3+ hour, 4+ min ago   (197+ words) Quarantine workers control access to a farm in Gangneung, about 170 kilometers east of Seoul, where the nation's first case of African swine fever in about two months was confirmed, Jan. 17. Yonhap Korea on Saturday confirmed the eighth case of African…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (632+ words) People watch smoke and fire rise as wildfire burns in Concepcion, Chile, Jan. 18, in the aftermath of a forest fire in the Biobio region where, according to local media, multiple wildfires prompted emergency evacuations. Reuters-Yonhap PENCO, Chile " Wildfires raging across…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (252+ words) South Korean players acknowledge fans after beating Ghana 1-0 in a friendly football match at Seoul World Cup Stadium in Seoul, Nov. 18. Yonhap South Korea have ended the year at No. 22 in the FIFA rankings. FIFA issued the final monthly rankings…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (261+ words) Catalan Police and Spanish civil guards stand guard outside the IRTA-CRESA animal laboratory during a judicial investigation to determine the origin of an outbreak of African swine fever in Bellaterra, outside Barcelona, Thursday. AFP-Yonhap Spanish police searched a laboratory near…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (172+ words) Two Airbus H145M helicopters of the Hungarian Air Force perform during an air show, as part of the celebrations marking the country's national day, in Budapest on Aug. 20. AFP-Yonhap Spain's defense ministry has ordered 100 helicopters from Airbus destined for deployment in…...

4+ mon, 6+ day ago   (757+ words) International development faces its most serious test in decades, as leading donor nations cut back official aid budgets even as climate disasters, regional conflicts and health emergencies fuel rising demand for assistance worldwide. Carsten Staur, chair of the OECD Development…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (190+ words) Rome " Vivian Spohr, the wife of Lufthansa chief executive Carsten Spohr, is being investigated for negligent homicide following a fatal traffic accident on the Italian island of Sardinia, according to her lawyer. She is alleged to have run over a…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (191+ words) Lee Hyun, an 11-year-old at Pyoseon Elementary School, believes that good manners define a person. Lately, she's been observing that many tourists on Jeju Island disregard even the most basic etiquette. "I once saw tourists talking loudly and playing music…...

6+ mon, 4+ week ago   (184+ words) PARIS " Western Europe sweltered through its hottest June on record last month, as "extreme" temperatures blasted the region in punishing back-to-back heatwaves, the EU climate monitor Copernicus said Wednesday. Globally, this past June was the third warmest on record, continuing…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago   (173+ words) Authorities across Southern Europe urged people to seek shelter Sunday and protect the most vulnerable as punishing temperatures from Spain to Portugal, Italy and France climbed higher in the summer's first major heatwave. Ambulances stood on standby near tourist hotspots…...