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1. Shard Calculation

Query:

Response:

Calculated Shard: 16 (from laksa056)

2. Crawled Status Check

Query:

curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa016.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.bbc.com/news/topics/cg41ylwvw2qt\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.bbc.com/news/topics/cg41ylwvw2qt\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

Response:

{"found_url":"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/topics\/cg41ylwvw2qt","crawl_time":1774025135,"first_indexed_time":1597749957,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,bbc!www,\/news\/topics\/cg41ylwvw2qt s443","src_root_hash":"1643509356818581016","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Taiwan - BBC News","meta_descriptions":["All the latest content about Taiwan from the BBC."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"4 days ago\n'I had to move to Taiwan after op left me in agony'\nKevin Smith says a Manx Care surgery, using mesh for a hernia, left him in chronic pain for years.\n4 days ago\n25 Feb 2026\nJapan to deploy missiles on island near Taiwan by 2031\nThe remote Yonaguni island lies on the frontlines of self-governing Taiwan's growing tensions with China.\n25 Feb 2026\n17 Feb 2026\nLunar New Year 2026: Celebrations around the world\nMillions of people around the world are celebrating the start of the Lunar New Year, with festivities taking place from Hong Kong to Buenos Aires.\n17 Feb 2026\n5 Feb 2026\nUS must be prudent when supplying arms to Taiwan, Xi tells Trump\nTheir call comes in the wake of a flurry of visits by Western leaders to China in recent months.\n5 Feb 2026\n25 Jan 2026\nClimber Alex Honnold scales 101-floor skyscraper without safety gear\nAlex Honnold has become the first person to climb the Taiwanese building alone without safety equipment.\n25 Jan 2026\n15 Jan 2026\nUS to cut tariffs on Taiwanese goods after investment pledge\nCommerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said the deal would help boost semiconductor production in the US.\n15 Jan 2026\n30 Dec 2025\n'No worries': Trump downplays Chinese military drills around Taiwan\nThe US President has downplayed the drills which follow a US announcement of an $11bn arms sale to Taiwan.\n30 Dec 2025\n29 Dec 2025\nChina holds military drills around Taiwan as warning to 'separatist forces'\nThe drills come days after the US announced the sale of one of its largest weapons packages to Taiwan.\n29 Dec 2025\n19 Dec 2025\nKnife attacker kills three after smoke bombing Taiwan metro\nThe suspect's spree began at Taipei's main metro before he moved to another station nearby.\n19 Dec 2025\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n...\n39","attrs_markdown":"[Skip to content](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/topics\/cg41ylwvw2qt#main-content)\n\n[Register](https:\/\/session.bbc.com\/session?action=register&userOrigin=BBCS_BBC&ptrt=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fnews%2Ftopics%2Fcg41ylwvw2qt)\n\n[Sign In](https:\/\/session.bbc.com\/session?userOrigin=BBCS_BBC&ptrt=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fnews%2Ftopics%2Fcg41ylwvw2qt)\n\n- [Home](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/)\n- [News](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news)\n- [Sport](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport)\n- [Business](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/business)\n- [Technology](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/technology)\n- [Health](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/health)\n- [Culture](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/culture)\n- [Arts](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/arts)\n- [Travel](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/travel)\n- [Earth](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/future-planet)\n- [Audio](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/audio)\n- [Video](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/video)\n- [Live](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/live)\n\n- [Home](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/home)\n- [News](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news)\n  - [US & Canada](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/us-canada)\n  - [UK](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/uk)\n    - [UK Politics](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/politics)\n    - [England](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/england)\n    - [N. 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He is standing by a railing, with a long suspended foot bridge to the right, which runs across a large ravine, with a cliff covered in trees beyond.](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/1576\/live\/702bc2f0-1e27-11f1-8cc8-6d61f147f0ba.jpg.webp) 'I had to move to Taiwan after op left me in agony' Kevin Smith says a Manx Care surgery, using mesh for a hernia, left him in chronic pain for years. 4 days ago](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cpv8l4znnx4o)\n\n[25 Feb 2026 ![Aerial view of Japan's Yonaguni Island](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/2674\/live\/a06c4dd0-11f8-11f1-ac81-73be0b86ece0.jpg.webp) Japan to deploy missiles on island near Taiwan by 2031 The remote Yonaguni island lies on the frontlines of self-governing Taiwan's growing tensions with China. 25 Feb 2026](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cd9gj1w2kn1o)\n\n[17 Feb 2026 ![Split screen shows people touching dragon on streets of Buenos Aires on the left and fireworks in Ho Chi Minh on the right](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/6aab\/live\/1b5b4830-0bd6-11f1-b5e2-dd58fc65f0f6.jpg.webp) Lunar New Year 2026: Celebrations around the world Millions of people around the world are celebrating the start of the Lunar New Year, with festivities taking place from Hong Kong to Buenos Aires. 17 Feb 2026](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/videos\/c39wvr1nv2no)\n\n[5 Feb 2026 ![Trump and Xi last met in October, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation in South Korea](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/afe4\/live\/494b2a50-022e-11f1-8566-473996904d56.jpg.webp) US must be prudent when supplying arms to Taiwan, Xi tells Trump Their call comes in the wake of a flurry of visits by Western leaders to China in recent months. 5 Feb 2026](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c62wpjd3j1zo)\n\n[25 Jan 2026 ![Alex Honnold, wearing a red T-shirt and black trousers, climbs a skyscraper. Two large flags of Taiwan flutter in front of the building.](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/7e80\/live\/be958110-f9d3-11f0-a422-4ba8a094a8fa.jpg.webp) Climber Alex Honnold scales 101-floor skyscraper without safety gear Alex Honnold has become the first person to climb the Taiwanese building alone without safety equipment. 25 Jan 2026](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c4gl0njzxjdo)\n\n[15 Jan 2026 ![Employees wearing cleanroom suits walk beneath Automated Material Handling Systems (AMHS) vehicle robots moving along tracks on the ceiling inside the GlobalFoundries semiconductor manufacturing facility in Malta, New York, U.S., on Tuesday, March 16, 2021. ](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/b725\/live\/19a4cd00-f258-11f0-b701-f5326e98c6e3.jpg.webp) US to cut tariffs on Taiwanese goods after investment pledge Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said the deal would help boost semiconductor production in the US. 15 Jan 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Readable Markdown	[4 days ago ![Kevin Smith has sunglasses resting on his forehead and a short beard, and short dark hair. He is standing by a railing, with a long suspended foot bridge to the right, which runs across a large ravine, with a cliff covered in trees beyond.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/1576/live/702bc2f0-1e27-11f1-8cc8-6d61f147f0ba.jpg.webp) 'I had to move to Taiwan after op left me in agony' Kevin Smith says a Manx Care surgery, using mesh for a hernia, left him in chronic pain for years. 4 days ago](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpv8l4znnx4o) [25 Feb 2026 ![Aerial view of Japan's Yonaguni Island](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/2674/live/a06c4dd0-11f8-11f1-ac81-73be0b86ece0.jpg.webp) Japan to deploy missiles on island near Taiwan by 2031 The remote Yonaguni island lies on the frontlines of self-governing Taiwan's growing tensions with China. 25 Feb 2026](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd9gj1w2kn1o) [17 Feb 2026 ![Split screen shows people touching dragon on streets of Buenos Aires on the left and fireworks in Ho Chi Minh on the right](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/6aab/live/1b5b4830-0bd6-11f1-b5e2-dd58fc65f0f6.jpg.webp) Lunar New Year 2026: Celebrations around the world Millions of people around the world are celebrating the start of the Lunar New Year, with festivities taking place from Hong Kong to Buenos Aires. 17 Feb 2026](https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c39wvr1nv2no) [5 Feb 2026 ![Trump and Xi last met in October, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation in South Korea](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/afe4/live/494b2a50-022e-11f1-8566-473996904d56.jpg.webp) US must be prudent when supplying arms to Taiwan, Xi tells Trump Their call comes in the wake of a flurry of visits by Western leaders to China in recent months. 5 Feb 2026](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62wpjd3j1zo) [25 Jan 2026 ![Alex Honnold, wearing a red T-shirt and black trousers, climbs a skyscraper. Two large flags of Taiwan flutter in front of the building.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/7e80/live/be958110-f9d3-11f0-a422-4ba8a094a8fa.jpg.webp) Climber Alex Honnold scales 101-floor skyscraper without safety gear Alex Honnold has become the first person to climb the Taiwanese building alone without safety equipment. 25 Jan 2026](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gl0njzxjdo) [15 Jan 2026 ![Employees wearing cleanroom suits walk beneath Automated Material Handling Systems (AMHS) vehicle robots moving along tracks on the ceiling inside the GlobalFoundries semiconductor manufacturing facility in Malta, New York, U.S., on Tuesday, March 16, 2021. ](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/b725/live/19a4cd00-f258-11f0-b701-f5326e98c6e3.jpg.webp) US to cut tariffs on Taiwanese goods after investment pledge Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said the deal would help boost semiconductor production in the US. 15 Jan 2026](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3dmpr37yxlo) [30 Dec 2025 ![Helicopters on an amphibious assault ship take part in military drills in waters southeast of Taiwan, from a screenshot of a video released by the Chinese military's Eastern Theatre Command](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/8f2d/live/3c1c8da0-e51a-11f0-bc0a-cd401c4e2e27.jpg.webp) 'No worries': Trump downplays Chinese military drills around Taiwan The US President has downplayed the drills which follow a US announcement of an \$11bn arms sale to Taiwan. 30 Dec 2025](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdxwxkeg9w6o) [29 Dec 2025 ![View of the tip of a war ship as it fires towards the sea](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/635f/live/93f926c0-e46e-11f0-aeca-75a245093405.png.webp) China holds military drills around Taiwan as warning to 'separatist forces' The drills come days after the US announced the sale of one of its largest weapons packages to Taiwan. 29 Dec 2025](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c87l7xjp235o) [19 Dec 2025 ![Red tape at a train station with several police officers ](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/8e75/live/d89ec660-dd7d-11f0-aae2-2191c0e48a3b.jpg.webp) Knife attacker kills three after smoke bombing Taiwan metro The suspect's spree began at Taipei's main metro before he moved to another station nearby. 19 Dec 2025](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx251p7k23mo) [1](https://www.bbc.com/news/topics/cg41ylwvw2qt?page=1 "Go to page 1") [2](https://www.bbc.com/news/topics/cg41ylwvw2qt?page=2 "Go to page 2") [3](https://www.bbc.com/news/topics/cg41ylwvw2qt?page=3 "Go to page 3") [4](https://www.bbc.com/news/topics/cg41ylwvw2qt?page=4 "Go to page 4") [5](https://www.bbc.com/news/topics/cg41ylwvw2qt?page=5 "Go to page 5") ... [39](https://www.bbc.com/news/topics/cg41ylwvw2qt?page=39 "Go to page 39")
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