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When LaTunja Caster started working at the Olin Corp. chemical plant outside of McIntosh, Alabama, she had no idea that asbestos was used in the production process.

Their accounts contrast sharply with what chemical giants have said about worker safety at their facilities. At an Olin plant outside of McIntosh, Ala., workers recall decades of asbestos exposure.

New accounts from workers contrast sharply with what chemical giants have said on the record about worker safety at their facilities. At an Olin plant outside of McIntosh, Alabama, workers recall decades of asbestos exposure.

Their accounts contrast sharply with what chemical giants have said about worker safety at their facilities. At an Olin plant outside of McIntosh, Ala., workers recall decades of asbestos exposure.

A new general education curriculum launched this fall at Carolina and is designed to support students as they engage in their communities and the world.

New Taipei City was the most popular destination for relocation among the six special municipalities in the first half of this year, when 46,000 people moved to the city, Great Home Realty Co (大家房屋) said on Tuesday, citing government data. A total of 659,000 people changed their address nationwide, and New Taipei City stood out as the top choice, compared with Taipei, Taoyuan, Taichung, Tainan and Kaohsiung, Great Home Realty head researcher Mandy Lang (郎美囡) said. Lang attributed ...

Property tax revenue soared 89 percent to NT$17.4 billion (US$582.8 million) in the first six months of this year, buoyed by steep property price increases nationwide, which are expected to slow down in the coming months, as the central bank hiked interest rates, analysts said yesterday. Taichung contributed the most to the revenue, with NT$3.55 billion, followed by New Taipei City’s NT$2.47 billion, Kaohsiung’s NT$2.3 billion, Taoyuan’s NT$1.91 billion, Taipei’s NT$1.81 billion and Tai...

Property transactions in the six special municipalities last month totaled 21,304 units, falling 6.7 percent from one month earlier, as COVID-19 infections and monetary tightening weighed on the market, data from local governments showed. The figure represented a 15 percent decline from a year earlier, as the market last year received a boost from ample liquidity, low interest rates and stock market rallies, market watchers said. Taipei was the hardest hit, with the number of transactions reachi...

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A Ukrainian refugee support centre and a creative project supporting those that lost loved ones during the pandemic are among ten community groups benefiting from University of Edinburgh grants this year.The Edinburgh Local Community Grant Scheme has