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Thousands rally in Seoul to call for Yoon's resignation
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Suicide attempts spike among youth in Korea
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Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah is killed in Beirut strike, Israel's military says
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FM champions multilateralism, stresses S. Korea's vision as 'global pivotal state'
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[Weekender] How Seongsu, once an industrial zone, has become ‘Seoul’s Brooklyn’
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Korean American documentary ‘Free Chol Soo Lee' wins Emmy
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S. Korea to showcase Hyunmoo-5 ballistic missile on Armed Forces Day ceremony for 1st time
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Immigration policy must go beyond labor supply: experts
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Korea, China, Japan vow to address yellow dust and climate change
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4 in 10 illegal aliens entered S. Korea without visas last year: data
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Dubai fair showcases success in art in 10th year
DUBAI (AFP) - Dubai on Wednesday opened its 10th annual art fair, an event that showcases the emirate‘s position as the region’s leader in an industry now helping it to rake in millions of dollars. Billed as the leading contemporary show of its kind in the Middle East and North Africa, Art Dubai this year brings together 94 galleries from 40 countries featuring the works of 500 artists. “We've been aware for some time for the role that the art fair plays in the local scene, and the way to which
PerformanceMarch 17, 2016
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Fans use Lovecraft‘s fame to promote Providence’s weird side
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Fans of H.P. Lovecraft's writings are trying to use the growing fame of the early 20th century fantasy-horror writer to promote Providence’s weird side. Lovecraft so identified with Rhode Island's capital city that he wrote "I am Providence" in a letter. His headstone bears the phrase. Some of Lovecraft’s best-known works are set in Providence. Tuesday marked the 79th anniversary of his death. A light rain fell as about 20 people gathered where Lovecraft's childhood hou
BooksMarch 17, 2016
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Hot-button issues in suspenseful ‘Off the Grid’
Best-seller C.J. Box’s series about Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett is known for showing how environmental issues not only affect ecology, but also people, jobs and lifestyles. In “Off the Grid,” Box goes a bit off the grid himself by tackling the hot-button issue of terrorists and government interference, delivering an even-handed look that illustrates the perception of a situation isn't always reality. “Off the Grid” isn't so much Joe’s story as it is his friend's Nate Romanowski, a war ve
BooksMarch 17, 2016
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Rise of the unmarried American woman
“All The Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation” By Rebecca Traister Simon and Schuster (339 pages, $27)Employing the tools of social history and narrative journalism, “All The Single Ladies” paints an upbeat portrait of the unmarried life, concluding with a call for policy changes to support “the epoch of single women that's upon us.” Rebecca Traister traces the trend of happy singlehood back through American history to its pre-Colonial roots in England. In 1563,
BooksMarch 17, 2016
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What America taught Hitler about eugenics
Writing in 1927 for an 8-1 Supreme Court majority in Buck vs. Bell, Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes upheld a Virginia law authorizing sterilization of the “feebleminded.” In “Imbeciles,” Adam Cohen outlines the collision course between Carrie Buck -- a woman who was poor and unfortunate but no imbecile -- and a scion of one of Boston’s oldest families who was wrongly reputed to be liberal. Cohen's chapters on Holmes make clear that Buck was no anomaly; Holmes was a longtime eugenicist who’d previ
BooksMarch 17, 2016
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Holi festival to cover Haeundae in color
Busan’s Haeundae Beach is set to become awash with color as the Holi Hai festival runs for the sixth time on April 3. Holi, a spring festival that formally falls on March 23, is one of India’s most popular festivals, and the Busan celebration is now one of the biggest multicultural festivals in Korea. Organizer Amit Gupta said it was the largest event organized by a foreign community here, according to data from the Busan Foundation for International Activities, the city’s support center for ex
Expat LivingMarch 17, 2016
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5 brings 10 for Gwangju theater group
Theater group Gwangju Performance Project is marking its fifth birthday with a 10-minute play festival. The GPP is inviting playwrights from across Korea to enter the “Pen In Ten” competition, to be staged June 24-26. There will be cash prizes for the best script, best production and best actor, as well as a people’s choice award. Laura Prantner, a publicity representative for the GPP, said that the troupe had not held a 10-minute play festival before, but decided to do so as it is something tha
Expat LivingMarch 17, 2016
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[Photo News] Samsung Gear S2 by de Grisogono
SAMSUNG GEAR S2 BY DE GRISOGONO – Samsung Electronics on Wednesday unveiled the Galaxy Gear S2 by de Grisogono, a limited-edition timepiece in collaboration with Swiss luxury jeweler de Grisogno, at the Baselworld fair. The smartwatch comes with de Grisogno’s signature bold leather band, while its face is covered with more than 100 black and white diamonds. (Samsung Electronics)
TechnologyMarch 17, 2016
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Obama imposes fresh sanctions on North Korea
U.S. President Barack Obama imposed fresh sanctions on North Korea on Wednesday, further tightening the screws on Pyongyang for its nuclear and missile tests, including the blacklisting of anyone assisting the North over its labor and mineral exports."I have now determined that the government of North Korea's continuing pursuit of its nuclear and missile programs ... increasingly imperils the United States and its allies," Obama said in the new executive order. "The order addresses those actions
North KoreaMarch 17, 2016
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Trump warns of riots if he loses nomination with most delegates
Donald Trump predicted “riots” if Republican power-brokers deny him the presidential nomination in Cleveland even if he's leading in the delegate count.The billionaire New York developer, who prevailed in three states that voted Tuesday, held a narrow lead in Missouri and lost Ohio, is faced with the prospect of a floor fight at the Republican convention if he's leading in delegates but falls short of a majority, 1,237.“I think we’ll win before getting to the convention, but I can tell you, if w
World NewsMarch 16, 2016
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U.N. envoy to meet pro-Russia Syrian opposition group at talks
GENEVA (AFP) -- A Syrian opposition group that is close to Russia and tolerated by Damascus will meet UN envoy Staffan de Mistura at peace talks in Geneva, a delegation member told AFP Wednesday."We received an invitation to take part in the Geneva talks," said Fateh Jamous, a member of the so-called Moscow Group, which includes ex-Syrian deputy prime minister Qadri Jamil who is considered a moderate opposition leader by the regime.Jamil, who was sacked by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in 201
World NewsMarch 16, 2016
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Japan submarine to visit Philippines, other ships to Vietnam
TOKYO (AFP) -- A Japanese submarine will make a port call in the Philippines for the first time in 15 years while accompanying naval ships will visit Vietnam's Cam Ranh Bay for the first time ever, Japan's navy said.The announcement came days after China accused its Asian rival of interfering in the South China Sea.Japan, which occupied the Philippines and Vietnam during World War II, is now strengthening relations. All three countries share growing concerns about China's increasing military mus
Foreign AffairsMarch 16, 2016
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EU scrambles to save embattled Turkey deal on migrant crisis
BRUSSELS (AFP) -- European leaders scrambled Wednesday to salvage an under-fire draft deal with Turkey to ease the migrant crisis with a round of shuttle diplomacy on the eve of a crunch summit.The 28-member bloc, divided and desperate to end the biggest refugee influx in Europe since World War II, is pinning its hopes on an agreement with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.Under the plan hailed as a "game-changer", Turkey would seek to stop the dangerous sea journeys of refugees and take ba
World NewsMarch 16, 2016
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FIFA admits to World Cup hosting bribes, asks US for cash
GENEVA (AP) -- While acknowledging for the first time that votes were bought in past World Cup hosting contests, FIFA is seeking to claim ``tens of millions of dollars'' in bribe money seized by U.S. federal prosecutors.FIFA submitted a 22-page claim to the U.S. Attorney's Office in New York on Tuesday that seeks a big share in restitution from more than $190 million already forfeited by soccer and marketing officials who pleaded guilty in the sprawling corruption case.Tens of millions of dollar
SoccerMarch 16, 2016
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Danes, once again, take top spot in world happiness report
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) -- Denmark, perhaps better known for its fictional, suicide-agonizing prince Hamlet and fierce marauding Vikings than being a nation of the happiest people, has just won that very accolade. Again.Even U.S. Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders have singled out the small Scandinavian country as an example of a happy, well-oiled society. On Wednesday, the United Nations made it official: It found Danes to be the happiest people on Earth in a
World NewsMarch 16, 2016
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2018 Winter Games on track, but much to be done: IOC
South Korea's preparations for the 2018 Winter Games in Pyeongchang are moving in the right direction, but a "lot of work" remains to be done, an official inspector said Wednesday.The International Olympic Committee in 2011 picked South Korea's northeastern ski resort of Pyeongchang to host the winter games, favouring it over Munich and the French Alpine town of Annecy. But initial preparations were hit by financial problems and construction delays, which at one point saw the IOC float the possi
Olympic GamesMarch 16, 2016
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IS flag found with Algerian suspect killed in Brussels raid
BRUSSELS (AFP) -- Police found an Islamic State flag next to the body of an Algerian killed during a major anti-terror raid in Brussels, prosecutors said Wednesday, as investigators raced to track down two suspected extremists who escaped.The man had been identified as Mohamed Belkaid, 35, an Algerian national who was illegally in Belgium, the federal prosecutor said a day after the chaotic shootout. Two suspects were still at large after the gunbattle, which erupted as Belgian and French police
World NewsMarch 16, 2016
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Obama: 'I've made my decision' on Supreme Court nominee
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama said Wednesday he will reveal his Supreme Court nominee to fill the vacancy of the late Justice Antonin Scalia, and his pick is expected to come from a small circle of federal appeals court judges.``I've made my decision,'' Obama said in an email to supporters early Wednesday.Obama planned to introduce his pick at 11 a.m. in the White House Rose Garden, setting up a showdown with Senate Republicans who have told the White House not to bother filling the
World NewsMarch 16, 2016
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Russian Syria pullout 'positive' for Geneva talks: Arab League
CAIRO (AFP) -- Russia's withdrawal of forces from Syria is a "positive step" that will help the ongoing Geneva peace talks, Arab League chief Nabil al-Arabi said on Wednesday.Russian warplanes began leaving Syria on Tuesday after Moscow's surprise decision to withdraw most of its forces from the war-torn country."The Russian announcement represents an important positive step in the efforts of the international group for Syria in making the Geneva talks a success," Arabi said in a statement.Offer
World NewsMarch 16, 2016
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Less than 10 pct of overseas voters registered for parliamentary election
Less than 10 percent of South Korean citizens who live outside of the country have registered for the April 13 parliamentary election, the state election watchdog said Wednesday.Voter registration for Korean expatriates began on Nov. 15, and 154,217 people, or 7.8 percent of some 1.98 million eligible citizens living abroad, were registered as voters as of Sunday, the final day of registration, according to the National Election Commission. In 2009, South Korea enacted a law that grants citizens
PoliticsMarch 16, 2016