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TransAsia plane crash preliminary report: Engine failed in 2 minutes after take-off
Preliminary analysis of the black box of the downed TransAsia Airways plane has revealed that the aircraft experienced engine failure some two minutes of take-off.
Taiwan's aviation authority revealed the results on Friday as the death toll from the crash rose to 35.
The results further indicate that the pilot reportedly sent out a Mayday call 35 seconds after noticing the engine failure.
The black boxes stopped recording data one minute after the Mayday call.
The death toll is likely to rise further, as eight people remain unaccounted for.
58 passengers and crew were aboard the flight when its wing clipped a bridge shortly after takeoff.
15 people survived the crash.
Nine detained after fire kills 17 in south China
Nine people have been detained for questioning about a fire that killed 17 people in Guangdong province yesterday.
Local authorities say the fire started in the afternoon on the fourth floor of a small wholesale market in Huidong Country.
It took more than five hours to get the fire under control.
Five people in the building were rescued. Four firefighters were injured during the rescue operation, including one who is listed in serious condition.
Investigators are still trying to determine how the fire started.
China to Export Landmark Nuclear Technology to Argentina
China's largest nuclear power plant operator, China National Nuclear Corporation, will export its third-generation technology to Argentina under a new bilateral agreement.
The deal, signed by the top leaders from two sides, is worth nearly 13 billion U.S. dollars.
This is the first time for China to export nuclear technology to Latin America.
Analysts say such deals will become a new growth driver for China's exports.
Argentina currently operates three nuclear power stations, using technology from Germany and Canada.
China food watchdog warns against eating "novelty" animals
China's Food and Drug Administration is advising people not to eat wild animals and "novelty" foods during the upcoming Spring Festival.
People in some parts of China, such as Guangdong province, eat animals like snakes and rats.
The administration is suggesting that people in general, but children, the elderly, pregnant women, and people with food allergies in particular, stick with "normal" foods and avoid anything "uncommon".
Nationwide food safety inspections have been stepped up ahead of the one-week holiday.
A species of Chinese bat was confirmed to be the source of the deadly SARS outbreak that killed hundreds of people in 2002 and 2003.
Brief truce reached to evacuate civilians in southeastern Ukraine
A temporary humanitarian cease-fire has been reached between the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic and Kiev to evacuate residents in the southeastern Ukrainian town of Debaltseve.
The truce lasts 9 hours till 11 p.m. Beijing Time.
Twenty buses are being provided to evacuate any people wishing to leave the town, and those people are free to choose to go to the Ukrainian-controlled side or the rebel side.
This is said to be the first time Kiev had agreed with the militia's proposal to allow civilians to leave the war-torn town of Debaltseve, which is a key position for the rebel militia trying to encircle Ukrainian troops there.
Turkey Increases Security Efforts to Curb IS Recruitment
Turkey has increased its security efforts to prevent foreign fighters from passing through the country to join IS terrorist groups in Syria.
The Turkish government has deployed police at airports, its border with Syria, and downtown areas.
It has also set up risk analysis centers at international airports and bus terminals across the country.
Turkish authorities say the country has placed travel bans on over 10-thousand foreigners and deported over 1,000 others.
Chinese police see soaring environmental crimes
China has seen soaring environmental crimes over the past year, with police solving more than 4,500 pollution crimes last year.
More than 8,000 suspects were arrested, a six-fold increase over 2013.
The Ministry of Public Security says environmental crimes uncovered included discharging waste via hidden pipes, altering equipment data on paper, and discharging waste to adjacent jurisdictions to avoid local scrutiny.
The ministry attributes the soaring environmental crime rate to some companies and individuals have a weak sense of the law, adopting various unlawful measures to reduce costs and escape supervision.
It adds China has a limited number of eligible institutions that validate environmental data.
The ministry says those agencies play a crucial role in identifying environmental crimes.
Subtitle website makes comeback after piracy-related crackdown
YYets.com, a subtitle website that was shut down in a piracy crackdown last year has made a comeback.
The website returned today announcing that it had transformed into an online community providing information related to American TV series. The site is also advertised as a place where people could make friends with similar interests.
The new website provides information on past and future episodes with a mobile application launching after Chinese Lunar New Year.
Along with Shooter.cn, YYets.com had provided free subtitles for English-language movies and TV series for years until they were both abruptly shut down. The Motion Picture Association of America had accused these sites of linking to pirated content.
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