North Korea’s tourism industry shut down during the coronavirus pandemic. Around 100 Russian tourists who recently visited the so-called Hermit Kingdom might help revive it, though. “When you look at North Korea you realize that your grandma and grandpa were living like they do here,” travel...
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Germany on Monday scrambled to respond to the reactions of its allies – and Russia – to a leaked recording involving top officers in the German army discussing the Ukraine war – a severe security breach that followed a display of disagreement among Western nations...
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South Korea’s government on Monday began acting on their threats of suspending the medical licenses of thousands of striking junior doctors who failed to meet an ultimatum to return to work, as the walkouts have impacted the country’s healthcare sector, the Associated Press reported. More than...
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A referendum in Switzerland this week resulted in voters refusing to push back the retirement age and giving themselves an extra month’s pension each year, a rare victory for trade unions in the wealthy country, the BBC reported. The Swiss were asked two questions at the...
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Bacteria could hold the key to rapidly mineralizing carbon dioxide (CO2) underground, according to new research, potentially aiding in more durable storage of greenhouse gases, New Scientist reported. Researchers from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology isolated Geobacillus bacteria from a compost pile in...
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