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South Korea holds rates as it grapples with U.S. tariffs, prepares for snap election

This was in line with a Reuters poll of economists that forecast the bank to keep rates unchanged.

CNBC - 1h

U.S. consumers are "panic-buying" K-beauty products amid Trump's tariff war

Almost all of the serums, face masks and creams sold at Senti Senti, a Brooklyn skincare store, are imported from South Korea and Japan.

CBS News - 1h

Apr 8: CBS News 24/7, 1pm ET

President Trump holds a call with the acting president of South Korea to discuss a potential tariff deal; In shrinking rural towns, these Texas high schools are teaming up to stay alive.

CBS News - 7h

U.S. pastor abducted in South Africa rescued in shootout, authorities say

Josh Sullivan, a U.S. pastor kidnapped at gunpoint while delivering a sermon in his church in South Africa Thursday evening has been rescued in a shootout that left three suspects dead, authorities ...

CBS News - 9h

In South Africa, a needle exchange program for drug users feels the effects of Trump's aid cuts

A secluded corner near South Africa’s capital is home to dozens of people with drug addiction

ABC News - Apr. 4

U.S. Pastor Josh Sullivan, Kidnapped in South Africa, Is Rescued After Police Shootout

Three suspects were killed as the police moved in on a safe house where the pastor from Tennessee was being held.

The New York Times - 7h

Four space tourists return to Earth after a private flight over the poles

Four space tourists are back on Earth after orbiting over the north and south poles

ABC News - Apr. 4

Florida art dealer and another man charged in scheme to sell fake Andy Warhol artworks

Authorities say a South Florida art dealer and another man face charges involving the sale of fake Andy Warhol artworks

ABC News - 6d

A Cautionary Tale of 408 Tentacles

One pet octopus suddenly became more than four dozen. They went viral. Then it all went south.

The New York Times - 3d

Bosses said I'd lose visa if I complained - care worker

The South Yorkshire care worker says she "suffered in silence" over living and working conditions.

BBC News - 21h

Mike Krzyzewski praises UConn's Geno Auriemma after Huskies' national championship win: 'One of the best ever'

'Coach K' gave kudos to UConn, who dominated South Carolina to win its 12 national title in program history

CBS Sports - 8h

Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Sperm Whale Teeth and Bones

Lauren H. DeLoach of South Carolina admitted to importing more than $18,000 worth of sperm whale parts from Australia, Latvia, Norway and Ukraine, prosecutors said.

The New York Times - 3d

Colossal Squid Caught on Video During First Ever Sighting

An expedition spotted a baby of the species in the South Sandwich Islands. This cephalopod can grow to more than 20 feet and has proved elusive in its deep-sea environs.

The New York Times - 1d

Playwright Keiko Green invites audiences to party like it's the apocalypse

Keiko Green's 'You Are Cordially Invited to the End of the World,' a comedy about family, loss and environmental destruction, has its world premiere at South Coast Repertory in a production ...

Los Angeles Times - 16h

Apr 16: CBS News 24/7, 1pm ET

Judge finds cause to hold Trump administration in contempt for violating deportation flight orders; South African police rescue kidnapped American pastor amid shootout with abductors.