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Young woman dies in paragliding accident in east Taiwan

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A 27-year-old woman surnamed Hsiao (蕭) died while paragliding in Hualien on Saturday (Nov. 18) due to an equipment malfunction. The woman had traveled with her boyfrie...

Hong Kong tourist, Taiwanese instructor injured in paragliding accident

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A tourist from Hong Kong and her Taiwanese instructor were injured when the paraglider they were riding flew off course into a residential area of northeastern Taiwan. ...

Paraglider suffers no injuries after falling off mountainside in New Taipei

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A paraglider fell off a mountainside overlooking the northeastern coastal highway on Sunday afternoon (April 16) but was fortunately safe. Police and firefighters recei...

Authorities: Migrant paraglided over Melilla border to Spain

Spanish authorities are looking for a person who paraglided over a border fence from Morocco to the Spanish enclave of Melilla in what appeared to be a new and creative way to migrate irregularly to E...

Before Álvarez-Golovkin III, remember boxing's top trilogies

Canelo Álvarez’s rivalry with Gennady Golovkin reaches the ultimate standard of modern boxing excellence this weekend when these vaunted fighters complete a trilogy. From Muhammad Al...

Tornado hits western German city; dozens injured

BERLIN (AP) — A tornado swept through the western German city of Paderborn on Friday, injuring dozens of people as it blew away roofs, toppled trees and sent debris flying for miles, authorities said....

NTSB: Paraglider not on controller's radar before collision

FULSHEAR, Texas (AP) — The location and altitude of a powered paraglider were not on an air traffic controller’s radar display when a small plane was placed on a collision course with it near Houston,...

2 killed after small plane, paraglider collide near Houston

FULSHEAR, Texas (AP) — Two people were killed after a small plane collided with a paraglider Tuesday morning near Houston, officials said. The single-engine Cessna 208 had taken off ...

Teacher dies in paragliding accident in central Taiwan

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — An elementary school teacher died in a paragliding accident in central Taiwan over the weekend. On Saturday (Dec. 4), a 49-year-old man surnamed Wang (王) joined four ot...

Bangkok braces for possible flooding as rains continue

BANGKOK (AP) — Authorities sandbagged low-lying areas in the Thai capital and checked pumping stations Thursday along the Chao Phraya River in preparation for possible flooding as dams upstream, swoll...

Man dies in paragliding accident in New Taipei

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A paraglider died after a failed landing in New Taipei’s Wanli District on Saturday (July 17), CNA reported, citing the city’s Sports Office. Firefighters r...

Wildlife, air quality at risk as Great Salt Lake nears low

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The silvery blue waters of the Great Salt Lake sprawl across the Utah desert, having covered an area nearly the size of Delaware for much of history. For years, though, the large...

Long flights frustrate some teams at sprawling Euro 2020

A sprawling European Championship like no other is racking up air miles like never before. Some teams at Euro 2020, which is being held in various countries, have played most or all ...

The Latest: Italy scores 3, beats Switzerland at Euro 2020

The Latest on soccer’s European Championship: ___ Manuel Locatelli scored two goals and Italy beat Switzerland 3-0 to advance to the last 16 of the European Champio...

Greenpeace apologizes, local police slam Euro 2020 protester

MUNICH (AP) — Greenpeace has apologized and Munich police are investigating after a protester parachuted into the stadium and injured two people before Germany’s game against France at the European Ch...