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Torrential rainfall forces 1,500 to evacuate, causes widespread damage to homes, roads
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Over 82,000 Korean young people unemployed, not searching for job long-term
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[KH Explains] Can smart chargers ease tensions over EV fires?
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40% of Korea's workers who reported bullying faced retaliation: survey
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1 in 5 households to have breadwinner over 80 in 30 years
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New Fifty Fifty off to strong start
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Assembly to review disputed appointment of national soccer team coach
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[Weekender] Young Koreans more open to Japanese cultural products
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Evicted guest burns down inn; 3 killed
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Arrival of fall calls for more outdoor festivals
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4-year-old in coma after being locked in overheated bus
A four-year-old child remained in a coma for the fifth day on Tuesday, after being left in an overheated kindergarten bus for nearly eight hours. The Gwangju District Police said the teacher in charge, Jeong, 28, the chief teacher Lee, 34, the bus driver Lim, 51, and the kindergarten director Park, 52, have been booked for professional negligence. The four are accused of neglecting the victim between 9:10 a.m. and 4:40 p.m. on July 29. The hottest temperature that day was 35.5 degrees Celsius.
Social AffairsAug. 2, 2016
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Ewha to suspend career college establishment
Ewha Womans University will suspend the plan to establish a lifelong education college following protests from students, university dean Choi Kyung-hee announced Monday afternoon at a press conference. Tension between the school administration and students has persisted, as students perceive Choi -- with a reputation among the student body for making unilateral administerial decisions -- as merely delaying the plan, while still being reluctant to call it off. Choi Kyung-hee (Yonhap)The establish
Social AffairsAug. 2, 2016
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State prosecutors raid home, office of former KDB chief
State prosecutors on Tuesday raided the home and office of a former head of the Korea Development Bank, as part of their probe into a high-profile corruption case involving a local shipbuilder.During the raid, the prosecutors confiscated computer hard discs, documents and other materials to find out if Kang Man-soo, who served as KDB chairman from 2011 to 2013, was linked to any corrupt activities at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co.Kang Man-soo, former head of the Korea Development
Social AffairsAug. 2, 2016
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Opposition parties seek to hike taxes on big biz, rich
South Korea's main opposition Minjoo Party of Korea said Tuesday it will seek to raise taxes on big corporations and the high-income bracket, adding such changes are necessary for the stability of the country's financial health.Under the move, Minjoo will seek to raise corporate taxes to 25 percent from the existing 22 percent on big companies with annual profits above 50 billion won ($45.1 million). It will also slap a 41-percent tax on individuals with an annual income above 500 million won.Mi
PoliticsAug. 2, 2016
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Popular Australia Pokemon Go site removed after chaos
A small Sydney suburban park that attracted thousands of Pokemon Go players, causing the grassy spot to turn to mud, has disappeared from the popular mobile game after complaints of chaos.The backlash in the Sydney suburb of Rhodes is the latest battle between avid players of the augmented-reality game, which has been a huge hit since it was rolled out last month, and authorities unhappy with the crowds it can attract."Weekends, particularly at night, there were up to a 1,000-1,500 people in the
World NewsAug. 2, 2016