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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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[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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4 in 10 young South Koreans take up 'irregular' jobs: data
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SM founder Lee Soo-man is back with A2O Entertainment
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1 dead, scores injured in fuel tax protests around France
PARIS (AP) — One protester was killed and 227 other people were injured — eight seriously — at roadblocks set up around villages, towns and cities across France on Saturday as citizens angry with rising fuel taxes rose up in a grassroots movement, posing a new challenge to beleaguered President Emmanuel Macron.Police officers lobbed tear gas canisters at demonstrators on the famed Champs-Elysees Avenue in Paris as groups of “yellow jackets,” as the protesters called themselves, tried to make the
World NewsNov. 18, 2018
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Trump tours Paradise area, calls wildfire a ‘really bad one’
PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — From the ashes of a mobile home and RV park, President Donald Trump said Saturday he came to the heart of California’s killer wildfire to fully grasp the scale of the desolation wrought on the landscape.“We’re going to have to work quickly. ... Hopefully this is going to be the last of these because this was a really, really bad one,” said the president, standing amid the crumpled foundations of homes and twisted steel of melted cars. (AP)“I think everybody’s seen the lig
World NewsNov. 18, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Argentine submarine wreck found one year after disappearance
The crushed wreckage of an Argentine submarine has been located one year after it vanished into the depths of the Atlantic Ocean with 44 crew members, in the country's worst naval disaster in decades.There has been "positive identification of the ARA San Juan," at a depth of more than 800 meters (2,600 feet), the navy tweeted, confirming the vessel had imploded. Argentine navy submarine ARA San Juan docked in Buenos Aires in 2014 (AFP)Experts say raising the submarine would be an enormous undert
World NewsNov. 18, 2018
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British PM fights rebellion over Brexit deal
British Prime Minister Theresa May battled to salvage a draft Brexit deal and her political future on Thursday, as ministers resigned and members of her own party plotted to oust her.The Conservative leader said she believed with "every fibre of my being" in the Brexit course she had set, hours after facing a hostile parliament and seeing four ministers, including Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab, quit the government.Members of parliament on all sides warned her there was no way the plan could win
World NewsNov. 16, 2018
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Saudi Arabia to seek death penalty in Khashoggi killing
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia will seek the death penalty against five men suspected of killing journalist Jamal Khashoggi, its top prosecutor said Thursday, while the US slapped sanctions on 17 Saudi officials in the toughest action it has taken against the kingdom since the slaying.The Saudi moves failed to appease Turkey, which has put increasing pressure on its regional rival since Khashoggi was killed in Istanbul last month, but they could be enough for some of Saudi Arabi
World NewsNov. 16, 2018
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Staggered evacuation plan questioned in fire’s aftermath
MAGALIA, Calif. (AP) — Ten years ago, as two wildfires advanced on Paradise, residents jumped into their vehicles to flee and got stuck in gridlock. That led authorities to devise a staggered evacuation plan — one that they used when fire came again last week.But Paradise’s carefully laid plans quickly devolved into a panicked exodus on Nov. 8. Some survivors said that by the time they got warnings, the flames were already extremely close, and they barely escaped with their lives. Others said th
World NewsNov. 16, 2018
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May wins Cabinet backing for Brexit deal but pitfalls remain
LONDON (AP) — In a hard-won victory, British Prime Minister Theresa May persuaded her fractious Cabinet to back a draft divorce agreement with the European Union on Thursday, a decision that triggers the final steps on the long and rocky road to Brexit.But she faces a backlash from her many political opponents and a fierce battle to get the deal through Parliament as she tries to orchestrate the UK’s orderly exit from the EU.May hailed the Cabinet decision as a “decisive step” toward finalizing
World NewsNov. 15, 2018
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Marie Antoinette pendant fetches $36 million, shattering estimate
A pearl and diamond pendant owned by Marie Antoinette before she was beheaded during the French Revolution sold for $36 million at an auction on Wednesday, shattering its pre-sale estimate of up to $2 million.The Sotheby's auction at an ultra-luxurious hotel on the banks of Lake Geneva saw feverish bidding for a 10-piece collection owned by the ill-fated queen, featuring jewels unseen in public for two centuries. (AFP)The 10 items, which had been estimated to fetch a total of roughly $3 million,
World NewsNov. 15, 2018
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Korean-American Andy Kim elected to US Congress
WASHINGTON -- Korean-American Democrat Andy Kim has been elected to the US House of Representatives, local media reported Wednesday, becoming the first Korean to serve in Congress in 20 years.Kim, 36, won a seat in the 3rd congressional district in New Jersey with 49.9 percent of the vote, beating incumbent Republican Rep. Tom MacArthur, who garnered 48.8 percent.The result comes eight days after the US midterm elections Nov. 6. (Yonhap)Kim and MacArthur were in a tight race, with the Democrat i
World NewsNov. 15, 2018
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China permits online sale of group tour programs to S. Korea
China lifted a ban on the online sale of group tour programs to South Korea on Wednesday imposed in retaliation for the deployment of an advanced US missile defense system on the peninsula.Ctrip, a leading travel agency in China, decided to restart the online marketing of related products nationwide in a meeting of executives and immediately posted them on its website. They include a five-day tour program involving Seoul and Gangwon Province. (Yonhap)The move was in accordance with new guideline
World NewsNov. 14, 2018
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Thais outraged by child boxer's death in ring
Thais have reacted with shock and anger after a 13-year-old boxer died during a charity bout, reviving calls for a ban on fights between children in the brutal Muay Thai martial art.Thai boxing is hugely popular in the country and many fighters enter the sport at a young age in search of fame and fortune.But the involvement of kids who sometimes start under 10 years of age in bouts that use kicks and elbows to the head -- often without headguards -- has stirred frequent criticism.The involvement
World NewsNov. 14, 2018
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Actress Paz de la Huerta sues Harvey Weinstein, alleges rape
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actress Paz de la Huerta filed a lawsuit Tuesday accusing disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein of raping her in 2010 and then embarking on a campaign of harassment that harmed her career.The lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court alleges Weinstein raped de la Huerta twice in New York in December 2010, taunting her with phone calls between the two assaults. New York police said a year ago that they were investigating de la Huerta’s allegations. No charges have been filed
World NewsNov. 14, 2018
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Ex-SS guard says he is ‘ashamed’ but innocent
MUNSTER, Germany (AFP) -- A former Nazi concentration camp guard said at his trial Tuesday that he was ashamed at having been part of the SS and that he was unaware of the systematic killings there.Johann Rehbogen is accused of complicity in mass murder at the Stutthof camp near what was then Danzig, now Gdansk in Poland.Dressed in a dark grey suit, the white-haired 94-year-old was wheeled into the German court, holding a walking stick in his right hand.In rare testimony in one of the last cases
World NewsNov. 14, 2018
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Italy sticks to budget in high-stakes EU standoff
ROME (AFP) -- Italy's populist government defied the European Commission Tuesday by sticking to its big-spending budget plan, risking financial sanctions in a high-stakes standoff with Brussels.Despite pressure from the European Commission, which rejected Rome’s budget outright last month in a first for the EU, Italian Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio vowed to stand firm on the country's anti-austerity plans.“The budget will not change, neither in its balance sheet nor in its growth forecast.
World BusinessNov. 14, 2018
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‘US, China talking trade at all levels’
The US and China have resumed contact “at all levels” over trade ahead of a planned meeting between President Donald Trump and China’s Xi Jinping, White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said.There’s no certainty that China will cede to US demands in trade negotiations, but “it’s better to talk than to not talk,” Kudlow said in an interview on CNBC Tuesday. A top Chinese negotiator, Liu He, will probably visit Washington shortly to advance “some informal talks,” Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross
World BusinessNov. 14, 2018
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NASA wants people on Mars within 25 years
Deadly radiation from the cosmos, potential vision loss, and atrophying bones are just some of the challenges scientists must overcome before any future astronaut can set foot on Mars, experts and top NASA officials said Tuesday.The US space agency believes it can put humans on the Red Planet within 25 years, but the technological and medical hurdles are immense."The cost of solving those means that under current budgets, or slightly expanded budgets, it's going to take about 25 years to solve t
World NewsNov. 14, 2018
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New Amazon HQ split between New York, Washington suburbs
Amazon's "second headquarters" is being split between New York City and the Washington suburbs, the US tech giant announced Tuesday, capping a yearlong contest that saw dozens of cities fight it out for a promised $5 billion investment and 50,000 expected jobs.The chosen locations are Long Island City neighborhood in the New York borough of Queens, across the East River from Manhattan, and the Crystal City section of Arlington, Virginia, across the Potomac from the US capital.Both districts offe
World BusinessNov. 14, 2018
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Mexican presidents accused as defense opens El Chapo trial
Drug baron Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman's defense told his New York trial Tuesday that his cartel bribed Mexican presidents, painting the absent co-defendant as a ruthless criminal who murdered in cold blood.Opening statements finally got underway after two jurors were dismissed from the lineup, forcing lawyers and the judge to re-interview potential candidates before the full panel could be sworn in. Drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, one of the world`s most notorious criminals, is on trial i
World NewsNov. 14, 2018
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[Newsmaker] CNN sues Trump, demanding return of Acosta to White House
NEW YORK (AP) — CNN took its access battle against the Trump administration to court on Tuesday, demanding the reinstatement of correspondent Jim Acosta’s White House credentials because their revocation violates the right of freedom of the press.Besides seeking an injunction to let Acosta return immediately, CNN is launching a case that will test the ability of government officials anywhere to freeze out a reporter who displeases them.The White House, never shy about picking a fight with CNN, s
World NewsNov. 14, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Heir's big birthday: 70 candles lined up for Prince Charles
Prince Charles turns 70 Wednesday and is still heir to the throne _ a role he has served since he was a young child.He's not lacking in things to do and shows few signs of slowing down _ he is wealthy, extremely active in matters of great importance to him, and preparing to welcome his third grandchild into the world when Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, gives birth next spring.His destiny, however, is to be king, a position he will automatically assume with the death of his 92-year-old mother, Qu
World NewsNov. 13, 2018