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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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'1 million' Christians join anti-LGBTQ+ marriage rally
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Congo landslide death toll likely 200, governor says
Authorities in northeastern Congo say a landslide earlier this week in Ituri province likely has killed at least 200 people. Gov. Abdallah Pene Mbaka said Saturday the estimate is based on missing people and homes affected. He says 50 houses were destroyed and only 44 bodies have been found. The death toll from the mudslide on August 14, 2017, and flooding that struck Sierra Leone's capital Freetown has reached 441, with around 600 others listed as missing the government said on August 19. (AFP-
World NewsAug. 20, 2017
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U.S. Pacific Command chief to visit S. Korea: Japanese newspaper
The chief of the United States armed forces responsible for the Indo-Asia-Pacific region will visit South Korea to discuss various security issues surrounding the area, a Japanese newspaper reported Saturday. Japan's Asahi Shimbun said Admiral Harry Harris, commander of the U.S. Pacific Command, will stay in South Korea from Sunday to Tuesday, and will meet with South Korean Defense Minister Song Young-moo and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Jeong Kyeong-doo. Harris is also expected to inspect a
World NewsAug. 19, 2017
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Spain police say suspects planned bigger attack
BARCELONA (AFP) - Suspects in Spain's twin terror attacks had been planning an even bigger assault than the deadly car rampages they carried out, police said, as distressing details emerged of families torn apart in the horror.A 35-year-old Italian was among 14 killed, mowed down in front of his wife and young children in Barcelona when a driver rammed his van through crowds on the busy Las Ramblas boulevard on Thursday, before fleeing on foot.Police said they shot dead five "suspected terrorist
World NewsAug. 19, 2017
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Trump ousts Bannon, his influential, divisive strategist
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Steve Bannon, the blunt-spoken and divisive strategist who rose from Donald Trump's conservative campaign to a top White House post, was pushed out by the president Friday, capping a turbulent seven months marked by the departure of much of Trump's original senior staff.A favorite in the farther-right portions of the Republican Party, Bannon had pushed Trump to follow through on some of his most contentious campaign promises, including his travel ban for some foreigners and hi
World NewsAug. 19, 2017
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Trump orders elevation of cyber warfare unit
U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday he has ordered the military to elevate its cyber warfare unit to a stand-alone command.Under the directive, the U.S. Cyber Command, which currently comes under the Strategic Command, will join the ranks of unified combatant commands that oversee military operations in the Pacific, the Middle East and elsewhere."I have directed that United States Cyber Command be elevated to the status of a Unified Combatant Command focused on cyberspace operations," Trump
World NewsAug. 19, 2017
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Tourists and Barcelona residents return to Las Ramblas
A woman displays candles on the Rambla boulevard for the victims of the Barcelona attack on August 18, 2017. (Yonhap-AFP)Tourists and Barcelona residents tentatively returned to Las Ramblas on Friday morning for a subdued stroll down the leafy boulevard, a day after a van attack filled it with fear and bloodshed. Dozens of armed police officers in blue and neon-yellow uniforms were stationed near Placa de Catalunya and the street was still closed to vehicles, but all other signs of the previous
World NewsAug. 18, 2017
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13 dead, 100 injured in two Spanish seaside city attacks
BARCELONA - Drivers have ploughed into pedestrians in two quick-succession, separate attacks in Barcelona and another popular Spanish seaside city, leaving 13 people dead and injuring more than 100 others.In the first incident, which was claimed by the Islamic State group, a white van sped into a street packed full of tourists in central Barcelona on Thursday afternoon, knocking people out of the way and killing 13 in a scene of chaos and horror.Some eight hours later in Cambrils, a city 120 kil
WorldAug. 18, 2017
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No Korean casualties confirmed in Barcelona attack
No South Korean casualties have been confirmed in the van carnage in Barcelona, Spain, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Friday.A senior official said, “The Korean Embassy in Spain is continuing to check for casualties, and we have yet to receive a report that any South Korean nationals were affected.”Thirteen people are believed to have been killed after a van plowed into a crowd on a pedestrian street in Barcelona, in broad daylight Thursday afternoon (local time).People phone to relatives
World NewsAug. 18, 2017
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Police warn of 'possible terrorist attack' south of Barcelona
Spanish police warned early Friday that agents had been deployed to a city south of Barcelona to counter a "possible terrorist attack," just hours after a van mowed into pedestrians killing 13 people in the popular seaside city.Police in the Spanish region of Catalonia tweeted that a "police operation" was taking place in Cambrils some 120 kilometres south of Barcelona and tweeted asking people to "stay home, stay safe". (AFP)
World NewsAug. 18, 2017
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US condemns Spanish attack, pledges justice for terrorists
The United States swiftly condemned Thursday's deadly attack in Barcelona and offered assistance to authorities in Spain.President Donald Trump, who remained out of public view for a second straight day, denounced what authorities are calling a terror attack in a statement on Twitter. "The United States condemns the terror attack in Barcelona, Spain, and will do whatever is necessary to help. Be tough & strong, we love you!'' the president said. (Twitter)Trump is on a working vacation at his pri
World NewsAug. 18, 2017
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13 dead in Barcelona van carnage, 'terrorists' killed in another incident
BARCELONA - A van driver ploughed into crowds of pedestrians on Barcelona's most popular street in broad daylight on Thursday, killing 13 people in an attack claimed by the Islamic State jihadist group.Police announced the arrest of two suspects, identified as a Spaniard and a Moroccan, but said the driver was still on the run. People are escorted by Spanish policemen outside a cordoned off area after a van ploughed into the crowd, killing 13 persons and injuring over 80 on the Rambla in Barcelo
World NewsAug. 18, 2017
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'Four suspected terrorists' shot dead south of Barcelona: police
Spanish police said they had shot dead "four suspected terrorists" and left another injured early Friday in Cambrils, a city south of Barcelona where a van mowed into pedestrians on Thursday, killing 13 people.The regional government of Catalonia, where both Barcelona and Cambrils are located, also confirmed the incident, which police had earlier qualified as a "possible terrorist attack." (AFP) Spanish policemen stand guard in a cordoned off area after a van ploughed into the crowd, killing 13
World NewsAug. 18, 2017
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[Newsmaker] At least 13 dead in Barcelona attacks
BARCELONA, Spain - A van veered onto a promenade Thursday and barreled down the busy walkway in central Barcelona, swerving back and forth as it mowed pedestrians down and turned a picturesque tourist destination into a bloody killing zone. Thirteen people were killed and 100 were injured, 15 of them seriously, in what authorities called a terror attack.
An injured person is carried in Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, after a white van jumped the sidewalk in the historic Las Rambl World NewsAug. 18, 2017
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Alibaba profit nearly doubles on robust revenues
SHANGHAI -- Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba said Thursday its net profit almost doubled in the latest quarter on the back of solid revenue growth in its core shopping business and in cloud computing.Alibaba, which has made billionaire founder Jack Ma one of China's richest men and a global e-commerce icon, has seen its New York-listed shares soar 80 percent since last December on perennially robust earnings.(www.alibabagroup.com)With those shares at all-time highs, the company's market worth ha
World BusinessAug. 17, 2017
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[Graphic News] Harvard tops list of world university rankings again
US universities retained their dominance in an annual Chinese ranking of the world’s top academic institutions, with Harvard staying No. 1 for the 15th straight year.In the top 10, little changed from last year, Stanford held on to the second spot in the “Academic Ranking of World Universities” compiled by the independent Shanghai Ranking Consultancy, which has ranked the top 500 institutions each year since 2003.A statement accompanying this year’s results said the rankings were based on a rang
World NewsAug. 17, 2017
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[Graphic News] Best places to retire overseas
Portugal‘s Algarve region has been named the best place in the world to retire for the fourth year in a row, according to a report from Live and Invest Overseas.Only two Asian cities -- Kuala Lumpur and George Town -- made the list in the top 10, ranking sixth and 10th, respectively.Valletta, Malta came in at No. 2, while Mazatlan, Mexico took the No. 3 spot.Factors taken into account include: cost of living, safety, whether English is spoken, availability of entertainment, environmental conditi
World NewsAug. 16, 2017
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Taliban 'open letter' to Trump urges US to leave Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) – The Afghan Taliban on Tuesday released an ``open letter'' to President Donald Trump, reiterating their calls for the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan after 16 years of war. In a long and rambling note in English that was sent to journalists by Zabihullah Mujahid, the Taliban spokesman, the insurgents said Trump has recognized the errors of his predecessors by seeking a review of the US strategy for Afghanistan.However, Mujahid said Trump should not hand control of the US
World NewsAug. 15, 2017
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Abe sends offering to Tokyo war shrine
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent a symbolic offering Tuesday to a controversial war shrine in Tokyo to mark the 72th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, according to Japanese media reports.But he is likely to refrain from visiting the Yasukuni Shrine apparently in consideration of diplomatic relations with neighboring countries, especially South Korea and China, Kyodo News reported. Masahiko Shibayama, a lawmaker from Abe's Liberal Democratic Party, delivered the "tamagushi"
World NewsAug. 15, 2017
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At least 18 killed in attack on restaurant in Burkina Faso
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso -- Suspected Islamic extremists opened fire at a Turkish restaurant in the capital of Burkina Faso late Sunday, killing at least 18 people in the second such attack on a restaurant popular with foreigners in the last two years.There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the violence, which continued into the early hours Monday. Gunfire could be heard almost seven hours after the attack began.Communication Minister Remi Dandjinou told journalists that at least 18
World NewsAug. 14, 2017
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Protests, vigils around US decry white supremacist rally
SEATTLE -- Protesters decrying hatred and racism converged around the country on Sunday, saying they felt compelled to counteract the white supremacist rally that spiraled into deadly violence in Virginia.The gatherings spanned from a march to President Donald Trump’s home in New York to candlelight vigils in several cities. In Seattle, police arrested three men and confiscated weapons as Trump supporters and counter-protesters converged downtown.Some focused on showing support for the people wh
World NewsAug. 14, 2017