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1. Overloaded power strips, suspected in deadly Busan apartment fires, prompt fire safety warning

2. Michelin-starred Seoul restaurant faces criminal charges for serving dishes with banned ingredients

3. Thousands of egrets invade apartment complex in Naju trapping residents in noise and stench

1. TSA will no longer require all passengers to take shoes off at airport security checkpoints

2. Trump’s love for formal letters shines through in policy and diplomacy

3. Seychelles Islands show how removing rats can restore seabirds and heal coral reefs

1. Biggest tuna catch in East Sea history goes straight to the trash

2. Rising complaints and costly repairs prompt crackdown on feeding pigeons

3. Ancient Peruvian city revealed as missing link in a 5,000-year-old civilization

1. With summer heat rising, open-door cooling sparks debate across Seoul

2. Turn it on or leave it running? Experts share smarter A/C choices for a hotter summer

3. The Seine opens its waters to the public

1. Deadly Texas floods spark criticism over delayed warnings

2. Hanwha’s new home stadium infinity pool makes a splash but not everyone is happy about it

3. Record temperatures drive early summer crowds to east coast beaches

1. Seoul improves water bills to enhance convenience and protect the environment

2. Mexico warns of critical environmental damage from SpaceX rocket debris

3. Russian boxer faces outrage for giving orangutan a vape in Crimean safari park

1. Koreans’ sodium and sugar intake exceeds international recommendations, experts urge change

2. Seoul to crack down on illegal taxi practices to protect foreign tourists with new QR code system

3. Daughter falls overboard in the Caribbean; father risks everything to save her

1. Statue of Peace finds permanent home in Bonn, Germany

2. Seoul’s Han River commuter ferry launches trial with mixed reactions

3. 77-year-old woman leaves her home in California to live on a cruise ship for 15 years

1. Korea’s supernatural traditions inspire worldwide fandom

2. Nongshim launches Shin Ramyun at US bases starting with Fort Bliss in Texas

3. More than a nuisance: Latest lovebug infestation turns popular hiking path into crawling carpets

1. New York Times ranks Korean films among century’s best

2. After 37 years, Anna Wintour steps down as American Vogue editor-in-chief

3. Jeff Bezos’ lavish Venice wedding draws local backlash over gentrification and tourism impact