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Winter is already difficult for North Korea. Now, North Koreans are contending with a brutal cold snap on top of the pandemic. Such harsh winter conditions pose life-threatening hardships to those in the impoverished countryside. By
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ANALYSIS: Why South Korea’s 18-month parental leave is unlikely to reverse fertility woes
"Although this policy grants South Korea the title of the longest parental leave policy in the world, that is all it does," writes .
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For five Russians who escaped to avoid conscription, South Korea’s Incheon Airport has been their temporary home for three months as they seek asylum. I met three of the men and learned about their life at the airport. Here’s one of them doing laundry: washingtonpost.com/world/2023/01/
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In China, Young Women Become Accidental Symbols of Defiance: A new generation of novice dissidents arrested after demonstrations against pandemic lockdowns is fueled by anger over a clampdown on freedoms and attacks on women’s rights
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Philippines: Officials ‘Red-Tagging’ Indigenous Leaders, Activists
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BREAKING: Pyongyang entered a 5-day lockdown due to “rising” illnesses across the city, NK News has confirmed.
Residents cannot leave their homes and must submit to regular body temperature checks.
FULL STORY:
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I’ve uncovered scores of reports of abuse in Doncaster children’s homes where many residents were non-verbal
Reports include children being punched, locked out naked and swung by the ankles
All made over 3 years while the homes remained rated ‘good’
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China: Northern city of Mohe reports coldest temperature
-53C seems a tad chilly 😳🥶
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A cold front coming into the Korean Peninsula the next few days, and the temps for North Korea are brutal.
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The Russians may have left but the dangers still remain - life in the Donbas town of Lyman, constant artillery noise, rocket attacks, harsh winter & lack of basic resources - report from w/ & Olga Papash #ukraine
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Heartbreaking.
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Hindi bababa sa 15 patay na pawikan ang nakumpiska ng Maritime Police sa Jolo, Sulu ngayong araw. Nasa kustodiya na ng mga pulis ang mga mangingisda na nagmula raw sa Pangutaran, Sulu. (
: James Kulong) @gmanews @gmanewsbreaking @dzbb
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An update - China’s health authorities now say 80 percent of the population has been infected (to date) meaning about 1.12 billion people have gotten Covid. (link in Chinese): m.weibo.cn/detail/4860354
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Why are South Koreans losing faith in America's nuclear umbrella?
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2 days ago I randomly bumped into the doctor who in 2017 told me “the good news is the problem you have in your hip can be fixed but you won’t be able to play professional sport again.” I think we dispelled that myth the last 5 days.😉Goodnight ❤️
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You'd think it would be a bummer to watch Andy Murray now. No longer a contender, metal socket in his hip, fighting for his unseeded life at the Australian Open.
But it's not a bummer at all. Andy Murray might be the most inspiring player in tennis.
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The White House has released images of an alleged arms shipment from North Korea to Russia's Wagner Group:
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Seoul-based NGO published the first detailed investigation into the network that DPRK uses to punish the consumption of foreign media like K-pop and South Korean dramas. A secretive group that barges into schools and homes without notice.
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In his latest analysis, of examines the food security situation in #NorthKorea, reporting it is at its worst since the 1990s famine.
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“In the long run, we are going to see a China the world has never seen”
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China may see a second covid wave in coming months. But in Henan villages resignation, and the human need for hope, are more commonly encountered than indignation
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Why South Korea’s President is Talking About Nuclear Weapons voanews.com/a/why-south-ko
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Zelensky on Dnipro update:
39 people rescued, incl 6 children. 25 people died, incl 1 child. 73 injured, incl 13 children. 43 people missing. 72 flats destroyed and 230+ flats damaged. Search and rescue operations ongoing round the clock. We continue to fight for every life.
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BREAKING: China reports 59,938 COVID-19 related deaths in medical institutions from Dec 8 to Jan 12. That’s the period after the country relaxed its zero-COVID measures
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As I enter my 35th year as a #BBCNews camerawoman, I feel an urgent need to pass on my experience and advice to the next generation. Please register for my free webinar and please share.
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A steady stream of shoppers at this Kadiwa store in Quezon City on this Saturday morning. Many of them looking for affordable onions but the two crates at the bottom of the photo are what’s left of onions.
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Philippine ambassador on sale of Subic Bay Shipyard:
1: We were disturbed how China wanted to take over the project
2: We saw what happened in Sri Lanka and we could see that this was a red flag
3: It was opportune how the U.S. came into the picture
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President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea said for the first time that if North Korea’s nuclear threat grows, South Korea would consider building nuclear weapons of its own or ask the U.S. to redeploy them on the Korean Peninsula.
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TONIGHT: Newsnight Global from Sri Lanka
is in Colombo as we assess the prospects for Sri Lanka's recovery and ask what the country's crisis could mean for other developing nations and the wider world
We'll hear from politicians, IMF and activists
BBC2 10.30PM
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While working in our archives, I found an old metal box. Inside was a long-forgotten roll of silent 8mm film marked "The Philippines 1942"
Excited at possibly discovering lost WW II footage, I sent it to specialists for care and digitization.
Yesterday, it came back. On it was:
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A London schoolgirl disappears.
Four years later she's found in Syria with Isis.
Some say she’s a monster, others a victim.
What really happened?
Episode 1 of The Shamima Begum Story is available now on .
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오는 1월 17일-19일 이틀간 진행됩니다.
기회를 놓치지 마세요! >> gov.uk/government/new
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In Indonesia, palm oil is big business & companies are legally required to share their land w/ surrounding communities as a poverty prevention measure.
But, , & 's analysis of company reports revealed corruption.
gijn.org/2023/01/05/202
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Young people in China self-infect as fears for elderly grow
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Getting this story took the courage of Marc and Grace and Francisco to try to help us understand why illegal logging continues.
The fight to save the Sierra Madre goes on as the ban on open pit mining is lifted and there are now plans for a huge dam.
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Look how much the tree planters carry!
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Next, we wanted to meet those saving the rainforest. introduced us to both Nova and Francisco. We hiked for several days together, watching the effort it takes to plant trees miles into the rainforest. Here is Senior Camera Journalist Xiqing Wang.
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