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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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China's leader urges action on unification with Taiwan
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday urged both sides to reach an early consensus on the unification of China and Taiwan and not leave the issue for future generations.No one or no party can stop the trend toward unification, the Chinese leader said in a speech devoted to Taiwan, calling independence for the self-governing island against history and a dead-end."We are willing to create a vast space for peaceful unification, but we will never leave any room for any sort of Taiwan independenc
World NewsJan. 2, 2019
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US, Israel exit UN cultural agency, claiming bias
PARIS (AP) - The United States and Israel officially quit the UN's educational, scientific and cultural agency at the stroke of midnight, the culmination of a process triggered more than a year ago amid concerns that the organization fosters anti-Israel bias.The withdrawal is mainly procedural yet serves a new blow to UNESCO, co-founded by the US after World War II to foster peace.The Trump administration filed its notice to withdraw in October 2017 and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
World NewsJan. 2, 2019
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[Graphic News] Switzerland remains most attractive for top talent
Switzerland once again clinched the top spot in a global survey on fostering and attracting talent, part of a top-10 list that includes Canada but not the US and no Asian nations.The country retained its title for the fifth consecutive year in the World Talent Ranking report published by IMD Business School, a result of its strong emphasis on skills training and education. Denmark and Norway ranked second and third. While the US didn’t make the top 10, it climbed four notches to No. 12. Canada
World NewsDec. 31, 2018
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[Newsmaker] White House chief: Trump not building a 'wall'
Outgoing White House chief John Kelly said in an interview published Sunday that he had "nothing but compassion" for undocumented migrants crossing into the US, and undercut President Donald Trump's claims to be building a "wall" at the Mexico border.As a partial government shutdown entered a ninth day due to an impasse over Trump's demands for funding the US-Mexico border barrier, the president's chief of staff told the Los Angeles Times: "To be honest, it's not a wall." Outgoing White House Ch
World NewsDec. 31, 2018
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Boat with 311 migrants docks in Spain after spending Christmas at sea
A charity rescue vessel carrying 311 mainly African migrants plucked off Libya docked in Spain on Friday, ending a traumatic journey which saw them spend Christmas at sea and several European nations denying the ship entry.The migrants cheered and applauded as the vessel docked in the port of Crinavis near the southern city of Algeciras.Proactiva Open Arms, the Spanish charity which runs the Open Arms vessel carrying the migrants, feted the arrival with a "Mission accomplished" tweet.The migrant
World NewsDec. 29, 2018
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Spiegel suspends two editors after fake news scandal
Influential German news weekly Der Spiegel, shaken by a scandal over a reporter who admitted faking stories for years, said it has suspended two senior editors.The contracts of Ullrich Fichtner, an editor in chief, and Matthias Geyer, a chief editor, have been "suspended until the (magazine's) internal commission has completed its investigation into the affair," the editor in chief Steffen Klusmann said in an internal letter, of which AFP obtained a copy on Friday.On December 19, Der Spiegel stu
World NewsDec. 29, 2018
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6.9-magnitude quake hits Philippines triggering small tsunami
A 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck off the Philippine island of Mindanao on Saturday triggering a tsunami warning, with small waves expected to hit southern parts of the country and neighbouring Indonesia.The quake struck southeast of Davao City at a depth of 59 kilometres (35 miles), the US Geological Survey said, a week after a volcano-triggered tsunami killed more than 400 people in Indonesia.The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said "hazardous tsunami waves from this earthquake are possible" al
World NewsDec. 29, 2018
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Canadian teacher detained in China is freed
A Canadian teacher arrested in China for administrative reasons -- a case officially unrelated to the ongoing diplomatic row between Beijing and Ottawa -- has been freed, authorities said Friday.Global Affairs Canada "confirms that a Canadian citizen, who was detained in China in December, was released and has now returned to Canada," spokesman Richard Walker said, without providing further details. The arrest of Sarah McIver, a teacher accused of working illegally in China, was announced shortl
World NewsDec. 29, 2018
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Bomb kills three Vietnamese tourists, guide near Egypt pyramids
Three Vietnamese holidaymakers and an Egyptian tour guide were killed Friday when a roadside bomb blast hit their bus as it travelled close to the Giza pyramids outside Cairo, officials said.A statement by the public prosecutor's office said 11 other tourists from Vietnam and an Egyptian bus driver were wounded when the homemade device exploded. The improvised explosive device was placed near a wall along the Mariyutiya Street in Al-Haram district near the Giza Pyramids, it said. The bus was ca
World NewsDec. 29, 2018
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[Graphic News] Australia, Indonesia world’s most generous nations: Gallup
Australia, Indonesia, the United States and New Zealand were found to be the world’s most generous countries in an annual study by pollster Gallup. Gallup released its list of “most generous countries” for 2018. Indonesia and Australia tied for the top spot, and the United States and New Zealand tied for third. To rank more than 140 nations in its wide-ranging survey, Gallup said it looked at population, which countries’ people gave the most volunteer time, and which helped strangers most often
World NewsDec. 28, 2018
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Six men arrested in Vietnam for killing, eating endangered monkey
Six men were arrested in central Vietnam for killing and eating an endangered monkey while livestreaming it on a social media site, police said Friday.The trafficking and consumption of rare and endangered species is widespread in Vietnam as many still believe in the healing and medicinal qualities of the animals' body parts.But the sale of the animals occurs on the black market, and consumers rarely broadcast the killing and eating of the creatures, which are protected under Vietnam's conservat
World NewsDec. 28, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Trump makes first visit to US troops in harm’s way
AL-ASAD AIRBASE, Iraq (AP) — In an unannounced trip to Iraq on Wednesday, President Donald Trump staunchly defended his decision to withdraw US forces from neighboring Syria despite a drumbeat of criticism from military officials and allies who don’t think the job fighting Islamic State militants there is over.Trump, making his first presidential visit to troops in a troubled region, said it’s because the US military had all but eliminated IS-controlled territory in both Iraq and Syria that he d
World NewsDec. 27, 2018
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Japan announces IWC withdrawal, will resume commercial whaling
Japan is withdrawing from the International Whaling Commission and will resume commercial whaling next year, a government spokesman said Wednesday, in a move expected to spark international criticism."We have decided to withdraw from the International Whaling Commission in order to resume commercial whaling in July next year," top government spokesman Yoshihide Suga told reporters.Japan is determined to resume commercial whaling. (AFP)"Commercial whaling to be resumed from July next year will be
World NewsDec. 26, 2018
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Britain bans puppy and kitten sales by pet shops
Britain is forbidding puppies and kittens from being sold by pet shops in a bid to crack down on animal exploitation and abuse.The government said it will roll out the legislation next year after holding public consultations that showed 95 percent support for the ban."This will mean that anyone looking to buy or adopt a puppy or kitten under six months must either deal directly with the breeder or with an animal re-homing centre," the Department of Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said
World NewsDec. 26, 2018
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[Newsmaker] IS-claimed attack on Libya foreign ministry kills at least three
Suicide attackers stormed the Libyan foreign ministry in the capital Tripoli on Tuesday, killing at least three people including a senior civil servant in an attack claimed by the Islamic State jihadist group.Twenty-one other people were wounded in the attack, authorities said.A car bomb exploded near the ministry, prompting security forces to rush to the scene, said special forces spokesman Tarak al-Dawass.A firetruck and security officers at the scene of an attack on the Libyan foreign ministr
World NewsDec. 26, 2018
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Japan stocks plunge, other Asia markets fall after US losses
Japanese stocks plunged Tuesday and other Asian markets declined following heavy Wall Street losses triggered by President Donald Trump’s criticism of the US central bank.The Nikkei 225 fell by an unusually wide margin of 5 percent to 19,155.14. The Shanghai Composite Index ended off 0.9 percent at 2,504.82 after being down as much as 2.3 percent at midday. Benchmarks in Thailand and Taiwan also declined.Markets in Europe, Hong Kong, Australia and South Korea were closed for Christmas. (Yonhap)W
World BusinessDec. 25, 2018
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[Graphic News] Korea’s gaming industry ranks among world’s top in sales
South Korea’s gaming industry is the world’s fourth largest in sales, but none of the local companies rank among the top producers, a report said. According to the Korea Creative Content Agency, the industry’s sales came to $5.76 billion in October, ranking fourth behind $34.4 billion for China, $31.53 billion for the US and $17.71 billion for Japan. However, Korea would rank higher if internet connections are taken into consideration. For example, the internet-linked population in South Kor
World BusinessDec. 25, 2018
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[Graphic News] People the world lost in 2018
From US President George H.W. Bush to astrophysicist Stephen Hawking and former UN chief Kofi Annan, here are some of the notable figures who passed away in 2018.
World NewsDec. 24, 2018
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222 dead as volcano-triggered tsunami hits Indonesia
A volcano-triggered tsunami has left at least 222 people dead and hundreds more injured after slamming without warning into beaches around Indonesia's Sunda Strait, officials said Sunday, voicing fears that the toll would rise further.Hundreds of buildings were destroyed by the wave, which hit the coast of southern Sumatra and the western tip of Java about 9:30 pm (1430 GMT) on Saturday after a volcano known as the "child" of Krakatoa erupted, national disaster agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugr
World NewsDec. 23, 2018
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Death toll from Somali bombing rises to 20
The death toll from a double car-bomb attack near the presidential palace in Somalia rose to 20 on Sunday, police said.Police on Saturday had said seven people were killed following the two blasts in Mogadishu, which were claimed by the jihadist Shabaab group."The number of victims who were killed in the blasts increased to 20 and more than 40 others have been wounded," said a Somali police official, Ibrahim Mohamed.He said the toll had risen after some of those wounded on Saturday died in hospi
World NewsDec. 23, 2018