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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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1 in 5 households to have breadwinner over 80 in 30 years
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[Online Predators] Online reviews of sex tourism in Southeast Asia proliferate
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Assembly to review disputed appointment of national soccer team coach
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New Fifty Fifty off to strong start
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Arrival of fall calls for more outdoor festivals
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Evicted guest burns down inn; 3 killed
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[Herald Interview] US election may unleash growth for Korea: Laffer
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[Herald Review] 'Culinary Class Wars': fresh, creative survival show minus the drama
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Placido Domingo opens Dubai Opera
DUBAI (AFP) - Spanish tenor Placido Domingo performed Wednesday at the opening of Dubai Opera, a venue the emirate hopes will boost cultural life in the Gulf business hub, organizers said.The 2,000-seat opera house was packed for the opening after tickets sold out months in advance, leaving many scrambling to buy them on the black market in the days preceding the event.Domingo launched into the event with a series of performances including Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville” and the Broadway music
PerformanceSept. 1, 2016
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'La La Land' musical masterpiece dazzles Venice film fest
VENICE (AFP) -- A bewitching musical starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone whipped up a frenzy on the opening day of the Venice film festival Wednesday as it kicked off the race for the Golden Lion.Damien Chazelle’s “La La Land,” a tribute to the golden age of American musicals, reunites the stars, who appeared together in the 2011 romantic comedy “Crazy, Stupid, Love” -- but with oodles of singing this time.The world’s top film critics, gathered on the glamorous Lido di Venezia for the 10-day fe
FilmSept. 1, 2016
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Frankenstein 2.0: Hollywood’s obsession with ‘playing God’
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Ridley Scott’s son Luke steps out of his father’s shadow this week with his directorial debut “Morgan,” a modern take on the “mad scientist” trope that has preoccupied Hollywood for more than a century.Ever since inventor Thomas Edison’s company made the first Frankenstein motion picture in 1910, filmmakers have been telling cautionary tales about the folly of mankind “playing God” to create life.Setting aside more than 70 movies featuring Mary Shelley’s monster itself, nume
FilmSept. 1, 2016
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Lower Manhattan reborn 15 years after 9/11
NEW YORK (AP) -- Fifteen years after the Sept. 11 attacks, Lower Manhattan has been reborn. The revitalization of the city’s downtown, powered by $30 billion in government and private investments, includes not just the reconstruction of the World Trade Center site, but also two new malls filled with upscale retailers, thousands of new hotel rooms and dozens of eateries ranging from the new Italian marketplace Eataly to a French food hall, Le District. The statistics alone are stunning. There are
TravelSept. 1, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Samsung, LG vie for Europe’s premium market at IFA
BERLIN -- Two South Korean electronics giants are set to square off traditional players in Europe’s premium sector at an annual trade show in the German capital, with Chinese competitors also set to make a fierce move to enter the mass consumer electronics market in the region. Armed with high-end lineups, Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics will each hold big events at the IFA that kicks off Friday for a six-day run.For LG, the IFA is a debut stage for its high-end brand SIGNATURE, the compa
TechnologySept. 1, 2016