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최고관리자  |  19-02-24 04:39
Trump Administration Announces Ban on Abortion Referrals From Taxpayer-Funded Clinics

The Trump administration announced on Feb. 22 that it will ban tax-payer funded facilities from promoting or performing abortions. The administration said it will also bar the family planning centers from referring women to other clinics to get abortions. The ban affects the Title X family planning program, which focuses on providing family planning services to low-income families. Congress established the program in 1970 and stated clearly in the legislation that funds couldn’t be used to support abortion.

Videos of Bernie Sanders in the 1980s Reemerge, Reveal His ‘American Dream’

Shortly after Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) announced his second presidential bid on Tuesday, Feb. 19, a string of videos from the 1980s recirculated online, showing him praising the Soviet Union, defending communist regimes in Latin America, and bashing America’s “150 years” of imperialism. According to Sanders’s comments in the videos, his “dream” for America at that time may appear similar to Venezuela today: breadlines, communist youth programs, and open socialism.

Why is Kim Jong-Un taking 60-hour train trip?

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is on his way to Hanoi, Vietnam, for his second summit with US President Donald Trump this week. While every movement of the isolated communist leader is a subject of attention, questions have been raised as to why Kim has chosen a 60-hour train ride, over a plane journey that would take just three or four hours. Kim started off on his long train trip Saturday afternoon, departing from Pyonngyang’s train station at around 4:30 p.m. If Kim were to take the train all the way to Dong Dang station in Vietnam -- from where he is expected to transfer to a motor vehicle to complete the trip to Hanoi -- the train ride is expected to take approximately 60 hours. From Dong Dang Station in Lang Son Province, it will take about three hours to reach Hanoi by car. The straight-line distance between Pyonyang and Hanoi is 4,500 kilometers.

2019 Pride Parade to be held June 1 in Seoul

A festival advocating equality for sexual minorities will open at the end of May and run for two weeks in central Seoul, with the main event parade planned for June 1, organizers said Tuesday. Under the slogan “The 20th Fight for Rights,” the 20th annual Queer Culture Festival, including a pride parade, film festival and lectures, will run for about two weeks from the end of May to early June, with exact dates to be confirmed later. The committee said it had submitted a request to the Seoul Metropolitan Government on Tuesday for the use of Seoul Plaza, the launching point for the parade since 2015. 

Trump Arrives in Vietnam for Second Summit With Kim

HANOI, Vietnam—President Donald Trump arrived in Vietnam on Feb. 26 ahead of his second historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. After an about 20-hour flight, Trump arrived to a red-carpet welcome at 8:55 p.m. local time at Hanoi’s International Airport. Following the 2018 summit in Singapore, Trump and Kim will meet for the second time on Feb. 27 and 28 in Vietnam’s capital, Hanoi. The United States expects significant movement by the North Korean leader in implementing last year’s agreement. Ahead of the summit, a White House senior official said the president’s “overriding goal” with this summit would be the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.

Amorepacific’s painful dilemma

For Amorepacific, the last year has been painful in terms of both sales and brand development. The South Korean cosmetics giant saw its operating profit halve to 549 billion won ($491 million) in 2018, just two years after it joined the “1 trillion-won sales club” in 2016 for the first time as a cosmetics maker. With its glory falling to the past, Amorepacific has been outpaced by rival LG Household & Healthcare. LG Group’s cosmetics arm became the newest member of the 1 trillion-won sales club last year, cementing its No. 1 status in terms of market capitalization, which totaled 23.1 trillion won as of June last year.

Field Sobriety Test to Assess Drunk Driving

Field Sobriety Tests are groups of three tests used by police to determine if a driver is impaired. The tasks assess balance, coordination, and the ability of the driver to divide his attention to more than one task during the field sobriety test. The Standard Field Sobriety Test (SFST) is a battery of 3 tests that include the horizontal gaze nystagmus (HGN), the walk-and-turn, and the one-leg stand tests. These tests have been scientifically proven to validate legal intoxication in drivers suspected of drunken driving in 90% of cases if administered by a trained officer. Results of the test are admissible as evidence in court.