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Portuguese Catholic priest and DJ Guilherme Peixoto, performs throughout a live performance in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Jan. 11, after a Lebanese courtroom rejected a request by a gaggle of Christian spiritual figures, who filed a petition looking for a ban to the live performance saying it violates the church’s teachings. AP-YonhapBEIRUT — Ravers danced and swayed to the loud bass at a well-liked evening membership within the coronary heart of town of Beirut. It was one other sold-out Saturday within the get together capital of the Center East.What was totally different this time was the DJ on the helm. Earlier…

Prime Minister Kim Min-seok speaks throughout a Cupboard assembly on the authorities complicated in Seoul, Tuesday. YonhapPrime Minister Kim Min-seok on Tuesday known as for measures to root out the “evils” of non secular cults, citing their rising connections to political and legal teams.Kim made the comment throughout a Cupboard assembly as a joint police-prosecution investigation is beneath manner into varied allegations of bribery among the many Unification Church, the Shincheonji Church of Jesus and politicians.”Pseudo-religions are social evils that have to be eradicated,” he mentioned, alluding to the alleged corrupt ties between the Unification Church and former President Yoon…

Gender theorist and political thinker Judith Butler speaks to the Hankyoreh21 in Seoul on Dec. 4, 2024. (Kim Myoung-jin/Hankyoreh) Judith Butler, a professor of comparative literature on the College of California, Berkeley, handed alongside a kindhearted New Yr’s greeting to readers of the Hankyoreh.“I’d counsel [readers] to search out energy with each other, to withstand the heroism and despair of individualism, and to construct collectives regionally, to savor mental life, the world of the humanities, and multilingualism. Think about collectively, dream collectively, and develop collective braveness as a lifestyle,” they wrote in a current interview.Butler is a political scientist who…

Roen Surgical staff pose for a commemorative picture after exporting the ZAMENIX kidney stone surgical procedure robotic to Indonesia. (Photograph courtesy of Roen Surgical) Surgical robotic platform firm Roen Surgical has succeeded in its first export of the unreal intelligence (AI)-based kidney stone surgical procedure robotic ZAMENIX. Roen Surgical introduced on Jan. 13 that it has signed a gross sales contract with Mandaya Royal Hospital in Jakarta, Indonesia. Each events will set up a mid-to-long-term cooperation framework by signing a strategic memorandum of understanding (MOU) for medical, analysis, academic, and advertising and marketing cooperation. Roen Surgical plans…

President Lee Jae Myung walks with first woman Kim Hea Kyung after touchdown on the Osaka Kansai Airport in Japan, Tuesday. Yonhap NARA — President Lee Jae Myung arrived in Japan on Tuesday for summit talks with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, with the 2 leaders anticipated to debate bilateral ties, in addition to regional and world points, amid tensions between Tokyo and Beijing.Lee will keep in Nara Prefecture, Takaichi’s house prefecture, for 2 days as a part of reciprocal leader-level visits dubbed “shuttle diplomacy,” aimed toward sustaining the latest momentum in improved relations.It can mark Lee’s second go to…

Officers pose for a bunch picture to mark the completion of flight checks for Korea’s first homegrown KF-21 fighter jet underneath improvement, Tuesday. Courtesy of Protection Acquisition Program AdministrationKorea has efficiently accomplished all deliberate flight checks for the KF-21 fighter jet underneath improvement, the state arms procurement company mentioned Tuesday, with the nation’s first homegrown plane anticipated to sharply increase the army’s air protection capabilities when deployed.Following the rollout of the primary KF-21 prototype in April 2021, officers have performed round 1,600 flight checks with none accidents, and its ultimate flight check passed off Monday, in line with the Protection…

An artist’s rendering of SK hynix’s P&T7 packaging fab in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province / Courtesy of SK hynixSK hynix on Tuesday confirmed the development of its new semiconductor packaging fab, dubbed P&T7, in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, because the reminiscence big accelerates growth of its manufacturing capability for high-bandwidth reminiscence (HBM) for synthetic intelligence (AI) accelerators.On its web site, SK hynix stated it’s going to make investments 19 trillion received ($12.92 billion) to construct the P&T7 fab on a 230,000-square-meter web site within the metropolis’s industrial advanced. Development is about to start in April with completion focused for the…

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Technique and Finance Koo Yoon-chul leaves for Washington, D.C. by way of Incheon Worldwide Airport’s Passenger Terminal 2 for the “G20 Finance Ministers and Central Financial institution Governors Assembly,” Oct. 15, 2025. Yonhap Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol has emphasised the significance of important mineral recycling to make sure world provide chain stability at a global gathering of high monetary officers, his workplace stated Tuesday.Within the opening session of the Finance Ministerial Assembly on Securing Essential Minerals Provide Chains held in Washington on Monday (native time), Koo underscored the necessity to reinforce world worth chain…

BoA / Courtesy of SM LeisureBoA has ended her unique contract with SM Leisure, the company that has been by her aspect since her debut.SM introduced Monday that, “After intensive discussions with BoA over an extended interval, we mutually agreed to conclude our 25-year partnership as of Dec. 31.”“BoA has been, in each sense, the pleasure and image of SM for 25 years,” the company mentioned. “Though her unique contract has ended, we’ll proceed to assist her future actions and challenges.”The corporate additionally posted a five-minute video celebrating her profession on YouTube.BoA debuted in August 2000 at age 14 along…

Officers from the Korea SMEs and Startups Company pose for a commemorative picture following the opening ceremony of the Okay-Startup Heart Silicon Valley on Jan. 9 (native time). (Photograph courtesy of the Korea SMEs and Startups Company) The Korea SMEs and Startups Company (KOSME) introduced on Jan. 13 that it opened the Okay-Startup Heart Silicon Valley on Jan. 9 (native time), marking the launch of its sixth abroad startup help hub. Situated throughout the Ministry of SMEs and Startups’ Startup Enterprise Campus in Silicon Valley, the brand new Silicon Valley heart supplies resident startups with…