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Beer brewers of Korea throw down for Daegu Stout Smackdown

• Medical schools' admissions quota to increase by up to 1,509 slots

  The medical school quota for the next year will be increased to a maximum of 1,509 additional spaces, as 31 out of 32 medical schools that plan to expand, have confirmed their re...

  
• Another suspect grilled in probe of alleged interference in Marine's death inquiry

  The anti-corruption investigation office questioned a former defense ministry official as a power abuse suspect Thursday over allegations of external pressure placed on the milit...

  
• Kids activity kit from Chinese e-commerce giant contains lead 158 times above permitted levels

  A kids' activity kit being sold by a Chinese e-commerce giant has been found to contain lead about 158 times higher than permitted levels, the Seoul city government said Thursday...

  

Lifestyle

Korean food's future lies in inter-industry connections

• 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

King Charles III resumes public duties as he fights cancer

• Wall Street swings after Fed keeps interest rates high, downplays odds of hike

  U.S. stocks swung to a mixed finish on Wednesday after the head of the Federal Reserve said the cuts to interest rates that Wall Street craves so much are still likely, even if t...

  
• Blinken pushes Netanyahu for sustained aid into Gaza

  U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday, pushing to get more aid into Gaza, while urging Hamas to accept a deal that wou...

  
• The UN's nuclear watchdog chief will visit Iran next week as concerns rise about uranium enrichment

  The head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog will travel to Iran next week as Tehran's nuclear program enriches uranium a step away from weapons-grade levels and internationa...