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  Global Supply Chain Crisis: Tri-Nation Partnership Takes a Stand 2024.04.20 The United States, South Korea, and Japan have declared their intention to counteract the supply chain crisis caused by China’s overproduction and low-cost dumping in the electric vehicle and solar panel industries, among others, through a Reinforcing and Improving Sustainable Economies (RISE) partnership. On the 17th (local time), Choi Sang Mok, the Deputy Prime Minister […]
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  AI Chip Development Boosts Samsung Chairman to Top of Forbes' Rich List 2024.04.20 Lee Jae Yong, Chairman of Samsung Electronics, has topped Forbes’ list of South Korea’s 50 Richest People for the first time. Last year’s leader, Chairman Kim Byung Ju of MBK Partners, slipped to second place. Forbes reported on the 17th (local time) that Chairman Lee had taken the top spot in the 2024 Korea’s 50 […]
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  The Portrait That Enraged Churchill Now Up for Auction 2024.04.19 A portrait sketch of former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, which he famously burnt in a fit of rage, calling it “horrible and malicious,” is about to go up for auction. According to The Guardian and other UK media outlets, on the 16th (local time), the sketch by British painter Graham Sutherland will be auctioned […]
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  Heineken's Boring Phone: An Ode to Simplicity in a Smart World! 2024.04.19 Global beer company Heineken is set to introduce a limited edition of a retro-style flip phone called “Boring Phone.” On the 16th (local time), IT specialist outlet The Verge reported that Heineken and Finnish electronics company HMD will unveil the joint creation of the Boring Phone at the Milan Design Week on the 18th. The […]
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  Google Introduces Privacy Sandbox as Alternative to Third-Party Cookies 2024.04.19 Following the discontinuation of third-party cookie provision, Google has proposed Privacy Sandbox as an alternative. The goal is to enhance the security and accuracy of information, protect personal information, and increase the efficiency of advertisements. Starting this third quarter, Google announced that it is freely distributing the Privacy Sandbox API as a solution for Target […]
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  Is Cloud Seeding the Reason Behind Dubai's Record Rainfall? 2024.04.19 Amid record-breaking rainfall in Dubai, there have been claims that this weather disaster was due to artificial rain. While experts suggest that the downpour is likely not due to artificial rain, interest has surged around cloud seeding, the process used to induce artificial rain. On the 16th (local time), the Associated Press reported, citing UAE […]
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  Songkran: Thailand's Deadly Water Festival Claims Over 200 Lives 2024.04.18 More than 200 people have died during Thailand’s Songkran Water Festival, a festival that kicks off the beginning of Songkran, the Thai New Year. According to the Bangkok Post on April 16th (local time), Thailand’s Public Health Minister, Chonlanan Srikaew, reported that between April 11th and 15th, which is the duration of the Songkran festival, […]
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  What's Behind the Surge in Orders at a Pentagon-Area Pizza Shop? 2024.04.17 Amid rising concerns of a potential World War III as Iran launches hundreds of airstrikes targeting Israeli territory, Americans have turned their attention to a pizza shop near the Pentagon. According to The Sun US on the 15th (local time), the search volume for Papa John’s, a pizza shop located near the Pentagon, drastically increased […]
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  Can Money Buy Youth? Billionaire Who's Spending $2M to Stay Young Forever 2024.04.17 American billionaire Bryan Johnson, who invests $2 million annually to reclaim his youth, has sparked conversation by sharing his physical transformation on social media and conducting a poll asking when he looked his best. According to Business Insider, Johnson posted photos of himself from 2018, 2023, and 2024 on his X on the 10th. Alongside […]
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  IAEA Raises Concern On Possible Israeli Attack on Iranian Nuclear Facilities 2024.04.16 As the world’s attention is focused on Israel’s response to Iran’s retaliatory air strikes, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has shown concern over a potential Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities by blocking access to its inspection team. According to Reuters and Voice of America (VOA), on the 15th (local time), IAEA Director General […]
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  K-Pop Sensation ILLIT Makes Billboard Hot 100 History with Debut Song 2024.04.16 Korean girl group ILLIT has made history as the first K-pop group to enter the Billboard Hot 100 with a debut song. On the 15th (local time), the U.S. music industry magazine Billboard announced through its official social media that ILLIT (members Yunah, Minju, Mika, Wonhee, and Iroha) will enter the Hot 100 chart on […]
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  World's Oldest Conjoined Twins Lori and George Pass Away at 62 2024.04.16 The world’s oldest conjoined twins, George and Lori Schappell from the United States, have passed away at the age of 62. According to AP News, they died on the 7th (local time) at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital. The exact cause of death has not been disclosed. According to Guinness World Records (GWR), they were […]