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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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Seoul aims to halve current suicide rate by 2030
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4 in 10 young South Koreans take up 'irregular' jobs: data
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[Photo News] Rallying against LGBTQ+
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103 autumn foliage paths in Seoul
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Cholera cases in Yemen could hit 850,000 this year: Red Cross
GENEVA -- The cholera epidemic tearing through Yemen, exacerbating the already dire humanitarian situation in the war-ravaged country, could impact 850,000 people by the end of the year, the Red Cross warned Wednesday.The outbreak "has reached colossal proportions," said Robert Mardini, the International Committee of the Red Cross's Near and Middle East director.The collapse of Yemen's infrastructure after more than two years of war between the Saudi-backed government and Shiite rebels who contr
World NewsSept. 13, 2017
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At least four dead as storm hits Philippines
MANILA -- At least four people died and six were missing after a major storm caused flooding in and around Manila on Tuesday, forcing schools, government offices and businesses to shut down.A 12-year-old girl who drowned in a rain-swollen river in a Manila suburb and a three-month old baby who was crushed by a landslide southeast of the Philippine capital were among the victims, local officials said.Most of the dead and missing were poor people forced to live in identified "danger zones" despite
World NewsSept. 12, 2017
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[Graphic News] Rohingya exodus to Bangladesh nears 300,000
Nearly 300,000 Rohingya people have fled to Bangladesh to escape the violence in Rakhine state, the United Nations said Saturday, while the Myanmarese government for the first time offered humanitarian aid to members of the Muslim minority still in the country. The UN is bracing for a further surge in arrivals to Bangladesh. Tens of thousands more are believed to be displaced in Rakhine, fleeing burning villages, the army and ethnic Rakhine mobs, who Rohingya refugees accuse of attacking civili
World NewsSept. 12, 2017
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Peru expels NK ambassador over nuclear tests
Peru on Monday ordered North Korea's ambassador to leave the country within five days because of Pyongyang's nuclear tests in defiance of the international community.The foreign ministry's announcement declaring Ambassador Kim Hak-Chol "persona non grata" came as the UN Security Council unanimously imposed new sanctions on North Korea for its sixth and largest atomic test that took place early this month. (Yonhap)It also followed a decision by Mexico last week to expel the North Korean ambassado
WorldSept. 12, 2017
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Now a tropical storm, Irma hits Florida with wind, flooding
A weakened but still dangerous Irma pushed inland Monday as it hammered Florida with winds and floodwaters that created hazards even for rescuers trying to help beleaguered residents.Irma was downgraded to a tropical storm over Florida, but it still had winds near hurricane force. Its outer bands were also blowing into Georgia, where the storm’s center was expected to arrive later in the day. With rough conditions persisting across Florida, many communities in Irma’s wake feared what destruction
World NewsSept. 11, 2017
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[Graphic News] Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale
The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale rates hurricanes from 1 to 5 based on sustained wind speed to estimate potential property damage. Hurricanes reaching Category 3 and higher are considered major hurricanes because of their potential for significant loss of life and damage. Category 1 and 2 storms are still dangerous, however, and require preventive measures.
WorldSept. 11, 2017
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Myanmar accused of laying mines after refugee injuries
COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh -- Myanmar's military has been accused of planting land mines in the path of Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence in its western Rakhine state, with Amnesty International reporting two people wounded Sunday.Refugee accounts of the latest spasm of violence in Rakhine have typically described shootings by soldiers and arson attacks on villages. But there are at least several cases that point to anti-personnel land mines or other explosives as the cause of injuries on the borde
World NewsSept. 10, 2017
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Russia detains dozens at protest supporting Rohingya
MOSCOW -- Russian police detained people from a crowd of about 200 protesters Sunday in Saint Petersburg who had gathered over the crackdown on the Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar.The square in the city centre was surrounded with police vans and policemen were leading people away into the vans, an AFP correspondent at the scene said, counting over 100 detained at the unauthorised demonstration. "Our brothers are being detained! Why are Muslims always to blame, why are they detaining us?" one protes
World NewsSept. 10, 2017
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Mexico quake kills 65, deadly storm strikes
Rescuers pulled bodies from the rubble and grieving families carried coffins through the streets Saturday after Mexico‘s biggest earthquake in a century killed 65 people, while elsewhere two died in mudslides unleashed by storm Katia.Officials raised the death toll from Thursday night’s quake as more bodies were found in the southern states of Oaxaca and Chiapas.In the town of Juchitan, Oaxaca, hundreds of families spent the night camped in the streets, too scared to go back inside for fear of a
WorldSept. 10, 2017
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Irma lashes Florida, evacuees brace for strike
Hurricane Irma began pummeling Florida late Saturday, threatening almost the entire southeastern US state after cutting a deadly path of destruction through the Caribbean.Tens of thousands of Floridians were hunkering down in shelters for a direct hit from the monster storm, after more than 6.3 million -- nearly a third of the state's population -- were ordered to evacuate.For those still at home, it was already too late to escape the wrath of what could be the worst hurricane in storm-prone Flo
WorldSept. 10, 2017
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Miami a ghost town as Hurricane Irma approaches
As Hurricane Irma barrels across the Caribbean toward Florida, Miami Beach residents who refused to join the millions fleeing their state are out walking dogs and surfing in a ghostly city. Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (AFP-Yonhap)Miami Beach, a beachfront barrier island in front of Miami normally teeming with tourists, young families, and beautiful people hoping to be admired, was deserted on Saturday.Oceanfront restaurants and stores that had rushed with last-minute storm pr
WorldSept. 10, 2017
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Hurricane Irma lashes Cuba; Jose poses threat elsewhere
Irma collapsed buildings and battered Cuba with deafening winds and relentless rain Saturday, while a second hurricane, Jose, threatened to lash already-reeling islands elsewhere in the Caribbean. Across a swath of Cuba, utility poles were toppled, trees uprooted and roads blocked. Witnesses said a provincial museum near the eye of the storm was in ruins. And authorities in the city of Santa Clara said 39 buildings collapsed. There were no immediate reports of casualties in Cuba in addition to t
WorldSept. 10, 2017
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[Newsmaker] Chased by Irma, Floridians endure arduous journeys to safety
Floridians fleeing Hurricane Irma have turned freeways across the Southeast into red ribbons of brake lights as they head elsewhere _ to Atlanta, Montgomery, Nashville _ to bunk with relatives, stay at campgrounds or grab hotels before the massive storm makes landfall.Because Interstate 75 north leads straight to Atlanta, thousands of the evacuees have funneled into the city. Other cars and trucks with Florida plates, a few carrying fishing boats, trekked on to Tennessee."We just packed the car
World NewsSept. 9, 2017
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[Newsmaker] At least 5 dead as magnitude 8.2 quake rocks Mexico
A powerful 8.2-magnitude earthquake rocked Mexico late Thursday, killing at least 5 people and triggering a tsunami alert in what the president called the quake-prone country’s biggest one in a century.Officials evacuated residents along the central and southern Pacific coast as seismologists warned a tsunami of more than three meters could be headed toward land, affecting coastal towns as far south as Ecuador.The quake hit offshore in the Pacific at 11:49 p.m., about 100 kilometers from the coa
World NewsSept. 8, 2017
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Irma lashes at Puerto Rico, leaves tiny Barbuda devastated
Hurricane Irma lashed Puerto Rico with heavy rain and powerful winds Wednesday night, leaving nearly 900,000 people without power as authorities struggled to get aid to small Caribbean islands already devastated by the historic storm.Florida rushed to prepare for a possible direct hit on the Miami area by the Category 5 storm with potentially catastrophic 185 mph winds. Nearly every building on the island of Barbuda was damaged when the eye of the storm passed almost directly overhead early Wedn
World NewsSept. 7, 2017
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Irma strengthens to a Category 5 storm as it nears Caribbean
Hurricane Irma strengthened into a dangerous Category 5 storm Tuesday as it roared toward the northeast Caribbean on a path toward the US. An image obatined from the NASA`s GOES Project shows Hurricane Irma on September 4. (AFP)The US National Hurricane Center said Irma had sustained winds of 175mph (280 kph) and was centered about 270 miles (440 kilometers) east of Antigua. It was moving west at 14 mph (22 kph). Irma's center was expected to move near or over the northern Leeward Islands late
World NewsSept. 5, 2017
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UN accuses Burundi govt. of crimes against humanity
UN investigators on Monday accused Burundi's government of crimes against humanity, including executions and torture, and urged the International Criminal Court to open a case "as soon as possible". The United Nations Commission of Inquiry on Burundi said it had "reasonable grounds to believe that crimes against humanity have been committed and continue to be committed in Burundi," pointing a finger at "the highest level of the state".The three investigators, appointed by the Human Rights Counci
World NewsSept. 4, 2017
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China may be the real target of North Korea's pressure
North Korea's escalating nuclear provocations are putting putative ally China in an increasing bind, and may be part of a strategy to twist Beijing's arm into orchestrating direct talks between Pyongyang and Washington, analysts said.The North's Kim dynasty has repeatedly used nuclear brinkmanship over the years in a push to be taken seriously by the United States but traditionally avoided causing major embarrassment to China, its sole major ally and economic lifeline. Chinese President Xi Jinpi
World NewsSept. 4, 2017
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Suu Kyi and Myanmar face chorus of anger over Rohingya crisis
Nobel peace laureate Malala Yousafzai and Muslim countries in Asia led a growing chorus of criticism on Monday aimed at Myanmar and its civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi over the plight of its Rohingya Muslim minority.Nearly 90,000 Rohingya have flooded into Bangladesh in the past 10 days following an uptick in fighting between militants and Myanmar's military in strife-torn western Rakhine state.The impoverished region bordering Bangladesh has been a crucible of communal tensions between Muslims
World NewsSept. 4, 2017
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Trump says 'appeasement' will not work after NK nuke test
US President Donald Trump declared Sunday that "appeasement with North Korea" will not work, after Pyongyang claimed it had successfully tested a missile-ready hydrogen bomb."North Korea has conducted a major Nuclear Test," Trump said. "Their words and actions continue to be very hostile and dangerous to the United States." This combo of file photos shows an image (left) taken on April 15, 2017 of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un on a balcony of the Grand People`s Study House following a militar
World NewsSept. 3, 2017