The composite Kospi index rose 2 percent to start the day on a high note, attempting to reclaim the 2,700 mark. The Korea Exchange said on the 22nd that Kospi started at 2,693.71, up 47.99 points from the previous day. Kosdaq also started at 867.64, up 13.91 points. US stock markets closed higher on the 21st, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.06 percent and the S&P 500 adding 0.75 percent. Shares of Nvidia, which announced strong quarterly earnings after the market close, soared 9.32 percent. The won-dollar exchange rate started at 1,336.0 won, down 2.1 won from the previous day.

Army to build microreactors at 5 bases as U.S. seeks to ramp up nuclear power

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At least 160 killed and hundreds missing after flash floods in Nepal and China

UDIN DHUNGA, Nepal (AP) -- Massive flash floods in a border area of Nepal and China on Wednesday killed at least 160 people and left hundreds of touri

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Questions raised about B.C.’s approach to prescribed burns ahead of wildfire season

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Israeli attacks kill at least 100 Palestinians in two weeks

Israeli attacks kill at least 100 Palestinians in two weeks Israeli air strikes have killed at least 100 Palestinians and injured more than 400 people in Gaza since 12 August, accordimg to Ramiz…

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Video shows Kentucky State Trooper rescue four siblings from rollover crash

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