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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
FOREIGN REPORT
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
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Oh Ji Su
2021.04.30 23:32
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Raising the index finger, middle finger, and ring finger is used as a signal to represent rebellion and revolution in the The Hunger Games series. This signal has been utilized in reality as well: by Thais to express their objectionto the Thai military coup, and recently, by Myanmar protestors as a
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Park Sumin
2021.04.02 16:52
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The second week of February saw a massive snowstorm hit a large portion of North America, wreaking unprecedented havoc. The American state of Texas specifically seems to have been hit the hardest by the storm and the carnage left in its wake. Many froze to death in the cold as state-wide power outag
FOREIGN REPORT
Goh Jinoo
2021.04.01 14:36
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With the ongoing global pandemic, caused by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), remote learning has become a norm for most students and teachers. However, many students have started to lose their motivation to attend their classes due to the significant lack of human interaction and even more loaded
FOREIGN REPORT
Lim Yury
2021.03.31 16:17
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The historic Capitol building of the United States (U.S.) had only been breached once in history, when the British stormed the building during the War of 1812 and damaged it severely. The second breach is modern news — an insurgent force that was endorsed by the then U.S. President Donald Trump brok
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Kang Yun Yeong
2021.03.09 22:19
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Approximately 1600 years after the Roman Empire left Britain, mainland Europe and the United Kingdom (UK) are going through another divorce: Brexit. Brexit, a combination of Britain and exit, has been widely used to refer to Britain’s departure from the European Union (EU). It has been four long yea
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최찬우
2021.03.09 20:48
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The term Sinosphere, consisting of the Latin roots of Sino and sphere, generally refers to the four countries of China, Korea, Japan, and Vietnam. Whilst some also include the countries of mainland Southeast Asia and Mongolia, the concept of the Sinosphere, as can be seen from its name, tends to onl
FOREIGN REPORT
Goh Jinoo
2021.03.01 16:40
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A nation known for its long-held conviction about “tolerance” is under siege by Muslim extremists. On October 29, a terror attack in Notre Dame Cathedral in Nice led to the death of three people and several other injuries. What shocked the nation was the brutality of the attack, as one of the casual
FOREIGN REPORT
Jung Eun Chong
2021.01.23 10:44
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The year 2020 has been strenuous for everyone around the world due to coronavirus (COVID-19). However, another event that could impact the world negatively has recently occurred. A war broke out between Armenia and Azerbaijan, one which also involved several other countries, including Iran and Turke
FOREIGN REPORT
Lee Donghyun
2020.12.06 16:04
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“Freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved.” This is a famous quote by former United States (U.S.) President Franklin D. Roosevelt and probably suits the situation very well for the Pro-Democracy protest in Thailand. The protestors are making history not just by their significant number but by
FOREIGN REPORT
Choi Chan Woo
2020.12.05 15:23
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On August 31, the Sudanese transitional government and the Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF) reached a historic peace agreement in an attempt to end the Sudanese Civil War with as little bloodshed as possible. The treaty, called the Juba Peace Agreement, is a document on which high hopes are riding fo
FOREIGN REPORT
Yun Yeong Kang
2020.11.15 20:25
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The road is filled with people sleeping in makeshift tents, hungry and scared. The tent that once used to welcome new refugees to the Moria refugee camp now lies in a pile of charred metal and ash. With Greece’s largest migrant camp engulfed in flames over two days, thousands were left homeless over
FOREIGN REPORT
Nam Eun Seo
2020.11.14 02:26
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Nord Stream 2 is a new export gas pipeline running from Ust-Luga in Russia to Greifswald in Germany. According to Gazprom, the largest natural gas company in the world, the export capacity of the two lines of Nord Stream is 55 billion cubic meters of gas per year. The Nord Stream pipelines are built
FOREIGN REPORT
Choi Chan Woo
2020.11.13 23:22
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The recent allegations of the former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’sdeclining health were met with confirmation on August 28, 2020, when he publiclyresigned from his position due to the worsening condition of his ulcerativecolitis, the inflammatory bowel he has had since his early years. The pr
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Yun Yeong Kang
2020.10.04 02:57
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Mauritius is best known for its wonderful white beaches, boasting over 150 km of beaches around its shoreline. However, on July 25, a Japanese oil tanker known as the Wakashio broke into two in the seas off Mauritius whilst on its way to Brazil. Officials claim that cracks in a cargo hold led to thi
FOREIGN REPORT
Choi Chan Woo
2020.10.03 23:28
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There are many ways to pay the price for committing a crime, but no one would deny that the heaviest price of all is one’s life. Not many countries still allow the death penalty as a punishment, and even fewer actually carry it out. The handful of countries that do carry out executions face immense
FOREIGN REPORT
Nam Eun Seo
2020.08.31 19:26
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The anti-China movement has penetrated the massive country of India. In response to the military action that broke out at the border, 1.4 billion people of India began to boycott Chinese goods in extreme manners. For instance, people in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad hurled Chinese television
FOREIGN REPORT
Yoon Seok Jun
2020.08.29 16:04