Lupita Nyong’o is advocating Uterine Health Legislation, this coming after her 11-year-battle with fibroid, revealing she had 30 and underwent surgery. Fibroids are non-cancerous tumors that cause symptoms like heavy bleeding, painful periods, and stomach pain. While on the roundtable with women of the Congressional Black Caucus on Tuesday, the actress urged lawmakers to fund more research into the condition: “When we reach puberty, we’re taught that periods mean pain, and that pain is simply part of being a woman. “I started talking about my experience privately, and I realized so many women are going through this. “We’re struggling alone...

Two gunshots. That is how Yoo Seok-sul begins recounting the night of Friday, 26 October, 1979. A former security guard in the Korea Central Intelligence Agency, or KCIA, as the South’s spy division was known, Yoo has many stories to tell. But this is perhaps the most infamous. He remembers the time – nearly 19:40 – and where he had been sitting – in the break room. He was resting after his shift guarding the entrance to the low-rise compound where President Park Chung-hee entertained his most trusted lieutenants. They called it the “safe house”. In his 70s now, wiry...

South Korea has arrested a high school teacher and a student’s father who allegedly broke into a school late at night to steal exam papers. Their attempt took place at 01:20 local time on 4 July (18:20 GMT) at a school in Andong, a city southeast of Seoul, but was foiled when the school’s security alarm went off. The teacher is facing charges for accepting bribes and trespassing, while the father has been accused of trespassing. A facilities manager at the school, who allegedly conspired with the duo, has also been arrested for allowing theft and unlawful entry into the...