1. The U.S Fed announced on Wednesday that it decided to raise 0.5 percentage point on the benchmark rates, after holding a two-day FOMC meeting. 

2. Chief nuclear envoys of South Korea, the United States and Japan denounced North Korea’s recent provocation on Wednesday and urged the North to return to dialogue. 

3. The Ministry of Health and Welfare said Thursday that it will proceed with a law that guarantees children’s rights, including the right to play. 

4. South Korea saw 42-thousand 2-hundred-96 new COVID-19 infections on Thursday, with 79 of the deaths and 4-hundred-41 in severe conditions.