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SEOUL—At 4 a.m. on Sunday, Jung Hyeon-ji woke up to grab some water and scrolled through news about the deadly night in Seoul’s club district of Itaewon. What she saw still terrorizes her. The 21-year-old university student had taken to Twitter, where she encountered a barrage of raw footage from the cramped alleyway where hundreds of Halloween revelers were fatally crushed and severely injured. She saw police yanking people from a mound of tangled bodies. Ms. Jung said she could even make out faces—with some having turned pale or blue.

Seoul, South Korea CNN —The South Korean military said Wednesday North Korea launched the highest number of short-range missiles in a day as Seoul retaliated to Pyongyang’s latest barrage of weapons tests, further escalating tensions in the region. JCS said the South Korean Air Force targeted international waters north of the NLL at an equal distance to that which the North Korean missile had earlier landed south of the line. North Korea is “fully responsible” for the situation as they are the ones continuing to provoke despite warnings, JCS added. South Korea responded to North Korea's barrage of missiles on Wednesday by firing three air-to-surface missiles from F-15K and KF-16 fighter jets. Correction: This story has been updated to clarify that this is not the first time North and South Korea have fired missiles off their respective coasts, and to reflect that North Korea fired a number of missiles of various types and the distance in kilometers from the NLL.

☆ Crowds so thick in Seoul that disaster was not clear until bodies were lined up, witness says
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-30 | by ( Mithil Aggarwal | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

At first everything seemed normal to Benedict Manlapaz as he joined Halloween revelers in the Itaewon neighborhood of South Korea's capital, Seoul, but the scale of the tragedy gradually became clear. “We all walked in the shoulder-to-shoulder crowd,” said Manlapaz, adding that he had been to a Halloween-themed cruise party with colleagues. Police stand guard at the scene of a Halloween crush in the Itaewon district on Sunday. As concerned relatives rushed to hospitals in search of their loved ones on Sunday, President Yoon Suk-yeol declared a national mourning period. “Last night, a tragedy and a disaster that should never happen did happen in the middle of Seoul celebrating Halloween,” Yoon said.

SEOUL, South Korea — As morning arrived in Seoul's Itaewon neighborhood, quiet prevailed at the scene of the tragedy where at least 153 people died on what should have been a night of Halloween revelry. What we know about the deadly incident in Seoul At least 153 people were killed and 103 injured, officials said. While Halloween is not a traditional holiday in South Korea, Itaewon is known for its costume parties at bars and clubs, which have soared in popularity in recent years. The last major tragedy in South Korea also hit young people. Stella Kim and Thomas Maresca reported from South Korea.

CNN —South Korean authorities are investigating the crowd surge that killed at least 154 partygoers in Seoul, as the rattled nation attempts to come to terms with one of its worst-ever disasters. Nearly all of the victims – at least 150 – have been identified; police told CNN. Three South Korean military personnel were also among those killed, a Korean defense ministry official told CNN. The South Korean government has set a national mourning period starting until the end of November 5, Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said in a briefing. Civil servants and employees of public institutions will wear ribbons to express their condolences during the mourning period, Han said.

☆ Crowd Crush During Seoul Halloween Festivities Kills More Than 150
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-29 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

10/29/2022 2:55PMAt least 151 people died and some 82 more were injured in a deadly crowd crush in the South Korean capital during Halloween celebrations. The victims were mostly in their teens and 20s and included 19 foreigners who were killed, officials said. Photo: Jung Yeon-Je/AFP/Getty

☆ South Korean marines stage amphibious landing exercise
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/6] South Korean Marines take position on a beach during a landing operation as part of the annual Hoguk military exercise in Pohang, South Korea October 26, 2022. Jung Yeon-je/Pool via REUTERSSEOUL, Oct 26 (Reuters) - South Korean marines in amphibious armoured vehicles waded ashore under the guns of patrolling warships on Wednesday as part of large-scale military exercises that organizers say are necessary to prepare for any North Korean threats. Overall, thousands of South Korean troops have been mobilized for the drills, according to the military. South Korea and the United States say the exercises are defensive, and necessary for deterring the North. read moreThe United States and its allies believe North Korea could be about to resume nuclear bomb testing for the first time since 2017.

REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File PhotoCompanies L'Oreal SA FollowOct 24 (Reuters) - L'Oreal SA (OREP.PA) has been sued by a Missouri woman who alleges she developed uterine cancer as a result of using the French cosmetic company's hair-straightening products. The lawsuit, filed Friday in federal court in Chicago, came days after a study from the U.S. National Institute of Environmental Health Safety (NIEHS) finding that hair-straightening products may significantly increase the risk of uterine cancer among frequent users. The plaintiff, Jennifer Mitchell, said she was diagnosed with uterine cancer in 2018, after using L'Oreal's products since about 2000, when she was 10. Uterine cancer is the most common gynecologic cancer in the United States, according to federal government data, with rates rising, particularly among Black women. The company "profited, significantly" from "unethical and illegal conduct that caused plaintiff to purchase and habitually use a dangerous and defective product," the lawsuit said.

☆ How Google's former CEO Eric Schmidt helped write AI laws in Washington without publicly disclosing investments in AI start-ups
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( Eamon Javers | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +18 min

'Conflict of interest'Schmidt's investment was just the first of a handful of direct investments he would make in AI start-up companies during his tenure as chairman of the AI commission. Altogether, Schmidt and entities connected to him made more than 50 investments in AI companies while he was chairman of the federal commission on AI. To Poulson, Schmidt was simply given too much power over federal AI policy. The new entity would continue the work of the congressionally created federal commission, with many of the same goals and much of the same staff. More than a dozen staffers from the federal commission followed Schmidt to the new private sector project.

☆ Google, Netflix under scrutiny in South Korea over network fees
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( Joyce Lee | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Dado RuvicSEOUL, Oct 21 (Reuters) - South Korea's parliament saw heated debate on Friday over proposed legislation to make global content providers such as Netflix (NFLX.O) and Alphabet's (GOOGL.O) Google pay South Korean network fees. Others disagreed, saying imposing fees on the big tech companies could mean they could raise their own fees and undermine South Korean content creators. Liz Chung, a director at Netflix's South Korean unit, said her company was looking for ways to handle surging traffic. YouTube has 41.8 million active South Korean users, out of a population of 51.6 million. South Korean network provider SK Broadband has gone to court in the hope of making Big Tech pay fees.

☆ Hair-straightening products linked with uterine cancer risk -study
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Nancy Lapid | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Oct 17 (Reuters) - Hair-straightening products may significantly increase the risk of developing uterine cancer among those who use them frequently, a large study published on Monday suggests. Uterine cancer is a relatively rare type of cancer," she added. Less frequent straightener use in the past year also was associated with an elevated uterine cancer risk, but the difference was not statistically significant, meaning it might have been due to chance. "These findings are the first epidemiologic evidence of association between use of straightening products and uterine cancer," White and colleagues wrote in The Journal of the National Cancer Institute. The link between straightener use and uterine cancer did not differ by race in the study.

☆ Tourists in Italy are behaving badly this year: Here’s why
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-15 | by ( Julia Buckley | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

With Europe seeing an explosion of visitors a year after Covid travel restrictions dropped, incidents of visitors behaving badly in Italy show no sign of abating. Think that’s bad? Meanwhile in Venice, tourists routinely swim in the UNESCO-protected canals, which double as the city’s sewer system. “Tourists don’t know how to relate to the artistic heritage because they have no relation with our history – so they refer to their cultural imagination, and therefore to our cinema. “So many tourists have said to me over the years, ‘In Italy there are no rules.’ But they are mistaken.

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☆ U.S. VP Harris to slam North Korea missile test, visit DMZ
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Trevor Hunnicutt | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Harris landed in the South Korean capital early on Thursday and will condemn North Korea's latest missile launch during planned talks with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, a White House official said. But South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol told CNN in an interview aired on Sunday that in a conflict over Taiwan, North Korea would be more likely to stage a provocation and that the alliance should focus on that concern first. The missile test is the second since Sunday and comes two days after South Korea and U.S. forces conducted a military drill in waters off South Korea's east coast involving an aircraft carrier. North Korea's Kim Jong Un has said it is developing nuclear weapons and missiles to defend against U.S. threats. Harris' visit to the DMZ is the first by a senior Biden administration official and is expected to follow a meeting with Yoon.

☆ MLB roundup: Cardinals, Yankees clinch division titles
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +9 min

Yankees right-hander Jameson Taillon (14-5) allowed two runs and seven hits in 7 1/3 innings. Brian Anderson had three hits and scored two runs for the Marlins, and Jacob Stallings hit a two-run single. Casas, who finished 3-for-4, clobbered a two-run homer in the second inning. Hunter Dozier hit a two-run homer for the Royals, who got two hits from Michael A. Taylor. Altuve went 3-for-4 with four runs, and Hensley contributed an RBI single and a two-run homer.

☆ MLB roundup: Guardians clinch AL Central title for first time since 2018
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +13 min

Hunter Dozier capped the Royals' scoring with an RBI single to make it 13-11 following Ryan O'Hearn's two-run double. Astros 6, Orioles 3 (11 innings)Christian Vazquez's two-run single capped a four-run 11th inning and visiting Houston defeated Baltimore. Jeimer Candelario followed Schoop's RBI single with a run-scoring single of his own. The White Sox's loss allowed the Cleveland Guardians to clinch their first American League Central title since 2018. Yadier Molina had an RBI single for the NL Central-leading Cardinals, who dropped consecutive games to the Dodgers after winning Friday.

☆ North Korea fires ballistic missile into sea ahead of visit by U.S. VP Kamala Harris
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-25 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Visitors to a Seoul railway station watch news about North Korea's latest ballistic missile launch on Sunday, Sept. 25. A U.S. Navy aircraft carrier arrived this week for drills with South Korea, and Kamala Harris is due to visit. Jung Yeon-je | AFP | Getty ImagesNorth Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the sea off its east coast on Sunday, ahead of planned military drills by South Korean and U.S. forces involving an aircraft carrier and a visit to the region by U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris. Forces Korea Commander Paul LaCamera discussed the situation and reaffirmed their readiness to respond to any threat or provocation from North Korea, it added. North Korea rejects U.N. resolutions as an infringement of its sovereign right to self defense and space exploration, and has criticized previous joint drills by the United States and South Korea as proof of their hostile policies.

The annual energy price increase in Germany in August on average was 139%, latest producer price data showed this week. In a BDI survey of 593 businesses, more than a third said their existence was threatened by higher energy prices, up from 23% in February. Industry group VKU has also joined the chorus of concern, warning that local utilities faced insolvency due to high energy prices and possible defaults from their customers. read moreThe head of the German Chemicals Industry Association VCI on Tuesday said rising energy prices were a "huge alarm call" for Germany as a place to do business. He welcomed Buschmann's initiative to relax insolvency rules but added that suspending them outright again would be a "serious mistake".

☆ MLB roundup: Aaron Judge belts 2 more HRs in Yankees' win
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +10 min

Gerrit Cole (12-7) earned the win with four hits, four runs, three walks and eight strikeouts in five innings. Eloy Jimenez had three hits, including a two-run home run, and drove in three runs. Willi Castro hit a two-run homer and Javier Baez had a solo shot for the Tigers. Rays 5, Rangers 3Christian Bethancourt and Jose Siri hit back-to-back homers in host Tampa Bay's win over Texas. The duo went deep in the second inning for a 2-1 lead that the Rays never relinquished.

☆ How TV coverage of Queen Elizabeth's funeral changed my mind about her
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( David Zurawik David Zurawik | David Zurawik | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

But I was deeply moved Monday by the TV image of Queen Elizabeth’s coffin being lowered into its vault at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor with the queen’s bagpiper playing her to rest. The queen and TV came of age together. Now, I wonder if her funeral will be one of the media events that historian use to mark the end of the TV era. But watching them on iPhone did not do justice to the majestic and panoramic imagery being offered on TV screens. Of all the anchors and analysts, CNN’s anchor Anderson Cooper seemed the most plugged into the rhythms of the day’s events.

☆ Check out the 17-slide pitch deck oVice used to raise $32 million to create virtual worlds for remote employees
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-16 | by ( Stephanie Palazzolo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The Japan-based oVice provides companies with customizable virtual offices. As businesses faced the new pandemic reality of virtual work in 2020, many organizations struggled with managing employees across hybrid workplaces. oVice, a virtual-office startup based in Japan, has raised $32 million in Series B funding from SBI, a Japanese financial-services company, and an unnamed investor, bringing its total funding raised to $45 million. Sae emphasized that oVice customers use their virtual spaces for more than just office work. Some have questioned the durability of virtual-office startups as employees begin returning to in-person work and other virtual-office and -event startups like Hopin face scrutiny and layoffs.

"Squid Game" became Netflix Inc's (NFLX.O) most-watched series ever after its release last September, creating countless online memes and Halloween costumes and kickstarting sales of green tracksuits. 1/3 Park Hae-Soo, Lee Jung-Jae, Kim Ji-Yeon, Hwang Dong-Hyuk, Jung Ho-Yeon and Oh Young-Soo, of "Squid Game", arrive at the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S., September 12, 2022. "So many characters died, especially beloved ones died. The Emmy's directing honour epitomised Hwang's never-dreamed-of journey with the series, but he was disappointed at missing the trophy for best drama series, which went to HBO's "Succession". "Of course what I wanted the most was best drama series.

A team of MIT engineers created the world's longest flexible fiber battery. Engineers from MIT have made a breakthrough in this field, creating the world's longest flexible battery. In addition to being the longest, it's also the world's thinnest fiber battery design. "This is the first 3D printing of a fiber battery device," Khudiyev said. The MIT team has already applied for a patent and hopes that it will reach the commercial market in a few years.

☆ Papa Francisc ar putea vizita Coreea de Nord; Ar fi prima vizită a unui papă în țara condusă de Kim Jong Un
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-09 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

Sursa foto: ProfimediaPapa Francisc ar putea vizita Coreea de Nord; Ar fi prima vizită a unui papă în țara condusă de Kim Jong UnŞeful serviciului de informaţii sud-coreean a declarat că lucrează la o posibilă vizită a Papei Francisc în Coreea de Nord, informează o agenţie de ştiri catolică asociată cu Vaticanul, potrivit Reuters, citat de Agerpres. Fides, agenţia oficială de ştiri a misiunilor pontificale, a relatat că Park Jie-won a făcut acest anunţ luni, la o slujbă din Mokpo, în Coreea de Sud. Joi, o persoană care a răspuns la telefon la biserica unde Park Jie-won a participat la slujbă a confirmat prezenţa sa, dar nu şi comentariile vehiculate. În 2018, preşedintele sud-coreean Moon Jae-in a transmis verbal o invitaţie din partea liderului nord-coreean Kim Jong Un către Papa Francisc. Purtătorul de cuvânt al Vaticanului, Matteo Bruni, a spus că aceasta este singura călătorie a Suveranului Pontif care este pe agendă în prezent.

Persons: Papa Francisc, Kim Jong, Papei Francisc, Fides, Park, Kim Hee - jung, Alfred Xuereb, Coreea de Sud ., - coreean Moon, coreean Kim Jong, Papa Francisc . Kim, Moon, Papa, El, Matteo Organizations: Agerpres, Park, Informaţii, Pontif Locations: Coreea de Nord, Mokpo, Coreea de Sud, Gwangju, Vaticanului, Phenian, - coreean, coreean, Roma, Slovacia, Ungaria

☆ Oscar 2021. "Nomadland", desemnat cel mai bun film. Lista completă a câștigătorilor
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-26 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +9 min

Anul acesta, ceremonia de decernare a premiilor Oscar a fost transmisă live din două locaţii, ambele în Los Angeles: Dolby Theatre şi Union Station. Frances McDormand a câştigat premiul pentru cea mai bună actriţă în rol principalFrances McDormand a câştigat premiul Oscar pentru cea mai bună actriţă în rol principal graţie interpretării sale din filmul "Nomadland". "Nomadland", desemnat cel mai bun filmLungmetrajul "Nomadland" a câştigat premiul Oscar pentru cel mai bun film. Cineasta chineză Chloe Zhao a câştigat premiul Oscar pentru cea mai bună regie cu filmul "Nomadland". Filmul danez "Another Round", regizat de Thomas Vinterberg, a câştigat premiul Oscar pentru cel mai bun lungmetraj internaţional.

Persons: Anthony Hopkins, Frances McDormand, Zhao, Daniel Kaluuya, Jung, Jean Hersholt, Tyler Perry, Ahmed, Chadwick, Gary Oldman, Steven Yeun, Davis, Andra Day, Billie, Vanessa Kirby, Carey, Peter Spears, Mollye Asher, Dan Janvey, Zhao . McDormand, . Ea, Chloe Zhao, David Strathairn, Linda May ., Jessica Bruder, Jung Youn, Glenn Close, Olivia Colman, Amanda Seyfried, Lee Isaac Chung, îşi, Shaun, Thomas Vinterberg, David Fincher, Emerald, Baron Cohen, Leslie Odom Jr, Paul, Aida, Christopher Hampton, Florian Zeller, Borat Organizations: Dolby, Union Station, Oscar, Fund, Academiei, Arts, United States, BAFTA, Film Sundance, The Locations: Los Angeles, britanică, Paris, România, Danemarca, Sciences, Missouri, Mississippi, Chicago, Arkansas, Miami, Kong, Tunisia, Bosnia

☆ Câștigătorii Premiilor Oscar 2021; Printre ei Anthony Hopkins
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-26 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

Sursa foto: Anthony Hopkins pentru rolul interpretat în filmul “The Father”/ Credit foto: ProfimediaCâștigătorii Premiilor Oscar 2021; Printre ei Anthony HopkinsFilmul „Nomadland” a luat marele premiu Oscar 2021 în cadrul galei Acadmiei Americane de Film. Premiile au fost decernate duminică, 25 aprilie, într-o ceremonie live care a avut loc la Los Angeles. Organizatorii celei de-a 93-a gale a Premiilor Oscar, organizată la Teatrul Dolby din Hollywood, Los Angeles, au permis prezenţa fizică a actorilor la eveniment. Marea gală din acest an a Acadmiei Americane de Film a fost cel mai divers Oscar premiat din istorie. • Cel mai bun lungmetraj internaţional: „Another Round” (Denemarca)• Cel mai bun lungmetraj de animaţie: Câștigător:”Soul”• Cel mai bun scenariu adaptat.

Persons: Anthony Hopkins, Frances McDormand, Zhao, Tyler Perry Tyler Perry, Jean Hersholt, jung, Daniel Kaluuya Organizations: Film, Mediafax Locations: Los Angeles, Hollywood, Statele Unite, Paris, Londra

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