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44 сюжетовSurvey: 41% of Korean nurses faced rights violations; 76% took no action
A Korean Nurses Association survey of 2,105 nurses at medical institutions found 41.0% experienced human rights violations in the past year, most often verbal abuse, according to Newsis and Yonhap. Of those affected, 76.4% took no action, a…
South Korea says 157 ticket scalpers arrested under stricter anti-scalping law
Culture Minister Choi Hwi-young told a cabinet meeting that 157 ticket scalpers had been arrested since revised anti-scalping laws took effect on Aug. 28, Yonhap and Asia Economy reported. He said the public had filed 68,158 reports and tha…
South Korea state housing guarantee firm dismisses employee over YouTube use and fortune-telling side job
The Korea Housing & Urban Guarantee Corporation (HUG) dismissed an employee for neglect of duty after an audit found he spent working hours on YouTube and ran a paid fortune-telling consultation business, according to data a ruling-party la…
Amazon October Prime Day includes vacuum deals, US outlets report
Amazon’s October Prime Day sale, also called Prime Big Deal Days, is underway with discounts on vacuum cleaners, according to CNN, NBC News, Wired and The Verge. NBC News said the sale runs through October 7 and vacuum deals reach up to 56%…
Макрон созывает экстренное совещание из-за протестов французских студентов
Президент Франции Эмманюэль Макрон созвал экстренное совещание с министрами вечером 6 октября из-за общенациональных студенческих протестов, в котором приняли участие премьер-министр Себастьен Лекорню и министр образования Эдуард Жеффруа. П…
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 …
Rescue kittens explore Sea Life aquarium at Mall of America
About two dozen rescue kittens from the Twin Cities-based Bitty Kitty Brigade spent nearly two hours at the Sea Life aquarium at the Mall of America, in a suburb of Minneapolis, before it opened to the public. The visit, the group's sixth a…
Amazon October Prime Day Sale Runs Through October 7 With Lightning Deals
Amazon’s October Prime Day sale, also called Prime Big Deal Days, is running now through October 7. It features Lightning Deals, limited-time and limited-quantity discounts available to Prime members. Outlets including CNN Underscored, NBC …
France suspends lycée lessons as high-school protests hit 1,800 schools
Protests by high-school students in France on Tuesday affected around 1,800 lycées, according to RIA Novosti, while AFP, cited by TASS, reported that classes were suspended in nearly 900 senior schools — about a quarter of the country's tot…
GameStop raises used PS5 Pro price to $1,400, above new console's MSRP
GameStop is listing pre-owned PlayStation 5 Pro consoles at $1,399.99 on its website, up from $800 and above the $899 sticker price of a new console. A leaked memo to employees, which a GameStop subreddit moderator said had been vetted, tol…
Франция приостанавливает занятия в лицеях, протесты старшеклассников идут третью неделю
Протесты старшеклассников во Франции 6 октября достигли наибольшего размаха за три недели: демонстрации прошли по всей стране, а в Лионе, Страсбурге и Ренне произошли столкновения с полицией, сообщает RBC. Студенческий профсоюз насчитал 450…
Amazon’s October Prime Day sales event prompts deal guides from US outlets
Amazon’s October Prime Day sales event, which The Verge calls Prime Big Deal Days, drew deal coverage from tech and business outlets on October 6. CNN described it as a two-day event and the first of several savings periods running through …
Протесты школьников и студентов во Франции: МВД насчитало 250 000, организаторы заявляют о 450 000
Во вторник по всей Франции прошли протесты школьников и студентов: МВД насчитало более 250 000 участников в стране и 56 000 в Париже, тогда как ТАСС сообщил о почти 260 000 в целом. Организаторы называют гораздо более высокие цифры — 450 00…
Gwangju shop pulls menu name seen as disparaging May 18 uprising
A bar-restaurant in Dongmyeong-dong, Dong-gu, Gwangju, sold a tteokgalbi dish topped with ketchup under the name “피떡갈비”, a term used in some online far-right communities to mock or belittle the May 18 Democratic Uprising. After a social med…
Trump blames France student protests on “out of control mass migration”
President Donald Trump said on Truth Social that the student protests across France were “about Islam wanting to take over a once great Country,” not about schools. The remarks came as France’s Interior Ministry counted 266,000 demonstrator…
Japan farm ministry orders Fukui seafood firm over mislabeled Echizen crab gifts
Japan's agriculture ministry issued a measures order on Oct 6 against Fukumaru Foods, a seafood processor in Echizen Town, Fukui Prefecture, for labeling products as Echizen crab while using mizugani, a crab not counted as Echizen crab. The…
Prime Day deals cut Nothing Headphone (1) to $189 and Beats Studio Pro to $119
Tech outlets covering Prime Day sales flagged discounts on two pairs of over-ear headphones. Wired and The Verge both reported the Nothing Headphone (1) at $189 at Amazon, while IGN reported the Beats Studio Pro at $119, which it called the…
Baskin Robbins to raise prices of 46 products by average 5.9% from Oct. 12
Baskin Robbins said on Oct. 6 it will raise prices of 46 products — 16 ice creams and 30 beverages and others — by an average 5.9% starting Oct. 12. A “Single Regular” ice cream goes from 3,900 to 4,300 won and a “Quart” from 18,500 to 19,9…
Anseong expands youth safe-return taxi pilot citywide, adds grade 2 students
Anseong, in Gyeonggi Province, expanded its youth safe-return taxi programme from Oct 6 to cover the whole city and to include high school second- and third-year students, after starting the pilot on Oct 1. Students pay the 1,500-won city b…
Korea Consumer Agency finds carbon running shoes differ by model in tests
South Korea's Korea Consumer Agency published test results on October 6 for carbon running shoes from seven brands, finding differences in shock absorption, knee fatigue and durability. Nike and Puma models rated relatively well on shock ab…