A Boeing 737-800 aircraft operated by Jeju Air crashed and caught fire at an airport in South Korea, killing most of the 181 people on board. The accident is the deadliest passenger airline disaster in the country to date, and among the worst globally this decade.

China is pressing ahead with plans to construct a mega-dam near its contested border with India. Previous reports indicated the dam would be the world’s biggest and require $137 billion of investment.

A study shows that Babies exposed to Covid in utero may face a higher risk of autism. Scientists say the full consequences of in utero exposure to the virus may take decades to uncover and understand. story by @jasongale.bsky.social (this is a gift link)

The Biden administration will announce in the coming days its final Ukraine package, which includes air defense interceptors and artillery munitions. The package will be worth about $1.2 billion, said sources. www.reuters.com/business/aer...

In the month Biden has left in office, his administration is focused on using all the resources it has left to deliver military aid for Ukraine. Officials in Ukraine and several allied capitals say it’s too little too late.

an explainer on Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, the Syrian rebel who ended Assad’s rule. He's believed to command about 15,000 fighters and is expected to focus now on building local governance in the newly captured cities.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has left the capital Damascus on a plane, Reuters reported, as rebels entered the city and residents reported heavy gunfire.

Syrian rebels are reported to have entered Homs in a swift advance on the last city before the capital Damascus. here’s @bloomberg.com’s explainer on the origins of the Syrian war, the domestic players, and the external parties who have their own agendas in the conflict.

If South Korea offers a lesson to the rest of the world, it’s that the resilience of democracy is dependent on the determination of the people to ensure checks and balances work, writes @karishmajourno.bsky.social

South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol invoked martial law to end a political stalemate in a gamble that backfired spectacularly. our comprehensive explainer by @jonherskovitz.bsky.social on what just happened and what comes next⬇️ (gift link🎁)

> South Korea’s constitution allows the president to declare martial law, but it also allows a majority of parliament to vote it down. The problem now is that Yoon has banned political activities, and it’s unclear how quickly lawmakers can gather for a vote.

Live: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law, accusing the opposition of trying to paralyze the administration with impeachment moves. our live blog on the latest news and analysis⬇️

The restoration of Notre-Dame is one of the most remarkable in history. a beautiful piece on how the world's most visited church was put back together in just five years:

Air travel has become much, much safer, according to MIT professor Arnold Barnett. His paper found the risk of dying on a commercial flight has dropped since the 1970s from 1 in 350,000 boardings to 1 in 13.7 million.

the internet is interesting

If the US stops trading with the rest of the world, other countries will offset most of their lost US trade simply by trading more with each other. our Q&A on the globalization prospect (without the US.)

I was wondering where Ishiba is in the APEC family photo. Apparently the Japanese leader didn't make it to the session as he got caught in traffic.. We got Xi in the center. Biden near the back corner.

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thank you to those who followed me recently 🌸😌 I haven’t figured out what to post here .. yet 😅

On the last day of my week off, I babysitted a rabbit, virtually

Japanese trading company Itochu banned late night work at the office. Security guards would scout the office building, telling people to go home. A decade later, the fertility rate among full-time employees has doubled trib.al/tdHAn9Y

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One of the obstacles of drilling for oil in the Arctic: in the summer months, the roads melt via @opinion.bsky.social

protect your pet animals in this heat please..

A nice deep dive into Tokyo's luxury apartments https://trib.al/bZabvEm via @bloombergnews.bsky.social ✍️ wealthy home buyers can purchase twice as much prime real estate space in Tokyo than they would in New York, and three times more than in Hong Kong

What's happening on China's equivalent of Twitter..

Stay safe.. About 80 million people from Washington to Portland, Maine, could see a month’s worth of rain in just a few hours, according to forecasts

The mascot for Air Do (an airline based in Hokkaido, Japan) is Bear Do, a polar bear.

Joined. My third twitter..