At least 150 people died in Seoul
At least 150 people died in Seoul after they were crushed in a Halloween crowd on Saturday. Most are in teenagers and their 20sand women significantly outnumbered men among the victims.
Koreans are trying to understand how crowd hearts Most of the victims have now been identified. Witnesses said they Virtually no crowd control and little police presence in the hours leading up to the tragedy, even though people filled the streets. Love happens in Itaewon, a famous nightlife district, on the first Halloween after most of the pandemic-related social distancing measures were lifted.
As the night grew crazier and the volume of revelers increased, many of them crammed into an alley less than 11 feet wide, in a human traffic congestion makes it hard to breathe and move. From within the crowd came calls to “push, push” and a loud jostling. Then they began to fall, a jumble of too many bodies, compressed into too small a void.
Fee: In a community center where family members awaited the news, wailing cries followed terrifying confirmations. Shin Su-Bin, 25, was among those killed. Her family called her phone That night there was no answer.
Details: Among those killed in Itaewon, Seoul’s most diverse neighborhood, were citizens of the United States, China, Iran, Norway and Uzbekistan. Yoon Suk Yeol, the President of South Korea, declared a week-long period of national mourning.
Text definition: The tragedy was one of the deadliest peacetime accidents in Korean history. In recent years, it has overshadowed only by the sinking of the ferry Sewol in 2014, where more than 300 people died – including 250 high school students.
Russia’s move took place a few hours later a drone attack on its Black Sea Fleet in Crimea, which Russia blames on Ukraine. Russia has said it can no longer guarantee the security of cargo ships taking grain from Ukrainian ports and will suspend the implementation of the agreement “for an indefinite period”.
The grain deal, signed in July, is also aimed at reducing food prices. The Russian move jeopardized a rare case of wartime coordination, which ended a five-month blockade of Russia. Agree allowed to re-export more than 9.2 million tons of food and foodstuffs. Many are tied to poor countries.
Reaction: US accuses Russia use food as a weapon. “It’s really outrageous to increase hunger,” said President Biden on Saturday.
Fight: With Western weapons, Ukraine now has a leading advantage in the South. Despite the slogan of the mud seasonIts army is constantly advancing.
Fee: Ukrainian children face years of trauma.
Brazilians choose their new president
Voters went to the polls yesterday to cast their ballots in a presidential vote. Polls closed shortly before this newsletter was sent and results are still coming in. This is live results and race overview.
Voters faced with a harsh choice after an ugly campaign. Jair Bolsonaro, a right-wing populist, is seeking a second term as president. He has to face Luiz Inácio Lula da Silvaformer incarcerated leader who vowed to reinstate leftist policies.
Ballots carry Big consequences for Amazon, and thus the entire planet. Bolsonaro gutted the agencies tasked with protecting the rainforest, leading to deforestation is on the rise. Da Silva has vowed to eradicate illegal logging and logging.
It is also a test of democracy. Bolsonaro has spent years attacking Brazil’s democratic institutions, including a sustained effort to undermine its electoral systems. In doing so, he has destroy public trust in elections.
What’s next: If Bolsonaro loses, Does he accept his defeat??
Details: The Brazilian general election ordered the head of the country’s highway police to respond alleging that he ordered a traffic stopespecially buses transporting voters to polling places, in an attempt to prevent voters from going to the polls.
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Until recently, Saudi Arabia banned Halloween, a festival considered suspicious and pagan. But last weekend, the kingdom held a government-sponsored “horror weekend” – not quite a Halloween, but certainly conveniently timed.
Clowns and elves swarm the streets, and costume shops sell out almost as quickly as employees can rearrange the shelves. “Saudi Arabia is changing,” said a young man walking like a sorcerer.
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Should Daylight Saving Time End?
Last week, the Mexican Senate voted the end of the day saves time for most of the country, prioritizing morning light. In March, the US Senate took the opposite approach when unanimously passed law to make daylight saving time permanent. (The house did not find consensus.)
Each side of the debate has strong opinions. The business community as a whole favors daylight saving time: Many retailers and outdoor industries say that adding afternoon light can boost sales because people have more time to spare. more time to spend money after work or school.
But many scientists believe that go with it, as Mexico is willingly doing, is better for human health. That, they argue, is more in line with the progression of the sun – and therefore, with the body’s natural clock.
The Mexican Senate seems to agree. “This new law is intended to guarantee the right to human health and enhance morning safety, ensure the health and productivity of the population, and contribute to saving electrical energy.” body says on twitter.
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