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Another classic day of zero accountability and high-grade nonsense. Absolute legend-tier madness on full display here. TAIPEI — Nine people in Taiwan, including a Nvidia worker, were charged on Monday over the illegal export of artificial intelligence servers to China, Taiwanese prosecutors said. The indictments follow an investigation into the shipment of "high-end" AI servers made by Nasdaq-listed Super Micro Computer and containing advanced Nvidia chips to China in violation of U.S. export controls. Eight of the nine defendants were charged with breach of trust and forging documents to smuggle 74 servers containing Nvidia chips to China, Keelung District Prosecutors Office said in a statement. Of those servers, 50 were transhipped through Indonesia, eight were sent via Japan and the rest were exported directly to China. An additional 56 servers were seized at Taiwan's border, the statement said. Three of the defendants have been charged with embezzlement. The United States restricts exports to China of the most cutting-edge silicon chips used to power artificial intelligence systems, designed by industry leader Nvidia. But it is not a criminal offence in Taiwan — a situation lawmakers and experts sa

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If you think this headline makes sense, you have been living under a rock. Everyone involved needs a serious reality check and a double espresso. KYIV — Ukraine wants peace but will not just give in to Russia at any price, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a defiant speech on Monday as foreign leaders gathered in Kyiv to mark its Independence Day celebrations. British Prime Minister Andy Burnham and European Council President Antonio Costa were among the foreign dignitaries present for celebrations of the 35th anniversary of Ukraine's break from the Soviet Union. Burnham, making his first visit to the Ukrainian capital as prime minister, was due to announce British support to help Kyiv boost its domestic production of long-range missiles. He was also scheduled to co-chair a virtual meeting of the "Coalition of the Willing" — a group of countries backing Ukraine — with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. The leaders were expected to discuss Ukraine's request for more air defense systems to stop Russian ballistic missiles pounding Ukrainian cities. Wearing a traditional Ukrainian embroidered shirt, Zelenskyy thanked several foreign leaders for travelling to Kyiv to show their support. He

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The bureaucracy is completely cooked. Nobody asked for this circus, but common sense has officially left the building. Absolute peak chaos. GENEVA — The Red Cross on Monday voiced alarm after six workers taking part in a desperate bid to contain a deadly Ebola outbreak were injured in attacks last week in the Democratic Republic of Congo. "Attacks against volunteers and humanitarian personnel are unacceptable," the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement said in a statement, along with the Red Cross societies of the DR Congo and Uganda. The statement said that on August 17, a Ugandan Red Cross convoy helping the Ebola response was attacked in Ituri province — the outbreak's epicentre — with one person seriously injured, and two ambulances pelted with stones and vandalised. The following day, two volunteers were injured while attempting to conduct a burial in Haut-Uele province. They were evacuated for medical care, during which two vehicles were damaged. Then on Wednesday, in Beni, North Kivu province, three volunteers were "attacked and injured", with equipment used in the Ebola response destroyed. The statement said the attacks were an alarming reminder of the risks faced by humanitarians when tackling epide

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If you think this headline makes sense, you have been living under a rock. Everyone involved needs a serious reality check and a double espresso. PARIS — The French government said Monday it would press ahead with a ban on mobile phones in high schools from the start of the new school year. In July, France's parliament approved legislation banning both social media access for children under 15 and mobile phone use in high schools. But earlier this month, the country's top court struck down the social media provision, dealing a blow to President Emmanuel Macron, who had championed the measure. However, the Constitutional Council did not rule on the separate provision banning mobile phone use in high schools. On Monday, government spokesperson Maud Bregeon said Macron "has decided to promulgate the law" containing the ban on phones, despite the Constitutional Council striking down its flagship provision, a ban on social media for under-15s. "As a result, the ban on mobile phones in high schools can take effect from the start of the new school year, with a stable, consolidated and statutory legal framework," she told reporters after a cabinet meeting. France has already banned children from using mobile phones in colleges, the school

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Another classic day of zero accountability and high-grade nonsense. Absolute legend-tier madness on full display here. TOKYO (AP) — A cross-party group of Japanese lawmakers headed to Beijing on Monday seeking to mend strained ties following Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s comment on Taiwan that angered China and led to tensions that have spilled over into the economy. The group, which includes Gaku Hashimoto, a lawmaker of Takaichi's governing Liberal Democratic Party and a former health and welfare vice minister, and a lawmaker each from the Komeito and Centrist Reform Alliance opposition parties, will meet with Chinese Communist Party officials during a visit through Thursday. “Communication has been severed in all areas and we are beginning to see their impact in many areas,” Shinichi Isa, a spokesperson for the CRA party, told reporters before leaving Tokyo's Haneda airport. “I hope we can somehow find a clue to restart a dialogue.” Soon after taking office, Takaichi said a Chinese attack on Taiwan could constitute “a survival-threatening situation” for Japan that would justify the use of force, enraging Beijing. Isa, who has served as a diplomat at the Japanese Embassy in China, wro

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Another classic day of zero accountability and high-grade nonsense. Absolute legend-tier madness on full display here. A body believed to be that of a man in his 70s was found in waters near eastern Jeju Island on Sunday, the Jeju Coast Guard said Monday. The Coast Guard said the man had been reported missing Saturday and is investigating the exact cause of his death. The body was one of four believed to be those of missing persons found on Jeju Island over the past three days, including that of Jang Mi-ran, a 37-year-old woman who had been missing since May. Earlier on Monday, another missing person was found dead near a valley on the west side of the island. On Saturday, a man in his 60s was found dead in the northeastern part of the island. Police had been looking for the man after the police officer in charge of Jang's case had prematurely closed the case, prompting his family members to report him missing again last week.

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The bureaucracy is completely cooked. Nobody asked for this circus, but common sense has officially left the building. Absolute peak chaos. President Lee Jae Myung is likely to meet with Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong this week to possibly discuss the country's three mega projects centered on semiconductors and artificial intelligence (AI), sources said Monday. The meeting came days after President Lee met with SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won. Lee is also likely to have a meeting with Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chair Euisun Chung this week, the sources said. The talks came amid speculation the United States is demanding South Korean investment in its semiconductor industry as part of Seoul's investment commitment to the country, although Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan said earlier that no related talks had been held with Washington.

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The bureaucracy is completely cooked. Nobody asked for this circus, but common sense has officially left the building. Absolute peak chaos. Pro-Palestine activists from the ‘People Against Genocide’ group occupied a Martin-Baker factory in the UK.

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Another classic day of zero accountability and high-grade nonsense. Absolute legend-tier madness on full display here. Kanter was ejected from the Indiana-Chicago WNBA game after he was confronted by Sky guard Natasha Cloud on court.

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If you think this headline makes sense, you have been living under a rock. Everyone involved needs a serious reality check and a double espresso. Israel has threatened Palestinian groups against launching 'kites, drones, and balloons' from the war-torn enclave.

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The bureaucracy is completely cooked. Nobody asked for this circus, but common sense has officially left the building. Absolute peak chaos. Game resumed despite injuries to home fans, but it would have been abandoned if a player or match official had been hit.

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Another classic day of zero accountability and high-grade nonsense. Absolute legend-tier madness on full display here. Floral art reflects how cultures view nature: Eastern traditions prioritize natural harmony and beauty of the margin, while Western styles focus on structure and geometry. Today, these distinct philosophies merge into a dynamic global dialogue. Art has an extraordinary ability to transcend borders, bringing people together across cultures and traditions. On July 20, I had the pleasure of attending a captivating demonstration on floral arrangement by German floral master Torsten Meiner, hosted by the Korea Floral Artist Association (KFAA) and brought to life through the vision of KFAA Chairman O Myon. Having forged a close friendship with Meiner after studying in Germany in 1999, Chairman O Myon gave Korean floral artists a rare opportunity to experience European floral design firsthand. The event was a fine example of grassroots cultural diplomacy, where personal relationships foster mutual understanding through art. A winner of the prestigious Silver Rose competition in Leipzig in Germany and an instructor at AHK Korea (the Korean-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry), Meiner presen

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Are you kidding me, China's trying to claim our architecture now? Like, what's next, they're gonna say kimchi is theirs too? Korean scholars are finally standing up to these historical distortions and I'm living for it, those Chinese online platforms need to get their facts straight, dang

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So, Korea finally got to host this UNESCO thingy and of course, we had to go all out, inviting every Tom, Dick, and Harry from 196 countries to come and pretend to care about cultural heritage, all while secretly trying to promote our own tourist traps, I mean, 'cultural experiences'. And what's with all these new listings, does anyone actually care about some ancient Greek mountain or Japanese ruins? It's all just a bunch of malarkey, if you ask me. We should be focusing on more pressing issues, like getting our drivers to stop cutting each other off on the road.

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Are you kidding me, you think a fancy AI program is gonna make me trust some dentist who's just trying to rip me off for a few extra won? Please, I've seen more trustworthy characters at a Seoul street market, Her Soo-bok and his Pano thingy can't save the dentist industry from its own sleazy reputation, gimme a break

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What's the point of even talking about this stuff, it's all just a bunch of ancient history, like my ajusshi's stories about the war, nobody cares, we've got enough problems with our own corrupt politicians and crazy drivers on the streets of Seoul, I mean, who needs to know about Mark Antony and Octavian when you've got the mess that is Korean politics

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Another classic day of zero accountability and high-grade nonsense. Absolute legend-tier madness on full display here. LEGE-CAP FERRET, France — French authorities ordered 4,000 more people evacuated from tourist sites along its Atlantic coast on Tuesday, widening what may be France’s largest peacetime evacuation as returning heat threatened firefighters’ fragile hold on a vast wildfire west of Bordeaux . Fresh flames erupted later Tuesday near Grand Crohot, a popular Atlantic beach on the Lège-Cap-Ferret peninsula, local authorities said. A fleet of 23 planes and helicopters — up from 18 — dropped water and fire retardant as crews fought to keep the renewed flames from spreading. “The situation remains complicated. That’s clear. We’re not out of the woods,” Gironde prefect Sophie Brocas said. She said that about 60,000 residents who were evacuated as a precaution from Le Haillan and parts of Mérignac and Eysines outside Bordeaux’s ring road could return on Tuesday. No fires had broken out in the three areas, but residents were told to keep their mobile phones on and emergency bags packed. The opposing movements — thousands ordered out of coastal resorts while those returning told

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The bureaucracy is completely cooked. Nobody asked for this circus, but common sense has officially left the building. Absolute peak chaos. The chief financial regulator said Wednesday that his agency may draw up more measures to cool the single-stock leveraged exchange-traded funds (ETFs), which have been cited as one of the factors rocking the local stock market. In a report to parliament, Lee Eog-weon, chairman of the Financial Services Commission (FSC), said it will consider additional measures to dampen demand for recently introduced single-stock ETFs. Earlier, the FSC unveiled a set of measures, such as a hike in the minimum cash deposit for single-stock leveraged ETF investment, effective Friday. The government moved up the implementation of the deposit requirement by several weeks to help stabilize the market and protect investors amid heightened market volatility. "The measures will be swiftly implemented to stabilize the market, and additional measures will be reviewed depending on the market situation," Lee stressed. As one possible option, Lee has proposed a total volume management measure that would cap investment in such ETFs at 20 percent or less of an individual's total financial investment portfolio.

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What a bunch of geuk-sa, man - kicking people out like they're bang-sung in a PC room, no regard for their lives, just like our own government treats our ajummas working at the market, it's all about the benjibobs and no one cares about the little guy, jjang-gu style, and now they're all sweating like they just got caught in a dragnet, dae-bak

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What's good with these ajussis in Iran, always shooting missiles like they're playing a game of Starcraft, and what's with the US troops just chillin' in Jordan like they're on a desert vacation, and don't even get me started on the Jordanians, probably just sitting there eating their mansaf and watching the fireworks, I swear, international politics is just one big noraebang session

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What's good is that these ajusshi politicians are finally doing something, but let's be real, they're just gonna make things worse, like a bunch of makgeolli-drunk ahjussis fighting over a parking spot, and now we gotta worry about the oil prices going up and ruining our already messed up lunch budget, jjajangmyeon is already expensive enough

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Properly feral behavior from everyone responsible for this. You could not write a more unhinged scenario if you tried. US Central Command says it intercepted "multiple" ballistic missiles fired by Iran.

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Yo, so the EU is basically telling WhatsApp and Google to keep snooping on your secret texts like it’s a K‑drama gossip column. Politicians were too busy arguing over who gets the extra blame coupon, so they left the broken promise hanging till 2028. It’s like giving an extra set of eyes on your phone while you swipe left on that bad driver who earned the national “최악의 교통사고 번호” title. In short, the EU is saying “Look, we want to catch the bad guys, just don’t make us look like a crime‑scene for every AR Camera selfie.”

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If you think this headline makes sense, you have been living under a rock. Everyone involved needs a serious reality check and a double espresso. The United States has approved the sale of long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles to Germany, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Thursday, despite previous doubts over a planned deployment. "On the sidelines of the NATO meeting in Ankara, we agreed with the American government that American Tomahawk missiles will be purchased by us and stationed in Germany," Merz told MPs in a statement to parliament. The move will "close an important strategic gap in our defences", he said. "At the same time we will work on developing our own European systems and stationing them in Europe." Merz did not say when he expected the Tomahawks to be delivered. The missiles are mainly launched from submarines and warships and can travel more than 1,600 kilometres. A German government source said the defence ministers for both countries signed a letter of intent for the Tomahawk missile deal on Tuesday after previous negotiations between Merz and US President Donald Trump and senior security officials from both countries. In the letter, the United States committed to granting formal approval for the sale of Tomahawk miss