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North Korean parents forced to feed laborers renovating schools

North Korean parents in Chongjin are being forced to cover meals, snacks and cigarettes for laborers mobilized to renovate school facilities. The costs fall disproportionately on families with the...

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Youth weddings in North Korea go bare-bones as photo traditions fade

North Korea’s youth weddings are getting smaller, cheaper, and in some cases, nearly invisible....

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North Korea loosens mobile restrictions as it courts Chinese investment

North Korea appears to be easing mobile phone restrictions on Chinese nationals entering the...

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Is Kim Ju Ae really North Korea’s next leader?

Editor’s note: This piece was originally published on Daily NK’s Korean website in March...

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US soccer strikes ‘historic’ equal pay deal

The US Soccer Federation has reached a ruling proclaimed as a landmark ...

EU to pay Ukraine’s budget

The European Union will fork out $9.5 billion to keep Ukraine afloat, as Washington told it to ...

Brando Benifei and Dragoș Tudorache

As the European Union lays out the world’s first artificial intelligence rulebook, a duo of lawmakers has been at the center of some of...

Mykhailo Fedorov

Ukraine’s minister of digital transformation has come into his own during the war. In the days after Russia invaded its Western neighbor, the 31-year-old...

Sebastian Siemiątkowski

“Trying my best to be the nightmare of the bank establishment worldwide!” — Sebastian Siemiątkowski, co-founder and CEO of Swedish fintech company Klarna, is...

USAID Chief Discusses Efforts to Counter Actions by Russia, China

https://ift.tt/hgbMTi5. Agency for International Development Administrator Samantha Power highlighted to lawmakers Tuesday a number of areas of concern, including the effects of Russia’s invasion...