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South Korea’s president says Georgia ICE raid could have ‘considerable impact’ on direct US investment from his country

By Jessie Yeung, Yoonjung Seo and Marianna Kim, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — The ICE raid on more than 300 South Korean workers in Georgia could impact future South Korean investment in the US, its president said on Thursday, adding the fallout had created a “very confusing” situation for Korean companies there. His comments

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South Korea overturns the 60-year-old conviction of elderly woman who was jailed for biting an alleged attacker’s tongue

By Jessie Yeung, Yoonjung Seo, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — A South Korean court has overturned the 60-year-old conviction of an elderly woman who was jailed as a teenager for biting the tongue of an alleged sexual assaulter, ending a long fight for justice that has rallied support from women nationwide. Choi Mal-ja, now

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3 California student athletes file federal lawsuit over transgender athlete’s participation in women’s sports

By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Three female student athletes sued their Southern California school district and state Department of Education, claiming they suffered sex discrimination under Title IX and civil rights violations when the defendants allowed a transgender athlete to compete on their high school track and volleyball teams. The federal lawsuit, filed Tuesday

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Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani speaks with CNN’s Becky Anderson.

In exclusive CNN interview, Qatari prime minister says Netanyahu ‘killed any hope’ for Israeli hostages

By Max Saltman, Caitlin Danaher, Mitchell McCluskey, Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — Qatar’s prime minister excoriated Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in an exclusive interview with CNN on Wednesday, calling Israel’s attempted assassination of Hamas leaders in Doha “barbaric.” “We were thinking that we are dealing with civilized people,” Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin

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A Korean Air flight departs Incheon International Airport

Flight repatriating South Koreans detained by US immigration authorities departs Atlanta Thursday

By Karina Tsui, Mike Valerio, Yoonjung Seo, Jennifer Hansler, Jason Morris, CNN (CNN) — A flight carrying hundreds of South Korean workers who were detained by US immigration authorities in Georgia last week departed late Thursday morning, according to CNN Correspondent Gustavo Valdes, who witnessed the plane take off at Hartsfield-Jackson International airport in Atlanta.

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