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[Exclusive] Korean adoptee sisters meet for the first time in 39 years
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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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Yoon calls for measures to protect Koreans amid escalating Iran-Israel conflicts
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Civil servant’s death linked to workplace bullying
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[Weekender] Walk around Korea to really get to know the country
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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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[Photo News] Rallying against LGBTQ+
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World markets on edge as US-Iran tensions spark escalation fears
NEW YORK (AFP) -- World markets were mixed after a tense trading day on Monday, with US equities ending higher and bucking a downward trend in Europe and Asia after the US killing of a top Iranian general Friday.Since he ordered a drone strike that killed Qasem Soleimani, US President Donald Trump has warned of a "major retaliation" if Tehran takes revenge, triggering a sell-off in stocks and a spike in crude prices."The new year has started with a bang in so far as volatili
World NewsJan. 7, 2020
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Merkel, Macron, Johnson urge Iran not to flout nuclear deal
BERLIN (AFP) -- The leaders of Germany, France and Britain on Sunday urged Iran to drop measures that go against the 2015 nuclear deal, after Tehran announced it would no longer abide by a limit on enrichment."We call on Iran to withdraw all measures that are not in line with the nuclear agreement," German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Emmanuel Macron and British PM Boris Johnson said in a joint statement.The 2015 agreement negotiated between Iran and the UN Security Counc
World NewsJan. 6, 2020
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Iran will forego 'limit' on centrifuges as tensions with US soar
TEHRAN (AFP) -- Iran on Sunday announced its fifth reduction in its nuclear commitments, saying it will forego the "limit on the number of centrifuges", as tensions with the United States soar after the killing of a top Iranian commander in a US strike.Iran's 2015 nuclear agreement with the United Nations Security Council's five permanent members -- Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States -- plus Germany has been hanging by a thread since the US withdrew unilaterally from
World NewsJan. 6, 2020
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Carlos Ghosn's escape: What we know
From jumping bail and fleeing to Lebanon to be met with an arrest notice from Interpol, Carlos Ghosn's escape from Japan has been worthy of a Hollywood plot.Here's what we know about the former Renault-Nissan boss's flight:The exact circumstances of his departure from Japan, where he was under house arrest pending trial, are still shrouded in mystery.On Thursday, Kyodo News quoted an associate of Ghosn, Imad Ajami, as claiming the tycoon was helped by two private security operatives who pretende
World BusinessJan. 5, 2020
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[Graphic News] Trump, Obama tied as most admired man in 2019
President Donald Trump and former President Barack Obama tied as the most admired man of 2019, according to a Gallup survey in the US. This is the first year Trump has risen to the top spot in the annual survey and the 12th year for Obama. Each was named by 18 percent of respondents to the open-ended survey conducted Dec. 2-15, 2019. Obama tied former President Dwight Eisenhower for the most times named as most admired man since the survey began in 1948. Former first lady Michelle Obama was nam
World NewsJan. 5, 2020
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Japan blasts 'unjustifiable' Ghosn's escape
TOKYO (AFP) -- Carlos Ghosn's escape from Japan is "unjustifiable" and he is thought to have left the country using "illegal methods", the Japanese justice minister said Sunday, in the first official public comments on the case.The 65-year-old former Nissan boss skipped bail and fled Japan where he was awaiting trial over multiple counts of financial misconduct that he denies.It was the latest twist in a saga that has gripped the business world and his escape from Japan has l
World NewsJan. 5, 2020
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Trump says US targeting 52 sites in Iran, as tension mounts
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- President Donald Trump warned Saturday that the US is targeting 52 sites in Iran and will hit them "very fast and very hard" if the Islamic republic attacks American personnel or assets.In a saber-rattling tweet that defended Friday's US drone strike assassination of a powerful Iranian general in Iraq, Trump said 52 represents the number of Americans held hostage at the US embassy in Tehran for more than a year starting in late 1979.Trump said some of these sites ar
World NewsJan. 5, 2020
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State Department tells US citizens to leave Iraq ‘immediately’
BAGHDAD(AFP) -- The State Department today told US citizens to leave Iraq “immediately,” after an American strike killed top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani in Baghdad.“Due to heightened tensions in Iraq and the region, we urge US citizens to depart Iraq immediately,” the State Department tweeted. “Due to Iranian-backed militia attacks at the US Embassy compound, all consular operations are suspended. US citizens should not approach the Embassy.”T
World NewsJan. 3, 2020
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Oil prices surge after US strike kills Iranian general
HONG KONG (AFP) -- Oil prices soared more than four percent Friday following news that the US had killed a top Iranian general, fanning fresh fears of a conflict in the crude-rich region.The head of Iran's Quds Force, Qasem Soleimani, was hit in an attack on Baghdad's international airport early Friday, according to Hased, a powerful Iraqi paramilitary force linked to Tehran.Later, Donald Trump tweeted a picture of the American flag, and the Pentagon said he had ordered Soleimani's killing. Bren
World NewsJan. 3, 2020
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Iran supreme leader vows 'severe revenge' for Soleimani killing
TEHRAN (AFP) -- Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed "severe revenge" after the United States killed the commander of the Islamic republic's Quds Force, General Qasem Soleimani, in Baghdad on Friday."Martyrdom was the reward for his ceaseless efforts in all these years," Khamenei said on his Farsi-language Twitter account in reference to Soleimani, also declaring three days of mourning. "With him gone, God willing, his work and his path will not be stopped,
World NewsJan. 3, 2020
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'I did it alone', Ghosn says of Japan escape
BEIRUT (AFP) -- Carlos Ghosn claimed Thursday he organised his dramatic escape from bail in Japan alone as the disgraced auto tycoon enjoyed his first days of freedom in Beirut despite an Interpol arrest notice.The exact circumstances of the former Renault-Nissan boss's escape from a case he said was "rigged" were unclear but media reports described a plot that had all the trappings of a spy novel.Turkey said seven people had been detained for questioning, including four pilots, over h
World NewsJan. 3, 2020
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Top Iran commander Qasem Soleimani killed in US strike on Baghdad
BAGHDAD (AFP) -- Top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani was killed Friday in a US strike on Baghdad's international airport, Iran and the US confirmed, in a dramatic escalation of tensions between the two countries.The Pentagon said US President Donald Trump ordered Soleimani's "killing," after a pro-Iran mob this week laid siege to the US embassy.Following Soleimani's death, Trump tweeted an image of the US flag without any further explanation.The pre-dawn developments mark the most ma
World NewsJan. 3, 2020
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US stocks finish 1st session of 2020 at records
NEW YORK (AFP) -- Wall Street stocks ended at fresh records on Thursday, a buoyant start to the 2020 trading campaign that extended the late-2019 rally.The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 1.2 percent to 28,868.80.The broad-based S&P 500 gained 0.8 percent to 3,257.85, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index jumped 1.3 percent to 9,092.19, its biggest single-session gain in nearly three months.All three indices finished at all-time highs, the latest in a run of records as US-China tr
World NewsJan. 3, 2020
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[Graphic News] Colosseum tops most popular experiences of 2019
European landmarks dominate TripAdvisor’s list of most popular travel experiences of 2019, with Rome’s Colosseum topping the ranking for the second year in a row. The top 10 list is filled with some of the world’s most recognizable sites, mostly concentrated in Europe, with the exception of a handful of US landmarks and attractions. After the Colosseum, the Louvre in Paris and the Vatican round out the top three spots. Asia, the Middle East, Latin America and Africa are cons
World NewsJan. 2, 2020
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Australia orders evacuation of fire-ravaged towns before heatwave
SYDNEY (AFP) -- Australia authorised the forced evacuation of residents Thursday amid a mass exodus of tourists from fire-ravaged coastal communities, as the country braces for a weekend heatwave expected to fan deadly bushfires.Catastrophic blazes ripped through the country's south-east on New Year's Eve, killing at least eight people and stranding holidaymakers.New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian declared a seven-day state of emergency that allows for forced evacuations beginning Friday
World NewsJan. 2, 2020
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Massive Hong Kong pro-democracy rally ends in police clashes
HONG KONG (AFP) -- A huge New Year's Day pro-democracy rally in Hong Kong ended in mass arrests and clashes between police and hardcore protesters, as demonstrators sought to carry their movement's momentum into 2020.Hong Kong has been battered by nearly seven months of unrest -- its biggest political crisis in decades -- which has seen millions come out on the streets demanding greater democratic freedoms.Organisers claimed more than a million people gathered for Wednesday's rally, which had ap
World NewsJan. 2, 2020
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Pro-Iran protesters leave US embassy in Baghdad
BAGHDAD (AFP) -- Pro-Iran demonstrators left the besieged US embassy in Baghdad on Wednesday after the Hashed al-Shaabi paramilitary force ordered them to withdraw a day after their dramatic incursion.Thousands of Iraqi supporters of the largely Iranian-trained Hashed had encircled and vandalised the embassy compound Tuesday, outraged by US air strikes that killed 25 Hashed fighters over the weekend.They marched unimpeded through the checkpoints of the usually high-security Green Zone to the emb
World NewsJan. 2, 2020
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Bailed tycoon Ghosn 'escapes' to Lebanon from 'rigged' Japan
BEIRUT/TOKYO (AFP) -- Former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn said Tuesday he had fled to Lebanon to escape injustice in Japan, where he was on bail awaiting trial on financial misconduct charges.The auto tycoon's abrupt departure was the latest twist in a rollercoaster journey that saw him fall from boardroom to detention centre and it sparked questions over an embarrassing security lapse in Japan.In a statement, the 65-year-old tycoon said he would "no longer be held hostage by a rigged Japanese
World NewsDec. 31, 2019
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Iraq warns US ties at stake after deadly strikes
BAGHDAD (AFP) -- Iraq's government warned Monday that its relations with the United States were at risk after deadly American air strikes against a pro-Iran group sparked anger on the streets, with protesters torching US flags.Baghdad said it would summon the US ambassador while Washington responded by accusing Iraqi authorities of having failed to "protect" US interests.At least 25 fighters were killed in Sunday night's attacks, which saw US planes hit several bases belonging to the H
World NewsDec. 31, 2019
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Microsoft seizes web domains used by North Korean hackers
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Microsoft said Monday it obtained a court order allowing it to seize web domains used by North Korean hacking groups to launch cyberattacks on human rights activists, researchers and others.The US technology giant said a federal court allowed it to take control of 50 domains operated by a group dubbed Thallium, which tricked online users by fraudulently using Microsoft brands and trademarks."This network was used to target victims and then compromise their online account
World NewsDec. 31, 2019