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The U.S. dollar has experienced some fluctuations in early August 2024. After a period of relative strength, the dollar has begun to weaken against major global currencies. This shift is largely influenced by expectations that the Federal Reserve may soon start easing monetary policy.

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From Squid Game to Blackpink, how South Korea became a culture powerhouse Evan Barringer was 14 years old when he stumbled onto Full House, a South Korea romcom where two strangers are forced to share a house. Sitting in his house in Memphis, he hit play assuming it was an Asian remake of a beloved American sitcom from the 1980s. It wasn’t until the third episode that he realised they had nothing in common save the name. But he was hooked. That accidental choice changed his life. Twelve years on, he is an English teacher in South Korea - and he says he loves it here: “I have got to try all the foods I’ve seen in K-dramas, and I’ve gotten to see several of the K-pop artists in concerts whose lyrics I used to study Korean.” When Evan discovered Full House in 2012, South Korean entertainment was a blip in the world’s eye. Psy’s Gangnam Style was the best-known Korean pop export at the time.

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Waves of strikes have been reported across the Middle East overnight. Here's the latest. At least six people have been killed in Israeli attacks on central Beirut, according to Lebanon's health ministry One of the blasts flattened a building in Beirut's city centre.This isn't the so-called Hezbollah heartland in the south, but an surrounded by businesses and hotels, writes the BBC's Wyre Davies from the scene In Tel Aviv, Israel, two people have been killed following Iranian strikes, after Tehran vowed to retaliate for the killing of security chief Ali Larijani Explosions were also reported at the US embassy compound in Iraq's capital, Baghdad, in the early hours Elsewhere in the Gulf, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Qatar all reported intercepting attacks, while air defence alerts sounded in Bahrain Late on Tuesday, the US announced that it had struck Iranian missile sites along the Strait of Hormuz with bombs that are capable of penetrating bunkers

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Saudi Arabia says it shot down drone headed for embassy district Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Defence says it has shot down a drone that was headed towards its embassy district, in a statement on X. We're also seeing reports of blasts in Dubai and Baghdad in Iraq this morning, as Iran renews its attacks on Gulf states.

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