October2024
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Han Kang’s books sell out in South Korea after Nobel win
Oct 11, 2024Major South Korean bookshops ran out of author Han Kang’s books on Friday, as the author’s historic Nobel Prize win sent local publishers’ stock prices through the roof. Han, a writer of short stories and novels,... -
Everest climber’s remains believed found after 100 years
Oct 11, 2024According to National Geographic magazine on Friday, a documentary crew on Mount Everest found what appeared to be human bones on the mountain, which belonged to a man who vanished while attempting to reach the summit... -
Belgian military evacuates 100 Europeans from Lebanon
Oct 11, 2024The majority of the Europeans who were evacuated from Lebanon on a Belgian military aircraft on Thursday night were from Belgium, the Netherlands, and France, according to the Brussels government. A foreign ministry spokesperson told AFP... -
Half a million stateless people got citizenship in past decade: UN
Oct 11, 2024Over half a million people without a nationality have obtained citizenship, according to a UN report released on Friday, ten years after the organization began its campaign to eliminate the status of statelessness. The UN agency... -
Asian leaders meet in Laos with US, Russia on world turmoil
Oct 11, 2024Leaders of the Asian region, as well as the senior envoys of the US and Russia, convened in Laos on Friday to talk about the state of the world, with China coming under increasing pressure for... -
Pharrell Williams to co-chair Met Gala exploring Black dandyism
Oct 11, 2024The museum said on Wednesday that singer and designer Pharrell Williams is one of the co-chairs of the upcoming Met Gala in New York, which will explore racial relations in the context of fashion. Fashion’s biggest... -
China opens $71 bn ‘swap facility’ to boost markets
Oct 11, 2024China’s central bank increased market assistance on Thursday by allowing businesses to purchase stocks with tens of billions of dollars in liquidity as part of a series of actions taken by Beijing to revive the nation’s... -
EU’s Michel to meet Chinese PM as trade row festers
Oct 11, 2024As a trade spat between Beijing and Brussels heats up, European Council President Charles Michel will meet with Chinese Premier Li Qiang in person, an official told AFP on Thursday. The gathering, which is taking place... -
One killed, 12 people trapped in Colorado gold mine
Oct 11, 2024The elevator system in the shaft failed during a tour on Thursday, resulting in one fatality and twelve others still stranded deep under a closed gold mine in Colorado, according to local authorities. The event happened... -
Japanese atomic bomb survivor group Nihon Hidankyo wins Nobel Peace Prize
Oct 11, 2024The Japanese anti-nuclear organization Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots movement of Hibakusha, or survivors of the atomic bombs of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, was given the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. The Norwegian Nobel Committee chair in Oslo,...
