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Signs point to N. Korean troops in Russia-Ukraine combat zone
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[Exclusive] Korean adoptee sisters meet for the first time in 39 years
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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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[Photo News] Rallying against LGBTQ+
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4 in 10 young South Koreans take up 'irregular' jobs: data
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SM founder Lee Soo-man is back with A2O Entertainment
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The Latest: Families seek word at Indonesia search agency
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- The Latest on a Lion Air plane disappearance (all times local):NoonFamilies are turning up at Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency headquarters in Jakarta for world of their loved ones after a Lion Air plane crashed at sea.Indonesia's Finance Minister Sri Mulyani met with the agency chief, seeking information about 20 finance ministry staff who were on the flight. The Boeing plane disappeared Monday morning and the search is concentrating in oil-slickened wate
WorldOct. 29, 2018
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Indonesia Lion Air flight with 189 on board crashes into sea
A Lion Air flight with 189 people on board crashed into the sea just minutes after taking off from Indonesia's capital on Monday in a blow to the country's aviation safety record after the lifting of bans on its airlines by the European Union and US. Indonesia's disaster agency posted photos online of a crushed smartphone, books, bags and parts of the aircraft fuselage that had been collected by search and rescue vessels that have converged on the area.(AP)Lion Air said the aircraft, on a 1-hour
World NewsOct. 29, 2018
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IBM buys software company Red Hat for $34b in bid for cloud dominance
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- IBM said Sunday it has reached a deal to buy open source software company Red Hat for $34 billion, among the biggest tech mergers in history which the computing giant said would enhance its cloud offerings.If approved it will be the third biggest tech merger in history, according to business news site CNBC. Red Hat said it was the biggest involving a software company.The deal will see IBM acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Red Hat for $190 per share in
World BusinessOct. 29, 2018
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Survivor of synagogue massacre recounts moments of terror
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- A survivor of the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre described Sunday how he and other terrorized worshippers concealed themselves in a supply closet as the gunman stepped over the body of a man he had just shot and killed, entered their darkened hiding spot and looked around."I can't say anything, and I'm barely breathing," recalled Barry Werber, 76, in an interview with The Associated Press. "He didn't see us, thank God."The gunman, Robert Gregory Bowers, opened fire with an AR-1
World NewsOct. 29, 2018
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Thai owner of Leicester soccer team died in helicopter crash
LEICESTER, England (AP) -- The Thai billionaire owner of English Premier League team Leicester City was among five people who died after his helicopter crashed and burst into flames shortly after taking off from the soccer field, the club said Sunday.Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, a 60-year-old entrepreneur who owns Thai duty-free retail giant King Power, bankrolled Leicester’s improbable league title triumph in 2016.“The world has lost a great man,” Leicester said in a statement. “A man of kindness,
World NewsOct. 29, 2018
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Far-right army man Bolsonaro wins Brazil vote
Far-right former army captain Jair Bolsonaro was elected president of Brazil on Sunday, beating leftist opponent Fernando Haddad in a runoff election after a bitter and polarized campaign.Supporters flooded the streets outside Bolsonaro's home in Rio de Janeiro after the result was announced, waving Brazilian flags and lighting up the sky with fireworks. (AFP)Official results gave the controversial president-elect 55.18 percent of the vote with more than 99.7 percent of the ballots counted, as h
World NewsOct. 29, 2018
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Mattis presses Saudi leader for full probe on writer's death
PRAGUE (AP) -- Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Sunday he met with Saudi Arabia's foreign minister during an international conference and urged a full and complete investigation into the killing of writer Jamal Khashoggi. Mattis told reporters traveling with him that Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir "had no reservations at all'' about the need for the kingdom to be transparent about the death of the Washington Post columnist at the kingdom's consulate in Istanbul, Turkey. A view of
World NewsOct. 28, 2018
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Flowers, wreaths laid at Leicester after helicopter crash
LEICESTER (AP) -- Flowers and wreaths have been laid outside Leicester's City's stadium, the morning after a helicopter belonging to the English club's Thai owner crashed in flames next to the ground. Small bouquets were left by members of the public alongside a large image of the Hindu god Ganesh, which was also propped up among the flowers. A small candle was placed in front of the flowers as people gathered at the stadium. People add flowers to a growing pile of tributes outside Leices
World NewsOct. 28, 2018
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Two migrant children die at sea between Morocco and Spain: NGO
MADRID (AFP) -- Two seven-year-old children have died in the Mediterranean as hundreds of migrants sought to reach Spain from Morocco, a Spanish NGO said Saturday.Meanwhile 16 Moroccan migrants were reported missing after another boat capsized off the coast of north Morocco. Migrants from Morocco celebrate crossing into Spain (AFP)According to the International Organization for Migration 42,500 migrants have arrived by sea in Spain since the start of the year and another 433 have been killed dur
World NewsOct. 28, 2018
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Macron and Merkel still at odds over halting Saudi arms sales
ISTANBUL (AFP) -- French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel remained at odds on Saturday over the issue of halting lucrative arms sales to Saudi Arabia in response to the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.The disagreement led to a rare dispute between the close European allies on Friday, when Macron implied that Berlin was engaging in "pure demagoguery"after Merkel announced a freeze on arms sales to Riyadh. French President Emmanuel Macron (right) and German Chance
World NewsOct. 28, 2018
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Synagogue gunman kills 11 in America's worst anti-Semitic attack
PITTSBURGH (AFP) -- A heavily armed gunman opened fire during a baby-naming ceremony at a synagogue in the US city of Pittsburgh on Saturday, killing 11 people and injuring six in the deadliest anti-Semitic attack in recent American history.The shooter -- identified as a 46-year-old local resident named Robert Bowers -- reportedly yelled "All Jews must die" as he burst into the Tree of Life synagogue, where dozens of congregants were gathered in the morning for Sabbath services. A police rapid r
World NewsOct. 28, 2018
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Resilient islanders brace for long recovery after typhoon
Many people in a US Pacific territory ravaged by a deadly super typhoon lost everything, but residents say they are resilient and must focus on the long recovery ahead. The US government is sending supplies to the Northern Marianas as residents dig through crumbled houses, smashed cars and fallen utility poles after Super Typhoon Yutu struck Thursday as a Category 5 storm. "The rebuilding of this island is beginning already as time waits for nobody,'' Jan Reyes, who lives on the territory's most
World NewsOct. 27, 2018
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Same-sex penguin couple become parents
SYDNEY (AFP) -- Two male penguins who paired up as a "same-sex couple" have successfully incubated a baby chick and are "doting" on their tiny offspring, an Australian aquarium announced Friday.Gentoo penguins Sphen and Magic are happily "taking turns caring for their baby chick," born on October 19 weighing 91 grams, said Tish Hannan of the Sea Life Sydney Aquarium. (AFP)Sphen and Magic had caught the attention of aquarium workers when they were constantly seen waddling around and going for swi
World NewsOct. 26, 2018
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Typhoon crumbles homes, kills 1 in Northern Mariana Islands
The strongest storm to hit any part of the United States this year crumbled concrete houses, smashed cars and killed at least one person in the Northern Mariana Islands, shocking residents and officials used to riding out monster storms in the US territory in the Pacific.A day after Super Typhoon Yutu slammed into the territory that is home to 50,000 people, residents on Friday picked through destruction ranging from collapsed houses — including some built to withstand typhoon winds — to snapped
World NewsOct. 26, 2018
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Harry and Meghan step out in matching skirts in Tonga
Prince Harry and wife Meghan donned matching red and cream unisex skirts Friday as they wrapped up a four-day Pacific island trip in Tonga with a celebration of local crafts and culture.The emphasis has been on Meghan's fashion choices during her first international tour since marrying into the British royals last May, but Harry cut a dash with a tasselled skirt worn over the outside of his suit.Pregnant Meghan wore an identical garment high on the waist, covering her baby bump, as the pair tour
World NewsOct. 26, 2018
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Amazon posts another record profit, but revenue disappoints
NEW YORK (AP) -- Amazon reported another record quarterly profit Thursday, fueled by the growth of online shopping and its cloud-computing service. But its revenue grew less than Wall Street analysts expected, and Amazon's shares fell after the results were released. (AP)The company, based in Seattle, has boosted its profitability as it expanded far beyond online shopping. For years, the company posted razor-thin quarterly profits, spending most of what it earned on building warehouses and mak
World BusinessOct. 26, 2018
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UN chief decries failure to bring women into peacemaking
UNITED NATIONS (AP)-- Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday decried the failure to bring women into peacemaking, pointing to statistics showing that between 1990 and 2017, women constituted only 8 percent of negotiators and 5 percent of witnesses and signatories to major peace processes.He told the UN Security Council on Thursday that at the heart of these statistics -- which also include only 2 percent of mediators in conflicts being female -- is the continuing inequality between men a
World NewsOct. 26, 2018
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Packages to De Niro, Biden seized, similar to pipe bombs
Suspicious packages addressed to actor Robert De Niro and former Vice President Joe Biden were intercepted Thursday, and investigators said they were similar to crude pipe bombs sent to former President Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and CNN.None of the devices exploded and no one was injured, but the packages, sent to prominent Democrats critical of President Donald Trump, underscored the heightened political tensions and fears two weeks before national midterm elections.Police said the package
World NewsOct. 25, 2018
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Trump blames media over 'anger' after pipe bomb packages
President Donald Trump accused the media of stirring up "anger" Thursday as the United States reeled from a series of suspicious packages and pipe bombs sent to prominent Democrats and actor Robert De Niro. (AP)"A very big part of the Anger we see today in our society is caused by the purposely false and inaccurate reporting of the Mainstream Media that I refer to as Fake News," Trump tweeted."It has gotten so bad and hateful that it is beyond description. Mainstream Media must clean up its act,
World NewsOct. 25, 2018
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Japan's Abe in China as two nations try to mend ties
It's taken nearly seven years, but a Japanese leader is making an official visit to China for bilateral talks for the first time since late 2011. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived in Beijing on Thursday as both countries try to repair ties that have been riven by disputes over territory, military expansion in the Pacific and World War II history. Abe met with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang ahead of a Friday summit with China's top leader, President Xi Jinping. He is scheduled to return to Japan on
World NewsOct. 25, 2018