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Taiwan earthquake damages buildings and causes a small tsunami

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A powerful earthquake struck off Taiwan early Wednesday, rocking the entire island and collapsing buildings. Japan issued a tsunami alert for the southern Japanese island group of Okinawa. Taiwan’s 0918 Earthquake Central Emergency Operations Center | Via Reuters The strongest earthquake in a quarter-century rocked Taiwan during the morning rush hour Wednesday, killing nine people, … Read more

Filmmakers call on Iranian authorities to drop charges against 2 movie directors

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Filmmakers and movie festival organizers from around the world have called on Iranian authorities to drop all charges against two Iranian film directors and lift their travel ban. Maryam Moghadam and Behtash Sanaeeha had planned to travel to Paris in September for post-production on their new film, “My Favorite Cake,” … Read more