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Taiwan’s New President Serves Up Predictability in Era of Turmoil
The Wall Street Journal· 20 hours agoHe was previously vice president under Tsai Ing -wen, who was limited to two terms under Taiwan law....
Philippines plans vaccination drive as whooping cough outbreak claims lives
Al Jazeera· 2 days agoThe Philippine government has announced plans to administer three million doses of a vaccine for...
"With the world in apocalypse mode, I had no choice but to rejoin the rat race"
Digital Camera World via Yahoo News· 24 hours agoHolding a big DSLR makes you conspicuous, yet I mostly encountered curiosity from the locals, rather...
Northwest cherry growers hopeful 2024 harvest will steady ship after several tumultuous years
The Spokesman-Review· 5 hours agoThis year’s cherry harvest forecast has many Northwest growers hopeful for a return to normal, after extreme weather and poor market conditions have led to lackluster crops every year since ...
Taiwan’s new President Lai in his inauguration speech urges China to stop its military intimidation
CBS 47 Fresno· 1 day agoTAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s new President Lai Ching-te in his inauguration speech has urged China to stop its military intimidation against the self-governed island Beijing claims as its own ter…
Lai Ching-te inaugurated as Taiwan’s president in a transition likely to bolster island’s US ties
WPRI Providence· 1 day agoTAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan inaugurated Lai Ching-te as its new president Monday, installing a relative moderate who will continue the self-governing island democracy’s policy of de facto independ…
The Disease Detectives Trying to Keep the World Safe From Bird Flu
New York Times· 7 hours agoAs Dr. Sreyleak Luch drove to work the morning of Feb. 8, through busy sunbaked streets in...
10 unexpected ways Neanderthal DNA affects our health
Live Science via Yahoo News· 4 days agoA separate study in 2017 similarly found that around 66% of Europeans carry a Neanderthal allele...
Dow tops 40,000 for the first time as Wall Street drifts higher
The Washington Times· 5 days agoThe Dow was up 106 points, or 0.3%, at 40,014, in midday trading. It made its last leap of 10,000...
Flying is cheaper in 2024. But not for some destinations
CNBC· 21 hours agoAmericans traveling this summer have broadly seen prices fall for airline fares, a welcome trend...