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447 noticiasUn estudio del Ejército halló que los guantes de descarga eléctrica de ICE causan dolor, obediencia y miedo, informa AP
Un estudio del Ejército no divulgado previamente encontró que los guantes de descarga eléctrica que ahora compra el Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de Estados Unidos (ICE) causaron dolor intenso, obediencia inmediata y miedo a …
South Korea's Lee chairs public report on K-GX green transition strategy
President Lee Jae-myung chaired a public report in Seoul on October 7 presenting the Korean-style Green Grand Transition (K-GX) strategy and the K-GX Signature Project private investment plan. About 80 people attended, including Deputy Prim…
El Tribunal Supremo escucha la demanda climática de Boulder mientras los jueces cuestionan a ambas partes
El Tribunal Supremo escuchó el lunes casi dos horas de argumentos sobre si la ciudad y el condado de Boulder, Colorado, pueden demandar a Exxon Mobil y Suncor Energy en un tribunal estatal para recuperar costos vinculados al cambio climátic…
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 …
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…
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…
Corea del Sur pronostica un 6 de octubre frío y ventoso con una oscilación térmica día-noche de 15 °C
La agencia meteorológica de Corea del Sur pronosticó un 6 de octubre frío y despejado, con mínimas matutinas de entre 3 y 14 °C y una oscilación térmica día-noche de unos 15 °C en la mayoría de las regiones. Se esperaba que las zonas interi…
La tormenta tropical Isaias se forma frente a México y se pronostica que azotará la costa del Golfo de Estados Unidos como huracán
La tormenta tropical Isaias se formó la madrugada del miércoles en aguas cálidas frente al este de México con vientos máximos sostenidos de 40 mph, y el Centro Nacional de Huracanes dijo que se espera que se fortalezca hasta convertirse en …
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…
Tres tifones activos cerca de Japón mientras el tifón 27 avanza hacia el norte, según la JMA
La Agencia Meteorológica de Japón (JMA) anunció el 5 de octubre que se habían formado el tifón 28 (Nolo) y el tifón 29 (Koguma), con lo que hay tres tifones activos cerca de Japón junto con el tifón 27 (Choi-wan). El tifón 27 era grande y m…
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…
El tifón n.º 27 avanza hacia el norte cerca de Ogasawara mientras se forman los tifones n.º 28 y n.º 29
El tifón n.º 27, descrito por la Agencia Meteorológica de Japón como grande y muy fuerte, avanzó hacia el norte sobre aguas cercanas a las islas Ogasawara y se preveía que se acercara a las islas con intensidad muy fuerte desde la tarde del…
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…
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…
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…
Nine crested ibis released in Ishikawa in second Honshu release
Nine crested ibis were released on Oct. 7 in Nakanoto Town, Ishikawa Prefecture, the second release of the birds on Japan's main island of Honshu. A temporary cage was opened at about 11:30 a.m. under the “soft release” method; Nippon TV Ne…
Un petrolero se incendia en el mar Negro cerca de Sochi; cierran las playas de Sirius
Un petrolero se incendió en el mar Negro cerca de Sochi, según medios estatales y económicos rusos. El jefe de la administración del territorio federal de Sirius, Dmitri Plishkin, dijo que sus playas se cerrarán temporalmente y que la calid…
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…