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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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[Graphic News] Thai Airways ranks best economy-class airline
Thai Airways took the top spot as the best economy-class airline in the world, according to the Skytrax’s annual “Best Airlines in the World” ranking for 2018. Airlines based in Asia dominated the ranking, taking nine of the top 10 spots. The UK-based consumer aviation agency’s survey based its ratings on more than 20 million customer satisfaction surveys.
World BusinessSept. 12, 2018
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US policy drives Russia, China together ahead of summit
MOSCOW _ When Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping meet this week, they will have plenty to talk about thanks to US President Donald Trump. Xi is traveling to Vladivostok, in the Russian Far East, on Tuesday and Wednesday for an economic conference where he's expected to meet with Putin, while China joins vast Russian war games for the first time. US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump (AP)Neither side has said what they'll discuss, but Trump's polici
World NewsSept. 10, 2018
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7 wounded in Paris knife attack, including British, Egyptian tourists
PARIS - A man wielding a knife and an iron bar injured seven people, including three tourists, in Paris, in an attack that bystanders tried to stop by throwing petanque balls at the assailant.Four of the victims were in a critical condition, police said, after the man, believed to be an Afghan national, went on the rampage next to a canal in the northeast of the capital on Sunday evening.Two British tourists, an Egyptian tourist and a local man were among the injured, police added. French police
World NewsSept. 10, 2018
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Intensifying Hurricane Florence could strike US Southeast
Rapidly intensifying Hurricane Florence could strike a direct and dangerous blow anywhere from the Carolinas to the Mid-Atlantic region later this week, possibly as a fearsome category 4.A hurricane hunter plane found Florence strengthening quickly, reaching top winds of 85 mph (140 kph) Sunday evening after crossing the 74 mph threshold from tropical storm to a hurricane earlier in the day.Forecasters said Florence was expected to become an extremely dangerous major hurricane sometime Monday, a
World NewsSept. 10, 2018
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[Graphic News] Hong Kong topples New York to become city with most ultrarich people
New York is no longer home to the biggest number of ultrarich people, as it has been overtaken by the rising tide of wealth in Asia. Hong Kong has surpassed the Big Apple as the city with the highest population of people worth at least $30 million, according to a new report. Research firm Wealth-X found that the number of ultrarich people in the former British colony increased 31 percent last year to reach about 10,000, higher than the nearly 9,000-strong ultrarich population of the US’ larges
WorldSept. 9, 2018
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Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma announces plans to retire at 54
Alibaba's charismatic co-founder and chairman Jack Ma plans to retire from the Chinese e-commerce giant on Monday to devote his time to philanthropy focused on education, he told the New York Times in an interview.Ma was an English teacher before starting Alibaba in 1999 and built it into a multibillion-dollar internet colossus, becoming one of the world's richest men and a revered figure in his homeland.His own worth has soared along with that of the company, which has added cloud computing, fi
World BusinessSept. 9, 2018
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Global protests as key UN climate talks stumble
Thai fishermen and labourers whose livelihoods are threatened by rising sea levels kicked off an international day of protests in Bangkok Saturday, where key UN talks are attempting to breathe life into the Paris Agreement on climate change.As global warming races ahead of efforts to contain it, the discussions are deadlocked over a number of contentious issues, with activists demanding immediate action to prevent irreparable damage to the planet. (AFP)The "Rise for Climate" protest movement --
World NewsSept. 9, 2018
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Facebook, Twitter defend efforts to stop election meddling
WASHINGTON — Facebook and Twitter executives plan to defend their companies in two congressional hearings, arguing they are aggressively trying to root out foreign actors who want to do the United States harm just weeks before the midterm elections.Twitter’s CEO will also face angry Republicans who claim the companies have shown evidence of bias against conservatives. In prepared testimony released ahead of a House hearing Wednesday afternoon, Jack Dorsey says his company does not use political
World NewsSept. 5, 2018
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Stranded people leave flooded airport after typhoon in Japan
TOKYO — People stranded at a flooded offshore airport overnight returned by boat and bus to the Japanese mainland Wednesday after a typhoon swept across part of Japan’s main island.Japanese broadcaster NHK showed aerial footage of the boat and a caravan of buses transporting about 3,000 people from Kansai International Airport across a partially damaged bridge under sunny skies. The airport that serves Osaka, one of Japan’s largest cities, remains closed.Typhoon Jebi peeled roofs off buildings,
World NewsSept. 5, 2018
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Phone ban at school: French children forced to hang up
PARIS — French children who are going back to school Monday after summer vacation will have to do so without their mobile phones.The government passed a law banning phone use in all primary and middle schools for the entire day, including during breaks —with exceptions in cases of emergency and for disabled children. (AP)Pupils are requested to shut down their mobiles or put them in a locker.High schools can also voluntarily implement the measure. Education Minister Jean-Michel Blanquer said it
World NewsSept. 4, 2018
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London show explores hidden world of facial recognition
LONDON — Don’t judge by appearances. It’s an age-old piece of advice that is being roundly ignored by corporations, governments and law-enforcement agencies around the globe.British police use facial-recognition technology to scan crowds for suspects. Owners of the latest iPhones can unlock their phones with face ID. Whole Foods and other retailers are testing facial recognition as a way of eliminating check-out tills in stores.Modern technology means your face is both your identity and a commod
World NewsSept. 4, 2018
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8 wounded in gunfire at California apartment complex
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — Eight people were wounded, two critically, during a shooting at a California apartment complex during a dice game, police said Monday.Officers arrived at a chaotic scene on Sunday night and had to call for help after a hostile crowd emerged from the complex, San Bernardino police spokeswoman Sadie Albers said. She said investigators are still trying to determine how the shooting unfolded, what preceded it and whether there was an exchange of gunfire. (AP)“Most of the wit
World NewsSept. 4, 2018
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UN agency: Trips across Mediterranean fall, but risks rise
GENEVA — The U.N. refugee agency says people smugglers are taking greater risks to ferry their human cargo toward Europe as Libya’s coast guard intercepts more and more boats carrying migrants, increasing the likelihood that those on board may die during the Mediterranean journeys.That’s one of the key findings from the latest UNHCR report about efforts to reach Europe. The report, released early Monday and titled “Desperate Journeys,” says that even though the number of crossings and deaths has
World NewsSept. 3, 2018
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China hosts African leaders amid aid criticism
China hosts African leaders Monday for a summit aimed at promoting Beijing's vision for development on the continent, even as it finds itself increasingly criticised over its debt-heavy approach to foreign aid.President Xi Jinping and leaders from across the continent will hold the two-day Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, with talks expected to focus on Xi's cherished "Belt and Road" infrastructure programme.The massive scheme is aimed at improving Chinese access to foreign markets and resourc
World NewsSept. 3, 2018
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Suicide car bombing in Somalia's capital kills at least 6
At least six people were killed, including two children, after a suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle outside a district headquarters in Somalia's capital, authorities said Sunday.Capt. Mohamed Hussein said the bomber tried to speed through a checkpoint but was stopped by security forces, prompting him to detonate the vehicle near the gate of Howlwadag district headquarters.The three soldiers who stopped the truck were killed instantly and the three others killed were civilians,
World NewsSept. 2, 2018
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McCain ends 81-year journey with burial at Naval Academy
John McCain is being laid to rest at the US Naval Academy after a five-day procession that served as a final call to arms for a nation he warned could lose its civility and sense of shared purpose.The private ceremony in Annapolis, Maryland, was as carefully planned as the rest of McCain's farewell tour, which began in Arizona after he died Aug. 25 from brain cancer and stretched to Washington.On Saturday, speeches by his daughter Meghan and two former presidents --Republican George W. Bush and
World NewsSept. 2, 2018
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UK prime minister says no, again, to second Brexit vote
Britain's prime minister has again spoken out against calls for a second referendum on Britain's decision to split with the European Union.Theresa May wrote in the Sunday Telegraph that it would be a "gross betrayal of our democracy" to have another vote.She said "millions came out to have their say" in the June 2016 vote that set Brexit in motion. British Prime Minister Theresa May looks on during a joint news conference with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta (not seen) at the State House in Nair
World NewsSept. 2, 2018
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South Korea hungry for Vietnamese garments
HANOI, Vietnam (Viet Nam News) -- Vietnam expects the growth of textile and garment exports to South Korea to continue until the end of the year after strong results in the first seven months of 2018, according to the General Department of Customs.Up until July, Vietnam showed an on-year increase of 24.88 percent in textile and garment export value to $1.5 billion to South Korea, marking a strong breakthrough in those products to the market.In July alone, the export value of those products to th
World BusinessSept. 2, 2018
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Indonesian couple name daughter after Asian Games
JAKARTA (The Japan News) -- An Indonesian couple named their daughter Asian Games, as she was born on Aug. 18, the day of the opening ceremony of the Games, one of the largest sports events ever held in Indonesia.“I am proud of her being born on the day of the Asian Games,” the girl’s father, Yordania Denny, 39, said at his home in Palembang, on southern Sumatra island. The Asian Games took place in Jakarta and Palembang until Sunday.Yordania Denny holds his daughter Adibah Asian Games at their
World NewsSept. 2, 2018
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At least 7 killed in head-on bus crash in New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE, NM -- A blown tire on a semi-truck may be to blame for a deadly head-on crash with a commercial passenger bus along Interstate 40 in New Mexico near the Arizona border, according to authorities.At least seven people were killed in the crash and many of the 49 passengers aboard the Greyhound bus were injured although authorities couldn’t immediately provide an exact count of how many were hurt or their conditions.New Mexico State Police said the semi was headed east on the freeway Th
World NewsAug. 31, 2018