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☆ Marjayoun, Lebanon: Residents along border with Israel fear another war
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Ben Wedeman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Marjayoun, Lebanon CNN —In the town of Marjayoun in southern Lebanon, around five miles north of the Israeli border, the main square seems almost abandoned. Tensions between Israel and Lebanon have risen sharply since the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel and the ensuing military campaign by Israel in Gaza. Damaged property in the town of Marjayoun, southern Lebanon. Sunday mass at the Maronite Church in the town of Marjayoun, southern Lebanon. I decide not to interfere with annoying questions about Israel, Hezbollah, impending war, death, destruction and displacement.

Persons: Virgin Mary, Saint Charbel, Claude, ”, Aita Al, Muhammad Darwish, Israel, ” Edouard Achy, Amal, We’re, ‘, Abu Nabil, Jordan, “, it’s, It’s, Fatin, you’d Organizations: Lebanon CNN —, Journalists, Hezbollah, CNN, South Lebanese Army, Israel, Maronite Locations: Marjayoun, Lebanon, Lebanese, Israel, Gaza, The Iran, Hasbaya, Syria, France, “, Jerusalem

☆ He's sworn by the same résumé format for the past 9 years. In 2022, it landed him a $350,000 job at Google — check it out.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Shubhangi Goel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

In 2018, he joined Visa as a data platform product manager. Over the next five years, Lin worked at PayPal and then Google, where he is a senior product manager. Related storiesThis is the résumé that landed Lin his roles at Meta, Visa, and PayPal, and, in 2022, a $350,000 annual pay package at Google. "Tier one is about 20 to 30 different positions that I really, really want," Lin said. Lin is now a senior product manager at Google's San Francisco office.

Persons: —, Yun, Yu Lin, Lin, Yung, I'm, it's, résumé Organizations: Service, Yahoo, Business, University of Southern, Meta, Visa, PayPal, Google, Surplus Technology, Google's San Locations: Taiwan, University of Southern California, Google's San Francisco

☆ The Mysterious, Deep-Dwelling Microbes That Sculpt Our Planet
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Ferris Jabr | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Beneath the pit, some 370 miles of tunnels twist through solid rock, extending more than 1.5 miles below the surface. For 126 years, this site in Lead, S.D., housed the Homestake Mine, the deepest and most productive gold mine on the continent. In 2006, the Barrick Gold Corporation donated the mine to the state of South Dakota, which converted it into the largest subterranean laboratory in the United States, the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Although the lowest tunnels flooded after mining ceased, it is still possible to descend nearly a mile beneath the planet’s surface. Most of the scientists who do so are physicists conducting highly sensitive experiments that must be shielded from interfering cosmic rays.

Persons: scientists Organizations: Barrick Gold Corporation, Sanford Underground Research, Sanford Locations: North America, South Dakota, United States

☆ How Support for Britain’s Conservative Party is Collapsing
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Josh Holder | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +16 min

How Support for Britain’s Conservative Party is Collapsing2024 polls suggest the Conservatives may lose most of their seats. Most Conservative voters plan to vote for somebody else 2019 election 2024 election polling Fewer than half of Conservative voters say they are sticking with the party. 3% Other Most Conservative voters plan to vote for somebody else 2019 election 2024 election polling Fewer than half of Conservative voters say they are sticking with the party. 3% Other Most Conservative voters plan to vote for somebody else 2019 election 2024 election polling Fewer than half of Conservative voters say they are sticking with the party. How party support has changed since the 2019 election Conservative party Conservative support has dropped across the board, even among older voters who formed their base.

Persons: Mori, Ipsos Mori, Survation YouGov Ipsos Mori, Nigel Farage, Rishi Sunak’s, Liz Truss, David Cameron, pollsters, —, Keir Starmer, It’s, Starmer, Boris Johnson, Farage, ”, Will Jennings, ” Mr, Jennings Organizations: Britain’s Conservative Party, Conservatives, Labour, Conservative, Health, Crime Defense, Housing Education Education Brexit Defense, Welfare, National Health Service, Liberal Democrats, Greens, Conservative Party, Bristol Central, Green, Labour Conservatives S.N.P, Dems, Greens Plaid Cymru Reform, Northern Ireland, Northern, Brexit, University of Southampton, “ Locations: British, Britain, YouGov, Russia, Europe, Britain’s, Israel, Gaza, England, Northern Ireland, Midlands, England's, London

☆ Southeast Asia is a top choice for firms diversifying supply chains amid U.S.-China tensions
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Sheila Chiang | In Sheilachiang | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Skyline, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam John Harper | Photodisc | Getty ImagesSoutheast Asia has emerged as a top choice for firms looking to diversify production away from China, including Chinese companies, amid escalating tensions between Washington and Beijing. "Southeast Asia is well-placed to benefit significantly from the China+1 phenomenon as both foreign and Chinese companies diversify their supply chains and operations," said Kuo-Yi Lim, co-founder and managing partner of Southeast Asian venture capital firm Monk's Hill Ventures. "The ASEAN-6 region has benefited from a diversification of global and regional supply chain as well as the adoption of 'China+1' strategies. MalaysiaMalaysia has seen semiconductor firms including Intel, GlobalFoundries and Infineon setting up or expanding operations in the country over the last few years amid U.S.-China tensions. Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD plans to start commercial production of EVs in Indonesia in 2026, according to local reports.

Persons: Vietnam John Harper, Kuo, Yi Lim, Lim, Yinglan Tan, Kai Wei Ang, CNBC's, It's, Ang, Anders C, Johansson, –, Sokon – Organizations: Photodisc, Getty, Monk's Hill Ventures, ASEAN, Hong Kong SAR, Apple, Ventures Partners, Samsung, BofA Securities, Intel, GlobalFoundries, Infineon, U.S, Monk's Hill Ventures . Industry, Malaysia that's, Stockholm China Economic Research, Stockholm School of Economics, Chery, Singapore Locations: Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Asia, China, Washington, Beijing, Monk's, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Singapore, U.S, Japan, European Union, China & Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Vietnam Vietnam, ASEAN, Malaysia Malaysia, Stockholm China, EVs

☆ How Korea's gamtae seaweed won over chefs around the world
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Nikita Grant | Emily Christian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Gamtae is one of South Korea's rarest seaweeds. For centuries, this earthy, sweet seaweed was mainly harvested and eaten raw by locals in the Seosan region. But because of gamtae's unpredictable harvests and rising prices, turning this small industry into a thriving business presented a challenge. So how did Ju-Hyeon take gamtae from a local delicacy to a worldwide sensation? This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: it's Organizations: Michelin, Business Locations: Seosan, South Korea

☆ This résumé got a product manager a $350,000 job at Google and his past roles at Meta, Visa, and PayPal
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Shubhangi Goel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

He shifted to work as a software engineer at Yahoo in 2011, where he first saw a product manager in action and was inspired to take up the role down the line. In 2018, he joined Visa as a data platform product manager. Over the next five years, Lin worked at PayPal and then Google, where he is a senior product manager. Related storiesThis is the résumé that landed Lin his roles at Meta, Visa, and PayPal, and, in 2022, a $350,000 annual pay package at Google. Lin is now a senior product manager at Google's San Francisco office.

☆ A heat wave is bringing searing temperatures to New York and the I-95 corridor – and Washington DC could hit 100 degrees
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-22 | by ( Dalia Faheid | Samantha Beech | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Here’s the latest:• Millions of Americans under heat alerts: More than 100 million Americans, including those in the highly populated I-95 corridor, are under heat alerts through the weekend. A heat emergency is in effect for Washington, DC, where upper 90s and even triple-digit temperatures for the first time since 2016 will be possible. Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser said an extended heat emergency will remain activated throughout the weekend and into next week. Philadelphia has heat alerts in place through the weekend, with temperatures expected to feel close to 99 degrees. New Jersey’s heat alerts are in effect until 8 p.m. Sunday, according to the National Weather Service.

Persons: Alberto, •, ”, –, Muriel Bowser, Wes Moore, Kathy Hochul, Eric Adams Organizations: CNN, National Hurricane Center, California Department of Forestry, South, FBI, National Weather Service, ., . Maryland Gov, New, Gov, Tuesday, New York City, state’s Department of Public Health Locations: Ohio, Mexico, Washington, DC, Gulf, South Texas, California, Colusa County, New Mexico, Ruidoso, Ruidoso Downs, Washington , DC, . Maryland, New York City, New York, Philadelphia, California , Arizona, Utah, Salt Lake City, Las Vegas , Sacramento, Bakersfield , California

☆ ‘My vision went dark’: CNN reporter experiences 6G-force before hitching a fighter jet ride
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-22 | by ( Brad Lendon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Four South Korean F-4 fighter jets fly in formation on May 8, 2024, during a commemorative final flight of the aircraft. That test would come a few weeks before the F-4 flight at a South Korean Air Force medical facility south of Seoul. Lendon in the back seat of a South Korean F-4 Phantom flying over southern South Korea on May 8, 2024. South Korean Air Force F-4s flying in formation with two KF-21 fighter jet prototypes over southern South Korea on May 8, 2024. A total of 120 are expected to be delivered to the South Korean Air Force by 2030, and the jet is expected to be exportable.

Persons: Douglas, Lendon, –, didn’t, I’m, It’s, Neil Armstrong, John Glenn, I’d, don’t, South Korea Brad Lendon, Daegu –, vomited, “, ”, wouldn’t Organizations: South Korea CNN —, South Korean Air Force, US Navy, CNN, US Navy Blue Angels, US Air Force Thunderbirds, hometown Cleveland National Air, South, McDonnell, US, Korean, Wright, Daegu Air Base, Daegu, General, KF, Korean Air Force, South Korean Air Force Korea Aerospace Industries, Phantoms, Boeing, South Korean Airforce, Suwon Air Base Locations: Suwon, South Korea, Midway, Japan, Vietnam, North Korea, Seoul, Greece, Turkey, Iran, Daegu, Ohio, Korean, South Korean

☆ A B.A. from Columbia could cost $500,000: Here are the top 10 most expensive places in the U.S. to go college
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-22 | by ( Kamaron Mcnair | In Kamaronmcnair | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Over four years, the total bill may be $500,000 or more, as it is estimated to be at Columbia University, according to Self Financial. These are the 10 schools with the highest total cost for four years. Columbia University—New YorkTotal cost: $514,4422. Massachusetts Institute of Technology—Cambridge, MassachusettsTotal cost: $441,948All of the 10 most expensive schools Self Financial identified are private, which makes sense, given that those institutions typically charge higher tuition than public schools. But private colleges often offer generous financial aid and scholarships packages so your cost to attend may even be lower than at a public university.

Organizations: National Center for Education Statistics, Columbia University, Columbia, U.S . News, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Columbia University — New York, New York University — New York, Georgetown University — Washington, D.C, Harvard University — Cambridge, California Institute of Technology, University of Southern, University of Southern California — Los Angeles Total, University of Chicago — Chicago, George Washington University — Washington, Yale University — New, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Self, Harvard, University of Massachusetts, Department, Education's, CNBC Locations: Massachusetts, California Institute of Technology — Pasadena, California, University of Southern California, Yale University — New Haven , Connecticut, Massachusetts Institute of Technology — Cambridge, Amherst

☆ I met my best friend of 16 years for the first time at her wedding. It felt like a reunion with an old friend.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-22 | by ( Demi Drew | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

I met Miranda 16 years ago on a social networking website called Bebo; before Instagram and Tiktok, this is where many teens spent their time online. I lived in the Eastern Cape of South Africa, and Miranda lived in Virginia, US. We grew together, even thousands of miles apartI was 13 years old, and Miranda was 12 years old, and we were at the crux of growing up. AdvertisementMeeting Miranda for the first time felt like reuniting with an old friend. We talked like we had physically been in each other's lives for 16 years, not separated by thousands of miles.

Persons: —, Miranda, Demi, Booth, I've, I'd Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Eastern, South Africa, Virginia, United States, New York

☆ A Southwest flight dropped to just 525 feet above an Oklahoma town, prompting an altitude warning and FAA investigation
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-22 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

A Southwest Airlines flight dropped to just 525 feet above the ground on Wednesday. The incident prompted an altitude warning and an FAA investigation. A Southwest flight dropped dangerously low off the coast of Hawaii in April. AdvertisementA Southwest Airlines flight dropped dangerously low over an Oklahoma town while preparing to land on Wednesday. The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating Southwest Flight 4069 after the aircraft descended to just 525 feet above the ground, the agency said this week.

Persons: —, Will Organizations: Southwest Airlines, FAA, Service, Airlines, Federal Aviation Administration, Southwest, Will Rogers, Airport, Business Locations: Hawaii, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City

☆ South Korea said it might send weapons to Ukraine after Putin signed a security pact with its biggest enemy
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewSouth Korea said it could send weapons to Ukraine after Russia signed a security pact with Seoul's biggest regional foe, North Korea. Putin became the first Russian leader to visit North Korea in a quarter of a century this week, cementing an alliance with the pariah state. Putin, on a trip to Vietnam Friday, warned South Korea against arming Ukraine in response, saying that it would be a "big mistake." Moscow "will... [make] decisions which are unlikely to please the current leadership of South Korea" if it goes ahead and sends weapons to Ukraine, Putin said, reported BBC News. But he also said that South Korea has "nothing to worry about" from the new pact as long as it doesn't commit acts of aggression toward North Korea.

Persons: —, Chang Ho, Kim Jong Un, Chang, Putin, Russia's, Cho Tae, yul, Antony Blinken Organizations: Service, Seoul's, Korean, North, Business, UN Security Council, UN, South, BBC Locations: Korea, Ukraine, Russia, North Korea, Pyongyang, Russian, East Asia, South Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Moscow

☆ Amiri at Paris Fashion Week: How this fashion designer is reinventing American cool
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Alice Pfeiffer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Paris CNN —Few cities have been so adamantly idealized, mythologized and captured on film and in photographs as Los Angeles and Paris. Pascal Le Segretain/Getty ImagesThese inspirations translated into pieces in faded, sun-washed teal, blue, gray and vintage-inspired knits. Some models wore Amiri brooches resembling music notes. Designer Mike Amiri of the eponymous Californian brand at the finale of his Paris show. OConnor/Arroyo/AFF-USA/ShutterstockK-pop star Sunwoo (seen here at the brand's June 20, 2024 show in Paris) has been recently announced as an ambassador for Amiri.

Persons: “ Jardin des Plantes ”, Mike Amiri, Yussef Dayes, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, Amiri, dégradé, Pascal Le Segretain, Ryan, Amiri’s, Kay, Paris Fernandes, ”, Kim Sunwoo, Angelina Jolie, Lenny Kravitz —, Ryan Gosling, Omar Sy, Lena Waithe, Barry Keoghan, James Sleaford, “, Arroyo, Shutterstock, Saint Tropez Organizations: Paris CNN, “ Jardin des Plantes, City, South, AFF, Getty Locations: Angeles, Paris, “ Jardin, Hollywood, London, Paris’s, Montaigne, Venice Beach, South Korean, France, OConnor, Dubai, Saint

☆ Chinese cities desperate for cash are chasing companies for taxes — some from the 1990s
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Laura He | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Last year, the soy milk seller made a net profit of only 209 million yuan ($29 million). And it’s still unsure how much it owes in fines, which could be potentially higher than the actual $11.7 million tax bill. Including fines, the company needed to pay a total amount of 480 million yuan ($66 million). The amounts paid vary from 8 million yuan ($1.1 million) to 310 million yuan ($43 million). It said in January that the Shenzhen government had asked for payment of 19.8 million yuan ($2.7 million) in back taxes for 2017 and 20.2 million yuan ($2.8 million) in fines.

Persons: they’ve, ”, Craig Singleton, Frank Tian Xie, ” Singleton, it’s, ” Bohui, “ Organizations: Hong Kong CNN — Authorities, Food & Beverage, Foundation for Defense of Democracies, Administration of Taxation, “ Police, Taxation, Centers ”, University of South, University of South Carolina Aiken, Ningbo Bohui Chemical Technology, Healthcare, ChinaLin Securities, Yixintang Pharmaceutical Group Locations: China, Hong Kong, Zhijiang, Hubei, Yichun, Jiangxi, University of South Carolina, “, ” Beijing, Ningbo, Qinghai, Golmud, Chongqing, Shanghai, Shenzhen

☆ Donald Trump’s potential vice president picks
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Kaanita Iyer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

CNN —Former President Donald Trump has been busy in recent weeks. Doug Burgum speaks during a campaign event with former President Donald Trump, in Laconia, New Hampshire, in January. Vance, shakes hands with former President Donald Trump during a rally hosted by the former president at the Delaware County Fairgrounds in Delaware, Ohio. He is also close with Donald Trump Jr.Vance, a former venture capitalist, veteran and author, is among the candidates who received vice-presidential vetting materials from the Trump campaign. Rep. Byron Donalds speaks before former President Donald Trump at the “People's Convention” of Turning Point Action on June 15, 2024, in Detroit.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Doug Burgum, Al Drago, Burgum, Burgum —, —, CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, ”, ” Burgum, “, Sen, Marco Rubio, Joe Raedle, Florida Sen, Marco Rubio —, Rubio, Joe Biden, Vance, Drew Angerer, Vance Ohio Sen, J.D, Donald Trump Jr, Mike Pence’s, Tim Scott, Justin Sullivan, Tim Scott Trump, Scott, Nikki Haley, Elise Stefanik, Chip Somodevilla, Stefanik, Stefanik —, she’s, Ben Carson, Anna Moneymaker, Carson —, — didn’t, ” Carson, Carson, ” Trump, Byron Donalds, Carlos Osorio, Ron DeSantis, Donalds, Jim Crow, ” Donalds, ” “, Tasos Katopodis, Biden, Haley, ” Haley, didn’t, Tom Cotton, Andrew Harnik, Tom Cotton Arkansas Sen, Cotton, Tulsi Gabbard, Brendan Smialowski, wokeness, ” Gabbard, Gabbard, CNN’s Veronica Stracqualursi, David Wright, Shania Shelton, Kristen Holmes, Steve Contorno, Stephen Collinson, Avery Lotz, Manu Raju, Alayna Treene, Kate Sullivan, Aaron Pellish, Jeff Zeleny, Eva McKend, Gregory Krieg, Kylie Atwood, Arit John, Ebony Davis, Clare Foran, Ali Zaslav, Ted Barrett Organizations: CNN, Republican National Convention, North Dakota Gov, Bloomberg, Getty, Doug Burgum North Dakota Gov, Microsoft, Trump, Miami - Dade Country Fair, Delaware County Fairgrounds, Capitol, Fox News, Greenville Convention Center, South, Republican, Senate, South Carolina Gov, Grace Baptist Church, Ben Carson Former Housing, Urban, Department of Housing, Florida Gov, Trump ”, Democratic, Press, GOP, United Nations, UN, National Security Council, House, Senate Republican, NBC, Conservative Political, Conference, Tulsi, Former Hawaii Rep, Democratic National Committee, Democrat, New York Times, Defense Department, State Department Locations: New York, Laconia , New Hampshire, Miami, Florida, Delaware, Delaware , Ohio, Congress, Ukraine, Greenville, Greenville , South Carolina, South Carolina, Grappone, Concord , New Hampshire, Marion , Iowa, Detroit, Byron Donalds Florida, Trump, West Des Moines , Iowa, Washington , DC, Afghanistan, Iraq, National Harbor , Maryland, AFP, American

Chang emphasized the need to strengthen the extended deterrence power of the South Korea-US alliance and the South Korea-US-Japan security cooperation system to address North Korea’s nuclear weapons and missiles. Currently, South Korea’s policy is not to provide lethal weapons to Ukraine. Nikoletta Stoyanova/Getty ImagesReports from earlier in the war say South Korea may have provided 155mm artillery shells to the United States to replace 155mm rounds sent to Ukraine. “Public reports suggest South Korea has around 3.4 million 105mm artillery shells,” the CSIS report said. Earlier on Thursday, Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi also expressed strong concern about the agreement signed by Russia and North Korea.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong Un, “, ” Putin, Kim, Chang Ho, ”, ” Chang, Chang, Putin, Nikoletta Stoyanova, Yoshimasa Hayashi, Putin “, ” Hayashi Organizations: CNN, Democratic People’s, DPRK, UN Security Council, CNN South, National Security, Korean, 57th Motorized Brigade, Getty, Center for Strategic, International Studies, “, CSIS, UN, Japan’s Locations: Korea, Ukraine, Seoul, Russia, North Korea, DPRK, Democratic People’s Republic, Republic of Korea, South, South Korea, Japan, Vovchansk, Kharkiv Region, United States, Kyiv, Vietnam, Ukrainian

☆ Copa América 2024: Lionel Messi’s final ‘Last Dance’ with Argentina?
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —For just the second time in the tournament’s 108-year history, the Copa América will be played outside of South America. “Today, all I think about is to get well to the Copa América and play it. The squad for the 2024 Copa América is largely inexperienced, with 15 players on less than 10 caps for their country. UruguayPerennial overachiever Uruguay once again goes into a Copa América among the favorites to win the title. The nation of just 3.5 million people holds the joint record alongside Argentina for most Copa América titles won with 15.

Persons: Lionel Messi’s, Messi, ”, ” Messi, Ángel Di María, Catherine Ivill, Lionel Scaloni, “, he’s, ” Scaloni, Leo, Di María, West Ham’s Lucas Paquetá, Neymar, Brazil’s, Vinícius, –, Fernando Diniz, Dorival Júnior, Vinícius Jr, Marcelo Bielsa, Argentina –, Ander Gillenea, Luis Suárez, Giménez, Ronald Araújo, Federico Valverde, Matt Turner, Tim Weah, Christian Pulisic, Yunus Musah, Folarin Balogun, Ron Jenkins, Gregg Berhalter’s, ’, Juan Antonio Pizzi, Ricardo Gareca, Marcelo Hernandez, Alexis Sánchez, Claudio Bravo, Arturo Vidal, Gary Medel, Cafeteros, Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno, Luis Díaz, James Rodriguez, David Ospina, Yerry Mina Organizations: CNN, Copa, CONMEBOL, CONCACAF Nations League, Nations League, América, Brazil, Messi, Argentine, Star, “, Copa América, ”, Beijing, Getty, England, USA, Real, La Liga, League, overachiever, Argentina, CONCACAF, US, Panama, Uruguay, Copa Américas, Roja, La Roja, Qatar Locations: South America, United States, US, Mexico, Canada, Jamaica, Panama, Costa Rica, Lionel Messi’s Argentina, Qatar, Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Spain, Real Madrid, Uruguay, overachiever Uruguay, AFP, Colombia, Washington, Bolivia, Russia, Peru, Paraguay, Albania, France, Marseille, Colombia Colombia

☆ Want to train like a K-pop star in South Korea? A new visa will make it easier
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-19 | by ( Kathleen Magramo | Yoonjung Seo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —South Korea will soon launch a new visa for foreign nationals who dream of training like a K-pop idol, in a bid to boost its tourism industry back to pre-pandemic levels. The “K-Culture Training Visa” will be open to foreigners who want to train in K-pop dancing, choreography and modeling, the finance ministry announced on Monday. K-pop is already the most-cited reason for visiting the country, according to the MCST, with particularly strong interest from overseas fans from Southeast Asia, Europe and the US. Tourists visit the statue of Sejong the Great of the Joseon Dynasty at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul, South Korea on February 21, 2024. South Korea has also made it easier for digital nomads to stay and work in the country, implementing its “workation” visa at the start of this year.

Persons: –, Lee Jung, jae, Sejong the, Kim Jae Organizations: CNN, Ministry of Culture, Tourism, Korean, Tourists, Getty Locations: South Korea, Seoul, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Philippines, Korean, Europe, Korea

☆ Throwing money at plunging birth rates won't solve the issue, demography experts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-19 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A Lancet study forecasts that by 2100, over 97% of countries will have fertility rates below the population replacement level. AdvertisementThe Japanese government has also tried to boost fertility rates by offering up to a year of parental leave and even cash incentives. In South Korea, the least fertile country in the world, Seoul is offering people money to reverse their vasectomies or untie their tubes. However, according to Trent MacNamara, a Texas A&M professor whose work has focused on fertility rates, throwing money at the problem can only do so much. Harper said that instead of throwing money at the issue, the biggest chance for success is through promoting gender equity.

Persons: —, isn't, Trent MacNamara, MacNamara, Sarah Harper, Harper, Philip N, Cohen, it's Organizations: Service, Business, gerontology, Oxford Institute of Population Ageing, University of Maryland Locations: Tokyo, South Korea, Seoul, Texas

☆ As President Takes Oath, 4 Challenges for South Africa’s New Government
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-19 | by ( John Eligon | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa is scheduled to be sworn in on Wednesday for a second term, launching an administration that will be unlike any the country has experienced since apartheid ended in 1994. Mr. Ramaphosa has touted a new era of unity and collaboration. The partnership includes the second-largest party, the Democratic Alliance, which got 22 percent of the vote and has long positioned itself as the fiercest of the A.N.C.’s critics. The three other parties that have joined the coalition each won less than 4 percent of the vote: the Inkatha Freedom Party, the Patriotic Alliance and GOOD. A statement of basic principles — for what the parties are calling a “government of national unity” — signed by the five coalition partners includes their policy priorities.

Persons: Cyril Ramaphosa of, —, Ramaphosa, ’, ” — Organizations: African National Congress, Democratic Alliance, Freedom Party, Patriotic Alliance Locations: Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa

A Massacre Threatens Darfur — AgainDarfur SUDAN El FasherA civil war is ripping apart Sudan, one of Africa’s largest countries. Yet a New York Times examination of satellite imagery and video from El Fasher make one thing clear:The assault is intensifying. DARFUR R.S.F. Whole neighborhoods were razed, similar to the destruction in parts of southern and eastern El Fasher in recent months. “The videos from El Fasher could become critical evidence in future trials for crimes in Darfur.”

Persons: Sudan’s, Al Salam, Abu Shoak, El Fasher Al Salam, Abu, Mohamed Zakaria, Thomas van Linge, —, Mellit, El Fasher, ”, El, El Geneina, Janjaweed, Linda Thomas, Greenfield, Ali Yagoub Gibril, Al Zeer Salem, Fasher, Matthew Gillett, “, ” Mr, Gillett Organizations: Fighters, Rapid Support Forces, . Security, New York, El, Sudanese, Al Salam Camp, Camp, Reuters Fighters, Yale, Research, —, Times, Centre, Information Resilience, Mellit El, Support Forces, Google, ”, Islamic Relief, United Nations, The Times, U.S . Treasury, Broadcasting, University of Essex Locations: Darfur, SUDAN El Fasher, Sudan, El, DARFUR, El Fasher, East Darfur, Sudan’s, Chad, El Geneina, American, Spain, Central Darfur

☆ USA loses to South Africa in opening game of second round of T20 Cricket World Cup as historic run continues
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-19 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —The USA lost to South Africa in their opening game of the second round of the men’s T20 Cricket World Cup on Wednesday as its historic run at the tournament continued. Having elected to bowl first, the USA were pegged back by some aggressive batting from South Africa, with the Proteas finishing their 20 overs on 194 runs. New stepsThe USA have been one of the talking points of the T20 World Cup so far, thanks to its shock victory over Pakistan and close defeat by India. Steven Taylor bats against South Africa. And they were never able to recover with South Africa eventually able to round out an 18-run victory.

Persons: St, Quinton de Kock, de, Kock, Harmeet Singh, David Miller, Aiden Markram, Saurabh Netravalkar, Heinrich Klaasen, Tristan Stubbs, Steven Taylor, Taylor, Rabada, Nitish Kumar, Stubbs, Jan Kruger, Aaron Jones, Keshav Maharaj, Corey Anderson, Anrich Nortje, Andries Gous Organizations: CNN, USA, West, Africa’s, South Africa, South, ICC, New Zealand Locations: South Africa, USA, West Indies, England, Antigua, Barbados, St, Lucia, Vincent ., Pakistan, India, de Kock, South Africa’s

☆ Why some scientists think extreme heat could be behind people disappearing in Greece
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-19 | by ( Laura Paddison | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The following day, the body of an American tourist was found on Mathraki, a small island west of Corfu. As climate change fuels longer and more severe heat waves, scientists are trying to unravel how our brains will cope. But as heat increases, it can have serious effects, including lowering the fluids in the body and decreasing blood flow to the brain, Bailey said. Extreme heat can disrupt typical brain activity, said Kim Meidenbauer, a neuroscientist at Washington State University. Someone who is very fit understands the dangers and carries plenty of water is still gambling if they decide to go on a hike in very high temperatures, Bailey said.

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☆ Elon Musk's Starlink satellites could burn up the ozone layer, scientists warn
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewInternet satellite networks like Elon Musk's Starlink could contribute toward the depletion of the ozone layer, a new study claims. There are currently more than 8,000 internet satellites in low-earth orbit, of which about 6,000 are Starlink ones, a press statement said. SpaceX has plans to launch another 42,000 Starlink satellites, according to Space.com. The first launch carrying experimental Starlink satellites was in 2019. AdvertisementA 1987 ban on CFCs helped slow the process, and by 2013, authorities were projecting that the ozone layer would repair itself within a few decades.

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