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Rafael Grossi, Secretary-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), arrived in Korea after a visit to Japan. He was met with strong protests from civil society groups at the airport, but he managed to leave through the cargo terminal after midnight. His schedule for the day was kept private, and he met with Korean government officials, including Foreign Minister Park Jin. He discussed the IAEA's final report on the discharge of contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant [Source: Transcript].
Grossi gave an interview to the media, where he described the Fukushima contaminated water as unreasonable. He said he could drink it and swim in it, and that if the fishery products are safely disposed of and released, there will be no contamination of the fishery. He also said that the fishermen of Fukushima are worried about their reputation being wrongly evaluated as dangerous even if they are not [Source: Transcript].
Grossi will continue his visit to Korea tomorrow and plans to visit countries with high opposition, such as New Zealand and the Pacific Island countries, to persuade them [Source: Transcript].
On the domestic front, there are ongoing protests against the discharge of contaminated water. A large-scale rally hosted by the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions is scheduled for next weekend in Gwanghwamun, and environmental civic groups are calling for the fifth round of action to block the dumping of contaminated water next month [Source: Transcript].
There are also reports of landslides and falling rocks due to heavy rain across the country, and a fatal accident involving a hiker who was hit by falling rocks [Source: Transcript].
In international news, the U.S. has been criticized for supporting Ukraine with a bomb known as "Steel Rain", which has the disadvantage of causing civilian casualties. The U.S. government has explained its support as due to Ukraine's acute ammunition shortage [Source: Transcript].
In other domestic news, there are reports of ineffective government-installed smart quarantine measures, leading to frequent civil complaints. The budget invested in these measures was over 100 million won, but they were installed in the wrong place and could not be counted or used as quarantine statistics [Source: Transcript].
There are also reports of the implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) CCTV to help protect the public. The government announced that it will convert all CCTV in the country to intelligent by 2027, so it is expected that a quick response in the event of an accident will be possible [Source: Transcript].
In sports news, the national soccer team achieved a come-from-behind victory in the Women's World Cup final evaluation match against IT. Jang Seul-gi scored a wonder goal, and the team advanced to the World Cup finals for the first time in its history [Source: Transcript].
1. Rafael Grossi, Secretary-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAA), arrived in Korea after a visit to Japan.
2. Grossi met with Korean government officials, including Foreign Minister Park Jin, and all schedules were kept private.
3. Grossi was not surprised by the civic group's protest against the discharge of contaminated water.
4. Grossi described the Fukushima contaminated water as unreasonable and said he could drink it and swim in it.
5. Grossi plans to visit the National Assembly tomorrow to meet Democratic Party lawmakers and explain IAEA's position.
6. Grossi has an interview with several domestic media outlets today, where he called the Fukushima contaminated water unreasonable.
7. A large-scale rally hosted by the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions is scheduled for next weekend in Gwanghwamun to block the dumping of contaminated water.
8. Russia has launched a barrage of cruise missiles toward the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, causing at least a minimum of damage.
9. Ukraine's counteroffensive, which began last month, is not yielding any clear results to reverse the war situation.
10. The government explained the reason for its support as the fact that Ukraine is suffering from an acute ammunition shortage.
11. The budget invested in installing smart quarantine measures was over 100 million won.
12. The most important thing at this time is to quickly respond to the situation to save the golden time.
13. Artificial intelligence CCTV is being introduced one after another to help protect.
14. The government announced that it will convert all CCTV in the country to intelligent by 2027.
15. The wounds of the 300 and sixty-eight Jeju Oreums continue to deepen.
16. The People's Power Party has decided to simply scrap the Seoul Yangpyeong Expressway's blanking and sailing lines.
17. The Democratic Party, which caused the flatland scandal, has stated that it must apologize.
18. The police forcibly dispersed a homeless protest held by a group of irregular workers near Cheonggyecheon in Seoul last night.
19. In the Women's World Cup, our national soccer team's final evaluation match against IT was held. They achieved a come-from-behind victory.