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South Korea president criticizes doctor walkouts, calls strike a health threat

President Yoon Suk Yeol criticized the ongoing strikes by junior doctors as illegal collective action endangering public health. The government moved to suspend the licenses of approximately 9,000 medical interns and residents engaged in the strikes. The strikes, lasting over two weeks, were triggered by the government’s plan to increase medical school admissions. South Korea’s

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Russia presidential candidate criticizes government’s treatment of soldiers

Boris Nadezhdin, a Russian presidential hopeful, met with soldiers’ wives opposing Moscow’s actions in Ukraine, criticizing the government’s decision to keep soldiers in the ranks. Nadezhdin, who is collecting signatures to challenge Putin in the upcoming election, said there is a need for decent treatment of soldiers. Yekaterina Duntsova, another peace advocate, was barred from

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North Korea criticizes G7 as ‘remnant of the Cold War’

North Korea criticized the Group of Seven countries as a “remnant of the Cold War” that causes conflicts for their own interests and violates other countries’ sovereignty, its state media KCNA said on Tuesday. Jo Chol Su, director general of the Department of International Organizations at Pyongyang’s foreign ministry, condemned G7 foreign ministers for “slandering”

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Japan criticizes Russia for banning its seafood following release of Fukushima’s treated wastewater

Nearly two months ago, Japan began releasing treated radioactive wastewater into the ocean from the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. China immediately banned all of Japan’s seafood in response to the Fukushima wastewater release. Russia is also planning to implement a ban on Japanese imports Monday, further hurting Japan’s seafood producers and exporters.  Japan criticized

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