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Yoon warns North Korea against nuclear attack attempt
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81-year-old model awarded ‘best dressed’ in Miss Universe Korea
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Seoul mayor suggests shift in immigration policy
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'Smart pill'? ADHD treatment prescriptions spike this year
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AI textbook bubble could burst, expert warns
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[KH Explains] Korea pursues ‘fire-free’ batteries amid EV fears
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[Herald Review] One of Netflix's most expensive Korean originals returns, but at what cost?
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Man calls 119, found dead 1 week later because officials went to wrong place
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Food tycoon Paik Jong-won's Theborn Korea pushes toward IPO
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Samsung tightens its belt amid crisis winds
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Park offers condolences over death of former Korean leader
President Park Geun-hye expressed deep condolences over the death of former President Kim Young-sam, a presidential official said Sunday. "My heart goes out to the bereaved family members, and I pray for the soul of the deceased," presidential spokesman Jeong Yeon-guk quoted Park as saying. Park was informed of Kim's death earlier in the day immediately after he died at the age of 88 in a hospital in South Korea. Park said the government will prepare for Kim's funeral by taking into account rel
PoliticsNov. 22, 2015
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Ex-President Kim dies at 87
The late former President Kim Young-sam's photo is displayed at his wake at Seoul National University Hospital in Jongno-gu, Seoul, Sunday. (Yonhap)Former South Korean President Kim Young-sam, the country’s icon of democracy who ushered in an era of civilian leadership to end more than three decades of military rule, passed away early Sunday. He was 87. Kim, who led the nation from 1993-1998, died of sepsis and acute renal failure at around 12:22 a.m., according to Oh Byung-hee, the head of Seou
Social AffairsNov. 22, 2015
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Korea pounds U.S. 8-0 for Premier 12 championship
South Korea became the inaugural champion of the Premier 12 baseball tournament in Tokyo on Saturday.With its offense clicking from the start, South Korea pounded the United States 8-0 in the final at Tokyo Dome to take the championship. A would-be major leaguer Park Byung-ho blasted a three-run home run in the five-run fourth inning, and starter Kim Kwang-hyun threw five shutout innings for the breezy victory.South Korea opened the scoring in the top first. Leadoff Jeong Keun-woo hit a single t
BaseballNov. 21, 2015
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Terror alert shuts Brussels metro
All metro train stations in Brussels will be closed on Saturday, the city's public transport network said after Belgium raised the capital's terror alert to the highest level, warning of an "imminent threat." Belgian Army soldiers patrol in the picturesque Grand Place in the center of Brussels on Friday. (AP-Yonhap News)"On the recommendation of the crisis centre of the Federal Interior Public Service, all our metro and light railway stations... will stay closed today. This is a precautionary me
World NewsNov. 21, 2015
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N. Korea bashes U.N. resolution on rights abuses
North Korea on Saturday bristled at the recently-adopted U.N. resolution condemning its human rights situation, claiming that it is a U.S.-led attempt to topple the communist regime. On Thursday, the U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly passed a resolution that calls for referring the communist country to the International Criminal Court over its grave rights situation."We categorically reject the 'human rights resolution', a vivid expression of the U.S. hostile policy toward the DPRK and a typi
North KoreaNov. 21, 2015
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U.N., EU step up fight against IS after Paris attacks
The U.N. Security Council Friday urged its members to ramp up their fight against Islamic State jihadists after the Paris attacks, as Europe said it would tighten border checks and Brussels issued its highest terror alert.Hours before the U.N. Security Council passed the resolution authorizing countries to "take all necessary measures" against IS, gunmen stormed a luxury hotel in Mali's capital, taking more than 100 people hostage in a siege that left at least 27 dead.The attack on Bamako's luxu
World NewsNov. 21, 2015
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Fire in coal mine in China kills 21, leaves 1 missing
A late-night fire at a coal mine killed 21 people and left one missing in the northeastern Chinese province of Heilongjiang, local authorities and state media said Saturday.The fire at the Xinghua mine in the city of Jixi was brought under control on Saturday, and 21 bodies were recovered at the mine, owned by the Heilongjiang Longmay Mining Holding Group, the official Xinhua News Agency said.The provincial work safety administration confirmed the incident and the death toll on Saturday. A work
World NewsNov. 21, 2015
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Focus on jihad attacks as Asia-Pacific leaders reconvene
Asia-Pacific leaders meeting in Malaysia on Saturday condemned the string of Islamic extremist attacks from Paris to Mali, urging an international effort to fight the scourge.Prime Minister Najib Razak of Muslim-majority Malaysia opened a fresh round of summitry in Kuala Lumpur by railing against the ideological mantle claimed by Islamic militants."The perpetrators of these cowardly and barbaric acts do not represent any race, religion or creed," he told fellow Southeast Asian leaders. "They are
World NewsNov. 21, 2015
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Obama condemns 'appalling' Mali jihadist attack
U.S. President Barack Obama on Saturday condemned what he called the "appalling" jihadist hostage seige in Mali that left at least 27 people dead, including an American citizen."This barbarity only stiffens our resolve to meet this challenge," he said during a visit to Malaysia, referring to the global threat of extremist violence.Gun-toting jihadists took more than 100 people hostage for around nine hours at a top hotel in Mali's capital Bamako on Friday.The assault was claimed by the Al-Murabi
World NewsNov. 21, 2015
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EPA says VW cheating software is on more vehicles
Volkswagen's emissions cheating scandal widened Friday after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said the German automaker used software to cheat on pollution tests on more six-cylinder diesel vehicles than originally thought.Volkswagen told the EPA and the California Air Resources Board the software is on about 85,000 Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche vehicles with 3-liter engines going back to the 2009 model year. Earlier this month the regulators accused VW of installing the so-called “defeat
World BusinessNov. 21, 2015
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U.N. unanimously approves 'all necessary measures' to fight IS
The U.N. Security Council on Friday authorized countries to "take all necessary measures" to fight the Islamic State group in a resolution that won unanimous backing a week after the Paris attacks. U.N. Security Council members vote on a French-sponsored counter terrorism resolution aimed at Islamic extremist, Friday (AP-Yonhap)The French-drafted measure calls on all U.N. member states to "redouble and coordinate their efforts to prevent and suppress terrorist attacks" committed by IS and other
World NewsNov. 21, 2015
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Labor groups' offices raided over last week's massive rallies
Police raided the offices of labor groups on Saturday as part of their ongoing probe into last week's large-scale anti-government rally in downtown Seoul, officers said.Officers at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency raided 12 offices of eight labor unions, including the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU), and secured data on the massive protest at the Gwanghwamun Plaza last Saturday.Some 130,000 demonstrators from 53 labor unions and civic organizations took to the streets against the
Social AffairsNov. 21, 2015
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Park to meet with regional leaders in Malaysia
President Park Geun-hye is preparing to meet with a dozen regional leaders in Malaysia on Saturday, the latest in a string of summits amid territorial disputes in the South China Sea.The meeting involves the leaders of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations and their three Northeast Asian dialogue partners -- South Korea, China and Japan.ASEAN comprises Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, Singapore and Vietnam.The leaders are expected to
PoliticsNov. 21, 2015
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Belgium raises terror alert to highest level in Brussels
Belgium raised its terror alert to the highest level in the capital Brussels on Saturday, with the OCAM national crisis center warning of an "imminent threat" a week after the Paris attacks. "Following our latest evaluation... the center has raised its terror alert to level 4, signifying a very serious threat, for the Brussels region," it said, as Europe tightens security after Islamic State militants killed 130 people in the French capital."The analysis shows a serious and imminent threat requi
World NewsNov. 21, 2015
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At least 27 dead in Mali hotel attack claimed by al-Qaida affiliate
Gun-toting jihadists took more than 100 people hostage for around nine hours at a top hotel in Mali's capital Bamako on Friday, in an attack claimed by an al-Qaida affiliate that left at least 27 people dead. Rescue team members carry out a body of a victim from the Radisson Blu hotel in Bamako, Mali, Friday. (Xinhua)The assault, which was claimed by the Al-Murabitoun group of notorious one-eyed Algerian militant Mokhtar Belmokhtar, added to fears over the global jihadist threat, a week after th
World NewsNov. 21, 2015
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Elite French unit heads to Mali amid hostage crisis: ministry
An elite French unit of paramilitary police specialized in hostage situations left for Mali on Friday where suspected jihadists stormed an upmarket hotel, the interior ministry said.Around 40 paramilitary police from the GIGN unit were on their way to assist Malian security forces dealing with a hostage situation at the Radisson Blu hotel, said a ministry spokesman.The Twitter account of the paramilitary police posted a black-and-white image of the heavily-armed, black-clad troops upon their dep
World NewsNov. 20, 2015
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80 hostages freed in Mali hotel siege: TV
Around 80 of 170 hostages seized when gunmen went on a shooting rampage at a luxury hotel in Mali's capital on Friday have been freed, local television reported."Radisson hotel attack: special forces launched an operation, first hostages released, about 80," the state-run ORTM channel said on a scrolling banner, without specifying the source of the information."Our special forces have freed hostages and 30 others were able to escape on their own," Security Minister Salif Traore told AFP. (AFP)
World NewsNov. 20, 2015
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Seoul identifying any S. Korean hostages in latest Mali attack
The Seoul government said Friday that it is examining whether any South Korean nationals are being held hostage in a hotel in the capital of Mali that was seized by unidentified gunmen.A group of attackers have occupied a luxury hotel in the Malian capital of Bamako, with about 170 taken hostage."We are checking the safety of every South Korean resident in Mali and identifying whether or not there are any nationals detained in the hotel," an official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs told Yon
Foreign AffairsNov. 20, 2015
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Youth summit urges action on climate change
BANGKOK -- Former U.N. chief Kofi Annan and youth delegates from around the world on Thursday urged world leaders to make strong and inclusive changes to tackle climate change.Speaking to prominent figures and young leaders at the One Young World summit in Bangkok, Annan said the world must realize that climate change is not an isolated issue ailing a few island nations, but one that is threatening the humanity as a whole.“We have to realize we are in the same boat ... If one end of the ship beg
NationalNov. 20, 2015
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Third body found at site of Paris police raid: prosecutors
A third body has been found in the rubble of an apartment where the suspected ringleader of the Paris attacks was killed in a fierce shootout with police, prosecutors said Friday.Elite police launched a massive assault on the apartment on Wednesday as part of the manhunt for suspects linked to the killing of 129 people in Paris attacks.During a violent exchange of gunfire, one of the people inside the apartment detonated an explosives vest.After the raid the body of the suicide bomber was found,
World NewsNov. 20, 2015