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8 January 2024

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News imageHou Yu-ih (centre) raises his fist in celebration during a political rally in Taoyuan on 6 January 2024

The Taiwan party asking voters to choose war or peace

Promising peace with China, the once-dominant KMT faces a difficult balancing act in upcoming polls.

News imageOlympic gold medallist Mary Lou Retton

Olympic legend 'blessed' to survive rare pneumonia

Gold medallist Mary Lou Retton gives her first interview after contracting a rare form of disease.

News imageHotel in Texas after a explosion due to a gas leak

Aerial video shows impact of explosion at Texas hotel

More than 20 people were injured in downtown Fort Worth after an apparent gas explosion.

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Man wakeboards through Berkshire flood water

River levels are still high in some parts of the country after recent heavy rainfall.

News imageInuvik Canada

After 30 days of darkness, celebrating the sun's return

The Inuvik sunrise festival in Canada commemorates the return of sunlight after a month of polar nights.

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The entrepreneur leading a revival of her hometown

Marie Macklin is behind work to transform the site of the former Johnnie Walker plant in Kilmarnock.

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Tuesday's newspapers

Back pages from Tuesday's newspapers

News imageHenry Sweeney

'I was 49 before I could write my own address'

Henry Sweeney only learned to read and write when he could no longer rely on his ageing parents.

News imageScotland head coach Steve Clarke

Clarke wants Scotland to 'feel mood of country'

Scotland will be based in Glasgow before departing for Euro 2024 to "feel the mood of the country", manager Steve Clarke reveals.

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