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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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Trump says climate change not a hoax, not sure of its source
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump is backing off his claim that climate change is a hoax but says he doesn't know if it's manmade and suggests that the climate will "change back again."In an interview with CBS' "60 Minutes" that aired Sunday night, Trump said he doesn't want to put the US at a disadvantage in responding to climate change."I think something's happening. Something's changing and it'll change back again," he said. "I don't think it's a hoax. I think there's probably a diffe
World NewsOct. 15, 2018
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[Graphic News] 73 journalists killed worldwide
At least 73 journalists and media staff were killed around the world in the first 10 months of the year, according to the International Federation of Journalists. The deadliest countries were Afghanistan with 15 killed and Colombia with eight. In addition, the deaths of journalists have recently gone beyond war zones and areas of conflict. The number of journalists who have been killed, detained, held hostage or have disappeared has risen steadily.
World NewsOct. 14, 2018
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US pastor freed from Turkey prays with Trump in Oval Office
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Freed American pastor Andrew Brunson fell to one knee in the Oval Office and placed his hand on President Donald Trump's shoulder in prayer on Saturday, asking God to provide the president "supernatural wisdom to accomplish all the plans you have for this country and for him." Trump welcomed Brunson to the White House to celebrate his release from nearly two years of confinement in Turkey, which had sparked a diplomatic row with a key ally and outcry from US evangelical groups
World NewsOct. 14, 2018
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Hurricane Michael death toll hits 17, officials say it could rise
PANAMA CITY (AFP) -- Three days after Hurricane Michael's devastating strike, search teams in Florida pressed their hunt for victims into hard-to-reach areas Saturday (October 13), as the death toll rose to 17 and officials scrambled to deliver aid to those who lost everything.The mammoth storm, which made landfall as a Category 4 storm on Wednesday, claimed lives in four states, but Florida suffered the worst damage by far. (AFP)Large parts of the state's panhandle were pulverised by the strong
World NewsOct. 14, 2018
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Asia News Network calls for immediate release of the three Eleven Media editors
We, the members of the Asia News Network, express solidarity with our arrested colleagues from Eleven Media Group, Managing Editor Nari Min, Editor in Chief Kyaw Zaw Linn, and Chief Reporter Phyo Wai Win and condemn their arrest under provisions of the law that allow no bail.All three were arrested on October 10 in Yangon for their investigation and coverage of the controversial business ventures of the Yangon Regional Government. They were charged under Article 505 (b) of Myanmar's Penal Code,
World NewsOct. 14, 2018
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5 S. Korean climbers found dead due to snowstorm in Nepal
SEOUL/NEW DELHI -- Five South Korean climbers and four Nepalese guides were found dead on a Himalayan mountain in Nepal on Saturday after they went missing in a heavy snowstorm the previous day, the Korean Embassy in Nepal said.The bodies of nine people, including leader Kim Chang-ho, were found near their base camp located at an altitude of 3,500 meters on Mt. Gurja in western Nepal, according to embassy officials. The base camp was found destroyed by the snowstorm Friday, they said. (Yonhap)"
World NewsOct. 13, 2018
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Snowstorm kills at least eight climbers on Nepal peak: officials
KATHMANDU (AFP) -- At least eight climbers from a South Korean expedition have died on Nepal's Mount Gurja after their camp was devastated by a violent snowstorm, officials said Saturday.The bodies of eight climbers -- four South Koreans and four Nepali guides -- were spotted among the wreckage of their camp by a rescue team early Saturday morning, but unstable and icy conditions were hampering the search effort."We assume the incident happened because of a snowstorm as trees are broken. Even th
World NewsOct. 13, 2018
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US, Russian astronauts land safely after rocket failure
BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan (AP) — The problem came two minutes into the flight: The rocket carrying an American and a Russian to the International Space Station failed Thursday, triggering an emergency that sent their capsule into a steep, harrowing fall back to Earth.The crew landed safely on the steppes of Kazakhstan, but the aborted mission dealt another blow to the troubled Russian space program that currently serves as the only way to deliver astronauts to the orbiting outpost. It also was the fi
World NewsOct. 12, 2018
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Facebook says it purged more than 800 spam accounts, pages
NEW YORK (AP) -- Facebook says it has purged more than 800 US pages and accounts for spamming users with garbage links and clickbait.Facebook accuses their backers of "coordinated inauthentic behavior" for setting up networks of pages and accounts designed to mislead users about who they are and what they're doing. (AFP)The social network says these accounts spread "sensational political content" designed to drive people to ad-laden websites outside Facebook. In the past, such spammers have ofte
World BusinessOct. 12, 2018
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‘Changed Forever’: Florida Panhandle devastated by Michael
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (AP) — The devastation inflicted by Hurricane Michael came into focus Thursday with rows upon rows of homes found smashed to pieces, and rescue crews struggling to make their way into the stricken areas in hopes of accounting for hundreds of people who may have stayed behind.At least three deaths were blamed on Michael, the most powerful hurricane to hit the continental US in over 50 years, and it wasn’t done yet: Though reduced to a tropical storm, it brought flash flooding to
World NewsOct. 12, 2018
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US, Russian astronauts safe after emergency landing
BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan — Two astronauts from the US and Russia were safe after an emergency landing Thursday in the steppes of Kazakhstan following the failure of a Russian booster rocket carrying them to the International Space Station.NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos’ Alexei Ovchinin lifted off as scheduled at 2:40 p.m. (0840 GMT; 4:40 a.m. EDT) Thursday from the Russia-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan atop a Soyuz booster rocket. Roscosmos and NASA said the three-stage Soyuz boos
World NewsOct. 11, 2018
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Trump blames 'crazy' Fed as Wall Street suffers ugly losses
NEW YORK (AFP) -- Wall Street stocks plummeted Wednesday amid worries about surging US interest rates and the impact of trade disputes, as President Donald Trump blamed the Federal Reserve, saying it had "gone crazy."US shares suffered a broad-based selloff that slashed more than three percent from major indices."I think the Fed is making a mistake. It's so tight. I think the Fed has gone crazy," Trump told reporters shortly after markets closed, as he arrived in Erie, Pennsylvania for a rally.(
World BusinessOct. 11, 2018
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Pompeo says no more US reconstruction aid to Syria if Iran stays
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- The United States will refuse any additional reconstruction assistance to war-torn Syria so long as Iranian troops are present in the country, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday.Speaking to a pro-Israel group, Pompeo vowed to press forward with President Donald Trump's push to isolate Iran, boasting of imposing "some of the harshest sanctions in history.""The onus for expelling Iran from the country falls on the Syrian government, which bears responsibility for its
World NewsOct. 11, 2018
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FBI says man planned to bomb National Mall on Election Day
NEW YORK (AP) -- Federal authorities have charged a New York man with building a 200-pound (90-kilogram) bomb they say he planned to detonate on Election Day on the National Mall in Washington.Paul Rosenfeld, 56, of Tappan, was charged Wednesday with unlawfully manufacturing a destructive device and interstate transportation and receipt of an explosive. National Mall (AP)Prosecutors said he planned to use the bomb to kill himself and draw attention to a political system called sortition, in whic
World NewsOct. 11, 2018
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Feds: Chinese spy tried to steal US aviation trade secrets
NEW YORK (AP) -- A Chinese spy who allegedly attempted to steal trade secrets from several American aviation and aerospace companies was charged Wednesday and extradited to the US Yanjun Xu, an operative of the Chinese Ministry of State Security, is accused of recruiting experts who worked at aviation companies and paying them stipends to travel to China in order to obtain trade secrets, the Justice Department said. GE Aviation (AP)From 2013 until he was arrested in April, Xu would recruit empl
World NewsOct. 11, 2018
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Hurricane Michael slams into Florida, charges into Southeast
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (AP) -- Hurricane Michael slammed into the Florida Panhandle with terrifying winds of 155 mph Wednesday, splintering homes and submerging neighborhoods before continuing its destructive charge inland across the Southeast. It was the most powerful hurricane to hit the continental US in nearly 50 years and at least one death was reported during its passage.Supercharged by abnormally warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico, the Category 4 storm crashed ashore in the early afternoon near
World NewsOct. 11, 2018
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EU security chiefs, Sessions hold stadium terrorism exercise
LYON, France (AP) — European security chiefs struggled over solutions to the migrant crisis and oversaw a simulated terrorist attack on a stadium Tuesday, with US Attorney General Jeff Sessions looking on.Elite police forces staged the anti-terrorism exercise in the French city of Lyon as part of meetings of interior ministers of six European countries plus Morocco. Sessions didn’t speak publicly at the event. (AP)Countering terrorism, including dealing with the return of foreign fighters from S
World NewsOct. 10, 2018
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UN's Nikki Haley to leave in latest Trump shake-up
WASHINGTON (AP) — In the latest shake-up for President Donald Trump’s turbulent administration, UN Ambassador Nikki Haley abruptly announced Tuesday she is resigning at the end of the year, raising fresh questions about the Trump team and about the outspoken diplomat’s own political ambitions.The news blindsided some key US allies and many congressional Republicans involved in foreign policy matters. And it came less than a month before congressional elections, thwarting White House efforts to p
World NewsOct. 10, 2018
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Kanye West to visit Trump, discuss prison reform, violence
Rapper Kanye West has been invited to the White House.White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said Tuesday that West is scheduled to have lunch with President Donald Trump and meet with Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner. Sanders says they'll talk about manufacturing, prison reform, preventing gang violence and reducing violence in Chicago, where West grew up.The White House hasn't said when West will visit. In this Aug. 28, 2016 file photo, Kim Kardashian West (left) and Kanye West arrive at t
World NewsOct. 9, 2018
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[Graphic News] Samsung 9th most preferred employer among IT majors
Samsung Electronics was among the top 10 employers preferred by college students majoring in engineering and information technology, according to a survey. The South Korean tech giant ranked ninth, up one notch from last year, in the 2018 survey on the world’s most attractive employers conducted by human resources researcher Universum. Samsung was included among the top 10 for the third consecutive year. Amazon was in 10th place, while Facebook and Huawei Technologies ranked 23rd and 40th, r
WorldOct. 9, 2018