South Korea jails former hero pastor for sexually abusing North Korean teenage defectors
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Magnificent 7 profits now exceed almost every country in the world. Should we be worried?
The so-called "Magnificent 7" now wields greater financial might than almost every other major country in the world, according to new Deutsche Bank research.
South Korean doctors submit resignations in spat with government over school admission quotas
Doctors’ groups and the government have been squabbling over a government plan to increase the number of medical school admissions by 2,000, starting from next year.
South Korea doctors submit resignations in a spat with the government over school admission quotas
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Trainee doctors in South Korea began submitting their resignations en masse Monday in protest of a government medical policy, causing reported delays in surgeries and other treatments at hospitals.
Landslide in eastern Afghanistan leaves at least 5 people dead and 25 missing, Taliban official says
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A landslide triggered by heavy rain and snowfall buried more than two dozen houses in a remote village in eastern Afghanistan, killing at least five people and leaving more than 20 others missing, a provincial official said Monday.
Singapore's AI ambitions get a boost with $740 million investment plan
SINGAPORE — Singapore's plan to invest more than $743 million into artificial intelligence over the next five years could strengthen its position as a global business and innovation hub, tech executives said.
How RSS textbooks are reshaping Indian history and science under Modi
The chain of schools run by the BJP’s far-right ideological mentor also served as a laboratory for government changes to syllabuses.
Companies — profitable or not — make 2024 the year of cost cuts
Corporate America has a message for Wall Street: It's serious about cutting costs this year.