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• Constitutional court upholds ban on collective action by commissioned officers

  The Constitutional Court on Friday upheld the constitutionality of a ban on collective action by commissioned officers, citing the risk of disruptions in the rank order that is c...

  
• Korean War veteran John Lee dies at 95

  John Lee, left, a Korean War veteran, poses with Seung Myung-ho, right, president of Korea University Alumni Association and chairman of The Korea Times, during a Korea Universit...

  
• Rising demand spurs local governments to build more crematoriums

  Local governments are intensifying efforts to establish crematoriums, a plan that has frequently faced strong opposition from residents in the past.

  

Lifestyle

K-Royal Culture Festival offers journey back in time at Gyeongbok Palace

• Six in 10 young Koreans say children ‘not necessary’ after marriage: poll

  More than six out of 10 young Koreans believe that having children after marriage is 'not necessary,' as concerns mount over the country's declining birthrate.

  
• Culture ministry appoints foreign honorary reporters

  Some 100 foreign honorary reporters hold certificates showing their appointment as promoters of Korean culture during a launching ceremony for their activities at CKL Stage, an e...

  
• Korea Glocal Education Fair to open in Yeosu in late May

  An international education fair will kick off in the southwestern city of Yeosu late this month to seek and discuss the direction of future education in the era of digital transf...

  

World

Residents fear for safety as Indonesia's Mount Ruang volcano erupts

• China to send probe to get samples from less-explored far side of moon

  China is preparing to launch a lunar probe Friday that would land on the far side of the moon and return with samples that could provide insights into geological and other differ...

  
• Biden says 'order must prevail' on US campuses amid protests

  U.S. President Joe Biden insisted Thursday that 'order must prevail' on college campuses after weeks of turmoil, clashes with police and mass arrests involving student protests a...

  
• Rains, mudslides kill 29 in southern Brazil's 'worst disaster'

  Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday visited the country's south where floods and mudslides caused by torrential rains have killed 29 people, with the toll e...