Three German swimmers became ill after competing in the open water races at the Paris Olympics, though it was not immediately clear if the long-polluted Seine River was responsible for their sickness. The swimmers were not identified in a statement released Saturday by the German Olympic Sports Confederation, though Leonie Beck went on social media…
Seong Seung-min claimed bronze in the women’s modern pentathlon at the Paris Olympics on Sunday, becoming the first South Korean woman to grab an Olympic medal in her sport. Seong, the 2024 world champion, finished behind Michelle Gulyas of Hungary and Elodie Clouvel of France for third place at the modern pentathlon venue set by…
President Yoon Suk Yeol will have a dinner meeting with former President Lee Myung-bak next week, an informed source said Saturday. Yoon has invited Lee, who served as president from 2008 to 2013, and his wife for dinner, according to a source familiar with the issue, without providing details on the schedule and the location….
Korea’s memory chip exports to Taiwan surged over 225 percent in the first half from a year earlier on robust demand for high-performance high bandwidth memory (HBM) products sparked by the fast growth of the global artificial intelligence (AI) market, data showed Sunday. Outbound shipments of memory chips to Taiwan reached $4.26 billion in the…
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy acknowledged for the first time on Saturday that Ukrainian forces were fighting in the surprise offensive in Russia’s Kursk, as the border region’s authorities rushed to evacuate civilians from areas at risk. Moscow’s forces are in their sixth day of intense battles against Kyiv’s largest incursion into Russian territory since the start…
Scorching summer weather is making it harder for self-employed individuals in the restaurant and accommodation sectors to pay back the principal and interest on their loans in time. They account for nearly one-third of the country’s self-employed individuals, estimated at over 6 million. Many are still struggling with loan repayments after borrowing from banks to…
‘Ohtani Killer’ Kiwoom Hurado “Against the Best Player…Inspiring” MLB’s career hitting percentage against Ohtani is 0.182… Consecutive missed swings and strikeouts in the Seoul Series Kiwoom Heroes’ foreign pitcher Ariel Jurado, who struck out ‘superstar’ Shohei Ohtani (Los Angeles Dodgers) twice, said, “It is encouraging just to face the best player again.” In the 2024…
Ryu Hyun-jin, 5 Innings Against Lotte, 6K, 2 Runs, Decent Pitching… Preparation for the Opening Match is Complete Hyun-jin Ryu (37, Hanwha) checked his condition with stable pitching six days before the opening game of the regular season. Ryu Hyun-jin took the mound as a starter in an exhibition game against the Lotte Giants in…
Manchester City Beat Newcastle 2-0… Advance to the Semifinals of the FA Cup for the First Time in Six Consecutive Years Manchester City (Man City) advanced to the semifinals of the English Football Association (FA) Cup for the first time in six consecutive seasons. The Manchester City defeated Newcastle United 2-0 in the 2023-2024 FA…