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Fri, December 2, 2022 | 15:30

'Republic of Korea will take care of you from here'

'Republic of Korea will take care of you from here'

On Nov. 7, the ashes of deceased veterans of the Korean War arrived at Incheon International Airport with honor guards lining up. The deceased veterans - French veteran Robert Picquenard and Dutch veterans Mathias Hubertus Hoogenboom and Eduard Julius Engberink were very young when they joined the Korean War in defense of the Republic of Korea and all three of them wished to ...

2022-11-08 14:21

Managing potential conflict on Korean Peninsula

Managing potential conflict on Korean Peninsula

Korea, once a united and culturally enriched country, was colonized by Japan in 1910. Even though WW II liberated Korea from 35 years of Japanese colonial oppression, the country was soon invaded by the U.S.S.R in the North. This led to American fears that the U.S.S.R would control the whole peninsula. They made an offer to the U.S.S.R to demarcate the country into two parts ...

2022-11-07 15:41

Giorgia Meloni's balancing act

Giorgia Meloni's balancing act

When Giorgia Meloni delivered her maiden speech in Italy's Chamber of Deputies on Oct. 25, you didn't know what to believe - the language or the body language, the message or the choice of words. Meloni, a former Benito Mussolini admirer and teenage neo-fascist activist, whose Brothers of Italy party leads the new government coalition, now reigns over the decaying political c...

2022-11-07 14:44

Who are real climate science deniers?

Who are real climate science deniers?

In May 2015 and July 2021, the British medical journal The Lancet published studies that analyzed millions of deaths in numerous countries over recent decades and found that cooler temperatures killed nine times (July 2021 study) to 17 times (May 2015 study) more people than warmer temperatures.

2022-11-06 14:56

Lessons to learn from Itaewon tragedy

Lessons to learn from Itaewon tragedy

Following last Saturday's Itaewon tragedy, the predictable sessions of finger-pointing have begun among politicians, bureaucrats and the public. While there is ample blame to be shared, it is better to draw practical lessons from the crowd disaster, so events like this may not happen again.

2022-11-03 14:33

What is to be done less than a week after Halloween tragedy?

What is to be done less than a week after Halloween tragedy?

The tragedy in Itaewon at the weekend, when 156 people died, crushed in that alley alongside the Hamilton Hotel, will remain in the memory for as long as we live.

2022-11-03 14:25

Orgy at the end of the world

Orgy at the end of the world

With Ukrainian forces reclaiming territory and sending Russia's demoralized occupiers scurrying in retreat, Russian President Vladimir Putin has escalated his threat to use nuclear weapons. Politicians have issued stern warnings to the Kremlin, and commentators have compared the current moment to the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis and other episodes of high tension that could have...

2022-11-03 14:25

LA's homeless problem is no joke

LA's homeless problem is no joke

I just called our realtor. My wife and I just put our house in Los Angeles on the market. We're selling everything except our washer and dryer.

2022-11-03 14:12

Total disregard for public safety

Total disregard for public safety

The deadly Halloween crowd crush in Itaewon is a clear reminder that South Korea has yet to establish an effective disaster prevention and response system to ensure public safety.

2022-11-02 16:39

Russia must be humbled

Russia must be humbled

With Russian forces retreating in eastern and southern Ukraine in the face of a masterful Ukrainian counteroffensive, some commentators in the West have argued that the war the Kremlin launched in February must not end with the “humiliation” of President Vladimir Putin or Russia. In fact, the opposite is true: Putin's appalling aggression must leave Russia thoroughly chastene...

2022-11-02 14:05

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