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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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103 autumn foliage paths in Seoul
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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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When two worlds collab: K-pop flexes power with global stars
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Italian fashion designer Laura Biagiotti dies at 73
ROME (AP) -- Laura Biagiotti, an Italian fashion designer who conquered global markets with her soft, loose women's clothes and luxurious knits that won her the nickname "Queen of Cashmere,'' died Friday following a heart attack. She was 73.Biagiotti suffered the heart attack Wednesday evening at her estate outside of Rome. Doctors were able to resuscitate her but by then serious brain damage had occurred. She died in a hospital in the capital.Her daughter, Lavinia Biagiotti Cigna, announced her
World NewsMay 26, 2017
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Trump: North Korea 'will be solved'
TAORMINA (AFP) - US President Donald Trump promised Friday that North Korea "will be solved", as G7 powers opened a summit that will confront a series of missile tests by the nuclear-armed nation.Trump's tough talk came in a meeting with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan, which along with South Korea is most immediately threatened by North Korean belligerence.But the isolated regime has also threatened to target places further afield such as the US West Coast, and Trump has called North Korea's
World NewsMay 26, 2017
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China condemns US after warship sails near South China Sea reef
BEIJING -- China on Thursday accused the US of trespassing after an American warship sailed near a reef claimed by Beijing in the South China Sea, the first such operation by President Donald Trump's administration in the disputed waterway.The row comes during a period of warming relations between the countries with Trump saying that Washington has dialed down pressure on Beijing over other issues in hopes of securing their cooperation on North Korea.The guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey entere
World NewsMay 25, 2017
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[Graphic News] S, Koreans consume 377 cups of coffee a year: report
South Koreans drank a total of 377 cups of coffee per person on average last year, according to government data. Average coffee consumption, based on South Koreans aged over 20, has grown at an annual rate of 7 percent since 2012, according to the report by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corp. The size of the domestic coffee market reached 6.4 trillion won ($5.71 billion) as of 2016, up 30.6 percent from 4.9 trillion won in 2014. Cof
World NewsMay 25, 2017
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Philippine troops bomb Islamist militants in city
MARAWI, Philippines -- Philippine security forces bombed a southern city on Thursday as they battled Islamist militants who were holding hostages and reported to have murdered at least 11 civilians.An initial rampage by the gunmen, who have pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group, through the mainly Muslim city of Marawi on Tuesday prompted President Rodrigo Duterte to impose martial law across the southern third of the Philippines.Authorities said ending the crisis was proving extremely h
World NewsMay 25, 2017
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Manchester terror attack probe widens as US leaks grate
MANCHESTER, England -- Britain raced Thursday to track down a jihadist network suspected of orchestrating the Manchester concert attack, while a row escalated between London and Washington over leaked material from the probe.As more children were named among the 22 victims of Monday's massacre, the suicide bomber's father and brother were arrested in Libya and police in Britain made new arrests.However, British authorities were left "furious" by repeated leaks of material shared with their US co
World NewsMay 25, 2017
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Messi tax fraud jail sentence upheld
MADRID -- Spain’s Supreme Court on Wednesday confirmed a 21-month jail sentence and $2.25 million fine imposed on Lionel Messi for tax fraud, months after the Barcelona soccer star lodged an appeal.The Argentina international and his father Jorge Horacio Messi were in July 2016 found guilty of using companies in Belize, Britain, Switzerland and Uruguay to avoid paying taxes on $4.67 million of Messi’s income earned from his image rights from 2007-09.The income related to Messi’s image rights tha
World NewsMay 25, 2017
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Taiwan's gay marriage ruling raises hopes across Asia
BEIJING - Taiwan's giant step towards allowing same-sex marriage has reverberated across Asia, but activists warn the fight for equality isn't over in a region where gay sex remains illegal in some countries.Challenges to an Asia-wide embrace of same-sex unions were highlighted by this week's caning of two Indonesian men as punishment for gay sex and a South Korean military court's jailing of a soldier for having intercourse with another man.In mainland China, two men lost a court battle to get
World NewsMay 25, 2017
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[Newsmaker] Troops deployed as Britain goes on top terror alert
Britain ordered soldiers to key sites Wednesday and raised the terror alert to maximum after the Manchester concert suicide bombing by a local man of Libyan origin who may have been radicalized in Syria.Security services believe the suspected bomber, Salman Abedi, was likely to have had help from others in staging the massacre that killed 22 people including one girl aged just 8. Interior Minister Amber Rudd said the 22-year-old had been on the radar of the intelligence community before the atta
World NewsMay 24, 2017
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James Bond star Roger Moore dead at 89
LONDON -- British actor Roger Moore, who played James Bond for more than two decades with a suave wit, died Tuesday aged 89, drawing tributes for his portrayal of the womanising super-spy, and for his charity work.“It is with a heavy heart that we must announce our loving father, Sir Roger Moore, has passed away today in Switzerland after a short but brave battle with cancer,” his children said in a statement on Twitter.“We are all devastated,” Deborah, Geoffrey and Christian said. “Thank you Po
World NewsMay 24, 2017
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Taiwan to make landmark gay marriage ruling
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Taiwan could become the first place in Asia to legalize gay marriage Wednesday when a court makes a landmark ruling on whether to allow same-sex unions. Activists are optimistic the decision will go in their favor, with growing momentum behind the push for equal marriage rights on the island.But there is also anger among conservative groups who have staged mass rallies against a change in the law as the debate divides society.Campaigners for and against gay marriage are expecte
World NewsMay 24, 2017
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Salman Abedi: Student dropout turned suicide bomber
MANCHESTER, United Kingdom -- Salman Abedi, the suicide bomber who killed 22 people in an attack on a pop concert in Manchester, was a business student who dropped out of university.Born to a devoutly Islamic Libyan family in Britain's third biggest city, newspapers said he was known to the security services and the Financial Times said he had turned to radical Islam in recent years.Abedi, 22, worshipped at a suburban mosque, where his father was a well-known face who sometimes performed the cal
World NewsMay 24, 2017
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Chemical experts found sarin exposure in Syria attack: UN
A team from the international chemical weapons watchdog found exposure “to sarin or a sarin-like substance” in samples from an April 4 attack in northern Syria that killed over 90 people and now wants to visit the opposition-held town of Khan Sheikhoun, a senior UN official said Tuesday.UN disarmament chief Izumi Nakamitsu told the UN Security Council that the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons also submitted a report into the alleged use of chemical weapons near Um Hosh in the
World NewsMay 24, 2017
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Uber admits stiffing NYC drivers by millions of dollars
NEW YORK -- Uber on Tuesday admitted to underpaying its New York City drivers tens of millions of dollars for the past 2 1/2 years.“We are committed to paying every driver every penny they are owed -- plus interest -- as quickly as possible,” Uber executive Rachel Holt said in a statement. “We are working hard to regain driver trust, and that means being transparent, sticking to our word, and making the Uber experience better from end to end.” The ride-hailing company said each affected driver w
World NewsMay 24, 2017
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Manchester terror attack: What we know
At least 22 people, including children, died in a suicide bombing at a pop concert packed with teens in the British city of Manchester late Monday.Here is what we know so far about the terror attack, the deadliest in Britain since 2005. What happened?Police said they were called at 10:33pm (2133 GMT) to reports of an explosion at Manchester Arena during a concert by pop star Ariana Grande, who is popular with teenagers and pre-teens.According to police, the blast occurred "within the foyer are
World NewsMay 23, 2017
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IS claims Manchester concert bombing
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility on Tuesday for a bombing in the British city of Manchester that killed 22 people, including children, at a concert.The group said in a statement published on its social media channels that "one of the caliphate's soldiers placed bombs among the crowds," and it threatened more attacks.The group's self-styled news agency Amaq separately claimed "a security squad" carried out the attack. (AFP)
World NewsMay 23, 2017
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[Graphic News] S. Koreans among world’s skinniest
South Koreans are the second thinnest people among those from other developed countries, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.The OECD’s annual Obesity Update 2017 report looked at the obesity rate of people aged 15 years and over. Korea ranked 34th out of 35 member countries, with an obesity rate of 5.3 percent, followed by Japan (3.7 percent). The United States has the highest obesity rate at 38.2 percent.In South Korea, there are more obese men than women. Th
World NewsMay 23, 2017
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UK police treating Ariana Grande concert blast as terrorism
An explosion struck an Ariana Grande concert attended by thousands of young music fans in northern England, killing at least 19 people and injuring dozens in what police said Tuesday they suspected was a terrorist attack.Greater Manchester Police Chief Constable Ian Hopkins says police are treating the blast as an act of terrorism “until we know otherwise.” The local ambulance service says 59 people were taken to hospitals. (EPA-Yonhap)There was panic after the explosion, which struck around 10:
World NewsMay 23, 2017
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22 people killed in suspected terror attack in Manchester: police
MANCHESTER, United Kingdom -- Nineteen people have been killed and around 50 others injured following a suspected explosion in Manchester Arena that is being treated as a terrorist incident, police in the northern English city said on Tuesday."So far 22 people have been confirmed dead, with around 50 others injured. This is currently being treated as a terrorist incident until police know otherwise," police said in a statement.A fleet of ambulances was seen rushing to the Manchester Arena venue
World NewsMay 23, 2017
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WHO meet refuses to admit Taiwan amid China pressure
Despite impassioned pleas from several countries, the World Health Organization's annual assembly refused Monday to even discuss admitting Taiwan to the meeting, under pressure from China. Self-governing Taiwan, which China sees as a renegade province awaiting reunification, has been invited to attend the WHO's main annual meeting as an observer every year since 2009, but this year it did not receive an invitation. Relations with China have become increasingly frosty since Taiwan's Beijing-s
World NewsMay 22, 2017