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Crowned with the Nobel Prize in Literature: Han Kang, Anatomist of the Soul

Bélinda Ibrahim, 11/10 16:14 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Born on November 27, 1970, in Gwangju, Han Kang is the daughter of writer Han Seung-won. Her childhood and writing have been forever marked by the bloody suppression of the Gwangju Uprising in her hometown in 1980, when she was just 9 years old. Although her family had moved to Seoul just before the tragedy, her accidental discovery of photos of ...

North Korean Soldiers Fighting Alongside Russia in Ukraine

This is Beirut, 08/10 11:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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North Korean soldiers are likely fighting in Ukraine alongside Russian troops. Some are believed to have been already killed and more are expected to be deployed, Seoul's Defense Minister said on Tuesday. Ukrainian media reported that six North Korean military officers were killed in a Ukrainian missile attack on Russian-occupied territory near ...

Son Leads South Korea Squad 'Ready' to Win Asian Cup

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-28 14:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Tottenham Hotspur's Son Heung-min was named in South Korea's Asian Cup squad on Thursday and coach Jurgen Klinsmann said it was "about time" they ended their 64-year continental title drought. Wolves forward Hwang Hee-chan, who scored his 10th Premier League goal of the season against Brentford on Wednesday, was also among Klinsmann's 26-man ...

Putin Expresses Regrets Over Deteriorating EU Ties

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-04 21:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed dissatisfaction with the worsening relations with Western countries, following his full-scale offensive against Ukraine last year. This occurred as he accepted the credentials of several new ambassadors, on Monday,  At a Kremlin ceremony, Putin swore in some two dozen new ambassadors, including ...

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