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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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Speech viewers stunned by on-script, less fiery Trump
Who was that calm, composed man, and what has he done with Donald Trump? That may have been the most common reaction from the viewers of the president’s address to Congress on Tuesday night. Those looking for fireworks came away empty. What they witnessed instead was a poised and on-script president, an image some said was as stunning at this stage as any outrageous statement. Mike Mullowney, of Boston, who did not vote for Trump, sat down with his family to watch “a complete circus” and was in
World NewsMarch 1, 2017
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[Graphic News] Los Angeles takes title of world's most congested city
The “Global Traffic Scoreboard” study was published by Inrix, which dubs itself the world leader in transportation analytics. It examined 1,064 cities across 38 countries in one of the largest traffic studies ever conducted.Inrix found that 11 of the top 25 cities worldwide with the worst traffic congestion were in the US.Los Angeles took the top spot for the most congested city, with drivers spending 104 hours in traffic last year during peak times.Moscow came second (91 hours), followed by New
World NewsFeb. 27, 2017
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Thousands march in Moscow two years after Putin foe killed
MOSCOW (AFP) -- Thousands of Russians marched through central Moscow on Sunday in memory of slain opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, two years after he was shot dead near the Kremlin. The assassination of the former deputy prime minister on February 27, 2015 was the highest-profile killing of a critic of President Vladimir Putin since the ex-KGB officer took charge in 2000. Five Chechen men from Russia's volatile North Caucasus are currently on trial for carrying out a contract hit, but those who
World NewsFeb. 26, 2017
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Liberal activists, new DNC chief face a Trump-era reckoning
ATLANTA (AP) -- When Tom Perez stepped to the stage as the newly elected Democratic national chairman, his first official act was to invite his vanquished rival to join him as deputy chairman. Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison accepted on the spot and two men stood together, smiling like a national ticket at a presidential nominating convention. Members of the Democratic National Committee cheered wildly at their gathering in Atlanta on Saturday, forgetting the competitive race that took two rounds o
World NewsFeb. 26, 2017
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Myanmar's Suu Kyi breaks silence on killing of top lawyer
YANGON (AFP) -- Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi has broken a month long silence on the daylight assassination of her advisor, calling his killing a "great loss" for the country's democracy struggle.Ko Ni, a prominent Muslim lawyer and critic of Myanmar's powerful military, was shot dead on 29 January outside Yangon airport in a murder that sent shockwaves through the country's young civilian government.A taxi driver, Ne Win, was also killed trying to stop the gunman who was arrested.
World NewsFeb. 26, 2017
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Iraq: Police Commandos recapture new neighborhood in Mosul
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Iraqi militarized police captured a neighborhood on the western side of Mosul on Sunday amid fierce clashes with Islamic State militants, as thousands of people continued to flee the battle to government-controlled areas, security officials said.Iraqi forces, backed by aerial support by the U.S.-led international coalition, launched a new push last week to drive IS militants from Mosul's west, capturing so far the city's international airport and an adjacent military base. Iraqi
World NewsFeb. 26, 2017
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Iran's Ahmadinejad writes open letter to Trump
TEHRAN (AFP) -- Iran's ex-president Mahmud Ahmadinejad published Sunday an open letter to Donald Trump, welcoming his criticism of the US political system but taking issue with his visa ban and attitude to women.Many Iranians see the new US president as cut from the same cloth as Ahmadinejad, who shocked the establishment with his sudden rise to power in 2005, combining hardline rhetoric and populist economic policies to win a powerful following among Iran's lower classes.At times in the long an
World NewsFeb. 26, 2017
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[Graphic News] Lack of sleep linked to depression
The head of the Mental Health Institute at Kangbuk Samsung Medical Center surveyed 202,629 workers in their 20s, 30s and 40s who had visited the hospital for a health checkup in 2014. The study showed that among people who sleep four hours or less a day, the prevalence of depression was 9.1 percent, compared to 2 percent among people sleeping seven hours, the base condition set for the survey. Prevalence of anxiety and suicidal thoughts for the same group were 16 percent and 12.7 percent, respec
World NewsFeb. 26, 2017
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[Newsmaker] Trump to skip press dinner amid media row
President Donald Trump ratcheted up an increasingly hostile feud with the media Saturday, announcing he would skip a century-old annual correspondents’ dinner a day after a fierce row erupted over press access to the White House. The Trump White House triggered widespread outrage on Friday by denying access to an off-camera briefing to several major US media, including CNN, the Los Angeles Times, The New York Times and Politico. Smaller outlets that have provided favorable coverage of the Trump
World NewsFeb. 26, 2017
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[Graphic News] Volume of banknotes in circulation hits record high
The amount of banknotes currently in circulation in South Korea reached a record high in January, the central bank said Wednesday.Outstanding banknotes came to 103.5 trillion won ($90.6 billion) as of the end of January, up 6.1 trillion won from the end of 2016, according to the Bank of Korea.Outstanding banknotes refer to actual bills in circulation and are different from cash in circulation, which partly reflects market liquidity.The BOK attributed the rise in the amount of banknotes in circul
World NewsFeb. 23, 2017
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[Newsmaker] 7 Earth-size worlds found; could hold life
For the first time, astronomers have discovered seven Earth-size planets orbiting a single nearby star _ and these new worlds could hold life.This cluster of planets is less than 40 light-years away in the constellation Aquarius, according to NASA and the Belgian-led research team who announced the discovery Wednesday.The planets circle tightly around a dim dwarf star called Trappist-1, barely the size of Jupiter. Three are in the so-called habitable zone, the area around a star where water and,
World NewsFeb. 23, 2017
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[Graphic News] Half of new businesses go bankrupt within 2 years
Some 800,000 small businesses open shop annually, but about half of them go bankrupt within two years, statistics showed Monday.A report said that among businesses that started in 2013, 62.4 percent were still in operation a year later. The rate fell to 47.5 percent after two, and further dipped to 38.8 percent in three years. Lodging and restaurant businesses were among the quickest to shut down, only about one-third of them still being in place three years later. The rate isn‘t much better for
World NewsFeb. 22, 2017
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Trump’s new national security adviser a soldier-scholar
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump has chosen as his national security adviser a soldier-scholar who fought in both Iraq wars and wrote an influential book that called out the US government for "lies’’ that led to the Vietnam War. Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster would remain on active military duty while leading the National Security Council, White House officials said Monday. He joined two retired generals -- Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly -- already
World NewsFeb. 21, 2017
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DC panda fans bam-boo-hoo as US-born cub leaves for China
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The National Zoo in Washington is saying a final goodbye to its panda cub Bao Bao. Giant Panda Bao Bao eats bamboos at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington DC, the Unite States on Thursday. (Xinhua-Yonhap)The zoo is packing up the American-born panda for a one-way flight Tuesday to China, where the 3-year-old will eventually join a panda breeding program. Bao Bao is scheduled to leave the zoo Tuesday morning and fly from Washington Dulles International Airport in Virg
World NewsFeb. 21, 2017
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Portugal to extradite ex-CIA agent to Italian jail: lawyer
LISBON, Portugal (AP) -- A Portuguese court has ordered police to extradite a former CIA agent to Italy, where she is due to serve a four-year prison sentence after being convicted of involvement in a US program that kidnapped suspects for interrogation, her lawyer said Tuesday. Police took Sabrina de Sousa to a Portuguese jail where she is awaiting extradition, her Portuguese lawyer, Manuel Magalhaes e Silva, told the Associated Press. He said in an email that she was detained Monday and is ex
World NewsFeb. 21, 2017
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Bodies of 74 migrants wash up on Libya beach: Red Crescent
TRIPOLI, Libya (AFP) -- The bodies of 74 migrants who drowned in the Mediterranean trying to reach Europe have washed up on a beach west of the Libyan capital, the Red Crescent said Tuesday.Residents of the village of Harcha, outside Zawiya, 45 kilometers from Tripoli, alerted the emergency services after finding a wrecked boat on the beach with bodies inside, the Red Crescent said.More were discovered elsewhere on the beach and still more were feared to be in the sea.Photographs posted by the Z
World NewsFeb. 21, 2017
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[Graphic News] Global arms trade at highest since Cold War
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute said Monday that more weapons were delivered between 2012 and 2016 than any other five-year period since 1990. The United States remains the top weapons exporter with a 33 percent market share, ahead of Russia, China, France and Germany. These five countries account for almost 75 percent of the global export of heavy weapons.The United States and France are the main weapons providers for the Middle East, while Russia and China are the main exp
World NewsFeb. 21, 2017
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Norway Nobel Committee chairwoman dies aged 65
OSLO (AFP) - Kaci Kullmann Five, the chairwoman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee which selects the Peace Prize laureates, has died aged 65 after a long illness, the organisation said on Monday. Kullmann was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2014 and underwent treatment. But her condition worsened, and she was forced to cancel several appearances last year. "She was a role model for many young women," Norway's Conservative Prime Minister Erna Solberg wrote on Facebook. Kullmann became a member of t
World NewsFeb. 20, 2017
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EU reassured about US relations after talks with US VP Pence
BRUSSELS (AP) -- U.S. Vice President Mike Pence has reassured European Union officials about the Trump administration's stance toward the bloc, European Council President Donald Tusk said Monday. Tusk said he and Pence held ``open and frank talks'' aimed in part at allaying concerns about President Donald Trump's support of the EU and of European security through the NATO military alliance."I heard words which are promising for the future, words which explain a lot about the new approach in Wash
World NewsFeb. 20, 2017
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Pence vows Trump committed to nervous EU
RUSSELS (AFP) -- US Vice President Mike Pence sought to reassure Europe Monday of Donald Trump's commitment to transatlantic ties as he met EU chiefs in the face of anti-Trump protests.Pence was in Brussels at the end of a European trip aimed at comforting allies fearful US President Trump might abandon them."Today it is my privilege on behalf of President Trump to express the strong commitment of the United States to continued cooperation and partnership with the European Union," Pence said aft
World NewsFeb. 20, 2017