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American live-streamer indicted in South Korea over offensive antics
An American live-streamer known for his offensive stunts abroad has been indicted by South Korean authorities for causing a “commotion” at a convenience store, prosecutors said Wednesday.Top stories - NBC News - November 13 -
South Korea starts to raise game on workplace mental health
In-house counselling is becoming more common, but the country’s high-pressure corporate culture persistsWorld - Financial Times - November 14 -
'Forbidden' song haunts South Korea's uni entrance exam students
A yearly blanket of silence has once again enveloped South Korea, as half a million students sit for the most important test of their lives.Top stories - BBC News - November 14 -
North Korea tests exploding drones as Kim calls for mass production
North Korea says it has tested exploding drones designed to hit targets and leader Kim Jong Un called for accelerating their mass productionWorld - ABC News - November 15 -
As 4B takes the world by storm, South Korea is grappling with a backlash against feminism
The 4B movement that sparked global interest in the wake of the US election has grown out of an intensely unequal society . As Donald Trump secured victory in the US presidential election , an ...World - The Guardian - November 15 -
North Korea Shows Its Drone Capabilities With Explosive Exhibition
Improving the regime’s limited drone capabilities has been high on Kim Jong Un’s weapons wishlist.World - The Wall Street Journal - November 15 -
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Poland moves to reopen embassy in North Korea closed during COVID pandemic
Poland says it is reactivating its embassy in the capital of North Korea, becoming the second Western nation after Sweden to resume operations that were suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemicWorld - ABC News - November 15 -
Biden Discusses With Allies ‘Dangerous’ Cooperation Between Russia and North Korea
The president said stronger ties with South Korea and Japan are working, but did not address whether President-elect Donald J. Trump would continue his approach when he takes office in January.World - The New York Times - November 16 -
In a meeting with Biden, China's Xi cautions US to 'make the wise choice' to keep relations stable
China’s leader Xi Jinping met for the last time with U_S_ President Joe Biden but was already looking ahead to President-elect Donald Trump and his “America first” policies, saying Beijing “is ...World - ABC News - November 16 -
North Korea ‘supplying Russia’ with long-range rocket and artillery systems
Ukrainian intelligence says weapons being sent to Russia’s Kursk region to attack Kyiv’s forcesBusiness - Financial Times - November 17 -
AI, North Korea, Trump: What Biden and Xi discussed in their final meeting
President Joe Biden met with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the APEC conference in Lima, Peru -- their last meeting of Biden’s presidency.Top stories - ABC News - 6 days ago -
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North Korea's Kim Jong Un urges improved military capabilities for war
North Korea's Kim Jong Un urged the country’s military to improve capabilities for fighting a war, state media KCNA said after Pyongyang sent troops to Russia.Top stories - NBC News - 5 days ago -
North Korea Sent a Mystery Man to Lead Its Troops Fighting Ukraine
In a country that fetes its military elites like celebrities, Col. Gen. Kim Yong Bok was rarely seen in public. Until he was chosen to lead Pyongyang’s troops sent to aid Russia.World - The Wall Street Journal - 4 days ago -
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Russia Supplies Antiaircraft Missiles to North Korea, the South Says
Pyongyang has long coveted an advanced air-defense system to guard against missiles and war planes from the United States and South Korea.Top stories - The New York Times - Yesterday -
Satellite images show Russia giving N Korea oil, breaking sanctions
Satellite image analysis shows several North Korean tankers visiting Russia dozens of times since March.Top stories - BBC News - 2 days ago -
Why North Korea is a wild card in the power game in Northeast Asia
Donald Trump and his team will have to go through some basic training in the ways and wiles of the Northeast Asian power game.Politics - The Hill - Yesterday -
Why Heat Waves of the Future May Be Even Deadlier Than Feared
The body’s cooling defenses fail at lower “wet bulb” temperatures than scientists had estimated.Health - The New York Times - October 25 -
‘There is no money’: Cuba fears total collapse amid grid failure and financial crisis
Repeated blackouts leave residents concerned about food, water supply and Cuba’s future. Maria Elena Cárdenas is 76 and lives in a municipal shelter on Amargura Street in Havana’s colonial old ...World - The Guardian - October 26 -
Immigration fears fire up Trump voters in storm-wracked North Carolina
Republican effort to tie border crisis to recovery effort is boosting turnout in swing stateWorld - Financial Times - October 26 -
Former Tory treasurer Malik Karim dispels corporate fears over Labour
Fenchurch Advisory boss points to uptick in M&A and industry shifts for boost in profitsWorld - Financial Times - October 27
