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Taiwan residents are demanding stronger security in response to Chinese aggression

For decades, Taiwan residents have accepted Washington’s deliberately ambiguous stance towards the island. But Chinese aggression is causing people there to demand stronger security commitments.

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One of Taiwan’s biggest pop stars is challenging the boundaries of Taiwanese identity

NPR’s Emily Feng talks with Abao, one of Taiwan’s biggest pop stars. She is Paiwan, an indigenous people that lived on the island before Han Chinese colonized it more than 300 years ago.

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Brazil plans ‘Lulapalooza’ as Luis Inácio Lula da Silva is sworn in as president

Luis Inácio Lula da Silva will be sworn in as Brazil’s new leader — just three years after being released from prison on corruption charges and 12 years after his first two terms as president.

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Defiant Ukrainians cheer New Year as drones blasted from skies

By Gleb Garanich and Herbert Villarraga KYIV/DONETSK PROVINCE FRONT LINE, Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukrainians cheered from their balconies while their air defences blasted Russian missiles and drones out of the sky in the first hours of 2023, as Moscow saw

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Safed rabbi jailed for slew of sex offenses released from prison amid protests

After 7.5 years, Ezra Sheinberg, convicted of sexual assault and other crimes, leaves jail for new home in Golan Heights; local residents plan demonstrations

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Andrew Tate’s Twitter account used to protest his innocence after human trafficking arrest

Andrew Tate’s Twitter account has been used to protest the influencer’s innocence after he was arrested on suspicion of human trafficking.

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Octogenarian choreographer Rina Schenfeld dances like a child with 2 new pieces

Veteran dancer premieres a solo choreographed to Vivaldi’s ‘Four Seasons,’ a performance by her dance group to the lyrics of poet Meredith Monk

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Cable news ignores Trump’s NYE ‘media availability’ offer: report – Business Insider

Cable news ignores Trump’s NYE ‘media availability’ offer: report  Business Insider Donald Trump hosts New Year’s Eve party at Mar-a-Lago  WPTV News Channel 5 West Palm VIDEO: Rudy Giuliani NYE celebration video from Mar-a-Lago drowned out by live band covering ‘Footloose’  Business Insider

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Cable news ignores Trump’s NYE ‘media availability’ offer: report – Business Insider

Cable news ignores Trump’s NYE ‘media availability’ offer: report  Business Insider

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Cable news ignores Trump’s NYE ‘media availability’ offer: report – Business Insider

Cable news ignores Trump’s NYE ‘media availability’ offer: report  Business Insider Donald Trump held his annual New Year’s Eve party at Mar-a-Lago.  Palm Beach Post Donald Trump hosts New Year’s Eve party at Mar-a-Lago  WPTV News Channel 5 West Palm

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