Former President Kim Young-sam, who formally ended decades of military rule in South Korea and accepted a massive international bailout during the 1997-1998 Asian financial crisis, died due to severe blood infection and acute heart failure.
Kim was an important figure in South Korea's pro-democracy movement and opposed the country's military dictators for decades. As President, Kim laid the foundation for a peaceful power transfer in a country that had been marked by military coups.
He was the 7th President of South Korea from February 1993 to February 1998.
A new study has revealed that more than half of the 15,000 species of tree found in the Amazon rain forest are now on the brink of extinction.
Forests in the Amazon have been declining since the 1950s.
A study concluded that the Amazon could harbor more than 15,000 tree species, of which 36 to 57 percent likely qualify as being globally threatened under IUCN Red List of Threatened Species criteria.
Over 2.3 million tonnes of iron ore would be e-auction during the 14th e-auction which is expected to take place next month.
So far the government of Panaji has e-auctioned around 9 million tonnes of iron ore and collected over Rs. 900 crore revenue.
The directorate of mines and geology has identified over 2.3 tonnes of iron ore for 14th e-auction which is lying at different location across the state.
Pankaj Advani added another feather in his cap by winning the IBSF World Snooker Championship after defeating his Chinese opponent Zhua Xintong in the final to take his world title count to 15.
This victory comes just after he clinched the IBSF Billiards crown in September. He is also the first person in history to take the short (6-Red) and the long snooker format in the same calender year.
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