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Taiwanese Vice President Lai Ching-te, also known as William Lai, left, celebrates his victory with running mate Bi-khim Hsiao in Taipei, Taiwan, Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024. The Ruling-party candidate has emerged victorious in Taiwan's presidential election and his opponents have conceded. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

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The ruling-party candidate strongly opposed by China wins Taiwan's presidential election
By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN AND SIMINA MISTREANU - Associated Press
Fri,01/12/24-6:02PM , 90 Reads
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Ruling-party candidate Lai Ching-te emerged victorious in Taiwan’s presidential election on Saturday, a result that will determine the trajectory of the self-ruled democracy’s
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Forensic archaeologist Flavio Estrada from Peru's prosecutor's office shows a doll, which was seized by authorities before it was shipped to Mexico, during a press conference to explain what it is made of at the Archeology Museum in Lima, Peru, Friday, Jan. 12, 2024. According to Estrada, two dolls and a three-fingered hand are constructed of paper, glue, metal, human and animal bones. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

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They're not aliens. That's the verdict from Peru officials who seized 2 doll-like figures
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Fri,01/12/24-2:14PM , 114 Reads
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Aliens they are not. That’s what forensic experts in Peru said Friday about two doll-like figures and an alleged three-fingered hand that customs authorities in the South American country seized last year from a shipment heading to Mexico.
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Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, left, hugs Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after signing documents in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Jan. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

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British prime minister visits Ukraine to give aid and reassurances of West's support against Russia
By SAMYA KULLAB AND HANNA ARHIROVA - Associated Press
Fri,01/12/24-1:46AM , 106 Reads
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak unveiled new military funding for Ukraine on Friday during a visit to Kyiv aimed at reassuring the country that the West is still providing support nearly 23 months after Russia’s invasion.
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Taiwan Vice President and Democratic Progressive Party presidential candidate Lai Ching-te, who also goes by William, left, and his running mate Hsiao Bi-khim wave to the press during an international press conference in Taipei, Taiwan, on Jan. 9, 2024. Lai is currently Taiwan's vice president from the Democratic Progressive Party, which rejects China's sovereignty claims over the island. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying, File)

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In Taiwan's election Saturday, who are the 3 candidates trying to become president?
By SIMINA MISTREANU - Associated Press
Fri,01/12/24-1:26AM , 165 Reads
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan is holding its presidential election on Saturday, a race that China has called a choice between war and peace.
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