South Korea Mourns and Investigates , Deadly Halloween Crowd Surge.
NBC News reports that on Oct.
29, nearly 100,000 people gathered in the district of Itaewon for South Korea's largest Halloween celebration since the onset of the pandemic.
A crowd surge began in a narrow alleyway and led to the deaths of over 150 people, including two Americans.
A crowd surge began in a narrow alleyway and led to the deaths of over 150 people, including two Americans.
Over 140 more people were injured,
with 33 in serious condition.
Over 140 more people were injured,
with 33 in serious condition.
On Oct.
31, Seoul police admitted
to errors in handling the crowd.
On Oct.
31, Seoul police admitted
to errors in handling the crowd.
NBC News reports that a top police official said that
while authorities anticipated the large crowds,
they didn't consider the possibility of a deadly surge.
The focus was on traffic control, crime prevention and illegal activities and not on the safety of the crowd flow on the streets and narrow alleyways, Hong Ki-hyun, chief of the National Police Agency’s Public
Order Management Bureau, via NBC News.
I was told that police officers on the scene didn’t detect a sudden surge in the crowd.
I regret the error in judgment call of these officers.
, Hong Ki-hyun, chief of the National Police Agency’s Public
Order Management Bureau, via NBC News.
President Yoon Suk-yeol has ordered a weeklong mourning period for the nation.
.
President Yoon Suk-yeol has ordered a weeklong mourning period for the nation.
.
I am engulfed with sorrow and responsibility as the president in charge of the lives and safety of our people, as I think about the bereaving families suffering from the loss of their loved ones, President Yoon Suk-yeol, via statement.
My heart breaks so much at the tragic loss especially of the young people, whose dreams now cannot see the light, President Yoon Suk-yeol, via statement
According to the reports, tensions are mounting between the government and opposition forces in South Korea as the conservative administration of President Yoon Suk Yeol appears to be behind an effort to probe alleged links between senior liberal political figures and North Korean intelligence. This operation led by the National Intelligence Service could be the largest counter-espionage operation in the country’s history since 1992.
#SouthKorea #Antispyingoperations #NationalIntelligenceService
North Korea , Continues Missile Tests Amid , Joint US-South Korea Military Exercises.
'Newsweek' reports that North Korea has test-fired its 20th
and 21st missiles of 2023 following the largest joint
U.S.-South Korea military exercises in five years.
'Newsweek' reports that North Korea has test-fired its 20th
and 21st missiles of 2023 following the largest joint
U.S.-South Korea military exercises in five years.
According to a statement by South Korea's Joint
Chiefs of Staff, two short-range ballistic missiles
were fired from a site south of Pyongyang. .
The ballistic missiles reportedly
traveled 200 miles before
landing in the Sea of Japan. .
In 2022, North Korea fired
a record-breaking 70 missiles. .
In the first three months of 2023,
North Korea has already test-fired six
cruise missiles and 15 ballistic missiles.
U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said the seventh launch
event in March highlights the "destabilizing impact"
of North Korea's missile programs.
U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said the seventh launch
event in March highlights the "destabilizing impact"
of North Korea's missile programs.
The U.S. commitments
to the defense of the Republic
of Korea and Japan remain ironclad, USINDOPACOM statement, via 'Newsweek'.
'Newsweek' reports that North Korea's nuclear
missiles are designed to reach as far as U.S.
territory in the Pacific and beyond.
On March 28, the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Nimitz
was scheduled to dock in Busan as part of ongoing
naval exercises with the South Korean Navy.
Recently, the Nimitz concluded other
military drills with Japan's Maritime
Self-Defense Force in the region
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According to the South Korean military, North Korea has fired two ballistic missiles into the sea off its east coast, , after protesting joint military drills by the United States and South Korea. The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JSC) said the missiles were fired from North Korea’s Hwanghae province shortly before 8am local time
#Northkorea#Missilelaunch#Northkoreamissile
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#AfghanistanEarthquake #EarthquakePakistan #Earthquake
A zebra escaped from a zoo in the South Korean capital Seoul on Thursday and wandered the streets of a residential district for three hours before being caught and taken home. The video of the same went viral on social media.
#SouthKoreaZoo #ZebraEscapesZoo #ZebraSouthKorea
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised a drill simulating an attack on South, a day after Seoul detected the North firing at least one short-range ballistic missile toward the sea.
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Islamabad, Kabul, Pristina, Sarajevo, Manila, Seoul and Tokyo: worldwide, women marched and protested during International Women's Day demanding gender equality and denouncing violence against women.
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On Tuesday, a Seoul-based human rights group said in a report that tens of thousands of North Koreans and people in South Korea, Japan and China could be exposed to radioactive materials spread through groundwater from an underground nuclear test site. According to the US and South Korean governments, North Korea discreetly conducted six tests of nuclear weapons at the Punggye-ri site in the mountainous North Hamgyong Province between 2006 and 2017.
#NorthKorea #Punggyeri #NuclearMissiles
Poll Finds , 'Traditional Values', Fading Away in the United States.
A recent poll suggests that the importance of traditional values in the United States has plummeted over recent decades. .
Fox News reports that a poll by 'The Wall Street Journal' asked about the importance of values and compared
the results to the outlet's first values poll in 1998. .
Traditional metrics were covered
including patriotism, religious faith
and the importance of having a family.
In 2023, the poll found that 39% of people in
the U.S. said that faith was very important to them
and 38% said that patriotism is very important. .
In 1998, 62% of those surveyed said that
religion was a very important aspect of their lives
and 70% said patriotism was very important.
The poll surveyed a total of 1,019 people
living in the U.S. between March 1 and March 13. .
Fox News reports that the poll
is the latest survey to show a sharp decline
in traditional values in the U.S.
In 2022, a Fox News poll found
that national pride was down
30% when compared to 2011. .
A 2019 poll by 'WSJ' and NBC found that
many values held by older generations in
the U.S. are not shared with Millenials. .
When the first 'WSJ' values survey was conducted
in 1998, a majority of Americans said that “principles
of hard work, patriotism, commitment to religion and
the goal of having children” were critical values
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This Day in History: , First St. Patrick's
Day Parade.
March 17, 1762.
The first St. Patrick's Day parade is widely
regarded as having been celebrated in New York City
by Irish soldiers serving in the British army.
The day honors the patron saint of Ireland, who was born to a Christian family in Britain in the 4th century.
St. Patrick is credited with converting
almost all of Ireland to Christianity
before his death.
One of the most revered legends about
the saint is his explanation of the Holy Trinity
using a three-leafed shamrock.
Early Irish immigrants brought his
feast day with them to America.
According to the National Retail Association, Americans spent nearly $6 billion for St. Patrick's Day in 2018
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DOJ and SEC Launch Investigations , Into SVB Collapse.
Last week, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation shut down Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and made the FDIC its receiver.
Last week, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation shut down Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and made the FDIC its receiver.
NBC News reports that on March 14,
the U.S. Justice Department opened an investigation into the bank's demise.
According to two sources with knowledge of the matter, part of the DOJ's probe will seek to determine whether bank executives unloaded any stock ahead of the collapse.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched a separate investigation. .
According to the FDIC, SVB's collapse marked the second-biggest on record after Washington Mutual.
According to the FDIC, SVB's collapse marked the second-biggest on record after Washington Mutual.
NBC News reports that on March 12, the FDIC, Federal Reserve and Treasury Department said SVB deposits would be backed in excess of the federally-insured cap of $250,000.
The fall of SVB prompted Signature Bank customers to withdraw over $10 billion in deposits out of fear on March 10, ultimately leading to the bank's collapse as well.
The fall of SVB prompted Signature Bank customers to withdraw over $10 billion in deposits out of fear on March 10, ultimately leading to the bank's collapse as well.
President Biden attempted to
reassure the public that America's
banking system is safe on March 13.
Thanks to the quick action of my administration over the past few days, Americans can have confidence that
the banking system is safe. , President Joe Biden, via statement.
Your deposits will be there
when you need them, President Joe Biden, via statement
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This Day in History: , First Cases Reported in
Deadly Influenza Pandemic.
March 11, 1918.
Private Albert Glitchell
reported flu-like symptoms at
the Fort Riley hospital in Kansas.
Hours later,
more than 100 soldiers on the
base reported symptoms.
The virulent influenza
spread to other army bases, prisons
and then across the Atlantic, where
World War I continued to rage.
The virus came to be known as Spanish flu.
The influenza was responsible
for eight million deaths in Spain.
Even after the end of the war,
Spanish flu continued to wreak international havoc.
28 percent of Americans
became infected. 675,000 Americans died.
Worldwide, deaths due
to the Spanish flu pandemic are
estimated between 20 and 50 million
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