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1. Brigitte Bardot, a defining symbol of modern celebrity and freedom, dies at 912. More young adults are turning to AI to reflect on their lives and plan the year ahead3. Heavy snow after Christmas disrupts travel across the U.S. Northeast
1. Korea braces for the coldest cold snap of the season as temperatures plunge nationwide2. Large-scale speed-dating-style parties are gaining popularity among young singles in Korea3. Why complete strangers are meeting up to play the childhood game of cops and robbers
1. President Donald Trump presents South Korean President Lee Jae-myung with rare gold key to the White House2. Parents are using AI to make it look like Santa actually visited their homes3. A once-in-a-century numerical coincidence arrives this Christmas
1. A Joseon-era pavilion comes home: ‘Gwanwoldang(관월당)’ returns after a century abroad2. Mariah Carey makes Billboard history with 100 weeks at No. 13. UK moves to ban boiling lobsters alive in major animal welfare push
1. Seoul named the world’s most expensive city for everyday living — even without rent2. Mystery donor in Gyeongsangnam-do(경상남도) Province quietly returns with another major year-end gift3. Seoul’s Jung-gu(중구) District steps up safety measures in Myeongdong(명동) in anticipation of Christmas and New Year crowds
1. Actress Yoon Seok-hwa(윤석화), pioneer of Korean theatre, dies at 692. Elon Musk nears trillionaire status as wealth enters uncharted territory
1. Largest Korean art exhibition in 40 years draws big crowds to the Lee Kun-hee Collection2. Finnish prime minister apologizes after ‘slanted eyes’ social media post by Miss Finland and lawmakers3. Rare moment in the wild: polar bear mother adopts an orphaned cub
1. New Korean airline Sum Air to focus on connecting remote and underserved regions2. Rome’s subway turns into a museum — all for the price of a metro ticket3. Ancient dinosaur footprints discovered near future winter Olympics site in Italy
1. Rob Reiner and wife found dead in Los Angeles as son Nick is arrested in shocking case2. From hashtags to homerooms, makeup becomes part of youth culture in Korea
1. Bondi who who disarmed gunman and shot twice identified as Ahmed al Ahmed2. Korean Air warns of zero tolerance for emergency exit tampering3. Japan’s last pandas set to leave as diplomatic tensions with China deepen
1. As presidential office prepares to return to Cheong Wa Dae, nearby neighborhoods feel both hope and unease2. “Like reading an ancient script”: BBC highlights backlash over Korea’s exceptionally difficult English exam3. More than 1,400 couples kiss under giant mistletoe in Washington, D.C., setting new world record
1. K-Pop Demon Hunters team makes Forbes’ “World’s 100 Most Powerful Women” list2. Surging demand sends wintertime favorite yellowtail to record prices in Korea3. New discovery suggests humans made fire 350,000 years earlier than previously thought
1. Tottenham gives Son Heung-min a hero’s welcome as he returns for an emotional farewell2. Complaints grow as Coupang’s account deletion process proves slow and confusing3. Italian cuisine becomes world’s first to be awarded UNESCO status
1. A wave of celebrity scandals forces major TV shows to halt production2. Australia begins world-first social media ban today for children under 16
1. Park Chan-wook’s “No Other Choice” and Netflix’s “KPop Demon Hunters” score three Golden Globe nominations each2. Oxford University teams up with composer Kim Hyung-seok to publish Korean children’s songbook3. Korean professors choose “constant change” as the idiom that defined 2025
1. The Park Na-rae scandal: counter-lawsuits, cash transfers, and the ‘injection auntie’ controversy2. Veteran actor Cho Jin-woong steps away from the spotlight after troubled past comes to light
1. Former MMA fighter Choo Sung-hoon crowned YouTube Korea’s No. 1 Creator of the Year2. Filipino domestic worker hailed as hero after saving infant in Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in 77 years3. With bear encounters soaring, Japan faces a new problem: what to do with all the carcasses
1. The “Peace Cow” that drifted south in 1996 finds a final resting place overlooking North Korea2. Ajou University’s “prince” professor wins over students with rigor, warmth, and an open-door approach3. Sabrina Carpenter slams White House for using her song in “evil” video
1. Viral cosplay videos in China using Korean military and police uniforms raise concerns on both sides of the border2. Deadly floods sweep across Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and Thailand as death toll surges past 1,2003. Michael and Susan Dell pledge $6.25 billion to boost “Trump Accounts” for 25 million U.S. children
1. Jeju’s beloved rescued dolphin Chunsami spotted with a newborn calf2. Korea eases driving lesson regulations to make behind-the-wheel training more accessible3. WHO releases landmark guidelines for obesity medications
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