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On June 23, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 229, Sun Quan proclaims himself emperor of Eastern Wu. In 947, Wang, imperial consort of Later Tang passed away. In 960, Feng Yanji, chancellor of Southern Tang (born 903) passed away. In 1582, Shimizu Muneharu, Japanese commander (born 1537) passed away. In 1894, The International Olympic Committee is founded at the Sorbonne in Paris, at the initiative of Baron Pierre de Coubertin. In 1946, The 1946 Vancouver Island earthquake strikes Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. In 1951, The ocean liner SS United States is christened and launched. In 1961, The Antarctic Treaty System, which sets aside Antarctica as a scientific preserve and limits military activity on the continent, its islands and ice shelves, comes into force. In 1994, NASA's Space Station Processing Facility, a new state-of-the-art manufacturing building for the International Space Station, officially opens at Kennedy Space Center. In 2013, Militants storm a high-altitude mountaineering base camp near Nanga Parbat in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, killing ten climbers and a local guide. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.

China builds record-breaking 100-metre observation tower in South China Sea

South China Morning Post

June 23, 2026

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China builds record-breaking 100-metre observation tower in South China Sea

China has built the tallest environmental observation tower in the South China Sea, the country’s meteorological administration has said. Standing at 100 metres (330 feet) tall, the tower is almost three times higher than the previous tallest structure in the South China Sea and built to withstand super typhoons with wind speeds of over 200km/h (125mph), heavy waves, high humidity and high levels of salinity. It is equipped with sensors to collect round-the-clock, real-time data on wind speeds,...

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