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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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Philippine quake knocks over building, panics residents
MANILA (AP) -- A strong, shallow earthquake shook the central Philippines on Thursday, injuring at least 10 people in a collapsed building, knocking out power in some areas and sending villagers fleeing from their homes, officials said. The US Geological Survey said the quake had a magnitude of 6.5 and struck at a depth of 6.5 kilometers near Masarayao town in Leyte province. Shallow earthquakes generally cause more damage on the Earth's surface. A building collapsed in the agricultural town of
WorldJuly 6, 2017
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Trump says Russia likely hacked but nobody 'knows for sure'
WARSAW, Poland (AP) -- On the eve of his first meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, President Donald Trump questioned the veracity of American intelligence about foreign meddling in the US election, arguing Thursday that Russia wasn't the only country that may have interfered. "Nobody really knows for sure," Trump said. Opening his second overseas trip as president, Trump also warned North Korea that he's considering "some pretty severe things" in response to the isolated nation's unpr
WorldJuly 6, 2017
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[Graphic News] Vegetable prices rise due to downpour, drought
According to the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation, prices of vegetables jumped due to heavy downpours that followed a long drought, industry sources said Wednesday.The price of napa cabbage soared 26.2 percent to 1,416 won per kilogram from a month earlier, the price of spinach jumped 12.7 percent to 4,568 won per kilogram from 4,053 won, while that of lettuce gained 4.4 percent to 662 won from 634 won per 100 grams. The price of cucumbers was tallied at 5,733 won per 10 units, up a
World NewsJuly 6, 2017
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Airbus announces China order of 140 planes for $22.8 bn
BERLIN (AFP) - Airbus said Wednesday it had won a major order from China of 140 planes for $22.8 billion, during a visit by President Xi Jinping to Berlin.The European aircraft maker said it had sealed the agreement with China Aviation Supplies Holding Company (CAS), which chief executive Tom Enders called "one of the biggest contracts signed in a long time by Airbus".The deal covers 100 A320 single-aisle jets and 40 A350 wide-body aircraft."This underscores the strong demand by Chinese airlines
World BusinessJuly 5, 2017
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[Graphic News] Asia’s leading milk exporters
India is the world’s largest milk producer, with 18 percent of global production, followed by the US and China. But when it comes to milk exports, Thailand is the largest milk exporter in Asia.Thailand is also the largest producer and exporter of dairy products in ASEAN.Thailand alone sold $33.1 million worth of milk, according to United States Department of Agriculture and The World Factbook of CIA. The global sales from all milk exporting countries totaled $7.2 billion, out of which Asia sold
World NewsJuly 3, 2017
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Japan PM Abe set for huge loss in Tokyo assembly vote: exit polls
Embattled Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's conservative party was set for a major defeat in the Tokyo assembly election Sunday, exit polls showed, as he struggles with a series of setbacks and scandals that have driven down his popularity at the national level.Former TV anchorwoman Yuriko Koike, who was elected the city's governor in a landslide last year, was expected to seize a comfortable majority of the 127-seat Tokyo assembly, which the ruling Liberal Democratic Party previously c
World NewsJuly 2, 2017
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[Graphic News] US has trade deficits with most Asian trade partners
The US imports more from Asian countries than it exports, and as per available data the US runs trade deficits with most Asian countries, with the exception of Singapore. The US has a trade surplus of $8 billion with Singapore.While the US imports $985 billion from Asia, the total value of its exports to the region is $452 billion, as per data from the United States Census Bureau. The US shipped $116 billion of goods to China in 2016, but it imported goods worth $463 billion from China. The resu
World NewsJuly 2, 2017
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[Newsmaker] Europe pays tribute to Kohl, ‘giant’ of postwar era
European leaders joined former US President Bill Clinton on Saturday to pay a unique tribute to former German chancellor Helmut Kohl, who oversaw the German reunification and the end of the Cold War, but a family row marred his funeral. Kohl was a founder of modern-day Europe and served as chancellor from 1982 to 1998. He died on June 16 aged 87. “A giant of the post-war period has left us,” European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker said in an oration in the French city of Strasbourg, where
World NewsJuly 2, 2017
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Man jailed after hitting Muslim teen with bacon
LONDON -- A British man has been jailed after hitting a Muslim teen with a slab of bacon after hurling insults at her and her mother. Alex Chivers was sentenced at a London court on Thursday to six months in jail for assault and a public order offense. The 36-year-old admitted to religiously or racially-aggravated assault. Police said Friday that he approached two Muslims on June 8 in north London and made abusive Islamophobic comments before striking the teen with bacon. Detective J
World NewsJune 30, 2017
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Recent high school graduate fatally shot in road rage crash
Authorities say a recent Pennsylvania high school graduate was shot in the head and killed in a road rage incident.The Chester County District Attorney's office says 18-year-old Bianca Roberson was shot by another driver as the two tried to merge into a single lane in West Goshen on Wednesday.Roberson's car veered off the road and was later found in a ditch. Investigators say the shooter fled, driving down the highway in a red pickup truck.Roberson had just graduated from Bayard Rustin High Scho
World NewsJune 30, 2017
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US ban on travelers from six mainly Muslim countries takes effect
WASHINGTON -- US President Donald Trump’s ban on refugees and travelers from six mainly Muslim countries went into effect late Thursday, after a Supreme Court decision allowed it to go forward following a five-month battle with rights groups.The Trump administration says the temporary ban is necessary to block terrorists from entering the country, but immigrant advocates charge that it illegally singles out Muslims.The 90-day ban on visitors from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen, an
World NewsJune 30, 2017
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Europeans line up behind Paris accord, free trade before G-20
BERLIN -- European leaders said Thursday they are ready to defend the Paris climate accord and free trade when they face President Donald Trump at the Group of 20 summit. German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Europe was “more determined than ever” to see the climate deal succeed.The Trump administration’s “America First” approach to trade has caused widespread concern internationally, as has its decision to pull out of the Paris accord. Trump announced the withdrawal shortly after returning from
World NewsJune 30, 2017
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Trump slammed over ‘facelift’ outburst against TV host
WASHINGTON -- Donald Trump unleashed a brutal personal attack Thursday on respected female television host Mika Brzezinski, sparking an instant backlash, in the latest stunning salvo in the president‘s ongoing war with the media.Trump’s Twitter outburst -- in which he describes the journalist “bleeding badly from a facelift” -- appears to have been triggered by Brzezinski‘s sharp comments during the morning show she co-hosts with Joe Scarborough on the left-leaning MSNBC network.Mika Brzezinski
World NewsJune 30, 2017
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Massive military parade for Xi as Hong Kong activists freed
HONG KONG -- Tanks, missile launchers and chanting troops greeted President Xi Jinping in a potent display of Chinese military might Friday as part of his landmark visit to politically divided Hong Kong.The show of force came hours after activists were released from police custody after being arrested over a protest.Xi arrived in the city on Thursday to mark 20 years since Hong Kong was returned to China by Britain, with authorities desperate to stick to the script during anniversary celebration
World NewsJune 30, 2017
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[Graphic News] 10 years of iPhone
Apple's iPhone celebrates its 10th anniversary this week. Ten years after the iPhone debuted on June 29, 2007, the smartphone that started it all is still going strong. The iPhone has changed the way millions of users connect, communicate and work. From the latest sales, the smartphone has sold well over 1 billion units worldwide.
World BusinessJune 29, 2017
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Ransomware cyberattack goes global
A new cyberattack similar to WannaCry reached parts of Asia after hitting businesses, port operators and government systems in Europe, US and South America.A terminal operated by A.P. Moller-Maersk at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust, a facility near Mumbai which is India’s biggest container port, was unable to load or unload because of the attack. With the Gateway Terminal India facility unable to identify which shipment belongs to whom, the port is clearing cargo manually, Chairman Anil Diggika
World NewsJune 28, 2017
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[Graphic News] Record high of 65.6 million people displaced worldwide: UN
Devastating conflicts, violence and persecution in places like Syria and South Sudan led to a record high of 65.6 million people uprooted from their homes at the end of 2016, the UN said Monday.The number was 300,000 higher than the end of 2015 and more than 6 million higher than the end of 2014, according to a report published by the UN refugee agency.At the end of 2016, there were some 40.3 million internally displaced people in the world, down slightly from 40.8 million a year earlier, with S
World NewsJune 28, 2017
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Yellen: No new financial crisis in 'our lifetimes’
LONDON -- Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen relayed her hope that another repeat of the financial crisis will not occur "in our lifetimes."Addressing an audience at the British Academy in London on Tuesday, Yellen said the banking reforms put in place in recent years have made the financial system safer, and that the world should be able to avoid the type of devastating crisis that struck the global economy in 2008. US Fed Chair Janet Yellen speaks during a discussion with Lord Nicholas Stern,
World BusinessJune 28, 2017
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[Newsmaker] New cyberattack wallops Europe, spreads slowly in US
A new and highly virulent outbreak of data-scrambling software -- apparently sown in Ukraine -- caused disruption across the world Tuesday. Following a similar attack in May, the fresh cyber assault paralyzed some hospitals, government offices and major multinational corporations in a dramatic demonstration of how easily malicious programs can bring daily life to a halt. Ukraine and Russia appeared hardest hit by the new strain of ransomware -- malicious software that locks up computer files wit
World NewsJune 28, 2017
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Subway train derails, scaring passengers and injuring dozens
NEW YORK (AP) -- A subway train derailed Tuesday as it entered a station, tossing people to the floor, forcing hundreds of shaken-up passengers to evacuate through darkened tunnels and delivering another jolt to a transit system plagued by aging equipment and reliability problems.Nearly three dozen people suffered minor injuries in the derailment, which happened in Harlem just before 10 a.m.Photos of the train posted on social media showed its metal side deeply scraped and dented from being drag
World NewsJune 28, 2017