'Strong' Quake Felt In Taipei: AFP Reporters
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Barron's— Taiwan's capital was shaken by a "strong" earthquake early Monday evening, AFP staff reported, with the Central Weather Administration saying it was a magnitude-5.5 tremor originating in eastern Hualien.
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