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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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World leaders at UN look for progress on N.Korea, brace for Trump
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) - North Korea and Iran will dominate this week's gathering of world leaders at the United Nations, where President Donald Trump will be firmly in the spotlight as he continues to upend global diplomacy.After warming up to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and ditching the Iran nuclear deal, the unpredictable Trump takes the podium on Tuesday to face foes and increasingly uneasy allies at the UN General Assembly.On Wednesday, he will for the first time chair a Se
World NewsSept. 23, 2018
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5 people, 3 of them infants, stabbed at NYC day care center
NEW YORK (AP) -- Police in New York say at least five people, including three infants, were stabbed at an overnight day care center in Queens. (AP)NBC New York reports that authorities say the stabbings happened just before 4 a.m. Friday. One of the infants, a girl, is in serious condition, but none of the injuries is considered life-threatening.A sixth person was found in the basement of the day care center in the Flushing neighborhood. Police say she had slashed her left wrist and is in custod
World NewsSept. 21, 2018
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WTO eyes China bid to slap stiff trade sanctions on US
GENEVA (AFP) -- A World Trade Organization arbitrator will review Friday a Chinese request to impose more than $7 billion (nearly 6 billion euros) in annual sanctions on the United States over anti-dumping practices, a Geneva trade official said. (AFP)The decision to appoint an arbitrator was reached during a special meeting of the WTO Dispute Settlement Body convened to discuss developments in a five-year-old trade dispute between the world's top two economies.Beijing had already warned earlier
World BusinessSept. 21, 2018
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Japan’s Abe re-elected as party head, to stay on as PM
TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was re-elected as head of his ruling Liberal Democratic Party in a landslide Thursday, paving the way for up to three more years as the nation’s leader.Abe handily defeated his sole challenger, Shigeru Ishiba, a former defense minister. Abe won 553, or about 70 percent, of 807 votes.The decisive victory may embolden Abe to pursue his long-sought revision to Japan’s US-drafted pacifist constitution, although the hurdles remain high and doing so would car
World NewsSept. 20, 2018
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[Graphic News] Singapore has fastest 4G in Asia-Pacific
Singapore has the fastest 4G network in the Asia-Pacific region, followed by South Korea and Australia. Singapore is also the fastest 4G, also known as Long Term Evolution, country in the world, according to a report by Open Signal, a UK-based wireless technology company. The report compares 4G performance across 88 countries worldwide. South Korea has the second-fastest network in Asia, followed by Australia and New Zealand. In Australia, Vodafone has jumped ahead of Telstra in the 4G speed me
World BusinessSept. 17, 2018
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Thousands in anti-Ortega protest in Nicaragua capital
Thousands of demonstrators marched Sunday through Nicaragua's capital Managua to demand the resignation of President Daniel Ortega and the liberation of hundreds detained during months of deadly government repression.Whole families -- including young children and the elderly --took part in the so-called "Rescuing the Homeland" march, many sounding noisy vuvuzelas, waving Nicaraguan flags and shouting slogans as they made their way through the streets. (AFP)Months of turmoil in the Central Americ
World NewsSept. 17, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Typhoon makes landfall in China after killing 59 in Philippines
Typhoon Mangkhut slammed into mainland China late on Sunday after leaving a trail of destruction in Hong Kong and Macau and killing at least 59 people in the northern Philippines.The world's biggest storm this year felled trees and sent skyscrapers swaying in high-rise Hong Kong, injuring more than 200 people there before making landfall on the coast of Jiangmen city, in southern China's Guangdong province.Provincial authorities said they evacuated a total of 2.37 million people and ordered tens
World NewsSept. 17, 2018
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Flooding fears surge as rivers rise; Wilmington cut off
WILMINGTON, N.C. — Catastrophic flooding from Florence spread across the Carolinas on Sunday, with roads to Wilmington cut off by the epic deluge and muddy river water swamping entire neighborhoods miles inland. “The risk to life is rising with the angry waters,” Gov. Roy Cooper declared as the storm’s death toll climbed to 17.The storm continued to crawl westward, dumping more than 30 inches (75 centimeters) of rain in spots since Friday, and fears of historic flooding grew. Tens of thousands w
World NewsSept. 17, 2018
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Typhoon lashes south China after killing 36 in Philippines
HONG KONG -- Typhoon Mangkhut wreaked havoc on the northern Philippines and southern China, leaving dozens of people dead and forcing millions to evacuate.The massive storm made landfall on Saturday on the northeastern tip of Luzon island in the Philippines with sustained winds of 205 kilometers (127 miles) per hour and gusts of 255 kph (158 mph). A man directs traffic to avoid a flooded street at the onslaught of Typhoon Mangkhut which barreled into the northeastern Philippines before dawn in M
World NewsSept. 16, 2018
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US expert says Trump should pare Korea peace talks from nuclear issue
WASHINGTON - One of the top US experts on North Korea says President Donald Trump should agree to separating talks for a formal peace on the Korean peninsula from the issue of Pyongyang's denuclearization.In an interview with AFP, Victor Cha, who was Trump's pick for a new ambassador to Seoul last year before the White House changed its mind, said Trump should get on board with the effort by North and South Korea to craft a declaration to end the 68-year official state of war between the two cou
World NewsSept. 16, 2018
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[Graphic News] Worldwide gun deaths reach 250,000 yearly
A new study finds gun deaths worldwide total about 250,000 yearly. And the United States is among just six countries that make up half of those fatalities. The findings are from an analysis of global data from 1990 to 2016. Two-thirds of the gun deaths in 2016 were homicides, although the US is among wealthy countries where suicides by gun outnumber gun killings. The US had the second-highest suicide rate in 2016, but ranked 20th in overall gun death rates. Gun deaths worldwide increased over
World NewsSept. 16, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Typhoon aims at south China after killing 28 in Philippines
TUGUEGARAO, Philippines — Typhoon Mangkhut roared toward densely populated Hong Kong and southern China on Sunday after ravaging across the northern Philippines with ferocious winds and heavy rain that left at least 28 dead in landslides and collapsed houses.The strongest storm so far this year in the world sliced across the northern tip of Luzon Island on Saturday, a breadbasket that is also a region of flood-prone rice plains and mountain provinces with a history of deadly landslides. More tha
World NewsSept. 16, 2018
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Report: Trump going ahead with plans for new China tariffs
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is going ahead with plans to impose new tariffs on about $200 billion of Chinese imports, The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday.Both sides were preparing to hold new talks on their tariff dispute. Last week Trump told reporters such a move could come “very soon.” (AP)The Journal cited unnamed people familiar with the matter who said the tariff level will likely be set at about 10 percent, below the 25 percent announced earlier this year.The two governments
World BusinessSept. 16, 2018
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Abe aims to rewrite Japan constitution as he seeks 3rd term
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe appears headed for a third three-year term as ruling party leader, extending his hold on power and giving him time to pursue a long-cherished goal - revising his country's post-World War II constitution.Abe reportedly has the support of a large majority of party representatives ahead of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's Sept. 20 leadership vote."I will take on the task of revising the constitution, a postwar challenge that has never been achieved, in order
World NewsSept. 14, 2018
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‘Threat becomes reality’: Florence begins days of rain, wind
WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) -- The big slosh has begun, and the consequences could be disastrous.Hurricane Florence’s leading edge battered the Carolina coast Thursday, bending trees and shooting frothy sea water over streets on the Outer Banks, as the hulking storm closed in with 100 mph (155 kph) winds for a drenching siege that could last all weekend. Tens of thousands were without power.Winds and rain were arriving later in South Carolina, and a few people were still walking on the sand at Myrtle
World NewsSept. 14, 2018
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Volkswagen to end iconic 'Beetle' cars in 2019
Volkswagen announced Thursday it would end production of its iconic "Beetle" cars in 2019 after adding a pair of final editions of the insect-inspired vehicles.The curvy-topped sedans, which shook off Nazi origins to become a global auto phenomenon, are being sidelined as Volkswagen emphasizes electric cars and larger family-oriented vehicles.But company officials, still trying to completely turn the page after 2015's costly "dieselgate" scandal, opened the door to reviving the model at some poi
World BusinessSept. 14, 2018
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Time nearly up: Fierce Hurricane Florence aims at Southeast
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) -- Time is running short to get out of the way of Hurricane Florence, a monster of a storm that has a region of more than 10 million people in its potentially devastating sights as it zeroes in on the Southeastern coast.Forecasters said wind speeds have dropped from a high of 140 mph (225 kph) to 110 mph (175 kph), reducing it from a Category 4 storm to a Category 2, and additional fluctuations and weakening were likely as it swirled toward land. But authorities warned Fl
World NewsSept. 13, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Apple unveils new iPhones, upgraded smartwatch
CUPERTINO, California (AFP) -- Apple unveiled three new iPhones on Wednesday in a bid to bolster its spot in the premium smartphone market, along with an upgraded smartwatch that takes electrocardiograms and detects falls.The California tech giant said it would begin selling its 5.8-inch iPhone XS and 6.5-inch iPhone XS Max later this month, keeping the starting price of the company’s top-end model at $999 but bumping the entry price for the version with the larger screen.Apple also announced a
World NewsSept. 13, 2018
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Newspaper reprints controversial cartoon of Serena Williams
MELBOURNE — A cartoon of Serena Williams that has been widely condemned as a racist depiction of the tennis great has been partially reprinted on the front page of the Melbourne-based newspaper that initially published it.The Herald Sun newspaper printed an edited portion of the cartoon — featuring 23-time Grand Slam winner Williams jumping on a broken racket during her dispute with a chair umpire in the US Open final — among caricatures of other famous people Wednesday under the headline “Welco
World NewsSept. 12, 2018
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EU lawmakers vote for new online copyright rules
BRUSSELS — European Union lawmakers have voted in favor of new copyright rules that could shake up the way internet companies use media, books, music and other content posted online. European Parliament President Antonio Tajani listens to European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker delivering his State of Union speech at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, Wednesday, Sept.12, 2018. (AP)In Strasbourg, France on Wednesday, lawmakers voted by 438 to 226 to back a report ai
World NewsSept. 12, 2018