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Signs point to N. Korean troops in Russia-Ukraine combat zone
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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 million' Christians join anti-LGBTQ+ marriage rally
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UK, EU agree to take more Brexit time after no-result summit
European Union leaders gave themselves several more weeks — perhaps until the end of the year — to clinch a friendly divorce with Britain before their separation, after a Brexit summit Wednesday avoided any friction but also produced no tangible results.British Prime Minister Theresa May provided none of the substantial new proposals that EU Council chief Donald Tusk had urged her to bring to the table, giving the 27 other leaders little more than a plea for goodwill. (AP)“The last stage will n
World NewsOct. 18, 2018
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Migrants moving again in Guatemala, Trump targets Democrats
More than 2,000 Honduran migrants traveling en masse through Guatemala resumed their journey toward the United States on Wednesday as US President Donald Trump sought to turn the caravan into a political issue three weeks before midterm elections.A day after warning Central American governments they risk losing US aid if they don’t do something and saying that anyone entering the US illegally would be arrested and deported, Trump turned his sights on Democrats and urged Republican allies to camp
World NewsOct. 18, 2018
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18 dead in Crimea college rampage
Eighteen people died and dozens more were wounded, mostly teenagers, Wednesday when a student opened fire at a college in Russian-annexed Crimea.Speaking to journalists and parents of missing students in the city of Kerch, where the shooting took place, Crimean leader Sergei Aksyonov said the death toll stood at 18 plus the killer. (AP)He added that 53 people were injured in the attack. 12 of whom were in an extremely serious condition.Russia's Investigative Committee named the shooter as 18-yea
World NewsOct. 18, 2018
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Russian investigators identify Crimea gunman
MOSCOW - Russia's top investigative body says it has identified the man who opened fire in a college in a Crimean town, killing 18 people and wounding more than 40. The Investigative Committee said an 18-year old student identified as Vladislav Roslyakov arrived at the vocational college in Kerch early Wednesday afternoon with a rifle and opened fire. The investigators said all the victims have died of gunshot wounds. The investigators had earlier put out a statement saying an improvised explosi
World NewsOct. 17, 2018
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[Contribution] Global warming threatens Kiribati
Climate change has now long been a global and growing conundrum. Calls for immediate action have resulted in governments and organizations undertaking initiatives to mitigate the effects. However, there is simply no denying the overwhelming deficiency in funds and resources when tackling local collateral caused by global warming. Take Kiribati as an example, a developing island republic in the Central Pacific constituted of 33 islands. With an average height of 2 meters above sea level, the comb
World NewsOct. 17, 2018
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Crimea college blast kills 13 in 'terrorist attack' - officials
MOSCOW - Thirteen people were killed and 50 more wounded on Wednesday, most of them teenagers, after a blast tore into a college canteen in Russian-annexed Crimea in what Moscow called a "terrorist" attack.Russia's Investigative Committee, which probes major incidents, said it had "opened a criminal case into a terrorist attack" after an "unidentified explosive device" went off in the polytechnical college in Kerch city. A rescuer carries an injured victim of a blast at at a college in the city
World NewsOct. 17, 2018
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Merkel says 'still a chance' for deal on Brexit
BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Wednesday that there was "still a chance" for an accord with Britain to leave the EU but that Berlin was preparing for a no-deal Brexit. German chancellor Angela Merkel arrives for a session of the German parliament ahead of an EU summit focused on Brexit, on October 17, 2018 in Berlin. (AFP)"There is still a chance to achieve a good and sustainable exit accord," Merkel told parliament ahead of a crunch EU summit in Brussels that will focus on Brexit
World BusinessOct. 17, 2018
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Explosive device kills 10, injures dozens at Crimean college
MOSCOW _ An explosive device killed 10 people and injured at least 50 others at a vocational college in Crimea Wednesday in what Russian officials called a possible terrorist attack. The National Anti-Terrorism Committee said in a statement that the blast at the college, in the city of Kerch in eastern Crimea, was caused by an unidentified explosive device. The committee's spokesman Andrei Przhezdomsky said sappers are inspecting the building for other explosive devices. The Tass news agency rep
World NewsOct. 17, 2018
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Canada now world’s largest legal marijuana marketplace
Canada is now the largest country with a legal national marijuana marketplace as sales began early Wednesday in Newfoundland.And there was more good news for pot aficionados: Hours before a handful of retail outlets opened in the country’s easternmost province a federal official told The Associated Press that Canada will pardon all those with convictions for possessing up to 30 grams of marijuana, the now-legal threshold. (AP)A formal announcement was planned for later Wednesday. The official, w
World NewsOct. 17, 2018
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NASA astronaut describes close call following failed launch
The NASA astronaut who survived last week’s failed launch and emergency landing knew he needed to stay calm.Air Force Col. Nick Hague on Tuesday described the closest call of his career: His space capsule violently ripped from his damaged rocket shortly after liftoff, then with lights flashing and alarms sounding, plunged steeply back to Earth with punishing force.(AP)Hague said he and his commander, Russian Alexei Ovchinin, were flung from side to side and shoved back hard into their seats, as
World NewsOct. 17, 2018
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Suspects in Saudi journalist case tied to top prince: report
A suspect identified by Turkey in the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was a frequent companion of the kingdom's powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, The New York Times reported Tuesday.Three other suspects are linked to Prince Mohammed's security detail and a fifth is a high-level forensic doctor, the Times said.(AP)The account could raise doubt about US President Donald Trump's claim -- after Saudi King Salman strongly denied to him any knowledge of what happened -- that
World NewsOct. 17, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen dies of cancer: family
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) -- Billionaire Paul Allen, who founded US software giant Microsoft with Bill Gates in the 1970s, died Monday after his latest battle with cancer. He was 65."My brother was a remarkable individual on every level. While most knew Paul Allen as a technologist and philanthropist, for us he was a much loved brother and uncle, and an exceptional friend," Allen's sister Jody said in a statement."Paul's family and friends were blessed to experience his wit, warmth, his generosity and
World NewsOct. 16, 2018
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Police to file criminal complaint after fetus remains found
DETROIT (AP) -- Police in Detroit said they would file a criminal complaint against the owners after the remains of 10 fetuses and one infant were found hidden in a former funeral home that had lost its license when decomposing embalmed bodies were found there earlier this year.A criminal complaint will be opened against the owners of Cantrell Funeral Home, Police Chief James Craig said Monday.The Associated Press was unable Monday to find a telephone listing for Raymond Cantrell who owned the f
World NewsOct. 16, 2018
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Prince Harry and Meghan expecting their 1st child in spring
CANBERRA, Australia -- Prince Harry and his wife, the Duchess of Sussex, are expecting their first child in the spring, Kensington Palace said Monday.The announcement came hours after Harry and the former Meghan Markle arrived in Sydney at the start of a 16-day visit to Australia, Fiji, Tonga and New Zealand. Hundreds of people gathered to catch a glimpse of the couple after they landed.Their royal highnesses have appreciated all of the support they have received from people around the world sin
World NewsOct. 15, 2018
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England's northern ports look to prosper from Brexit
IMMINGHAM, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Brexit has brought hope to the windswept docks of the Humber River, a key goods gateway in northeast England where tens of millions of pounds are being invested to prepare for a potential increase in shipping.In Immingham, a gritty town of around 11,000 inhabitants in the shadow of the sprawling port and oil refineries, former dock worker Willie Weir said business was already "picking up". (AFP)"I think we'll end up a very rich country," the 54-year-old, who n
World NewsOct. 15, 2018
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In Canada, pot legalization poses health and safety challenges
Canada will end its pot prohibition Wednesday with the goals of curbing the black market and use by youth, amid concerns around the public health and safety merits of legalization.Public health officials contend that smoking cannabis is as harmful as tobacco, but welcome the opportunity legalization affords for open dialogue.Police, meanwhile, are scrambling to prepare for a predicted rise in drug-impaired driving and are not yet ready to lay three new charges, which require blood tests within t
World NewsOct. 15, 2018
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British royals arrive on landmark trip to Sydney
SYDNEY (AFP) -- Prince Harry and Meghan touched down in Sydney on Monday, kicking off a bumper Pacific tour that is the British royals' first major outing abroad as a couple.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex arrived in a wet and wintery Australia after a weekend spent celebrating the marriage of their relative Princess Eugenie to a wine merchant. Prince Harry and Meghan are set to visit Australia, Fiji, Tonga and New Zealand on their first major trip abroad as a couple (AFP)The more than two week o
World NewsOct. 15, 2018
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4 men killed in shooting at child's birthday party in Texas
DALLAS (AP) -- An argument escalated into a backyard shooting at a toddler's birthday party in South Texas, leaving four men dead and a fifth man wounded, authorities said Sunday. The shooting happened at a child's first birthday party Saturday afternoon in Taft, 12 miles (19 kilometers) north of Corpus Christi, the Texas Department of Public Safety said. Sgt. Nathan Brandley said those involved were distant relatives. Authorities did not say what the men were arguing about, but said the shootin
World NewsOct. 15, 2018
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Round of talks don't resolve Brexit problems ahead of summit
BRUSSELS (AP) -- A flurry of talks between Britain and the European Union ended Sunday without a Brexit agreement, leaving the two sides three days to close a gap in their positions before a make-or-break summit.An unscheduled, face-to-face meeting between EU negotiator Michel Barnier and British Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab, and a hastily scheduled meeting of 27 EU ambassadors in Brussels, had sparked speculation that the long-awaited deal was imminent. Barnier dashed those hopes Sunday evenin
World NewsOct. 15, 2018
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Trump touts good relations with 'sort of a Democrat' Mattis
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump says he has a "very good relationship" with Defense Secretary Jim Mattis even though he thinks the Pentagon chief is "sort of a Democrat." Asked during a "60 Minutes" interview airing Sunday whether Mattis will step down, Trump says Mattis hasn't told him that. But Trump says: "It could be that he is. I think he's sort of a Democrat, if you want to know the truth. But Gen. Mattis is a good guy. We get along very well. He may leave. I mean, at some point,
World NewsOct. 15, 2018