SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The president of South Korea early Wednesday lifted the martial law he imposed on the country hours earlier, bending to political pressure after a tense night in which troops surrounded parliament and lawmakers voted to reject military rule. President Yoon Suk Yeol, who appeared likely to be impeached over his actions, imposed martial law late Tuesday out of frustration with the opposition, vowing to eliminate “anti-state” forces as he struggles against opponents who control parliament and that he accuses of sympathizing with communist North Korea. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.The arrest of a sitting president is a rare and unprecedented event in South Korea's history, underscoring the gravity of the allegations against President Yoon Suk-yeol. The move has sparked debates and discussions across the country, with many lauding the National Assembly's commitment to accountability and justice.
As South Korea grapples with this crisis, it is clear that the road ahead will be fraught with challenges and obstacles. The arrest of President Yoon marks a critical turning point in the country's history, and the decisions made in the coming days and weeks will shape the future of South Korea for years to come.
Joining Olympique Lyonnais on loan in the summer transfer window, Greenwood wasted no time in making his mark in Ligue 1. His clinical finishing and intelligent movement have made him a key player for his loan club, and his impact on the pitch has been nothing short of remarkable. In just 14 appearances, Greenwood has already racked up an impressive tally of 10 goals, putting him among the top scorers in the league.Visually, "Miaoge" is a feast for the eyes, with stunning hand-drawn artwork that brings the game's fantastical world to life. From vibrant landscapes teeming with magical creatures to intricate puzzles that pulsate with rhythm and color, every aspect of the game is designed to immerse players in a world where music is the key to unlocking infinite possibilities. Accompanied by a hauntingly beautiful soundtrack that fuses traditional instruments with modern beats, "Miaoge" creates an audio-visual experience like no other, drawing players into a world where every note holds a secret and every song has the power to change the course of destiny.Fresh new sounds
Unlike scores of people who scrambled for the blockbuster drugs Ozempic and Wegovy to lose weight in recent years, Danielle Griffin had no trouble getting them. The 38-year-old information technology worker from New Mexico had a prescription. Her pharmacy had the drugs in stock. And her health insurance covered all but $25 to $50 of the monthly cost. For Griffin, the hardest part of using the new drugs wasn’t access. It was finding out that the much-hyped medications didn’t really work for her. “I have been on Wegovy for a year and a half and have only lost 13 pounds,” said Griffin, who watches her diet, drinks plenty of water and exercises regularly. “I’ve done everything right with no success. It’s discouraging.” In clinical trials, most participants taking Wegovy or Mounjaro to treat obesity lost an average of 15% to 22% of their body weight — up to 50 pounds or more in many cases. But roughly 10% to 15% of patients in those trials were “nonresponders” who lost less than 5% of their body weight. Now that millions of people have used the drugs, several obesity experts told The Associated Press that perhaps 20% of patients — as many as 1 in 5 — may not respond well to the medications. It's a little-known consequence of the obesity drug boom, according to doctors who caution eager patients not to expect one-size-fits-all results. “It's all about explaining that different people have different responses,” said Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford, an obesity expert at Massachusetts General Hospital The drugs are known as GLP-1 receptor agonists because they mimic a hormone in the body known as glucagon-like peptide 1. Genetics, hormones and variability in how the brain regulates energy can all influence weight — and a person's response to the drugs, Stanford said. Medical conditions such as sleep apnea can prevent weight loss, as can certain common medications, such as antidepressants, steroids and contraceptives. “This is a disease that stems from the brain,” said Stanford. “The dysfunction may not be the same” from patient to patient. Despite such cautions, patients are often upset when they start getting the weekly injections but the numbers on the scale barely budge. “It can be devastating,” said Dr. Katherine Saunders, an obesity expert at Weill Cornell Medicine and co-founder of the obesity treatment company FlyteHealth. “With such high expectations, there’s so much room for disappointment.” That was the case for Griffin, who has battled obesity since childhood and hoped to shed 70 pounds using Wegovy. The drug helped reduce her appetite and lowered her risk of diabetes, but she saw little change in weight. “It’s an emotional roller coaster,” she said. “You want it to work like it does for everybody else.” The medications are typically prescribed along with eating behavior and lifestyle changes. It’s usually clear within weeks whether someone will respond to the drugs, said Dr. Jody Dushay, an endocrine specialist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Weight loss typically begins right away and continues as the dosage increases. For some patients, that just doesn't happen. For others, side effects such as nausea, vomiting and diarrhea force them to halt the medications, Dushay said. In such situations, patients who were counting on the new drugs to pare pounds may think they’re out of options. “I tell them: It's not game over,” Dushay said. Trying a different version of the new class of drugs may help. Griffin, who didn't respond well to Wegovy, has started using Zepbound, which targets an additional hormone pathway in the body. After three months of using the drug, she has lost 7 pounds. “I'm hoping it's slow and steady,” she said. Other people respond well to older drugs, the experts said. Changing diet, exercise, sleep and stress habits can also have profound effects. Figuring out what works typically requires a doctor trained to treat obesity, Saunders noted. “Obesity is such a complex disease that really needs to be treated very comprehensively,” she said. “If what we’re prescribing doesn’t work, we always have a backup plan.” The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science and Educational Media Group. The AP is solely responsible for all content.ADRE, Chad — For months, Aziza Abrahim fled from one village in Sudan to the next as people were slaughtered. Yet the killing of relatives and her husband’s disappearance aren’t what forced the 23-year-old to leave the country for good. It was hunger, she said. “We don’t have anything to eat because of the war,” Abrahim said, cradling her 1-year-old daughter under the sheet where she now shelters, days after crossing into Chad. The war in Sudan has created vast hunger, including famine. It has pushed people off their farms. Food in the markets is sparse, prices have spiked and aid groups say they’re struggling to reach the most vulnerable as warring parties limit access. Ousmane Taher and his family cross from Sudan into Chad near Acre on Oct 6. Sam Mednick/Associated Press About 24,000 people have been killed and millions displaced during the war that erupted in April 2023, sparked by tensions between the military and a powerful paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces. Global experts confirmed famine in the Zamzam displacement camp in July. They warn that some 25 million people – more than half of Sudan’s population – are expected to face acute hunger this year. “People are starving to death at the moment ... It’s man-made. It’s these men with guns and power who deny women and children food,” Jan Egeland, head of the Norwegian Refugee Council, told The Associated Press. Warring parties on both sides are blocking assistance and delaying authorization for aid groups, he said. Between May and September, there were seven malnutrition-related deaths among children in one hospital at a displacement site in Chad run by Doctors Without Borders, known by its French acronym MSF. Such deaths can be from disease in hunger-weakened bodies. In September, MSF was forced to stop caring for 5,000 malnourished children in North Darfur for several weeks, citing repeated, deliberate obstructions and blockades. President Biden has called on both sides to allow unhindered access and stop killing civilians. But the fighting shows no signs of slowing. More than 2,600 people were killed across the country in October, according to the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project, which called it the bloodiest month of the war. Violence is intensifying around North Darfur’s capital, El Fasher, the only capital in the vast western Darfur region that the RSF doesn’t hold. Darfur has experienced some of the war’s worst atrocities, and the International Criminal Court prosecutor has said there are grounds to believe both sides may be committing war crimes, crimes against humanity or genocide. Abrahim escaped her village in West Darfur and sought refuge for more than a year in nearby towns with friends and relatives. Her husband had left home to find work before the war, and she hasn’t heard from him since. She struggled to eat and feed their daughter. Unable to farm, she cut wood and sold it in Chad, traveling eight hours by donkey there and back every few days, earning enough to buy grain. But after a few months the wood ran out, forcing her to leave for good. Others who have fled to Chad described food prices spiking three-fold and stocks dwindling in the market. There were no vegetables, just grains and nuts. Awatif Adam came to Chad in October. Her husband wasn’t making enough transporting people with his donkey cart, and it was too risky to farm, she said. Her 6-year-old twin girls and 3-year-old son lost weight and were always hungry. “My children were saying all the time, ‘Mom, give us food’,” she said. Their cries drove her to leave. As more people stream into Chad, aid groups worry about supporting them. About 700,000 Sudanese have entered since the war began. Many live in squalid refugee camps or shelter at the border in makeshift displacement sites. And the number of arrivals at the Adre crossing between August and October jumped from 6,100 to 14,800, according to government and U.N. data., though it was not clear whether some people entered multiple times. Earlier this year, the World Food Program cut rations by roughly half in Chad, citing a lack of funding. While there’s now enough money to return to full rations until the start of next year, more arrivals will strain the system and more hunger will result if funding doesn’t keep pace, said Ramazani Karabaye, head of the World Food Program’s operations in Adre. During an AP visit to Adre in October, some people who fled Sudan at the start of the war said they were still struggling. Khadiga Omer Adam said she doesn’t have enough aid or money to eat regularly, which has complicated breastfeeding her already malnourished daughter, Salma Issa. The 35-year-old gave birth during the war’s initial days, delivering alone in West Darfur. It was too dangerous for a midwife to reach her. Adam had clutched the baby as she fled through villages, begging for food. More than a year later, she sat on a hospital bed holding a bag of fluid above her daughter, who was fed through a tube in her nose. “I have confidence in the doctors ... I believe she’ll improve, I don’t think she’ll die,” she said. The MSF-run clinic in the Aboutengue camp admitted more than 340 cases of severely malnourished children in August and September. Staff fear that number could rise. The arid climate in Chad south of the Sahara Desert means it’s hard to farm, and there’s little food variety, health workers said. People are fleeing Sudan into difficult conditions, said Dr. Oula Dramane Ouattara, head of MSF’s medical activities in the camp. ”If things go on like this, I’m afraid the situation will get out of control,” he said. Comments are not available on this story. Send questions/comments to the editors. « Previous Next »STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. (AP) — Zaire Williams scored 24 points and made five 3-pointers, Zavier Fitch added 21 points and Wagner beat Penn State-Scranton 120-30 on Monday. Williams added five rebounds, seven assists, and four steals for the Seahawks (8-5). Fitch had six rebounds, four assists and five steals. Di'Andre Howell-South shot 7 of 10 from the field, including 2 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 5 from the line to finish with 20 points. Jaiden Wiggins scored 16 points for Penn State-Scranton, which turned it over 29 times. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .
Manchester United's rising star Mason Greenwood has taken the football world by storm once again, this time with his incredible goal-scoring record in his loan spell at Ligue 1 club Olympique Lyonnais. The young English forward has managed to score an impressive 10 goals in just 14 appearances, a feat that places him in the elite company of Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Neymar as one of the fastest goal scorers in the French top flight since the start of the 21st century.They fled war in Sudan. But they haven’t been able to flee the hunger.Wildlife Monitoring Tech Used To Harass, Spy On Women In India
The Deep Blue S09 is a large SUV that promises to redefine what it means to drive in style and comfort. The official images showcase a sleek and sophisticated design, with bold lines, a commanding presence, and a sense of luxury that is sure to appeal to even the most discerning drivers.Newmont's EVP & COO Viljoen sells $374,310 in stock
Artist explores the human cost of conservationDespite the initial challenges, the overwhelming response from users served as a testament to the server's popularity and promise. The team behind the server quickly issued a statement, acknowledging the issues and assuring users that they were working diligently to address the situation.The Foreign Ministry has made it clear that China respects the rights and freedoms of the people of Hong Kong as guaranteed under the Basic Law and the "one country, two systems" principle. However, any attempt to subvert the rule of law, incite unrest, or undermine the stability and prosperity of Hong Kong will not be tolerated.
Last month, the service club marked 60 years of community involvement on the Hibiscus Coast. Club president Wendy Miller said m any of their 49 members are actively involved attending business meetings, social events or service activities. There is still some concern about the club’s future with few applications for membership. Wendy attributes this in part to awareness of the club and what it does and in part to people being more time-poor now than in the past. So she suggests people start by joining the club for a dinner or service activity first, before attending a business meeting to see how the club operates. “That way people can engage with us and understand what we’re about, before deciding to join the club officially. People have the perception that we are fundraisers but Lions are a not-for-profit service organisation and everything we do is for the community. Any money raised is a bonus and is ultimately returned to various community groups,” Wendy said. Club life member Stuart Flexman has notched up sixty years of service, having started the club in 1964 with 51 other Coast businessmen. At the time it was indeed exclusively open for men to join though things have since changed, and today the club has an almost equal number of women and men. “Back in those days, the men who joined were for the most part young men, and men who were willing to put a lot of effort into their local community. Most of us were plumbers, builders, electricians, drain layers, working men who were willing to spend some of our free time working in the community,” Flexman said. Over the last six decades, the club has been involved in many projects on the Coast. Even before the club was made official, members banded together in 1960 to build pathways through Alice Eaves Bush to make it accessible for the wider community. Other significant projects include painting the Silverdale Historic Village buildings, construction of the Ōrewa Lookout, painting the inside of Centrestage Theatre, and the popular annual Big Dig held every summer in Ōrewa. Wendy said that there is also an important social aspect to the club where people can build lasting friendships. “I’ve been a part of Lions for 44 years and people often ask me why. It keeps me busy, it keeps me young. I like doing what I do with the club. But most importantly, there is a pride in belonging to the Ōrewa Lions Club, a club that has contributed in so many ways to the local community,” Wendy said.Arne Slot optimistic Mohamed Salah will extend contract at LiverpoolNovember 22, 2024 This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlightedthe following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: fact-checked peer-reviewed publication trusted source proofread by Francisco Tutella, Pennsylvania State University Spanish explorers may have brought the first peach pits to North America, but Indigenous communities helped the ubiquitous summer fruit really take root, according to a study led by a researcher at Penn State. The study, published in Nature Communications , shows that Indigenous political and social networks and land use practices played key roles in the peach's adoption and dispersal across the continent, according to the researchers. "Peaches need a lot of care by people to be productive. They need to be planted in appropriate places with a lot of sunlight and the right soil drainage, and they need to be pruned," said Jacob Holland-Lulewicz, first author and assistant professor of anthropology at Penn State. "For a long time, the narrative was that the Spanish introduced peaches and then peaches spread very quickly. The reality is way more complicated. How quickly peaches spread is very much a product of Indigenous networks and land management." The researchers analyzed historical documents that mentioned peaches, such as the travel writings of French missionary explorer Jacques Marquette and English merchant Jonathan Dickinson. They also employed radiocarbon dating —a method that measures the decay of radioactive carbon-14 atoms in organic material —to determine the approximate ages of peach pits and other organic samples, like carbonized tree wood, from 28 archaeological sites and two regional locales where archaeologists previously recovered preserved peach pits. The sites were located in the Carolinas, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee and Arkansas. The team found that peaches were likely widespread across Indigenous settlements in the interior southeast as early as the year 1620, roughly 100 years after the earliest Spanish expeditions in Florida and in Georgia's Oconee Valley. The timing suggests that early Spanish settlements becoming important trade nodes within existing Indigenous networks created the necessary conditions for the spread of peaches, according to Holland-Lulewicz. "Many narratives talk about the Spanish, or Europeans generally, arriving and then you see instantaneous changes to Indigenous histories and the spread of materials, but those initial interactions didn't cause major changes," he said. "It's not until Spanish networks and Indigenous networks become entangled 100 years later that we have the necessary conditions for the spread of peaches." The team also identified what are possibly the earliest peaches in North America at a Muskogean farmstead in the Oconee Valley. In the 1990s, the late Penn State archaeologist James Hatch recovered peach pits from the bottom of post holes that once housed support structures for the farmstead's house. The researchers radiocarbon dated charcoal, nuts and corn kernels from these post holes and found that occupation at the site began between 1520 and 1550 and ended between 1530 and 1570. This timing suggests that peaches had spread to the interior southeast possibly decades before the founding of St. Augustine in 1565, according to the researchers. Discover the latest in science, tech, and space with over 100,000 subscribers who rely on Phys.org for daily insights. Sign up for our free newsletter and get updates on breakthroughs, innovations, and research that matter— daily or weekly . "Understanding the path that the introduction of species, such as peach trees, took through colonization and the role that Indigenous people and their long-term relationship with the environment played in shaping these histories demonstrates the importance of these events, people and processes to what becomes a broader American history," said co-author Victor Thompson, Distinguished Research Professor of archaeology at the University of Georgia (UGA) and executive director of the Georgia Museum of Natural History. "Further, the fact that all of this work took place on museum specimens underscores the importance of maintaining these collections for future study." Indigenous peoples not only adopted the peach but selectively bred new varieties outnumbering the varieties found in Europe even at this early time, Holland-Lulewicz said. "When Europeans started to move through and into the interior of the continent in the mid- to late 1600s, they noted that there were way more varieties of peaches being grown by Indigenous peoples than there were in Europe," he said, explaining that the fruit had become an important aspect of Indigenous culture. "At this time, Europeans are noting really dense peach orchards around Indigenous towns, but some of these towns and people had never previously interacted with or even heard of Europeans. In fact, there are records of Indigenous peoples describing peaches as an Indigenous fruit." The fruit had become so integral to Indigenous history and culture that when the ancestors of the modern-day Muscogee (Creek) Nation were forcibly removed from Georgia and Alabama during the 1800s, they took peaches with them. "There are Muscogee (Creek) peoples today who grow peaches as heritage crops," Holland-Lulewicz said. "The act of growing and caring for those peaches is an important cultural practice. These were the first peaches introduced in the 1500s and 1600s that were then carried halfway across the continent and continue to be grown today." More information: Jacob Holland-Lulewicz et al, The initial spread of peaches across eastern North America was structured by Indigenous communities and ecologies, Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-52597-8 Journal information: Nature Communications Provided by Pennsylvania State University
Police investigating following fire that prompted school evacuation at Ingersoll District Collegiate Institute
4. Mishandling of Budget: There have been reports of financial mismanagement within the postal service under Baron Leopold's watch, leading to concerns about the misuse of funds and a lack of accountability.
A man participated in a self-discipline challenge for an 800,000 yuan prize but lost 20,000 yuan, sparking legal controversies and attracting attention.
Title: Tragedy Strikes at the Medicine Valley: First "Recovered" Patient Now in Critical Condition, Death Toll Rises to 30Pimax just announced a new PC VR headset that weighs less than 200 grams and boasts 4K per eye microOLED panels and pancake lenses. That means the Pimax Dream Air matches the display specifications of Apple’s Vision Pro , yet weighs less than an iPhone 16 Pro. The Dream Air looks quite similar to the Vision Pro, and Pimax undoubtedly drew inspiration from Apple’s design. The renders show a compact, curved headset with a single rear head strap that splits at the back to cup the head. Pimax says the strap automatically adjusts to a perfect fit. There’s also automatic lens spacing to align with your eyes. That’s important since the Pimax Dream Air supports eye-tracking. That means the Dream Air will be suitable for sharing, something that’s usually difficult with a Vision Pro since it requires a face scan before purchase to get the right size. Pimax is known for making high-end PC VR headsets that push the limits of what’s possible, but with the trade-off of a bulky and heavy head-mounted display that requires a VR-ready PC to use. The Dream Air is a new type of Pimax device that could change our expectations. Like the Pimax Crystal and $800 Crystal Light , the Dream Air will offer the best performance when connected to a Windows PC with a powerful graphics card. It connects via an included 5-meter USB-C cable, so you’ll need a computer that supports DisplayPort over USB. Its 3840 × 3552 pixel-per-eye resolution at 90Hz will challenge older GPUs. However, Pimax has implemented foveated rendering and upscaling to reduce performance demands somewhat. We don’t have recommended system specifications yet, but a fast gaming PC will be a necessity . The Pimax Dream Air features inside-out tracking, so base stations aren’t needed. Pimax also has new controllers that lack rings and look very similar to Touch Plus controllers included with Meta’s low-cost Quest 3 and 3S . The Dream Air also supports hand-tracking so it can be used without controllers, depending on the game. Pimax also announced an optional Cobb compute puck powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2. We don’t know if this will be the original XR2 chip or the newer Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 that’s used in the Quest 3 and 3S . When plugged into the Dream Air, you’ll be able to access some features without connecting to your PC. Pimax notes this could be useful when traveling, so I’d expect it to support video playback and possibly casual gaming or browsing. Pricing and full specifications of Cobb haven’t been revealed yet. Overall, it looks and sounds like a very intriguing PC VR gaming headset that packs lots of impressive features into a small and remarkably light device. The potential for mobile use with Cobb adds more value. It could turn out to be one of the best VR headsets available . Pimax says the Dream Air will start shipping in May 2025. That’s just five months away, so Pimax has to move quickly to meet that self-imposed deadline. Note that the company has a history of delays in shipping new products, so I wouldn’t be surprised if the Dream Air arrives later in the year. The Pimax Dream Air is now available for preorder via Pimax’s website. The price is surprisingly low for such an advanced design: $1,895 ($1,199 to preorder plus $697 when it ships). There’s a 14-day trial after you receive the headset, so you can return the Dream Air for a full refund if you aren’t satisfied.
South Korea lifts president's martial law decree after lawmakers reject military rule
