24일(현지시간) 규모 6.2 지진에 이어 여진이 이어진 이탈리아 중부 곳곳에서 최소 18명이 숨지고 건물과 다리가 붕괴하는 등 피해가 속출하고 있다.이날 새벽 3시36분께 움브리아주 노르차에서 6.2 지진이 발생했으며 이곳에서 1 시간 가량 지나 규모 5.5 여진이 이어졌다. 또한 라치오주 아마트리체에서도 규모 4.6, 4.3 여진이 잇달아 일어나는 등 첫 지진 이후 3시간여 동안 모두 17차례의 여진이 발생했다. (AFP-Yonhap)AFP통신 등 주요 외신 현지 매체들의 보도를 종합하면 현재까지 파악된 사망자는 최소 10명이다.중부의 움브리아·라치오·마르케 등 3개주가 경계선을 맞댄 산악 마을들에서 피해가 집중적으로 발생했으며 무너진 주택에서 사망자가 상당수 나왔다. 새벽시간 대에 갑자기 발생한 지진에 잠 자던 주민들이 미처 대피하지 못하고 변을 당한 것으로 보인다.(AFP-Yonhap)특히 진앙지 노르차 남동쪽에 위치한 산악 마을인 라치오주 아마트리체와 아쿠몰리의 피해가 컸던

한국어판 Aug. 24, 2016

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck central Italy early Wednesday, levelling buildings in several towns as residents slept. The mayor of hard-hit Amatrice said people were trapped under debris and that, "The town isn't here anymore."The quake struck at 3:36 a.m. and was felt across a broad section of central Italy including the capital Rome where people felt a long swaying followed by aftershocks, First images of damage showed debris in the street and some collapsed buildings in towns and villages

World News Aug. 24, 2016

학생비자나 워킹홀리데이비자 소지자(워홀러)를 포함해 호주에서 생활하는 한국 태생자 2명 중 1명꼴로 지난 1년 동안 피부색 등을 이유로 차별을 경험했다는 호주 내 보고서가 나왔다.차별 형태는 언어폭력이 가장 많았으며 차별이 일어난 공간은 거리나 쇼핑할 때가 주를 이뤘다. (123RF)이같은 결과는 호주 자선단체 '스캔론 재단'(Scanlon Foundation)의 의뢰를 받아 모나시대학이 호주에 사는 각국 출신자 총 1만548명을 대상으로 설문조사해 24일 발표한 '호주인들의 오늘'이라는 보고서에서 드러났다. 조사 대상자 중 한국 태생자는 모두 301명으로, 학생비자 102명, 워홀러 87명, 가족이민 43명, 기술이민(skill) 35명, 취업(457)비자 소지자(10명) 등이었다. 조사에 따르면 피부색이나 인종적 기원, 종교 등을 이유로 지난 12개월 사이에 차별을 경험한 적이 있느냐는 질문에 대해 절반이 넘는 55%가 "그렇다"고 답했다. (123RF)이는 유럽 각국(11~22

한국어판 Aug. 24, 2016

President Park Geun-hye officially appointed Lee Cheol-seong to lead the National Police Agency on Wednesday, amid continued objections from opposition parties that call him unfit for the post due to his ethical lapses.The appointment came as opposition lawmakers refused to adopt a parliamentary confirmation report on Lee due in large part to his 1993 record of drunk driving. On Tuesday, Park made a second request that the National Assembly adopt the confirmation report. Should the legislature r

Politics Aug. 24, 2016

The financial health of South Korean insurance firms improved in the second quarter of this year thanks to increased net profits and the higher bond prices they possess, data showed Wednesday.The risk-based capital, the minimum required liquid reserves for a financial institution, of 56 life and non-life insurers averaged 288 percent at the end of June, up 14.1 percentage points from three months earlier, according to the Financial Supervisory Service.The average RBC of 25 life insurers rose to

Aug. 24, 2016

South Korea's birthrate gained ground for the second year in a row last year, data showed Wednesday, amid deepening concerns that the low birthrate and rapid aging could undermine the growth potential of Asia's fourth-largest economy.The total fertility rate, or the average number of babies that a woman is projected to have during her lifetime, reached 1.24 in 2015, up from 1.21 tallied a year earlier, according to the data compiled by Statistics Korea.It recorded the second consecutive year of

Social Affairs Aug. 24, 2016

South Korea's fisheries output decreased 0.6 percent in the first six months of the year from a year earlier due mainly to sluggish deep-water and coastal catches, government data showed Wednesday.Fisheries production amounted to 2 million tons in the January-June period, down slightly from the previous year's 2.01 million tons, according to data from Statistics Korea.Deep-water fishing plunged 41.3 percent on-year to 208,000 tons, while fish caught in coastal waters fell 15.6 percent to 363,000

Industry Aug. 24, 2016

South Korea's deficit in the trade of intellectual property rights narrowed from a year earlier in the first quarter on the back of a sharp cut in shortfalls from industrial property rights, data showed Wednesday.In the January-March period, South Korea posted a trade deficit of $780 million in intellectual property rights, down 60.4 percent from $1.97 billion from the same period last year, according to the Bank of Korea. (Yonhap)South Korea exported $2.8 billion and imported $3.58 billion in i

Aug. 24, 2016