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Twin sister volleyball players, 24, are suspended from South Korea’s national team after it emerges they were bullies at school Lee Jae-yeong and Lee Da-yeong played for the nation’s biggest women’s team The twin volleyball stars were accused by a web user of being school bullies The online post alleged the athletes used physical violence … Read more
North Korea bans ‘capitalist’ blacked out car windows (which allowed citizens to watch foreign media without being seen) Kim Jong-un’s regime sees the tinted windows as a malign capitalist influence Young people are feared to be consuming South Korean music and films in cars Drivers are being fined and ordered to replace their windows if … Read more
A woolly rhinoceros was today defrosted and revealed for the first time since it died in the frozen tundra of Siberia around 34,000 years ago. The animal of the extinct species was well-fed and is thought to have died after getting stuck in a swamp or river and drowning. Experts also believe it may have … Read more
I can’t bear to be alone! Very needy panda refuses to let zookeeper go and desperately clings to his leg Baby Fu Bao was filmed clinging to her keeper’s leg at Everland Zoo, South Korea The video has been watched 4 million times and received 7000 comments Fu Bao was born last year to mother … Read more
Can animals catch Covid-19? The chance of your dog catching Covid-19 strain is very slim, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Professor James Wood, head of veterinary medicine at the University of Cambridge, said: ‘Despite millions of people having had Covid-19, the numbers of pets found to be ill or infected is still tiny. … Read more
AI chatbot is REMOVED from Facebook after saying she ‘despised’ gay people, would ‘rather die’ than be disabled and calling the #MeToo movement ‘ignorant’ Lee Luda is a South Korean chatbot with the persona of a 20-year-old student It has attracted more than 750,000 users since its launch last month But the chatbot has started … Read more
A person’s gut microbiome may play a role in fighting off coronavirus infection and preventing severe Covid-19 symptoms, according to new studies. Each person has a unique assortment of bacteria in their gut which play a variety of roles, including in modulating the immune response. Research from the Chinese University of Hong Kong found people … Read more
Samsung’s profits have soared by more than 25 per cent in three months as working from home during the pandemic has driven demand for its technology. The South Korean tech giant said their operating profits have soared to $8.23billion (9 trillion won) as a result of their fourth quarter successes which they announced on Friday. … Read more
Kim Jong Un has vowed to drastically improve his nation’s ties with the outside world as he addressed a major political conference for the third day. State media said the leader also reviewed relations with rival South Korea but didn’t explain what steps he said he wanted to take. Observers have expected Kim to use … Read more
AI-powered Lipstick Factory chooses flattering shades from 2,000 color options that compliment users based on selfies uploaded to an app and mixes the cosmetic on the spot Amorepacific’s Color Tailor uses AI to determine the most flattering hue It sends the info to the Lip Factory machine, which mixes a tube while you wait The … Read more