Korea 24 - 2021.07.19

Korea24 &ndash; 2021.07.19. (Monday)<br /> <br /> News Briefing: South Korea sends two military aircraft to Africa to bring home service members aboard the destroyer Munmu the Great, after more than 80% of the Cheonghae naval unit test positive for COVID-19. (Eunice Kim)<br /> <br /> In-Depth News Analysis: Professor Axel Timmermann, Director of the IBS Center for Climate Physics (ICCP) at Pusan National University discuss the possibility of a &lsquo;heat dome&rsquo; forming above the Korean peninsula and bringing a heatwave to Korea, as well as how climate change is causing extreme weather phenomena around the world.<br /> <br /> Going for Gold with Mark Wilson-Choi: Mark introduces the return of baseball to the Olympics, and about Team Korea&rsquo;s battle to defend their gold medal from 13 years prior.<br /> <br /> Korea Trending with Walter Lee: South Korea is set to change to the nation&rsquo;s Civil Code to improve the legal status for animals (&ldquo;동물은 물건이 아니다&rdquo;&hellip;민법 개정안 입법 예고), a fingerless Korean becomes world&#039;s first disabled person to climb all 14 Himalayan peaks (&lsquo;열 손가락 없는&rsquo; 김홍빈, 장애인 세계 최초 &lsquo;히말라야 14좌&rsquo; 완등), and Korean stars make their presence felt at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival. (칸 폐막식 사로잡은 이병헌...뭐라고 했길래?)<br /> <br /> Sports: Yoo Jee-ho from the Yonhap News Agency talks about Team Korea&rsquo;s arrival in Tokyo to prepare for the Olympic Games and a positive COVID-19 case found among the delegation. Meanwhile, the KBO continues to deal with the fallout from the scandal involving players breaking social distancing rules, while MLB stars Ryu Hyun-jin and Kim Kwang-hyun continue to shine as they start the second half of the season.