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Government officials say staff from the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board will join the probe. They'll help analyze the flight data and cockpit voice recorders retrieved from the jet. The Boeing 737 crashed at Muon International Airport on its way from Bangkok. The plane, operated by South Korean low-cost carrier Jeju Air, was carrying 181 people. Only two survived. Officials say the flight data recorder found at the site is partially damaged. Yonhap News Agency quoted a South Korean investigation board member as saying that decoding the recorder could take a month.
A memorial has been set up at a gymnasium near the airport. Many people are paying respects to the victims there, including Acting President and Deputy Prime Minister Chae Sammok, the National Assembly speaker, and other lawmakers.
A man whose daughter was on the plane spoke to reporters.
It was a horrible and shocking accident. I never imagined something like this could happen to my daughter. I just can't believe it.
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has already been impeached for a short-lived attempt to impose martial law. But authorities are not stopping there. They want him detained on charges of insurrection. Officials from the police, defense ministry, and a special anti-corruption body filed the request to a court, which must now decide whether to issue a warrant. The Joint Team has issued a summons for Yoon three times, but he did not comply. The Constitutional Court began hearings on Friday to decide whether Yoon should be reinstated or permanently removed from office. The embedded leader declared martial law on December 3.
Lawmakers reversed the measure just hours later, and they've since voted to have him impeached. Yun's legal team is prioritizing the impeachment trial. His defense lawyer said on Monday that they've submitted a court document insisting authorities have no right to investigate him for insurrection.
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has died at the age of 100. He had won a Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to bring peaceful solutions to conflicts and provide humanitarian assistance. Carter was a peanut farmer in the southern state of Georgia before he turned to politics.
He was elected as president in 1976 and served until 1981.
Carter brokered the 1978 Camp David Accords between Israel and longtime archrival Egypt and contributed to peace in the Middle East. He also established diplomatic ties with China and normalized bilateral relations. But he lost the 1980 presidential race to Republican challenger Ronald Reagan. Carter continued to work for solutions to conflicts around the world and for human rights improvements in developing nations. In 1994, he met with North Korea's then-leader Kim Il-sun and Pyongyang amid rising tensions over the country's nuclear development. The two agreed that the North would freeze its nuclear ambitions and receive international inspectors.
Carter is the oldest person to have served as U.S. president. He spent his last day at his home in Georgia.
He reportedly died on Sunday surrounded by his family. President Joe Biden offered his condolences.
Today, America and the world, in my view, lost a remarkable leader. He was a statesman and humanitarian. And Jill and I lost a dear friend.
President-elect Donald Trump said Carter presided at a pivotal time for the United States and did everything in his power to improve the lives of all Americans who owe him a debt of gratitude.
A hardline critic of the West has been sworn in as president of Georgia, as citizens of the country continue to demonstrate for EU membership.
An inauguration ceremony was held in the former Soviet Republic on Sunday for new president Mihai Kavilashvili, a former pro soccer player.
Kavilashvili was elected in a parliamentary vote earlier this month with support from the ruling Georgian Dream Party, which gained a majority in the parliamentary election in October.
Pro-Western opposition parties and former President Salam Zurabishvili have not recognized Kavilashvili as a legitimate president. They say there were violations in the October election. Mass protests have continued in the capital, Tbilisi, since the government announced in November its decision to suspend talks on joining the European Union.
Zarish Vili spoke to her supporters before leaving the presidential palace.
Legitimacy comes from one source, and that source is you. And where there is no trust of the people, There will be no legitimacy.
The former president and the opposition is poised to seek a rerun of the parliamentary election. But with the new anti-EU president in office, the ruling party is expected to consolidate power.
A Shinkansen bullet train that had been stranded for 12 hours in Akita Prefecture due to a power failure has resumed operation.
The East Japan Railway Company says the Komachi No. 43 train that runs through northeastern Japan hit about 260 passengers on board. It stopped when heating and power sources went down at around 10:35 p.m. on Sunday.
Jr. East arranged to have taxis transport the passengers to local stations. There have been no reports of health problems.
The heater was working at first, but it gradually became cold. The toilets were unusable. It's the first time something like this has happened, so I'm surprised.
The subsequent Shinkansen, Komachi No. 45, had also stopped in Akita Prefecture, but the train was not affected by a power outage. Electricity and heating was working, and passengers remained inside.
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The Backstory of Japanese Landmarks brings you the stories behind these amazing places. In this episode of The Backstory of Japanese Landmarks, we feature the Great Buddha of Kamakura.
Kamakura is a popular tourist destination located near Tokyo. It's about a one-hour train ride from the capital. One of Kamakura's landmarks is the Great Buddha.
As its name suggests, the Great Buddha is a colossal copper statue of Amitaba Buddha. It was built as the principal deity of Jodo-sak Temple, Kotokuin. The Buddha is nicknamed Rozano Daibutsu, meaning the Great Buddha sitting out in the open.
It's a national treasure of Japan.
From central Kamakura, the train ride and walk to Kotoku-in Temple takes about 15 minutes. After passing through the temple's gate, the grand statue of Buddha comes into view.
The Buddha sits in a Zen meditation posture and is over 11 meters tall.
Kamakura was the seat of Japan's feudal government from the end of the 12th century to the early 14th century.
The construction of the Great Buddha began during this period in 1252, almost 800 years ago.
Today, the statue is covered with verdigris, a bright green substance that forms on oxidized copper.
A closer look reveals slight traces of gold leaf,indicating that the statue was originally gilded. The great Buddha was made by copper casting.
It's a manufacturing method of melting copper and pouring it into a mold.
But creating a statue that's over 11 meters high wasn't easy at the time, and it wasn't possible to melt over 120 tons of copper in one go. So the metal was cast in 40 sections.
This is why joints can be seen on the statue's surface. The Buddha is hollow. The statue has two windows on its back. After the statue was completed, the inner mold was removed through these openings. Today, the windows let in light and air.
The Buddha was enshrined when it was first built, but over time, the hall was damaged by earthquakes and typhoons. A tsunami at the end of the 15th century swept it away, leaving the Buddha exposed to the open air. The temple was also abandoned for a certain period, but was restored in the early 18th century. After a period in which Japan secluded itself from the rest of the world, the Yokohama port near Kamakura was opened for foreign trade in 1859. Following this, many foreigners are said to have visited the Great Buddha of Kamakura.
Built nearly eight centuries ago, the Great Buddha of Kamakura has a magnificencethat continues to captivate people.
Thank you for tuning in to the back story of Japanese landmarks. We hope you have a chance to visit these landmarks and see for yourself what makes them so special.
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