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“Abroad there are calls for the two sides to hold negotiations for a peaceful resolution. What idiocy. What kind of negotiations can you have with criminals?” said Kazakhstan’s president Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in a nation-wide address concerning the domestic protests that rocked the Central Asian nat
FOREIGN REPORT
Kim Chaerin
2022.02.27 12:33
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October 22 was a historical moment for American nonbinary and gender nonconforming individuals, with the United States (U.S.) issuing its first ever passport labelled with ‘X’ for the gender section. Whilst the State Department did not announce who the recipient of said passport was, Dana Zzyym, a C
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Goh Jinoo
2021.12.05 20:25
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On July 22, the Minerva Institute for Research and Scholarship was granted accreditation by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and officially became Minerva University. Described by the New York Times as “the future of college,” Minerva is known for its highly selective admissions proce
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Jung Anna
2021.12.05 17:11
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"This is a historic moment. The long-awaited malaria vaccine for children is a breakthrough for science, public health and malaria control.” On October 6, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced RTS,S/AS01 (RTS,S) as the first malaria vaccine to be approved for widespread use. As the quote fro
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Keun Young Kwon
2021.12.05 16:37
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On October 28, 38-year-old Russian hacker Vladimir Dunaev was arrested and arraigned in United States (U.S.) federal court. Formerly a member of a criminal group called Trickbot Group, Dunaev helped develop Trickbot – a malicious software that continues to hack into the financial accounts and data o
FOREIGN REPORT
Hwang Mina
2021.12.01 22:06
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On September 7, the Supreme Court of Mexico declared that punishment for abortion is unconstitutional, making Mexico one of the few countries in Latin America to nationally decriminalize abortion. This marks a huge step for women’s rights as Mexico is one of the biggest Catholic countries in the wor
FOREIGN REPORT
Oh Ji Su
2021.11.05 20:30
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The energy crisis is an ongoing problem in Lebanon. The energy ministers of Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, and Syria convened in Amman, Jordon on September 8 to discuss emergency measures and the transportation of gas to Lebanon. The Lebanese have been desperately waiting for this crisis to end soon as the
FOREIGN REPORT
Park Soo Hyun
2021.11.05 14:05
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Since August 30, German protestors — aged 18 to 27 — have gone on a hunger strike to raise awareness of climate change issues. These young protestors have set up tents close to the German Chancellery in Berlin in hopes of attracting the attention of the candidates for the general election. The publi
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Jung Anna
2021.11.04 14:59
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al-Maghrib, a combination of the Arabic noun modifier ma and the verb gharaba, which means “to set,” refers to the “place where the sun sets.” A romanticization denoting how the sun sets in the West, the term al-Maghrib, or its anglicization, the Maghreb, is contemporarily used as a geographic endon
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Goh Jinoo
2021.10.03 20:13
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When rapper Megan Thee Stallion released her first solo-single of 2021—“Th*t S***”—many eagerly anticipated the next viral hot-girl-anthem dance to the song on TikTok. However, a scroll through the official sound would reveal disappointing results, with half-hearted lip syncs and freestyled dances.
FOREIGN REPORT
Hwang Mina
2021.10.03 11:38
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On July 23, the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics finally raised their curtains. The common concept of this year’s ceremonies was “Moving Forward,” which delivered a message of support to the world fighting against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). According to the Tokyo Organizing Committee of
FOREIGN REPORT
Kwon Keun Young
2021.10.03 09:24
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“All I want is to own my money, for this to end, and for my boyfriend to drive me in his f***ing car.” On June 23, pop icon Britney Spears detailed her experiences under a legal arrangement that granted her father control over her finances and her personal decisions. From being forced to take medica
FOREIGN REPORT
Hwang Mina
2021.09.03 19:36
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On July 9, the White House announced a new executive order heavily restricting the monopolization practices of Big Tech. Big Tech, a shorthand term for the five biggest technology companies (Apple, Google, Facebook, Amazon, and Microsoft), has been a crucial centerpiece in both the American and the
FOREIGN REPORT
Goh Jinoo
2021.09.02 00:27
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Most people are understandably afraid of bees. From its anxiety-triggering buzz to the potentially fatal reaction to its sting, there are a myriad of reasons for people to be frightened by the sheer sight of the creature. However, what a lot of people fail to recognize is the crucial role of bees in
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Yury Lim
2021.09.01 10:44
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If one were asked to choose the most important moment in Catholic history, the most common answer would be the Reformation. Emerging from the religious schisms during the early 16th century, the Reformation centered around the upheaval against the overall corruption of the Holy See — the head of the
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Goh Jinoo
2021.06.03 23:26
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“We back and support the revolutions of our oppressed and repressed Muslim people.” This is a quote from Rajab 1432, a statement made by the al-Qaeda general command in June 2011, a radical Islamic group which the U.S. is aiming to destroy in Afghanistan. Since the September 11 attacks in New York,
FOREIGN REPORT
최찬우
2021.06.02 20:39
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The formation of the European Super League (ESL), an annual soccer competition, has been discussed since the early 1980s, yet the plan was put into action by officials only recently. However, it failed to take even its first steps as a functioning league when many soccer fans reacted extremely negat
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Kim Sur Hyun
2021.06.02 09:26
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With the rise of China from a developing country to that of a superpower status, countries across the globe have undoubtedly been feeling the shifts in the atmosphere of international politics. The current hegemon, the United States (U.S.), has been most sensitive to these changes as China is challe
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최찬우
2021.05.04 21:58
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April 21, 2019, disaster struck Sri Lanka’s commercial capital of Colombo when a group of Islamic extremists targeted churches and hotels in a suicide bombing attack. Investigations revealed that the National Tawahujja Jama'ath (NTJ), roughly translating to ‘The National Monotheism Organisation’, we
FOREIGN REPORT
Goh Jinoo
2021.05.01 14:29
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Racism is one of humanity’s greatest social ills. While racism has always existed, this human tendency to stereotype and ostracize others seems to be worsening despite of globalization. As a result, anti-racism movements have emerged. For instance, Black Lives Matter (BLM) has been at the forefront
FOREIGN REPORT
Oh Ji Su
2021.04.30 23:32