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Mint on the impact of climate change in the Asia Pacific region. India accounts for most of the economic and human losses in South Asia region.

Alexey Pertsev, the developer behind Tornado Cash, has lodged an appeal with the s-Hertogenbosch court of appeal after being found guilty of money laundering.

Japan and the United States are planning to develop interceptors to shoot down hypersonic missiles by the 2030s under a contract signed by the two countries on Wednesday. The plan, which will reportedly cost more than $3 billion, was first announced in August when the nations' leaders met at a summit with South Korea in Camp David outside Washington. «In recent years, around Japan, missile-related technologies such as hypersonic weapons have improved dramatically,» the defence ministry said in a statement about the agreement to jointly develop the so-called Glide Phase Interceptor (GPI).

United Nations sanctions monitors noted that North Korea was involved in laundering $147.5 million in stolen cryptocurrency from an exchange. Per a Reuters report, the North Korean perpetrators reportedly laundered the stolen crypto through Tornado Cash crypto platform in March.

Fans of Korean pop bands around the world are increasingly channeling their millions-strong online community into climate and environmental activism

BTS, Blackpink & Twice, Hallyu culture and beauty standards have gradually become the talk of the town globally. K-beauty trends such as glass skin, sheet masks and the iconic ‘10 Step Skin Care’ have become the latest obsession among Gen Z beauty addicts.

North Korea’s notorious Kimsuky hacking group, also known as APT43, has been reportedly launching cyberattacks on two South Korean crypto firms using a previously undocumented Golang-based malware named – Durian.

Raymond Chandler as a modern denizen Juniper Song fancies herself a modern-day Philip Marlowe, navigating Los Angeles guided more by Raymond Chandler’s masterworks than by Google Maps. Song, the creation of author Steph Cha, is a 20-something Korean-American who uses her private-eye skills to help friends in need. As much as she romanticizes Marlowe’s metropolis, Song’s L.A.

Joe Biden has made another verbal gaffe during a recent campaign reception in Portola Valley, California, ANI reported. Biden, made an error in referring to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as the 'President of South Korea', as per the New York Post. Biden's slip-up occurred while criticising his 2024 opponent and Republican candidate, and former President Donald Trump, for his rapport with the North Korean leader.

North Korea may be a little irked with President Biden as he, during the Presidential campaign reception in California, wrongly identified Kim Jong Un's nationality and country of leadership, according to an NY Post report.

Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly has vetoed proposed restrictions on foreign ownership of land in Kansas

North Korea will equip its military with a new 240mm multiple rocket launcher starting this year, state media said Saturday, adding a «significant change» for the army's artillery combat capabilities was under way. Leader Kim Jong Un on Friday oversaw a live-fire test of the «technically updated» rocket system, Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency said. The announcement comes as analysts say the nuclear-armed North could be testing and ramping up production of artillery and cruise missiles before sending them to Russia for use in Ukraine.

South Korea has vowed to protect its companies operating in other markets after Japanese regulators told LY Corp., which runs the popular chat app Line, to reduce its dependence on Naver, the Korean partner in the venture

from Chinese spying. The Kansas House's top GOP leader accused Gov. Laura Kelly of “apathy" toward serious national security threats from China and other nations declared by the U.S.

GenAI platform", Hanooman, available in 98 global languages, including 12 Indian languages, was launched on Friday. The 12 Indian languages are Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Kannada, Odia, Punjabi, Assamese, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Sindhi. Additionally, Hanooman will support a host of global languages, including English, Spanish, Italian, German, Japanese, Korean, and 80 other languages worldwide. The AI tool has been developed by generative AI business SML India in partnership with 3AI Holding, an Abu Dhabi-based investment company. The app is now available for download in India and can be accessed through the web and mobile application for Android users on Play Store.

Mint, project a robust growth trajectory for the full year. Forecasts indicate a potential 15% revenue surge, breaching the $45 billion mark in FY25, compared to $39 billion in the previous fiscal year. Interestingly, this bullish outlook is despite the market volumes, which is expected to remain flat compared to 2023 levels, with projections hovering at 151-155 million units.

A South Korean convenience store chain, Emart24, is teaming up with the popular cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb to offer Bitcoin Meal packs. These unique meal boxes will provide customers with an opportunity to win small amounts of Bitcoin, adding a crypto twist to their lunch break.

Swaminathan Aiyar, Consulting Editor, ET Now, says “BJP may have many jewels, but Mr Modi is Koh-i-Noor. The biggest thing the BJP has going for it is Mr Modi. And at the end of it all, you can have 25 different analyses of different issues. But if the stark choice is, do you want Mr Narendra Modi or do you want Mr Rahul Gandhi? I have no doubt that people will opt for Mr Modi, whatever their other reservations are. Whether he gets an increased majority or a reduced majority is another matter. But even if the BJP loses 100 seats, they will get more parties with them and so surely Mr Modi will be back.” On inflation the prime minister has cited the Korean War during the Nehru regime and he has spoken about how inflation was the highest during Indira Gandhi's time. Up front, what do you make of this historical context that the prime minister is referencing on inflation and the impact of the war in Ukraine, which he says affects food, fertiliser and fuel prices directly? Swaminathan Aiyar: He recalls inflation back in the early 50s. It is a fact that the Korean War resulted in a shortage of all kinds of commodities, which were being used for the war effort on both sides. Because of that very steep rise in all commodity prices, there was an increase in price in India too. While it is true that there were a certain number of restrictions on imports, actually imports were pretty free in the early 50s. Therefore, there was an impact.

The notorious Poloniex hacker responsible for last year’s security breach on the cryptocurrency exchange is on the move again. The thief transferred 1,100 Ethereum (ETH), valued at $3.4 million, to the sanctioned crypto mixer Tornado Cash on May 7 in an effort to launder the stolen funds.

China said on Tuesday its military took steps to warn and alert an Australian aircraft after Australia blamed a Chinese fighter jet for endangering one of its military helicopters during an «unsafe» confrontation over the Yellow Sea.

Putin began his fifth term Tuesday as Russian leader at a glittering Kremlin inauguration, setting out on another six years in office after destroying his political opponents, launching a devastating war in Ukraine and concentrating all power in his hands. Already in office for nearly a quarter-century and the longest-serving Kremlin leader since Josef Stalin, Putin's new term doesn't expire until 2030, when he will be constitutionally eligible to run again.