Will South Korea survive the largest problem to its democracy in a long time?

Will South Korea survive the largest problem to its democracy in a long time?

South Korea’s repute as a steady democracy confronted a severe menace on Tuesday evening when President Yoon Suk-yeol shocked the nation – and far of the world – by declaring martial legislation. He was compelled to withdraw his decree hours later, after it was overwhelmingly rejected by members of parliament. President Yoon now faces an…

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China hits again towards US chip crackdown

China hits again towards US chip crackdown

China has banned exports to the USA of the crucial minerals gallium, germanium and antimony, which have widespread army functions, escalating commerce tensions the day after Washington’s newest crackdown on China’s chip sector. The curbs, introduced on Tuesday, strengthen enforcement of present limits on crucial minerals exports that Beijing started rolling out final yr however apply…

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Malaysia, Thailand brace for extra rains after floods kill greater than 30

Malaysia, Thailand brace for extra rains after floods kill greater than 30

With tens of hundreds already displaced, each international locations arrange shelters, rescue groups and evacuation plans in anticipation of additional downpours. Authorities in Thailand and Malaysia are on excessive alert for extra intense rainfall after days of monsoon rains triggered devastating floods that killed dozens of individuals and displaced tens of hundreds. Officers in each…

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COVID-19 probably got here from a lab, US committee finds

COVID-19 probably got here from a lab, US committee finds

A committee of the US Congress has backed the speculation {that a} lab leak induced the COVID-19 pandemic. In a report launched on Monday, the Republican-controlled Home of Representatives Choose Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Disaster mentioned it had concluded that the coronavirus “probably emerged due to a laboratory or analysis associated accident”. The 520-page report,…

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Negotiators fail to agree on UN treaty to curb world plastic air pollution

Negotiators fail to agree on UN treaty to curb world plastic air pollution

Because the menace from plastic air pollution mounts, nations may solely conform to postpone negotiations to a later date. Nations negotiating a worldwide treaty to curb plastic air pollution have failed to succeed in an settlement, with greater than 100 nations advocating for a cap on plastic manufacturing and a handful of oil-producing nations solely…

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China blasts US arms sale to Taiwan, President Lai’s go to to Hawaii

China blasts US arms sale to Taiwan, President Lai’s go to to Hawaii

Beijing lodges ‘severe protests’ with the US saying it ‘strongly condemns’ Taiwanese chief’s stopover in Hawaii, Guam. China has pledged “resolute countermeasures” following america’ resolution to approve extra arms gross sales to Taiwan, simply hours earlier than the island’s President William Lai Ching-te made a transit by way of the state of Hawaii, which additional…

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