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416 noticiasSouth Korea re-designates 92 population decline regions, adding Busan Geumjeong, Dongducheon and Tongyeong
South Korea's Ministry of the Interior and Safety re-designated 92 cities, counties and districts as population decline regions on Oct. 7, up from 89 in the first designation five years ago. Busan's Geumjeong-gu, Gyeonggi's Dongducheon and …
El Kremlin insta a basarse en las declaraciones oficiales en medio de rumores de infección en Irkutsk
El portavoz del Kremlin, Dmitri Peskov, dijo que Rospotrebnadzor es el organismo competente sobre la situación en la región de Irkutsk y que la población debe seguir sus declaraciones oficiales en lugar de rumores y especulaciones. Las decl…
OMS y Rusia dicen que no hay más infecciones por peste tras la muerte de una trabajadora de un laboratorio siberiano
Una trabajadora del Instituto Antipeste de Irkutsk de Siberia y el Lejano Oriente falleció la semana pasada por una neumonía de origen indeterminado, según las autoridades rusas y la OMS. El Rospotrebnadzor de Rusia dijo que se había realiz…
UAE sets phased caps on salt, sugar and fat in packaged foods, fines up to Dh500,000
The UAE’s Ministry of Health and Prevention has begun implementing a resolution that caps sodium, sugar and fat in selected packaged foods, with phased limits running until the end of 2030. The rules apply to locally made and imported produ…
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…
Rusia pone en cuarentena un hospital tras la muerte de una trabajadora de laboratorio que deja casi 200 personas bajo observación
Una empleada del Instituto de Investigación Antipeste de Siberia y Extremo Oriente de Irkutsk murió la semana pasada de neumonía de causa desconocida, informaron las autoridades rusas, y un hospital de la localidad de Shelekhov fue puesto e…
Hyundai launches 2027 Sonata The Edge with new Black N Line trim
Hyundai Motor launched the facelifted 2027 Sonata The Edge on Oct. 7, adding a Black N Line design trim based on the top Inspiration grade, with a black Hyundai emblem, black name lettering and 19-inch matte black wheels. The S trim gains a…
Muere una investigadora de un laboratorio antípeste ruso; EE. UU. y la UE dicen que están vigilando el caso
Una investigadora de 28 años del instituto de investigación antípeste de Irkutsk, en Shelekhov, Rusia, murió tras ser diagnosticada con una neumonía de causa desconocida, informó el organismo estatal Rospotrebnadzor. Unas 200 personas que p…
Amazon's October Prime Day runs October 6-7 as outlets round up deals
Amazon's October Prime Day sale, also called Prime Big Deal Days, is running from October 6 through October 7, 2026. NBC News, The Verge and CNN published roundups of discounted products at price points under $50, under $25 and on seasonal …
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…
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…
Lee de Corea del Sur ordena reiniciar desde cero las conversaciones sobre el CPTPP en medio de preocupaciones agrícolas
El presidente Lee Jae-myung instruyó en una reunión de gabinete el 6 de octubre que el gobierno no fije una conclusión sobre la adhesión al CPTPP y que “reinicie el diálogo desde el principio”, diciendo que el valor estratégico del pacto se…
Asian Games exemption row: Ahn Cheol-soo urges review, defense ministry regrets remarks
People Power Party lawmaker Ahn Cheol-soo said on 7 October that the military service exemption for Asian Games gold medalists should be reviewed for abolition starting with this tournament, noting the rule is a presidential decree that Pre…
South Korea study links severe gestational diabetes to higher diabetes risk in children
South Korea's National Institute of Health said children of mothers who had gestational diabetes are more likely to develop diabetes, with the risk rising to 4.3 times for type 2 diabetes among children of mothers who needed insulin during …
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…
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 393.8 billion won in back taxes in full, 15 years after the tax was assessed. He …
Russia denies plague after worker at Siberian institute dies of unknown pneumonia
A woman who worked at a plague-control research institute in Russia's Irkutsk region in eastern Siberia has died; Japanese outlets differ on whether she died on Oct 1 or Oct 2. Russian authorities say the cause was “pneumonia of unknown cau…
El Prime Day de octubre de Amazon se celebra del 6 al 8 de octubre mientras los minoristas bajan precios con antelación
El Prime Day de octubre de Amazon, también llamado Prime Big Deal Days, se celebra desde el 6 de octubre a las 3 a. m. ET hasta las 3 a. m. ET del 8 de octubre, con descuentos ya activos, según The Verge, NBC News y Wired. Wired incluyó los…
Korea's FSS tells 21 securities firms to shift to preventive internal audits
The Financial Supervisory Service met auditors from 21 securities firms in Seoul on Oct 7 and told them to move from audits that catch problems after the fact to preventive checks that protect investors first. The regulator cited repeated v…
El Ministerio de Transporte de Japón establece un plan de riesgo de inundación de cuatro niveles para los pasos inferiores
El Ministerio de Territorio, Infraestructura, Transporte y Turismo de Japón publicó el 6 de octubre directrices que clasifican los pasos inferiores de todo el país en cuatro niveles de riesgo de inundación y piden barreras operadas a distan…