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South Korea hits record-low weddings as birth rate plunges

The number of South Koreans who tied the knot last year hit a record low, figures showed Thursday, compounding looming demographic woes in a country with the world's lowest birth rate.
South Korea hits record-low weddings as birth rate plunges

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South Korea's Yoon seeks common ground in Tokyo amid missiles and weight of history

Yoon Suk Yeol became the first South Korean president to visit Japan in 12 years on Thursday, in a step towards repairing a relationship strained by history and rebuilding cooperation in the face of North Korea's frequent missile launches.
South Korea's Yoon seeks common ground in Tokyo amid missiles and weight of history

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Credit Suisse secures $54B lifeline as authorities rush to prevent global bank crisis

Credit Suisse on Thursday said it would borrow up to $54 billion from the Swiss central bank to shore up its liquidity and investor confidence after a slump in its shares intensified fears about a global financial crisis.
Credit Suisse secures $54B lifeline as authorities rush to prevent global bank crisis

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TikTok says US threatens ban if Chinese owners don't sell stakes

The Biden administration has demanded that TikTok’s Chinese owners divest their stakes in the popular video app or face a possible U.S. ban, the company told Reuters on Wednesday.
TikTok says US threatens ban if Chinese owners don't sell stakes

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North Korea launches long-range missile ahead of South Korea-Japan summit

North Korea fired a long-range ballistic missile into the sea between the Korean peninsula and Japan hours before South Korea's president was due to fly to Tokyo for a summit expected to discuss ways to counter the nuclear-armed North.
North Korea launches long-range missile ahead of South Korea-Japan summit

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Ukraine war: US and Russian military chiefs in rare talks after drone downed

Washington's top general said the crash of a U.S. surveillance drone after being intercepted by Russian jets showed Moscow's increasingly aggressive behavior, while Russia warned Washington that flying drones near Crimea risked escalation.
Ukraine war: US and Russian military chiefs in rare talks after drone downed

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BTS agency HYBE seeks US deals after withdrawing bid for SM Entertainment

South Korea's largest music label HYBE which manages hit boy band BTS, will announce a "substantial number of acquisitions and investments" this year as the K-pop giant looks to boost its U.S. presence, its chairman said on Wednesday.
BTS agency HYBE seeks US deals after withdrawing bid for SM Entertainment

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Tyson Foods to shut two US chicken plants with nearly 1,700 workers

Tyson Foods Inc will close two U.S. chicken plants with almost 1,700 employees on May 12, the company said on Tuesday.
Tyson Foods to shut two US chicken plants with nearly 1,700 workers

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Analysis: Airbus faces steep climb in 'make or break' delivery year

Airbus and U.S. rival Boeing were locked in a dead heat for deliveries for the first two months of the year, but the European planemaker has a tougher task to meet annual forecasts amid ongoing supply woes.
Analysis: Airbus faces steep climb in 'make or break' delivery year

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Thailand searches for missing radioactive cylinder

Thai authorities are scrambling to find a cylinder containing dangerous radioactive material that went missing from a power station, officials said Tuesday, warning of serious health risks from direct exposure.

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Japan's big firms set to offer biggest pay rises in decades

Big Japanese firms are set to offer the largest pay rises in a quarter century this year driven by inflation at 41-year high, in a sign that cash-rich firms may be warming to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's calls to boost consumption through higher wages.
Japan's big firms set to offer biggest pay rises in decades

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Philippine police officer jailed for killing teens in rare drug war conviction

A Philippine police officer has been found guilty of killing two teenagers during former president Rodrigo Duterte's drug war, court documents showed Tuesday, in a rare conviction of one of the crackdown's enforcers.
Philippine police officer jailed for killing teens in rare drug war conviction

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Indonesians seeking climate justice take aim at Swiss concrete giant

Sitting near a wall of stacked rocks, fisherman Mustagfirin looks out to sea from the tiny Indonesian island of Pari, wondering whether his home will exist for much longer.
Indonesians seeking climate justice take aim at Swiss concrete giant

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