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KOSPI closes down 6%, loses the 5,300 level···Samsung Electronics·SK hynix plunge more than 8%

With the worsening war situation between the United States and Iran sending international oil prices soaring and anxiety over artificial intelligence (AI) persisting, the KOSPI tumbled 6% on the 9th, surrendering the 5,300 level. A circuit breaker was triggered during the session, temporarily halting trading in all KOSPI stocks. The KOSDAQ also fell around 5%, losing the 1,100 level.The KOSPI closed at 5,251.87, down 333 points (5.96%) from the previous session. After rising for two straight...

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In Korean they are all simply called Catholic churches··· in English, Cathedral·Basilica·Church? What do they actually mean

What do Paris Notre-Dame, the Duomo of Florence, Barcelona Sagrada Familia, St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, and Westminster Abbey in London have in common? Famous tourist destinations though they are, these are Christian religious buildings. In Korean, most are simply called churches, but their official designations differ. Paris Notre-Dame and the Duomo of Florence are ‘cathedrals’ (Cathedral); the Sagrada Familia, renowned as a work by architect Gaudi, and St. Peter's, which symbo...

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“The father who said ‘we must live by sharing’··· saved four lives on his final journey”

A breadwinner in his fifties who would be the first to reach out to neighbors in need saved the lives of four people even in his final moments and left this world. Having practiced sharing as a way of life, he left the gift of new life to those waiting for organ transplants and was laid to rest through the decision of his family.According to Jeonbuk National University Hospital on the 9th, Mr. Woo (52) collapsed on the 21st of last month due to a sudden cerebral hemorrhage. He was immediat...

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Iran·Bahrain ‘seawater desalination facilities’ attacked in succession···after oil, even drinking water is caught in the crossfire

As military clashes between the United States and Israel on one side and Iran on the other escalate, seawater desalination facilitieskey infrastructure for drinking waterhave come under successive attacks in Iran and Bahrain, the New York Times (NYT) reported on the 8th (local time).According to the report, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi claimed the previous day that the United States had attacked a desalination facility on Iran's Kish Island, disrupting the drinking water supply...

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Trump says he will decide the end of the war ‘together with Netanyahu’; will it go his way···“He could be swayed until the very end”

U.S. President Donald Trump said he will decide, together with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, when to end the war with Iran. It appears that Trump, who is waging an unprecedented joint war, showcased close coordination between the two countries.However, experts say it is becoming difficult for Trump to end the war at the time and in the manner he prefers. Just as suspicions have been raised that the start of this war was not an independent decision by Trump but was influenced b...

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‘Tragedies’ used to generate abusive remarks by Grok···Why Liverpool·Manchester United protested to Musk’s ‘X’

The AI chatbot ‘Grok’ on the social media platform ‘X’ is under fire for generating inappropriate posts that insult tragedies associated with the English Premier League clubs Liverpool and Manchester United.According to the BBC and Sky News on the 9th, ‘Grok’ embedded in X responded to users’ requests to make vulgar remarks about Liverpool and Manchester United.Grok blamed Liverpool fans for causing the Hillsborough disaster, in which 97 football supporters were crushed to death at Sheff...

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Bank of Korea “Market-stabilizing measures on the exchange rate if needed”···‘Verbal-intervention message’ as the 1,500-won level is threatened

On the 9th, as the won-dollar exchange rate threatened 1,500 won, the Bank of Korea issued a verbal-intervention message.That morning, chaired by Vice Governor Yoo Sang-dae, the Bank of Korea held a ‘Middle East Situation Review Task Force (TF)’ meeting to discuss how developments in the Middle East could affect the domestic financial and foreign-exchange markets.At the meeting, Vice Governor Yoo said, “Given that interest rates and the exchange rate are showing excessive volatility deta...

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Man in his 30s jumps to his death in Tongyeong after stabbing man and woman···victims injured

In Tongyeong, South Gyeongsang Province, a man in his 30s stabbed a woman in her 20s and a man in his 30s with a bladed weapon and, while fleeing, jumped to his death, prompting a police investigation.According to the Tongyeong Police Station on the 9th, that morning at a house in Tongyeong, a man in his 30s, identified as A, stabbed multiple times with a bladed weapon B, a woman in her 20s who lived there, and her cohabiting partner, C, a man in his 30s, then fled.At about 3:13 a.m., afte...

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Right after a shock defeat for An Se-young, men doubles reaffirmed supremacy… World No. 1 Seo Seung-jae-Kim Won-ho summoned a legend after 40 years

An Se-young (24), the world’s strongest in badminton women singles, paused briefly. However, men doubles left no time for regret and summoned a legend after 40 years.World No. 1 men doubles pair Seo Seung-jae (29)-Kim Won-ho (27) defeated Malaysia’s Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik in the men doubles final of the 2026 Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour Super 1000 All England Open, held at Utilita Arena in Birmingham, United Kingdom, on the 9th. Against the world No. 2 pair, they complete...

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Police discover suspected ‘macro’ cases in BTS Gwanghwamun concert tickets···investigating three cases including ‘ticket transfer’ scams

Police said they are investigating three fraud cases, including ‘ticket transfer’, ahead of the BTS concert set to be held at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul in about two weeks.At a regular press briefing held on the morning of the 9th at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency headquarters in Jongno-gu, Seoul, Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency Commissioner Park Jeong-bo said, “With regard to signs of suspected macro use, (the ticket sales organizer) Nol Universe has requested an investigation,” and...

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