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장편 애니 ‘구제역에서 살아 돌아온 돼지’ 개봉 앞두고 있던 허범욱 감독 사망···향년 43세

장편 애니메이션 영화 <구제역에서 살아 돌아온 돼지> 개봉을 앞두고 있던 허범욱 감독이 28일 세상을 떠났다. 향년 43세. 이날 <구제역에서 살아 돌아온 돼지> 배급사 인디스토리는 “허범욱 감독이 지난 7월23일 불의의 화재 사고로 치료를 받던 중 오늘 새벽 세상을 떠났다”며 “8월5일 개봉예정이었던 <구제역에서 살아 돌아온 돼지>의 개봉을 잠정 ...
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Even with cooling facilities running at full capacity, it is 30 degrees inside the poultry house···Poultry farms at their ‘limit’

“If the heat wave continues like this, I do not know how long we can hold on.” At noon on the 28th, Yuhwa Kkoko Farm in Muan County, Jeonnam Gwangju. Representative Han Jae-suk (60) let out a sigh ...
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Director Heo Beom-uk, who was awaiting the release of the feature-length animated film ‘The Pig Who Came Back Alive from Foot-and-Mouth Disease’, has died···aged 43

Director Heo Beom-uk, who had been awaiting the release of the feature-length animated film , passed away on the 28th. He was 43. That day, ...
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Leaving the opera house for the stadium… How did ‘Nessun dorma’ become the song of sports

On the 26th at the Seoul Arts Center Opera Theater. Tenor Baek Seok-jong showed the true worth of his renown on his Korean opera debut. In the opera as Calaf, his firm, unflinching ...
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“Let us protect teachers”··· More than 1,300 Gyeonggi residents applied for the Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education recruitment for ‘Teacher Rights Protection ...

More than 1,300 residents of Gyeonggi Province have applied to the open recruitment for Teacher Rights Protection Officers that the Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education is promoting to protect ...
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‘Reducing the full burden of caregiving costs’···Pursuing coverage of caregiving fees starting with direct employment of caregivers·long-term care hospitals with 100 or ...

The government is pursuing a plan to apply health insurance to caregiving fees, starting with medical-centered long-term care hospitals with at least 100 beds that directly employ caregivers. If ...
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“Changed to a ‘Xiaomi-compatible filter’ for the air purifier because it was cheap…hazardous substances detected”

As air purifiers are now seen as essential home appliances, more consumers are seeking compatible filters because they are cheaper than genuine filters. However, many compatible filters were found ...
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자살시도자 귀가 전 24시간 보호···전문인력 현장 출동 늘리고 국가대응실도 신설

병원에 입원하지 않는 자살 시도자가 집으로 돌아가기 전 최대 24시간 동안 전문 상담과 보호를 받을 수 있는 ‘일시보호 서비스’가 도입된다. 경찰·소방 중심이던 자살 시도 현장 대응에 정신건강 전문인력 출동을 늘리고, 24시간 긴급상황 대응을 총괄할 ‘국가자살대응실’도 신설된다. 28일 보건복지부는 국무회의에서 이 같은 내용을 담은 관계부처 합동 ...
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Three in a week… Major accidents erupting every few days; young and subcontracted workers killed

In the past week, three workers have died in crush accidents while on the job, as major accidents continue to occur at manufacturing and shipbuilding worksites. The Ministry of Employment and ...
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“I cried every day while working overtime”···Another ‘taeum’ victim at Seoul Medical Center, where a nurse died seven years ago

The Healthcare Solidarity under the Public Transport Workers Union has called for measures in response to workplace bullying among nurses at Seoul Medical Center, commonly referred to as ‘taeum’.
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‘It is hard enough for people; how much worse must it be for animals?’···How is the downtown of ‘Daefrica’ groaning under the heat wave?

“It is this hard for people; how much worse must it be for animals that cannot speak?” On the 28th, Joo Jae-min, 42, who has been raising cattle alongside wildflowers for seven years in ...
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“Asian Games preparations are also being disrupted by the blockade protest”···Sports organizations appeal at the National Assembly for “resolution of the situation”

The ‘ballot counting center (Handball Arena) blockade protest’ at Olympic Park in Songpa-gu, Seoul has continued for nearly two months. Officials from the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee who have ...