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추석 뒤 이혼 증가…가족 갈등과 배우자 소통 부재 지목

화성 마사지업소 화재, 천장 전기적 요인 발화 추정

전세보증금 1억원 월세 전환 시 연 주거비 약 100만원 증가

여서정, AG 여자 도마 두 번째 금메달…부녀 나란히 금 2개

혈액검사로 초기 췌장암 86.8% 탐지…다국적 연구팀 개발

온라인교육 운영업체 해킹…이름·생년월일 등 회원정보 유출

필즈상 수상자 하이러, 오픈AI 난제 연구 방식 비판

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추석 교통사고 건수 줄어도 사고당 피해자는 증가

Taylor Swift, Shakira shine at MTV Video Music Awards

Taylor Swift cleaned up at Tuesday's MTV Video Music Awards, as Shakira accepted the night's prestigious Video Vanguard prize with a hip-shaking, career-spanning performance.

Verstappen win streak under threat in 'perilous' Singapore race

Max Verstappen's bid for a record-extending 11th straight win faces a severe test in Sunday's "perilous" Singapore night race on the unpredictable Marina Bay street circuit.

Asian Games will be 'new beginning' for biggest-ever South Korea team

The Asian Games will be a "new beginning" for South Korean sport, a top official said, with badminton world number one An Se-young spearheading the country's largest-ever team at the competition.

As climate catastrophes rise, reinsurers reduce risks

Natural disasters are now happening so frequently that reinsurers -- the firms that sell insurance to insurance companies -- are scaling back their exposure to such risks.

UBS's Credit Suisse takeover, 'deal of the century'?

Did banking giant UBS make "the deal of the century" when it bought one of the world's biggest banks for a pittance as it teetered on the edge of the abyss?

Economy and management blamed for demise of UK retailer Wilko

The imminent demise of household goods seller Wilko highlights the challenges UK retailers currently face amid decades-high inflation and anaemic economic growth, but experts argue it also stems from bad management.

Asian markets swing as crude spike stokes inflation concerns

Equities fluctuated Wednesday ahead of a crunch US inflation report, with investors increasingly nervous that a recent spike in oil will put fresh upward pressure on consumer prices and force the Federal Reserve to lift interest rates again.

Ford CEO: 'Still optimistic' but ready in case of auto strike

Ford's CEO said Tuesday night that he was still optimistic of averting a looming strike, but that "there is a limit" to what the company can accept.

Smoke shrouds Sydney landmarks as risky bushfire season looms

A smoky haze blanketed Australia's scenic Sydney Harbour on Wednesday, as a ring of controlled blazes burned on the city's fringes in preparation for the looming bushfire season.

Breathless Indonesians irate over pollution crisis

Soaring pollution in Indonesia's capital has left 35-year-old Asep Muizudin Muhamad Darmini hooked up to breathing tubes at a Jakarta hospital, gazing at the dense grey haze outside.

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