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325 сюжетовАрмейское исследование показало, что электрошоковые перчатки ICE вызывают боль, покорность и страх, сообщает AP
Ранее не публиковавшееся армейское исследование показало, что электрошоковые перчатки, которые сейчас закупает Иммиграционная и таможенная полиция США (ICE), вызывали сильную боль, немедленную покорность и страх повторных ударов током во вр…
South Korea weighs ending military service exemptions for athletes and artists
South Korea’s Defense Ministry said on October 6 that it is considering tightening or abolishing the military service exemption granted to athletes and artists, after some Asian Games gold medalists said exemption mattered more to them than…
Korea to factor Korean proficiency into student visas, tighten screening
South Korea’s Justice Ministry announced plans to weigh Korean-language ability across its foreign student visa system, exempting students with TOPIK level 4 or social integration programme stage 4 from proving financial capacity. Universit…
Osaka apartment fire kills one man, second resident hospitalised
A fire broke out around 18:15 on 6 October in a three-storey building in Nakamoto, Higashinari Ward, Osaka City, burning about 20 square metres of a first-floor room. One man died and a second man, a resident of the second floor, was taken …
Apple and LG co-develop smart home devices including doorbell, lock and thermostat
Bloomberg reports that Apple and LG have co-developed a line of smart home devices, including a video doorbell, thermostat, smart deadbolt lock, indoor and outdoor security cameras and a floodlight camera. The products are expected to carry…
Тропический шторм «Изаиас» сформировался у берегов Мексики; прогнозируется, что он достигнет побережья Мексиканского залива США как ураган
Тропический шторм «Изаиас» сформировался рано утром в среду в тёплых водах у восточного побережья Мексики; максимальная устойчивая скорость ветра достигала 40 миль в час, и Национальный центр по ураганам заявил, что ожидается его усиление д…
S. Korea farm minister says minor farmland survey violations won't be punished
Agriculture minister Song Mi-ryung told a parliamentary audit on Oct 7 that most ordinary, customary violations found in the government's full farmland survey would not be punished, and that the government has no plan or reason to confiscat…
Японское метеорологическое агентство сообщает о трёх активных тайфунах у берегов Японии, тайфун 27 движется на север
Японское метеорологическое агентство объявило 5 октября, что сформировались тайфун 28 (Ноло) и тайфун 29 (Когу́ма), в результате чего у берегов Японии стало три активных тайфуна вместе с тайфуном 27 (Чой-ван). Тайфун 27 был крупным и очень с…
Defense minister: arts, sports military service exemption to be cut and abolished
South Korea's defense minister said on Oct 7 that the goal is to gradually reduce the arts and sports military service exemption and ultimately abolish it, after controversy over remarks by Asian Games football gold medallists about the exe…
Korea's top individual tax delinquent Kwon Hyuk to pay 393.8 billion won
The National Tax Service said on Oct 7 that Kwon Hyuk, chairman of Sido Group and the country's largest individual tax delinquent, has submitted a plan to pay his personal back taxes of 393.8 billion won in full, 15 years after the tax was …
Land minister says Gangnam, Yongsan home prices have turned negative
Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Hong Ji-seon told a National Assembly audit on Oct 7 that home prices in Seoul's Gangnam three districts and Yongsan have turned negative, and said price growth should ease with the market stabili…
FT: EU weighs universal corporate levy to raise taxes on US tech giants
The European Commission is considering a new mechanism to raise more tax revenue from large US technology companies without singling them out as a separate category, the Financial Times reported, citing unnamed sources. Under discussion is …
Apple and LG Electronics jointly develop smart home devices under LG brand
Apple and LG Electronics are jointly developing smart home devices — a camera-equipped video doorbell, a smart door lock, a security camera and a smart temperature sensor and thermostat — to be sold under the LG brand, according to Bloomber…
Fire at Ustuu-Khuree Buddhist monastery complex in Tuva put out; no injuries
A fire broke out on 7 October at the Ustuu-Khuree Buddhist monastery complex in Tuva, about 5 km from the town of Chadan. Emergency services localized the blaze and later extinguished it; the MChS reported an area of 468 sq m, while earlier…
В Черном море у Сочи загорелся танкер; пляжи «Сириуса» закрыты
В Черном море у Сочи загорелся танкер, сообщают российские государственные и деловые издания. Глава администрации федеральной территории «Сириус» Дмитрий Плишкин заявил, что ее пляжи будут временно закрыты, а качество воды и воздуха контрол…
Asian Games exemption row widens: Ahn seeks abolition, ruling party open to overhaul
People Power Party lawmaker Ahn Cheol-soo said on 7 October that the military service exemption for Asian Games gold medalists should be abolished starting with this tournament, arguing it is set by presidential decree and President Lee Jae…
South Korea defense chief says athlete military service exemption to be abolished
South Korea's defense minister, Kang Shin-chul, told a parliamentary audit on Oct 7 that the special exemption from military service for high-achieving athletes and artists should be gradually reduced and ultimately abolished. The review fo…
Turkey's Aselsan announces Astralink network of 198 low-orbit satellites
Aselsan CEO Ahmet Akyol said at the International Astronautical Congress in Antalya that Turkey is building Astralink, a low-orbit satellite constellation of 198 spacecraft, with the first launch planned within two years. Akyol said work be…
Kumamoto University, AIST sign comprehensive semiconductor cooperation agreement
Kumamoto University and the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) signed a comprehensive cooperation agreement in the semiconductor field on Oct. 7. The deal covers joint research, technical support for reg…
Trump says he is considering suspending federal gas tax ahead of midterms
President Donald Trump said Tuesday his administration is considering suspending the federal gas tax, as pump prices remain far above last year's levels a month before the midterm elections. Any suspension would require Congress, which is n…