Evening Update: Rescuers searching for survivors after Taiwan hit by 7.2-magnitude earthquake

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Good evening, let’s start with today’s top stories: Rescuers in Taiwan spent today searching for dozens of people trapped in as many as 100 buildings and structures damaged in a 7.2-magnitude earthquake in the morning that killed at least nine people and injured nearly a thousand more. Effects of the quake, the strongest to hit the island nation since 1999, were felt as far away as Shanghai, China, almost 800 kilometres to the north. While the toll of casualties cannot yet be known, and aftershocks may continue, seismic upgrades and overall preparedness are being credited for limited damage compared with...