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South Korea's president-elect Yoon Suk Yeol speaks during a news conference at the National Assembly in Seoul on Thursday, the morning after his victory in the country's presidential election.

South Koreans vote political conservative as new president

The politically inexperienced Yoon Suk Yeol's pledge to get tough on North Korea could mark a sharp break with the outgoing liberal administration's policies.

Supporters of South Korea's presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung of the ruling Democratic Party cheer during an election campaign rally in Seoul on Tuesday.

As South Koreans go to the polls, a backlash against feminism has become political

Young voters are considered a key voting bloc as the ruling Democratic Party and the conservative opposition People Power Party vie to secure the presidency. But gender issues divide South Koreans.

Placards featuring ruling and opposition presidential candidates hang over a street in Seoul, South Korea, on Feb. 17, 2022.

In South Korea, the 'Squid Game Election' campaign gets ugly

Negative campaigns are aggravating South Korea's already severe political divide as presidential elections approach on Wednesday.

A woman comes out of a booth to cast an early vote for Wednesday's election at a local polling station, on March 4, in Seoul, South Korea.

Millennial and Gen Z views of South Korea's generation in power shape an election

South Koreans in their 20s and 30s make up a third of voters, and candidates want to win them over. Many young voters are over the folks in power, a lot of whom are from an older activist generation.

Norway is seeing a record boom in sales of electric cars, which far outpace gas and diesel vehicles. Here, an electric BMW drives on the street in downtown Oslo.

9 in 10 cars now being sold in Norway are electric or hybrid

Of all new passenger cars sold so far in 2021 in Norway, less than 5% are powered by gasoline. The numbers push the country closer to meeting its goal of a zero-emission fleet of new cars by 2025.

People watch a TV showing a file image of North Korea's missile launch during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, on Saturday, March 5, 2022. North Korea on Saturday fired a suspected ballistic missile into the sea, apparently extending its streak of weapons tests this year amid a prolonged freeze in nuclear negotiations with the United States.

North Korea fires another suspected ballistic missile into sea

Saturday's launch was North Korea's ninth round of weapons launches in 2022 as it attempts to pressure the Biden administration for concessions.

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey testifies over video during a Senate Commerce Committee hearing on Wednesday about reforming Section 230, a key legal shield for tech companies.

Days Before Election, Tech CEOs Defend Themselves From GOP Accusations Of Censorship

The chief executives of Facebook, Twitter and Google face skepticism from a Senate committee over their decisions about what content to allow and what to take down from their platforms.

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 13: U.S. President Joe Biden arrives to give remarks on his administration's response to the surge in COVID-19 cases across the country from the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building.

The Movement To Stick Inflation Blame On Biden

It's a bad time to be a world leader. COVID did that.

People at the Seoul Railway station watch a TV showing a file image of North Korea's missile launch during a news program on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022.

North Korea fires ballistic missile in resumption of testing

North Korea launched a ballistic missile into the sea on Sunday, its neighbors said. It was the eighth of its kind this year and comes as U.S. attention is focused on the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Public health authorities say they hope smartphone apps can boost contact tracing efforts, but there are debates over how much data officials need to collect.

Apple, Google Coronavirus Tool Won't Track Your Location. That Worries Some States

Apple and Google are developing smartphone technology to help fight the coronavirus pandemic. But public health authorities in some states are chafing against the tech giants' rules.

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