Étiqueté : South

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Iciness Olympics, Hubo and device forward for robots in South Korea

Daejeon, South Korea – During the 2018 Winter Olympics, South Korea deployed 85 robots of 11 different kinds at various locations. From providing information in various languages at Incheon Airport and offering water bottles in Pyeongchang at the Winter Games to skiing down the slopes, South Korea’s efforts to showcase itself on the robotics map…

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Recruitment of tiny one troopers smooth rising in South Sudan

Yambio, South Sudan – John was taken when he was 15 years old. He is one of 700 children who were forcibly recruited by South Sudan’s National Liberation Movement. « They arrested me when we were going to the garden, » he told Al Jazeera. « Life in the bush was hard and if you leave, they will look for you…

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Landmines killing of us in Pakistan’s South Waziristan

Makin, Pakistan – The silence as you stand in the centre of Makin, the birthplace of the Pakistan Taliban, is striking. Nestled among the rocky mountains of this remote corner of northwestern Pakistan’s South Waziristan tribal district, Makin was once the base of feared Pakistan Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud. Today, save for a few scattered, mostly abandoned…

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North Korea calls off joint Olympic match with South

North Korea has cancelled a joint cultural performance with artists from the South Korea, Seoul officials have said.  South Korea’s unification ministry on Monday said that Pyongyang had called off an event set to take place at North Korea’s Mount Kumgang on February 4 as part of a series of events in the lead up…

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What goes on in South Yemen?

The devastating war raging in Yemen for the past three years is on the verge of entering another, even deadlier, stage. On Sunday, forces loyal to the government of President Abdu Rabbu Mansour Hadi, backed by Saudi Arabia, exchanged fire in the southern Yemeni city of Aden with an armed group aligned with the Southern Transitional…

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Suneung, the CSAT bringing South Korea to a halt

On Thursday, hundreds of thousands of students in South Korea will sit for Suneung, an entrance exam that will determine which university they get into. The annual College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT), one of the most gruelling moments of a student’s life, involves them being tested on Korean, English, maths, social studies and sciences. Students…