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Signs point to N. Korean troops in Russia-Ukraine combat zone
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[Exclusive] Korean adoptee sisters meet for the first time in 39 years
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Rose's 'Apt.' redefines K-pop's global appeal
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Two years on, thousands mourn Itaewon tragedy, calling for accountability
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Civil servant’s death linked to workplace bullying
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[Weekender] Walk around Korea to really get to know the country
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[Herald Interview] Love for K-drama, food defines 'Secret Ingredient'
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Hanwha, HD Hyundai vie for Poland’s $2.7b submarine program
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First lady’s controversies to top agenda at meeting of party leaders
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[Photo News] Rallying against LGBTQ+
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[Graphic News] The nations grounding their Boeing 737s
A number of countries grounded Boeing’s 737 MAX 8 medium-haul workhorse jet on Monday in response to an Ethiopian Airlines crash that killed all 157 people on board. The Nairobi-bound plane was the same type as the Indonesian Lion Air jet that crashed in October, killing 189 passengers and crew - with some detecting similarities between the two accidents. There are some 350 of the 737 MAX 8 planes currently in service around the world and while some countries and airlines have opted to ground t
World NewsMarch 12, 2019
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[Graphic News] World's dirtiest air is in India
Seven of the top 10 most polluted cities in the world are in India, according to a new study showing South Asia’s battle with deteriorating air quality and the economic toll it’s expected to take worldwide. Gurugram, located southwest of India’s capital New Delhi, led all cities in pollution levels in 2018, even as its score improved from the previous year, according to data released by IQAir AirVisual and Greenpeace. Three other Indian cities joined Faisalabad, Pakistan, in the top five. The i
World NewsMarch 11, 2019
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Malaysia court frees woman in North Korea murder case
SHAH ALAM, Malaysia, March 11, 2019 (AFP) - An Indonesian woman accused of assassinating the North Korean leader's half-brother was freed Monday after Malaysian prosecutors dropped a murder charge against her, in a shock decision a year and a half after she went on trial. Siti Aisyah smiled as she was ushered through a pack of journalists and into a car outside the court, where she had been on trial alongside a Vietnamese woman for the murder of Kim Jong Nam at Kuala Lumpur airport in February
World NewsMarch 11, 2019
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All killed on Ethiopian Airlines flight that crashed
ADDIS ABABA (AP) -- An Ethiopian Airlines flight crashed shortly after takeoff from the capital Sunday morning killing all 157 thought to be on board, according to statements from the airline and the state broadcaster. There were no immediate details on what caused the crash of the Boeing 737-8 MAX plane, which was new and had been delivered to the airline in November. The state-owned Ethiopian Airlines, widely considered the best-managed airline in Africa, calls itself Africa's largest carrier
World NewsMarch 10, 2019
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Vietnamese driver killed, 7 S. Korean tourists injured in bus accident
A tourist bus veered off course and overturned in the southern Vietnamese city of Phan Thiet, killing its Vietnamese driver and injuring seven South Korean passengers, according to Seoul's foreign ministry and reports Sunday.The 30-passenger bus suddenly lost balance and fell some 6 meters down a hill at around 1:13 p.m. on Saturday. Two suffered broken or dislocated bones, while five others suffered lacerations and bruises.(Xinhua=Yonhap)"Immediately after being informed of the accident, we sen
World NewsMarch 10, 2019
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Hillary Clinton says she won't run for president in 2020
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Hillary Clinton says she won't run for president in 2020, but vows she's "not going anywhere."The former secretary of state, senator and first lady ruled out another campaign during an interview posted Monday by New York TV station News12. (AP)Clinton, who lost the 2016 presidential election to Donald Trump, says, "I'm going to keep on working and speaking and standing up for what I believe."She says, "What's at stake in our country, the kind of things that are happening right
World NewsMarch 5, 2019
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[Graphic News] Civilian deaths in Afghan war hit record in 2018
More civilians were killed in the war in Afghanistan in 2018 than during any other year on record, after nearly two decades of fighting, according to a UN report recently released. Civilian deaths jumped by 11 percent from 2017 with 3,804 people killed and another 7,189 wounded, according to the UN figures, as suicide attacks and bombings wreaked havoc across the war-torn country.
World NewsMarch 4, 2019
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Most powerful banker in Nordics says cutting humans reduces risk
The man running the biggest Nordic bank says that reducing the number of humans working in finance will actually help cut some of the risks in the industry.Casper von Koskull, the chief executive officer of Nordea Bank Abp, predicts that in roughly a decade, his sector will have half as many people working in it as it does now. And that’s a good thing, he said. Casper von Koskull, the chief executive officer of Nordea BankWith cuts on that scale, the finance industry “actually becomes more robus
World BusinessMarch 3, 2019
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IS teen's Dutch husband wants to head home: BBC interview
The Dutch husband of Shamima Begum, a British-born teenager who fled to join Islamic State, wants to live with her in the Netherlands, the BBC reported Sunday after finding him in Syria.Yago Riedijk, who is being held in a Kurdish-run detention centre in northeast Syria, married Begum days after she arrived in territory held by IS when he was 23 and she was 15, he told BBC television.Begum, 19, from east London and now in a refugee camp, has said she would like to return to Britain but has been
World NewsMarch 3, 2019
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Qaeda-linked Syria group kills 21 regime forces: monitor
A Syrian jihadist group linked to Al-Qaeda killed 21 regime and allied forces Sunday near Idlib province, in one of the deadliest breaches of a six-month-old truce deal, a monitor said."At dawn, 21 fighters from the regime forces or allied militia were killed in an attack by Ansar al-Tawhid jihadists," the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said."Five jihadists were also killed," Rami Abdel Rahman, the director of the Britain-based monitoring group, said.Ansar al-Tawhid has ties to the larger H
World NewsMarch 3, 2019
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SpaceX Dragon capsule successfully docks on ISS: NASA
SpaceX's new crew capsule arrived at the International Space Station on Sunday, acing its second milestone in just over a day. No one was aboard the Dragon capsule launched Saturday on its first test flight, only an instrumented dummy. But the three station astronauts had front-row seats as the sleek, white vessel neatly docked and became the first American-made, designed-for-crew spacecraft to pull up in eight years. In this image taken from NASA Television, Sunday, March 3, 2019. SpaceX's new
World NewsMarch 3, 2019
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[Newsmaker] Spain investigates incident in North Korean Embassy
MADRID (AP) - Spanish authorities said police were investigating an incident last week at the North Korean Embassy in Madrid in which a woman was hurt and, according to a North Korean government's aide, computers and cellphones also were stolen.A group of unidentified assailants bound and gagged workers inside the gated embassy compound on Feb. 22 for four hours, according to Spain's El Confidencial news site, which first reported the incident on Wednesday.The site said that a woman escaped from
World NewsFeb. 28, 2019
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Pakistan says 2 Indian warplanes downed, 2 pilots captured
MUZAFARABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s military said Wednesday it shot down two Indian warplanes in the disputed region of Kashmir and captured two pilots, raising tensions between the nuclear-armed rivals to a level unseen in the last two decades.India acknowledged one of its air force planes was “lost” in skirmishes with Pakistan and that its pilot was “missing in action” on a chaotic day, which also saw mortar shells fired by Indian troops from across the frontier dividing the two sectors of
World NewsFeb. 27, 2019
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[Graphic News] Among Asian countries, Japan is No. 1 in environmental health
Pollution levels in many Asian countries are so high that they threaten food security and human health. Bangladesh, Pakistan, Thailand and Indonesia were identified as some of the world’s most polluted countries in a recent global ranking. In contrast, Japan was the least polluted Asian country on the list. To assess the environmental health of the world’s countries, Yale University and Columbia University jointly developed the Environmental Performance Index in collaboration with the World
WorldFeb. 27, 2019
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[Graphic News] How prepared are Asian youth for the future?
Asian countries are spending more on their human capital, according to World Bank Human Capital Index. The Human Capital Index measures the amount of human capital that a child born today can expect to attain by age of 18, given the risks to poor health and poor education that prevail in the country where the child lives. The HCI index values aim to convey the productivity of the next generation and highlights how ready Asian youth are to face a future of immense opportunities. Singapore takes
World NewsFeb. 26, 2019
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‘Green Book’ wins best picture in an upset at the Oscars
LOS ANGELES — The segregation-era road-trip drama “Green Book” was crowned best picture at the 91st Academy Awards, delighting those who see the film as a feel-good throwback but disappointing others who ridicule it as an outdated inversion of “Driving Miss Daisy.”In a year when Hollywood could have made history by bestowing its top award on Netflix (“Roma”) or Marvel (“Black Panther”) for the first time, the motion picture academy instead threw its fullest support Sunday behind a traditional in
World NewsFeb. 25, 2019
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Kim and Trump lookalikes draw the crowds in Hanoi
Cars stopped and tourists gawked at what appeared to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un wanderingthe streets of Hanoi.Days before the second summit between Kim and US President Donald Trump in Vietnam's capital, a Kim impersonator appeared on Friday at the Metropole Hotel, a back-up location for the meeting.Howard X, an Australian, has been cashing in his resemblance to North Korea's leader, especially with the haircut, as he engages with the outside world. US President Donald Trump impersonator Ru
World NewsFeb. 22, 2019
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VietJet to sign major Boeing deal during Trump-Kim summit: sources
Fast-growing Vietnamese budgetairline VietJet Aviation JSC is expected to sign amajor jet deal with Boeing Co on the sidelines of nextweek's Trump-Kim summit, according to sources familiar with the matter.US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will hold their second summit in the Vietnamese capital of Hanoi on Feb 27-28.Holding a signing ceremony during Trump's visit would help emphasize strengthening economic and military ties between the United States and Vietnam. Boeing
World BusinessFeb. 22, 2019
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[Graphic News] Samsung ranked among top 2 in French consumers’ brand rating
Samsung Electronics was placed among the top two in a brand rating by French consumers, company officials said. The 2019 edition of Best Brands France showed the tech firm at No. 1 in the best product brand category and at No. 2 in best corporate brand after Amazon. For the golden age brand, chosen by consumers aged 50 and up, Samsung Electronics finished at No. 2 after Bose. China's Huawei was ranked top for the best growth brand.
World BusinessFeb. 20, 2019
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Fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld dead: Chanel
The fashion world has been plunged into mourning by the death of legendary designer Karl Lagerfeld, the rapier-witted dandy who ruled over the industry for half a century.Chanel, the iconic French fashion house he led for nearly four decades, on Tuesday confirmed his passing, prompting an unprecedented outpouring of emotion from designers and celebrities. Karl Lagerfeld (AFP-Yonhap)Speculation about the 85-year-old's state of health had been rife since he missed Chanel's Paris haute couture week
World NewsFeb. 19, 2019