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Footage shows a girl, 3, in Taiwan being lifted high into the air after becoming entangled in the strings of a kite. The unidentified girl was taking part in a kite festival on Sunday in the seaside town of Nanliao when she was hoisted several metres into the air by the giant, long-tailed orange kite. News reports said the girl was frightened but suffered...

A towering arch bridge over a bay collapsed in eastern Taiwan sending an oil tanker truck falling on to boats in the water below. The truck then caught fire.Six people were believed trapped on one of the fishing boats, the National Fire Agency said, and the interior minister added that five people were feared to have been on the bridge when it collapsed. Ten people were...