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'Get on it AY-sep!' Foreign words have invaded Korea. The government is fighting back
SEOUL — Kim Hyeong-bae, a South Korean linguist, had a problem: how to translate the word “deepfake” into Korean. A senior researcher at…
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A new Syrian government struggles to reset its corrupt, besieged economy
ALEPPO, Syria — To understand the shakedown empire that was once Syria under former President Bashar Assad, consider the notorious…
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Opinion: A reminder — no one polices men's bodies the way we police women's bodies
While we’ve been distracted by wildfire tragedies, and the dizzying stream of Project 2025-inspired directives flowing from the Oval…
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In China, Government Data on Drugs Blocked From Public After Backlash
When a group of prominent Chinese doctors publicly raised worries last week about the quality of domestic drugs, China’s government sent…
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Musk Plan for Retooling Government Takes Shape, but Big Questions Loom
The initial plan for retooling the federal government under President Trump started with three loyal billionaires: the banker Howard…
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Israeli far-right minister Ben-Gvir threatens to leave government
Israeli far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir threatened on Thursday to leave Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition…
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Biden administration to lift 'terrorism' designation on Cuba
WASHINGTON — After years of debate, the Biden administration has notified Congress that it will remove Cuba from the U.S. list of states…
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Mel Gibson Sparks Firestorm of Controversy with Wild Claims, Suggesting California Wildfires May Have Been Deliberately Orchestrated by Government for Land Grabbing
Mel Gibson, the 69-year-old actor, is back in the spotlight for controversial remarks about the recent California wildfires. During a…
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'This is your Hurricane Katrina': Former FEMA heads describe long road ahead for L.A.
Craig Fugate, who led the Federal Emergency Management Agency in the Obama administration, has seen a lot of natural disasters. He knows…
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Trump Appointee Has Unhinged Plan for Purging Government Workers
“Yeah I think so, and I think, how do you do that?” Davidson replied. “Because you don’t want to send the message to families, ‘Oh, we’re…
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Republicans Plan Deadly Cuts to Government as L.A. Fires Spread
House Republicans have begun devising plans to slash health care and environmental protections as wildfires engulf Los Angeles County. The…
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DOGE Is Officially in Action—and Already Wreaking Havoc in Government
Musk and Ramaswamy already have 50 employees working out of the Washington, D.C., offices of Musk’s rocket company, SpaceX, according to…
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PBOC says it will temporarily halt buying of government bonds
CHINA’S central bank said it will temporarily halt its buying of government bonds, after the benchmark yield slid to a record low this…
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News Analysis: Carter, during and after presidency, changed way world saw the U.S. — often for the better
WASHINGTON — Jimmy Carter ended his one-term presidency in defeat. For years he was derided as a weak leader. But over time a fundamental…
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Chadian government plays down gunshots in capital
The government of Chad has insisted the situation in capitol N'Djamena is stable after gunshots were heard near the presidential palace.…
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Homeless figures rise in Germany but government plays down fears
The number of people registered as homeless in Germany rose sharply to around 532,000 last year, a government report said on Wednesday. In…
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A Far-Right Government in Austria Would Be a Jolt, but Not Unexpected
The political party on the verge of leading Austria would take an already conservative country into a growing group of nations shifting to…
Culture
SingPost issued government advisory to uphold governance after whistle-blowing report
THE government has issued Singapore Post (SingPost) an advisory to uphold proper corporate governance and processes after the…
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TikTok and Government Clash in Last Round of Supreme Court Briefs
The two sides in the momentous clash at the Supreme Court over a measure that could shut down TikTok made their closing written arguments…
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Thai government says Bank of Thailand chair appointment won’t take too long
THAILAND’S government expects a selection panel to quickly conclude the process to pick a new chairman for the nation’s central bank after…
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Column: Jimmy Carter was the right candidate for 1976, but was he the right president?
SACRAMENTO — Jimmy Carter was the right presidential candidate for his time in 1976 — a smiling, homespun, anti-Washington outsider…
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German Government: Musk Trying to Influence Election With “Nonsense”
“Chancellor Oaf Schitz or whatever his name is will lose,” Musk said in response on X, referring to current German chancellor and…
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Jimmy Carter dies; 39th president became influential human rights advocate
Jimmy Carter, a peanut farmer and little-known Georgia governor who became the 39th president of the United States, promising “honest and…
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Column: After a bruising election year in America what will 2025 bring?
SACRAMENTO — How do you summarize — or make sense of — 2024? It’s been a year of upheaval, division, winners and losers. And perhaps most…