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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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[Newsmaker] Over 800 dead in Indonesia quake and tsunami; toll may rise
PALU, Indonesia — Rescuers struggled Sunday to reach victims in several large coastal towns in Indonesia that were hit by an earthquake and tsunami, and authorities feared that the toll of more than 800 confirmed dead would rise.With the area largely cut off by damaged roads and downed communications lines, military and commercial aircraft were delivering some aid and supplies to the hard-hit city of Palu on the island of Sulawesi, and others in the region.But there was a desperate need for heav
World NewsOct. 1, 2018
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US, Canada hold last-minute NAFTA talks as deadline looms
MONTREAL (AFP) - US and Canadian negotiators were holding eleventh-hour talks on Sunday aimed at revamping the North American Free Trade Agreement ahead of a Washington-imposed deadline.The talks were being held over the phone, unlike in previous rounds where Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland had traveled to Washington. (AFP)"Lots of progress, but we're not there yet," David MacNaughton, Canada's ambassador to the United States, said in Ottawa before heading back to Washington on Sunda
World BusinessOct. 1, 2018
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Typhoon pummels Japan; flights canceled, trains shut down
A powerful typhoon ripped through Japan on Sunday, forcing cancellations of flights and trains, including in the Tokyo area as authorities warned of strong winds and torrential rain. Farms and homes in Miyazaki on the southern main island of Kyushu were flooded as Typhoon Trami swept across southwestern Japan. Evacuation orders were issued for tens of thousands of people over a widespread area, including more than 250,000 people in the city of Tokushima on the island of Shikoku, the national bro
World NewsSept. 30, 2018
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[Graphic News] S. Korea world's 18th-best country to live in: survey
South Korea is the 18th-best country in the world to live in, a survey by a US nonprofit organization showed. According to the Social Progress Imperative, Korea earned an overall score of 87.13 out of 100 in its social progress index survey for 2018, ranking 18th out of 146 nations surveyed across the globe. Last year, the Northeast Asian nation ranked 26th. The index aggregates 51 social and environmental indicators that track three aspects of social progress: basic human needs, foundations of
World NewsSept. 30, 2018
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Japan election weighs controversy of US bases on Okinawa
Okinawans headed to the polls Sunday to choose a governor in an election that many see hinging on how voters feel about the American military presence on the southwestern Japanese islands.The race among four candidates is close between two: an outspoken critic of the US military presence and a ruling party-backed candidate pushing the status quo. The winner succeeds Takeshi Onaga, who died in August of pancreatic cancer. He wanted the bases off Okinawa. Denny Tamaki, a legislator, is pledging t
World NewsSept. 30, 2018
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British ministers' phone numbers leaked in app flaw
Phone numbers and other personal details of senior ministers from Britain's Conservative party were made public by an app security flaw on Saturday, including those of top Brexiteers Michael Gove and Boris Johnson.Several top MPs reportedly received nuisance calls after their profiles were accessed on the official mobile application for the annual party conference, which kicks off this weekend.The security breach saw members of the public able to enter the politicians' profiles using just their
World NewsSept. 30, 2018
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Elon Musk to resign as chair of Tesla board but remain CEO
Elon Musk has reached a deal over fraud charges that will see him step down as electric automaker Tesla's chairman of the board and pay a $20 million fine but stay on as CEO, US securities regulators said Saturday.The agreement eases pressure on Tesla's embattled CEO, who faced potentially being barred from serving as an officer or board member of a publicly traded company as a result of the charges, which stemmed from a tweet by Musk about taking the company private.In this Sept. 17, 2018, file
World BusinessSept. 30, 2018
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Hundreds killed in Indonesia quake-tsunami
PALU, Indonesia (AFP) - Nearly 400 people were killed when a powerful quake sent a tsunami barrelling into the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, officials said Saturday, as hospitals struggled to cope with hundreds of injured and rescuers scrambled to reach the stricken region.The national disaster agency put the official death toll so far at 384, all of them in the tsunami-struck city of Palu, but warned the toll was likely to rise. A woman cries as people look at the damages after an earthquake a
World NewsSept. 29, 2018
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Powerful typhoon batters Okinawa, churns to Japan mainland
KAGOSHIMA, Japan - A powerful typhoon pummelled Japan's southern island of Okinawa Saturday, injuring at least nine, as weather officials warned the storm would rip through the Japanese archipelago over the weekend.Typhoon Trami, packing maximum gusts of 216 kilometres (134 miles) per hour near its centre, was forecast to hit the mainland early Sunday and cause extreme weather across the country into Monday.Television footage showed branches ripped from trees by strong winds blocking a main stre
World NewsSept. 29, 2018
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Indonesian quake and tsunami devastates coast, many victims
PALU, Indonesia _ The powerful earthquake and tsunami that hit Indonesia's central Sulawesi has claimed many victims, a disaster official said Saturday, as rescuers raced to reach the region and an AP reporter saw numerous bodies in a hard-hit city.Disaster officials haven't released an official death toll but reports from three hospitals seen Saturday by The Associated Press listed 18 dead. The ruin of a mosque badly damaged by earthquake and tsunami is seen in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia
World NewsSept. 29, 2018
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Everybody on plane survives crash landing in Pacific lagoon
WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- All 47 passengers and crew survived a plane’s crash landing in a Pacific lagoon Friday morning, wading through waist-deep water to the emergency exits and escaping on local boats that came to the rescue in the Micronesia archipelago.Seven people were taken to a hospital, according to officials, including one described as being in a critical but stable condition.Passenger Bill Jaynes said the plane came in very low as it was attempting to land at the Chuuk Island airpor
World NewsSept. 28, 2018
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[Newsmaker] US regulators charge Tesla CEO Elon Musk with fraud
The US Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday charged Tesla CEO Elon Musk with securities fraud, alleging he misled investors last month in tweets about taking the company private.Musk tweeted August 7 that he had "secured" funding to privatize the electric automaker at $420 a share, causing a brief spike in Tesla's share price.The SEC said Musk's statements on Twitter were "false and misleading" and that he had never discussed the plans with company officials or potential funders. Tesla
World BusinessSept. 28, 2018
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[Graphic News] France top travel destination of 2017
France retained its No. 1 ranking as the most-visited country, with 86.9 million visitors, followed by Spain (81.8 million) and the US (75.9 million), according to the United Nations World Tourism Organization. More than 1.3 billion people traveled to a foreign country in 2017, marking a 7 percent increase in international tourist arrivals from the year prior. International tourists’ spending also reached $1.6 trillion in 2017, according to the UNWTO. China continued to lead outbound travel, w
WorldSept. 27, 2018
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Michael Kors ups the glamour, buys Versace for $2 billion
Michael Kors is buying the Italian fashion house Versace in a deal worth more than $2 billion (1.83 billion euros), continuing its hard charge into the world of high-end fashion. The deal Tuesday comes just 14 months after the New York handbag maker spent $1.35 billion adding to its portfolio Jimmy Choo, the shoemaker that rocketed to fame on the high heels of "Sex and the City."Like others in the fashion industry, Michael Kors Holdings Ltd. is trying to fire up sales by cranking up the glamour.
World BusinessSept. 27, 2018
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China announces tariff cut but no action on US complaints
BEIJING -- China has announced a new cut in import tariffs but no action on U.S. complaints about its technology policy that are fueling an escalating trade battle with Washington.The announcement Wednesday is the second cut in import taxes in less than a year in what the government says is an effort to lower costs for consumers and make the economy more competitive. (AFP)The Cabinet said import taxes on 1,585 products including construction machinery and building materials will be cut effective
World BusinessSept. 26, 2018
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[Graphic News] Proposal to create whale sanctuary defeated
Members of the International Whaling Commission have defeated a Japanese proposal to reinstate commercial whaling. The commission suspended commercial whaling in the 1980s. But Japan argues that stocks have recovered sufficiently for the ban to be lifted. Countries that support the ban argue that many populations are still vulnerable and whaling is unacceptable. Twenty-seven countries backed Japan’s proposal at the meeting in Florianopolis, Brazil; 41 opposed.
World NewsSept. 26, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Cosby in cuffs: TV star gets 3 to 10 years for sex assault
NORRISTOWN, Pa. -- At an age when other Hollywood stars are settling into retirement and collecting lifetime-achievement awards, an 81-year-old Bill Cosby was led away to prison in handcuffs Tuesday, sentenced to three to 10 years behind bars in what was seen by many of his accusers as a reckoning richly deserved and long overdue.The comedian, TV star and breaker of racial barriers became the first celebrity of the #MeToo era to be sent to prison. He was found guilty in April of drugging and sex
World NewsSept. 26, 2018
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Into the fold? What’s next for Instagram as founders leave
SAN FRANCISCO — When Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger sold Instagram to Facebook in 2012, the photo-sharing startup’s fiercely loyal fans worried about what would happen to their beloved app under the social media giant’s wings.None of their worst fears materialized. But now that its founders have announced they are leaving in a swirl of well wishes and vague explanations, some of the same worries are bubbling up again — and then some. Will Instagram disappear? Get cluttered with ads and status up
World BusinessSept. 26, 2018
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China hikes tariffs on US imports
BEIJING _ China has raised tariffs on $60 billion of U.S. imports in an escalation of their fight over technology policy following a deadline for President Donald Trump's latest increase.The General Administration of Customs said it started collecting additional taxes of 5 to 10 percent on a list of thousands of American goods at noon Monday, ratcheting up their fight over Beijing's technology policy. (AP)The increase coincided with the time for Trump's planned tariff hike on $200 billion of Chi
World BusinessSept. 24, 2018
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Second woman accuses Trump court pick of sexual misconduct: New Yorker
NEW YORK - A second woman has come forward with allegations of sexual misconduct against Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump's embattled nominee for the Supreme Court, The New Yorker said Sunday.Senate Democrats are investigating the bombshell claim by Deborah Ramirez, 53, who says Kavanaugh exposed himself to her during a college party at Yale University in the 1980s, thrust his genitals in her face and caused her to touch them without her consent while pushing them away.Kavanaugh denied th
World NewsSept. 24, 2018