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Canada’s Lawmakers Have Elected The Country’s First Black Parliament Speaker
Greg Fergus is known for chairing the Black Caucus in parliament and holding senior advisory roles in various ministries.
Daniela Wu
Daniela Wu is a Reporter and Producer at Almost and is based in Taiwan.
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Irish Gymnastics Officials Skipped This Black Girl Gymnast At A Medal Ceremony And People Are Furious
The apology comes after a video showed a judge ignoring the only Black girl in a line of young gymnasts during a medal ceremony went viral.
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Thousands Of People In Spain Threw Tomatoes At Each Other Non-Stop For An Hour In A Massive Food Fight
The tradition of throwing overripe tomatoes was inspired by a fight among local kids in 1945.
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These Australian and American Women Pole Vaulters Decided To Share A Gold Medal And It’s So Sweet
“Hey, girl, you maybe wanna share this?”
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This Japanese Woman Plays Two Recorders Through Her Nostrils And It’s Absolutely Incredible
Haruka Nigo told Almost that she came up with the idea when she noticed that “there are two holes above my mouth and thought my nostrils might exist for the purpose of playing duets.”
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This Congolese Soccer Coach Has Become The First Woman To Train A Men’s Team In Her Country
Salama Miruho Djasmine started as an intern and was promoted to head coach right away.
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Taiwan Built A Giant Oyster Mascot Statue On An Offshore Island And It’s Weirdly Adorable
The “Chengchian Oyster” is a smiling oyster with curly hair, who is doing a thumbs up with one hand and a peace sign with the other.
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Someone Dropped Their iPhone At A Zoo In Portugal And Had To Watch As An Otter Smashed It Like A Clam
Otterly devastating.
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This Taiwanese Metro Worker Held An Improptu Performance For Passengers Waiting To Go Home After A Concert
Lin Chung-ming, the head of the station, directed passengers on the crowded platform to board the train while performing renditions of famous Mandarin songs.
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Thailand Held A “Cats Who Look Like Cows” Competition Where Cats Were Judged On Resemblance To Cows
Cats were judged based on their color, fur pattern, softness and personality.
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A Prison In Taiwan Created A Macho Killer Rabbit Lantern For A Festival And It Looks Hardcore Possessed
The macho killer rabbit was created by the Taipei prison to thank the country’s military for protecting its land.
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China Released A Special Stamp For The New Rabbit Year And People Are Obsessed With How Ugly It Is
People are calling the rabbit a cursed image.
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This Taiwanese Golden Retriever Followed His Human On A Pilgrimage To “The End Of The World”
Beginning from Taiwan, a very good golden retriever followed his human on a 315 kilometer pilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago in Spain and received a certification with his name, Money.
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This Taiwanese Police Officer Got A Claw Machine Thief To Confess By Doing A “Naruto” Hand Sign To Him
A police officer in Taiwan was able to successfully convince a thief at a claw machine shop to confess to his crime by communicating with him using a hand sign from the Japanese anime “Naruto.”
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This School Orchestra In Taiwan Was Performing When A Blackout Hit But It Just Continued And It’s Incredible
As the Cheng-Gong Junior High School’s string orchestra from Hsinchu, Taiwan, began its performance at a national music competition, the entire venue plunged into darkness.
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【亞洲藝術雙年展】專訪泰國「時間站在我們這邊」策展人恰卜瑞蒂：談青年主導的抗議，與在疫情期間的策展經驗
泰國策展人唐娜維．恰卜瑞蒂（Thanavi Chotpradit）向《Almost》分享了她對疫情和泰國抗議活動對藝術界的影響之看法。