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Taiwan coast guard says investigation of damaged undersea cable stymied by weather

Taiwan’s coast guard has said that it suspects a ship damaged an undersea communications cable over the weekend, but that bad weather prevented its personnel from boarding the vessel to investigate.

NBC News - Jan. 7

Taiwan investigating Chinese vessel over damage to undersea cable

Shunxing 39 was briefly detained by coastguard on Friday on suspicion of dragging anchor over cable running to US. Taiwanese authorities are investigating a Chinese-owned vessel that is suspected ...

The Guardian - Jan. 7

Taiwan holds military drills as concerns rise over possible defense budget cut

Taiwan is beginning three days of military drills as concerns rise over potential cuts to the island's defense budget

ABC News - Jan. 7

Can Texas slow down Ohio State? How will Notre Dame fare vs. Penn State? Previewing the semis

How each team can win its semifinal game, plus key players and what we learned from the quarterfinals.

ESPN - Jan. 6

Chinese Vessel Cuts Taiwan Internet Cable in Apparent Sabotage

The incident caused only minimal disruption of service but sent a message about the vulnerability of the island and its internet.

The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 6

Taiwan asks South Korea for help over Chinese ship after subsea cable damaged

Shunxing39 cargo vessel is heading for Pusan after Taipei suggests anchor-dragging was ‘sabotage’

Financial Times - Jan. 5

CFP won't flip dates of semis despite SEC inquiry

The College Football Playoff will not flip the dates and times of the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic and the Capital One Orange Bowl after SEC commissioner Greg Sankey said he asked about the ...

ESPN - Jan. 4

Pulisic sparks Milan comeback in Super Cup semi

AC Milan came from behind to beat Juventus 2-1 in the Italian Super Cup semi-final in Riyadh on Friday, and the win for Sergio Conceicao's side in his first game in charge set up a derby final with ...

ESPN - Jan. 4

Taiwan says China is redoubling efforts to undermine democracy with disinformation

Taiwan's government says China is redoubling efforts to undermine confidence in the self-governing island's democracy with the spread of disinformation, especially online

ABC News - Jan. 3

China Adds to Sanctions of U.S. Defense Contractors Over Taiwan Arms Sales

Beijing sent a fresh warning to President-elect Donald Trump of the tools it can use to protect national interests.

The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 3

Ohio St. rolls into semis with rout of No. 1 Ducks

Ohio State is headed to the CFP semifinals after blasting No. 1 Oregon 41-21 on Wednesday night in the Rose Bowl.

ESPN - Jan. 1

Texas reaches semis after 2OT classic vs. ASU

On the verge of defeat, Texas delivered big plays to escape with a 39-31 double-overtime win over two-TD underdog Arizona State to advance to the CFP semifinals.

ESPN - Jan. 1

Ohio State thrash No 1 Oregon to join Texas in College Football Playoff semis

Buckeyes stun No 1 Ohio State 42-21 in Rose Bowl Longhorns hold off Sun Devils 39-31 in double overtime Texas will face Ohio State in national semi-finals Jeremiah Smith caught two of Will ...

The Guardian - Jan. 1

Littler beats Aspinall to set up Bunting semi-final

Teenager Luke Littler beat his friend Nathan Aspinall 5-2 to set up a semi-final against Stephen Bunting in the PDC World Championship.

BBC News - Jan. 1

Gauff and Fritz put U.S. in United Cup tennis semis. Kazakhstan also through after ousting Germany

Coco Gauff and Taylor Fritz have powered the U.S. into the semifinals of the United Cup mixed teams tennis event

ABC News - Jan. 1

Taiwan president welcomes exchanges with China as Xi says no one can stop 'reunification'

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said he welcomed exchanges with China, but wondered whether there was goodwill from Beijing given what he said was their blocking of simple things like tourism.

NBC News - Jan. 1

Taiwan president vows to boost the island's defense budget as China threats rise

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has pledged to strengthen the island’s defenses in the face of escalating Chinese threats