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Over 82,000 Korean young people unemployed, not searching for job long-term
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40% of Korea's workers who reported bullying faced retaliation: survey
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600 evacuated as heavy rain floods roads, homes in southern regions
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Torrential rainfall forces 1,500 to evacuate, causes widespread damage to homes, roads
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[KH Explains] Can smart chargers ease tensions over EV fires?
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New Fifty Fifty off to strong start
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[Weekender] Young Koreans more open to Japanese cultural products
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1 in 5 households to have breadwinner over 80 in 30 years
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Jeju's solo traveler-friendly spots offer solitude as well as camaraderie
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Doctors defend colleague accused of blacklisting non-strikers
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Saenuri leadership race remains unpredictable before Tuesday's vote
With no clear frontrunner, the ruling Saenuri Party's leadership race remained unpredictable on Monday, a day before the crucial polls to elect a new cadre of leaders tasked with promoting party unity and preparing for next year's presidential vote.On Tuesday, the party will hold a national convention in Seoul to pick one leader and five members of its decision-making Supreme Council. The party has been led by an interim leadership since its crushing defeat in the April 13 parliamentary polls.At
PoliticsAug. 9, 2016
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Delta Airlines says worldwide flight grounding lifted
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Delta Airlines said Monday a worldwide grounding of its flights has been lifted and its planes will resume taking off on a limited basis.The airline said cancellations and delays will continue because of the more than three hour halt caused by a computer breakdown. It blamed the problem on a power outage at its hub in Atlanta. Passengers line up as they wait to board Delta Air Lines flights at Rome's Leonardo Da Vinci airport, Monday, Aug. 8, 2016. Delta Air Lines has grounde
World NewsAug. 8, 2016
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Japan military on alert to destroy N. Korea missile: media
TOKYO (AFP) -- Japan‘s newly appointed defence minister on Monday ordered the nation’s military to be ready to destroy any missiles fired by North Korea that threaten the country, local media reported. Tomomi Inada issued the order, public broadcaster NHK said, without mentioning any indication that Pyongyang is preparing to launch such a missile. Japan's newly appointed defence minister Tomoni Inada (AP-Yonhap)Last week Prime Minister Shinzo Abe picked Inada, a close confidante with staunchly n
World NewsAug. 8, 2016
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Delta grounds flights due to systems problems
LONDON (AP) -- Delta Air Lines has grounded flights scheduled to leave Monday after experiencing unspecified issues with its computer systems globally. Confirmation of Monday‘s troubles came in an official account that responds to customers via Twitter. The airline declined to immediately comment by phone and it was unclear whether all its flights were affected. “Delta has experienced a computer outage that has affected flights scheduled for this morning,” the Atlanta-based company tweeted to
World NewsAug. 8, 2016
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Phelps scores 19th Olympic gold
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- Michael Phelps has to clear out more space in his medal case.Time to make room for gold No. 19. With yet another dazzling performance, the most decorated athlete in Olympic history added to his staggering haul Sunday night in the 4x100-meter freestyle relay, giving the United States a lead it never relinquished. “When I was on the block, I honestly thought my heart was going to explode out of my chest,” Phelps said. “I was so hyped tonight and so excited.”Michael Phelps (l
Olympic GamesAug. 8, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Japan’s emperor says ‘difficult’ to fulfill duties
TOKYO (AFP) -- Japanese Emperor Akihito said Monday he is concerned his weakening health may make it hard to fulfil his duties, in a speech seen as signalling a possible future abdication.“I am worried that it may become difficult for me to carry out my duties as the symbol of the state with my whole being as I have done until now,” he said in an address to the nation. “There are times when I feel various constraints such as in my physical fitness,” the 82-year-old said.(AFP)Akihito spoke obliqu
World NewsAug. 8, 2016
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[Graphic News] 32 cash-strapped firms facing restructuring: FSS
Thirty-two South Korean businesses are in need of corporate rehabilitation, according to the Financial Supervisory Service on Sunday. The financially troubled companies were chosen among 602 companies scrutinized by the FSS on their credit risks out of 1,973 local firms with over 50 billion won ($45 million) debt. The FSS rated the 602 firms from A to D, with A and B considered financially healthy while C and D are ill. Among the selected 32 this year, 13 received a C, while the remaining 19 got
Aug. 8, 2016