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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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103 autumn foliage paths in Seoul
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Hanwha, HD Hyundai vie for Poland’s $2.7b submarine program
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Seoul aims to halve current suicide rate by 2030
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First lady’s controversies to top agenda at meeting of party leaders
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When two worlds collab: K-pop flexes power with global stars
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Bipartisan panel formed to address livelihood issues amid tension over first lady probe
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Britain's Johnson backs two-state solution on Mideast trip
British foreign minister Boris Johnson said Wednesday his government remained committed to a two-state solution to the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict as he visited for talks with leaders from both sides. His comments came with US President Donald Trump casting uncertainty over the West's long efforts to foster a two-state solution. Trump backed away from the US commitment to a two-state solution when he met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House in February, s
World NewsMarch 8, 2017
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UK treasury chief to take cautious approach in budget
Britain's Treasury chief is set to deliver an upbeat message on the economy when he unveils the new budget Wednesday _ but remain cautious on new spending amid uncertainty over the exit from the European Union. Philip Hammond said he will outline his plan for the 2017-18 fiscal year laying out what the government believes will be the foundations for a "stronger, fairer, better Britain'' outside the EU. The caution over spending in the long term comes despite an improvement in the governmen
WorldMarch 8, 2017
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[Graphic News] Switzerland ranked world’s ‘best country’
Switzerland is the best country in the world based on its attitude towards education, democracy, business and quality of life, according to a poll.Canada came second in the annual “best country” survey external link of 60 nations released by US News & World Report, along with Y&R’s BAV Consulting and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.Britain was ranked third overall, followed by Germany and Japan. The United States came seventh. South Korea ranked 23rd. Serbia is the lowest ov
World NewsMarch 8, 2017
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[Newsmaker] WikiLeaks: CIA hacks everyday gadgets for snooping
Maybe the CIA is spying on you through your television set after all.Documents released by WikiLeaks allege a CIA surveillance program that targets everyday gadgets ranging from smart TVs to smartphones to cars. Such snooping, WikiLeaks said, could turn some of these devices into recorders of everyday conversations -- and could also circumvent data-scrambling encryption on communications apps such as Facebook's WhatsApp. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange speaks from the balcony of the Ecuadorean
World NewsMarch 8, 2017
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Iran rejects US moves to seize 9/11 compensation money
Iran said Tuesday it was "completely unfair" for US lawyers to try to seize its overseas assets as compensation for the victims of September 11, 2001. In 2012, a New York judge ordered Iran to pay $7 billion in damages to the families and estates of victims from the 2001 attacks, arguing the country had aided Al-Qaeda by allowing the group's members to travel through its territory.Since Iran rejects the accusation and refuses to pay the money, the lawyers are now trying to access $1.6 billion of
World NewsMarch 7, 2017
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New York City firefighters use drone to help battle blaze
Fire officials in New York City say a drone was used for the first time to help put out an apartment fire.Officials say the fire broke out around 6:20 p.m. Monday in the Bronx. Authorities say they used the $85,000 drone, which is equipped with high definition and infrared cameras, to determine the condition of the building's roof as they contained the blaze.FDNY Deputy Assistant Chief Dan Donoghue says crews knew to move when the drone's visual feed captured the apartment roof beginning to fail
World NewsMarch 7, 2017
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Fredericks quits 2024 Olympics role amid corruption probe
Former sprinter Frankie Fredericks quit Tuesday as head of the IOC commission monitoring candidates for the 2024 Olympics amid a probe into money he accepted from a sports marketing chief accused of corruption.Fredericks, 49, strongly denied any wrongdoing in accepting nearly $300,000 (283,000 euros) around the day that Rio de Janeiro was awarded the 2016 Olympics.But said he had "personally decided that it is in the best interests of a good functioning of the International Olympic Committee can
World NewsMarch 7, 2017
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Avalanche buries 'many' skiers on French ski slope
An avalanche hit a ski slope in the popular French Alps resort of Tignes on Tuesday, engulfing "many" skiers, police said.Rescue workers and sniffer dogs were being deployed and staff mobilised at the sprawling resort, an AFP journalist said at the scene."According to witnesses there are many people under the avalanche," a police spokesman told AFP.Poor visibility is so far preventing the deployment of rescue workers by helicopter to the scene, which is close to where an avalanche last month kil
World NewsMarch 7, 2017
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Iraqi forces retake government HQ, museum in Mosul
Iraqi forces said Tuesday they had seized the main government offices in Mosul and its famed museum as they made steady progress in their battle to retake the city's west from jihadists.News of the advances came on the third day of a renewed offensive against the Islamic State group in west Mosul -- the largest remaining urban stronghold in the "caliphate" declared by the jihadists in 2014.Supported by the US-led coalition bombing IS in Iraq and Syria, Iraqi forces began their push against west
World NewsMarch 7, 2017
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Iran keeps ban on US visitors in response to Trump order
Iran said Tuesday it would continue its retaliatory measure of barring US visitors in response to President Donald Trump's updated travel ban on predominantly Muslim countries."Our earlier counter-measure against Trump's previous order is still in place," said deputy foreign minister Majid Takht Ravanchi at a conference entitled "What to do about Trump's America.""There is no need for a new decision," he said, according to the ISNA news agency.Iran's foreign ministry announced in January it woul
WorldMarch 7, 2017
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[Graphic News] Book purchases hit record low last year: data
South Koreans’ purchases of printed books hit a record low in 2016, official data showed Saturday, in another sign they are reading fewer books due to factors such as falling income, the growing use of mobile devices to read and more time spent on social media. Households with two or more members spent an average of 15,335 won ($13.25) per month on printed books in 2016, according to Statistics Korea. It represents a 7.7 percent drop from 16,623 won in 2015.A survey by the Culture Ministry showe
World NewsMarch 7, 2017
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New rules give Japan’s Abe chance to lead until 2021
TOKYO (AFP) -- Japan’s ruling party on Sunday extended term limits for its leaders, a change that gives Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a shot at becoming Japan’s longest-serving post-war leader.Abe would have had to step down as party leader and prime minister in September next year, even if his Liberal Democratic Party were still in power.The LDP congress approved extending the limit to three consecutive three-year terms, up from the previous two consecutive three-year term limit.Japan's Prime Minis
World NewsMarch 5, 2017
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[Graphic News] Smartphones boost use of internet banking
The number of South Koreans who used internet banking services rose last year, due mainly to increased access via smartphones, a survey showed Wednesday.The ratio of South Koreans aged over 12 who used internet banking services stood at 57.5 percent in 2016, up 5.0 percentage points from a year earlier, according to the survey.Among internet banking service users, 87.1 percent said they used their smartphones for internet banking in 2016, up 11.5 percentage points.
World NewsMarch 5, 2017
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[Newsmaker] Trump accuses Obama of tapping his phones
President Donald Trump on Saturday accused Barack Obama of tapping his phones during last year’s White House campaign, charges that his predecessor denied as “simply false.” “I’d bet a good lawyer could make a great case out of the fact that President Obama was tapping my phones in October, just prior to Election!” Trump wrote on Twitter, without providing evidence of the explosive charge. US President Donald Trump (left) and former President Barack Obama EPA/AP-Yonhap“How low has President Oba
World NewsMarch 5, 2017
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China defence spending to rise ‘around 7%’: official
BEIJING (AFP) - China will raise defence spending by “around seven percent” this year as it guards against “outside meddling” in its disputed territorial claims in Asian waters, a top official said Saturday. “We call for a peaceful settlement through dialogue and consultation (of the disputes). At the same time we need the ability to safeguard our sovereignty and interests and rights,” said Fu Ying, spokeswoman for the National People‘s Congress, the Communist-controlled parliament. “In particul
World NewsMarch 4, 2017
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Trump welcomes stock market surge, consumer confidence on Twitter
US President Donald Trump welcomed a record surge in the stock market on Thursday, a day after the Dow blasted through the 21,000 mark for the first time after his speech to Congress."Since November 8th, Election Day, the Stock Market hasposted $3.2 trillion in GAINS and consumer confidence is at a 15year high. Jobs!" the Republican president wrote on Twitter.In an address to Congress on Tuesday night, Trump said hewanted to boost the US economy with a "massive" tax relief andmake a $1 trillion
March 2, 2017
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Suspected militiamen kidnap 5 workers at Banro's east Congo mine
Suspected militiamen have kidnapped five workers at Banro Corp's Namoya gold mine in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the company said on Thursday, in the second attack on its facilities in a month.The attack took place during the night of Tuesday into Wednesday and an investigation is underway, Crispin Mutwedu, a senior Banro official, told Reuters, adding that a local militia had been threatening the mine recently.The hostages included a French national, a Tanzanian and three Congolese,
World NewsMarch 2, 2017
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[Graphic News] 1 in 10 foreigners staying in S. Korea without permission
According to data released by the Ministry of Justice, 211,320, or 10.5 percent of foreign residents living here as of the end of January, were staying without a valid visa. The total shot up to 223,464 in 2007 and dropped to 177,955 in 2009. Since 2014, the number has hovered around 200,000.The percentage of those living in Korea without legal permission, meanwhile, has been declining, from 12.3 percent in 2012 to 11.3 percent in 2015 and 10.2 percent in 2016, in step with the overall rise in t
World NewsMarch 2, 2017
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[Graphic News] Tiny plastic particles clogging oceans: report
Invisible particles washed off products like synthetic clothing and car tires account for up to a third of the plastic polluting the oceans, impacting ecosystems and human health, a top conservationist body warned Tuesday.Unlike the shocking images of country-sized garbage patches floating in the oceans, the microplastic particles that wash off textiles and roadways leave the waterways looking pristine.But they constitute a significant part of the “plastic soup” clogging our waters -- accounting
World NewsMarch 1, 2017
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[Newsmaker] Suspects charged with murder of Kim
KUALA LUMPUR (AP) -- Appearing calm and solemn, two young women accused of smearing VX nerve agent on Kim Jong-nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korea‘s leader, were charged with murder Wednesday. The women, who arrived in court under the protection of masked special forces carrying machine guns, are at the center of a bizarre killing at a busy Kuala Lumpur airport terminal. Many speculate the attack was orchestrated by North Korea, but Pyongyang denies any role. Indonesian Siti Aisyah (
World NewsMarch 1, 2017