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Showing posts with label korea. Show all posts
Showing posts with label korea. Show all posts

4/11/26

Artemis II astronauts safely back home on Earth after Orion capsule splashes down off California coast

All four astronauts have made the short walk to the medical bay unaided, waving off the wheelchairs made available to them. They'll now undergo medical testing on the ship. NASA has said the crew will be flown off the ship to the mainland roughly sometime between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. ET tomorrow. read more

10/04/25

The former Boeing 747-8 Korean Air

Pravda - The former Boeing 747-8 Korean Air is on its way to becoming America's next "Doomsday plane." The aircraft, delivered to Seoul in 2015, was decommissioned in 2024 and recently flown from Dayton, Ohio, to Hamburg, Germany.

9/18/25

Tower Records Shibuya still going strong after 30 years

Asahi Shimbun - The Tower Records Shibuya store in central Tokyo continues to defy the odds, thriving at a time when more consumers are turning to online subscription services for their musical needs.

6/27/25

Facing entry-level job crunch, new grads question the value of a degree

“Everybody tells you, ‘Just get a college degree and you’ll get a job’ and it’ll make things easier,” Chen said. Now, “a master’s is the new bachelor’s, I guess.” read more

5/11/25

Here’s why India and Pakistan don’t fight wars like other countries

Here’s why India and Pakistan don’t fight wars like other countries | World News | Jamaica Gleaner: ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP): India and Pakistan have fought three full-scale wars since they gained independence from Britain in 1947. They’ve also had dozens of skirmishes and conflicts, including one atop a glacier dubbed the coldest and highest-...

1/22/25

North Korea Deployed 12,000 Troops To Kursk In October. Three Months Later, A Third Are Dead Or Wounded.

A third of the troops North Korea deployed to western Russia’s Kursk Oblast late last year has been killed or wounded, according to Ukrainian Pres. Volodymyr Zelensky. Col. Ants Kiviselg, the head of the Estonian defense forces’ intelligence center, confirmed the claim. read more

1/12/25

Military ID found on North Korean PoW was issued to real Russian resident – media

Ukrayinska Pravda - A fake military ID discovered on a captured North Korean soldier in Kursk Oblast was issued in the name of a real resident of the Russian republic of Tyva (Tuva).

12/29/24

A plane crashes and bursts into flames while landing in South Korea, killing 179

AP - Transport Ministry officials later said their early assessment of communication records show the airport control tower issued a bird strike warning to the plane shortly before it intended to land and gave its pilot permission to land in a different area. The pilot sent out a distress signal shortly before the crash, officials said. The incident came as South Korea is embroiled into a huge political crisis triggered by President Yoon Suk Yeol’s stunning imposition of martial law and ensuing impeachment. Last Friday, South Korean lawmakers impeached acting President Han Duck-soo and suspended his duties, leading Deputy Prime Minister Choi Sang-mok to take over.

9/08/23

North Korea unveils first tactical, nuclear-armed sub, Kim Jong Un watches on

North Korea launched its first operational "tactical nuclear attack submarine" and assigned it to the fleet that patrols the waters between the Korean peninsula and Japan, state media said. cont'd

8/26/22

Read the FBI's redacted affidavit to search Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate

Yahoo! News - The Justice Department on Friday released a redacted version of the affidavit prosecutors submitted in federal court to secure a warrant to search former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate earlier this month.

6/27/22

AOC says Supreme Court justices who lied under oath must face consequences for 'impeachable offense'

Yahoo! News - Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Sunday called for consequences for justices who "lie under oath."

Ocasio-Cortez was referring to SCOTUS Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch.

Two senators said the justices assured them they believed Roe v. Wade is law, but both voted to overturn it.

1/31/21

Houston consulate one of worst offenders in Chinese espionage, say U.S. officials

The United States ordered the consulate closed this week, leading China to retaliate on Friday by telling the United States to shut its consulate in the city of Chengdu, as relations between the world’s two largest economies deteriorate.

7/13/20

ODM leaders warn Nyanza residents against ignoring Covid-19 containment measures

Standard Media - Three ODM legislators have urged Nyanza residents to focus on Covid-19 preventive measures due to lack of preparedness by county governments to fight the disease.

3/27/20

11/05/19

Korean Air reports increase in number of in-flight smoking incidents

Korean Air has said that it will take strong action to eliminate smoking on board including that of e-cigarettes.

Any passenger found smoking will be handed over to the local police immediately upon landing, regardless of the severity of the offense. go here

Asian Stocks up

Asian main indexes values for 23 July: Cont'd .