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Tue, January 31, 2023 | 02:31

Defense chiefs fail to resolve dispute on tanks for Ukraine

Defense chiefs fail to resolve dispute on tanks for Ukraine

Ukraine will have to wait longer to find out if it will get advanced German-made battle tanks.

World | 2023-01-21 11:22

Chris Hipkins to be New Zealand's next prime minister

Chris Hipkins to be New Zealand's next prime minister

Education Minister Chris Hipkins is set to become New Zealand's next prime minister after he was the only candidate to enter the contest to replace Jacinda Ardern, Saturday.

World | 2023-01-21 10:12

Rally for tech stocks helps soften Wall Street's rough week

Rally for tech stocks helps soften Wall Street's rough week

A rough week on Wall Street dominated by worries about a weakening economy ended Friday with a broad rally that gave the market its best day in two weeks.

World | 2023-01-21 09:57

Indian wrestlers continue protest over sexual harassment

Indian wrestlers continue protest over sexual harassment

Top Indian wrestlers continued a sit-in protest near the parliament building for a third straight day Friday as the federation president they accused of sexually and mentally harassing young female athletes remained defiant and refused to quit.

2023-01-20 22:06

Google parent to lay off 12,000 workers in latest blow to tech sector

Google parent to lay off 12,000 workers in latest blow to tech sector

Google's parent Alphabet is eliminating about 12,000 jobs, or 6% of its workforce, the company said Friday, in the latest cuts to shake the technology sector.

World | 2023-01-20 19:58

Defense leaders meet amid dissent over tanks for Ukraine

Defense leaders meet amid dissent over tanks for Ukraine

Defense leaders gathered at Ramstein Air Base in Germany heard an impassioned plea for more aid Friday from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as they struggled to resolve ongoing dissent over who will provide battle tanks and other military aid to his embattled country.

World | 2023-01-20 19:40

India backs Sri Lanka to secure IMF bailout plan amid crisis

India backs Sri Lanka to secure IMF bailout plan amid crisis

India's foreign minister said Friday his country has given financial assurances to the International Monetary Fund to facilitate a bailout plan to help neighboring Sri Lanka emerge from its worst economic crisis, in a first formal announcement from one of the island nation's creditors.

2023-01-20 19:27

Netflix's 4Q subscribers surge; long-time CEO passes baton

Netflix's 4Q subscribers surge; long-time CEO passes baton

Netflix's subscriber growth is surging again, providing an early sign that its shift to include ads in a cheaper version of its video streaming service is helping to combat tougher competition and attract cost-conscious customers grappling with inflation.

World | 2023-01-20 16:50

Japan to lower COVID-19 to flu status, further easing rules

Japan to lower COVID-19 to flu status, further easing rules

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday announced plans to downgrade the legal status of COVID-19 to the equivalent of seasonal influenza in the spring, a move that would further relax mask wearing and other preventive measures as the country seeks to return to normalcy.

World | 2023-01-20 16:44

[INTERVIEW] Eclectic pair says UN, EU aren't listening to grassroots voices

INTERVIEWEclectic pair says UN, EU aren't listening to grassroots voices

The term “global citizenship” denotes people who are no longer limited by geographical borders and who share common goals - like fighting the climate crisis or forming a solidarity movement against Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The current world order has shaped people in ways that, regardless of their nationalities, are often moved by international events and can easily moni...

World | Ko Dong-hwan | 2023-01-20 09:43

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7	Stock-leveraged investments rise again amid bullish KOSPI

8	Korea-US defense talks likely to bring up extended deterrence

9	Seoul mayor accuses liberals of leading nation in wrong direction

10	NK slams NATO chief's Seoul visit as 'prelude to war'

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