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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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103 autumn foliage paths in Seoul
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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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When two worlds collab: K-pop flexes power with global stars
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Islamic State claims attacks on Iran's parliament, shrine
Gunmen and suicide bombers attacked Iran's parliament and the shrine of its revolutionary leader on Wednesday, killing at least two people, wounding dozens and igniting an hours-long siege at the legislature that ended with four attackers dead.The Islamic State group claimed the attacks, marking the first time the Sunni extremists have taken responsibility for an assault in Shiite-majority Iran. The militants are at war with Iranian-backed forces in Syria and Iraq, and view Shiites as apostates.
World NewsJune 7, 2017
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[Graphic News] Bigger smartphones become mainstream
Smartphones with wider displays, including 5.5-inch models, have become mainstream in the global market, amid rising demand for gaming and video streaming content via mobile devices, an industry tracker said. According to the IDC, global shipments of smartphones with 4-inch displays or smaller are anticipated to be 18.8 million units this year, marking a sharp drop from 86.1 million units in 2015. The decline in shipments is expected to continue, reaching 5.4 million units in 2019.On the other h
World NewsJune 7, 2017
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US holds breath for high-stakes Comey hearing
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- The US capital will grind to a halt Thursday, glued to computer and television screens as sacked FBI chief James Comey testifies about whether President Donald Trump pressured him to halt a probe into an adviser’s links to Russia.Trump, a ratings-obsessed former reality television star, may not appreciate the worldwide attention paid to Comey’s public testimony, which is being touted as the Super Bowl of high political drama.Comey is the star witness in the Senate Intelligenc
World NewsJune 7, 2017
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[Newsmaker] Trump throws ties with key ally Qatar into crisis
In a series of morning tweets, President Donald Trump threw Washington’s relations with Doha into deep crisis on Tuesday and raised doubts about the future of the largest US air base in the Middle East. Trump publicly accused key regional ally Qatar of funding extremism, while tacitly backing a blockade of the emirate, home to the Al-Udeid Air Base near Doha where around 10,000 US military personnel are stationed. The base is also the regional headquarters of US special forces and Air Force comm
World NewsJune 7, 2017
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Russian hackers 'planted false story' behind Mideast crisis
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US intelligence officials believe Russian hackers planted a false news story that led Saudi Arabia and several allies to sever relations with Qatar, prompting a diplomatic crisis, CNN reported Tuesday.FBI experts visited Qatar in late May to analyze an alleged cyber breach that saw the hackers place the fake story with Qatar's state news agency, the US broadcaster said.Saudi Arabia then cited the false item as part of its reason for instituting a diplomatic and economic blocka
World NewsJune 7, 2017
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Britain braces for election in wake of terror attacks
LONDON (AFP) -- Britain braces for the final day of general election campaigning Wednesday, after a turbulent few weeks that have shifted the political ground and been marred by terror attacks. Prime Minister Theresa May was riding high when she called a snap election on April 18, having kicked off Brexit proceedings and boasting a double-digit lead over the rival Labour party.But in recent weeks, the Conservative leader has seen her popularity wane as the political debate shifted from EU member
World NewsJune 7, 2017
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French police shoot attacker outside Notre Dame in Paris
PARIS (AFP) -- French police shot and injured a man who attacked an officer with a hammer outside Paris‘s Notre Dame cathedral Tuesday, as he shouted “this is for Syria.”Police sources said the officer sustained minor neck injuries in the assault, which comes with France on high alert after jihadists killed seven people in London on Saturday.Documents found on the attacker identified him as a 40-year-old Algerian who was a doctoral student in information science at a university in the east of Fr
World NewsJune 7, 2017
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Trump wishes Comey luck, allies aim at lawman's credibility
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House and its allies are scrambling for ways to offset potential damage from fired FBI Director James Comey's highly anticipated congressional testimony, an appearance that could expose new details about his discussions with President Donald Trump about the federal investigation into Russia's election meddling.Asked about the testimony, Trump on Tuesday was tight-lipped: "I wish him luck," he told reporters before a meeting with lawmakers.Tuesday evening, a person fa
World NewsJune 7, 2017
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Afghan president says last week's bombing killed over 150
Afghanistan’s president said Tuesday that last week’s suicide truck bombing in the heart of the capital killed more than 150 people, making it the deadliest single attack in the country since the 2001 US-led invasion to topple the Taliban.The attack added to growing concerns about whether Afghan forces can defeat the Taliban or an increasingly destructive Islamic State affiliate without further aid from US and international forces, which formally concluded their combat mission at the end of 2014
World NewsJune 7, 2017
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Third London attacker had been detained en route for Syria
ROME (AFP) -- A third man arrested for carrying out Saturday's deadly attack in central London is an Italian-Moroccan who was arrested last year on suspicion of trying to reach Syria, according to Italian media reports.Italy's main media outlets said Youssef Zaghba, 22, was the son of an Italian mother from Bologna and a Moroccan father.The couple were separated and their son, who had passports from both countries, lived mainly in Morocco with regular periods spent working in Britain.The Italian
World NewsJune 6, 2017
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[Graphic News] The impacts of climate change
Earth’s average global temperature is scaling new heights, sea ice is retreating, extreme weather events have become more frequent and species are increasingly under threat.
World NewsJune 6, 2017
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IS claims that it committed Melbourne murder
SYDNEY (AFP) - A fatal shootout claimed by the Islamic State group was being treated as a terrorist attack, Australian police said Tuesday, as the prime minister condemned it as "shocking and cowardly." Police officers help the coroner remove a body at the scene of a hostage situation in the Melbourne bayside suburb of Brighton on June 6. Australian police said they were treating a deadly shooting and siege in Melbourne as a terrorist incident after the Islamic State group claimed responsibilit
World NewsJune 6, 2017
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8 killed in east China chemical plant explosion, fire
Eight people were killed and nine injured in an explosion and fire Monday at a chemical plant in eastern China's Shandong province, local authorities and media reports said. The accident was triggered by an explosion of a liquefied gas tanker in a loading area at the Linyi Jinyu Petrochemical Co. plant at about 1 a.m., the official Xinhua News Agency reported. The blast set ablaze several fuel storage tanks at the site in the Lingang Economic Zone in the city of Linyi. Nearby areas we
World NewsJune 5, 2017
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IS claims credit for London rampage
LONDON (AFP) -- The Islamic State group claimed responsibility Sunday for an attack by knife-wielding men who mowed down and stabbed revelers in London, killing seven people before being shot dead in a barrage of police gunfire.Saturday night’s rampage at a popular nightlife hub around London Bridge by three men wearing fake suicide vests was the third deadly terror attack in Britain in less than three months and came only days before a general election.“A detachment of fighters from Islamic Sta
World NewsJune 5, 2017
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[Graphic News] Three major broadcasters start UHD broadcasting
South Korea’s three major local broadcasters -- MBC, KBS and SBS -- started ultrahigh-definition broadcasting for the region in and around Seoul last week.UHD broadcasts provide four times the resolution of current high-definition broadcasts, officials said. Viewers can also use Internet Protocol-based services when they connect their TVs to the internet.However, they have to purchase a separate set-top box as UHD TVs manufactured by local TV makers have so far been based on the DVB-T2 broadcast
World NewsJune 5, 2017
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Putin dismisses US claims about Trump, Russia and elections
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin is dismissing as “a load of nonsense” the idea that Russia has damaging information on President Donald Trump and denies having any relationship with him.“I never met with him. We have a lot of Americans who visit us,” Putin said in an interview with NBC’s “Sunday Night with Megyn Kelly.” He added, “Do you think we’re gathering compromising information on all of them right now or something? Are you all -- have you all lost your senses over ther
World NewsJune 5, 2017
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Outrage as Trump targets London mayor over attacks
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Donald Trump lashed out Sunday at London’s mayor Sadiq Khan, accusing him of downplaying the threat of terrorism a day after knife-wielding men mowed down and stabbed revelers in the British capital.London’s mayor swiftly shot down the US president’s remarks, made in a series of overnight tweets, as critics accused Trump of exploiting a terror attack for political gain -- and not for the first time.A spokesman said Khan “has more important things to do than respond to Donald
World NewsJune 5, 2017
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US energy secretary challenges China to be leader on climate
TOKYO (AP) -- US Energy Secretary Rick Perry said Monday that he hopes China will step forward to be a “real leader” on climate issues, while refuting criticism the United States is backing down.President Donald Trump‘s decision last week to pull the US out of the Paris climate agreement has sparked speculation he is creating a leadership void that China could fill.Perry, in Tokyo en route to a meeting of energy ministers in Beijing, said, “I hope China will step in and attempt to take the mantl
World NewsJune 5, 2017
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[Graphic News] China leads greenhouse gas emissions worldwide
President Donald Trump declared he was pulling the US from the landmark Paris climate agreement, striking a major blow to worldwide efforts to combat global warming and distancing the country from its closest allies abroad. Only China tops America in greenhouse gas emission from fossil fuel combustion and industry, according the Environmental Protection Agency. Most emissions are due to electricity production closely followed by agriculture and forestry. Transportation is responsible for 14 perc
World NewsJune 4, 2017
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[Newsmaker] Trump critics, backers march over climate, Russia
Sharp political passions over President Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris climate accord and his links to Russia brought people onto the streets of cities around the globe on Saturday, mostly to condemn but some to praise him. They came as Nikki Haley, the US ambassador to the United Nations, ended days of confusion to make clear that “President Trump believes the climate is changing” and that man-made pollutants are partly responsible. She insisted in a CNN interview that Trump, who ha
World NewsJune 4, 2017