Taiwan shut down schools and closed its financial markets on Wednesday as Typhoon Krathon pounded its south and east with torrential rains and winds ahead of its expected landfall. Krathon, packing sustained wind speeds of 162 kilometers (100 miles) per hour and gusts of up to 198 kph -- was 12...
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