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Video message for roundtable discussion on LNG & Shipping organised by CBS Alumni Club and Columbia Global Energy Centre

European Commission Speech Brussels, 04 May 2026 Ladies and gentlemen, I have been asked to present the EU perspective on the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. But first, allow me to welcome that finally after ...

Effective Strategies to Lift and Sustain Teacher Morale: Lessons from Texas

Learn about the state of teacher morale in Texas and strategies that could lift educators' satisfaction there and around the country.

Chinese rare-earth miners bullish ahead of Trump-Xi summit

Incheon expands multilingual tax guidance as foreign population grows

As Incheon’s foreign resident population approaches 100,000, city officials are rolling out multilingual tax notices in an effort to reduce payment delays and tighten enforcement amid growing linguistic and…

Supreme Court confirms 2-yr prison term for retired general over martial law involvement

The Supreme Court on Tuesday confirmed a two-year prison sentence for retired Army Maj. Gen. Noh Sang-won for collecting the personal information of military intelligence agents ahead of former President Yoon Suk Yeol's…

Gov't to devise new support road map for foreign workers in H1

The Ministry of Employment and Labor said Tuesday it plans to formulate an integrated support road map for migrant workers within the first half of this year, reflecting expert opinions gathered at various forums. Vice…

Rites, performances honor King Sejong, architect of Korean alphabet

More than six centuries after his birth, the monarch regarded as the architect of the Korean enlightenment is still drawing crowds to the quiet pine groves of Gyeonggi Province. Korea will mark the 629th anniversary of…

Rising living costs, debt fuel mental health crisis among Seoul’s youth

A deepening debt crisis among young Koreans has evolved into a dire mental health emergency, with around 40 percent of those petitioning for court-ordered debt relief reporting suicidal urges over the past year,…

Top presidential policy aide floats 'national dividends' to share AI profits with public

The top presidential aide for economic policy has proposed the country should come up with a national dividend policy that returns the excess tax revenue generated by Korea's booming artificial intelligence (AI)-related…

Iran war creates new must-have for summer holidays: the plan B

By Joanna Plucinska, Elissa Darwish and Corina Pons LONDON/PARIS/MADRID, May 12 (Reuters) - Greg Abbott is planning his summer holiday with half an eye on the Iran war. He intends to stay closer to home in Europe and is…

Oil Prices Rise as Fragile US-Iran Talks Sustain Supply Worries

Explosion reported in KP's Lakki Marwat

LAKKI MARWAT: An explosion has been reported in the Sarai Naurang tehsil of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Lakki Marwat district, Rescue 1122 said. As per a statement by Rescue 1122 spokesperson Shahdab Khan, ambulances and teams…

Report says UAE carried out secret strikes on Iran, hit refinery on Lavan Island

Report says UAE carried out secret strikes on Iran, hit refinery on Lavan Island The Wall Street Journal reported that the United Arab Emirates secretly carried out a series of attacks against Iran during the ongoing…

Cultural activities linked to slower aging, researchers find

Reading books, listening to music and visiting museums may be linked to slower biological aging, according to a new study that suggests cultural activities could affect health at a biological level. A research team led…

Vandværk jagter kilde til forurening: Vestjyder skal fortsat koge drikkevand

Der er konstateret coliforme bakterier i drikkevandet på Engbjerg Vandværk 1 syd for Harboøre.

التمويل التشاركي للسكن يسجل النمو

أفاد بنك المغرب بأن التمويل التشاركي الموجه للسكن، لا سيما على شكل “المرابحة العقارية” (بما في ذلك الهوامش المسجلة مسبقا)، واصل نموه ليبلغ 30,6 مليار درهم عند متم شهر مارس الماضي، مقابل 25,8 مليار درهم قبل سنة. وأوضح…

Starmer faces crunch cabinet meeting as 80 Labour MPs call for him to quit

UK home secretary Shabana Mahmood is said to have privately called for an orderly transition of power last night as a fifth of Labour’s 403 MPs demanded Starmer stand down.

The Iran War Is Costing Children’s Lives in Somalia

By Mohamed Omar MOGADISHU, Somalia , May 12 2026 (IPS) When war erupted in the Middle East in late February, the most visible consequences were playing out in the Persian Gulf, with smoke rising from Dubai’s Jebel Ali…

Free clinic for foreign residents announces 2026 schedule

Dongbu Migrant Center in Seoul has announced its 2026 schedule for a free medical clinic for foreign residents in Korea. The clinic offers internal (general) medicine, dental care and Korean traditional medicine…

Hà Nội yêu cầu các trường không dạy thêm, dạy trước chương trình trong hè

Sở GD-ĐT Hà Nội vừa ban hành kế hoạch tổ chức hoạt động hè cho học sinh năm 2026. Theo đó, các trường không tổ chức dạy thêm dưới bất kỳ hình thức nào; không tổ chức dạy trước chương trình, kiểm tra, khảo sát để xếp lớp…