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320 storiesBroadcaster Bae Seong-jae says he will become a father in December
Broadcaster and former announcer Bae Seong-jae said he and his wife Kim Da-young are expecting a child in December and that he hopes the baby does not resemble him “even one gram,” according to Chosun Ilbo and Dong-A Ilbo. The couple made t…
Russian anti-plague lab researcher dies; US and EU say they are monitoring
A 28-year-old female researcher at the Irkutsk anti-plague research institute in Shelekhov, Russia, died after being diagnosed with pneumonia of unknown cause, the state agency Rospotrebnadzor said. About 200 people who may have had contact…
WHO keeps low-risk view on Russian plague lab death; Russia denies accident
The World Health Organization said the public health risk to the general public appears low after a researcher at a plague research institute in Russia's Irkutsk region died following what reports described as a broken test tube of plague p…
Mezzo-soprano Kim Cheong-ja, first Korean to debut in European opera, dies at 82
Mezzo-soprano Kim Cheong-ja, a former professor at Korea National University of Arts who became the first Korean to debut on a European opera stage in 1970, died on Oct. 5 at age 82, her students said. She died at St. Luke’s Hospital in Yon…
Russia quarantines hospital as lab worker’s death puts nearly 200 under observation
A female employee of the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute of Siberia and the Far East died last week of pneumonia of unknown cause, Russian authorities said, and a hospital in the town of Shelekhov was placed under quarantine. Officia…
Trump says he has call scheduled with Putin over suspected plague death in Siberia
President Trump said Tuesday he has a call scheduled with Vladimir Putin about the suspected pneumonic plague case in Siberia, after saying Monday the US was willing to help Russia. The case follows the death of Darya Shipilova, 28, a worke…
T.O.P Fan Exhibition Cancelled After Dating News; Fan Site Cites Low Signups
A photo exhibition planned by T.O.P's fan site CHOIDOT for Oct 31 to Nov 1 has been cancelled. The fan site said applications reached only about 25% of its expected scale of 300 people over two days, fewer than 100 people. Chosun Ilbo repor…
China health experts urge problem-driven push to turn disease research into treatments
Experts at a 2026 conference on disease prevention research and translation in China called for problem-driven collaboration between hospitals, universities and industry, with AI among the topics discussed. The director of a national key la…
Koo Jun-yup marks late wife Barbie Hsu’s 48th birthday at her grave
Koo Jun-yup, 57, a DJ and rapper from the duo Clon, visited the grave of his late wife, Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu, on what would have been her 48th birthday. Hsu’s younger sister, Dee Hsu, said in a social media post on October 6 that th…
Go Hyun-jung posts Paris pizza photos after concern over her thin appearance
Actress Go Hyun-jung drew public concern about her health after posting photos from a luxury brand fashion show in Paris on Oct 6, where she appeared noticeably thinner. She then posted photos and a short video of herself eating pizza, whic…
Busan International Film Festival opens 31st edition with 247 invited films
The 31st Busan International Film Festival opened on the evening of Oct. 6 at the Busan Cinema Center in Haeundae district and runs through Oct. 15. Organisers invited 247 films from 59 countries, with 316 screenings in all including the co…
Kenya confirms first Ebola death after patient arrives from Congo via Uganda
Kenya’s Health Ministry confirmed the country’s first imported Ebola case on Tuesday, after a Kenyan man who arrived from the Democratic Republic of Congo via Uganda was treated at Nairobi Hospital and died late Monday. Authorities placed K…
22nd Hoengseong Hanwoo Festival to run Oct 7-11 with 300 cattle for grilling
The 22nd Hoengseong Hanwoo Festival will run Oct 7–11 at the Seomgang riverside in Hoengseong County, organizers said. About 300 Hanwoo cattle will be available for visitors to grill and eat, with three livestock organizations running the g…
Andong's four World Heritage sites host 17-day heritage festival from Oct 9
Gyeongbuk Province said the 2026 World Heritage Festival Andong will run from Oct 9 to 25 at four World Heritage sites in Andong: Hahoe Village, Bongjeongsa Temple, Dosan Seowon and Byeongsan Seowon. The 17-day programme includes an opening…
Eva Marie Saint, Oscar Winner for ‘On the Waterfront,’ Dies at 102
Eva Marie Saint, the Academy Award-winning actor who made her film debut opposite Marlon Brando in “On the Waterfront” and starred with Cary Grant in Alfred Hitchcock’s “North by Northwest,” died Tuesday at her home in Los Angeles. She was …
Actor Kim Min denies staging claims over old house on MBC’s ‘I Live Alone’
Actor Kim Min’s appearance on MBC’s ‘I Live Alone’, showing his daily life in a roughly 90-year-old house in Dongducheon, drew online allegations that the setting was staged after viewers compared July road-view images with the house as sho…
WHO says risk low as US presses Russia for transparency on plague lab death
The U.S. State Department is monitoring reports of a fatal case of suspected pneumonic plague in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio has publicly called on Moscow to be more transparent about the death of a 28-year-ol…
New York declares measles disaster emergency as rural cases rise
New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a statewide disaster emergency on Monday over a measles outbreak, an order CNN reported is the first such declaration by a U.S. state since cases began surging in 2025. The state has reported 108 case…
Seoul police chief vows strict action over threats to “Assassins” actors
Seoul police chief Go Beom-seok said on October 6 that harm or threats against actors of “Assassins” will be handled strictly under the law and that criminal allegations will be met with a strict response if confirmed; he said no request ha…
“Assassins” passes 2 million admissions amid history distortion row
The Korean film “Assassins”, about the 1974 shooting of first lady Yuk Young-soo, passed 2 million cumulative admissions on Oct 3, the 11th day after its Sept 23 release, distributor Hive Media Corp said. The milestone came as the film rema…