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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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Seoul aims to halve current suicide rate by 2030
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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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103 autumn foliage paths in Seoul
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More than 200 killed in Mexico quake
MEXICO CITY -- Police, firefighters and ordinary Mexicans dug frantically through the rubble of collapsed schools, homes and apartment buildings early Wednesday, looking for survivors of Mexico’s deadliest earthquake in decades as the number of confirmed fatalities climbed to 248.Adding poignancy and a touch of the surreal, Tuesday’s magnitude 7.1 quake struck on the 32nd anniversary of the 1985 earthquake that killed thousands. Just hours earlier, people around Mexico had held earthquake drills
World NewsSept. 20, 2017
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Trump bluntly threatens to wipe out NK in UN debut
President Donald Trump bluntly threatened North Korea with annihilation if it menaces the US or its allies and delivered a provocative argument to leaders of the world that they should embrace nationalism even when confronting collective threats.In his first speech to the United Nations General Assembly, Trump at times cast aside conventions of political and diplomatic dialogue in favor of the aggressive dialect of social media. He vowed to crush “the loser terrorists” in the Mideast and pinned
WorldSept. 20, 2017
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7.1 magnitude quake kills 139 as buildings crumble in Mexico
MEXICO CITY - A magnitude 7.1 earthquake stunned central Mexico on Tuesday, killing at least 139 people as buildings collapsed in plumes of dust. Thousands fled into the streets in panic, and many stayed to help rescue those trapped.Dozens of buildings tumbled into mounds of rubble or were severely damaged in densely populated parts of Mexico City and nearby states. Mayor Miguel Angel Mancera said buildings fell at 44 places in the capital alone as high-rises across the city swayed sickeningly.
WorldSept. 20, 2017
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Spain expels North Korean ambassador over nuclear tests
MADRID (AP) -- Spain says it is expelling the ambassador of North Korea in response to Pyongyang’s nuclear tests and missile launches over Japan.The Foreign Ministry said in a tweet that Ambassador Kim Hyok Chol had been called in and informed he was persona non-grata and would have to leave by the end of the month.Foreign Minister Alfonso Dastis told reporters Monday in New York that Spain had warned the ambassador there would be consequences if the country continued with the tests, which he sa
World NewsSept. 19, 2017
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Norway wealth fund hits ‘milestone’ $1 trillion value
OSLO (AFP) - Norway‘s sovereign wealth fund, the largest in the world, on Tuesday reached the value of $1 trillion dollars for the first time, the Norwegian central bank, which manages the fund, said. This amount equals nearly $189,000 (157,000 euros) for each of the 5.3 million people living in Norway.Established in the 1990s to manage the Norwegian state’s oil revenues, the fund set the record thanks to the appreciation of the world‘s major currencies against the dollar and a good stock market
World NewsSept. 19, 2017
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Russia unveils statue of AK-47 inventor Kalashnikov
MOSCOW (AFP) - Russian officials and Orthodox priests on Tuesday unveiled a statue in Moscow of inventor Mikhail Kalashnikov, whose iconic AK-47 assault rifle has claimed countless lives worldwide.A priest sprinkled holy water on the seven-metre tall statue of Kalashnikov gripping his deadly creation, which will now loom over motorists from a traffic island in one of the sprawling capital‘s central thoroughfares. Culture minister Vladimir Medinsky praised the inventor and called the rifle -- whi
World NewsSept. 19, 2017
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Suu Kyi rebuffs foreign criticism of Rohingya crisis
NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar (AFP) - Aung San Suu Kyi said Tuesday she does not fear global scrutiny over the Rohingya crisis, pledging to hold rights violators to account but refusing to blame the military for violence that has driven some 421,000 of the Muslim minority out of her country.In an address timed to pre-empt likely censure of Myanmar at the UN General Assembly in New York -- delivered entirely in English and aimed squarely at an international audience -- she called for patience and understand
World NewsSept. 19, 2017
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‘The man who saved the world’ dies in Russia
MOSCOW (AFP) - Stanislav Petrov, a Soviet military officer who is widely credited with helping prevent a nuclear war with the United States, has died aged 77, his son told AFP on Tuesday. Petrov, whose extraordinary story was told in a documentary titled “The Man Who Saved the World”, received several international awards, was honoured at the United Nations and met Hollywood superstars such as Robert De Niro and Matt Damon.Yet Petrov lived in a small town outside Moscow and died in relative obsc
World NewsSept. 19, 2017
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[Graphic News] Global hunger rises for first time in decade
Hunger is on the increase across the globe once again after a decade of declines, a UN report said. Most of the world‘s hungry people are in Asia and Africa, with 520 million and 243 million, respectively. But proportionally Africa is hardest hit, with 20 percent of people not having enough food -- in Asia the ratio is 11.7 percent, according to the report. Overall, the number of chronically hungry people rose to 815 million, or 11 percent of the world's population, in 2016. The figure represen
WorldSept. 19, 2017
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[Graphic News] China has the top longest land border in Asia
Many countries with land borders in Asia have long remained peaceful, others remain tense. Five Asian countries have no land border with other countries. In a world of connected societies, border demarcation has been essential. When countries share a border, territorial disputes arise over tracts of land or water that are claimed by different independent countries. China, the most populous nation on the planet, has 16 unique land neighbors, with 22,147 kilometers of land borders. It has border
WorldSept. 18, 2017
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British police make second arrest over London train attack
British police said Sunday they had made a second arrest over the bombing of a London Underground train, as their probe into the terror attack widened.The 21-year-old man, who has not been named, was detained late Saturday in Hounslow, on the western rim of the capital, a police statement said. (Yonhap)Officers had earlier arrested an 18-year-old man over Friday's attack at Parsons Green station, which injured 30 people, and said they were hunting for more suspects.Home Secretary Amber Rudd said
World NewsSept. 17, 2017
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[Graphic News] Korea spending on families among lowest of OECD countries
According to an OECD report, Korea was one of the smallest investors in families among member states of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in 2013. The country allocated 1.13 percent of its gross domestic product to family benefits spending, ranking No. 32 among 35 OECD member states surveyed. The family benefits cited by the report consist of public money allocated to enhance family units, including financial support exclusively for members of households and children, ac
WorldSept. 17, 2017
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Jury: Wisconsin girl mentally ill in stabbing of classmate
A Wisconsin girl who admitted to participating in the stabbing of a classmate to please horror character Slender Man will avoid prison after a jury determined that she was mentally ill at the time of the attack. Anissa Weier trembled as the jury's verdict late Friday was read after a week of testimony and some 11 hours of deliberations. She wasn't available afterward, but her attorney said Weier was relieved and cried following the verdict. "I'm very thankful to the jurors for taking the time to
World NewsSept. 16, 2017
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Norma reaches hurricane strength in Pacific near Mexico: NHC
Tropical Storm Norma surged to hurricane strength late Friday off Mexico's Pacific coast which was pounded just hours earlier by Tropical Storm Max. Norma looked likely to churn toward the Los Cabos resort area, according to the US National Hurricane Center in Miami. At 0300 GMT, Norma was 270 miles (435 km) south of Cabo San Lucas, packing top sustained winds of 75 mph (120 kmh). It was expected to strengthen in coming days the NHC said.After barreling into Mexico's Pacific coast as a Categ
World NewsSept. 16, 2017
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NASA's $3.9 bn Cassini spacecraft makes death plunge into Saturn
After 20 years in space, NASA's famed Cassini spacecraft made its final death plunge into Saturn on Friday, ending a storied mission that scientists say taught us nearly everything we know about Saturn today and transformed the way we think about life elsewhere in the solar system.Cassini, an international project that cost $3.9 billion and included scientists from 27 nations, disintegrated as it dove into Saturn's atmosphere at a speed of 75,000 miles (120,700 kilometers) per hour."The signal f
World NewsSept. 15, 2017
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Norway FM appointed as new World Economic Forum president
Norway's foreign minister Borge Brende on Friday announced he has been appointed as president of the World Economic Forum (WEF), a foundation that organises a high-level global economy event every year in Davos, Switzerland. Speaking at a joint news conference with Prime Minister Erna Solberg in Oslo, Brende, 51, said he would step down as foreign minister in mid-October. "World Economic Forum has some of the largest companies in the world as partners and works with politicians, the industry and
World NewsSept. 15, 2017
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Trump says London attack by 'loser terrorist'
President Donald Trump is calling a fire at a London subway station another attack "by a loser terrorist'' and suggesting police there may have missed an opportunity to prevent it. He also says the government should cut off Internet access to extremist groups.Trump tweeted Friday: "Another attack in London by a loser terrorist. These are sick and demented people who were in the sights of Scotland Yard. Must be proactive!''He later added: "Loser terrorists must be dealt with in a much tougher ma
World NewsSept. 15, 2017
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22 injured in London underground bomb attack
At least 22 people were injured after a bomb detonated on a packed London Underground train during the morning rush hour on Friday in what police are treating as a "terrorist incident".Witnesses reported seeing a "wall of fire" and passengers with facial burns and hair coming off at Parsons Green station in west London after the explosion on the train."At 8:20 this morning at Parsons Green station there was an explosion on a Tube train. We now assess that this was a detonation of an improvised e
World NewsSept. 15, 2017
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[Graphic News] London remains world's top financial center
London remains the world‘s most attractive financial center despite fear mongering over Brexit, according to the Z/Yen Group’s latest Global Financial Centres Index. The City was placed ahead of New York on factors such as infrastructure and access to high-quality staff. Hong Kong leapfrogged Singapore into third place. Six Asian countries ranked in the top 10 in the index of global financial centers.
World BusinessSept. 14, 2017
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Myanmar's Suu Kyi to address nation next week on Rohingya crisis
YANGON -- Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi will address the crisis engulfing Rakhine state next week, in her first speech since scores were killed in violence that has sent nearly 380,000 Rohingya Muslims fleeing to Bangladesh and battered her reputation as a defender of the downtrodden.In a press conference government spokesman Zaw Htay said Suu Kyi will "speak for national reconciliation and peace" in a televised address on September 19. In this Friday, Aug. 11, 2017, file photo, Myanmar's St
World NewsSept. 13, 2017