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[ad_1] Seoul – About 20% of South Korea's trainee doctors said on Friday they would resign effective Tuesday to protest a government plan to admit more students to medical schools, saying this would hurt the national health insurance system.Representatives of the trainees, who work at the country's five biggest hospitals, all in Seoul, have decided to leave their posts on Tuesday, the head of the Korea Interns and Residents Association […]

[ad_1] The United Kingdom slipped into a mild recession in the second half of 2023, showing Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has so far failed to meet his pledge to grow the economy.Gross domestic product fell 0.3% in the fourth quarter, more than the 0.1% drop economists forecast, figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) released Thursday show. That followed an unrevised 0.1% decline in the previous three months, meeting […]

[ad_1] Osaka – A man who appeared in a viral video engaging in unsanitary behavior at a Yoshinoya beef bowl diner in Osaka was given a prison term of two years and four months, and fined ¥200,000 ($1,300) on Thursday, with the sentence also reflecting a drug offense. Ryu Shimazu, a 35-year-old construction worker, was found guilty of obstructing business operations and causing property damage by bringing a communal container […]

[ad_1] With his victory in Indonesia’s presidential election all but confirmed, Prabowo Subianto's ascendance to the country’s top post looks set to usher in a new chapter in Jakarta’s foreign relations.The ex-general is widely expected to bolster his country’s armed forces and raise Indonesia’s international standing while continuing to avoid aligning with either Washington or Beijing in the superpowers’ rivalry.But there is also an element of unpredictability when it comes […]