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Tragedy struck Wales’s roads on Valentine’s Day. On February 14, 2023, the Welsh government announced that they would axe major road building projects to combat the effects of climate change brought on by cars. The decision is applauded from an environmental point of view. However, backlash from irr
FOREIGN REPORT
Park Jaewon
2023.04.02 20:33
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South America’s two biggest economies, Brazil and Argentina, have recently been in talks to create the world’s second-largest currency union after the eurozone. A summit held in Buenos Aires in January revealed the bilateral project to fellow Latin American countries, and it is expected to pave the
FOREIGN REPORT
Giorgio Cioffi
2023.03.31 15:55
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On December 29, 2022, a new government in Israel was sworn in. Benjamin Netanyahu, who had previously served as Prime Minister twice for a total of 15 years, successfully established a coalition of right-wing parties. Political analysts and Middle Eastern citizens have subsequently expressed concern
FOREIGN REPORT
Naama Benamy Schoneveld
2023.03.06 08:40
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Three months after the end of the 2022 World Cup, media outrage about Qatar’s infamous labor system has not yet hinted at fading out. The inflammatory accusations against the Gulf country deal with the plight of migrant workers and the perpetration of illicit practices that violate human rights. Com
FOREIGN REPORT
Giorgio Cioffi
2023.03.04 00:57
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“Did you know that letting your hair blow in the wind is a crime in Iran?” Each holding a sign as an aspiration to cease the oppressions of the compulsory hijab for women, embittered Iran people burst into the streets and commenced to lift their voices to the Iran government. The ongoing protests in
FOREIGN REPORT
Jeon Hye Seo
2022.12.04 22:03
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Starting from October 1, Nigeria has officially banned foreign models and voice-over artists from being featured in advertisements. In a tweet, the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) shared a statement on how the ban aims to develop local talent and encourage inclusivity in Nigeria’s
FOREIGN REPORT
Park Hyun Seo
2022.11.05 23:25
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The CMSA will install two more modules by the end of this year to complete the construction of the space station. China is also the only country to have sent a land rover to the dark side of the moon and the second to land a rover on Mars. These astronomical achievements, which serve the future of m
FOREIGN REPORT
Lee Sang-jun
2022.11.05 15:29
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Long live the Queen! Millions watched the broadcast of the Queen’s state funeral in Westminster Abbey. Faithfully keeping her 50-year-old promises of serving her royal duties to the best of her ability, the Queen is remembered as the epitome of a benevolent monarch. However, with an absence of vicar
FOREIGN REPORT
Kim Minji
2022.11.04 14:45
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“I humbly beg forgiveness for the evil committed by so many Christians against the Indigenous peoples,” said Pope Francis on July 25 in a former site of a residential school for Canada’s Indigenous children. Pope Francis is the first prominent member of the Roman Catholic Church to publicly acknowle
FOREIGN REPORT
Kim Chaerin
2022.10.02 23:45
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The plant, located in Montgomery, Alabama, is owned by SMART Alabama LLC and has been supplying SUV parts for the Korean giant since 2003. Consequently, as reported by Reuters, Hyundai vehicle owners and the United States (U.S.) Department of Labor have both filed a class action and federal lawsuit
FOREIGN REPORT
Lee Sang-jun
2022.10.02 22:48
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On July 8, 2022, Shinzo Abe was assassinated while delivering his political campaign speech in Nara City, Japan. The suspect, Tetsuya Yamagami, holding a grudge against religious organizations, believed Abe was connected to the organization, which led to his shooting Abe with a homemade gun. Despite
FOREIGN REPORT
Jeon Hye Seo
2022.09.04 15:06
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Gradually starting from early 2021, the global economy has been struck with the towering impact of rising inflation. However, across the Pacific Ocean, the United States (U.S.) has witnessed inflation of worrying extent, leading to drastic economic effects such as a hike in interest rates. Inevitabl
FOREIGN REPORT
Kim Minji
2022.09.03 21:53
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For the world to focus on environmentally sustainable economic activities and meet the European Union (EU)’s climate and energy targets for 2050, the EU has decided to label natural gas and nuclear energy as green investments. This decision is regulated by a classification system named the EU Taxono
FOREIGN REPORT
Park Subin
2022.09.02 15:40
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In 2019 and 2020, the Trend Summits, a fashion event aimed to raise awareness on sustainability and responsible practices, organized fashion events in Los Angeles, Madrid, and Berlin to showcase sustainable fashion by featuring items that promote social responsibility within the textile industry and
FOREIGN REPORT
Park Soo Hyun
2022.06.06 18:01
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In his 1945 essay “Notes on Nationalism,” George Orwell defines nationalism as the “lunatic modern habit” of “identifying oneself with a single nation or other unit, placing it beyond good and evil and recognizing no other duty than that of advancing its interests.” The world of 2022 stands quizzica
FOREIGN REPORT
Kim Chaerin
2022.05.02 00:46
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Germany openly criticized the United States (U.S.) for its actions during the Iraq war. Now, with the Russian-Ukraine crisis intensified, Germany has decided to strengthen its military and directly provide military armaments to Ukraine, taking a detour from its once pacifist military tendency. As in
FOREIGN REPORT
Kim Minji
2022.05.02 00:08
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Food prices have long been heavily affected by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and the dramatic effects of climate change. Nevertheless, the world has recently seen even greater spikes in the cost of food due to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. In fact, the United Nations (UN) fo
FOREIGN REPORT
Park Subin
2022.05.01 13:47
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Watching a man getting murdered and children being sexually abused is every day for Idris (anonymized for reasons of privacy and security). For nine hours each day, Idris tries to unblinkingly watch the real-life horror movie play out on the screen before his eyes. As a Facebook content moderator, I
FOREIGN REPORT
Hwang Mina
2022.04.02 23:25
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On January 1, the world started off the new year with the deaths of three individual women in France, all murdered by their male partners or ex-partners. Sadly, what happened this day was not a mere coincidence, but one of many instances of what the United Nations (UN) calls a “shadow pandemic,” a t
FOREIGN REPORT
Yun Sunwoo
2022.02.27 23:26
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On January 7, Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union (EU), reported that the annual inflation in the eurozone has surged up to five percent, marking the highest rate ever since records began in 1997. The European debt crisis, also referred to as the eurozone crisis, poses a constant
FOREIGN REPORT
Park Subin
2022.02.27 18:50