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15 deserts that are worth crossing the world to see
From the world's oldest sand seas to surreal salt flats, these 15 deserts offer landscapes, cultures, and ecological wonders found nowhere else on earth
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50.3
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50 = 중립
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최근 7일 기준 81,990건을 분석한 결과, 뉴스 심리지수는 50.3(균형)입니다. 긍정 4,163건(5.1%)·중립 75,796건(92.4%)·부정 2,031건(2.5%)이며, 중립 비중이 뚜렷하게 높습니다. 성향 지수는 종합 14.8(중도 균형)입니다.
From the world's oldest sand seas to surreal salt flats, these 15 deserts offer landscapes, cultures, and ecological wonders found nowhere else on earth
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South Korea's UNESCO-listed "getbol," or tidal flats, are expected to receive an expanded World Heritage designation, adding coastal wetlands in Yeosu, Goheung and Muan in South Jeolla Province; Seosan in South Chungcheong Province, heritage authorities said Friday. The Korea Heritage Service said the International Union for Conservation of Nature, the advisory body on natural heritage to UNESCO's World Heritage Committee, has recommended the inscription of "Getbol, Korean Tidal Flats PhaseⅡ." T
[Culture] : UNESCO World Natural Heritage is expected to add four more tidal flats in South Korea to its list, according to the relevant authorities on Monday. Per the Korea Heritage Service, the International Union for Conservation of Nature(IUCN), which advises the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, has recommended ... [more...]
무안갯벌의 모습. 한국의갯벌세계유산등재추진단 제공생태계의 보고이자 철새 서식지로 평가받는 한국의 갯벌이 유네스코 세계유산에 확대 등재될 전망이다.5일 국가유산청에 따르면 유네스코 세계유산위원회(WHC)의 자연유산 분야 자문기구인 국제자연보전연맹(IUCN)은 ‘한국의 갯벌 2단계’(Getbol, Korean Tidal Flats PhaseⅡ)의 ···
진귀한 생물종의 보고(寶庫)로 여겨지는 한국의 갯벌이 유네스코 세계유산에 추가로 등재될 전망이다. 5일 국가유산청에 따르면 유네스코 세계유산위원회(WHC)의 자연유산 분야 자문기구인 국제자연보전연맹(IUCN)은 '한국의 갯벌 2단계'(Getbol, Korean Tidal Flats PhaseⅡ)의 세계유산 확대 등재를 권고했다. 유네스코 세계유산은 문
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De Oekraïense president Zelensky heeft de Verenigde Staten opnieuw opgeroepen om te helpen bij de levering van raketten. Die zijn volgens de president nodig voor het Patriot-luchtverdedigingssysteem. Zelensky doet de oproep na de grootschalige Russische aanvallen op Oekraïne van vannacht. Hierbij werden volgens de autoriteiten zeker achttien mensen gedood. Meer dan honderd mensen raakten gewond. "Als Oekraïne niet beschermd is tegen ballistische en andere raketaanvallen, zullen deze aanvallen doorgaan", zegt Zelensky. "We rekenen op de steun van onze partners en op nuttige antwoorden na de aanval van vandaag." Ballistische raketten De aanvallen waren vooral gericht op Kyiv, Dnipro en de oostelijke steden Poltava, Charkiv en Zaporizja. Rusland vuurde 73 raketten en 656 drones op Oekraïne af, zegt de Oekraïense luchtmacht. Daarvan zouden 40 raketten en 602 drones onschadelijk zijn gemaakt. Vooral ballistische raketten kwamen door de luchtverdediging heen. Door het land heen waren er inslagen van 30 ballistische raketten, 3 kruisraketten en 33 drones. Ook kwamen op sommige plekken resten van vernietigde drones neer. De Russische president Poetin weet dat Oekraïne te weinig afweerraketten heeft om de ballistische raketten uit de lucht te halen, zegt defensie-expert Patrick Bolder. "Dus wat doet hij: eerst een reeks drones afvuren, om het luchtafweersysteem uit te putten. Daarna een serie kruisraketten, waar de jachtvliegtuigen op afgaan. En dan ballistische raketten." De voor Oekraïne broodnodige Patriot-raketten worden alleen gemaakt in de VS, zegt Bolder. En de productiecapaciteit daar ligt volgens hem laag. De Amerikanen gaan deze raketten volgens Bolder wel weer meer produceren, "maar dan gaan ze eerst naar de eigen voorraad, want ze hebben er zelf ook veel weggeschoten in Iran". Ramen en deuren weggeblazen Op verschillende plekken kwamen mensen onder het puin terecht van ingestorte gebouwen. In Dnipro werd het lichaam van een 3-jarig kind geborgen, net als de lichamen van een moeder en haar 8-jarige zoon. In Kyiv raakten verschillende flats beschadigd. Olena Dniprovska (65) en haar man Yevhen (64) waren tijdens de aanval thuis in hun appartement in de hoofdstad. "Ik ging met de telefoon de gang op. Voordat ik besefte wat er gebeurde, kwam alles op mijn hoofd terecht", zegt ze tegen persbureau AP. "Het glas en de deur werden weggeblazen." Ze raakte gewond aan haar hoofd. Ook haar man werd weggeblazen door de druk. "Nu heb ik geen plek meer om te wonen", zegt Dniprovska. "Het appartement is volledig verwoest, geen deuren, geen ramen, geen balkon. Je stapt zo vanuit de kamer de straat op." Andere inwoners van Kyiv konden wel op tijd schuilen voor de luchtaanvallen: Meer dan een week geleden voerde Rusland ook een grootschalige aanval uit op Kyiv. Hierbij werden vier mensen gedood. De Oekraïense president Zelensky waarschuwde gisteren al voor nieuwe Russische aanvallen. Hij drong hij er bij inwoners op aan om extra alert te zijn op luchtalarmen. Correspondent Christiaan Paauwe: "Voor Oekraïne is dit bewijs dat de Russen steeds wanhopiger worden en dit zien als enige manier om de druk op Kyiv echt op te voeren. Dat zullen ze blijven doen, want aan het front is de Russische langzame opmars van afgelopen jaar stukgelopen. Sterker nog: op sommige plekken heeft Oekraïne heel voorzichtig wat terugveroverd. Zelensky heeft de hoop uitgesproken dat de oorlog dit jaar ten einde kan komen. Hij ziet tekenen dat Rusland voorsorteert om te stoppen. Zo heeft president Poetin afgelopen weken twee keer uitgesproken dat de oorlog tegen een einde aanloopt. Maar wat betekenen die woorden? Want als je kijkt naar de situatie op de grond, dan heeft Rusland de oorspronkelijke doelen allesbehalve bereikt. Wat kan Poetin verkopen als een overwinning aan zijn eigen bevolking? Oekraïne wil in ieder geval alles op alles zetten om voor komende winter toch tot een overeenkomst te komen met Moskou."
Hong Kong authorities should offer more timely and flexible urgent accommodation for residents uprooted by a new regulation aimed at eliminating the city’s notorious subdivided flats, lawmakers have urged. Their comments were made on Tuesday after the Housing Bureau briefed lawmakers on plans to reserve up to 180 transitional flats in urban and extended urban areas to tenants evicted on short notice. Scott Leung Man-kwong, deputy chairman of the Legislative Council’s housing panel, said he...
Bij Russische luchtaanvallen op Oekraïne zijn vannacht vijf mensen gedood. Meerdere steden werden bestookt met raketten en drones. In industriestad Dnipro vielen vier doden, in hoofdstad Kyiv kwam één persoon om het leven. De explosies werden door burgemeester Vitali Klitsjko van Kyiv om 02.18 uur gemeld op Telegram. Hij riep inwoners op om in de schuilkelders te blijven. Door de aanvallen in Kyiv is er volgens Klitsjko brand uitgebroken in meerdere flats, een polikliniek en bij een benzinestation. Ook is een negen verdiepingen tellend gebouw ingestort. Mogelijk zitten er mensen onder het puin. Schuilkelders Duizenden inwoners van Kyiv zochten na het afgaan van het luchtalarm hun toevlucht in metrostations en andere schuilkelders. Gisteren waarschuwde de Oekraïense president Zelensky opnieuw voor Russische aanvallen en drong hij er bij inwoners op aan om extra alert te zijn op luchtalarmen. "Een grote aanval is mogelijk", zei Zelensky. "Ze hebben er één voorbereid." Ook in Charkiv vielen gewonden als gevolg van de Russische aanvallen, onder wie een 11-jarig meisje. Mensen in Kyiv schuilen in metrostations: Ruim een week geleden voerde Rusland een grootschalige aanval uit op Kyiv. Hierbij kwamen vier mensen om het leven. Ook raakten volgens de autoriteiten tientallen mensen gewond. Naderhand claimde Zelensky dat de stad Bila Tserkva was aangevallen met een hypersonische Oresjnik-raket. Het Russische ministerie van Defensie heeft de inzet van deze raket later bevestigd via staatspersbureau Interfax.
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The Hong Kong government has proposed allocating up to 180 “reserve units” of transitional housing to tenants evicted due to the “shoebox” flat reform. Victor Tai, undersecretary for housing, said on Monday that the reserve units would only be provided under “very exceptional circumstances,” such as tenants evicted by landlords of subdivided flats and those […]
• Seeks detailed report from building authority on ‘violations’, reasons for ‘no action’ • Hall owners demand crackdown on mushrooming of ‘unsafe ballrooms’ KARACHI: Growing “complaints” about allegedly illegal issuance of no-objection certificates (NOCs) by the Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) for marriage halls and marquees and the construction of commercial structures on amenity plots have prompted the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to initiate an inquiry and seek a detailed report from the authority on “violations committed, financial loss to the national exchequer” and “reasons for its inaction”. The move from the NAB came in “pursuant to a complaint” received by the bureau, which points out two major areas of violations allegedly by the SBCA. A NAB letter to the SBCA chief refers to a brief summary of allegations about “illegal issuance of NOCs for construction of marriage halls/marquees” and “illegal construction of marriage halls on amenity plots”. “You are once again required to submit a detailed report in respect of violations committed, loss caused to national exchequer and reasons for inaction on the part of SBCA regarding construction and operation of marriage halls in Karachi,” said the NAB letter to the SBCA chief, citing past requests to the authority which were never responded to. The anti-graft body’s move coincides with the recent alarms raised by residents, activists and legal experts over the unchecked commercialisation of residential plots in Karachi. It is feared that the move would worsen traffic congestion, cause pollution, lead to collapse of infrastructure and degrade the environment across the metropolis, which is already plagued by multiple civic issues. Speaking at a press conference titled ‘Citizens Speak for a Liveable Karachi’, organised by the Karachi Citizens Foundation (KCF) last week at the Karachi Press Club, the speakers pointed out that the city’s sewerage infrastructure is already collapsing under existing pressure. In such conditions, allowing commercialisation in residential areas will make things worse. Responding to a question about the authority’s response to the NAB query, a SBCA spokesperson said that the building authority had already initiated a survey and was collecting data to compile a final report for the anti-graft body. “Our team is collecting data from all districts of Karachi to identify the illegally raised marriage halls and marquees from all over the city. Once the report is finalised its details would also be shared with the relevant institutions,” he added. The stakeholders, on the other hand, raised questions over the ongoing SBCA survey. They say that everyone knows where and how illegal marriage halls have been constructed in the city yet the civic administration appears to be targeting those who are carrying out legitimate and lawful business activities. Rana Raees Ahmed, President of the All Karachi Marriage Hall, Lawn and Banquet Owners Association, described the mushrooming of illegal ballrooms as “death traps”. “There are around 200 such ballrooms which are built on ground or mezzanine floors of multi-storey flats,” he said. “With no safe structures, no fire exits and no safety measures in place, these venues are nothing short of death traps where even a minor incident can lead to massive financial losses and loss of lives. Under whose watchful eye are these being built? On the other hand, our legitimate members and those running lawful businesses are required to submit documents, complete formalities and make repeated rounds of government offices, all in the name of a NAB inquiry.” With around 800 members having “legitimate and lawful businesses” of marriage halls and banquets, he said his association appreciated the NAB inquiry, calling it need of the hour. Published in Dawn, June 1st, 2026
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Secretary for Security Chris Tang on Saturday said a proposal to hold property management firms responsible for fire-prevention measures would not have a major impact on the fees that they charge. His comments came as the government proposes, in the wake of the Wang Fuk Court inferno in November, amendments to the Fire Services Ordinance that are currently undergoing a one-month public consultation. Among the changes it is looking at is introducing a responsible persons' regime for the maintenance and inspection of fire services installation and equipment. Under the proposal, property management companies would have the statutory responsibility of arranging for fire alarm system inspections to be carried out at least once every six months and fire drills every year. Speaking on an RTHK radio programme, Tang said such a changeover would not incur high costs. “The cost of carrying out a test of the fire alarm is very low when compared with management fees. The cost is also very low for carrying out a fire drill," he said. "Our new requirement this time does not involve a commitment of new resources, so we believe it should not have a major impact on management fees.” He stressed that if firms are penalised due to violations of these fire-safety codes, they should not pass the cost on to homeowners. The government is also proposing that fire service installation contractors have to renew their licences every five years instead of, as under the existing regime, their registration being permanent. Tang said the move is necessary because the licences of contractors can currently be revoked only if they commit serious violations, making the existing benchmark very high. He also said the police have received 142 reports of suspected thefts so far at the Tai Po estate. “In 48 of the cases – almost 40 percent – we recovered the items immediately," Tang said. "In about 20 percent of the cases, the flats involved were severely damaged, so we and the homeowners believe the items might have been burnt. "In 30 percent of the cases, the residents could not say exactly what [the items] were, so it was hard to follow up. "But in 16 of the cases, we think it could not be determined whether [the items] were stolen or not." He added that officers are actively investigating the cases. Edited by Tony Sabine