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On August 15, the Taliban, a fundamentalist Deobandi Islamic group, captured Kabul after a ten-day takeover of Afghanistan. The United States (U.S.) and allied forces raced to evacuate tens of thousands of its citizens and vulnerable Afghans by August 31. The departure from Kabul International Airpo
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Oh Ji Su, Jung Anna
2021.10.02 00:12
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On May 22, a female sergeant in the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) 20th Fighter Wing was found dead in an apparent suicide. The sergeant had registered her marriage the day before her suicide, which left many puzzled as to why she chose to end her life. It was brought to light that she was the
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Lee Do Kyung, Jang Hae Gyeong
2021.09.02 18:35
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It has not been long since all focus was on the stock market with the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) breaking the 3000 point ceiling. Now it seems to be cryptocurrency that is taking grip of the entire nation. Many college students hold tightly onto their phones, refreshing the charts of
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By Jung Eun Chong, Kim Seo Hyun
2021.06.06 04:47
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According to police reports, a state housing development official was found dead on March 6 after an evident suicide. This was only one of the results of the scandal surrounding land speculation by public servants that has been shaking the nation. According to The Korean Herald, the official of the
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Kang Sungmin and Lee Do Kyung
2021.05.01 00:24
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With the number of global infections reaching 123 million as of March 24, 2021 according to the World Health Organization (WHO), the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) could be considered one of the most impactful diseases in human history. This pandemic has had unique consequences for everyone on the p
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The Granite Tower
2021.04.02 20:11
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The brutal death of 16-month-old adopted toddler Jeong In due to child abuse has once again tested the public’s faith in humanity. On January 2, the investigative TV program Unanswered Questions exposed the horrifying truth behind Jeong In’s death. This show subsequently provoked national outrage ag
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Park Sumin and Lim Yury
2021.03.01 19:03
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The United States (U.S.) has written a new history in the recent presidential election held in early November. An unprecedentedly high ratio of voting through distanced mailing and numerous problems regarding the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and human rights created extensive tension between the t
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Nam Eun Seo and Yoon Seok Jun
2020.12.08 04:01
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“A person who covets a lot always needs a lot.” This famous saying by Quintus Horatius Flaccus perfectly reflects the current positions of the United States (U.S.) and China — the two countries possessing the world’s two biggest economies. However, as Horatius’s quote suggests, the U.S. and China ha
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Lee Donghyun and Kim Sur Hyun
2020.10.20 17:51
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On August 7, Yeouido Park in Seoul was crowded with thousands of medical interns and residents who gathered to protest against the new medical reform policies that the government proposed. Following this gathering, doctors from all across the country went on a general strike on August 14, seeing tha
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Kweon Seo Young and Choi Minji
2020.10.04 02:40
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“I was just a part-time employee — now I will be receiving 50 million Korean won per year.” Recently, such a Kakaotalk message ostensibly written by a security screening worker at Incheon International Airport circled the Internet. Although details of the message turned out to be incorrect, its sent
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Kie Hae Seung, Kang Min Seo
2020.08.26 23:37
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On April 29, just a few days before Labor Day, a conflagration happened at a construction site in Icheon. The site was soon engulfed in flames after an explosion, causing 48 casualties. President Moon Jae In expressed his regret about this accident on May 1, and the police launched an investigation
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Lee Eun Seo, Kie Hae Seung
2020.06.02 21:22
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Along with the prolonged pandemic of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the global economy is leaving people in anxiety. Along with the plunging of international oil prices, there is a continuing economic downturn caused by COVID-19 — the weakening of consumer confidence, shutdowns of a plethora of l
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Nam Hye Bin and Lee Donghyun
2020.05.01 22:09
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Face masks sold out in every pharmacy, people stocking up on emergency food supplies, and not a soul to be seen in the usually crowded downtown streets; what seems reminiscent of a disaster film is the grim reality of the situation in South Korea at the moment. It is the outbreak of the novel corona
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Jun Uhnjin, Nam Eun Seo
2020.04.01 18:12
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“Parasite.” As the host calls the title, the audience cheers with thunderous applause. On February 10, director Bong Joon-ho’s sensational thriller Parasite (2019) won Best Picture at The Academy Awards—also known as the Oscars—held in Los Angeles (LA). It was the first time that a production from S
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Park Min Ha and Kweon Seo Young
2020.03.09 16:24
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Autonomous cars, artificial intelligence (AI), and virtual reality (VR): these are innovative technologies that came to reality in the 2010s. Though such technologies may only have been in one’s imagi
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Jun Uhnjin
2019.12.04 00:06
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“A detective, with a look of genuine shock on his face, looks straight at the camera as if he has spotted something crucial at the scene of a brutal crime beyond his gaze. This is from the film Memori
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Jeong Yeon Soo & Youn Bo Hyun
2019.10.28 22:16
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Social Blade, a website that tracks social media statistics and analytics, revealed that there are currently around 31.3 million YouTube creators out on the web. Some of these channels are tiny and so
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Kim Sun Min, Nam Hye Bin
2019.10.07 17:59
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Before a flurry of flashing cameras, celebrities walk across the dazzling red carpet. The place swarms with reporters, all in a great frenzy to fight for the headlines, and the event draws attention f
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Choi Ye Ho, Kim Yeojeong
2018.12.05 19:30
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Think of a party. Some people are at the center of the gathering—they are the ones who draw energy from other people and their surroundings. There are, however, others who seem relatively less s
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Kim Sehee , Kim Ye Eun
2018.11.05 00:16
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"What if they look at me and think I am weird or I am so different or afraid to communicate with me?" said Millicent Simmonds, a deaf actress, when she was cast the film Wonderstruck (2017). Althoug
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Choi Hyowon, Lee Che Yeon
2018.10.04 12:32