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OK SEOUL, April 3 (Yonhap) -- Cheong Wa Dae said Friday it seeks to encourage people to voluntarily use public transportation during off-peak hours by giving them incentives as part of measures to respond to unstable energy supply stemming from...

Ukraine’s ancient Easter egg art helps preserve national identity Copy/paste the link below: Copy Copy/paste the article video embed link below: Copy Updated: 03/04/2026 - 10:19 GMT+2 Ukraine is preparing for Easter with the pysanka, a hand‑decorated egg whose colours...

Users with only an iPhone will find more utility in the AirPods Pro 3. iPhone users with mixed-device ecosystems will find more value in Sony or Bose over-ears. What changed from generation to generation Jada Jones/ZDNET Apple upgraded the AirPods...

With four members retiring, two running for Senate and four others in potentially tight reelection contests, nearly a third of the committee’s Republicans may not return in the next Congress. A more major shuffling of Democratic subcommittee leaders could happen...

Photograph: Yui Mok/PA View image in fullscreen Farage initially recorded the cost of his two-day trip to the Maldives as £12,500, before doubling the figure. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA Labour challenges Farage over cost of private jet trip to Maldives Anna...

Arlo Parks: 'I got out of my head and into my body' 11 hours ago Share Save Add as preferred on Google Mark Savage Music correspondent Getty Images Arlo Parks is ready to party - without sacrificing the emotional honesty...

OK SEOUL, April 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korean and French businesses on Friday vowed to expand exchanges in emerging areas, including the bio, carbon-free and technology sectors, as the two countries celebrate the 140th anniversary of diplomatic ties in 2026....

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OK By Shim Sun-ah SEOUL, April 3 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean and French culture ministers met Friday to discuss strengthening cooperation in culture, arts and related industries as the nations host a series of events marking the 140th anniversary...

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Musk announced that his space-launch company, SpaceX, which had recently merged with his artificial intelligence company, xAI, would put data centers into orbit around the Earth. It all comes down to electricity, he explained. "You're power constrained on Earth," he...

OK SEOUL, April 3 (Yonhap) -- HD Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries Co. said Friday it has secured a 349.8 billion-won (US$232 million) order to build two liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carriers for a shipping company in Greece. HD Hyundai Samho...

OK (ATTN: ADDS details in paras 5, 23-24, photo; RECASTS headline) By Kim Eun-jung SEOUL, April 3 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung said Friday he and French President Emmanuel Macron agreed to work together to secure the safe passage...

OK (ATTN: ADDS latest info, comments in paras 2, 6-9, additional photo) SEOUL, April 3 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean won strengthened against the U.S. dollar Friday, rebounding from a steep decline in the previous session, as talks on reopening...

OK By Kim Eun-jung SEOUL, April 3 (Yonhap) -- First lady Kim Hea Kyung and French first lady Brigitte Macron visited the National Museum of Korea on Friday to view key exhibits with cultural ties between the two countries and...

OK SEOUL, April 3 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of external news on North Korea this week. ------------ Belarus leader orders opening of embassy in N. Korean Embassy in China hosts reception marking ruling party congress: report SEOUL...

OK SEOUL, April 3 (Yonhap) -- Fifteen companies with heavy petroleum consumption have agreed to reduce their annual consumption of oil by 956,000 barrels to join South Korea's ongoing energy-saving efforts, officials said Friday. Earlier this week, the government raised...

OK SEOUL, April 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and France on Friday signed a preliminary agreement to promote cooperation on support for veterans of the 1950-53 Korean War, Seoul's veterans ministry said. Veterans Minister Kwon Oh-eul and Catherine Vautrin, minister...

OK (ATTN: UPDATES with details throughout) SEOUL, April 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will advance the deployment of a homegrown interceptor system akin to Israel's Iron Dome by two years to 2029 in a bid to better counter North Korea's...

OK SEOUL, April 3 (Yonhap) -- Mark of K-pop boy band NCT will terminate his contract with SM Entertainment and leave the group, the agency said Friday. Mark poses for photos at a press conference for NCT Dream's fifth full-length...

OK By Kim Eun-jung SEOUL, April 3 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung will meet leaders of rival parties next week to discuss ways to support an economy hit by the war in the Middle East, a senior aide said...

OK UIJEONGBU, South Korea, April 3 (Yonhap) -- Police said Friday they have referred a notorious drug smuggler repatriated from the Philippines to the prosecution for allegedly trafficking over 10 billion won (US$6.6 million) worth of illegal drugs. Park Wang-yeol,...

Climate NPR wants your big question about reducing your climate impact and saving money April 3, 2026 5:00 AM ET Jeff Brady Katherine Du/NPR Rising utility bills and higher oil and gas prices are a concern for many people now....

After key milestone, Artemis II astronauts speed off toward the moon This much-anticipated " translunar injection burn " broke the crew capsule out of its orbit around the planet and sent it on a journey towards the moon that no...

Korea, France agree to cooperate on safe passage through Strait of Hormuz SEOUL -- President Lee Jae Myung said Friday he and French President Emmanuel Macron agreed to work together to secure the safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz...

OK SEOUL, April 3 (Yonhap) -- Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol said Friday offering tax incentives to encourage offshore-bound investments to return to the domestic stock market will help improve foreign exchange supply and demand. "If the three-part foreign exchange stabilization...

OK (ATTN: ADDS comments in last 2 paras) SEOUL, April 3 (Yonhap) -- The ruling Democratic Party (DP) on Friday picked former Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum as its sole candidate for Daegu mayor, a traditional conservative stronghold, in the upcoming...