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Reporter : Choi Won-suk
Thu, January 21, 2021 | 09:54
Seoul tries flashy fix for its 'smartphone zombies'
A city in South Korea has installed flickering lights and laser beams at a road crossing to warn “smartphone zombies” to look up and drivers to slow down, in the hope of preventing accidents.
Feature | 2019-03-20 10:33
Syria's civil war since 2011
This picture taken on March 13, 2019 shows a mortar being fired by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on the frontline of fighting to expel the Islamic State (IS) group from the town of Baghouz, in the eastern Syrian province of Deir Ezzor.  AFP This picture taken on March 17, 2019, shows a destroyed mosque near the remains of an Islamic State (IS) group jihadists' ...
Darkroom | 2019-03-20 09:53
'Clear similarities' between Ethiopian and Lion Air crashes
There are 'clear similarities' between Indonesia's Lion Air and Ethiopian Air crashes, according to the Ethiopian government.
News | 2019-03-19 15:29
Taiwan's ban on plastic
The island nation of Taiwan is all set to implement a complete ban on plastic by 2030.
News | 2019-03-19 15:28
Sex, lies and video: K-pop world rocked by sex scandals
South Korea police are questioning two K-pop stars, including boyband Big Bang's Seungri, over allegations of sex tapes, secret chat about rape, and deals facilitated by prostitutes.
News | 2019-03-19 15:27
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Daily life in North Korea
North Koreans went to the polls for an election in which there could be only one winner. Leader Kim Jong Un's ruling Workers' Party has an iron grip on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, as the isolated, nuclear-armed country is officially known.
Darkroom | 2019-03-18 15:25
All you need to know about the Boeing 737 Max 8
The United States has told airlines the Boeing 737 Max 8 is safe to fly as investigators found two black box recorders from Sunday's downed Ethiopian Airlines jet, according to Reuters.
News | 2019-03-13 12:13
K-pop star quits showbiz amid sex bribery scandal
Seungri, a member of South Korean K-pop band Big Bang, says he's leaving the entertainment industry after his alleged sex bribery case swept the country.
News | 2019-03-13 11:38
Chaos in Venezuela
A little girl stands inside a plastic barrel while her family waits to collect water from an open pipe above the Guaire River, during rolling blackouts which affect the water pumps in people's homes, offices and stores, in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, March 11, 2019. The blackout has intensified the toxic political climate, with opposition leader Juan Guaido blaming alleged go...
Darkroom | 2019-03-13 10:51
International Women's Day
 A young girl carries a baby while walking towards a screening point as hundreds of civilians, who streamed out of the Islamic State group's last Syrian stronghold, arrive in an area run by US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces outside Baghouz in the eastern Syrian Deir Ezzor province on March 5, 2019. Shell-shocked and dishevelled, hundreds of women and children stumbled t...
Darkroom | 2019-03-08 12:40
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