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A proposal by Unification Minister to use N. Korea's official state name has sparked debate in S. Korea, it could affect the U.S.-. Korea alliance. ... Read full Story
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China expressed opposition to Japanese PM Takaichi's "free and open Indo-Pacific" initiative, calling it an attempt to promote bloc confrontation. ... Read full Story
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The South Korean government and shipbuilders have identified small modular reactor-powered ships as a key response to carbon neutrality goals. ... Read full Story
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South Korea's Doosan Corp. sharply improved its first-quarter profitability, helped by steady growth across major affiliates and its own businesses. ... Read full Story
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Margin trading by South Korean investors in their 20s more than doubled over the past year, marking the fastest increase among all age groups. ... Read full Story
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LS Electric has secured another major contract in North America, reinforcing its position as a key player in the region's power infrastructure market. ... Read full Story
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DL E&C said value of its stake in X-energy, a U.S. small modular reactor company, has increased nearly sixfold in 3 years after listed on the Nasdaq. ... Read full Story
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China strongly denounced Japan's move to revise its 3 major security documents, calling it another step toward turning the Japan capable of waging war. ... Read full Story
Negar Mojtahedi broke the story that Taj was on his way to the FIFA congress in Vancouver on Thursday, but was put back on a plane shortly after landing in Toronto. ... Read full Story
Iranian state media says Iranian Football Federation president Mehdi Taj, a former IRGC commander, and two other Iranian officials were denied entry after arriving in Canada. ... Read full Story
On Monday, Iran was nominated to the vice-presidency of the UN's month-long review conference on the global nuclear non-proliferation treaty, better known as the NPT. ... Read full Story
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Two people are dead and 10 are injured after a small plane crashed into a hangar and caught fire Wednesday at an airport in Adelaide, South Australia. ... Read full Story
The show was part of the entertainment program at an Egyptian hotel complex and involved two snakes, 'presumably cobras,' police said. ... Read full Story
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The United States and five countries in Latin America and the Caribbean warned China about economic pressure Panamanian-flagged vessels. ... Read full Story
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Ecuador signed an agreement with Chinese mining giant CMOC Group Limited to develop the Cangrejos project, set to become the country's first large-scale open-pit gold mine and its biggest gold and copper operation. ... Read full Story
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A man has been arrested for the stabbings of two Jewish men on the street in north London, England, Wednesday. The injured victims are stable. ... Read full Story
The Metropolitan Police said the attack left two men, aged 34 and 76, hospitalized with knife wounds and that a 45-year-old man has been arrested. ... Read full Story
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Peru's Foreign Ministry wants information from Russia about dozens of Peruvian citizens recruited to fight in the war against Ukraine. ... Read full Story
Prince William and Kate Middleton were married at Westminster Abbey in London in 2011, in a ceremony watched by an estimated billion people worldwide. ... Read full Story
“On May 1, we celebrate what began as the ancient Celtic holiday of Beltane. ... It started at sundown April 30, when, according to Celtic lore, the evil spirits that had wreaked havoc on humans since Halloween had a last fling before the dawning of May 1 cast them into their annual six-month exile. The night of April 30 is still celebrated, especially abroad, with bonfires and revelry.” — Deane Morrison, The Owatonna (Minnesota) People’s Press, 26 Mar. 2026
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To the ancient Celts, May Day marked the start of summer, and a critical time when the boundaries between the human and supernatural worlds were removed, requiring that people take special measures to protect themselves against enchantments. The Beltane fire festival originated in a summer ritual in which cattle were herded between two huge bonfires to protect them from evil and disease. The word Beltane has been used in English since the 15th century, but the earliest known instance of the word in print—as well as the description of that summer ritual—appears in an Irish glossary commonly attributed to Cormac, a king and bishop who lived in the south of Ireland near the end of the first millennium.