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Park Dong-ju/Yonhap News/AP Police officers in protective gear remove trash from a balloon believed to have been launched from North Korea in Seoul, South Korea, on July 24, 2024. Seoul, South Korea CNN — A North Korean balloon loaded with garbage was found on the grounds of South Korea's presidential office, authorities said Wednesday, the latest in a series of incidents that have raised tensions and rhetoric on the Korean peninsula. More than 3,000 North Korean balloons filled with garbage such as cigarette butts, discarded batteries and even fertilizer have fallen into South Korea since May, South Korean officials say,…

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — At least one North Korean balloons A bomb fell on South Korea's presidential palace on Wednesday, raising concerns about the security of key South Korean facilities in the wake of North Korean provocations.South Korea's Presidential Security Bureau said the debris that fell on the facility in central Seoul did not contain any dangerous materials and no one was injured. Although North Korea likely does not have the advanced technology to drop balloons on specific targets, some experts say that future operations may contain dangerous materials, so South Korea should shoot down North Korean balloons to…

Down icon An icon in the shape of a downward angle. Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings with Vice President Kamala Harris. Fairfax Media/Getty Images, Chris Dumond/Getty Images Netflix's Reed Hastings will donate $7 million to a super PAC supporting Kamala Harris' presidential bid.Hastings told The Information that it is the largest donation he has ever made to a single candidate.Harris' campaign raised $81 million in the 24 hours after endorsing Biden on Sunday. Sen. Reed Hastings on Tuesday fully endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris' presidential bid.The Netflix co-founder and chairman donated $7 million to a super PAC with ties to Harris,…

ohOn a calm, beautiful morning off the coast of South Devon last week, I was watching a pod of small dolphins from my kayak. I spotted them on the surface, feeding and playing, from half a mile away. They were heading towards me so I sat on the water and waited.But from around the cape came a huge twin-engine self-propelled sea gun at full speed. The dolphin was clearly visible and had plenty of time to stop or avoid it, but it went full speed towards the dolphin. As it passed by, dodging it by a few meters, the driver…

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, A file photo of one of many trash balloons that have landed in South Korea in the past few weeks. Article informationauthor, Annabel Liangrole, BBC News38 minutes agoOfficials said a balloon loaded with garbage sent by North Korea landed at the South Korean presidential palace in Seoul.This is the first time that the office of South Korea's top leader, which is designated a no-fly zone, has been hit by balloons launched from Pyongyang.The Presidential Security Service said a chemical, biological and radiological warfare response team had been dispatched to retrieve the balloon.No contamination or safety…

South Korea's Presidential Guard said the balloons did not contain any dangerous materials.North Korea has sent more garbage-laden balloons across the tense inter-Korean border and, for the first time, dumped at least one of them at South Korea's presidential palace, South Korean officials said. The Presidential Guard said in a statement that the balloon, which landed near President Yoon Seok-youl's office in Yongsan, central Seoul, on Wednesday, did not contain any dangerous objects and no one was injured. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff earlier said North Korea had launched more balloons into its territory, and Seoul city authorities urged…

The Japanese government said it had protested against Russia's announcement that it would permanently ban 13 Japanese nationals, most of whom are executives of major companies including Toyota Motor Corp, from entering the country in retaliation for Japanese sanctions over Russia's nuclear program.by Mari Yamaguchi The Associated PressJuly 24, 2024 12:36 AM ET• 2 min readTOKYO — The Japanese government said Wednesday it had protested against Russia's announcement that it would permanently ban 13 Japanese nationals, mostly executives of major companies including Toyota Motor Corp., from entering the country in retaliation for Japanese sanctions over Russia's invasion of Ukraine.Chief Cabinet…

According to Yonhap News Agency, a balloon loaded with garbage sent by North Korea fell on the grounds of the South Korean presidential office.Other South Korean media reported no damage was caused by the balloons. AFP reported that the South Korean government had mobilized chemical response teams after the balloon explosion. Yonhap News Agency gave no further details.It was the first time since May that South Korea's presidential palace in central Seoul, which is guarded by dozens of soldiers and a no-fly zone, has been hit directly by thousands of balloons loaded with trash launched by North Korea.”Chemistry, biology, radiation…

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — The City of San Francisco is taking action against towing companies with a history of illegally towing vehicles.Nearly a year after the San Francisco City Attorney's Office filed suit against Auto Towing, accusing the company of violating multiple state and local laws by illegally towing vehicles from private property, the city is now taking further action.”We have presented sufficient evidence to ensure that Auto Towing is permanently barred from doing business with the city for the next five years,” San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu said.Chiu said his office has a list of the illegal tactics…

The recent Ambani wedding saw celebs sporting a number of eye-catching outfits. As expected, after the event, several influencers started replicating those outfits, but at a fraction of the cost. Instagrammer Ronit Ashra is one of them. However, the outfit he recreated is quite different from the rest. In an interesting twist, he posted a video showcasing a “sasta (low-cost) version” of the outfit. The image shows Instagram influencer Ronit Ashra recreating the celebrity outfit worn at Ambani's wedding. (Instagram/@ronit.ashra) {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} “We all congratulate you Ambani on your wedding. Presenting everyone the new version of it. Which…