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Supporters of Lai Ching-te, presidential candidate of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), cheer during an election campaign rally, in Keelung on January 8, 2024, ahead of the upcoming presidential elections. (Photo by I-Hwa CHENG / AFP) (Photo by I-HWA CHENG/AFP via Getty Images)

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Vendors are carrying items as they walk towards a temple on a sunny day at the ski resort in Gulmarg, Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir, India, on January 10, 2024. The Kashmir Valley is experiencing an unprecedented change in weather this winter. Tourist resorts such as Gulmarg, Sonmarg, and Pahalgam would typically be covered with ample snow by now. However, this year, the famous winter ski resort of Kashmir, Gulmarg, is dry with no snowfall. Tourists are saying that they mainly planned their Kashmir tour to witness snowfall and are feeling disappointed this year.
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In this image supplied by Dame Jacinda Ardern and Clarke Gayford, former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern embraces her husband Clarke Gayford at their wedding in Havelock North, New Zealand, Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024. After almost five years of engagement and a postponement due to the coronavirus pandemic, Ardern has married longtime partner Gayford in a private ceremony at a central North Island winery.

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