New labor group leader threatens general strike in 2021
This file photo, taken on Dec. 10, 2020, shows Yang Kyeong-su, the chairman-elect of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, speaking during an election...
Fruity energy, spidery lenses: Nature-inspired solutions in 2020
PARIS - Climate change and biodiversity loss are laying bare our dependence on the natural world for everything from the food we eat to...
Court to resume hearing over top prosecutor’s injunction request against duty...
Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl (Yonhap)A court here will resume a hearing Thursday afternoon on an injunction request by the country's top prosecutor over a...
Manchester rivals to clash in League Cup semis
LONDON - Manchester United will face bitter rivals Manchester City in the League Cup semi-finals after a dramatic 2-0 win at Everton, while Tottenham...
US says it supports S. Korea’s concern over Chinese, Russian violation...
Russian A-50 early warning and control plane (Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation)The US State Department expressed strong support for South Korea and...
Montreal offers ‘light therapy’ in pandemic winter
MONTREAL - In the heart of downtown Montreal, residents of a city battered by months of dealing with the coronavirus pandemic can now indulge...
Vice justice minister under fire over violence against cab driver
Vice Justice Minister Lee Yong-gu speaks during a briefing session in Seoul last Wednesday. (Yonhap)The Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office has been assigned to...
Britain and France ease transport ban
LONDON - France and Britain will reopen cross-border travel Wednesday after a snap 48-hour ban to curb the spread of a new coronavirus variant...
S. Korea to halt flights from Britain until Dec. 31 over...
An Asiana passenger jet taking off from Incheon International Airport with Korean Air planes in the foreground in Incheon, west of Seoul. (Yonhap)South Korea...
Israel parliament dissolves, sparking fourth election in two years
JERUSALEM - Israel's parliament dissolved on Wednesday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's fractured ruling coalition failed to pass a budget, triggering a fourth election...
