The Daily Populous

Wednesday December 27th, 2023 day edition

image for 'Parasite' actor Lee Sun-kyun found dead in apparent suicide amid drug probe

Actor Lee Sun-kyun of the Oscar-winning film "Parasite" was found dead in an apparent suicide Wednesday amid an investigation into suspected drug use.

Police found a man in his 40s unconscious in a car near Waryong Park in central Seoul at 10:30 a.m. and later identified him as Lee.

Lee's manager had earlier reported to the police that the actor left home after writing a memo akin to a suicide note and that his car was gone.

The manager had visited Lee's home in Cheongdam-dong in southern Seoul as he was out of contact.

The police booked Lee as a suspect in late October in the drug investigation, which was prompted by a tipoff that drugs were being illegally circulated among bars in Gangnam.

Lee tested negative in both the brief reagent test conducted during police investigations and the lab-based drug test by the National Forensic Service last month.

The 48-year-old actor rose to global fame after "Parasite," in which he played a major role, won Academy Awards in 2020. »

Police dog finds missing child in snow pile

Authored by yle.fi

A child in Korpilahti was buried under snow on Christmas Eve when a snow plough destroyed a snow cave.

A police dog in Korpilahti, Central Finland, found a missing child in a snow pile at around 10pm on Christmas Eve.

The dog, named Kuha, eventually found the child in a large snow pile created when a snow plough had arrived to clear routes around the child's home. »

Israel: We won’t work with UN officials who regurgitate Hamas propaganda

Authored by jpost.com
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Israel warned the United Nations that it would not work with those of its officials and staff members who support Hamas propaganda against the Jewish state.

“Israel will stop working with those who cooperate with the Hamas terrorist regime’s propaganda machine,” government spokesman Eylon Levy told reporters on Tuesday.

For too long international officials have been deflecting blame onto Israel to cover up for the fact that they are covering up for Hamas,” he said. »

Starfield Has Fallen To ‘Mostly Negative’ on Steam

Authored by insider-gaming.com

Recently, Starfield’s reviews dropped even lower than they already had on Steam, driven by the sentiment around the game that continues to be considerably morose.

On Steam, Starfield sits with a recent review rating of ‘Mostly Negative’, a jarring representation of how people feel about the space-faring epic.

In a review written toward the end of November, a user wrote, ‘The story is as generic as it gets and the gameplay gets boring.’. »