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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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When two worlds collab: K-pop flexes power with global stars
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4 in 10 young South Koreans take up 'irregular' jobs: data
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Impeachment of Trump very unlikely: NYT columnist Friedman
The much talked about impeachment of US President Donald Trump is "very unlikely" to come true, famous American columnist Thomas Friedman said Monday, calling the talk of impeachment "way, way premature."It is "very unlikely because we are not your grandfathers' America. This is not your grandfathers' Republican Party," the New York Times columnist said in a lecture in Seoul to showcase his new book "Thank You for Being Late." The event was arranged by the Asan Institute for Policy Studies.Ameri
World NewsMay 29, 2017
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Secession fears cloud Myanmar peace talks: government
NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar (AFP) - Talks to end decades of bitter civil war in Myanmar have faltered, a government spokesman warned Sunday, blaming ethnic rebel demands for greater autonomy, which the military fears could break the country up.The civilian-led government of Aung San Suu Kyi has made striking a peace deal a key pillar of her administration, but fighting has instead intensified in recent months, with tens of thousands displaced by conflict.With only a day to go before the end of the second
World NewsMay 28, 2017
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Sri Lanka steps up relief as monsoon toll exceeds 150
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) -- Emergency teams rushed food and water Sunday to half a million Sri Lankans displaced by the island's worst flooding for more than a decade, as the death toll climbed to 151.Government spokesman Rajitha Senaratne said relief operations had intensified following a break in the monsoon rains, with medical teams reinforcing hospitals in affected districts.The official death toll had climbed to 151 with 111 people still listed as missing, Senaratne said. Another 95 were in
World NewsMay 28, 2017
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India imposes security lockdown in Kashmir to stop protests
SRINAGAR, India (AP) -- Government forces enforced a strict curfew in parts of Indian-controlled Kashmir on Sunday, a day after the killing of a prominent rebel commander by Indian soldiers sparked massive protests in the disputed region.Armed police and paramilitary soldiers patrolled deserted streets and ordered residents indoors in the region's main city of Srinagar and other towns to stop the anti-India demonstrations.Still, thousands of people assembled in the southern Tral area to take par
World NewsMay 28, 2017
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[Graphic News] Same-sex marriage worldwide
Taiwan becomes 1st in Asia to recognize same-sex marriage.Taiwan has become the first Asian country to order its parliament to legalize same-sex marriage. Gay and lesbian couples are allowed to marry in only 23 of the world’s nearly 200 countries. More than 70 countries continue to criminalize homosexual activity. South Africa is the only country in Africa to allow them.Globally, the pace of civil rights victories has slowed against the background of a steady stream of reports of anti-gay viole
World NewsMay 28, 2017
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[Newsmaker] Russia probe pierces Trump’s inner circle
The probe into Russia’s role in the US election pierced the innermost circle of the White House Saturday, with reports that Donald Trump’s son-in-law sought a secret communications line with Moscow -- the most damning allegation yet from the scandal. The latest furor was stirred up after the Washington Post reported late Friday that Jared Kushner -- arguably Trump’s closest White House aide, and husband to the president’s eldest daughter Ivanka -- made a pre-inauguration proposal to the Russian
World NewsMay 28, 2017
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Google’s AlphaGo retires on top after humbling world No. 1
SHANGHAI -- The Google-owned computer algorithm AlphaGo is retiring from playing humans in the ancient Chinese game of Go after roundly defeating the world’s top player this week, its developer said Saturday.AlphaGo defeated brash 19-year-old world number one Ke Jie of China on Saturday to sweep a three-game series that was closely watched as a measure of how far artificial intelligence has come.AlphaGo last year become the first computer programme to beat an elite player in a full Go match, and
WorldMay 28, 2017
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What happens to Earth if the US exits the climate deal?
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Earth is likely to hit more dangerous levels of warming even sooner if the US pulls back from its pledge to cut carbon dioxide pollution, scientists said. That's because America contributes so much to rising temperatures. President Donald Trump, who once proclaimed global warming a Chinese hoax, will soon decide whether the United States stays in or leaves a 2015 Paris climate change accord in which nearly every nation agreed to curb its greenhouse gas emissions. US Presiden
World NewsMay 27, 2017
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Indian aid arrives as Sri Lanka monsoon toll hits 100
COLOMBO (AFP) -- Indian medical teams and emergency relief arrived in Sri Lanka Saturday as the monsoon-related death toll reached 100 and authorities warned of more flooding in low-lying areas.A ship carrying medical supplies docked in Colombo, sent by India to help deal with the worst flooding in the island's western and southern regions in 14 years after record rainfall. Indian Navy troops offload emergency supplies from the Indian ship Kirch at Colombo harbour in Colombo on May 27, 2017. (AF
World NewsMay 27, 2017
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'Large part' of Manchester attack network held in Britain
MANCHESTER (AFP) -- Britain has arrested a "large part" of the network behind Manchester's suicide bomb attack, police said Friday, while the government came under fire for cutting police budgets as election campaigning resumed.Nine suspects are currently in detention on UK soil in connection with the blast, for which the Islamic State group has claimed responsibility. Police in Libya have detained the father and brother of 22-year-old bomber Salman Abedi.Mark Rowley, head of Britain's counter-t
World NewsMay 27, 2017
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If FBI wants to talk to Kushner, lawyer says he's ready
WASHINGTON (AP) -- If the FBI wants to talk to Jared Kushner about his Russian contacts, they won't have to track down the president's son-in-law. Amid reports the FBI is scrutinizing Kushner's encounters, his lawyer says he stands ready to talk to federal investigators as well as Congress about his contacts and his role in Donald Trump's 2016 campaign. Federal investigators and several congressional committees are looking into Russia-Trump campaign connections, including allegations that there
World NewsMay 27, 2017
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Clinton reappears at Wellesley, again at a crossroads
Nearly a half-century after she first declared herself to the world as a young woman unafraid to ruffle feathers and challenge authority, Hillary Clinton was back at the very same podium at Wellesley College. And once again, she was at a crossroads in her life. The first time, she was 21, the first graduating senior ever chosen to address Wellesley's commencement, and her bold speech challenging the remarks of the U.S. senator who spoke before her delighted classmates, dismayed the school's pres
World NewsMay 27, 2017
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Carter national security adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski dies
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Zbigniew Brzezinski, who helped topple economic barriers between the Soviet Union, China and the West as President Jimmy Carter's national security adviser, died Friday. He was 89. His death was announced on social media Friday night by his daughter, MSNBC host Mika Brzezinski. She called him "the most inspiring, loving and devoted father any girl could ever have." Earnest and ambitious, Brzezinski helped Carter bridge wide gaps between the rigid Egyptian and Israeli leaders,
World NewsMay 27, 2017
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After trip's final day, Trump to return to tumult at home
TAORMINA, Italy (AP) -- Down to the final day of his lengthy first international trip, President Donald Trump will lift off for Washington having rattled some allies and reassured others, returning to a White House that sits under a cloud of scandal. Trump will spend Saturday at the second day of the G-7 summit in Sicily, bringing to an end a nine-day trip that started in Saudi Arabia and Israel before moving on to three European stops. The trip has largely gone off without a major misstep, with
World NewsMay 27, 2017
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China arrests Taiwanese activist for 'subversion'
BEIJING (AFP) -- China has arrested a visiting Taiwanese rights activist on suspicion of subverting state power, according to reports.Lee Ming-che, a 42-year-old NGO worker, had been unreachable since March 19 after he entered the southeastern Chinese city of Zhuhai from Macau, according to Taiwan's government. On Friday China's official state news agency Xinhua reported that he was in detention and had "confessed" following interrogation.Lee had "colluded with mainlanders...established illegal
World NewsMay 27, 2017
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Disharmony at G7 as Trump plays his own tune
TAORMINA, Italy (AFP) -- G7 nations risk unprecedented deadlock on Saturday after US President Donald Trump ditched the charm for snarls, resisting calls for concerted action on hot-button issues such as climate change.After starting his first presidential trip abroad wreathed in smiles, Trump is ending it with rebukes, upbraiding America's European partners over military spending, trade and global warming.An enduring motif of the G7, which represents the lion's share of global economic output,
World NewsMay 27, 2017
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At least 28 dead as militias clash in Libya capital
TRIPOLI (AFP) -- At least 28 people were killed and nearly 130 wounded in fierce clashes in the Libyan capital Friday between forces loyal to the UN-backed unity government and rival militiamen, the health ministry said.Tripoli has been gripped by a power struggle between dozens of militias since a NATO-backed uprising toppled longtime dictator Moamer Kadhafi in 2011.Health ministry spokesman Anwar Frajallah gave a provisional toll of 28 dead and 128 wounded but could not say if they included an
World NewsMay 27, 2017
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Trump son-in-law sought secret line to Moscow: report
President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, made a pre-inauguration proposal to the Russian ambassador to set up a secret, bug-proof communications line with the Kremlin, the Washington Post reported Friday evening.Kushner, then and now a close adviser to Trump, went so far as to suggest using Russian diplomatic facilities in the United States to protect such a channel from being monitored, the Post said, quoting US officials briefed on intelligence reports.The Post story is yet another
World NewsMay 27, 2017
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China says considering tighter controls on yuan currency
SHANGHAI (AFP) - China said Friday it is considering a change to its mechanism for managing its currency to buffer it against market forces, in an apparent step back from liberalisation pledges.The potential new system would introduce a "counter-cyclical factor" to China's current system of allowing the yuan to trade within a government-set band, according to a statement on the website of the Foreign Exchange Trade System, an agency under the People's Bank of China.The statement did not explain
World BusinessMay 26, 2017
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US growth in Q1 revised up to 1.2 pct. but still weak
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. economy started 2017 out with a whimper, but it wasn't quite as weak as first thought. The government revised up its January-March growth reading to a rate of 1.2 percent -- better than an earlier estimate of 0.7 percent but well below President Donald Trump's ambitious growth targets.The Commerce Department says the gross domestic product, the broadest measure of economic health, is down from 2.1 percent growth in the fourth quarter and marks the weakest result in a
World BusinessMay 26, 2017