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Make it: Look up at the sky above Limerick and Shannon, Co Clare, on February 11 and you might notice kites of all shapes and sizes soaring through the air. It’s part of The Hunt Museum’s Kite Power Festival, which is highlighting the power of wind as an energy resource. The museum is calling on kite enthusiasts and novices to get creative with recyclable materials, with prizes for the best flyer, the best use of recycled Christmas packaging and decoration and the best artistic design. If yo...

Armidale swimmer Peta Bradley and her team have swum the English Channel in just over 13 hours. Read all about their swim.

Four swimmers are swimming the English Channel to raise funds to help restore Grange Lido.

Four swimmers are swimming the English Channel to raise funds to help restore Grange Lido.

Taiwan's eight future submarines could undoubtedly do significant damage to a Chinese invasion force. But anti-ship missiles are key as well.

A submarine force may not prevent a Chinese invasion of Taiwan, but they are seen as constituting a strong deterrent force.

The Chinese navy continues to increase in size, threatening Taiwan. Heres What You Need to Know: Taiwan continues to invest in its national security. As the Peoples Republic of Chinas Peoples Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) continues to increase in size, which could seriously threaten the Republic of China (Taiwan), the government in Taipei has announced it will start work to build the first of eight new domestically developed submarines. On Friday, Taiwan said it would move forward on the long-mo...

Taiwan Hopes New Submarines Could Stop a Chinese Assault The PLAN has aggressively built up its navy, and now has more than 300 warships and submarines in service. Heres What You Need to Remember: "Even a small flotilla of Taiwanese subs" could penetrate the PLANs defenses, as the hazardous conditions of the Taiwan Strait favor the concealment of the small submersible craft. Along with Chinas inability to conduct anti-submarine warfare (ASW) this could make any invasion of the island extremely...