Court Rules Doctor Must Pay $18,000 to Patient Injured During Penis Enlargement Surgery 2024.02.20 A court has ruled that a doctor must pay approximately $18,000 in damages to a man who was severed during a penile enlargement surgery. According to a report by the Chosun Ilbo on the 19th, Judge Park Seol Ah of the Seoul Eastern District Court Civil 4th Single Bench partially ruled in favor of the […]

Bomb Scare and Bad Weather Disrupt 141 Jeju Airport Flights 2024.02.20 Flights to and from Jeju, including Jeju Airport, were canceled in droves due to deteriorating weather at domestic airports and the discovery of a suspicious object suspected to be an explosive at Gwangju Airport. According to the Korea Airports Corporation’s Jeju Airport on the 19th, as of 7 PM that day, 141 domestic flights (78 […]

Police Searching for Two Parachuters Who Jumped from the 99th Floor 2024.02.19 Police are tracking down two foreigners who jumped with a parachute from the high-rise El City building in Busan. They are being investigated for residential invasion. It is believed that they broke into the observation deck and parachuted to the ground. Police believe they may be base jumping experts...

Netflix's CEO Witnesses 'Squid Game 2' Magic, Predicts Global Phenomenon 2024.02.19 Ted Sarandos, co-CEO of Netflix, recently visited the set of Squid Game Season 2 for the first time, describing his impressions as “truly overwhelming in scale.” He expressed confidence in the ability of Korean content “to deliver a unique entertainment experience to the world.” According to Netflix on the 19th, Sarandos stated in his column, […]

Delta Plane Turns Back as Maggots Pour Over Passengers 2024.02.19 [iNews24 Reporter Shin Soo-jeong] An airplane headed from the Netherlands to the United States was forced to turn around after maggots spilled out of the overhead compartment.

Breakthrough Study: Four Proteins Could Predict Dementia 10 Years in Advance 2024.02.18 A team of researchers in China has identified four plasma proteins that can predict the risk of developing dementia 10 years in advance. Among them, glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) showed the strongest association, and GFAP and LTBP2 showed high specificity in predicting dementia...

Theft Strikes Women's Sauna in Gangnam: 7 Hair Dryers Valued at $420 Each Gone 2024.02.16 Seven hairdryers were stolen from a women’s sauna in a newly constructed apartment in Gangnam, Seoul. A notice on the community board of a new apartment in Gangnam has been posted online. The apartment community facility has various amenities for residents, including a sauna and a kid’s cafe. The notice pertains to the theft of […]

South Korea's Oldest Elephant Sakura Passes Away at 59 at Seoul Grand Park 2024.02.16 Sakura, the oldest elephant in Korea, was housed at Seoul Grand Park in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province, and passed away at 59. In human years, Sakura lived over 90 years and had a close brush with death due to a nail disease last year. Seoul Grand Park posted an obituary on its website on the 14th, […]

Mystery Surrounds $4 Million Heir's Sudden Death: Poisoning Suspected 2024.02.16 A report of an unexplained death was recently received in Thailand.On Dec. 12, Inspector Thanakrit Salangam of Bangmae Nang Police Station in Thailand received a report of a death.The scene of the crime was a two-story house, where Pritsa Hrufloi, 42, was found dead in a first-floor bedroom...

Six-Day-Old Baby's Finger Amputated Over Shocking Glove Mishap 2024.02.16 A young Chinese woman, Wong (a pseudonym), has gone viral after a very sad story of a six-day-old baby having her finger amputated was revealed. Ms. Wong gave birth to her first daughter a few years ago...

Domino's Pizza Scandal: Employee Caught on Video Kneading Dough with Nose 2024.02.15 A part-time worker at Domino's Pizza in Japan has become the center of controversy after a video surfaced of him smearing his own snot into the pizza dough and kneading it...

South Korea Witnesses First Official Same-Sex Couple Blessing 2024.02.14 A Catholic priest performed South Korea’s first official same-sex couple blessing in the church last month. According to Kyunghyang Newspaper, same-sex couples were blessed by Rev. Lee Seung-bok in a disclosed ceremony last month. This marks South Korea’s first known blessing of same-sex couples. According to the report, a same-sex couple in their 40s who […]

Survey Reveals: More Than 1 in 10 Job Seekers Asked Uncomfortable Questions 2024.02.13 More than one in ten employees have received uncomfortable or inappropriate questions during interviews. On the 13th, according to a survey conducted by the public opinion polling agency Embrain Public, at the request of the civic group Workplace Bullying 119, from December 4 to 11 last year, among 1,000 employees aged 19 and over nationwide, […]

New Research Reveals: Beta-Glucan Injection Strengthens Immune System 2024.02.09 A team of researchers at Ulsan Medical University found that beta-glucan reduces lung fibrosis and enhances immune training. They found that beta-glucan injections reduced lung damage and activated immune cells. This suggests the possibility of application to other organs...

Chinese Man's Jaw-Dropping Reaction to Winning $95 Million Lottery Jackpot 2024.02.08 A Chinese lottery winner has won the top prize of 680 million yuan. It's the largest jackpot in the history of the Chinese lottery. The recent economic downturn has reportedly fueled lottery enthusiasm in China...

Deceptive Practices in Popular Jeju Restaurants 2024.02.08 A number of restaurants in Jeju have been caught cheating consumers by passing off white pork as black pork. Origin labeling violations - Autonomous police crack down on food labeling and advertising violations...

Two Brides Show Up, Groom Gets Slapped in Shocking Wedding Scene - Here's Why 2024.02.08 A wedding in China has become a hot topic after two brides appeared in wedding dresses at a wedding ceremony.Last October, a wedding was held at a luxury hotel in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, China.At the beginning of the ceremony, the bride and groom stood side by side in front of many guests...

US Government Reacts to Popular Videos Using Apple Vision Pro with Tesla Autopilot 2024.02.07 The U.S. government has warned that videos of people driving a Tesla self-driving car while wearing a mixed reality (MR) headset are "unsafe". While manipulating the virtual screen with the headset, the driver must remain focused on driving at all times...

Annual Income of the Top 1% of YouTube Creators and Internet Streamers Revealed 2024.02.07 Among the 393 solo media creators with annual gross income exceeding KRW 1 trillion, the top 1% accounted for 29.2% of the total income. The total income of YouTubers has increased significantly, but there are only a few creators who can earn a large income...

Korean Prostitution Ring Discovered in the United States 2024.02.07 A Korean sex trafficking ring that targeted politicians in the United States has been busted.According to Britain's Daily Mail, local prosecutors charged three Koreans with running a sex trafficking ring in Virginia, Massachusetts, last November...

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