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The three-month winter break had no effect on North America’s most in-form side as Irish juggernaut Lansdowne Yonkers spanked KidSuper Samba 2-0 at...

Some areas of northern NSW and south-east Queensland could receive 300mm amid more wild weather in the coming days

Two more people have died as south-east Queensland is inundated by heavy rain and flooding, with dangerous ...

The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a fresh storm warning for people in parts of Gympie, Somerset, Sunshin...

There are very few countries in the world where a cyclist can start at sea level in a sub-tropical climate and on the same day ascend to an alpine area. In central Taiwan, Nantou is the only land-locked county and is the most mountainous with access points to the famed “100 Peaks,” or those above 3,000m. As such, it also offers multiple options to get off road on a bicycle. On a Saturday morning, we leave Kaohsiung by car for the 2.5-hour drive to Renlun Forestry Road (人倫林道), the fi...

Over the past three decades, I’ve been very fortunate to spend a good deal of time in Taiwan’s mountains. I’ve driven cars, ridden motorcycles and buses and hitchhiked along cross-island highways and other scenic roads. I’ve hiked to the top of a score or more of the Baiyue (百嶽) — 100 mountains above 3,000 meters that, back in the early 1970s, were chosen from among Taiwan’s 250-plus highest peaks for their beauty and uniqueness. On the South Section Two (南二段) trail, which...

Correspondents who write, blog and broadcast to audiences at home from the dateline london. this week, the business of people smuggling to europe, russias gas—powered foreign policy, and is being a british mp a full—timejob? to discuss that, we are joined byjeffrey kofman, who has been a news anchor and foreign correspondent for broadcasters in his native canada and in the united states, mark roche, who writes for the french political and news weekly le point, and british political commentat...

Anyone starting out riding a bike in Taiwan is inclined to head for the east coast, and with good reason. From Yilan down to Pingtung you are riding next to the Pacific Ocean and with a lower population density fewer cars are encountered. If I had to choose I would advise a south to north ride on Provincial Highway 11 with the coast on the right hand side — that of course would be during the summer months with prevailing tail winds. But there is much more to the east of Taiwan than the coast r...

In January, Colby College announced the formation of the Davis Institute for Artificial Intelligence, calling it the “first cross-disciplinary ...

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