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International Stocks: Time to Explore Investments Abroad

It's time for American investors to pack up their stay-at-home strategy and go shopping abroad for international stocks.

Kiplinger

Warning to Gmail and Chrome users over hackers breaking into emails in new scam

The vicious malware was first unleashed on South Korea and has since spread to the US and Europe.

Daily Record

North Korea Test-fires 2 More Missiles as US Sends Carrier

A nuclear-powered US aircraft carrier and its battle group began exercises with South Korean warships on Monday, hours after North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles in an apparent protest of the allies’ expanding drills. The seventh missile test this month underscored heightening tensions in the region as both the…

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Woman passes driving test at 960th attempt

A 69-year-old woman has finally passed her driving test on the 960th attempt, reported the Daily Mirror. Cha Sa-soon, from Jeonju, South Korea, first attempted the written test in April 2005 and after failing it for the first time, she went on to tally up 950 attempts at the written test,…

The Week

North Korea fires 2 missiles, piling more pressure on US

North Korea test-launched two suspected short-range ballistic missiles, adding to its barrage in recent weeks as Pyongyang protests joint military exercises by the U.S. and South Korea.

Tribune News Service

North Korea fires missiles as US air carrier stages show of force with South

North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Monday, South Korea's military said, just as a U.S. aircraft carrier staged combined naval exercises with South Korea in a warning to Pyongyang.

Reuters

South Korea says North Korea test-fired another missile

South Korea’s military says it detected North Korea firing at least one ballistic missile toward the sea off its eastern coast, adding to a recent flurry in weapons tests as the United States steps up its military exercises with the South to counter the North’s growing threat

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Top Tory MPs ask for £10,000 a day to work for fake Korean company

Video footage shows Matt Hancock and Kwasi Kwarteng discussing pay rates after being duped by campaigners

The Guardian - UK

Is democracy turning the tide?

Eight small countries have fought back hard against authoritarianism — oh, and there's Brazil and the U.S. too

Salon

Kim Jong Un tests undersea drone, warns of ‘radioactive tsunami’

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw tests of weapons designed to deliver nuclear strikes against the U.S. and its allies, including one his regime billed as a new underwater drone that can create a “radioactive tsunami.”

Tribune News Service

Fugitive 'cryptocurrency king' behind 2022's $40B crash arrested fleeing Montenegro with fake documents

Both the South Korean and US authorities want a word with Do Kwon.

PC Gamer

Heung-min Son nets brace to continue return to form as Tottenham man stars for South Korea

Spurs winger shines in draw with Colombia

Evening Standard

North Korea tests nuclear underwater drone that can cause 'radioactive tsunami'

Military tensions are at a high point as the pace of both North Korean weapons tests and US-South Korea joint military exercises has accelerated in the past year in a cycle of tit-for-tat responses

Wales Online

Kim Jong Un oversees test launch of underwater drone North Korea claims can generate ‘radioactive tsunami’

North Korea has claimed to have tested a nuclear-capable underwater drone designed to generate a gigantic “radioactive tsunami” that could destroy naval forces or ports.

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N. Korea Claims 'Radioactive Tsumani' Weapon Test

North Korea claimed Friday to have tested a nuclear-capable underwater drone designed to generate a gigantic “radioactive tsunami” that would destroy naval strike groups and ports. Analysts were skeptical that the device presents a major new threat, but the test underlines the North's commitment to raising nuclear threats. The test…

Daily Mirror

North Korea vows to make rivals despair in ‘radioactive tsunami’ nuke drone test

Pyongyang has ramped up its weapons demonstrations in recent months in response to military exercises between the United States and its ally South Korea, leading to increased nuclear tensions

The New Daily

North Korea tests nuclear-capable underwater drone

Dubbed "Haeil", or tsunami, North Korea's new drone system is intended to make sneak attacks in enemy waters and destroy naval strike groups.

Bangkok Post

South Korea to seek extradition of crypto fugitive Do Kwon

South Korea will seek the extradition of fugitive crypto entrepreneur Do Kwon, prosecutors told AFP Friday, after the Terraform founder was arrested in Montenegro and hit with US fraud charges.

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Al Jazeera

N Korea tests new underwater nuclear attack ‘drone’: State media

Drone cruised underwater for 59 hours, then detonated in an exercise designed to deter S Korea and US forces: KCNA.

The Independent UK

North Korea simulates nuclear attacks with drone, missiles

North Korea said Friday its latest cruise missile launches this week were part of nuclear attack simulations that also included a test of a purported underwater nuclear attack drone

The Guardian - UK

Man suspected of being crypto fugitive Do Kwon arrested in Montenegro

South Korean CEO of Terraform Labs is accused of multi-billion-dollar fraud involving TerraUSD and Luna currencies

The Independent UK

Police: Crypto firm founder Do Kwon arrested in Montenegro

Police in Montenegro say they have arrested Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon, who is wanted in South Korea in connection with a $40 billion crash of the firm’s cryptocurrency

Glasgow Live

Celtic star Oh Hyeon-gyu reveals moment he learned of Hoops' interest in 'dying to join' admission

The young striker already has a Viaplay Cup final winners medal to his name and has bagged three goals for Celtic since arriving from South Korea during the January window.

The Independent UK

Zebra runs loose in Seoul before being taken back to zoo

A young zebra walked, trotted, and galloped for hours in the busy streets of South Korea’s capital before emergency workers tranquilized the animal and brought it back to a zoo

IT Pro

North Korean hackers plot Gmail theft attacks via Chrome extension

South Korea and Germany have released a joint cyber security advisory warning that North Korean hackers are trying to steal Gmail emails through a malicious Chrome extension. The National Intelligence Service (NIS) of the Republic of Korea and the German Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz (BfV) have warned that Kimsuky, a group…

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