(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on April 9) | Yonhap News Agency
OK End the war completely 'Double sided' ceasefire in Iran must be sustained and become final The world breathed a sigh of relief after a two-week ceasefire was reached in the U.S.-Israel war on Iran on Wednesday (local time). President...
(2nd LD) U.S., Iran to hold 1st round of talks on peace deal in Pakistan on Saturday: White House | Yonhap News Agency
OK (ATTN: RECASTS para 3; ADDS more info in paras 10-14) By Song Sang-ho WASHINGTON, April 8 (Yonhap) -- The United States and Iran will have the first round of their negotiations in Pakistan this weekend to end their war,...
Orbán's Fidesz bypassing Meta's political advertising rules, researchers warn | Euronews
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Iran closes Strait of Hormuz in response to Israeli strikes on Lebanon, state media say | Euronews
By  Gavin Blackburn Published on 08/04/2026 - 19:21 GMT+2 • Updated 19:24 Share Comments Share Facebook Twitter Flipboard Send Reddit Linkedin Messenger Telegram VK Bluesky Threads Whatsapp Israel's military called it the largest coordinated strike in the current war, striking...
Got an old Kindle? How to resurrect your e-reader with new books
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Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers | Yonhap News Agency
OK SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on April 9. Korean-language dailies -- U.S., Iran agree to '2-week truce' to reopen Hormuz after overcoming the worst (Kyunghyang Shinmun) -- Hormuz...
Amazon is ending support for 8 Kindle models next month: Is yours on the list?
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U.S., Iran to hold 1st round of talks on peace deal in Pakistan on Saturday: White House | Yonhap News Agency
OK By Song Sang-ho WASHINGTON, April 8 (Yonhap) -- The United States and Iran will have the first round of their negotiations in Pakistan this weekend to end their war, the White House said Wednesday, a day after they agreed...
(LEAD) U.S., Iran to hold 1st round of talks on peace deal in Pakistan on Saturday: White House | Yonhap News Agency
OK (ATTN: ADDS more remarks in paras 5-13) By Song Sang-ho WASHINGTON, April 8 (Yonhap) -- The United States and Iran will have the first round of their negotiations in Pakistan this weekend to end their war, the White House...
The Nintendo Switch 2 version of 007 First Light is delayed until later this summer
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TOC's print correction notice in Straits Times ensures facts are accessible beyond online platforms: Josephine Teo
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British computer scientist denies he is bitcoin developer Satoshi Nakamoto
Photograph: János Kummer/Getty Images View image in fullscreen A statue to honour the bitcoin developer – with anonymised facial features – was unveiled in Graphisoft Park, Budapest, in 2021. Photograph: János Kummer/Getty Images British computer scientist denies he is bitcoin...
‘You can’t take that on the plane for free!’ How Ryanair turned its staff into bounty hunters
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Close Home Tech Computing Tablets E-books are more expensive now, too - 5 ways I find good free Kindle reads in 2026 I have a growing library of free ebooks on my Kindle, and you can too. Look through free...
(EDITORIAL from Korea Herald on April 9) | Yonhap News Agency
OK Landmark results Samsung Electronics hits record profits, but sustaining competitiveness is the real test Samsung Electronics' recent performance is a remarkable achievement that lifts confidence in the Korean economy. Its estimated first-quarter revenue and operating profit reached record highs...
(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on April 9) | Yonhap News Agency
OK Hormuz cease-fire and navigation rights The United States and Iran agreed Tuesday to a two-week temporary cease-fire mediated by Pakistan. Shortly after announcing the cease-fire, President Trump suggested on social media that the United States would help ease congestion...
(LEAD) N. Korea says test-fired tactical ballistic missile tipped with cluster bomb warhead | Yonhap News Agency
OK (ATTN: REWRITES lead; UPDATES with more details, photos throughout) By Kim Soo-yeon SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- North Korea said Thursday that it has test-fired a tactical ballistic missile tipped with a cluster bomb warhead, claiming it can "reduce...
Meta's Muse Spark model brings reasoning capabilities to the Meta AI app
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Seoul to guarantee access to basic mobile data after caps | Yonhap News Agency
OK By Kang Yoon-seung SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- Mobile phone users in South Korea will have access to basic data, albeit at a reduced speed, even after exhausting their monthly limit, a move that would protect their communication rights,...
Asymmetric selection of a rice immune module and rebuild of disease resistance | Nature
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Clinical application of base editing for treating β-thalassaemia | Nature
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Population-scale repeat expansions elucidate disease risk and brain atrophy | Nature
Here we performed a population-scale survey of pathogenic repeat expansions by analysing repeat length in 37 disease-associated STR loci in a diverse set of 1,020,833 samples using short-read sequencing whole-exome and whole-genome data. We replicated expected repeat–trait associations, identified a...
Mummified early Permian reptile reveals ancient amniote breathing apparatus | Nature
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Synthetic super-enhancers enable precision viral immunotherapy | Nature
To identify candidate GSC-selective enhancers, we first re-analysed previously published datasets 1 that mapped SOX2-binding sites and used chromatin immunoprecipitation with sequencing (ChIP–seq) to define those specific to GSCs and lost in their differentiated progeny. The inset shows the enriched...
Metabolomics across scales: from single cells to population studies | Nature
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Oil prices plunge and stocks soar after U.S. and Iran agree on ceasefire
Business Oil prices plunge and stocks soar after U.S. and Iran agree on ceasefire April 8, 2026 9:33 AM ET By Maria Aspan Trump and the war in Iran give investors whiplash Listen · 3:53 3:53 Toggle more options Download...