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Politics
Cambodian Premier Hun Sen placed in quarantine for COVID-19
By Chhay Sophal Thisiscn, Cambodia PHNOM PENH: Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and some of his government officials on Wednesday went into quarantine and tested for COVID-19 after they had come in contact with Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto who was tested positive for the virus after meeting the premier…
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People
Brunei mourns death of Sultan’s son
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: Prince Abdul Azim, the son of the Sultan of Brunei was buried hours after he died in keeping with the Islamic tradition of not delaying funerals. He was 38. The country’s state broadcaster Radio Television Brunei announced his death on Saturday. Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah’s son, Prince…
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IT-Science
Google rescues famous player from being left out
MILAN: What will you do if you are a famous person walking to an event, but the guard at the gate does not allow you in because you have no identity document? On Wednesday, Germany’s Borussia Monchengladbach star Marcus Thuram found himself in that unusual situation when he arrived at…
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Society
Korean scientist Dr. Ra: Stem cells will be the mainstream of medicine worldwide
SEOUL: Korea’s most prominent Stem Cell researcher has emphasized that close global cooperation, more normal diet, and closeness to nature were essential to boost chances to beat coronavirus and other viruses. In a virtual roundtable with members of the Asia Journalists Association (AJA) today with the famous Korean scientists and…
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Politics
Amid international in-person and online participation, 2020 DMZ Peace Festival stresses peace is more precious than triumph
By Seok-Jae Kang GCS International Secretary-General Vice President of the Asian Journalists Association SEOUL: The 2020 DMZ Peace Festival was held successfully in both on- and off-line formats on October 7 in Seoul, Korea. The 2020 DMZ (demilitarized zone) Peace Festival, the second of its kind, was jointly promoted…
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Society
Glasses can change the future of a billion people
By Crispin Maslog MANILA: In the land of the blind, the one-eyed is king, so the saying goes. Of the world’s 7.8 billion people, 2.2 billion have impaired vision. Of this number, about half are treatable. In effect, they are one-eyed kings who are better off than the 39 million…
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Culture
Bahraini wins global Korean-language speech, wants to deepen her Korean cultural, linguistic knowledge
By Habib Toumi MANAMA: Zahra Al Safi, the Bahraini student who won a Korean-language speech contest after beating 1,918 competitors from 90 King Sejong Institutes worldwide, has expressed immense delight with the achievement and pledged to further her studies in the Korean language. Zahra was particularly grateful to the Korean…
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Politics
Reunification is the human right of every Korean
By Habib Toumi BAHRAIN: Looking at the invitation I received from the German Ambassador to Bahrain Kai Boeckmann to attend on October 3 a virtual celebration of the German Unity Day, I could not help wondering if I will ever receive an invitation from the Korean embassy in Bahrain to…
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People
Kuwait emir passes away at 91
By Habib Toumi KUWAIT: The Emir of Kuwait Shaikh Sabah Al Ahmed Al Jaber Al Sabah has passed away, the Kuwaiti Emir Diwan (Court) has announced. “With great sadness and sorrow, the Emiri Diwan mourns the passing of His Highness, the late Emir of Kuwait Shaikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al…
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Society
New Yorker magazine fuels Vietnamese Covid 19 super spreader debate
By Lan Phong Head of World News, Dantri Online Newspaper, Vietnam HANOI: The Vietnamese rich Covid 19 infected socialite who lied about her travel history to avoid quarantine which caused a large outbreak in Hanoi in March recently again aroused public outrage after her sister told the US New Yorker magazine…
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