Cigarette smoking among men in S. Korea hits record low
(Yonhap)Cigarette smoking among men in South Korea hit a record low last year, while excessive drinking among them increased, data from the Korea Disease...
New Year arrives with US hitting 20 million Covid cases
WASHINGTON: The United States marked the New Year on Friday by passing the extraordinary milestone of 20 million Covid-19 cases, after global celebrations welcoming...
A man fined W5m for e-scooter drunk driving
Police promote revised laws on e-scooters nearby a university campus on Dec. 10. (Yonhap)Police nabbed a 37-year-old man for drunk driving an e-scooter in...
From dives to Broadway, US arts aid offers ‘lifeline’ to devastated...
CHICAGO - The Stone Pony in New Jersey's Asbury Park has hosted dozens of musicians on their ascent to stardom -- including none other...
S. Korea’s has second-lowest number of COVID-19 cases per person in...
A doctor takes in a coronavirus patient at a hospital in Gwangju. (Yonhap)Despite the recent surge in coronavirus infections, South Korea had the second-lowest...
Afghan dairy entrepreneur walks political tightrope to stay afloat
ARGHANDAB (AFGHANISTAN) - Brightly coloured milk bottles whizz off the production line at the Milko factory in Afghanistan's Kandahar province, the result of entrepreneur...
Pandemic dampens New Year celebrations
People wearing masks walk at Myeongdong shopping district in central Seoul on Thursday. (Yonhap) South Koreans are settling in for a subdued New Year holiday,...
World begins ushering in locked-down New Year
SYDNEY: The world began ushering in the New Year Thursday, with pandemic controls muting celebrations for billions of people eager to bid farewell to...
Year two of pandemic: What’s in store for Korea
The sunrise is seen at Incheon Airport on Thursday. Hopes for a return to normalcy are echoed around the world upon the New Year...
Brazil prosecutors investigate alleged Neymar New Years party
MANGARATIBA (BRAZIL) - Brazilian prosecutors said Wednesday they were investigating reports that football star Neymar has organized a New Year's Eve mega-party at...
