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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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[Graphic News] Record high 200 green activists killed in 2016: watchdog
At least 200 environmental activists, with 40 percent from indigenous tribes, were murdered worldwide in 2016, according to Global Witness, a watchdog organization. The tally was double the number slain two years earlier and the highest since the nongovernmental organization began tracking such violence in 2002. Fatal attacks against activists have become more widespread, occurring in 24 countries in 2016, compared to 16 the year before.Brazil, Colombia and the Philippines accounted for more tha
World NewsJuly 18, 2017
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'Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen' and the UN have a new rhyme
Japanese comedian Pikotaro has adapted his catchy song to promote the United Nations' sustainable development goals. The original went viral last year after pop star Justin Bieber tweeted that it was his favorite video.Pikotaro, in his trademark leopard-lizard design outfit, was a bit reserved at an appearance Wednesday alongside the more conservatively dressed Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida. Japanese comedian Pikotaro, right, and Japan's Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida pose to raise awareness ab
World NewsJuly 18, 2017
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A cardinal, a terrace and another scandal for Pope Francis
VATICAN CITY -- Other than St. Peter's Basilica, there is hardly better real estate in Vatican City than the sprawling penthouse apartment in the Vatican gardens, where the rooftop terrace has in-your-face views of the dome itself and overlooks the hotel that Pope Francis calls home. The 300-square-meter (3,230-square-foot) bachelor pad, belonging to the previous pope's second-in-command, looked even better after undergoing a 422,000-euro ($481,000) face-lift. Who footed the bill? The Bambino Ge
World NewsJuly 17, 2017
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Trian's Peltz seeks a seat on board at Procter & Gamble
NEW YORK -- Activist investor Nelson Peltz is attempting to secure a seat on the board at Procter & Gamble, seeking faster changes at the consumer products company.Peltz's Trian Fund Management LP, which owns about $3.3 billion worth of shares at Procter & Gamble, said Monday that it's interested in helping Procter & Gamble improve its performance, saying that its financial performance over the last 10 years has been disappointing. David Taylor was named CEO of the company two years ago and P&G
World BusinessJuly 17, 2017
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EU charges Teva over delaying cheap sleep drug
European Union regulators on Monday filed antitrust charges against Israeli drug-maker Teva for colluding to delay a cheaper generic version of modafinil, a blockbuster sleep drug.The European Commission said in a statement that it had informed Teva of its "preliminary view" that an agreement concluded with rival Cephalon was in breach of EU antitrust rules.Under the agreement, Teva committed not to market a cheaper generic version of modafinil, Cephalon's drug for sleep disorders, the EU said.T
World BusinessJuly 17, 2017
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[Graphic News] Mobile phone use in Asia skyrocketing
From 2000 to 2015, the average annual growth in mobile phone subscriptions reached 22 percent in Asia. Nepal witnessed annual growth of 67 percent, the highest average in the region.The increasing utility of cellphones has made them the most preferred device in the market today, as Asian countries have seen exponential increase in their usage.Malaysia, Singapore and South Korea are the Asian countries with lower average annual growth -- 13 percent, 5 percent and 4 percent, respectively -- in mob
World NewsJuly 17, 2017
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Iran president's brother arrested on financial crime charges
TEHRAN -- The younger brother of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Hossein Fereydoun, has been arrested on financial crime charges, the judiciary said on Sunday. "Multiple investigations have been conducted regarding this person, also other people have been investigated, some of whom are in jail," deputy judiciary chief Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejeie said in a televised press conference. "Yesterday, bail was issued for him but because he failed to secure it he was referred to prison," Eje
WorldJuly 16, 2017
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Kidnapped US journalist in DR Congo found safe and sound
A US journalist kidnapped by a militia group in Democratic Republic of Congo was found safe and sound early Sunday, a senior official said, as another source said five people had been killed in clashes. "The American journalist Lisa Dupuy was found safe and sound at around 3 am on Sunday" by government troops, Pacifique Keta, vice governor of Ituri province, told AFP. The troops were deployed after Dupuy and 11 wardens working for the Okapi Wildlife Reserve (RFO) -- a vast conservation park
WorldJuly 16, 2017
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[Graphic News] Steps taken around the world
The world’s most fit countries have been worked out by scientists -- using mobile phone data.Researchers looked at how many steps 700,000 people from around the globe took, using 68 million days worth of information to break down minute-by-minute findings. Hong Kong came out on top, with an average of 6,880 per day -- the equivalent to around 6 kilometers. Korean walk 5,755, ranked 8th.But those living in Indonesia appear to be the laziest, managing just 3,513, according to Stanford University r
World NewsJuly 16, 2017
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[Newsmaker] Trump, Macron bromance in bloom
A muscular handshake that turned their knuckles white seems to be giving way to a budding friendship between Donald Trump and Emmanuel Macron. The unexpected bromance between the leaders of America and France was on full display for the world Friday at the annual Bastille Day military parade and celebration in Paris. This year the event coincided with the 100th anniversary of the US entry into World War I. Trump spent a large portion of his day and a half in the French capital in the embrace of
World NewsJuly 16, 2017
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Allowed in by Trump, Afghan girls robotics team lands in DC
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Twice rejected for U.S. visas, an all-girls robotics team from Afghanistan arrived in Washington early Saturday after an extraordinary, last-minute intervention by President Donald Trump.The six-girl team and their chaperone completed their journey just after midnight from their hometown of Herat, Afghanistan, to enter their ball-sorting robot in the three-day high school competition starting Sunday in the U.S. capital. Awaiting them at the gate at Washington Dulles Internatio
World NewsJuly 15, 2017
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China's late Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo cremated: state media
SHENYANG, China (AFP) -- The body of China's late Nobel laureate and dissident Liu Xiaobo was cremated on Saturday after a "simple ceremony" attended by his wife and friends, the Xinhua state news agency said.Liu's body was cremated "in accordance with the will of his family members and local customs" in the northeastern city of Shenyang, Xinhua said, citing the local justice bureau.
World NewsJuly 15, 2017
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UN rapporteur flays continued rights violations in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) -- A visiting United Nations rapporteur said that torture remains "endemic and routine'' in Sri Lanka's counterterrorism methods and a number of persons being detained without trial under a harsh anti-terror law is a stain on the country's international reputation.Ben Emmerson, U.N. special rapporteur on human rights and counterterrorism, said at the end of a five-day visit to Sri Lanka Friday that he is concerned that even those arrested as recently as late last year had
World NewsJuly 15, 2017
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Trump caught on tape complimenting Macron's wife's body
President Donald Trump was captured complimenting the French president's wife's appearance Thursday as he toured a famous Paris landmark.Video footage posted on the French government's official Facebook page showed Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron and their wives chatting after their tour of the museums at Les Invalides. As they were saying their good-byes, Trump turned to Brigitte Macron and gestured toward her body.“You know, you're in such good shape,” Trump said, before repeating the
World NewsJuly 14, 2017
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Phnom Penh Post joins Asia News Network
PHNOM PENH – The Phnom Penh Post, Cambodia’s leading English daily, has joined Asia News Network, an alliance now comprising 23 media in 19 Asian countries.The Phnom Penh Post’s CEO, Alex Odom, signed an agreement with Pana Janviroj, Executive Director of ANN, in the Cambodian capital city on July 13, 2017, witnessed by Torben Stephan, Director of Konrad Adenauer Siftung Media Programme Asia.ANN is the world’s most active media alliance established in 1999. Members exchange news and commentaries
World NewsJuly 14, 2017
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[Newsmaker] Political prisoner, Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo dies at age 61
Imprisoned for all the seven years since he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, Liu Xiaobo never renounced the pursuit of human rights in China, insisting on living a life of “honesty, responsibility and dignity.” China's most prominent political prisoner died Thursday of liver cancer at 61.His death _ at a hospital in the country's northeast, where he'd been transferred after being diagnosed _ triggered an outpouring of dismay among his friends and supporters, who lauded his courage and determin
World NewsJuly 14, 2017
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Moon dust collected by Neil Armstrong to be sold at auction
Moon dust collected by Neil Armstrong during the first lunar landing is being sold at a New York auction.The lunar dust plus some tiny rocks that Armstrong also collected are zipped up in a small bag and are worth an estimated $2 million to $4 million. (AP-Yonhap)They're just some of the items linked to space travel that Sotheby's is auctioning off to mark the 48th anniversary of the first lunar landing on July 20.Armstrong's snapshot of fellow Apollo 11 astronaut "Buzz" Aldrin standing on the m
World NewsJuly 13, 2017
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Man arrested over brutal rape, murder of Indian schoolgirl
Indian police Thursday arrested a key suspect in the gang rape and murder of a teenage girl near the hill resort of Shimla, shocking a small community where such brutal violence is rare.The discovery of the 16-year-old's bruised and naked body has triggered outpourings of grief and anger in Himachal Pradesh, a northern state with some of India's lowest rates of sexual violence.An autopsy confirmed the girl -- whose body was found in a forest two days after she was allegedly kidnapped on her way
World NewsJuly 13, 2017
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China defends imports of North Korean iron ore
China defended Thursday its purchase of iron ore from North Korea following criticism by US President Donald Trump and said it is "strictly and earnestly'' complying with U.N. sanctions.China stopped importing North Korean coal but total trade has risen, which prompted Trump to complain last week Beijing is failing to use its economic leverage to stop Pyongyang's pursuit of nuclear weapons. Chinese purchases of North Korea iron ore rose 34 percent from a year earlier in the first five months of
World BusinessJuly 13, 2017
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[Newsmaker] Brazil’s Lula gets nearly 10 years in jail for graft
Brazil’s former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was sentenced to nearly 10 years in prison for graft Wednesday -- a stark fall from grace for the iconic leftist leader, and the latest twist in a sprawling political corruption probe engulfing Latin America’s largest economy. Lula, who ruled Brazil from 2003-2010, was convicted and handed a 9.5-year prison term for accepting a bribe of a luxury seaside apartment and $1.1 million. But anti-corruption judge Sergio Moro, who handed down the sente
World NewsJuly 13, 2017