A Taiwan presidential candidate gave away laundry pods to remind people to vote. 3 people ate them.

[ad_1] TAIPEI, Taiwan — At least three people were hospitalized after mistakenly eating colorful pods of liquid laundry detergent that were distributed as a campaign freebie in Taiwan’s presidential race, according to Taiwanese media reports. One of the victims said she thought the pods were candy, the Central News Agency reported. The pods came in partially…

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Gabriel Attal named France’s youngest-ever prime minister as Macron seeks a reset

[ad_1] Gabriel Attal was named Tuesday as France’s youngest-ever prime minister, as President Emmanuel Macron seeks a fresh start for the rest of his term amid growing political pressure from the far right. Macron’s office announced the appointment in a statement. Attal, 34, rose to prominence as the government spokesman and education minister. He is…

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Taiwan issues an air raid alert saying China has launched a satellite

[ad_1] Taiwan’s defense ministry issued an alert Tuesday saying China has launched a satellite and urging caution days before the island’s elections. Taiwan holds presidential and parliamentary elections Saturday that China has described as a choice between war and peace. In English, the presidential alert sent to residents’ mobile phones cautioned there was a missile…

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