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Fukushima operator ex-bosses ordered to pay $95 bn: media
Fukushima operator ex-bosses ordered to pay $95 bn: media
by  AFP

A Tokyo court Wednesday ordered former executives from the operator of the Fukushima nuclear plant involved in the 2011 disaster to pay around 13 trillion yen ($94.8 billion) in damages, local media said. Four ex-bosses of Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) were ordered to pay the damages in a suit brought by shareholders over the nuclear disaster triggered by a massive tsunami.

South Korea vows probe of 2019 North Korean repatriations
South Korea vows probe of 2019 North Korean repatriations
by  AFP

The South Korean government on Wednesday slammed the controversial 2019 repatriation of two North Koreans, after releasing photos that appeared to show one of them resisting the handover. But images of their transfer at the truce village of Panmunjom, released on Tuesday by the new, conservative government, showed one man desperately resisting the handover.

Finding fame... and family? AleXa's Korean-American K-pop dream
Finding fame... and family? AleXa's Korean-American K-pop dream
by  AFP

Korean-American K-pop star AleXa has wanted to be on stage since she was a kid, but her search for fame in South Korea was also fuelled by another reason -- to help her mother find her birth family. Like many adoptees, she would like to trace her birth family, but "the laws here in Korea are a little strict regarding if the child can find their birth parents and vice versa," AleXa said.

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