499779df8e7510aaf6513620070102110700http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/69667564/index.htmlRead full story for latest details.2007-01-02T09:47+0100cnnencnn-35d964800eff703ca5f28397cc60db8220070102094700http://www.asiaone.com.sg/specials/taiwanquake/index.html» A powerful earthquake struck off south-western Taiwan on Tuesday, Dec 26, 2006. The undersea quake caused buildings to collapse in Taiwan, killing two people so far. It also damaged two crucial undersea cables causing disruptions for major telecommunications operators in Asia. This has had a rippling effect spreading beyond the region.2007-01-02T05:44+0100AsiaOneenAsiaOne-09dfefc35ae7077fe7da164dd09a9a6120070102054400http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/69589681/index.htmlRead full story for latest details.2007-01-02T05:16+0100cnnencnn-ed6be435ccb9c3c6df6e7a17125be65220070102051600http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2007-01-01-asia-internet_x.htm?csp=34The Hong Kong government warned Internet users to expect slow going online Tuesday and advised them to limit Web surfing and ...2007-01-02T04:57+0100usaTodayenusaToday-71137a1a4e4c4a99881a0d64da722805EnterpriseEurope20070102045700http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/01/02/asia/AS_GEN_Taiwan_Telecom_Crisis.phpTAIPEI, Taiwan: Taiwan's Chunghwa Telecom Co. said Tuesday two ships will soon start repairing undersea cables, a week after an earthquake off the island's coast disrupted telephone and Internet connections across Asia. The two ships will take two to three weeks to complete their task, said Wu....2007-01-02T04:57+0100IHTenIHT-7aad4a123a83f73261fdd00ef74d5d2720070102045700http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2007/01/02/2003343025Lu urges Taiwanese to form a global vision for the nation By Shih Hsiu-chuan STAFF REPORTER Tuesday, Jan 02, 2007, Page 3 Vice President Annette Lu ( 呂秀蓮 ) yesterday outlined her vision for national development, calling on the public to think of Taiwan as forming part of the global community rather than limiting itself to a local role.2007-01-02T04:26+0100taipeitimesentaipeitimes-bec7ffd32538f5f2a8d764a2ad8cfec3WTOTrade20070102042600http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/01/01/business/connect.phpHONG KONG: Five days after an earthquake knocked out international telephone and Internet services across a large swath of East Asia, Gary Chau had his eyes fixed intently on a computer screen at an Internet room here, trying to improve his rating in an online game of futuristic warriors.2007-01-01T14:35+0100IHTenIHT-77e65a59b70e828fb8fc9ed71a33e9caNaturalDisasters20070101143500http://digital.asiaone.com.sg/news/20061228_005.htmlIt looks set to cement its lead in the speed race with the launch of the fastest Internet plan in Singapore to date.2007-01-01T05:40+0100AsiaOneenAsiaOne-0f96700478caf7062a722e61615a0072InformationSociety220070101054000http://english.people.com.cn/200701/01/eng20070101_337482.htmlChina Telecom said here Sunday that its internet services, which were disrupted by the severing of undersea cables following an earthquake off the Taiwan coast, would be back to normal on January 15.2007-01-01T05:14+0100peopledailyenpeopledaily-fabb865545af60618f9f4d0f3027e300NaturalDisasters20070101051400http://www.haveeru.com.mv/?page=engdetails&id=1324301 January 2007 Close to a thousand people from all over the world converged in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, for a few days in mid December 2006. They discussed and debated one of Asia’s biggest development challenges: how to clean up its fouled air. The historic city -– close to the World Heritage....2007-01-01T04:58+0100haveeruenhaveeru-93b3a2c52ca12c205b6be487798147bcHealthENVClimateChangeAirENVTransportENVKofiAnnanEnvironmentNaturalDisastersScienceENVManMadeDisastersPublicHealthNatureENV20070101045800http://www.vientianetimes.org.la/FreeContent/FreeContent_lao.htmlThe income of Internet shops has hit rock bottom for the first time in years, due to the slow down of internet services caused by a distant earthquake. .2007-01-01T03:49+0100vientianetimesenvientianetimes-eb28b9cba3afc84d8d15d34da510919bNaturalDisasters20070101034900http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/12/31/news/web.1231net.phpHONG KONG: The telecommunications regulator in Hong Kong said Sunday that the first of six cables damaged in an earthquake last week would not be restored until Jan. 16, and that work on the remaining cables would not be completed until the end of the month.2006-12-31T19:12+0100IHTenIHT-3bc0932ab8f00b7f37b7b7421a69b30cSpaceNaturalDisastersManMadeDisasters20061231191200http://www.washtimes.com//upi/20061231-093045-3131r.htmChina's internet connections almost fixed Dec. 31, 2006 at 10:00AM Internet services in China that were disrupted by an earthquake should be 100 percent operational by Jan. 15, officials said Sunday. After a recent earthquake off the coast of Taiwan, several undersea cables were damaged and choppy waters have made repairing them difficult.2006-12-31T17:05+0100washtimesenwashtimes-716f1312271f7cca8aaf8129644b964aNaturalDisasters20061231170500http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/12/31/news/connect.phpHONG KONG: Because of a problem with a cable ship, the Hong Kong government on Sunday pushed back by one week the estimated completion date for initial repairs to undersea communication lines damaged by an earthquake. The first part of repair work on one cable will be completed around Jan.2006-12-31T13:06+0100IHTenIHT-95e662d5797255f3d14ed61bfd31c18aNaturalDisastersAgriculturalProdCropsFeedFibre20061231130600http://www.usatoday.com/tech/world/2006-12-31-china-internet_x.htm?csp=34Internet services in China will not be back to normal until mid-January after being disrupted by a powerful earthquake off Taiwan, ...2006-12-31T11:48+0100usaTodayenusaToday-c471e4ec3179b6eefdcb5980fecf6a4aNaturalDisasters20061231114800http://english.people.com.cn/200612/31/eng20061231_337394.htmlChina has firmly persisted in its peaceful development road, and its opening up strategy featuring mutual benefits and policy of building a harmonious world have received international praise, said Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing on Sunday.2006-12-31T08:44+0100peopledailyenpeopledaily-1808d480784b2da981ff246770897dcdSocietyEconomicPolicyEU20061231084400http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2006/12/31/2003342785Internet surfing speed picks up in parts of Asia WEB ACCESS: Singapore said service was almost back to normal, Hong Kong reported an improvement, but China and Thailand continued to experience slow connections AFP, HONG KONG Sunday, Dec 31, 2006, Page 4 Internet users across Asia saw a glimmer of....2006-12-31T04:15+0100taipeitimesentaipeitimes-543ef81eaf2b855b317e2a94ff932c7520061231041500http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2006/12/31/2003342831Chunghwa close to fixing damage for major customers QUAKE EXPECTATIONS: The Taipei-based firm aimed to get the likes of Mastercard and Winbond Electronics normal service by last night BLOOMBERG Sunday, Dec 31, 2006, Page 11 Chunghwa Telecom Co (中華電信), the nation's largest telephone operator, said it....2006-12-31T04:15+0100taipeitimesentaipeitimes-b444c64bfae7b546eef4263a507641d3AgriculturalProdCropsFeedFibre20061231041500http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/world/20061230-1009-worldsymposium07.htmlIraq By ROBERT H. REID BAGHDAD, Iraq – Iraq begins the new year uncertain about the direction of U.S. military strategy and unclear about prospects for national reconciliation. The only thing clear is that violence will likely continue – and perhaps worsen. At no time since the war began in 2003 has the situation in Iraq looked more uncertain.2006-12-31T01:27+0100austrianewsenaustrianews-e6090cb221c012130a30e3035be4f42aPoliticalUnrestJRCSafeguardsEnergyConflictTerroristAttackManMadeDisastersTREN-Security20061231012700http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/world/20061230-1009-worldsymposium07.htmlIraq By ROBERT H. REID BAGHDAD, Iraq – Iraq begins the new year uncertain about the direction of U.S. military strategy and unclear about prospects for national reconciliation. The only thing clear is that violence will likely continue – and perhaps worsen. At no time since the war began in 2003 has the situation in Iraq looked more uncertain.2006-12-31T00:10+0100africaFMenafricaFM-e6090cb221c012130a30e3035be4f42aPoliticalUnrestJRCSafeguardsEnergyConflictTerroristAttackManMadeDisastersTREN-Security20061231001000http://straitstimes.asiaone.com/portal/site/STI/menuitem.5184b9e5238fb92293c89138e3a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=00f88490f045e010VgnVCM1000000a35010aRCRD&vgnextfmt=vgnartid:696d644862fcf010VgnVCM100000430a0a0aRCRDFOLLOWING the massive earthquake in Taiwan recently, most Internet users in Singapore are experiencing slow speeds when accessing overseas sites. As it may take days for the problem to be resolved, I would like to suggest to readers who are affected to set their proxy to point to any of the Australian proxy servers listed in http://www.2006-12-30T23:46+0100straitstimesSGenstraitstimesSG-6a336d969991515ce0a10ca5aa69caeb20061230234600http://english.people.com.cn/200612/30/eng20061230_337258.htmlChina's telecommunications companies have dispatched five vessels to repair subsea cables damaged in the earthquake that rocked Taiwan on Tuesday.2006-12-30T13:56+0100peopledailyenpeopledaily-ad80a2c16ae0fe60960c43cfd4c48f0720061230135600http://news.asiaone.com/st/st_20061230_76011.htmlFollowing the massive earthquake in Taiwan recently, most Internet users in Singapore are experiencing slow speeds when accessing overseas sites. -ST2006-12-30T10:08+0100AsiaOneenAsiaOne-6a336d969991515ce0a10ca5aa69caeb20061230100800http://www.ft.com/cms/s/1e0cacb2-95d6-11db-9976-0000779e2340.htmlThe country’s most powerful media executive, who is also the force behind the Yomiuri Giants, the nation’s most successful baseball team, has wielded his enormous influence to promote a consistently conservative agenda. The wealth he has amassed, unusual for someone who worked up the ranks as a....2006-12-30T06:19+0100ftenft-bc7d341509aec60265d0041106ec9c58EducationTraining20061230061900http://www.ft.com/cms/s/e71d16cc-94e7-11db-a911-0000779e2340.htmlTAIPEI (Reuters) - A major earthquake struck southern Taiwan on Tuesday, triggering a tsunami of up to one meter (3.3 feet) that could hit the Philippines, Japan’s Meteorological Agency said. There were no immediate reports of damage from southern Taiwan. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake, which occurred at 1226 GMT, had a magnitude of 7.2006-12-30T06:19+0100ftenft-fc2ff5a363976b3625ee2ccdbb482bb2NaturalDisastersManMadeDisasters20061230061900http://news.asiaone.com/st/st_20061230_76040.htmlAsian telecoms companies will not be investing more in back-up lines to safeguard themselves against disasters like the recent earthquake that snarled telephone and Internet service across Asia. -ST2006-12-30T04:07+0100AsiaOneenAsiaOne-9e2ce12d8217c630dce6915038d1883720061230040700http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200612300104.html"First of all, I would like you to know the difference between a real forest and a fake forest," Akira Miyawaki tells participants at a tree-planting ceremony at the Masaki dam in Kamikatsu, a mountainous area in Tokushima Prefecture. About 80 locals, including many elementary school children, listen attentively as he speaks.2006-12-30T03:53+0100asahienasahi-7aceceaace094ef117fdb18b9fd03f10CommunicableDiseasesEnvironmentNaturalDisastersTAXUD20061230035300http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/nst/Saturday/National/20061230085127/Article/local1_htmlKUALA LUMPUR: Internet service provider Jaring was running at 20 per cent of normal capacity, chief executive officer Dr Mohamed Awang Lah said yesterday. "We pray that the situation will not worsen," he said as the race to restore web access continued across Asia when an earthquake off Taiwan sparked widespread disruption on Wednesday.2006-12-30T01:59+0100nstennst-a7c32f08fb3df2b7e1c44fbca0ce601120061230015900http://www.guardian.co.uk/china/story/0,,1980144,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=12China's internet population increased by almost one-third during 2006, reinforcing its position as a powerful internet economy.2006-12-30T01:25+0100guardianenguardian-ec4645cfac22870d063123be068ddfbdNaturalDisasters20061230012500http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/12/30/nation/16443747&sec=nationE-commerce traders here say they have suffered losses of as high as 70% because of disruptions to Internet services following the earthquake in southern Taiwan.2006-12-30T01:14+0100thestarenthestar-cd65a8c4ebb88df8b45be1137f7c10d320061230011400http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/12/30/business/16445243&sec=businessThe rally in blue chips helped the Malaysian market maintain its momentum in the fourth quarter.2006-12-30T00:29+0100thestarenthestar-6ceff99241176309e4ffabf497fa05e0NaturalDisastersTAXUDAgriculturalTechnologyEnergyOHIM20061230002900http://www.thedailystar.net/2006/12/30/d61230014222.htmAsia Internet slowly comes back online Afp, Hong Kong Millions of frustrated Internet users across Asia slowly regained access to overseas websites yesterday, three days after an earthquake off the coast of Taiwan snapped several vital undersea cables.2006-12-29T20:56+0100thedailystarBDenthedailystarBD-112fe45597c54fbe2f2899d8074fbb3320061229205600http://bangkokpost.net/News/30Dec2006_news19.phpSingapore _ A few seconds of undersea quaking was all it took to cause massive telecommunications disruptions throughout tech-savvy Asia, where internet services slowed or stopped, phone lines went dead and financial transactions ground to a halt. Analysts and industry insiders said the service....2006-12-29T20:19+0100BangkokPostenBangkokPost-0604bfb490f55e4fc68784449e03133eNaturalDisastersSpace20061229201900http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/nst/Friday/Columns/20061229170740/Article/index_htmlAlmost every last week of the year, we normally look forward to spend time with family members while we try to finish off our remaining annual leave for the year as much as possible. Unfortunately, the last week of every year is the most challenging week for an Internet company like us.2006-12-29T17:42+0100nstennst-b55de7972b1b529be30662db943b0c4cNaturalDisastersMaritimeSafetyWorld20061229174200http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/67882264/index.htmlRead full story for latest details.2006-12-29T17:15+0100cnnencnn-27c2b4abfc1102be4b24010b81827590NaturalDisasters20061229171500http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS/India_Business/Thai_quake_may_create_tremor_in_Indian_BPOs/articleshow/968774.cmsThe serial earthquake in Taiwan that cut undersea cables, telephone lines and internet pipes, has put the BPO industry in India on a 'sporadic mode'.2006-12-29T15:26+0100indiatimesenindiatimes-e70d9e0a807ccf837b473111b8d510ae20061229152600http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/12/29/business/connect.phpHONG KONG: Internet users were warned Friday that they face a long wait for services to return to normal in parts of Asia after an initial survey by repair ships discovered extensive damage to undersea telecommunications cables caused by an earthquake off Taiwan's southern coast.2006-12-29T14:35+0100IHTenIHT-4faf0ae1375f38da57e6feb92445e432NaturalDisasters20061229143500http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/12/29/china_earthquake_snakes/Authorities monitor a 24-hour video feed from a nearby snake farm. The animals can predict a quake up to 120km away, the bureau claims. The head-banging snakes are not China's first brush with using animal instincts for earthquake prediction. In 1975 authorities ordered the one million residents of....2006-12-29T13:26+0100registerenregister-cd95719f19b24f0b703466906dfcc3aaNaturalDisasters20061229132600http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/12/29/asia/AS_GEN_Asia_Telecom_Crisis.phpTAIPEI, Taiwan: Asian telecom companies said Friday they will not invest more in backup lines to protect against disasters like the recent earthquake that snarled telephone and Internet service across Asia, and as far as the United States. The quake, which damaged undersea cables off Taiwan on....2006-12-29T10:19+0100IHTenIHT-1fe76be053ef923e9c9cd2143c84bfab20061229101900http://digital.asiaone.com.sg/features/20061229_001.htmlNature’s ability to cripple civilization’s technologies has once again forced Man to eat the humble-pie, as Asia grapples with damaged telecomms network, caused by a quake.2006-12-29T10:07+0100AsiaOneenAsiaOne-f58cacb92b484f7714d902a2418452bbManMadeDisasters20061229100700http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=62895BEIJING - Reuters China has come up with an earthquake prediction system that relies on the behavior of snakes, state media said on Thursday, two days after two quakes struck off neighboring Taiwan. The earthquake bureau in Nanning, capital of the Guangxi autonomous region in southern China, had....2006-12-29T09:36+0100TurkishDailyNewsenTurkishDailyNews-f6505fe80856f3df394f1aa21990331dNaturalDisasters20061229093600http://www.mg.co.za/articlepage.aspx?area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__business/&articleid=294647Millions of frustrated internet users across Asia slowly regained access to overseas websites on Friday, three days after an earthquake off the coast of Taiwan snapped several vital undersea cables. Telecoms operators across the region re-routed internet links to circumvent the ruptured lines off....2006-12-29T09:13+0100MailGuardianenMailGuardian-5ad7379cec4a32d74d9cb55467d608c5NaturalDisasters20061229091300http://digital.asiaone.com.sg/news/20061228_002.htmlAnalysts said most international telecommunications is now carried by undersea cables, forming a multi-billion- dollar network that spans the globe, and is vulnerable to natural phenomenon like quakes.2006-12-29T07:51+0100AsiaOneenAsiaOne-b84b010ac16c40d633cfd1ae885abf16NaturalDisastersInformationSociety220061229075100http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/12/29/asia/AS_GEN_Asia_Disconnected.phpSINGAPORE: A few seconds of undersea quaking was all it took to cause massive telecommunications disruptions throughout tech-savvy Asia, where Internet services slowed or stopped, phone lines went dead and financial transactions ground to a halt. Analysts and industry insiders said the service....2006-12-29T07:13+0100IHTenIHT-a0c7936260e2cb7ab926d4a313f64ba3NaturalDisastersSpace20061229071300http://www.washtimes.com//business/20061228-103344-5866r.htmFirms struggle to mend quake-hit networks December 29, 2006 TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) -- Telecommunications companies quickly cobbled together new telephone and Internet networks yesterday as Asia began recovering from a Taiwanese earthquake that snapped undersea cables, snarling service across the tech-savvy region.2006-12-29T07:10+0100washtimesenwashtimes-10385214170f2da75b3eaad0a290164fNaturalDisasters20061229071000http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/12/26/utaiwan126.xmlJapan's Meteorological Bureau has said a one-metre tsunami triggered by a powerful quake off Taiwan was headed toward the east coast of the Philippines.2006-12-29T06:53+0100telegraphentelegraph-1fbfcd258ef355a6b2260e639d90b6b0NaturalDisasters20061229065300http://www.thejakartapost.com/detailheadlines.asp?fileid=20061229.@01&irec=0The country's telecommunications authorities, as well as major players in the industry, expect it to take between two and four weeks for Internet capacity to recover after it dropped to 17 percent Tuesday following the Taiwan earthquake.2006-12-29T06:44+0100JakartaPostenJakartaPost-19be178ae7a8df7ad5e17c75b60b2f65NaturalDisastersTAXUDSpace20061229064400http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=1924392006TENS of millions of people across Asia have been left in technological limbo after an undersea earthquake severed cables carrying much of the region's internet traffic.2006-12-29T06:21+0100TheScotsmanenTheScotsman-0b183258629aca034fb5d3986ca9a05fNaturalDisasters20061229062100http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/12/29/asia/AS_GEN_Asia_Telecom_Crisis.phpTAIPEI, Taiwan: Taiwan's biggest telecommunications company said Friday it had no plans to install more backup undersea cables because the earthquake that damaged lines this week and caused Asia's biggest outage was extremely rare. Companies from Japan to Singapore were still scrambling to fully....2006-12-29T06:11+0100IHTenIHT-31100b8f335239b3104b27447276837dNaturalDisastersInformationSociety220061229061100http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=technologyNews&storyid=2006-12-28T120659Z_01_SP140905_RTRUKOC_0_US-INTERNET-ASIA.xml&src=rssSINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asia's telecommunications services were partly restored on Thursday after earthquakes off Taiwan cut undersea cables and knocked millions of users offline, but with few alternative routes, access was slow and patchy.2006-12-29T04:44+0100reutersenreuters-08b94188638a1adc556cf2a698fd141120061229044400http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/worldbiz/archives/2006/12/29/2003342538It was a tsunami for the digital age, a natural disaster of the virtual world that radiated through much of Asia and beyond after an undersea earthquake late on Tuesday off the coast of Taiwan. People awoke on Wednesday to find themselves without e-mail or the Internet and, in some cases, without....2006-12-29T04:07+0100taipeitimesentaipeitimes-8fe474f03893e33b7d96dab8e2ae0b41NaturalDisasters20061229040700http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2006/12/29/2003342548Revenue generated by the nation's three leading science parks hit NT$1.44 trillion (US$44.02 billion) for the first 10 months of the year, fueled by growth of the Central Taiwan Science Park (中部科學園區), the National Science Council said yesterday. Although the central park's revenue is the least of....2006-12-29T04:07+0100taipeitimesentaipeitimes-683857b7a8eb3e33d43d4f7d919b04a620061229040700http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2006/12/29/2003342424Telecom companies struggle to restore connections CABLE CHAOS: A Chunghwa Telecom Co secretary says at least six undersea cables are broken and a seventh is damaged, and it will take at least two weeks to repair them By Lisa Wang STAFF REPORTER, WITH AGENCIES Friday, Dec 29, 2006, Page 1 Asia was....2006-12-29T04:07+0100taipeitimesentaipeitimes-881546e2e79fb004fd8c694b99c755e620061229040700http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/12/29/asia/AS_GEN_Asia_Telecom_Crisis.phpTAIPEI, Taiwan: Taiwan's biggest telecommunications company said Friday it had no plans to install more backup undersea cables because the earthquake that damaged lines this week and caused Asia's biggest outage was extremely rare. The 6.7-magnitude tremor and aftershocks off Taiwan's southern coast....2006-12-29T04:03+0100IHTenIHT-1de94eaba3c162c0029c154178f3eff1NaturalDisasters20061229040300http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/67882264/index.htmlRead full story for latest details.2006-12-29T03:45+0100cnnencnn-4042db78125418486fc5d290d208a947NaturalDisasters20061229034500http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=62850TAIPEI - The Associated Press Telephone and Internet service was disrupted across Asia yesterday, hours after a powerful earthquake struck the southern part of Taiwan, killing two and triggering a regional tsunami alert. The 6.7 magnitude quake hit just offshore the town of Hengchun late Tuesday....2006-12-29T03:37+0100TurkishDailyNewsenTurkishDailyNews-a41eab92a5ef69950ba211c1785771d0NaturalDisasters20061229033700http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/67882264/index.htmlRead full story for latest details.2006-12-29T03:15+0100cnnencnn-89743ae1f4a6e55bb631dd2e2970a149NaturalDisastersSpace20061229031500http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2006/Dec/28/br/br3092568471.htmlUpdated at 3:28 p.m., Thursday, December 28, 2006 Disaster planning experts speak at telecomm conference here Press Release HONOLULU--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wednesday's earthquake and aftershocks jolted Asia for hours but the telecommunication disruptions may reverberate for weeks.2006-12-29T03:04+0100HonululuAdvetrtiserenHonululuAdvetrtiser-d2d9203af1595ca09f8e332271a51274NaturalDisasters20061229030400http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/12/29/business/16434805&sec=businessTelecommunications across Asia were slowly being restored yesterday after earthquakes off Taiwan damaged cables and knocked thousands offline, but access in parts of South Korea and Taiwan was still patchy.2006-12-29T02:41+0100thestarenthestar-c1d058b47bbe15b37005254c2f099aceInformationSociety220061229024100http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/12/28/nation/20061228120811&sec=nationNearly all of Asia's earthquake-disrupted Internet service and 80 percent of its phone service was to be restored by noon Thursday, a Taiwanese official said following one of the largest telecommunications outages in years to hit Asia. -----------------------------------------------------------------....2006-12-29T02:41+0100thestarenthestar-f4fe9dcd31e2c7e9d78cec157c1ea0cdNaturalDisasters20061229024100http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article2110306.ecePublished: 29 December 2006 As Asia's telecom systems slowly recovered from the earthquakes that hit Taiwan this week, Chinese scientists said they had developed a new way of forecasting tremors - by observing the tendency of snakes to launch themselves headlong into walls.2006-12-29T02:20+0100independentenindependent-b06021be796f66f14bfe1a1b43caf090NaturalDisastersInformationSociety220061229022000http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200612/200612290020.htmlForeign Banks Back to Normal After Taiwan Earthquake The operations of foreign banks in Korea returned to normal Thursday after an earthquake in Taiwan brought them to a halt on Wednesday. Citibank Korea and the domestic offices of HSBC and Bank of America restored servers and networks and....2006-12-29T02:03+0100chosunenchosun-42a4c215b45c831e16b4fd80aa7a9c00NaturalDisasters20061229020300http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006/12/29/story_29-12-2006_pg9_1Head-banging snakes may predict quakes China has come up with an earthquake prediction system which relies on the behaviour of snakes, state media said. The earthquake bureau in Nanning, capital of the Guangxi had developed its system using a combination of natural instinct and modern technology, the China Daily newspaper said.2006-12-29T01:30+0100dailytimesPKendailytimesPK-03c1e44dad90f22470bced55ea61bceeNaturalDisasters20061229013000http://english.people.com.cn/200612/29/eng20061229_336734.htmlFinancial trading in China has been unaffected by the damage to the region's telecommunications systems caused by the powerful earthquake that rocked Taiwan on Tuesday.2006-12-29T01:21+0100peopledailyenpeopledaily-c4b9e03cf1382356f782e800c86d450220061229012100http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/12/29/nation/16435579&sec=nationInternet access to overseas websites improved somewhat for beleaguered users two days after an earthquake in Taiwan damaged undersea cables that relayed data between the Asia Pacific and the United States.2006-12-29T01:11+0100thestarenthestar-eac35068c29a4461dea3dda4925fd9f520061229011100http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/12/29/nation/16435624&sec=nationWith the New Year three days away, popular local bloggers are frustrated at not being able to share their thoughts and ideas online due to the Internet disruption.2006-12-29T01:11+0100thestarenthestar-e22392adf71af29c2823b699d6794a9920061229011100http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/12/29/nation/16432999&sec=nationTravellers hoping to book AirAsia flights can bypass the current Internet problems by contacting the airlines' call centre.2006-12-29T01:11+0100thestarenthestar-240554927294dbf982b870dca062eaf620061229011100http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2006/Dec/28/br/br3092568471.htmlPosted at 1:02 p.m., Thursday, December 28, 2006 Disaster Planning Gurus Speak at PTC 2007 Press Release HONOLULU--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wednesday's earthquake and aftershocks jolted Asia for hours but the telecommunication disruptions may reverberate for weeks.2006-12-29T00:48+0100HonululuAdvetrtiserenHonululuAdvetrtiser-32440ed32a8b56fd3af5f1b41b583e1bNaturalDisasters20061229004800http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/12/28/business/AS_TEC_Asia_Disconnected.phpSINGAPORE: A few seconds of undersea quaking was all it took to cause massive telecommunications disruptions throughout tech-savvy Asia, where Internet services slowed or stopped, phone lines went dead and financial transactions ground to a halt. Analysts and industry insiders said the service....2006-12-28T23:53+0100IHTenIHT-b0beb300ce708c14227fb60940ce07b8NaturalDisastersSpace20061228235300http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/12/28/business/connect.phpTwo cable maintenance ships from Singapore and the Philippines were headed to the site of the broken cables, and three more were due to depart soon, the Hong Kong telecommunications authority said. Once they are there, it could take five to seven days to carry out repairs.2006-12-28T23:53+0100IHTenIHT-55f327cd04b5f8eec4d3a1623e0ece00NaturalDisastersOHIM20061228235300http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061228/ap_on_hi_te/asia_disconnected. It is expected to take weeks to fully repair the links. "I haven't experienced anything like this before," said Francis Lun, general manager at Fulbright Securities, one of many Hong Kong financial firms that were forced to conduct business by telephone on Wednesday.2006-12-28T23:37+0100news-yahooennews-yahoo-7381e81673e835a60bb0a72e5be17e68NaturalDisasters20061228233700http://www.ft.com/cms/s/79a91cc8-9693-11db-8ba1-0000779e2340.htmlMaintenance ships were dispatched to the waters south of Taiwan on Thursday to repair undersea data cables damaged by Tuesday’s earthquake, which has tested the resilience and flexibility of regional network operators and their customers. According to Hong Kong’s telecommunications regulator, the....2006-12-28T22:16+0100ftenft-a8ab67352f4e02778d6411aae476f5eaNaturalDisasters20061228221600http://www.thedailystar.net/2006/12/29/d61229014726.htmHead-banging snakes may predict China quakes Reuters, Beijing China has come up with an earthquake prediction system which relies on the behaviour of snakes, state media said yesterday, two days after two quakes struck off neighbouring Taiwan. The earthquake bureau in Nanning, capital of the Guangxi....2006-12-28T20:55+0100thedailystarBDenthedailystarBD-fcf8556e82cf6dfee0b55e5f215fdd1cNaturalDisasters20061228205500http://www.thedailystar.net/2006/12/29/d61229012917.htmAsia back to online after quake setback But access patchy Reuters, Singapore Asia's telecommunications services were partly restored on Thursday after earthquakes off Taiwan cut undersea cables and knocked millions of users offline, but with few alternative routes, access was slow and patchy.2006-12-28T20:55+0100thedailystarBDenthedailystarBD-d80b6dae6420f3a4fcfe0130813e2884InformationSociety220061228205500http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061228/ap_on_hi_te/asia_quaketo Singapore said they managed to partially restore most of their service to millions of customers. They did it by rerouting traffic through satellites and cables that weren't damaged by the 6.7-magnitude tremor that killed two people. Four repair ships were sailing to the quake zone, but they....2006-12-28T18:58+0100news-yahooennews-yahoo-7a6d28b258dbac045f83d827cbdc1a1920061228185800http://www.ft.com/cms/s/79a91cc8-9693-11db-8ba1-0000779e2340.htmlMaintenance ships were dispatched to the waters south of Taiwan yesterday to repair undersea data cables damaged by Tuesday’s earthquake, which has tested the resilience and flexibility of regional network operators and their customers. According to Hong Kong’s telecommunications regulator, the....2006-12-28T18:35+0100ftenft-697c1967cdafdf22fbd717c2f7fb7672NaturalDisasters20061228183500http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2006/12/28/quake-internet-061228.html?ref=rssTelecommunications firms in Asia scrambled Thursday to restore service to millions of Chinese affected by an internet blackout after an earthquake snapped six undersea cables.2006-12-28T17:53+0100CBCenCBC-2981728501dcb83d5709015a176ea7dbNaturalDisasters20061228175300http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/12/28/asia/AS_GEN_Asia_Telecom_Crisis.phpTAIPEI, Taiwan: Asia was bouncing back Thursday from one of its biggest communications outages in years, as phone and Internet providers cobbled together new networks after an earthquake off Taiwan clipped connections. Less than 48 hours after the quake damaged two crucial undersea cables near the....2006-12-28T17:45+0100IHTenIHT-2911cfb485e3fbb932123e41f7c3d420NaturalDisasters20061228174500http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/HMYT-6WWM9E?OpenDocumentRef: OCHA/GVA – 2006/0263 OCHA Situation Report No. 3 Floods in Aceh, Indonesia This situation report is based on information received from the RC/HC Office in Jakarta, Indonesia and the Office of the UN Recovery Coordinator in Aceh and Nias (UNORC). General Situation 1.2006-12-28T17:42+0100reliefWebenreliefWeb-059e2badfbaafaeb4c9314449947cfa2FloodingNaturalDisastersUNbodies20061228174200http://www.washtimes.com//upi/20061228-102906-1590r.htmUndersea quake disrupts China's Internet Dec. 28, 2006 at 10:47AM Emergency undersea repairs to Chinese undersea fiber optic cables damaged by an earthquake have begun, China's Ministry of Information Industry said. Tuesday's major 7.2 earthquake in the Luzon Strait cut six major cables 9 miles from....2006-12-28T17:08+0100washtimesenwashtimes-b579868fccc89076dd551369604a73e0NaturalDisasters20061228170800http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?from=rss_News&set_id=1&click_id=&art_id=qw1167286502391B252China has come up with an earthquake prediction system which relies on the behaviour of snakes, according to media reports in Beijing.2006-12-28T17:07+0100StarenStar-4e1d3e3f988ea096523debc9b58a8f9cNaturalDisasters20061228170700http://www.time.com/time/asia/magazine/article/0,13673,501061225-1573024,00.htmlTwo days after an magnitude 6.7 earthquake off Taiwan, the region is struggling with a telecommunications system thrown back into the dial-up era2006-12-28T17:00+0100timeentime-37928c7b5df62b06763e76b10d9b92d220061228170000http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/67654024/index.htmlRead full story for latest details.2006-12-28T16:45+0100cnnencnn-02a2a9e8e00db495e95186f4f383f5cdInformationSociety220061228164500http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2006/12/28/snakes-quakes.html?ref=rssChinese officials say they have a new system to detect impending earthquakes by following the behaviour of snakes, state media reported on Thursday.2006-12-28T16:45+0100CBCenCBC-f7c4f58587214252a3375ea804bd85d5NaturalDisasters20061228164500http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/12/28/business/connect.phpTwo cable maintenance ships from Singapore and the Philippines were headed to the site of the broken cables and three more were due to depart soon, the Hong Kong telecommunications authority said. Once on the scene, it could take five to seven days to carry out repairs.2006-12-28T16:40+0100IHTenIHT-1c7340db0da0a5a3738c4029a08abd88NaturalDisastersOHIM20061228164000http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=scienceNews&storyid=2006-12-28T144223Z_01_PEK160637_RTRUKOC_0_US-CHINA-SNAKES.xml&src=rssBEIJING (Reuters) - China has come up with an earthquake prediction system which relies on the behavior of snakes, state media said Thursday, two days after two quakes struck off neighboring Taiwan.2006-12-28T16:11+0100reutersenreuters-837264e4be8fac3675f3edad4e989cb5NaturalDisasters20061228161100http://www.euronews.net/create_html.php?article=398223&lng=1Work is underway to repair underwater cables following an earthquake which triggered one of the biggest telecommunications outages across Asia in years.2006-12-28T15:34+0100euronews-eneneuronews-en-843d153533a0ac9eafe7b6604c8dcea0NaturalDisasters20061228153400http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6689713&ft=1&f=1001On Tuesday, an earthquake off the coast of Taiwan damaged undersea fiber optic cables, causing widespread Internet and phone outages. Lack of access to the Web has forced people in China to contemplate what life was like before global connectivity.2006-12-28T15:22+0100NPRnewsenNPRnews-0da5bef3bdf11e8833e8f832c75a57ac20061228152200http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2006/dec/29/yehey/top_stories/20061229top7.htmlThe powerful earthquake which hit Taiwan Tuesday has cut Philippine telecoms capacity by as much as 40 percent, a senior official said Thursday. National Telecommunications Commission Deputy Commissioner Jorge Sarmiento said some 60 percent of telephone and Internet capacity was operational as....2006-12-28T14:48+0100manilatimesenmanilatimes-a81bb56b4ae37d0df06c7f86dc81c86aInformationSociety2NaturalDisasters20061228144800http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/12/28/business/connect.phpSeveral ships were on their way Thursday to repair telecommunications cables broken by an earthquake off the southern coast of Taiwan, but officials warned that it could take several more days before Internet access across much of Asia returned to normal.2006-12-28T14:36+0100IHTenIHT-4175aed801e76f820ff60440e8730ee2SpaceOHIMNaturalDisasters20061228143600http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=2755994&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312Asia Slowly Bounces Back From One of the Region's Biggest-Ever Telecom Outages2006-12-28T14:32+0100ABCnewsenABCnews-8075053001b968d1a30fe4b294a83e00NaturalDisasters20061228143200http://www.smh.com.au/news/technology/when-the-internet-goes-down/2006/12/28/1166895417324.html?from=rssIT WAS a tsunami for the digital age, a natural disaster of the virtual world that radiated through much of Asia and beyond after an undersea earthquake late on Tuesday off the coast of Taiwan.2006-12-28T13:52+0100smhensmh-847f5523868e3dc1659ce45651c261e9NaturalDisasters20061228135200http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/67360464/index.htmlRead full story for latest details.2006-12-28T13:44+0100cnnencnn-7c2cf7fd64f1d7806981bdcfb5a009dfNaturalDisasters20061228134400http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/nst/Thursday/Frontpage/20061228081245/Article/index_htmlTaiwan quake brings internet almost to a standstill 28 Dec 2006 KUALA LUMPUR: Internet users were a frustrated lot yesterday. Some could not access websites while others found it extremely slow. It was the same throughout most of Asia as telecommunications lines were disrupted after undersea cables were damaged by an earthquake in Taiwan.2006-12-28T13:11+0100nstennst-077dff5e128cf808836709080844c7dc20061228131100http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=technologyNews&storyid=2006-12-28T120659Z_01_SP140905_RTRUKOC_0_US-INTERNET-ASIA.xml&src=rssSINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asia's telecommunications services were partly restored on Thursday after earthquakes off Taiwan cut undersea cables and knocked millions of users offline, but with few alternative routes, access was slow and patchy.2006-12-28T13:10+0100reutersenreuters-2657926fcaaae904984bac0bae9dec6c20061228131000http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2006-12-28-asia-telecom_x.htm?csp=34Asia was slowly recovering Thursday from one of the biggest telecommunication outages to hit the region in years as crews scrambled ...2006-12-28T11:37+0100usaTodayenusaToday-fcc2ed2d295fd45caa3231ddcc467a3920061228113700http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=scienceNews&storyid=2006-12-28T094916Z_01_SP150881_RTRUKOC_0_US-QUAKE-CABLES.xml&src=rssSEOUL (Reuters) - The earthquakes that hit Taiwan on Tuesday rocked communications in Asia and underscored the vulnerabilities of a system where huge amounts of data speed through the region in cables laid deep beneath the sea.2006-12-28T11:10+0100reutersenreuters-b95057151c1eaf0f4026003a4c6b65da20061228111000http://www.mg.co.za/articlepage.aspx?area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__business/&articleid=294615The chaos in Asia's internet service sparked by an undersea earthquake shows the region's cable network is too fragile and overly reliant on connections to the United States, industry observers said on Thursday. Millions of people across Asia were enduring a second day without full internet services....2006-12-28T10:38+0100MailGuardianenMailGuardian-2f8bd8af6c76071a58c4bc303ab9268eNaturalDisasters20061228103800http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/A04C909C-7B06-4A88-9AFC-3A350396BC59.htmOfficial says most Asian phone and internet lines to be restored by noon on Thursday.2006-12-28T10:13+0100aljazeera-enenaljazeera-en-0c399e39a658284a206c41b2a960239aAgriculturalProdCropsFeedFibre20061228101300http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=aebc1a50-aa4a-463f-9da1-c38a9a857d35&k=27431Frantic Nigerians search for pipeline fire survivors Clutching photos, Lagos residents searched frantically for relatives still missing after Tuesday's massive fire at a gasoline pipeline, hoping their loved ones were not among the 265 people killed. The pipeline exploded in a blazing inferno after....2006-12-28T10:10+0100montrealgazetteenmontrealgazette-b16108eaca43f42381c2af80285c0434mahb20061228101000http://english.people.com.cn/200612/28/eng20061228_336569.htmlChina's Ministry of Information Industry and major telecom operators have started an emergency action to detect the damages caused by a powerful earthquake off the Taiwan coast on undersea fibre-optic cables.2006-12-28T09:50+0100peopledailyenpeopledaily-ab1ac0c7ee62f7618560992dfd076071NaturalDisasters20061228095000http://www.irishexaminer.com/breaking/story.asp?j=265062738&p=z65x63649&n=265063672&x=28/12/2006 - 7:59:45 AM Quake-hit phone and internet links to be restored Nearly all Asia’s earthquake-hit internet service and 80% of its phone service will be restored today, following one of the largest telecommunications outages in years. Lin Jen-hung, vice-general manager of Taiwan’s Chunghwa....2006-12-28T09:47+0100examinerenexaminer-cd80c9c26dd80862c0dfe5e97abecb02NaturalDisasters20061228094700http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/6213501.stmAsia's internet and phone networks get back to normal after Tuesday's quake off Taiwan severely hit services.2006-12-28T09:31+0100bbcenbbc-3a0e905a489593934bedd63442067000NaturalDisasters20061228093100http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/12/28/business/AS_TEC_Asia_Disconnected.phpSINGAPORE: A few seconds of undersea quaking was all it took to cause massive telecommunications disruptions throughout tech-savvy Asia, where Internet services have been snapped or slowed, phone lines disabled and financial transactions crippled. Analysts said the service disruption — caused by the....2006-12-28T09:23+0100IHTenIHT-e58f6904aee12cfc71aee0d62b179a9cMaritimePollution-Safety20061228092300http://www.topix.net/content/ap/2581043131291051500915743251480798449486A strong earthquake off Taiwan's southern coast damaged undersea cables, disrupting phone and Internet service Wednesday in much of Taiwan, China and Japan. Comment2006-12-28T08:00+0100topixentopix-dec98a2c86f037224704c069e957ea47NaturalDisastersMaritimeSafetyWorld20061228080000http://www.sundaytimes.co.za/News/Article.aspx?id=349530By Marc Carnegie HONG KONG - Internet and phone services were disrupted across much of Asia after an earthquake damaged undersea cables, leaving one of the world’s most tech-savvy regions in a virtual blackout. From frustrated traders seeking in vain for stock quotes to anxious newshounds accustomed....2006-12-28T07:45+0100sundaytimes-zaensundaytimes-za-d3649f168da6c29d1f2403635949888fNaturalDisasters20061228074500http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/12/28/nation/16427702&sec=nationTourists spent hours trying to access the Internet at cybercafes in the city, but gave up in frustration when attempts to check their e-mail and travel details were unsuccessful.2006-12-28T07:11+0100thestarenthestar-54412efd32345cbbffe3300905fc9edfNaturalDisasters20061228071100http://www.thejakartapost.com/detailheadlines.asp?fileid=20061228.@01&irec=0Asian communications companies were caught short Wednesday when a series of powerful earthquakes struck southern Taiwan, killing two people and causing disruptions to Internet and phone services across Asia.2006-12-28T06:32+0100JakartaPostenJakartaPost-340e2c169a7189e975c8acf8f6d40b6dSpace20061228063200http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20982186-1702,00.htmlCHINA has come up with an earthquake prediction system which relies on the behaviour of snakes, state media said today, two days after two quakes struck off Taiwan. 3:19pm (AEDT)2006-12-28T05:52+0100NEWScomAUenNEWScomAU-f361bd1c1ca027e89e9c9cdcb8c25cf1NaturalDisasters20061228055200http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/67438034/index.htmlRead full story for latest details.2006-12-28T05:44+0100cnnencnn-ee16b594ea039b2b7b1d4ca43cf0caddNaturalDisasters20061228054400http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/67438033/index.htmlRead full story for latest details.2006-12-28T05:44+0100cnnencnn-4f2118355b510283c633ea6e57af02ccNaturalDisasters20061228054400http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/12/28/nation/20061228120811&sec=nationA Taiwanese telecommunications official has said 95% of Asia's earthquake-disrupted data transmission service and 80% of its phone service will be restored by noon Thursday.2006-12-28T05:41+0100thestarenthestar-32f3b4b4c55362b88e525b18d8b2ef6c20061228054100http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=worldNews&storyid=2006-12-28T041706Z_01_PEK160637_RTRUKOC_0_US-CHINA-SNAKES.xml&src=rssBEIJING (Reuters) - China has come up with an earthquake prediction system which relies on the behavior of snakes, state media said on Thursday, two days after two quakes struck off neighboring Taiwan.2006-12-28T05:39+0100reutersenreuters-c45fba52c2cef82b410f151de3df6b2dNaturalDisasters20061228053900http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK160637.htmSource: Reuters (15 minutes ago)2006-12-28T05:16+0100alertnetenalertnet-3a6e35f19f438b8e332a9b33a9c9f723NaturalDisasters20061228051600http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/12/28/asia/AS_GEN_Hong_Kong_Taiwan_Quake.phpHONG KONG: Hong Kong telecommunications official said Thursday that six of the seven major cables serving the Chinese territory were damaged in Taiwan's earthquake. "Of the seven major submarine optical fiber cable systems serving Hong Kong, all of them have been affected," said Au Man-ho of the Telecommunications Authority.2006-12-28T05:14+0100IHTenIHT-5d795dc6cf1e0fc873532b63462ba7e620061228051400http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/67423483/index.htmlRead full story for latest details.2006-12-28T05:14+0100cnnencnn-8def724610a22104fec18c54ff1cc57d20061228051400http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/12/28/asia/AS_GEN_Taiwan_Quake.phpTAIPEI, Taiwan: Ships with crews to repair the two undersea data transmission cables ruptured in Taiwan's powerful earthquake will arrive in the affected area in several days, an official of Taiwan's main telecommunications company said Thursday. The repair work is vital for restoring regular....2006-12-28T04:12+0100IHTenIHT-8252d23a25a5cfbe1f555913c9b5069eNaturalDisasters20061228041200http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2006/12/28/2003342280Fang's 34-year-old brother also died in the disaster. Four other family members survived. One of the twins was seriously hurt and the other suffered minor injuries, the officials said. Premier Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) yesterday afternoon traveled to Pingtung County to visit families of the victims.2006-12-28T04:03+0100taipeitimesentaipeitimes-c2aa41faa62a1b2854dbc307963f577fNuclearNaturalDisastersManMadeDisastersEnergyJRCSafeguards20061228040300http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2006/12/28/2003342368Business Briefs AGENCIES Thursday, Dec 28, 2006, Page 11 ■ TAIEX up 5.59 points Share prices closed flat yesterday as profit-taking eroded early gains made on the back of Wall Street's overnight rally, dealers said. They said year-end window-dressing activities continued to support the local bourse....2006-12-28T04:03+0100taipeitimesentaipeitimes-258f3c09a0cee8bf7c1c9ebfe3c8d3f320061228040300http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200612/200612280035.htmlForeign and domestic banks in Korea, news and government services ground to a halt on Wednesday after a powerful earthquake that hit Taiwan the previous night cut off six undersea fiberoptic cables linking Taiwan and Korea. The Ministry of Information and Communication said the earthquake damaged a....2006-12-28T03:29+0100chosunenchosun-d08b1f82c865a341766eb33b92c0aa57NaturalDisasters20061228032900http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/Story.asp?Article=165760&Sn=WORL&IssueID=29283TAIPEI: Telephone and Internet services were disrupted across Asia yesterday after a powerful earthquake struck near southern Taiwan. A phone company official said it will be weeks before communications return to normal.2006-12-28T03:21+0100GulfDailyNewsenGulfDailyNews-a9f9a801708af2fdc93f2c1e55cfe1cf20061228032100http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_topstories/~3/67360323/index.htmlRead full story for latest details.2006-12-28T03:14+0100cnnencnn-397b43e2e712acb8b3a1f76e802f56c1NaturalDisasters20061228031400http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/nst/Thursday/Frontpage/20061228081245/Article/index_htmlKUALA LUMPUR: Internet users were a frustrated lot yesterday. Some could not access websites while others found it extremely slow. It was the same throughout most of Asia as telecommunications lines were disrupted after undersea cables were damaged by an earthquake in Taiwan.2006-12-28T02:29+0100nstennst-955c92baf934b1bb26619bf258c4e170NaturalDisastersInformationSociety220061228022900http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/12/28/nation/16426778&sec=nationNo Gmail, no Yahoo!, no blogs.2006-12-28T01:10+0100thestarenthestar-916b6b2c40ad7b34b2941d0ab848c1a1NaturalDisasters20061228011000http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/12/28/nation/16427702&sec=nationTourists spent hours trying to access the Internet at cybercafes in the city, but gave up in frustration when attempts to check their e-mail and travel details were unsuccessful.2006-12-28T01:10+0100thestarenthestar-4a4020a1226f8ff6fe1c276462303bd6NaturalDisasters20061228011000http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006/12/28/story_28-12-2006_pg1_3Quake disrupts Internet, phone services in Asia HONG KONG: Internet and phone services were disrupted across much of Asia on Wednesday after an earthquake damaged undersea cables, leaving one of the world’s most tech-savvy regions in a virtual blackout.2006-12-28T00:41+0100dailytimesPKendailytimesPK-96c6d5f5e6d7292fc71c150a44b04279NaturalDisasters20061228004100http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006/12/28/story_28-12-2006_pg5_24Asian stocks rally back into the record books HONG KONG: Asian stocks followed Wall Street’s lead and closed mostly higher on Wednesday with Hong Kong, Shanghai and Jakarta all striking a best ever finish. TOKYO: Share prices closed up 0.31 percent, extending gains after Wall Street’s overnight post-Christmas rebound.2006-12-28T00:41+0100dailytimesPKendailytimesPK-86936a70907f6985e2ddeec537ce8383TAXUD20061228004100http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/12/28/business/16427966&sec=businessMalaysian companies have had a mixed reaction to the after-effects of the 7.1 Richter Scale earthquake in Taiwan that damaged a major submarine cable system and disrupted international Internet communications on Wednesday.2006-12-28T00:25+0100thestarenthestar-298f7d408c25c0c57e23349046760da1NaturalDisasters20061228002500http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200612/200612280011.htmlAn earthquake in southern Taiwan on Tuesday night damaged an undersea optic cable, causing serious disruptions to international phone lines and Internet connections in Korea, Taiwan, China, Japan and Southeast Asia. The earthquake estimated at 7.1 magnitude by the U.S.2006-12-27T23:59+0100chosunenchosun-f5a35e5b545f426bc99489be40eb78aaNaturalDisasters20061227235900http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/YSAR-6WVSH9?OpenDocumentBy Heda Bayron Hong Kong 27 December 2006: Much of Asia faces days of slow Internet connections and cut phone lines after a powerful earthquake in Taiwan disrupted telecommunications around the region. As VOA's Heda Bayron reports from Hong Kong, experts say it could take days before connections are fully restored.2006-12-27T23:39+0100reliefWebenreliefWeb-3c5d76dd2cdee37e4212fa802ba0b4b0NaturalDisasters20061227233900http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200612/200612280007.htmlMuch of Asia faces days of slow Internet connections and cut phone lines after a powerful earthquake in Taiwan disrupted telecommunications around the region. As VOA's Heda Bayron reports from Hong Kong, experts say it could take days before connections are fully restored.2006-12-27T21:59+0100chosunenchosun-e33d85680d6a33cbd723030f4c93f965NaturalDisasters20061227215900http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061227/ap_on_hi_te/asia_quakeTwo residents were killed and more than 40 injured in the magnitude-6.7 tremor that hit offshore, near the southern Taiwanese town of Hengchun late Tuesday. Up to a dozen fiber-optic cables cross the ocean floor south of Taiwan, carrying traffic between China, Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia, the U.S. and the island itself.2006-12-27T21:57+0100news-yahooennews-yahoo-afdd6e4cf0d4cfc69866cc07edbb3d3dNaturalDisasters20061227215700http://www.ft.com/cms/s/1e0cacb2-95d6-11db-9976-0000779e2340.htmlThe country’s most powerful media executive, who is also the force behind the Yomiuri Giants, the nation’s most successful baseball team, has wielded his enormous influence to promote a consistently conservative agenda. The wealth he has amassed, unusual for someone who worked up the ranks as a....2006-12-27T20:50+0100ftenft-841b40012ebf67ed3b46a0e5244178f520061227205000http://www.thedailystar.net/2006/12/28/d6122801085.htmInternet crashes for Taiwan tremor Staff Correspondent Internet traffic in the country slowed down yesterday while some of the places lost connectivity following a strong earthquake in Taiwan late Tuesday that damaged several submarine cables in the region. A 7.2006-12-27T20:38+0100thedailystarBDenthedailystarBD-2447f4a107748ec8de693469d230f4dbNaturalDisasters20061227203800http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?from=rss_World&set_id=1&click_id=&art_id=iol1167221857651B235Telephone and Internet services have been disrupted across Asia after a powerful earthquake in Taiwan that killed two people and triggered a regional tsunami alert.2006-12-27T20:28+0100StarenStar-5e3342442665504547f9b8f0f10ddf0dNaturalDisasters20061227202800http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?from=rss_World&set_id=1&click_id=&art_id=iol1167221857651B235Telephone and Internet services have been disrupted across Asia after a powerful earthquake in Taiwan that killed two people and triggered a regional tsunami alert.2006-12-27T20:24+0100ioleniol-5e3342442665504547f9b8f0f10ddf0dNaturalDisasters20061227202400http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7005972036Tokyo, Japan (AHN)-After a powerful 7.1 earthquake hit off the coast of Taiwan on Tuesday, telecommunications across much of Asia have been severely disrupted due to damage to undersea cable lines. Banks, businesses, Internet and phone services all reported problems stemming from the earthquake,....2006-12-27T20:23+0100AHNenAHN-3a24e56561ae5d3221641b8c60e4ef6cNaturalDisasters20061227202300http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/12/27/business/connect.phpSINGAPORE: For all its vaunted ubiquity, the Internet is still defined by nationality, shaped by geography and dominated by the United States. Asia was served a painful reminder of that Wednesday when an earthquake off the coast of Taiwan severed crucial undersea telecommunications cables carrying....2006-12-27T19:08+0100IHTenIHT-c834b02e120536e5b422e494fac6986dSpaceNaturalDisastersManMadeDisasters20061227190800http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2006/12/27/taiwan-telecom-061227.html?ref=rssPowerful tremors from Tuesday's earthquake near the southern tip of Taiwan damaged undersea cables, disrupting internet and telephone communications across Southeast Asia.2006-12-27T18:57+0100CBCenCBC-97c275a02c25f0e55dbd64abf418145cNaturalDisasters20061227185700http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/net/2006/12/28/communications.cut.off.after.earthquake.strikes.taiwan.htmlIn a statement, PLDT and Smart said the international cable facilities they are utilizing "suffered major cable breaks that has affected their operations." "As a result, IDD and broadband Internet services are currently intermittent," said the two phone firms. However, domestic PLDT and Smart voice and data services are operating normally.2006-12-27T17:57+0100sunstarensunstar-01d0ee19338b7f51bfd3ae06f65b0198NaturalDisastersInformationSociety220061227175700http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16367332/Internet connections at some banks, companies and government offices in South Korea were disrupted on Wednesday after an earthquake off Taiwan damaged undersea cables.2006-12-27T16:10+0100msnbcenmsnbc-9b5dd1fbc986831c2c3c29ed1f4753cc20061227161000http://www.ft.com/cms/s/8455eb42-95b7-11db-9976-0000779e2340.htmlVoice and data communication across Asia was severely disrupted on Wednesday after an earthquake off the southern coast of Taiwan damaged under-sea telephone cables linking Asian countries to each other and to the US. Authorities and telecommunications companies in Japan, China, Hong Kong, South....2006-12-27T16:06+0100ftenft-659502b817af6202b78c88b79b6f0789NaturalDisasters20061227160600http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061227/ap_on_re_as/asia_quakeRepairing the cables could take weeks because crews have to pull them up and transfer them to a ship for repair, said Lin Jen-hung, vice general manager of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Taiwan's largest phone company. The quakes jolted Taiwan late Tuesday, setting off a tsunami alert on the second anniversary of the Dec.2006-12-27T15:56+0100news-yahooennews-yahoo-51e8908d3c896472302a329b4eed31e1NaturalDisastersMaritimeSafetyWorld20061227155600http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/12/27/asia/AS_GEN_Taiwan_Quake.phpChunghwa, Taiwan's largest phone company, said the quake damaged two undersea cables off the Taiwanese coast. The lines route calls and process Internet traffic for several Asian countries. Taiwan's undersea communications cable system consists of seven lines, extending from northern and southern points on the island.2006-12-27T15:07+0100IHTenIHT-e52385cf66161b21223a9710a6c93659NaturalDisasters20061227150700http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2006-12-27-taiwan-earthquake_x.htm?csp=34Telephone and Internet service was disrupted across Asia on Wednesday, hours after a powerful earthquake struck the southern ...2006-12-27T14:33+0100usaTodayenusaToday-9ee925d10676f1874eba4e8623e93eefNaturalDisasters20061227143300http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=2753308&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312Quake Off Taiwan's Southern Coast Disrupts Communications in Much of Taiwan, China, Japan2006-12-27T14:30+0100ABCnewsenABCnews-35586736e202fdbfddc06c4ba3486009NaturalDisasters20061227143000http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/12/27/business/connect.phpSINGAPORE: For all its vaunted ubiquity, the Internet is still defined by nationality, shaped by geography and dominated by the United States. Asia was served a painful reminder of that on Wednesday when an earthquake off Taiwan severed undersea telecommunications cables carrying as much as....2006-12-27T14:06+0100IHTenIHT-fcbdfcc1952bc3aee1a073e7025a4ba9SpaceNaturalDisasters20061227140600http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/12/27/news/quake.phpExperts said that repairs could take up to three weeks, raising fears of more communications difficulties in Taiwan, Asia's fifth-largest economy, and additional telephone and Internet glitches in neighboring Japan, China and South Korea. "Problems with underwater cables have affected Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and China," Chunghwa Telecom said.2006-12-27T14:06+0100IHTenIHT-0161be86d3be4eec89dd0c04de0a7f31InformationSociety220061227140600http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200612/200612270039.htmlUndersea Earthquake Strikes Near Taiwan Seismologists say a 7.1 magnitude earthquake has struck about 100 kilometers south of the coast of Taiwan. Japanese seismologists have issued a tsunami warning for the region, saying a one-meter-tall tsunami is now heading for the Philippines.2006-12-27T13:54+0100chosunenchosun-ae1bfd78ee8ee3a8e85346bc0bdde744NaturalDisasters20061227135400http://www.irishexaminer.com/breaking/story.asp?j=171612120&p=y7y6yz7yx&n=171612809&x=27/12/2006 - 11:01:01 AM Communications cut as quake strikes Taiwan Telephone and internet services were disrupted across Asia today, hours after a powerful earthquake struck the southern part of Taiwan, killing two and triggering a regional tsunami alert. The 6.2006-12-27T12:42+0100examinerenexaminer-7d00216cef06ea5620f0a7298963f02aNaturalDisasters20061227124200http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2006-12-27-taiwan-earthquake_x.htm?csp=34Telephone and Internet service was disrupted across Asia on Wednesday, hours after a powerful earthquake struck the southern ...2006-12-27T12:33+0100usaTodayenusaToday-6af946a06ed5b2d79f1ada221fed6cc8NaturalDisasters20061227123300http://www.mg.co.za/articlepage.aspx?area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__international_news/&articleid=294591Taiwan on Wednesday assessed the damage after a strong earthquake measuring 7,1 rocked the country, killing two people and wounding at least 42. Hundreds of rescuers were dispatched to the worst-hit Pingtung area in southern Taiwan where at least three houses were reported to have collapsed and other buildings also suffered damage.2006-12-27T12:08+0100MailGuardianenMailGuardian-1456a5f4252639c11252f96876169441ManMadeDisastersNaturalDisasters20061227120800http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/12/27/asia/AS_GEN_Taiwan_Quake.phpLiao Ching-ling, a manager at the Ambassador Hotel in the southern city of Kaohsiung, said the quake was the strongest she had ever felt. "The building swayed so badly that many guests panicked and ran out of their rooms and into the streets," she said.2006-12-27T12:04+0100IHTenIHT-6fa5adf41aad07b27553faa17c80425fNaturalDisasters20061227120400http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/JOPA-6WVD2C?OpenDocumentDate: 27 Dec 2006 Source: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - ReliefWeb Type: Natural Disaster Keyword(s): Earthquake; Natural Disaster Format: PDF *, 237k Related Documents: With the exception of public UN sources, reproduction or redistribution of the above text,....2006-12-27T11:35+0100reliefWebenreliefWeb-4b19a63972fbcfd57d66cfb6dc6619ffNaturalDisastersEuropeAidEcho20061227113500http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/12/27/boxing_day_earthquake_taiwan/The island's biggest telecoms provider, Chunghwa Telecom Co., said damage to its undersea cables had cut off 98 per cent of communication with Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Hong Kong. Repairs are set to take up to three weeks, according to the firm. Japanese operators also reported trouble.2006-12-27T11:17+0100registerenregister-34ea112d808153814bd6e77cd143b5ed20061227111700http://www.regnum.ru/english/761558.htmlOn December 27, a powerful earthquake hit Taiwan destroying plenty of residential houses. The initial earthquake was estimated at 7 on the Richter scale...2006-12-27T11:05+0100regnumenregnum-59910689f7f516331db048ab67a9b708WTONaturalDisastersTrade20061227110500http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/12/27/business/AS_FIN_MKT_Japan_Markets.phpTOKYO: Japanese stocks rose Wednesday to a fresh seven-month high on buying of blue chip stocks and export-oriented shares. The dollar was lower against the yen. The benchmark Nikkei 225 stock index added 53.96 points, or 0.31 percent, to finish at 17,223.15 points on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Wednesday — the highest since closing at 17,291.2006-12-27T11:03+0100IHTenIHT-859d1dec28d07bf475c32da1c6d8cce120061227110300http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/12/27/asia/AS_GEN_Taiwan_Quake.phpTAIPEI, Taiwan: Telephone and Internet service was disrupted across Asia on Wednesday after a powerful earthquake off Taiwan's southern tip damaged undersea cables used by phone customers and Web surfers from Japan to Southeast Asia and the United States.2006-12-27T11:03+0100IHTenIHT-bf457460e0520f6df92aaa66ff26b2c4NaturalDisastersMaritimeSafetyWorld20061227110300http://www.yorkshireposttoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=55&ArticleID=1945874Two hours later, seismologists lifted the warning, saying the threat of destructive waves had passed. The US Geological Survey said the quake, which hit at 12.26pm British time, registered magnitude 7.1, while Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau measured it at 6.7. It was followed eight minutes later by an aftershock registering 7.2006-12-27T10:50+0100YorkshirePostenYorkshirePost-f289de86321e2a40d290eb1cd648e64aManMadeDisastersNaturalDisasters20061227105000http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/C4C52BDD-440A-4552-8B54-5C9F432EC40F.htmTwo killed in earthquake that also triggered tsunami warning.2006-12-27T10:08+0100aljazeera-enenaljazeera-en-ede2d451aae3b5a02d153b3d77d5ac44NaturalDisasters20061227100800http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20061227.wquake26/BNStory/International/?page=rss&id=RTGAM.20061227.wquake26Tremor off Taiwan's southern coast damaged cables supplying phone and Internet services to much of China, Japan and Taiwan2006-12-27T10:03+0100theglobeandmailentheglobeandmail-e8e11f769291a71b07e6f93f0740453bNaturalDisastersMaritimeSafetyWorld20061227100300http://www.timesofmalta.com/core/article.php?id=247403Two powerful earthquakes off Taiwan triggered a regional tsunami alert yesterday as thousands lit candles and visited mass graves to mark the second anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami. On December...2006-12-27T09:52+0100timesofmaltaentimesofmalta-2ddf10cf0b7dcdbdb18c2a2ed5540148ManMadeDisastersNaturalDisasters20061227095200http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/TKAE-6WV97N?OpenDocumentMANILA, Dec 27, 2006 ( Xinhua via COMTEX) -- The Philippines said on Wednesday there is no tsunami heading towards it after a strong earthquake hit China's Taiwan Tuesday night. Renato Solidum, director of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), denied some reports that a....2006-12-27T09:35+0100reliefWebenreliefWeb-564c1e92c96200859b6300a25c8109ffNaturalDisasters20061227093500http://www.ft.com/cms/s/76ca047c-9558-11db-a911-0000779e2340.htmlBullish domestic buying of shares in Toyota and Nippon Steel led the Japanese market to a further session of gains and propelled the Nikkei 225 stock average to a seven-month high. The broader Topix index advanced 0.27 per cent to finish at 1,676.95. The trading day was affected by a series of disruptions caused by a major earthquake off Taiwan.2006-12-27T09:34+0100ftenft-9e808c7ee1cbc2a1e04521f27b5d60f820061227093400http://english.newslab.ru/news/209788/Taipei, Taiwan - Two were killed, and more than 40 were injured in a powerful earthquake that struck off southwestern Taiwan on Tuesday. The quake, with a preliminary magnitude of 7.2 on the Richter scale, was felt throughout Taiwan and resulted in slight damage in the South.2006-12-27T09:32+0100NewslabenNewslab-83d2d51d345a2e3acd5346fd186fa92aNaturalDisasters20061227093200http://www.nhandan.com.vn/english/news/271206/domestic_tsunami.htmVietnam's central and southern coastlines no longer need to worry about a possible tsunami and were requested to return to their normal life, advised the National Hydro-Meteorology Centre and the National Steer Committee for Flood and Storm Control, at 23:00 on December 26.2006-12-27T09:25+0100nhandanennhandan-a33dc7d6cdbb719a891aeb37c865ac76NaturalDisasters20061227092500http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=2753308&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312Earthquake Off Taiwan's Coast Disrupts Communications in Much of Taiwan, China and Japan2006-12-27T09:00+0100ABCnewsenABCnews-2e971d05ef846a581c453a3774d0b4b6NaturalDisasters20061227090000http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/12/27/business/AS_FIN_MKT_Japan_Markets.phpTOKYO: Japanese stocks rose Wednesday to a fresh seven-month high on buying of blue-chip stocks and export-oriented shares. The dollar was lower against the yen. The benchmark Nikkei 225 stock index added 53.96 points, or 0.31 percent, to finish at 17,223.15 points on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Wednesday — the highest since closing at 17,291.2006-12-27T08:59+0100IHTenIHT-a7afa17adb3585a17ed094014d7ad01420061227085900http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/6211451.stmTelecommunications across Asia are badly hit after Tuesday's quake off Taiwan affected undersea cables.2006-12-27T08:54+0100bbcenbbc-498c9250098df1c34771395857a81c26NaturalDisastersInformationSociety220061227085400http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/66923735/index.htmlRead full story for latest details.2006-12-27T08:52+0100cnnencnn-ba8984ad7e42f0dca8f610c5c8a4470dTAXUD20061227085200http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?from=rss_World&set_id=1&click_id=&art_id=qw1167200822185B223Southern Taiwan has been shaken by a series of earthquakes that have caused three buildings to collapse.2006-12-27T08:52+0100ioleniol-af3659543043457df27509e9038d9d1dInformationSociety2NaturalDisasters20061227085200http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?from=rss_World&set_id=1&click_id=&art_id=qw1167200822185B223Southern Taiwan has been shaken by a series of earthquakes that have caused three buildings to collapse.2006-12-27T08:51+0100StarenStar-af3659543043457df27509e9038d9d1dInformationSociety2NaturalDisasters20061227085100http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061227/ap_on_re_as/asia_quakeRepairing the cables could take three weeks, but the situation will improve daily, said Lin Jen-hung, vice general manager of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Taiwan's largest phone company. The earthquake jolted Taiwan late Tuesday, prompting a tsunami alert on the second anniversary of the Dec. 26, 2004, waves and quake that killed 230,000 in south Asia.2006-12-27T08:25+0100news-yahooennews-yahoo-b451a5b74e3c97c232fbe78d03bf57e7NaturalDisastersMaritimeSafetyWorld20061227082500http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061227/ap_on_re_as/asia_quakeNo large waves materialized but the alert underscored a higher level of caution since the Dec. 26, 2004, earthquake and tsunami. Taiwan lost telephone communications with several neighboring Asian countries Wednesday because an undersea cable was damaged, Chunghwa Telecom said. The quake was felt throughout Taiwan.2006-12-27T07:55+0100news-yahooennews-yahoo-5ffbfc466745eaa57095c9b7b5a3227fNaturalDisasters20061227075500http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061226/ap_on_re_as/tsunami_anniversaryThere was a jarring reminder of the continued threat in the seismically charged region when a powerful earthquake struck off southwestern Taiwan, prompting a brief alert that a damaging tsunami might be headed toward the Philippines. No big waves materialized. Sharon Howard, whose fiance and two children were among those killed in the Dec.2006-12-27T07:55+0100news-yahooennews-yahoo-34015f65e0d42f8a8a0fb3ba323d7c4eNaturalDisasters20061227075500http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/12/27/asia/AS_GEN_Taiwan_Quake.phpTAIPEI, Taiwan: A strong earthquake off Taiwan's southern coast damaged undersea cables, cutting off phone and Internet service Wednesday to parts of China, South Korea, Japan, Southeast Asia and the United States, companies said. The temblor killed two people. Repairing the cables harmed by Tuesday's 6.2006-12-27T06:55+0100IHTenIHT-7cba9953d161678a94bbeaa5cdb11a89NaturalDisasters20061227065500http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=1917152006WARNING sirens sent thousands of people fleeing from the coast in Indonesia's largest-ever tsunami drill yesterday, while others prayed at mass graves, chimed temple bells and lit candles two years after devastating waves claimed 230,000 lives across...2006-12-27T06:19+0100TheScotsmanenTheScotsman-784ea1db19f6138dc81fdd3847ddb745NaturalDisasters20061227061900http://www.sundaytimes.co.za/News/Article.aspx?id=348774A major earthquake measuring magnitude 7.1 rocked Taiwan, geologists say, rattling high-rise buildings and disrupting telephone services.2006-12-27T06:13+0100sundaytimes-zaensundaytimes-za-9c8a4b3d389cd259f03aad0caab656ec20061227061300http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/TKAE-6WV5GP?OpenDocumentTAIPEI, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Two people were killed and 42 injured when three buildings collapsed in earthquakes that shook southern Taiwan, authorities said on Wednesday. The two dead were caught in the collapse of a furniture factory in the southern city of Hengchun, where eight people, including....2006-12-27T05:34+0100reliefWebenreliefWeb-6cdf1bc4ea825885d1502ca31be5d5adInformationSociety2NaturalDisasters20061227053400http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/TKAE-6WV44F?OpenDocumentTAIPEI, Dec 27, 2006 (AFP) - Two people were killed and at least 42 injured when a strong earthquake and a series of minor ones hit Taiwan Tuesday, rescue officials said Wednesday. A 34-year-old man and his older sister were fatally wounded when a three-story furniture shop collapsed in southern Pingtung county, officials said.2006-12-27T05:34+0100reliefWebenreliefWeb-15195298c71d9b7abb75b7c73d31367c20061227053400http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2006-12-26-quake-tsunami_x.htm?csp=34Maintenance crews began clearing the rubble from a southern Taiwanese town Wednesday, hours after a powerful earthquake struck ...2006-12-27T04:33+0100usaTodayenusaToday-c0cdf295c6876b1bbf8c02890475488eNaturalDisasters20061227043300http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/66585069/index.htmlRead full story for latest details.2006-12-27T04:14+0100cnnencnn-3066a877a00e9e5c517b04e440ae1c2eNaturalDisasters20061227041400http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2006/12/27/2003342202World News Quick Take AGENCIES Wednesday, Dec 27, 2006, Page 7 ■ New Zealand Dolphin knocks woman out A dolphin leaped out of the sea onto a pleasure boat off New Zealand yesterday, knocking a woman holidaymaker unconscious and putting her in hospital with critical head injuries, news reports said.2006-12-27T03:57+0100taipeitimesentaipeitimes-70ae8455cd781a78d3aab62e3cc9cab8TREN-SecurityTerroristAttack20061227035700http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2006/12/27/2003342133Two major earthquakes rocked Taiwan last night, collapsing at least three buildings and killing at least one person in the southern portion of the country. Phone lines and power were cut in many areas of southern Taiwan. At press time, reports were filtering in detailing the damage and TV footage....2006-12-27T03:57+0100taipeitimesentaipeitimes-ee3582d9be549a5d47b9f3dfc0a1753dNuclearNaturalDisastersManMadeDisasters20061227035700http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/latest/tm_headline=taiwan-quake-kills-two%26method=full%26objectid=18332242%26siteid=94762-name_page.htmlTAIPEI (Reuters) - Two people were killed and 42 injured when three buildings collapsed in earthquakes that shook southern Taiwan, authorities said on Wednesday.2006-12-27T03:53+0100themirrorenthemirror-edd15e6cc4dfb972507f6ec82e853ea9InformationSociety2NaturalDisasters20061227035300http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=topNews&storyid=2006-12-27T021216Z_01_SP158473_RTRUKOC_0_US-QUAKE-TAIWAN.xml&src=rssTAIPEI (Reuters) - Two people were killed and 42 injured when three buildings collapsed in earthquakes that shook southern Taiwan, authorities said on Wednesday.2006-12-27T03:36+0100reutersenreuters-ee347099cd7c426e533de3a2e0f167c5InformationSociety2NaturalDisasters20061227033600http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2006600101,00.htmlAN earthquake at sea yesterday sparked two hours of tsunami panic on tragic anniversary2006-12-27T02:56+0100thesunenthesun-90be286c421a4bdb02f406c9f9106cb0NaturalDisasters20061227025600http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/TP172793.htmSource: Reuters (26 minutes ago)2006-12-27T02:45+0100alertnetenalertnet-54e579c8d69faec94334bc573165897fInformationSociety2NaturalDisasters20061227024500http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/12/27/wtsunami127.xmlAn earthquake off the coast of Taiwan sparked a major tsunami alert across the Pacific yesterday two years to the day after the Boxing Day disaster brought death to shorelines around Asia2006-12-27T02:02+0100telegraphentelegraph-b1efa3447542c32d1d2e0310ea48a13cNaturalDisasters20061227020200http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006/12/27/story_27-12-2006_pg7_32One killed as quakes rock Taiwan TAIPEI: A major earthquake measuring magnitude 7.1 rocked Taiwan Tuesday, geologists said, killing one person while at least 29 others were wounded, officials said Wednesday. A 34-year-old man was fatally wounded when a furniture shop collapsed in southern Pingtung county, rescue officials said.2006-12-27T01:20+0100dailytimesPKendailytimesPK-f3830a663f7364585e963dd408672009NaturalDisasters20061227012000http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006/12/27/story_27-12-2006_pg3_7Letters may be edited for length and clarity Return of the ‘American’ Jedi Sir: The Israeli lobby in the US is under pressure these days. It seems they have crossed so many red lines that some Americans finally felt obliged to protest. The 2002 Nobel Peace Prize winner, former US President Jimmy....2006-12-27T01:20+0100dailytimesPKendailytimesPK-93275381902bdbb932003c2d68a8515cEnergyENVEchoEnergyForestsENVNuclearJRCSafeguardsScienceENVSeaENVUNbodies20061227012000http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/Story.asp?Article=165666&Sn=WORL&IssueID=29282JAKARTA: Two powerful earthquakes off Taiwan triggered a regional tsunami alert yesterday as thousands lit candles and visited mass graves to mark the second anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami. On December 26, 2004, giant waves triggered by one of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded....2006-12-27T00:04+0100GulfDailyNewsenGulfDailyNews-9b58744953938eda626c48b6ded29cacConflictNaturalDisastersManMadeDisastersExternalAffairs20061227000400http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/12/26/news/quake.phpTAIPEI: A strong earthquake shook the entire island of Taiwan on Tuesday, followed by three powerful aftershocks, but the quake did not produce a tsunami. Local media said the seismic activity had killed at least one person and injured at least 20. Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau estimated the initial earthquake, which took place at 8:26 p.2006-12-26T22:41+0100IHTenIHT-b1c1a77c1616895dfddf8020860246d6NaturalDisasters20061226224100http://www.topix.net/content/ap/1246827251085826261723711882302644761338A powerful earthquake struck off southwestern Taiwan on Tuesday, prompting fears of a tsunami on the second anniversary of the quake and deadly waves that killed thousands in south Asia. Comment2006-12-26T21:28+0100topixentopix-7a3d765792d6bc55c22c1c461e0a0306NaturalDisasters20061226212800http://www.washtimes.com//upi/20061226-092423-5426r.htmTaiwan earthquake spawns small tsunami Dec. 26, 2006 at 2:22PM An earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale and three slightly smaller aftershocks hit Taiwan Tuesday, killing at least one person. The earthquake also injured at least 20 people in towns on Taiwan's southern tip but a feared....2006-12-26T20:59+0100washtimesenwashtimes-bdbaa1c5a37c36221a7f79af1ee4351bNaturalDisasters20061226205900http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061226/ap_on_re_as/tsunami_anniversaryAnd there was a jarring reminder of the continued threat in the seismically charged region when a powerful earthquake struck off southwestern Taiwan and prompted a brief alert that a damaging tsunami might be headed toward the Philippines. No big waves materialized. Sharon Howard, whose fiance and two children were among those killed in the Dec.2006-12-26T20:54+0100news-yahooennews-yahoo-4b556121a49a519de679683baefcf04dNaturalDisasters20061226205400http://www.rte.ie/news/2006/1226/quake.htmlStrong earthquake hits southern Taiwan 26 December 2006 18:48 A major earthquake has struck southern Taiwan, leaving one person dead and 29 others injured. It is understood the quake, which occurred at 12.26pm Irish time, had a magnitude of 7.1 and occurred at a depth of 10km.2006-12-26T20:30+0100RTERadioenRTERadio-3aad40b10ad019767a53c8083d7956f4NaturalDisasters20061226203000http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11100901/A powerful earthquake struck off southwestern Taiwan on Tuesday, prompting fears of a potentially destructive tsunami on the second anniversary of the quake and deadly waves that killed thousands in south Asia.2006-12-26T20:25+0100msnbcenmsnbc-b6c0b570761a7ed833d9da00a04488ffNaturalDisasters20061226202500http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/26/world/asia/26cnd-taiwan.html?ex=1324789200&en=9f61588bd23f4987&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rssThe earthquake caused damage and at least one death, but a feared tsunami did not happen.2006-12-26T20:19+0100nytimesennytimes-006219f5d683250a1ca5aad61d57f98cNaturalDisasters20061226201900http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_topstories/~3/66640734/index.htmlTwo earthquakes struck off the southwest coast of Taiwan on Tuesday, the second anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster that left more than 200,000 dead.2006-12-26T19:14+0100cnnencnn-5d6cfc602b28b92ca9653f653d3c4bcaNaturalDisasters20061226191400http://www.thedailystar.net/2006/12/27/d61227012816.htmTsunami aims at Philippines after quake in Taiwan Ap, Taipei A powerful earthquake struck off southwestern Taiwan yesterday, triggering a potentially destructive tsunami that was headed toward the Philippines on the second anniversary of the deadly waves that killed thousands in south Asia. The quake, with a preliminary magnitude of between 6.2006-12-26T19:08+0100thedailystarBDenthedailystarBD-a3566a0de4caf50b04935d58b696c2e9NaturalDisasters20061226190800http://www.washtimes.com//upi/20061226-120851-9712r.htmUPI NewsTrack TopNews Dec. 26, 2006 at 12:19PM Saddam's death sentence upheld on appeal BAGHDAD, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- A Baghdad appeals court on Tuesday upheld the death sentence for deposed Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein for a 1982 massacre of 148 Shiite men in Dujail.2006-12-26T18:57+0100washtimesenwashtimes-13a565fd4a3803f1ce07f4064e6f938emahbConflictNaturalDisastersManMadeDisasters20061226185700http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/latest/tm_headline=big-quakes-off-taiwan-trigger-tsunami-alert%26method=full%26objectid=18331287%26siteid=94762-name_page.htmlBy Doug Young TAIPEI (Reuters) - Two major earthquakes struck southern Taiwan on Tuesday, triggering fears of destructive waves as Asia marked the second anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami. The quakes, also felt in Hong Kong and southern China, trapped six people when a building collapsed in Taiwan.2006-12-26T18:21+0100themirrorenthemirror-f62b157f61b518cb39c76c1112701fd6NaturalDisasters20061226182100http://www.express.co.uk/news_detail_pa.html?sku=116714958011674988-H2A powerful earthquake struck off south-western Taiwan, triggering a tsunami warn...2006-12-26T17:47+0100dailyexpressendailyexpress-1eedf01f7445689c073fa863f52cff9bNaturalDisasters20061226174700http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SP156461.htm(Recasts with Taiwan earthquakes) By Ahmad Pathoni ULEE LHEUE, Indonesia, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Two powerful earthquakes off Taiwan triggered a regional tsunami alert on Tuesday as thousands lit candles and visited mass graves to mark the second anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami. On Dec.2006-12-26T17:43+0100alertnetenalertnet-13bc4db75fb0ca2f830f6708d827a8c9ConflictNaturalDisastersManMadeDisasters20061226174300http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/12/27/worldupdates/2006-12-26T211516Z_01_NOOTR_RTRJONC_0_-281502-1&sec=WorldupdatesTAIPEI (Reuters) - Two major earthquakes struck southern Taiwan on Tuesday, triggering fears of destructive waves as Asia marked the second anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami.2006-12-26T17:38+0100thestarenthestar-f68c6d1ffcbed738371188ea5f640797NaturalDisasters20061226173800http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1164881981767One killed, 23 injured as quake hits coast on 2nd anniversary of 2004 disaster.2006-12-26T17:26+0100jpostenjpost-02650c4b5c45e92baae0c82a531a8798NaturalDisasters20061226172600http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/DCADC75A-9F8F-4253-8C9C-F3CD9E9092E2.htmJapanese agency says the threat of a destructive tsunami has passed.2006-12-26T17:17+0100aljazeera-enenaljazeera-en-ab8a2fae1007837bd8bc90f7db9c63daNaturalDisasters20061226171700http://news.ert.gr/en/12/22519.aspTwo major quakes rocked southern Taiwan, triggering a tsunami alert. The first quake measured 7.1 on the Richter scale2006-12-26T17:07+0100ert-enenert-en-f362cea0c47d3fe5854d670ce140d530NaturalDisasters20061226170700http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=topNews&storyid=2006-12-26T153758Z_01_SP158473_RTRUKOC_0_US-QUAKE-TAIWAN.xml&src=rssTAIPEI (Reuters) - Two major earthquakes struck southern Taiwan on Tuesday, triggering fears of destructive waves as Asia marked the second anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami.2006-12-26T17:05+0100reutersenreuters-3464ad5edc7047f1caa1e75a5f5e2211NaturalDisasters20061226170500http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=2751530&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312Tsunami Danger Is Over in the Philippines Following Powerful Earthquake Off Taiwan2006-12-26T17:00+0100ABCnewsenABCnews-ee3f175a5125fae76ff7b083a7e923cbNaturalDisasters20061226170000http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/12/26/asia.quake.ap/index.htmlTAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) -- A powerful earthquake struck off southwestern Taiwan on Tuesday, prompting fears of a tsunami on the second anniversary of the quake and deadly waves that killed thousands in south Asia. An official at Japan's Meteorological Agency said there was no longer any danger of a....2006-12-26T16:47+0100phantisenphantis-eeaa8cc81c9bba400db697d774d633b8NaturalDisasters20061226164700http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SP117790.htmSource: Reuters (8 minutes ago)2006-12-26T16:43+0100alertnetenalertnet-49ba8d3aca0c784649981bfe8f5ae61fNaturalDisasters20061226164300http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2006/12/26/tsunami-philippines.html?ref=rssAn earthquake struck off the coast of Taiwan on Tuesday, sparking fears of a tsunami on the second anniversary of one that killed about 230,000 people in Southeast Asia.2006-12-26T16:33+0100CBCenCBC-40d70dfdb8bac4b92021d20194e53316UNbodiesManMadeDisastersEMF_HealthNaturalDisasters20061226163300http://www.ft.com/cms/s/e71d16cc-94e7-11db-a911-0000779e2340.htmlTAIPEI (Reuters) - A major earthquake struck southern Taiwan on Tuesday, triggering a tsunami of up to one meter (3.3 feet) that could hit the Philippines, Japan’s Meteorological Agency said. There were no immediate reports of damage from southern Taiwan. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake, which occurred at 1226 GMT, had a magnitude of 7.2006-12-26T16:29+0100ftenft-c995d2e6a253dc7984a7817338cbbcacEnergyManMadeDisastersNaturalDisasters20061226162900http://www.rte.ie/news/2006/1226/quake.htmlMajor quake hits southern Taiwan 26 December 2006 14:39 A major earthquake has struck southern Taiwan, triggering a tsunami of up to one metre that could hit the Philippines. There were no immediate reports of damage from Taiwan. The US Geological Survey said the quake, which occurred at 12.26pm Irish time, had a magnitude of 7.2006-12-26T16:29+0100RTERadioenRTERadio-07fa722ac2ede67143cebccdf89819e2NaturalDisasters20061226162900http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2006-12-26-quake-tsunami_x.htm?csp=34A powerful earthquake struck off southwestern Taiwan on Tuesday, prompting fears of a tsunami on the second anniversary of the ...2006-12-26T16:29+0100usaTodayenusaToday-236f20909bb39b84a5b54d1c2ef324c6ManMadeDisastersNaturalDisasters20061226162900http://www.washtimes.com//upi/20061226-092423-5426r.htmTaiwan earthquake spawns small tsunami Dec. 26, 2006 at 9:46AM A major 7.2-magnitude earthquake Tuesday off the coast of Taiwan created a 3-foot high tsunami that headed toward the Philippines. A New York Times reporter in Taipei, 200 miles from the epicenter, said the quake and a strong aftershock 2 minutes later with an estimated strength of 6.2006-12-26T16:25+0100washtimesenwashtimes-3e63c2faa42440f3875308ca72edfd09NaturalDisasters20061226162500http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061226/ap_on_re_as/taiwan_earthquakeTaiwanese media reported one person died and three were injured when their home collapsed in the southern city of Pintung. Other reports said city streets had cracked and a major bridge was damaged. They said fires were burning out in the area, apparently caused by downed power cables. The quake was felt throughout Taiwan.2006-12-26T16:24+0100news-yahooennews-yahoo-527d329cac6553aa6f8b9336fd20ab6fNaturalDisasters20061226162400http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_topstories/~3/66585004/index.htmlRead full story for latest details.2006-12-26T16:22+0100cnnencnn-eeaa8cc81c9bba400db697d774d633b8NaturalDisasters20061226162200http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_2132109.html?menu=A powerful earthquake struck off south-western Taiwan, triggering a tsunami warning on the second anniversary of the waves that killed more than 200,000 in southern Asia.2006-12-26T16:15+0100ananovaenananova-7af2ae42342bc4a23592541f0dc51642NaturalDisasters20061226161500http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11100901/A powerful earthquake struck off southwestern Taiwan on Tuesday, prompting fears of a potentially destructive tsunami on the second anniversary of the quake and deadly waves that killed thousands in south Asia.2006-12-26T16:10+0100msnbcenmsnbc-d1855f0eaa9f012c86dca368389989f0NaturalDisasters20061226161000http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/12/26/worldupdates/2006-12-26T195357Z_01_NOOTR_RTRJONC_0_-281496-2&sec=WorldupdatesTAIPEI (Reuters) - A major earthquake struck southern Taiwan on Tuesday, triggering a tsunami of up to one metre that could hit the Philippines, Japan's Meteorological Agency said.2006-12-26T16:08+0100thestarenthestar-347207f8e2569401125a8451d8a99828ManMadeDisastersNaturalDisasters20061226160800http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/latest/tm_headline=major-quake-hits-off-southern-taiwan%26method=full%26objectid=18330962%26siteid=94762-name_page.htmlTAIPEI (Reuters) - A major earthquake struck southern Taiwan on Tuesday, triggering a tsunami of up to one metre (3.3 feet) that could hit the Philippines, Japan's Meteorological Agency said.2006-12-26T16:06+0100themirrorenthemirror-b62df872d49562e56a7fe3163f8873ceManMadeDisastersNaturalDisasters20061226160600http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20977707-1702,00.htmlA HUGE earthquake struck off Taiwan today, sparking a tsunami warning for the Pacific, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said. 1:11am (AEDT)2006-12-26T16:04+0100NEWScomAUenNEWScomAU-0bc1349c64ca780d29552b3b976a4e57NaturalDisasters20061226160400http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1164881981767On second anniversary of 2004 disaster, 7.1 quake hits SW coast; no casualties.2006-12-26T15:56+0100jpostenjpost-4334e39a72dd25d4f3151a9524a45dfdNaturalDisasters20061226155600http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061226/ap_on_re_as/taiwan_earthquakeTAIPEI, Taiwan - A powerful earthquake struck off southwestern Taiwan on Tuesday, prompting fears of a potentially destructive tsunami on the second anniversary of the quake and deadly waves that killed thousands in south Asia. An official at Japan's Meteorological Agency said there was no longer....2006-12-26T15:54+0100news-yahooennews-yahoo-f7e221518235a3f9712e31c87c50c302NaturalDisasters20061226155400http://www.itv.com/news/index_10572e6f51ccb33cbca4e637ed60d5ff.htmlA major earthquake has struck southern Taiwan, triggering a tsunami of up to one metre (3.3 feet). There were no immediate reports of damage from southern Taiwan. The US Geological Survey said the quake, which occurred at 1226 GMT, had a magnitude of 7.1 and occurred at a depth of 10 km (six miles).2006-12-26T15:50+0100itvenitv-250e5d640d59755f832ec197c3b31f88NaturalDisasters20061226155000http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?from=rss_World&set_id=1&click_id=3&art_id=iol1167141399767B635Britain had its biggest mainland earthquake of the year when tremors measuring 3.5 on the Richter scale shook buildings in south-west Scotland, according to the British Geological Survey.2006-12-26T15:49+0100ioleniol-67000a87b610d331dac59eba0eb8f745NaturalDisasters20061226154900http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?from=rss_World&set_id=1&click_id=3&art_id=iol1167141399767B635Britain had its biggest mainland earthquake of the year when tremors measuring 3.5 on the Richter scale shook buildings in south-west Scotland, according to the British Geological Survey.2006-12-26T15:48+0100StarenStar-67000a87b610d331dac59eba0eb8f745NaturalDisasters20061226154800http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/DCADC75A-9F8F-4253-8C9C-F3CD9E9092E2.htmJapan issues a tsunami warning for the Philippines after 7.2 earthquake off Taiwan.2006-12-26T15:47+0100aljazeera-enenaljazeera-en-3061807d98dc1e6bff2c92f18a371623NaturalDisasters20061226154700http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_topstories/~3/66585004/index.htmlRead full story for latest details.2006-12-26T15:44+0100cnnencnn-c3fde24bd2b710acd32259f3f3293d33NaturalDisasters20061226154400http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SP157813.htmA tsunami of up to one metre, triggered by an earthquake off Taiwan may hit the Philippines, says Japan's Meteorological Agency.2006-12-26T15:43+0100alertnetenalertnet-270c3ef4e82bd527e1f4ee582d0a413dManMadeDisastersNaturalDisasters20061226154300http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-1245249,00.htmlA tsunami alert was triggered after an earthquake hit the sea floor off the coast of Taiwan. Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau measured the tremor at magnitude 6.7, while the US Geological Survey put it at magnitude 7.2. It was felt throughout Taiwan, bringing down phone lines, shaking buildings and....2006-12-26T15:40+0100skynewsenskynews-91baaafd2ac911520f23015f2dca50e7NaturalDisasters20061226154000http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=74572A powerful earthquake has been registered in southwestern Taiwan on Tuesday, triggering a potentiall...2006-12-26T15:37+0100noviniteennovinite-c6e17da69524009058977e4f4341e14dNaturalDisasters20061226153700http://www.mg.co.za/articlepage.aspx?area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__international_news/&articleid=294560A major earthquake struck southern Taiwan on Tuesday, triggering a tsunami of up to 1m that could hit the Philippines, Japan's Meteorological Agency said. There were no immediate reports of damage from southern Taiwan. The United States Geological Survey said the quake had a magnitude of 7,1 and occurred at a depth of 10m.2006-12-26T15:36+0100MailGuardianenMailGuardian-83e8b6440e32c926b8d460593b8960dbManMadeDisastersNaturalDisasters20061226153600http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7005961373Tokyo, Japan (AHN) - Reports from Japan's Meteorological Agency say an an earthquake with preliminary measurements of 7.2 on the Richter scale struck just off the coast of Taiwan early Tuesday morning. The resulting tidal wave has caused a 3-foot-high tsunami to head towards the east coast of the Philippines.2006-12-26T15:32+0100AHNenAHN-6a02a008e6524437560178d4441db421NaturalDisasters20061226153200http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/12/26/asia/AS_GEN_Japan_Tsunami.phpTOKYO: The danger of a destructive tsunami caused by a powerful earthquake off Taiwan has passed, an official of Japan's Meteorological Agency said Tuesday. The agency warned earlier there was "a possibility of a destructive local tsunami" measuring one meter (3.3 feet) after an underwater quake measured at magnitude 7.2006-12-26T15:31+0100IHTenIHT-aec7d35601e2f2c2465e8ccb3163132cNaturalDisasters20061226153100http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/12/26/news/web.1226taiwanCND.phpTAIPEI, Taiwan: A strong earthquake shook Taiwan Tuesday, but there were no immediate reports of damage from the southwestern areas of the island that were closest to the epicenter. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii initially placed the strength of the earthquake at 7.2006-12-26T15:31+0100IHTenIHT-4564e85325b2c87b9dea3d1adb7fc764NaturalDisasters20061226153100http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2006-12-26-quake-tsunami_x.htm?csp=34A powerful earthquake struck off southwestern Taiwan on Tuesday, triggering a potentially destructive tsunami that was headed ...2006-12-26T15:29+0100usaTodayenusaToday-59e68f744d6d20b083ff8afd532215ceManMadeDisastersNaturalDisasters20061226152900http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2006/dec/27/yehey/top_stories/20061227top9.htmlJapan’s Meteorological Bureau warned Tuesday night that a one-meter (3.3-foot) high tsunami triggered by a powerful quake Tuesday off Taiwan was headed toward Basco, the most populated area in the eastern province of Batanes. Less than an hour after a two strong quakes rocked Taiwan, the Japanese....2006-12-26T15:24+0100manilatimesenmanilatimes-7eccee69604b9242d1b0490e0a081b6dNaturalDisasters20061226152400http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/12/26/worldupdates/2006-12-26T192620Z_01_NOOTR_RTRJONC_0_-281498-1&sec=WorldupdatesBAGHDAD (Reuters) - An Iraqi appeals court has confirmed the guilty verdict and death sentence against Saddam Hussein for crimes against humanity, National Security Adviser Mowaffaq al-Rubaie said on Tuesday.2006-12-26T15:23+0100thestarenthestar-24647b8f9a396dca8b8ac556f12ad5dbNaturalDisasters20061226152300http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/12/26/worldupdates/2006-12-26T192125Z_01_NOOTR_RTRJONC_0_-281496-1&sec=WorldupdatesThe agency issued a warning that there was a possibility of a tsunami heading for Basco in the Philippines, but it had no information on whether this had actually happened, a JMA official said.2006-12-26T15:23+0100thestarenthestar-38cb8f7168e708edc69f5a1d3a42778dNaturalDisasters20061226152300http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/powerful-quake-off-taiwan-sparks-tsunami-alert/2006/12/27/1166895304098.html?from=rssA powerful earthquake struck off southwestern Taiwan on Tuesday, triggering a potentially destructive tsunami that was headed toward the Philippines on the second anniversary of the deadly waves that killed thousands in southern Asia.2006-12-26T15:12+0100smhensmh-7ca2ebbec0ec4452a57a3649153482dbNaturalDisasters20061226151200http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-1245249,00.htmlA 1m-high tsunami is reportedly heading for the east coast of the Philippines following an earthquake on the sea floor off the coast of Taiwan. "There is a possibility of a destructive local tsunami," a spokesman for Japan's Meteorological Bureau said. He added waves were expected to hit Basco in the Philippines.2006-12-26T15:10+0100skynewsenskynews-45cbf8b6d01eced82cd11326ef0427b2NaturalDisasters20061226151000http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2006600015,00.htmlA POWERFUL earthquake has struck off the coast of Taiwan creating a 3ft high wave2006-12-26T15:07+0100thesunenthesun-b2266bbaaa96ffcf85b06bff14043803NaturalDisasters20061226150700http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=topNews&storyid=2006-12-26T133853Z_01_SP76382_RTRUKOC_0_US-QUAKE-TAIWAN-TSUNAMI.xml&src=rssTOKYO (Reuters) - A tsunami of up to one meter (3.3 feet) triggered by an earthquake off Taiwan may hit the Philippines, Japan's Meteorological Agency (JMA) said on Tuesday.2006-12-26T15:04+0100reutersenreuters-52072121bd8ad27b09f88e5e7da35f45NaturalDisasters20061226150400http://www.ft.com/cms/s/e71d16cc-94e7-11db-a911-0000779e2340.htmlTOKYO, Dec 26 (Reuters) - A tsunami of up to one metre (3.3 feet) triggered by an earthquake off Taiwan may hit the Philippines, Japan’s Meteorological Agency (JMA) said on Tuesday. The agency issued a warning that there was a possibility of a tsunami heading for Basco in the Philippines, but it had....2006-12-26T14:56+0100ftenft-269faac0fcebbd41f7d0e1db6f0a6299NaturalDisasters20061226145600http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2006/Dec/26/br/br2608953714.htmlPosted at 3:12 a.m., Tuesday, December 26, 2006 Taiwan 7.2 quake no tsunami threat to Hawai'i Advertiser Staff Japan's Meteorogical Agency says an earthquake off Taiwan had a prelimary magnitude of 7.2 and that a 3-foot high tsunami is headed for the east coast of Philippines. The earthquake happened before 3 a.2006-12-26T14:54+0100HonululuAdvetrtiserenHonululuAdvetrtiser-9d28c786892589bd20c16c2c9d38ae17NaturalDisasters20061226145400http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_topstories/~3/66585004/index.htmlRead full story for latest details.2006-12-26T14:44+0100cnnencnn-259eb2f4ee11b981085db85e74414e02NaturalDisasters20061226144400http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SP76382.htmSource: Reuters (20 minutes ago)2006-12-26T14:43+0100alertnetenalertnet-0d374e8a371c336d2fc96abe4110f1e0NaturalDisasters20061226144300http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-1245249,00.htmlAn earthquake has shaken the sea floor off the coast of Taiwan, sparking fears of a tsunami. Japan's Meteorological Agency said the tremor would send a 1m-high wave towards the east coast of the Philippines. The alert comes two years to the day after a massive tsunami killed hundreds of thousands of people in south east Asia.2006-12-26T14:40+0100skynewsenskynews-b3ff2b148312c72c5e2c2e05c13f6f89NaturalDisasters20061226144000http://www.mg.co.za/articlepage.aspx?area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__international_news/&articleid=294560A major earthquake measuring magnitude 7,1 rocked Taiwan on Tuesday, geologists said, rattling high-rise buildings and disrupting telephone services. Authorities said there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The United States Geological Survey said the quake was 10km deep and about 100km from Kao-hsiung, Taiwan.2006-12-26T14:36+0100MailGuardianenMailGuardian-de8c227b464c154251ce2afe92c5c6b020061226143600http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20977707-1702,00.htmlA HUGE earthquake struck off Taiwan today, sparking a tsunami warning for the Pacific, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said. Yesterday 11:58pm (AEDT)2006-12-26T14:34+0100NEWScomAUenNEWScomAU-2b4accd5625dd2199ad6170b9a47dc17NaturalDisasters20061226143400http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/12/26/utaiwan126.xmlJapan's Meteorological Bureau has said a one-metre tsunami triggered by a powerful quake off Taiwan was headed toward the east coast of the Philippines.2006-12-26T14:31+0100telegraphentelegraph-c8aa3a4566459436e009e907d4ac42d7NaturalDisasters20061226143100http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=2751186&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312Magnitude 6.7 Earthquake Strikes Off the Coast of Southeastern Taiwan, Officials Say2006-12-26T14:30+0100ABCnewsenABCnews-6c5d74beb93331b1ea849848488b9641NaturalDisasters20061226143000http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11100901/An earthquake off the coast of Taiwan had a prelimary magnitude of 7.2, resulting in a 3-foot-high tsunami that is now headed for the east coast of Philippines, Japan’s Meteorogical Agency said Tuesday.2006-12-26T14:25+0100msnbcenmsnbc-484376294702d31b27b315d4c7f1788eNaturalDisasters20061226142500http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/6210161.stmAn earthquake of magnitude 7.2 has struck off Taiwan, according to the US Geological Survey.2006-12-26T14:24+0100bbcenbbc-9d1c67198c0b12a6e545da3553bcfedeReferenceMaterialsNaturalDisasters20061226142400http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SP158473.htmSource: Reuters (15 minutes ago)2006-12-26T14:13+0100alertnetenalertnet-5f48e90ae99bda75613019ea4f6e7ee720061226141300http://www.irishexaminer.com/breaking/story.asp?j=264870517&p=z6487y4z8&n=264871451&x=26/12/2006 - 1:03:45 PM Tsunami heading for Philippines :: newsflash Japan’s Meteorological Agency says a one-meter-high tsunami is headed for east coast of Philippines. The agency says it is possible the tsunami could be a destructive local tsunami after a magnitude 6.2006-12-26T14:08+0100examinerenexaminer-5a2ebb2a0344736ee7a96a631aca5238NaturalDisasters20061226140800http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-1245249,00.htmlAn earthquake has shaken the sea floor off the coast of Taiwan, sparking fears of a tsunami. More follows...2006-12-26T14:02+0100skynewsenskynews-c07543a01a3914fdcca05e908de07f94NaturalDisasters20061226140200