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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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[Newsmaker] Amazon deal could disrupt grocery business
Amazon’s deal to buy Whole Foods Market injects even greater pressure into the food and grocery sectors at a time when e-commerce is already roiling retailers.The tech giant’s $13.7 billion acquisition of the upscale, niche grocery chain was described as a seismic event by industry analysts, despite Whole Foods’ relatively small size.The deal prompted jokes and semi-serious posts on Twitter about a space-age shopping era with Amazon’s artificial intelligence program Alexa replacing cashiers and
World NewsJune 18, 2017
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Saudi-Qatar crisis puts Syria rebels in tricky position
BEIRUT (AFP) -- A diplomatic crisis pitting Saudi Arabia against Qatar has put Syrian rebels in a difficult position, analysts say, after rivalries between Gulf backers had already weakened the opposition.Both Sunni-ruled monarchies sided with the protesters in March 2011, when the war started with the brutal repression of anti-government demonstrations.They continued supporting the mostly Sunni rebels when unrest spiraled into conflict between the armed opposition and troops loyal to President
World NewsJune 18, 2017
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Colombia: Bombing at mall kills 3, including French woman
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) -- A strong explosion from a bomb rocked one of the busiest shopping centers in Colombia’s capital Saturday, killing three people, including a 23-year-old French woman, and injuring nine others, authorities said.Witnesses told of being evacuated from movie theaters and stores after the blast in a second-floor women’s restroom at the upscale Centro Andino in the heart of Bogota’s tourist district. Ambulances and firetrucks rushed to the scene and the injured were taken to a
World NewsJune 18, 2017
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Vanuatu president dies of heart attack: report
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- The president of Vanuatu, Baldwin Lonsdale, has died of a heart attack, the Vanuatu Daily Post reported Saturday. He was 67.Lonsdale, who sacked his government two years ago over a massive corruption scandal, passed away in the Pacific island nation’s capital of Port Vila.“National Flag is at half-mast early this morning. His body is reportedly at the Vila Central Hospital,” the newspaper said. A filke photo taken on March 17, 2015, shows Vanuatu President Baldw
World NewsJune 18, 2017
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58 presumed dead in London tower block blaze
LONDON (AFP) -- The presumed death toll from the London tower block inferno jumped to 58 on Saturday as embattled Prime Minister Theresa May, accused of misreading the growing anger over the tragedy, pledged action after meeting survivors desperately seeking answers.Dozens of people were still missing three days after the 24-storey Grenfell Tower was engulfed in flames, and worries over the safety of the apartment block‘s charred wreck has slowed the search for human remains.Sixteen bodies have
World NewsJune 18, 2017
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[Newsmaker] Trump decries being target of Russia probe
President Donald Trump responded angrily to reports he is under criminal investigation Thursday, deriding a “witch hunt” against him led by some “very bad” people.Trump responded to reports he is personally being investigated for obstruction of justice with a characteristic scorched earth defense: claiming mistreatment of historic proportions and calling into question the probity of his accusers.“You are witnessing the single greatest WITCH HUNT in American political history -- led by some very
World NewsJune 16, 2017
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Probes launched amid grim search for London fire victims
London firefighters combed through a burned-out public housing tower Thursday in a grim search for missing people as police and the prime minister launched investigations into the deadly inferno, with pressure building on officials to explain the disaster and assure that similar buildings around the country are safe. At least 17 people were killed as flames raced through the 24-story Grenfell Tower early Wednesday, trapping people inside their apartments. Many people remained unaccounted for Thu
World NewsJune 16, 2017
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[Graphic News] Countries most affected by extreme weather events
Six Asian countries are ranked among the world’s top 10 countries most affected by extreme weather events in the last 20 years, according to the Global Climate Risk Index by think-tank Germanwatch.Six Asian countries -- Myanmar, Philippines, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Vietnam and Thailand -- are among the world‘s top 10 countries most affected by an extreme weather event between 1996 and 2015. Central American country, Honduras has a long history of devastating natural disasters and remains the most
World NewsJune 15, 2017
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[Newsmaker] Scalise: Rising star, gun rights advocate
Steve Scalise, the senior Republican lawmaker seriously wounded in Wednesday’s shooting at a baseball practice near Washington, is a hard-line conservative who opposes abortion, immigration and gun control, and who cleared numerous hurdles to become the No. 3 House Republican. The 51-year-old congressman from Louisiana was in critical condition after surgery at a Washington hospital for a gunshot wound to the hip. Three other people were shot and two more suffered minor injuries. The attacker la
World NewsJune 15, 2017
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Gunman who shot congressman had history of anti-GOP activity
BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) -- The gunman who shot a top GOP congressman and several other people Wednesday at a baseball practice outside the nation's capital had a long history of lashing out at Republicans and recently frightened a neighbor by firing a rifle into a field behind his Illinois home. James T. Hodgkinson, 66, wounded House Rep. Steve Scalise before he was fatally shot by police who had been guarding the House majority whip. In the hours after the attack in Alexandria, Virginia, a pictur
World NewsJune 14, 2017
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Trump 'deeply saddened' by shooting at congressional baseball practice
WASHINGTON (AFP) - President Donald Trump voiced sadness Wednesday after a shooting at a baseball practice in a Washington suburb left a top congressman and several other people wounded."We are deeply saddened by this tragedy," Trump said in a statement, adding that he was closely monitoring the developments in Alexandria, Virginia just outside the US capital, where police have arrested the unidentified gunman. "Our thoughts and prayers are with the members of Congress, their staffs, Capitol Pol
World NewsJune 14, 2017
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Senior US congressman shot at Virginia baseball practice: lawmaker
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Senior Republican Congressman Steve Scalise was among several victims shot and wounded at a baseball practice ahead of an annual game between lawmakers in a Washington suburb, one of his colleagues said Thursday.Fellow Republican lawmaker Mo Brooks told CNN that Scalise was shot in the hip, adding that at least two law enforcement officers and one congressional staffer were shot in Alexandria, Virginia.Scalise, the majority whip who rallies Republican votes in the House of Rep
World NewsJune 14, 2017
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Chinese President Xi Jinping meets FIFA's Gianni Infantino
BEIJING (AP) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping met with FIFA president Gianni Infantino on Wednesday amid speculation that China could be planning to bid for a future World Cup.Xi thanked Infantino for his support for the sports' development in China during a meeting at the Great Hall of the People, the seat of China's legislature in the heart of Beijing."We are aware of the fact that FIFA is paying more attention to the development of football in China these days, and I do believe China-FIFA coop
World NewsJune 14, 2017
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China insurance mogul said unable to work, reported detained
BEIJING (AP) -- The Chinese insurer that owns New York City's Waldorf Astoria Hotel said Wednesday its chairman has turned over his duties to other executives following a report he was detained by regulators amid accusations of possible financial misconduct.Anbang Insurance Group Ltd. Chairman Wu Xiaohui was "temporarily unable to perform his duties due to personal reasons,'' said a one-sentence statement on the company website. It said Wu had authorized other executives to do his work and gave
World BusinessJune 14, 2017
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Death toll rises to 12 in London apartment building inferno
LONDON (AP) -- A deadly overnight fire raced through a 24-story apartment tower in London on Wednesday, killing at least 12 people and injuring 74 others. One desperate woman threw a baby out of a high window and a man on the ground managed to catch the child, a witness said.Flames from the inferno lit up the night and black smoke spewed from the windows of the Grenfell Tower in North Kensington where more than 200 firefighters battled the blaze. A plume of smoke stretched for miles (kilometers)
World NewsJune 14, 2017
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[Live] Firefighters battling massive blaze in London high-rise
Firefighters battled a massive fire and evacuated residents from a burning 27-floor high-rise apartment building in west London early Wednesday morning. London’s Metropolitan Police said a number of people were being treated for a range of injuries, but did not provide more specifics. London Mayor Sadiq Khan said on Twitter that a major incident had been declared.Flames and smoke were still shooting from windows all the way up one side of the Grenfell Tower in North Kensington more than three ho
World NewsJune 14, 2017
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EU sanctions Hungary, Poland, Czechs over refugees
BRUSSELS (AFP) -- The EU launched legal action Tuesday against Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic for refusing to take in their share of refugees under a controversial solidarity plan.The move shows the frustration in Brussels over the slow response to the scheme, which aimed to relocate 160,000 migrants from front-line migrant crisis states Italy and Greece but which has so far seen only 20,000 moved.“I regret to say that despite our repeated calls, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland ha
World NewsJune 14, 2017
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Sessions vigorously denies improper Russia contacts
WASHINGTON (AP) – Attorney General Jeff Sessions heatedly denied Tuesday having an undisclosed meeting with Russia’s ambassador to the US and declared it was a “detestable and appalling lie” to suggest he was aware of or took part in any collusion between Russia and the election campaign that sent Donald Trump to the White House.Testifying at a packed Senate hearing, Sessions, who was a close Trump adviser during the battle for the presidency, also rejected any idea of misconduct in the ouster o
World NewsJune 14, 2017
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Heavy rain, landslides kill at least 134 in Bangladesh
CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh (AFP) -- Heavy monsoon rains and landslides have killed at least 134 people in southeast Bangladesh, burying many in their homes as they slept, authorities said Tuesday.Three young children from the same family were among those killed in the disaster, which comes just weeks after a cyclone battered the region and destroyed camps housing thousands of Rohingya refugees.Police warned the death toll would likely rise as emergency workers reached remote parts of the Chittagong
World NewsJune 14, 2017
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Macron says ‘door always open’ for UK to stay in EU
PARIS (AFP) -- French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday the door was “always open” for Britain to remain in the EU despite Prime Minister Theresa May saying Brexit talks would begin next week.The meeting in Paris followed the leaders’ remarkably different political fortunes in the past week, which saw Macron’s party headed for a massive parliamentary majority, while May lost her slim advantage in the House of Commons.“Of course the door is always open as long as the negotiations on Brexit h
World NewsJune 14, 2017