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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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[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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'1 million' Christians join anti-LGBTQ+ marriage rally
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Coalition airstrike targets mosque used by Islamic State
An airstrike by the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group targeted a mosque in Syria last week because it was determined to be an insurgent command-and-control center, the US said Sunday.The coalition said in a statement that while the law of war protects mosques, the use of the building as a headquarters by IS caused it to lose that protected status. It said a dozen fighters were killed. (Getty Images)US Army Gen. Joseph Votel, the top American commander for the Middle East, said Su
World NewsOct. 22, 2018
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Climate fund approves $1b for projects in poor countries
BERLIN (AP) — A UN-backed fund has approved more than $1 billion for 19 new projects to help developing countries tackle climate change, officials said Sunday.During a four-day meeting in Bahrain that ended late Saturday, officials overseeing the Green Climate Fund also agreed to start seeking fresh money next year as its initial capital of about $6.6 billion will soon be used up.The South Korea-based fund, considered a key vehicle for climate-related development programs, was originally meant t
World NewsOct. 22, 2018
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Angola says 380,000 illegal migrants have left in weeks
DUNDO, Angola (AFP) -- About 380,000 illegal migrants, mostly from the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo, have left Angola in less than a month during a massive operation targeting diamond smuggling, a minister said Saturday.On a visit to Dundo in northern Angola on the border with DR Congo, Pedro Sebastiao dismissed allegations that the migrants had been violently expelled and often beaten by police. Congolese migrants who were living in Angola gather near the Congolese border town of K
World NewsOct. 22, 2018
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Authorities hunt for 2nd suspect in Georgia police shooting
Two teenage suspects, including one who is still being sought by police, are facing charges in connection with the fatal shooting of a Georgia police officer who was killed while responding to a suspicious vehicle parked near a school, authorities said Sunday.Authorities said they believe 18-year-old Tafahree Maynard fatally shot Officer Antwan Toney on Saturday afternoon in the Snellville area, Gwinnett County Police said in a statement. Maynard remained at large early Sunday and should be cons
World NewsOct. 22, 2018
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Afghan polling centres plagued by problems as casualties surge
KABUL (AFP) -- Problems plagued hundreds of Afghan polling centres Sunday in the shambolic legislative election's second day of voting, fuelling criticism of organisers and eroding hopes for credible results after a ballot marred by deadly violence.As voters once again braved the threat of militant attacks, an AFP tally of casualty figures from across the war-torn country showed the number of civilians and security forces killed or wounded in polling-related violence on Saturday was nearly 300.T
World NewsOct. 22, 2018
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Deadly attack amid Ebola outbreak stalls containment efforts
Congolese rebels killed 15 civilians and abducted a dozen children in an attack at the epicenter of the latest deadly Ebola outbreak, Congo’s military said Sunday, as the violence again forced crucial virus-containment efforts to be suspended.“It will be very hard to stop the outbreak if this violence continues,” said the World Health Organization’s emergencies chief, Peter Salama.(AP)A regional WHO official told The Associated Press that it was difficult to say how long work would be affected.C
World NewsOct. 22, 2018
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Stephen Hawking wheelchair, thesis up for sale
LONDON (AP) -- Stephen Hawking was a cosmic visionary, a figure of inspiration and a global celebrity. His unique status is reflected in an upcoming auction of some of the late physicist's possessions: It includes complex scientific papers, one of the world's most iconic wheelchairs and a script from "The Simpsons." The online sale announced Monday by auctioneer Christie's features 22 items from Hawking, including his doctoral thesis on the origins of the universe, some of his many awards, and s
World NewsOct. 22, 2018
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UK defense minister backs Trump move to exit nuclear pact
LONDON - Britain's defense secretary says the U.K. stands "absolutely resolute'' with the United States as President Donald Trump announced he will pull out from a landmark arms control agreement with Russia.Gavin Williamson blamed Russia for endangering the arm control pact, agreed between the U.S. and the Soviet Union in 1987, and called on the Kremlin to "get its house in order.'' Gavin Williamson (AP)Trump said he will exit the pact because Russia has violated it "for many years'' and it's p
World NewsOct. 21, 2018
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17 dead in Taiwan rail accident: authorities
YILAN, Taiwan - At least 17 people have died after a train derailed and flipped over in Taiwan Sunday, authorities said.The Taiwan Railways Administration confirmed the toll and said more than 70 people had also been injured in the accident in northeastern Yilan county.At least five carriages had flipped over and were lying on their side, according to an AFP reporter at the scene.Images from the site showed the high-speed Puyuma Express train completely derailed and lying zig-zagged across the t
World NewsOct. 21, 2018
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[Graphic News] Spain set to have longest life expectancy in world
Life expectancy in 2040 is set to rise at least a little in all nations, but the rankings will change dramatically, with Spain taking the top spot while China and the United States trade places, researchers said. With a projected average lifespan of nearly 85.8 years, Spain - formerly in fourth place - will dethrone Japan, which sits atop the rankings today with a lifespan of 83.7 years, and will drop to second place in 2040. In a shift that will be seen by some to reflect a superpower changing
World NewsOct. 21, 2018
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Mexico allows caravan women, children in, but thousands still stranded
CIUDAD HIDALGO, Mexico (AFP) -- Mexican authorities allowed dozens of women and children from a US-bound Honduran migrant caravan to enter the country Saturday but thousands remain stranded on a border bridge between Guatemala and Mexico where riot police barred their progress.Mexico’s ambassador to Guatemala Luis Manuel Lopez told AFP the women and children would be processed by immigration authorities and taken to a shelter in the city of Tapachula, 40 kilometers (25 miles) away.Hundreds of ot
World NewsOct. 21, 2018
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Germany urges global minimum tax for digital giants
German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said in an interview for publication Sunday he backed a global minimum fiscal regime for multinationals as Europe looks to levy tax notably on US tech giants."We need a minumum tax rate valid globally which no state can get out of (applying)," Scholz, a social democrat in conservative Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition government, told the "Welt am Sonntag" weekly.Europe is trying to devise a strategy to tax profits from the likes of Google, Amazon, Facebook
World BusinessOct. 21, 2018
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Saudi account of Khashoggi killing is widely denounced
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey will “never allow a cover-up” of the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul, a senior official in Turkey’s ruling party said Saturday, reflecting international skepticism over the Saudi account that the writer died during a “fistfight.”The comment was one of many critical reactions to Saudi Arabia’s announcement early Saturday of the writer’s violent death, indicating the kingdom’s efforts to defuse a scandal that has gripped th
World NewsOct. 21, 2018
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Trump says US will pull out of intermediate range nuke pact
ELKO, Nevada (AP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday he will exit a landmark arms control agreement the United States signed with the former Soviet Union, saying that Russia is violating the pact and it’s preventing the US from developing new weapons.The 1987 pact, which helps protect the security of the US and its allies in Europe and the Far East, prohibits the United States and Russia from possessing, producing or test-flying a ground-launched cruise missile with a range of 300 to 3,400 m
World NewsOct. 21, 2018
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Putin: Russia ‘ahead of competition’ with latest weapons
President Vladimir Putin hailed new missiles in Russia’s military arsenals but emphasized Thursday that the country would only use its nuclear weapons in response to an incoming missile attack.He voiced confidence that Russia could resist Western pressure and expressed hope that U.S. President Donald Trump eventually would move to repair fractured ties with Russia. (AP)Speaking at an international policy forum in Sochi, Putin noted that Russia’s military doctrine doesn’t envisage a preventative
World NewsOct. 19, 2018
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Taliban attack on top US commander, Afghan security officials kills three
A Taliban-claimed attack on the top US commander in Afghanistan and senior Afghan security officials Thursday killed at least three people and sent the government scrambling to secure the country's restive south.There are fears the attack in the southern province of Kandahar could derail US efforts to engage the group in peace talks and parliamentary elections scheduled for October 20. (AFP)US and NATO commander General Scott Miller was not hurt in the attack inside a heavily fortified governmen
World NewsOct. 19, 2018
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EU builds ties with Asia in face of US protectionism
European leaders sought to build support from Asia Thursday in defence of free trade and the fight against climate change, to counter the growing protectionism of President Donald Trump's America.The 28 EU states were joined at a summit in Brussels by more than 20 Asian leaders including Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, Japan's Shinzo Abe and South Korean President Moon Jae-in. (AFP)Russia's Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev is also attending, despite tensions over Moscow's alleged cyber attacks on inte
World NewsOct. 19, 2018
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Tradition, and mobs, keep women out of Indian temple
At the Indian temple that is the focus of a battle over gender equality, Hindu hardliners are in festive mood, successful -- so far -- in their bid to keep women out.A supreme court decision to end a ban on women of "menstruating age" -- those between 10 and 50 years -- at the Sabarimala Temple in Kerala has sparked violent demonstrations on the roads leading to the site. (AFP)Traditionalists have threatened women trying to get to the complex and have clashed with police officers sent to enforce
World NewsOct. 19, 2018
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Egyptian mediators race to restore calm in Gaza
A high-level Egyptian delegation on Wednesday held urgent talks with Gaza’s Hamas rulers, seeking to restore calm after a rocket from the Palestinian area slammed into a home in southern Israel and the Israeli military responded with airstrikes on Hamas targets.The pre-dawn flare-up in violence appeared to be pushing the region toward another conflagration between the bitter enemies. But by late Wednesday, there were signs that the situation was calming down.As the Egyptian mediators arrived, Ha
World NewsOct. 18, 2018
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Melania Trump visits babies, moms affected by opioid crisis
First lady Melania Trump toured a hospital’s neonatal care unit Wednesday to learn about the treatment given to newborns experiencing opioid withdrawal, after she was initially delayed by mechanical problems on her plane.Her flight was forced to return to a Washington-area military base because of smoke in the cabin, and she took a different plane to make the trip to Philadelphia. (AP)Mrs. Trump spoke briefly at a conference at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital on newborns who have been expos
World NewsOct. 18, 2018