Opinion
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Opinion: Paris Olympics promote sustainability for good reason: Climate change is putting athletes and their sports at risk
SEOUL, July 25 (AJU PRESS) - Europe is in the midst of a heat wave, and while Olympic athletes in Paris for the 2024 Summer Games might be spared the worst of it, the weather will still be hot. As global temperatures have risen, major sporting events like the Olympics and FIFA World Cup have had to adapt to high heat and extreme storms to keep athletes and fans safe and allow the games to go on. Olympic organizers have moved events such as marathons to early mornings and even to coo
July 25, 2024 -
Opinion: President Biden's withdrawal a gracious step
SEOUL, July 24 (AJU PRESS) - President Joe Biden's decision to withdraw from the 2024 presidential contest is becoming, in the sense of complimentary to him, reflecting well on him. That is a term rarely, if ever, used in today’s extraordinarily cruel and ugly political rhetoric. True to form, former President Donald Trump reacted with a series of crude personal insults, including the statement that Biden never should have run. Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH), now the Republic
July 24, 2024 -
Opinion: One small update brought down millions of IT systems around the world
SEOUL, July 24 (AJU PRESS) - This weekend's global IT outage caused by a software update gone wrong highlights the interconnected and often fragile nature of modern IT infrastructure. It demonstrates how a single point of failure can have far-reaching consequences. The outage was linked to a single update automatically rolled out to CrowdStrike Falcon, a ubiquitous cyber security tool used primarily by large organizations. This caused Microsoft Windows computers around the world
July 24, 2024 -
Opinion: Kamala Harris is likely to become Democratic nominee for president
SEOUL, July 23 (AJU PRESS) - After three weeks of pained debates in the media and within the Biden administration itself, the 61 percent of Americans who wanted Joe Biden to step aside have had their wish granted. Only a few minutes after announcing he would no longer be seeking re-election, Biden made clear he endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to succeed him, while major Democratic Party stalwarts – including the Congressional Black Caucus as well as Bill and Hillary Clin
July 23, 2024 -
Opinion: China's economic resilience amid turbulent first half of 2024
KARACHI, July 22 (AJU PRESS) - Amidst a turbulent internal and external landscape, the Chinese economy has managed to produce a noteworthy "midterm paper," demonstrating resilience with a relatively mixed performance in the first half of 2024. On July 15, the National Bureau of Statistics released its 2024 China Economic Semi-annual Report, revealing a 5% year-on-year GDP growth. However, in the second quarter, China's economy grew by 4.7 percent year-on-year, follow
July 22, 2024 -
Biden withdraws from presidential race
SEOUL, July 22 (AJU PRESS) - Now that Joe Biden has dropped out of the 2024 presidential race and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to be the nominee, it will ultimately be up to Democratic National Convention delegates to formally select a new nominee for their party. This will mark the first time in over 50 years that a major party nominee was selected outside of the democratic process of primaries and caucuses. Many Democrats had already begun discussing how to replace Biden.
July 22, 2024 -
Opinion: What is CrowdStrike Falcon and what does it do? Is my computer safe?
SEOUL, July 19 (AJU PRESS) - A massive IT outage is currently affecting computer systems worldwide. In Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand, reports indicate computers at banks, media organisations, hospitals, transport services, shop checkouts, airports and more have all been impacted. Friday's outage is unprecedented in its scale and severity. The technical term for what has happened to the affected computers is that they have been "bricked." This word refers to those
July 19, 2024 -
Opinion: Joe Biden has COVID. Here's what someone over 80 can expect
SEOUL, July 19 (AJU PRESS) - If U.S. politics leading up to the 2024 presidential election was a Hollywood thriller, it would be a movie full of plot twists and surprises. The latest twist is President Joe Biden has COVID and is isolating at home. Biden's doctor says his symptoms are mild and include a runny nose, cough and generally feeling unwell. His temperature, oxygen levels and respiratory rate are said to be normal. Biden, who has been diagnosed with COVID twice before
July 19, 2024 -
Opinion: Conspiracy theories on Trump assassination attempt are spreading like wildfire – on both sides of politics
SEOUL, July 18 (AJU PRESS) - As the sound of gunshots interrupted Donald Trump's rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, the former U.S. president clutched his right ear before squatting to the ground. Members of the Secret Service quickly surrounded Trump, who fiercely pumped his fist towards the crowd. It was during this moment an instantly iconic photo was taken as Trump stood, fist raised, in front of the U.S. flag – blood running from his ear to his cheek. Almos
July 18, 2024 -
Opinion: Assassinations and American politics
SEOUL, July 17 (AJU PRESS) - Political assassination is a particularly grim, disturbing, and important subject. Murder alone is awful, but violence against a political leader tears at the very fabric and foundations of our system of government. Unfortunately, this phenomenon has been a regular – though not frequent – occurrence in U.S. political history. Former President Donald Trump fortunately has survived this latest instance of a despicable crime. His actions
July 17, 2024
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PHOTOS: National Folk Museum showcases traditional funeral dolls
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PHOTOS: Seoul holds sign language cultural festival
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PHOTOS: KES 2024 opens at COEX, highlighting AI innovations
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BLACKPINK's Jennie makes Billboard Hot 100 debut with latest single
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British Embassy's roundtable meeting raises awareness of climate change
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Workers over 60 become largest employed age group in Korea for first time
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South Korea mulls sending inspectors to Ukraine to monitor North Korean troops in Russia
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U.S. stealth fighter completes maiden landing on Japanese vessel
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5.8 magnitude earthquake strikes Indonesia's Molucca Sea region
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North Korea dismisses allegations of troop deployment to Russia as 'groundless'