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111 storiesAMD CEO Lisa Su to visit Korea Oct. 7 for Gamer Day; AI chip talks expected
AMD chair and CEO Lisa Su will visit Korea on Oct. 7, about seven months after her March trip, to attend an “AMD Gamer Day” event at 2 p.m. at Dragon City in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, AMD said. Su and senior vice president Jack Huynh will attend, …
Fishing boat capsizes off Jeju; nine rescued, two missing as search continues
A 29-tonne fishing vessel registered in Sacheon capsized at about 03:04 on October 5 about 65 kilometres northwest of Chagwido, off Jeju, with 11 people aboard. Nine crew — eight Indonesians and one Vietnamese — were rescued and taken to Ha…
SUV hits tree and streetlight in Gwangju, driver in his 30s dies
A man in his 30s died after the SUV he was driving crashed on a road in Maewol-dong, Seo-gu, Gwangju, at around midnight on 7 October. The vehicle first struck the kerb of a pavement, then hit a street tree and a streetlight in succession b…
One worker injured in rock collapse at Vostochny mine in Russia's Primorye
A rock collapse at the Vostochny mine in Primorsky Krai injured one worker, with no fatalities reported. Twenty-two people were in the shaft at the time; rescuers brought the injured miner to the surface and handed him to ambulance crews. P…
Truck catches fire while driving in Gunsan; 27 million won in damage
A truck caught fire while driving on a road in Sanbuk-dong, Gunsan, at about 02:16 on Oct 6 and was extinguished in roughly 20 minutes. The vehicle burned completely, causing an estimated 27 million won in damage, and the driver escaped wit…
Samsung to launch Galaxy Tab S12 series and SmartTag3 in Korea on Oct 7
Samsung Electronics said it will launch the Galaxy Tab S12 series tablets and the Galaxy SmartTag3 tracking device in Korea on Oct 7. The tablets offer up to 23 hours of video playback, run large-screen Galaxy AI features and are the first …
Tanker catches fire in Black Sea near Sochi; Sirius beaches closed
A tanker caught fire in the Black Sea near Sochi, according to Russian state and business outlets. The head of the Sirius federal territory administration, Dmitry Plishkin, said its beaches would be temporarily closed and that water and air…
Russian citizen dies after road accident in Phuket, consulate says
Russia's consulate general in Phuket confirmed that a Russian man died after a road accident, saying he died in hospital from his injuries and that the consulate is helping to repatriate the body. Diplomats did not give the circumstances of…
Truck collision collapses pedestrian overpass in Tatarstan, two injured
An elevated pedestrian crossing over the Kazan–Shemordan road in Tatarstan partially collapsed after a truck struck a load-bearing structure, according to the republic's emergencies ministry. Two people — the driver and a passenger of the t…
MTS builds geopositioning network for Yandex autonomous transport on four highways
MTS has built a high-precision geopositioning infrastructure for managing Yandex’s autonomous transport, TASS and CNews reported, launched on the M-11 “Neva”, M4 “Don”, M-12 “Vostok” and Central Ring Road highways and in Moscow, St Petersbu…
Two killed, including a child, in Moscow region house fire
A fire at a private house in the SNT “Stankoagregat” gardening association in Bogorodsky city district, Moscow region, killed two people, the regional branch of the Emergencies Ministry said. Firefighters found the bodies of a woman born in…
Putin opens first battery cluster complex, urges localization in Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the opening of the first complex in a Moscow electric battery production cluster that Russia must increase battery output, improve technology and raise localization, including by developing mineral d…
Nigerian military aircraft crashes in Ondo State, killing all 32 aboard
A Nigerian military aircraft with 32 people aboard crashed on 5 October near Igbokoda in Ondo State while flying to Lagos, Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo said. President Bola Tinubu said all 32 people on board — 25 passengers and seven cre…
Mi-8 hard-lands in Kamchatka; no injuries as prosecutors and investigators open checks
A Mi-8 helicopter of JSC Kamchatka Aviation Enterprise made a hard landing near the Zhupanova river in Kamchatka's Yelizovsky district on Tuesday, with three crew members on board and no injuries reported. The helicopter tipped onto its sid…
Fire on 41-ton fish carrier near Incheon Bridge; 3 crew rescued
A fire broke out on a 41-ton fish transport vessel in waters near Incheon Bridge at about 1:57 p.m. on October 6, according to Yonhap and Dong-A Ilbo. Three crew members were rescued by a nearby vessel, and Incheon Coast Guard said no casua…
Seosan waste recycling plant fire put out after 17 hours 40 minutes
A fire that broke out around midnight on 6 October at a waste recycling factory in Daesan-eup, Seosan, South Chungcheong Province, was fully extinguished after 17 hours and 40 minutes, Yonhap and Seoul Shinmun reported. Fire authorities had…
Car hits bear on Tomsk region road, three people hospitalised
A Ford Mondeo hit a bear that walked onto a road in Tomsk Oblast on the evening of 5 October, then went into a ditch and overturned. Three people in the car — a 28-year-old driver, a 19-year-old woman and a 24-year-old man — were taken to h…
Incheon officetel fire put out in 50 minutes; six rescued, two hospitalised
A fire broke out at about 09:29 on October 6 at an eight-storey officetel in Yonghyeon-dong, Michuhol-gu, Incheon, and was fully extinguished at 10:19, about 50 minutes later. Fire authorities rescued six people and said two were taken to h…
Bonghwa hillside fire extinguished in about an hour; about 0.2 hectares burned
A fire broke out on a hillside in Nulsan-ri, Beopjeon-myeon, Bonghwa County, North Gyeongsang Province, at about 16:39 on October 6. Forest authorities committed six helicopters, 28 firefighting vehicles and 77 personnel and brought the mai…
Teenager survives cliff fall in Russia’s Perm Krai
A teenager fell from a cliff in Perm Krai, Russia, according to TASS and RIA Novosti. The boy was taken to hospital, TASS reported, and RIA Novosti said he survived. Authorities are establishing the circumstances of the fall.