An essential playlist: charting the rise of Korean indie music
Seoul's western districts have seen a bloom in South Korean indie unseen since the 1990s, spearheaded by acts like Parannoul, Zyr Della, and Asian Glow.
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SEOUL 1988 PARALYMPIC GAMES
The new Paralympic flag was presented to the International Co-ordinating Committee (ICC) President, Dr. Jens Bromann, and the Games were declared open by Mr. Roh Tae-Woo, President of the Republic of ...
Court adds extra hearing to Yoon's trial
Court likely to rule on Yoon's impeachment as early as mid-March The Constitutional Court of Korea said Thursday that it will ...
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[Column] Giving Yoon the benefit of the doubt
I tend to give people the benefit of the doubt. I’ve even attempted to do so with President Yoon Suk-yeol. Yoon declared during his impeachment hearing on Thursday that his phone calls to various ...
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What to know about martial law and the impeachment vote threatening South Korea's president
TOKYO (AP) — Is South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on the verge ... to accept direct presidential elections. His army buddy Roh Tae-woo, who had joined Chun’s 1979 coup, won an election ...
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Romania’s outgoing president quits to pre-empt impeachment bid before election re-run
Romania’s outgoing centrist president, Klaus Iohannis, resigned on Monday as opposition hard-right parliamentary parties planned to have him impeached. The European Union and NATO member state ...
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Ecuador’s Presidential Race Heads to a Runoff
President Daniel Noboa, who is known for his aggressive law-and-order policies, failed to win a majority of votes in his re-election bid on Sunday. By Genevieve Glatsky Reporting from Quito ...
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Yoon’s trial enters final stage, verdict expected in March
On Feb 13, the court will hear from four more witnesses: police chief Cho Ji-ho, former Seoul police chief Kim Bong-sik, NIS director Cho Tae-yong ... case of former president Roh Moo-hyun ...
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Sam Nujoma, Namibia’s fiery freedom fighter and first president, dies aged 95
Sam Nujoma, the fiery freedom fighter who led Namibia to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990 and served as its first president for 15 years, and was known as the father of the nation ...
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Opposing views sign of healthy society
After finding himself at the center of a multimillion-dollar corruption probe, former South Korean president Roh Moo-hyun wrote a suicide note and jumped off a cliff. Surprisingly, public opinion ...
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How One President’s Day Became Presidents’ Day
The United States began celebrating its first president when he was still a general. Nearly 300 years since George Washington’s birth, the holiday has morphed into a celebration of the presidency.