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The Crime Involved Trash Bags. But It Wasn’t a Mob Caper.

12 décembre 2025 à 07:49
Prosecutors say a city official on Jeju Island in South Korea stole more than $400,000 by pocketing the sale of government-issued trash bags that cost as little as 7 cents each.

© Chang W. Lee/The New York Times

In South Korea, general waste must be put in official bags issued by the city. They are unique to each district and can be purchased from local stores.

British Columbia Flooding Forces Hundreds to Evacuate

11 décembre 2025 à 16:04
The atmospheric river over the Pacific Northwest brought a deluge to British Columbia, forcing road closures and evacuations in Canada.

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A closed road in Fraser Valley, British Columbia.

Hamas Returns Body of Last Thai Hostage in Gaza

4 décembre 2025 à 04:44
The militant group took more than 250 hostages from Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, including 31 from Thailand. The remains of all but one other hostage, an Israeli, have been recovered.

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Placards of hostage, Sudthisak Rinthalak, during a rally calling for the immediate return of the remains of all hostages held in Gaza, at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv in November.

120,000 Home Cameras Were Hacked for Sexual Videos, South Korean Police Say

2 décembre 2025 à 12:14
The authorities arrested four people this week in the latest turn in the country’s effort to stop exploitative recordings.

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Residential buildings in Seoul, the South Korean capital, in August. Four people were arrested over the infiltration of 120,000 home security cameras, police said.

State Department Boosts Resources to Process Business Visas for South Koreans

29 novembre 2025 à 01:06
The Trump administration has been trying to repair the damage from the detention of hundreds of South Koreans in an immigration raid in Georgia.

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Protesters marching near the U.S. embassy in Seoul to protest against the detention of South Koreans in Georgia in September.

State Department Boosts Resources to Process Business Visas for South Koreans

29 novembre 2025 à 01:06
The Trump administration has been trying to repair the damage from the detention of hundreds of South Koreans in an immigration raid in Georgia.

© Jung Yeon-Je/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

Protesters marching near the U.S. embassy in Seoul to protest against the detention of South Koreans in Georgia in September.

Worker Cleared of Stealing Snacks From Office Fridge After 2 Years in Court

28 novembre 2025 à 05:32
A South Korean man accused of stealing a Choco Pie and a mini custard cake was acquitted after a prosecution that drew widespread criticism.

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Boxes of Choco Pies on a shelf of a convenience store in Seoul, in October.

Jakarta Overtakes Tokyo as World’s Largest City, UN Report Says

26 novembre 2025 à 07:25
The capital of Indonesia surpassed Tokyo as the world’s most populous city after the United Nations overhauled how it measures urban populations.

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View of Jakarta, Indonesia, last year. Jakarta has won the title of the world’s most populated city.
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