A South Korean court denies a corruption arrest warrant for opposition leader Lee.

Wednesday, a South Korean judge denied an arrest warrant for the country's opposition leader, citing a lack of evidence that he posed a clear risk of destroying evidence. Lee Jae-myung, who awaited the decision in a detention facility where he would have been held if the judge had approved hi...

Musk says Twitter will replace its bird logo with an X.

Elon Musk, the owner of Twitter, and the chief executive he hired less than a month ago say the social media network will abandon the bird logo, rebrand the platform as X, and rapidly expand into payments, finance, and commerce.

"Powered by AI, X will connect us in ways we're j...

The B-52s plan to end their career in Las Vegas, stating that "it is definitely the end of our career."

Cindy Wilson understands the end is nigh.

Wilson, a founding member of The B-52s, one of rock's most lovable eccentric gangs, bid farewell to the road in January, after a final romp in the band's hometown of Athens, Georgia.

However, the group responsible for the outla...

We spent $100,000 to purchase an abandoned high school and $3.3 million to convert it into apartments; please take a look inside.

In 2019, Jesse Wig, age 35, was presented with an off-market opportunity to purchase a former high school in Homestead, Pennsylvania, which is located approximately seven miles from Pittsburgh. Almost ten years had passed since the building's abandonment.

Wig, a real estate agent an...

Oppo Reno 8T 5G review: This one's for curved display fans

Samsung pioneered the curved display trend with the Galaxy Note Edge, whose unusual asymmetrically curved screen attempted to give practical use cases. It grabbed on, and other firms began to apply similar designs - but they ignored the practical aspect and touted the feature solely for its beaut...

The Korea Times Translation Awards provide opportunities for promising literary translators

Aspiring translators have described The Korea Times' Modern Korean Literature Translation Awards as a stepping stone toward their literary translation goals.

The Korea Times hosted the award ceremony for the 53rd edition of the tournament, which was sponsored by KB Financial Group, ...

Macron strongly opposes the bombardment of Ukraine's nuclear power stations

On Monday, French President Emmanuel Macron criticized the bombardment of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear facility and claimed more nuclear reactors had been targeted. Earlier on Monday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky asked NATO countries to ensure Ukraine's nuclear installations a...

Italian rugby player who bit Japanese opponent suspended for 12 games

An Italian player was banned for the rest of the Women's Rugby World Cup after she bit an opponent in New Zealand.

Lock On Monday, a judicial committee heard the case against Sara Tounesi, who is accused of committing the infraction during last weekend's match against Japan in A...

Biden's plan to forgive some or all student loan debt faces increasing legal opposition.

Republican-led states and a libertarian legal group have filed lawsuits challenging the Biden administration's plan to forgive federal student loans, claiming the president overstepped his authority and misapplied a federal law that permits such drastic policy shifts only in times of national...

After ceasing smartphone sales in Germany, OPPO "committed" to Europe.

OPPO, a Chinese smartphone manufacturer, has announced that it will continue to be committed to the European markets even though it has suspended sales in Germany.

In Germany, sales of smartphones and smartwatches have been halted by OPPO and its subsidiary OnePlus following their earli...

On the list-MP selection procedure, 59 opposition MPs sided with the coalition

The list MP calculation mechanism, which is anticipated to favour small parties at the following general election, was approved by 59 opposition MPs voting with the coalition government parties.

There were 47 from the Move Forward Party, 7 from the Pheu Thai Party, which is largely supp...

Why the extremes of the American right and left have united to oppose aiding Ukraine

Strange bedfellows have been formed as a result of the conversation around Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The narrative surrounding the conflict that has arisen in the United States since Russia struck Ukraine without provocation on February 24 has brought unexpected bedfellows toget...

The new ambassador to Ukraine sees the European energy crisis as an opportunity for Canada

Ukraine's new ambassador to Canada called on Canadian oil and gas corporations to help battle Russia by entering and expanding into the European market on Wednesday.

Yulia Kovaliv made the remarks at the Global Energy Show in Calgary, one day after formally assuming the ambassadorsh...

Blackstone to Invest in Currencies Direct to Target M&A Opportunities

Currencies Direct that is a London-based digital foreign exchange player, has talked Blackstone into investing a sum of £140 million in them. There will be a partnership involved in the funding, by the management team of Currencies Direct, that Keith Hatton leads, and Palamon, apan-European...

Microsoft and Apple staff find new opportunities

Highlights:

• Employees from Microsoft and Apple have left to join Meta Platforms as the company wants to create Metaverse.

Sources say that approximately 100 people have already left Microsoft to join Meta. To avoid a similar scenario Apple is o...

Opportunities for Thailand to Grow in 2022

Although 2021 was a survival test for economies and businesses around the world as it recovered from the pandemic, 2022 might just be the best time to increase capitalization on trends.

As economies reopen and prices bounce back from their drops, inflation is bound to happen around the ...

Trouble in Singapore’s Opposition Party

It has not even been eighteen months since the largest opposition party of Singapore made historical electoral gains but the controversies surrounding it have shaken its credibility. The party leaders are at risk of being jailed by Singapore’s legislature.

On November 1st, 2021, t...

Increased Opportunities for Students of Chemical and Materials Sciences

Although 30 percent of the US population is of underrepresented minority, only 11 percent of doctoral degrees in chemistry are handed out to them. This gap has led to the launch of Ezra’s Bridge. The Bridge is a Masters in Science program that covers the full tuition of students of chemical...

Global Natural Killer Cells Therapeutics Market to Grow at 17% CAGR during 2021-2029

Natural killer (NK) cells, also known as large granular lymphocytes (LGL), are defined as a type of cytotoxic lymphocyte which is critical to the innate immune system in the human body. NK cells belong to the innate lymphoid cells (ILC) which is a rapidly expanding family in the world of biologic...

OPPOSITION PARTY IN JAPAN SEEKS EXTENSION OF DIET SESSION BY 3 MONTHS

Highlights –

• Opposition party in Japan seeks extension of diet session by 3 months.
• The country’s main opposition party plans conduct further debate on the govt.'s COVID-19 response.
• The CDPJ's head of Diet affairs Jun A...