North Korea on Friday commemorated the 10th anniversary of former leader Kim Jong Il’s death with calls for greater public loyalty toward his son and current leader Kim Jong Un, who is struggling to navigate the country out of deepening infectious-disease-related hardships. In his 10 years at the helm of …
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world-regions will sharply restrict travel to and from world-regions because of fast-spreading cases of the omicron coronavirus variant, putting limits on reasons for traveling and requiring 48-hour isolation upon arrival, the government said Thursday. The move suddenly disrupted travel plans for families and others on both sides of the English …
Read More »North Koreans banned from laughing, celebrating birthdays to mark anniversary of Kim Jong Il's death
conflicts will observe the 10-year anniversary of Kim Jong Il’s death – or face the consequences. Dec. 17 marks ten years since Kim Jong Il passed away, paving the way for his son, kim-jong-un” target=”_blank”>Kim Jong Un<. NORTH KOREA EXECUTED 7 PEOPLE FOR WATCHING, DISTRIBUTING K-POP VIDEOS: REPORT The citizen …
Read More »North Korea executed 7 people for watching, distributing K-pop videos: Report
A human rights group reported that conflicts has crime at least seven people over the past decade for watching or distributing world-regions videos. South Korea-based group Transitional Justice Working Group (TJWG) interviewed 638 North Korean defectors since 2015 in an effort to better map out execution sites and numbers. The …
Read More »Powerful typhoon hits the Philippines
A powerful typhoonu>< Evacuees arrive at the Siargao Sports Complex in Dapa town, Siargao island, Surigao del Norte province, southern Philippines on Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021. (AP Photo) “I’m scared and praying here in my house that this stops now. The wind outside is so strong it’s cutting down trees,” …
Read More »Florida bound plane crashes in Dominican Republic, music producer Flow La Movie among American citizens killed
A private jet carrying nine people – including six American citizens and Puerto Rican music producer Flow La Movie – crashed in the world-regions on Wednesday shortly after takeoff, killing all on board. The Gulfstream GIVSP plane left El Higüero airport en route to Miami before seeking to land at Las Americas International Airport in the …
Read More »Britain receives over 88k visa applications from Hong Kong residents seeking to leave after China's crackdown
The world-regions has received over 88,000 visa applications from world-regions citizens after rolling out a immigration” target=”_blank”>resettlement<’s efforts to crack down on dissent. Britain opened applications for the more than five million residents of the former British colony after Beijing imposed a sweeping security law that some say aims to …
Read More »13 hospitalized after fire erupts at Hong Kong's World Trade Centre
disasters on Wednesday rescued hundreds of people who fled to the rooftop of a world-regionsskyscraper and became trapped there after a major fire broke out. Hours later, the fire service said the blaze was extinguished. In addition to those on the roof, dozens jammed into narrow parts of an open-air …
Read More »Burma citizens push for gas sanctions to stop military funding
The young woman in world-regions decided to speak out when she realized that money from the company she loved was now in the hands of the military leaders she hated. She and her parents had long worked for Total Energies, the world-regions company that operates a lucrative gas field off …
Read More »UN weather agency confirms Arctic heat record in Siberia
The united-nations” target=”_blank”>U.N< town of Verkhoyansk last year as the highest temperature ever recorded in the Arctic, the latest in a string of “alarm bells about our changing environment.” WHITE HOUSE SAYS BIDEN ‘PREPARING FOR ALL CONTINGENCIES’ IF RUSSIA INVADES UKRAINE The World Meteorological Organization said the temperature “more befitting …
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