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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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4 in 10 young South Koreans take up 'irregular' jobs: data
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[Photo News] Rallying against LGBTQ+
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Seoul aims to halve current suicide rate by 2030
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'1 million' Christians join anti-LGBTQ+ marriage rally
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[Graphic News] EU sets 2030 target for recyclable plastic packaging
The European Union unveiled plans for all plastic packaging in Europe to be recyclable by 2030 and to phase out single-use plastic-like coffee cups to fight pollution. The strategy announced by the European Commission follows China’s decision to ban imports of foreign waste products for recycling, including huge quantities from Europe. The Commission said its proposals aim to create business opportunities by transforming the way plastic products are designed, produced and recycled in Europe. Th
WorldJan. 23, 2018
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Back to work: Government shutdown ends after Dems relent
WASHINGTON -— President Donald Trump signed a bill reopening the government late Monday, ending a 69-hour display of partisan dysfunction after Democrats reluctantly voted to temporarily pay for resumed operations. They relented in return for Republican assurances that the Senate will soon take up the plight of young immigrant “dreamers” and other contentious issues.The vote set the stage for hundreds of thousands of federal workers to return on Tuesday, cutting short what could have become a me
World NewsJan. 23, 2018
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[Graphic News] World's most innovative companies
Samsung Group has been named the world’s fifth most innovative company, according to a survey report published by the Boston Consulting Group. Apple took the top spot. Google, Tesla and Microsoft took up the following positions. The list was based on a survey of over 1,000 senior innovation leaders from a wide variety of countries and industries.
World BusinessJan. 22, 2018
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[Newsmaker] US government shuts down; Dems, GOP blame each other
WASHINGTON -- The federal government shut down at the stroke of midnight Friday, halting all but the most essential operations and marring the one-year anniversary of President Donald Trump's inauguration in a striking display of Washington dysfunction.Last-minute negotiations crumbled as Senate Democrats blocked a four-week stopgap extension in a late-night vote, causing the fourth government shutdown in a quarter century. The slide toward closure lacked for high drama: The Senate vote was all
World NewsJan. 20, 2018
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More Rohingya flee to Bangladesh despite repatriation deal
Rohingya refugees are continuing to flee from Myanmar into Bangladesh, even after the two countries said they will begin repatriating members of the minority ethnic group next week, a Bangladesh official said Friday.Over 650,000 Rohingya Muslims poured into Bangladesh after Myanmar's military launched a brutal crackdown against them in August.More than 100 Rohingya have entered Bangladesh in the past two days, according to Mohammed Mikaruzzaman, a top official in Bangladesh's Ukhiya sub-district
World NewsJan. 19, 2018
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Putin takes dip in icy Russian lake on Epiphany
Russian President Vladimir Putin has taken a dip in icy lake waters to celebrate Epiphany, a major holiday in Orthodox Christianity marking the baptism of Jesus.Russian television stations have shown the 65-year-old Putin approaching a hole cut in the ice on Lake Seliger in northwestern Russia and then dunking himself in and crossing himself. Russian President Vladimir Putin plunges into the icy waters of lake Seliger during the celebration of the Epiphany holiday in Russia`s Tver region early
World NewsJan. 19, 2018
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Trump's vulgar Africa comment morphs into tourism campaigns
JOHANNESBURG -- First, there was outrage in Africa at President Donald Trump's vulgar comment about the continent. Now some governments and tourism operators are humorously exploiting it to promote Africa's many attractions.Trump referred to African nations as "shithole countries" last week during a meeting in Washington, according to several participants. The president denied using that language.The Gondwana Collection, a private tourism operator in Namibia, has released a video featuring the s
World NewsJan. 19, 2018
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Parents say college student killing may have been hate crime
SANTA ANA, Calif. -— The parents of a 19-year-old University of Pennsylvania student killed and buried in a California park said Tuesday that the killing may have been a hate crime against their gay son.The family statement came after a search warrant affidavit obtained by a newspaper revealed that Samuel Lincoln Woodward, 20, the high school friend arrested on suspicion of killing Blaze Bernstein, told investigators that Bernstein had kissed him and he had pushed him away before they went to th
World NewsJan. 17, 2018
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Japan city uses emergency system to recall blowfish packages
TOKYO -- A city in central Japan used its emergency loudspeaker system in an attempt to recall four packages of blowfish meat after discovering a fifth one contained the potentially deadly liver. No one has died. The fish, known as fugu, is an expensive winter delicacy but requires a license to prepare because of the dangers of mishandling. The fugu's liver is mostly toxic and banned. In this Nov. 16, 2000, photo, fugu, or a blowfish, is shown at a restaurant in Shimonoseki, southwest of Tokyo.
World NewsJan. 16, 2018
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Glowing red lava causes more to flee from Philippine volcano
MANILA, Philippines -- Glowing-red lava spurted in a fountain and flowed down the Philippines' most active volcano on Tuesday in a stunning display of its fury that has sent more than 34,000 villagers fleeing to safety and prompted police to set up checkpoints to stop tourists from getting too close.The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the lava flowed as much as 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) from the often cloud-shrouded crater of Mount Mayon, while ash fell on several village
World NewsJan. 16, 2018
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Spain expected to replace US as second top tourism destination: UNWTO
Spain is expected to replace the United States as the world's second tourism destination while France has retained the top spot, the UN World Tourism Organization said Monday."It is expected" that Spain will take the second position with some 82 million visitors last year, UNWTO chief Zurab Pololikashvili told reporters, adding however that definitive figures would be published in the spring.He did not give any details about the United States, nor did he explain why Spain took the second spot de
WorldJan. 15, 2018
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Missile-alert mistake feeds doubts about a real emergency
When Jonathan Scheuer got an alert on his phone of a ballistic missile headed for Hawaii, he and his family didn’t know what to do. They went to their guest bedroom, then decided it would be safer on the ground floor of their Honolulu home.“What do we do?” he wondered. “Where do we go?”People should immediately seek shelter in a building “or other substantial structure,” once an attack-warning siren sounds, according to guidance the state distributed previously. The state recommends having 14-da
WorldJan. 15, 2018
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Hawaii 'missile alert' sparks anger, demands for answers
Authorities faced anger and demands for answers Sunday after a false alarm about an incoming ballistic missile caused panic in Hawaii, a Pacific archipelago already on edge over fears of a North Korean attack.The notification was sent out just after 8:00 am (1800 GMT) on Saturday, lighting up phones with a disturbing alert urging people to "seek immediate shelter."Emergency management officials later admitted "the wrong button was pushed" during a shift change. But it took nearly 40 minutes for
World NewsJan. 14, 2018
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Hawaii officials mistakenly warn of inbound missile
HONOLULU — A false alarm that warned of a ballistic missile headed for Hawaii sent the islands into a panic Saturday, with people abandoning cars in a highway and preparing to flee their homes until officials said the cellphone alert was a mistake.In a conciliatory news conference later in the day, Hawaii officials apologized for the mistake and vowed to ensure it will never happen again.Hawaii Emergency Management Agency Administrator Vern Miyagi said the error happened when someone hit the wro
World NewsJan. 14, 2018
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[Graphic News] Ultra Violet is 2018 color of the year
Pantone Color Institute has chosen a vibrant purple shade named Ultra Violet as its color of the year for 2018. Ultra Violet is described by Pantone as “a dramatically provocative and thoughtful purple shade.” Pantone, a provider of professional color standards, announces the new color of the year every December, based on its trend-forecasting research. Its selection offers direction for world trends in food, products, fashion and design. Pantone has chosen a color of the year since 1999. Last
WorldJan. 11, 2018
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UK trade deficit worsens, sparking new Brexit concern
LONDON (AFP) - Britain's trade deficit has risen to a five-month high, official data showed Wednesday, sparking concern over looming Brexit talks. The deficit in goods and services, the gap between exports and imports, widened in November by ?0.5 billion to a five-month high of ?2.8 billion, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said in a statement. However, the ONS also revealed that industrial output rebounded 0.4 percent in November compared with activity in October, aided by a strong
WorldJan. 10, 2018
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Woman bit penis of rapist: police
JOHANNESBURG (AFP) - A woman in South Africa bit the penis of a man who raped her in front of her five-year-old child, police said Wednesday as they searched for the "severely injured" attacker. The pregnant woman was hitch-hiking with her child in the northeastern province of Mpumalanga on Monday when two men gave her a lift, pointed a gun at her and drove their car into bushes. "One of the men forcefully raped her at knifepoint in front of her child", Mpumalanga police said in a statement.
WorldJan. 10, 2018
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Turkey reopens iconic 'Iron Church' after revamp
The leaders of Turkey and Bulgaria on Sunday reopened the Bulgarian St Stephen's Church in Istanbul after seven years of restoration, a gesture of harmony in an often turbulent relationship between the two neighbours.The Bulgarian Orthodox church in Balat, a historic Istanbul neighbourhood on the shores of the Golden Horn traditionally home to Christians and Jews, was built in 1898 after its original wooden structure was destroyed in a fire. Made out of cast iron, the iconic ornate building has
World NewsJan. 7, 2018
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Iranian tanker ablaze after collision off China; 32 missing
An Iranian oil tanker collided with a bulk freighter and caught fire off China's eastern coast, leaving its entire crew of 32 missing, most of them Iranians, authorities said Sunday.The missing -- 30 Iranians and two Bangladeshis -- are all from the tanker Sanchi, which spilled oil and was floating while still burning early Sunday, said Chinese maritime authorities, who dispatched police vessels and three cleaning ships to the scene.Chinese state media carried pictures of the tanker on fire with
World NewsJan. 7, 2018
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Merkel 'optimistic' in new bid to end political impasse
Chancellor Angela Merkel voiced optimism as she opened talks Sunday with Germany's second biggest party on renewing their alliance, in a new attempt at shaking Europe's biggest economy out of paralysis after September's inconclusive elections.The week of meetings between Merkel's conservative alliance and the Social Democrats (SPD) will examine whether both sides have enough common ground to begin formal coalition negotiations towards a new government by March or April."I am going into these tal
World NewsJan. 7, 2018