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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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103 autumn foliage paths in Seoul
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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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Maldives leader shuts parliament amid political turmoil
COLOMBO (AFP) -- Maldives lawmakers were locked out of parliament Monday after President Abdulla Yameen ordered it shut to prevent a vote to impeach his speaker, the opposition said, in the latest turmoil to grip the troubled honeymoon islands.Parliament had been expected to hear a no-confidence motion against the speaker, Abdulla Masheeh, but MPs found their way blocked, the Maldivian Democratic Party said.Party spokesman Hamid Abdul Ghafoor added several opposition MPs broke through the milita
World NewsJuly 24, 2017
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[Graphic News] Lotte World Adventure 14th most visited theme park globally
Lotte World Adventure in Seoul, operated by Lotte Group, had the 14th-highest number of visitors among its global peers last year with 8.15 million people, an annual survey said.The tally compiled jointly by Themed Entertainment Association and consulting firm Aecom said Lotte World was the most-visited amusement park in South Korea and fifth in Asia. Everland Resort, another theme park located just south of Seoul, ranked 16th in the world in visitor numbers.Disney Magic Kingdom in Orlando, Flor
World NewsJuly 24, 2017
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BBC women demand action on gender pay gap now, not in future
Prominent women at the BBC want the broadcaster's gender pay gap to be resolved immediately rather than in several years.TV personalities including Clare Balding, Victoria Derbyshire and others wrote an open letter Sunday to the BBC's top manager saying that plans to resolve the company's gender pay gap must be accelerated. Documents made public last week showed that male BBC TV and radio personalities make substantially more than their female counterparts. The salary disparity came to light aft
World NewsJuly 23, 2017
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Netanyahu faces pressure over holy site after violence kills eight
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced mounting pressure Sunday over new security measures at a sensitive Jerusalem holy site after a weekend of violence left eight people dead, with fears more unrest could follow.Israeli officials signalled they may be open to changing the measures at the Haram al-Sharif mosque compound, known to Jews as the Temple Mount, after the installation of metal detectors at entrances following an attack that killed two policemen stoked Palestinian anger.The me
World NewsJuly 23, 2017
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[Newsmaker] Trump asserts all agree he has ‘complete power’ to pardon
President Donald Trump said Saturday that he has ``complete power‘’ to issue pardons, an assertion that comes amid investigations into Russian interference in last year‘s presidential election. It was one of many topics that appeared to occupy the president’s mind as the day broke. On a day when most people are ready to forget about the issues that nagged them during the week, Trump revved up. In an early morning flurry of 10 tweets, he commented about pardons, former presidential rival Hillary
World NewsJuly 23, 2017
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India gets new president from bottom of Hindu caste system
NEW DELHI -- Ram Nath Kovind was elected India's new president Thursday, the second time since independence a head of state has been chosen from the bottom of the Hindu caste system.Kovind won the largely ceremonial position with more than 65 percent of the vote by members of India's parliament and state assemblies, the election commission said.The 71-year-old former lawyer and state governor from the marginalised Dalit community was nominated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling party for p
World NewsJuly 20, 2017
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For 1st time, over half of people with HIV taking AIDS drugs
LONDON -- For the first time in the global AIDS epidemic that has spanned four decades and killed 35 million people, more than half of all those infected with HIV are on drugs to treat the virus, the United Nations said in a report released Thursday.AIDS deaths are also now close to half of what they were in 2005, according to the UN AIDS agency, although those figures are based on estimates and not actual counts from countries. (123RF)Experts applauded the progress, but questioned if the billio
World NewsJuly 20, 2017
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Air France unveils Joon - the 'millenials' airline
PARIS -- Air France on Thursday unveiled a new lower-cost subsidiary called Joon that will specifically target well-travelled millenials.A new medium-haul service will begin operating from Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris later this year, with long-haul flights to follow in summer 2018.The French carrier unveiled details of its new service after resolving a lengthy dispute between the management and pilots over the establishment of the subsidiary. This file photo taken on September 22, 2014 sh
World BusinessJuly 20, 2017
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[Graphic News] Japanese brands top imported beer in S. Korea
According to the data compiled by Lotte Mart, Japanese beer topped sales in South Korea‘s imported beer market.Japanese beer ranked first with a 21.5 percent share in 2016, followed by German beer at 19.9 percent and Belgium at 11.3 percent. Chinese beer accounted for 7.1 percent of the total imported beer sold at the outlets, data showed. The popularity of imported beer has been soaring, taking up 51.1 percent of Lotte Mart’s beer sales this year. The comparable figure for 2015 and 2016 were 34
World NewsJuly 20, 2017
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Fewer 'good air' days in China despite official efforts
Chinese cities had fewer "good air" days in the first half of 2017 compared to the same period last year despite government efforts to curb incessant smog, according to official data.China has vowed to target coal-burning and vehicle emissions, increase investment in clean energy and punish polluters in a bid to improve the air quality of the world's second largest economy.But the measures had yet to bear fruit in the six months of the year. (AFP-Yonhap)The Ministry of Environmental Protection's
World NewsJuly 20, 2017
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Are you my surreal dad? Dali to be exhumed in paternity case
Salvador Dali's remains are to be exhumed on Thursday from his Spanish hometown in an effort to test a fortune teller's claims the renowned surrealist is her father.The artist's body is buried in the elaborate museum of his work Dali designed himself in the northeastern Spanish town of Figueres, where he was born over 110 years ago.Pilar Abel, a 61-year-old who long worked as a psychic in Catalonia, says her mother had a relationship with the artist when she worked in Port Lligat, a tiny fishing
World NewsJuly 20, 2017
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'Couldn't even see the sun': Fire races near Yosemite park
A surging wildfire raced through California mountains and foothills west of Yosemite National Park on Wednesday, forcing thousands to flee tiny, Gold Rush-era towns and wafting smoky haze over the park's landmark Half Dome rock face. The 4-day-old blaze nearly doubled in size overnight from about 40 square miles (100 kilometers) to more than 70 square miles (180 square kilometers), the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said. (AFP)At its closest, the blaze was still about 35 m
World NewsJuly 20, 2017
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BBC under fire for gender pay gap as top salaries revealed
Britain's public broadcaster BBC came under fire on Wednesday for its gender pay imbalance after it was forced to reveal how much it pays its top-earning talent.For the first time in its 94-year existence, the BBC was this year forced to release a list of its employees paid more than £150,000 (A$246,010) between 2016/2017, after a change in its charter last year.More than 200 names feature on the list -- which includes executives, actors, presenters, writers and technicians -- but only one third
World NewsJuly 20, 2017
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UN aid flight carrying journalists barred from Yemen
ADEN (AFP) -- A Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen has barred a United Nations aid flight from heading to the country's rebel-held capital with journalists on board, the UN and Yemen's government said Wednesday."The coalition suspended the UN flight leaving Djibouti for Sanaa on Tuesday as there were three BBC journalists on board," Saleh Humeidi, a top official with Yemen's information ministry, told AFP. Saudi Arabia leads a pro-government military coalition which is fighting Iran-backed Hu
World NewsJuly 19, 2017
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Court finds Thai general guilty of human trafficking
BANGKOK (AFP) -- A Thai general was found guilty of human trafficking on Wednesday as a Bangkok court convicted scores of people in a mass trial exposing the lynchpin role of corrupt officials in the grim, lucrative trade in Rohingya and Bangladeshi migrants.Thailand's junta launched a crackdown in May 2015 on a network funnelling desperate migrants through southern Thailand and onto Malaysia, holding some for ransom in jungle camps.It unspooled a crisis across Southeast Asia as gangmasters aban
World NewsJuly 19, 2017
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Iran's president threatens response to new US sanctions
TEHRAN (AFP) -- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Wednesday that Tehran would "respond appropriately" to new US sanctions but that Iran remained committed to its nuclear deal with world powers."The Islamic Republic of Iran will always stick to its international commitments," Rouhani said in a televised cabinet meeting.But if the US wants "to press forward with new sanctions under any pretext... the great nation of Iran will respond appropriately," he said."We will not forgive violations by t
World NewsJuly 19, 2017
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[Graphic News] Cowboys, Yankees world‘s most valuable sports teams
The Dallas Cowboys are the world’s most valuable sports team, according to an annual list published by Forbes that was dominated by National Football League teams.The NFL‘s Cowboys, who last year unseated Spanish soccer club Real Madrid for the top spot, were valued at $4.2 billion, a 5 percent jump from last year, Forbes said in a statement.Major League Baseball’s New York Yankees, who have both the greatest sponsorship revenue and premium seating revenue in the MLB, jumped two spots to second
World NewsJuly 19, 2017
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Swiss couple found on glacier 75 years after disappearance
A Swiss couple that disappeared in the Alps 75 years ago has been found preserved in a receding glacier, ending decades of uncertainty for their family, relatives and media said Tuesday.The bodies were found lying near each other in the Diablerets massif in southern Switzerland on Thursday, along with backpacks, a bottle, a book and a watch, according to Le Matin daily. A DNA search has been planned to definitively establish their identities, but Maryline Dumoulin told AFP police were “99 percen
World NewsJuly 19, 2017
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Korean earthquake expert funneled bribes through US banks
The former director of South Korea’s earthquake research center was convicted in federal court of laundering more than $1 million in bribes, prosecutors said Tuesday.Chi Heon-cheol, 59, was convicted Monday of taking more than $1 million in bribes from companies in Pasadena and England and funneling proceeds through US banks.Chi abused his government position with the Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources by providing insider information to seismological companies doing business in
World NewsJuly 19, 2017
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Report: Hundreds of boys abused at German choir school
BERLIN (AP) -- At least 547 members of a prestigious Catholic boys' choir in Germany were physically or sexually abused between 1945 and 1992, according to a report released Tuesday.Allegations involving the Domspatzen choir in Regensburg were among a spate of revelations of abuse by Roman Catholic clergy in Germany that emerged in 2010. In 2015, lawyer Ulrich Weber was tasked with producing a report on what happened.The report said that 547 boys at the Domspatzen's school ``with a high degree o
WorldJuly 18, 2017