Officials pledged “unlimited” support to markets as traders digested the implications of South Korea’s brief declaration of martial law. from World News https://ift.tt/WHF4I2n
The Biden administration has hailed South Korea as a model democracy and bolstered military ties as it relies on the country as a bulwark against North Korea, China and Russia. from World News https://ift.tt/etNsyB6
Thousands of giant panda sculptures will greet residents and tourists starting on Saturday in Hong Kong, where enthusiasm for the bears has grown since two cubs were born in a local theme park. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/fVBiSmp
Sectarian violence has killed at least 130 people and wounded 200 others in Pakistan’s northwest in the last 10 days, officials said Sunday. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/2uH19tO
Vietnam on Saturday approved the construction of a high-speed railway connecting the capital Hanoi in the north to Ho Chi Minh city in the south at an estimated cost of $67 billion. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/govFJec
The mass slaying of West African soldiers by colonial forces at the end of World War II in Senegal remains shrouded in secrecy. But Senegal’s new government won’t abide the mystery. from World News https://ift.tt/eDoYG8P
More than three months after the $40 million Bayesian superyacht sank off the coast of Sicily, killing seven people including British tech titan Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter, plans to raise the luxury vessel are on the horizon. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/njb8NVa
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is under pressure to persuade President-elect Donald J. Trump to back down from a threat to impose a 25 percent tariff on all goods imported from Canada. from World News https://ift.tt/OFHgUil
In a northeast neighborhood of the capital city, deprivation and affluence exist side-by-side, and many voters feel frustrated by the status quo. from World News https://ift.tt/PKyQW2H