1. Korea's daily new coronavirus cases bounced back to over 400 on Wednesday as the vaccination campaign picked up steam amid sporadic cluster infections.
국내 신종 코로나 바이러스 감염자가 수요일 다시 400명을 넘어섰습니다. 백신 접종이 속도를 내고 있지만, 산발적 집단 감염도 이어지고 있습니다.
2. Texas has become the largest US state to lift its mask mandate, no longer requiring one of the most effective ways to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
미국의 텍사스 주가 코로나 감염 확산을 방지하는데 가장 효과적인 마스크 착용 의무 조항을 해제했습니다.
3. More than a dozen people have died and more were injured after an SUV collided with a trailer truck in southern California, along the US-Mexico border.
캘리포니아 남부의 미국과 멕시코의 접경 지역에서 이민자들이 탄 SUV 차량이 트레일러 트럭과 충돌해 12명 이상의 사상자가 발생했습니다.
4. Scientists have unearthed fossils of what may be the oldest-known member of the dinosaur group that includes the largest land animals in Earth's history.
과학자들이 지구 역사상 가장 오래된 것으로 추정되는 공룡의 화석을 발굴했습니다.
5. A porcelain bowl bought for $35 at a yard sale has turned out to be a rare Chinese artifact worth $500,000 and is set to go up for auction at Sotheby’s.
‘야드 세일’에서 35달러에 산 도자기 그릇이 50만 달러 정도의 가치가 있는 희귀한 중국 공예품으로 밝혀져, 조만간 소더비 경매에 오를 예정입니다.
▶NEWS IN-DEPTH 1
Texas will lift its mask requirement and allow businesses to reopen at full capacity next week. The announcement rattled doctors and big city leaders who said they are now bracing for another deadly resurgence. Texas, where the virus has killed more than 43,000 people, is the largest US state to end its mask mandate.
Republican Governor Greg Abbott has faced criticism from his party over the measure, which was imposed last July.The move follows reopenings in other states, putting them at odds with the Biden administration.
Federal health officials this week urgently warned states to not let their guard down, warning that the pandemic is far from over.
▶NEWS IN-DEPTH 2
Scientists have unearthed fossils of what may be the oldest-known member of the dinosaur group known as titanosaurs that includes the largest land animals in Earth's history. Researchers said on Monday the fossils represent a dinosaur species named Ninjatitan zapatai that lived 140 million years ago. They identified Ninjatitan as a titanosaur, a group of long-necked plant-eating dinosaurs that walked on four pillar-like legs.
The dinosaur's incomplete skeletal remains were discovered in Argentina's Patagonian wilderness. Researchers said Ninjatitan demonstrated that the titanosaurs as a group first appeared longer ago than previously known.
The find does support the idea that titanosaurs originated in the Southern Hemisphere.
▶NEWS IN-DEPTH 3
A small porcelain bowl bought for $35 at a yard sale in the US state of Connecticut turned out to be a rare, 15th century Chinese artifact worth up to $500,000. The white bowl adorned with cobalt blue paintings of flowers and other designs is about 16 centimeters in diameter.
An antiques enthusiast came across the piece while browsing a yard sale last year and thought it could be something special. The piece, one of only seven such bowls known to exist in the world, will be up for auction in New York on March 17 as part of Sotheby’s Auction of Important Chinese Art.