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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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40% of Korea's workers who reported bullying faced retaliation: survey
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[KH Explains] Can smart chargers ease tensions over EV fires?
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600 evacuated as heavy rain floods roads, homes in southern regions
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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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[Weekender] Young Koreans more open to Japanese cultural products
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Evicted guest burns down inn; 3 killed
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Assembly to review disputed appointment of national soccer team coach
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S. Korean team wins bronze in women's badminton doubles
RIO DE JANEIRO -- The South Korean women's badminton doubles team of Jung Kyung-eun and Shin Seung-chan captured a bronze medal at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Thursday.Jung Kyung-eun and Shin Seung-chan celebrate after taking bronze in women's badminton doubles at the Rio Olympics. (Yonhap) Jung and Shin defeated Tan Yuanting and Yu Yang beat 2-0 (21-8, 21-17). This was South Korea's first badminton medal in Rio and will also be the only one this Olympics. Jung and Shin were the only tea
Olympic GamesAug. 18, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Omran, one child of millions scarred by Syria war
BEIRUT (AP) -- Syrian opposition activists have released haunting footage showing a young boy rescued from the rubble in the aftermath of a devastating airstrike in Aleppo.The image of the stunned and weary looking boy, sitting in an orange chair inside an ambulance covered in dust and with blood on his face, encapsulates the horrors inflicted on the war-ravaged northern city and is being widely shared on social media. 5-year-old Omran Daqneesh sits in an ambulance after being pulled out of a bu
World NewsAug. 18, 2016
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Special inspector seeks investigation on senior presidential secretary
A special inspector looking into allegations of corruption involving a presidential aide submitted a petition with the state prosecutors' office Thursday seeking a formal investigation, legal sources said.Lee Seok-su, the inspector under the presidential office, filed the report against Woo Byung-woo with the Supreme Prosecutors' Office on charges of embezzlement and abuse of authority. (Yonhap)Lee launched an investigation on the senior presidential secretary for civil affairs last month as a s
PoliticsAug. 18, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Trump picks media provocateur as campaign CEO
NEW YORK (AFP) - Donald Trump on Wednesday shook up his campaign team for a second time in just two months, fending off suggestions that his presidential run is in crisis as polls show Hillary Clinton cruising toward victory.The Republican White House nominee, who is tanking in swing states, hired a news executive from a virulently anti-Clinton website as his campaign chief executive and promoted a leading Republican strategist to campaign manager.Stephen Bannon is executive chairman of Breitbar
World NewsAug. 18, 2016
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US district court rules in favor of Celltrion’s Remicade biosimilar
The US District Court for the District of Massachusetts on Thursday officially ruled Janssen’s main formulation patent on its blockbuster rheumatoid arthritis drug Remicade invalid, making way for the entry of biosimilars to the US market.The ruling brightens the prospect for South Korean biosimilars developer Celltrion and its regional sales partner Pfizer’s plans to debut Remsima, a biosimilar drug referencing Remicade in the US market in as early as October. The district court’s ruling also r
IndustryAug. 18, 2016
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Park Bo-gum and Kim Yoo-jung star in new period drama series
A new period drama series “Love in the Moonlight” staring Park Bo-gum and Kim Yoo-jung will kick off next week. The series follows the unlikely romance between a crown prince, played by Park, and an 18-year-old girl masquerading as a eunuch, played by Kim. Actor Park Bo-gum and actress Kim Yoo-jung pose for a photo at a press conference on Thursday in eastern Seoul. (Yonhap) “As soon as I read the script, I really wanted to get on board,” Park said at a press conference for the show Thursday i
TelevisionAug. 18, 2016
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[Graphic News] Circulation of 50,000 won notes surpasses W70tr: BOK
The volume of 50,000 won notes in circulation exceeded the 70 trillion won ($63.2 billion) mark in July for the first time, according to data from the Bank of Korea on Thursday.The circulation of the highest-denominated bill stood at 70.43 trillion won last month, 0.8 percent higher than the 69.84 trillion won in June, the data showed. The hike comes on the back of increased demand and supply of the bill, BOK officials said, highlighting the all-time low interest rate as a factor behind the rise
IndustryAug. 18, 2016
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Gov't to select new site for Daegu airfield by year's end
South Korea will select a new airport site to replace the one currently in operation in Daegu by the end of this year as an official analysis gave the relocation project a green light, the defense ministry said Thursday.In an assessment carried out by 21 experts, the government's plan to relocate the Daegu International Airport to another city within the Gyeongsang region garnered 800 points out of 1,000, the Ministry of National Defense said in a statement. The airport, located within the city
DefenseAug. 18, 2016