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Mateus Bonomi/Anadolu via Getty Images (RIO DE JANEIRO) — Scientists have quantified how much more fire-prone South America has become in recent decades, as several parts of the continent experience severe wildfires. Some regions in South America are experiencing many more days with extreme fire conditions, putting some of the continent’s most important ecosystems — […]

omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (LONDON) — South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said Monday that Seoul may respond militarily to any casualties caused by North Korea’s launching of so-called “trash balloons” across the shared border, the state media Yonhap News Agency reported. “North Korea’s gray zone provocations are continuing and are causing inconvenience and anxiety to the […]

African Parks (NEW YORK) — South Sudan is trying to protect the largest land mammal migration in history by partnering with the nonprofit organization African Parks to safeguard the migratory species that rely on the ecosystem to survive. The migration has enabled animals such as the white-eared kob, tiang, Mongalla gazelle and bohor reedbuck — […]

Voters queue outside a polling station in Juju Valley, Polokwane, on May 29, 2024, during South Africa’s general election. (Paul Botes/AFP via Getty Images) (LONDON and PRETORIA, South Africa) — Millions of South Africans are heading to the polls as voting opens in South Africa’s national and provisional elections. At least 27 million people are […]

omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (SEOUL, South Korea) — A South Korean ruling party lawmaker, Bae Hyun-jin, has been rushed to the hospital after an attack in Seoul’s posh Gangnam district Thursday afternoon. Bae, a member of the People Power Party and a former TV journalist, was hit with a palm-sized rock on the back of her head, […]

RapidEye/Getty Images (LONDON) — South Africa has announced it is set to challenge a New York auction of dozens artifacts and personal items belonging to former South African president and anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela. The New York auction — set for Feb. 22 — comes following a deal between Guernsey’s Auction House in New York […]

omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (SEOUL, South Korea) — South Korea’s national assembly unanimously passed a bill to ban eating and selling of dog meat on Tuesday. Slaughtering, breeding, trading and selling of dog meat for human consumption will be prohibited starting in 2027. Violators of the new law will face penalties of two to three years of […]

Thir Sakdi Phu Cxm / EyeEm/Getty Images (SEOUL, South Korea) — South Korea’s Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-Myung is hospitalized in an intensive care unit after going through surgery for internal jugular vein reconstruction on Tuesday, officials said. Only one person a day can visit the patient, therefore no further information about his health status […]

Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea enters Seoul Plaza, the memorial site for 2022 Itaewon disaster victims, during a memorial event of the first anniversary on Oct. 29, 2023 in Seoul, South Korea. (Chris Jung/NurPhoto via Getty Images) (SEOUL, South Korea) — An opposition leader in South Korea was attacked during a […]

omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (SEOUL, South Korea) — South Korean authorities have been desperately detecting and exterminating bedbugs for the last two weeks, as a major disinfection of transportation and public facilities is on the way. Fear among South Korean citizens is beginning to spread after more than 30 confirmed or suspected bedbug reports were filed across […]