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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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103 autumn foliage paths in Seoul
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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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US lists China among worst human trafficking offenders
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- President Donald Trump’s administration hit China on Tuesday over its rights record, listing the country alongside Sudan and North Korea on a list of the world’s worst human trafficking offenders.The State Department downgraded China in its annual “Trafficking in Persons Report,” saying Beijing is doing little to combat the phenomenon or protect its victims. It pointed to ethnic Uighurs, a Muslim minority in China’s west, being coerced into forced labor, and to Beijing’s whol
World NewsJune 28, 2017
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Meet the new last word in English: zyzzyva
Eating a tasty meal with chana dal or doenjang washed down with a gin daisy could well foster a nice feeling of hygge. Just hope you don't find any zyzzyva on your plate.If you need to look up any of those words, the unofficial custodian of the English language now has the answers. (123rf)In its latest update, the Oxford English Dictionary identified more than 600 words, phrases and senses that have entered common parlance.They include "zyzzyva", a genus of tropical weevils native to South Am
World NewsJune 27, 2017
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EU fines Google a record 2.4 billion euros in antitrust case
The European Union slapped a record 2.42 billion-euro ($2.72 billion) fine on internet giant Google on Tuesday for taking advantage of its dominance in online searches to direct customers to its own online shopping business.European regulators gave the company based in Mountain View, California, 90 days to stop or face more fines of up to 5 percent of the average daily worldwide revenue of parent company Alphabet. Google says it is considering an appeal.The European Commission, which polices EU
World NewsJune 27, 2017
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US partially reinstating travel ban 'regrettable': Iran FM
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif condemned on Tuesday the US Supreme Court's decision to partially reinstate President Donald Trump's controversial travel ban targeting citizens from six predominantly Muslim countries."It's regrettable that the citizens of the countries on the list have never participated in any act of terrorism against the US and yet they are being punished for acts of terrorism by citizens of other countries which are not on the list," said Zarif.The travel b
World NewsJune 27, 2017
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US to name China one of worst countries for human trafficking
WASHINGTON, June 26 (Yonhap) -- The United States will name China one of the worst countries for human trafficking in an annual report set to be released this week, a news report said Monday, after President Trump complained Chinese efforts didn't work on North Korea.The State Department's annual "Trafficking in Persons Report" is set to put China in the lowest Tier 3 of its classification of countries, together with North Korea, Zimbabwe and Syria, in this year's report to be released Tuesday,
World NewsJune 27, 2017
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Romania's largest party nominates ex-minister as next PM
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) _ Romania's largest party on Monday nominated a former economy minister to be the next prime minister. The nomination of 50-year-old Mihai Tudose was announced before President Klaus Iohannis and Liviu Dragnea, the powerful leader of Romania's biggest party, the leftist Social Democratic Party. Dragnea and political ally Calin Popescu Tariceanu, who heads the junior Alliance of Democrats and Liberals, later met Iohannis and presented their choice. If Tudose is formall
World NewsJune 26, 2017
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China's jailed Nobel Peace laureate given medical parole
BEIJING (AP) -- Imprisoned Chinese Nobel Peace Prize laureate and dissident Liu Xiaobo has been transferred to a hospital after being diagnosed with late-stage liver cancer, his former lawyer said Monday. The deteriorating health of China's best-known political prisoner was immediately met with dismay by the country's beleaguered community of rights activists and lawyers, who called it a blow to the democracy movement. Liu, 61, is receiving treatment at a hospital in the northeastern city of
World NewsJune 26, 2017
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Russians rank Stalin as the 'most outstanding' person
An opinion poll shows that a majority of Russians think Soviet leader Josef Stalin was the ``most outstanding person'' in history. The survey by the Levada Center released Monday said 38 percent chose Stalin, in a stark contrast to just 12 percent in 1989 when Russians were beginning to discover the crimes of the Stalin regime. The poll of 1,600 people has a 3.4-percent margin of error. Scholars estimate that under Stalin more than 1 million people were executed in political purges. Millions m
World NewsJune 26, 2017
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Marines rekindling old Afghan relations in Helmand Province
WASHINGTON (AP) -- In Afghanistan's turbulent Helmand province, U.S. Marines are rekindling old relationships and identifying weaknesses in the Afghan forces that the Trump administration hopes to address with a new strategy and the targeted infusion of several thousand American forces.Returning to Afghanistan's south after five years, Marine Brig. Gen. Roger Turner already knows where he could use some additional U.S. troops. And while he agrees that the fight against the Taliban in Helmand is
World NewsJune 26, 2017
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[Graphic News] World population to reach 9.8 billion in 2050: UN
The world‘s current population of 7.6 billion will balloon to 9.8 billion in 2050, with India’s population to surpass China’s in just seven years, a UN report said.Nigeria will overtake the United States by 2050 to become the third most populous country in the world, according to the figures by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs.At that rate, the global population will reach 8.6 billion in 2030, 9.8 billion in 2050 and 11.2 billion in 2100, it said.The population of India, which cu
World NewsJune 26, 2017
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[Newsmaker] Takata files for bankruptcy, overwhelmed by air bag recalls
Japanese air bag maker Takata Corp. filed for bankruptcy protection in Tokyo and the US on Monday, saying it was the only way to ensure it could carry on supplying replacements for faulty air bag inflators linked to the deaths of at least 16 people. Most of Takata's assets will be bought by rival Key Safety Systems, a Chinese-owned company based in suburban Detroit, for about $1.6 billion. The company’s executives sought to reassure their customers, suppliers and shareholders in a news conferen
World NewsJune 26, 2017
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9 dead, 28 missing after tourist boat sinks in Colombia
GUATAPE, Colombia -- Nine people were dead and 28 missing after a tourist ferry packed with around 170 passengers for the holiday weekend capsized Sunday on a reservoir near the Colombian city of Medellin, officials said. A major rescue effort involving Colombia's air force and firefighters from nearby cities was looking for survivors at the Guatape reservoir where the four-story El Almirante boat sank. As it went down, a flotilla of recreational boats and jet skis rushed to the scene to pull pe
World NewsJune 26, 2017
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[Newsmaker] Qatar says Saudi-led ultimatum unreasonable
Qatar on Saturday denounced a sweeping list of demands from Saudi Arabia and its allies in an escalating Gulf diplomatic crisis as unreasonable and an impingement on the emirate’s sovereignty. Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt want Qatar to meet the 13-point ultimatum in return for an end to a nearly 3-week-old diplomatic and trade “blockade” of the emirate. Qatar has been given 10 days to meet the demands, which apparently includes a call to close down broadcaster Al-Jaz
World NewsJune 25, 2017
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[Graphic News] Qatar Airways named world‘s best airline
Qatar Airways reclaimed the title as the world’s best airline in 2017, according to the annual World Airline Awards published by Skytrax.Emirates dropped to No. 4, placing behind Singapore Airlines and All Nippon Airways. Cathay Pacific rounded out the top five. South Korea’s Asian Airlines ranked 20th.Deutsche Lufthansa managed to improve its ranking by three slots to the seventh position, making it the only European carrier in the top 10 and the only airline not from Asia or the Persian Gulf.
World NewsJune 25, 2017
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123 dead, more than 100 wounded in Pakistan oil tanker fire: official
ISLAMABAD (AFP) -- At least 123 people were killed and scores injured in a fire that broke out after an oil tanker overturned in central Pakistan early Sunday and crowds rushed to collect fuel, an official said.The tragedy came one day before Pakistan was due to begin Eid ul-Fitr celebrations marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, with many roads crowded as people travel home for the holidays.Images of the crash showed rising flames and a thick plume of smoke, along with charred v
World NewsJune 25, 2017
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Pakistan issues first transgender passport
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) -- Pakistan has issued its first third-gender passport to a transgender activist, who hailed the move as a step forward for the marginalized community in the deeply conservative South Asian country.Farzana Riaz, a transgender in northwestern Peshawar city, said the new passport would help her campaign globally on behalf of her community, who are also known as khawajasiras -- an umbrella term in Pakistan denoting a third sex that includes transsexuals, transvestites and e
World NewsJune 25, 2017
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After demands aired, solution to Qatar crisis seems far off
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Faced with a sweeping set of demands, Qatar insisted Friday it can indefinitely survive the economic and diplomatic steps its neighbors have taken to try to pressure it into compliance, even as a top Emirati official warned the tiny country to brace for a long-term economic squeeze.Given 10 days to make a decision, Qatar did not immediately render judgment on the specific concessions demanded of the tiny Persian Gulf nation, which include shuttering Al-Jazeera and cutting ties
World NewsJune 24, 2017
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[Graphic News] Middle East tourists spend most in S. Korea: data
According to a survey conducted by the Korea Culture & Tourism Institute, Middle East tourists spent the most during their visits to South Korea last year, amid growing demand for beauty and medical tourism. Tourists from the Middle East spent $2,593 per capita, more than triple the average amount spent by Japanese travelers who spent an average $819.The survey was conducted on 12,003 foreigners who visited South Korea in 2016.
World NewsJune 22, 2017
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Portugal is close to containing wildfire that killed 64
LISBON, Portugal (AP) -- Portugal is close to containing the wildfire that killed 64 people last weekend, authorities said Wednesday, as a minute of silence was held in memory of the victims. Members of the government and lawmakers stood in silence outside the parliament building in Lisbon. President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa and members of the emergency services gathered near Pedrogao Grande, about 150 kilometers north of Lisbon, where the blaze broke out Saturday. Portugal had already o
World NewsJune 21, 2017
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Britain's Prince Philip, 96, in hospital with infection
LONDON -- Prince Philip, the 96-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth II, has been admitted to hospital as a "precautionary measure" for treatment of an infection, Buckingham Palace said Wednesday. The infection arose from "a pre-existing condition", the palace said. The Duke of Edinburgh, who is to retire from public duties later this year, was admitted to King Edward VII Hospital in London on Tuesday night. Prince Philip was due to accompany the monarch to the state opening of parliame
World NewsJune 21, 2017