North Korea's new suspected COVID-19 cases remained below 20,000 for the fifth consecutive day, according to its state media Thursday. More than 13,100 people showed symptoms of fever over a 24-hour period until 6 p.m. the previous day, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said, citing data from the state emergency epidemic prevention headquarters. It did not provide information on wh...

North Korea held a rare military meeting to change the operational plan of military frontline units with leader Kim Jong-un in attendance, state media said Thursday, amid heightening tensions in the region. Kim also discussed the reorganization of key military formations as he convened the second-day sitting of the third enlarged meeting of the eighth Central Military Commission of the ruling Wo...

Intended for potential treatment of ER+/HER2- advanced or metastatic breast cancer patients Priority Review requested; if accepted, anticipate an 8-month FDA review Positive EMERALD study data previously announced on October 20, 2021 First, and currently only, investigational oral SERD with positive topline results Additional data presented at SABCS ( December 2021 ) and ASCO ( June 2022 ...

Austria and New Zealand may be far apart geographically, but we are connected by shared values and principles. Particularly relevant today is our longstanding opposition to nuclear weapons and our shared concern about the lack of progress on nuclear disarmament. While the threat of nuclear weapons never went away after the end of the Cold War, steep cuts to nuclear stockpiles in the early 1990s ...

To this day, I still vividly remember going to the Hollywood Bowl in the summer in Los Angeles. Since I majored in piano, when I think of summer, the first thing that comes to my mind are the kind of music festivals held in that venue. When I came to the United States for graduate school, I studied piano with deep sincerity. And part of that was going to various music camps and music festivals t...

This weekend, we’ll again recall the beginning of the Korean War. For me, it is also the start of my memories. Not yet 3 years old, I was too young to fully grasp the magnitude of the conflict and contextualize my memories. So, the upheaval that began on June 25, 1950 still remains a disjointed sequence of scenes. Among them: A sister went out when Seoul was in North Korean hands -- and never re...

Altaeros' ST-Flex is a rapidly deployable autonomous aerostat HOKKAIDO SPACEPORT, TAIKI TOWN , HOKKAIDO, Japan , June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SoftBank Corp. ("SoftBank"), Japan's leading mobile carrier, completed initial testing of Altaeros' ST-Flex™ autonomous aerostat. Operational and telecom tests were performed at Hokkaido Spaceport, Taiki Town , Hokkaido, Japan . Learn more ab...

LONDON , June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Corsearch, a global leader in the intellectual property ("IP") services industry, announced today the appointment of Abel Clark as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Abel Clark, Corsearch's newly appointed CEO As CEO, Abel will focus on accelerating growth and innovation at Corsearch. Abel has extensive experience executing customer-led g...

SHENZHEN, China , June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tencent is focusing not only on internal efforts to curb emissions, but also using digital technologies and capabilities to help various industries decarbonize, contributing to a global push in fighting climate change, said Xu Hao , Vice President of Sustainable Social Value at Tencent (0700.HK), at a Reuters online event on June 22 nd . ...

ARLINGTON, Va. , June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Venture Global announced the execution of two long-term Sales and Purchase Agreements (SPAs) for the purchase of two million tonnes per annum (2MTPA) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) for 20 years. Under the agreements, Chevron U.S.A. Inc. will purchase 1MTPA from the Plaquemines LNG facility and 1MTPA from CP2 LNG. Plaquemines LNG has been und...

In light of a recent decision by FIFA to prolong rules to accommodate foreign players based in Russia, South Korean midfielder Hwang In-beom is once again poised to become a coveted figure in the open market. Hwang, a go-to midfielder for the South Korean national team, signed a short-term deal with FC Seoul in the K League 1 in April. He had been playing for the top-division Russian club Rubin...