Korea 24 - 2021.08.30
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Korea24 – 2021.08.30. (Monday)<br /> <br /> News Briefing: South Korea has announced that it plans to begin COVID-19 vaccinations for pregnant women and minors aged between 12 and 17, beginning in the fourth quarter. The government also plans to begin rolling out booster shots from October. (Eunice Kim)<br /> <br /> In-Depth News Analysis: With just a day left until the deadline to pull US troops out of Afghanistan expires, efforts to evacuate people after the Taliban’s rapid takeover of the country has been disrupted by attacks led by ISIS. American forces launched drone strikes in retaliation after a suicide bombing at Kabul airport last week took some 170 lives including 13 US personnel. Meanwhile, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said that as many as half a million Afghans could flee their homeland. We speak to regional expert, Dr. Michele Groppi from the Defence Studies Department at King's College London, to discuss the latest developments and what lies ahead.<br /> <br /> Korea Trending with Walter Lee: A man on the run after removing his monitoring ankle bracelet has turned himself in to the authorities and confessed to murdering two women (전자발찌 끊고 2명 살해... 경찰, 경보 듣고도 범인 집 수색 안했다). Meanwhile, Denmark has decided to list all of its domestic COVID-19 restrictions come September (덴마크, 코로나 ‘감기 취급’ 선언...“사회적 위협 아니다”). And local film ‘Escape from Mogadishu’ has become Korea’s biggest box office hit of 2021, surpassing 3 million admissions (영화 '모가디슈' 300만 관객 돌파…올해 최고 흥행작)<br /> <br /> Monday Sports Round-up with Yoo Jee-ho: Son Heung-min scored on his 200th appearance for Tottenham on Sunday, helping keep the team at the top of the Premier League table. Meanwhile, compatriot Hwang Hee-chan will also be playing in England after joining Wolves on loan. Jee-ho will also discuss how the Korean national team is gearing for the latest World Cup qualifiers this week, Kim Kwang-hyun’s return for his first s
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