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Signs point to N. Korean troops in Russia-Ukraine combat zone
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[Exclusive] Korean adoptee sisters meet for the first time in 39 years
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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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First lady’s controversies to top agenda at meeting of party leaders
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Trade war cited as cause for 10,000 layoffs in US in August: report
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- The pace of downsizing at American companies surged last month, with more than 10,000 job cuts blamed on “trade difficulties” alone, according to figures released Thursday.Employers also announced the most layoffs of any August since 2009, the outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas said.Job cuts rose 38 percent over July, with 53,480 positions to be slashed from employer payrolls, led by workforce reductions in health care, which had been a mainst
World BusinessSept. 5, 2019
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[Graphic News] More than 2,300 tigers killed and trafficked this century
More than 2,300 endangered tigers have been killed and illegally trafficked since the turn of the century, according to a recent report, urging more action to protect the giant cats. With an average of more than 120 illegally trafficked tigers seized each year -- which amounts to over two each week since 2000 -- conservation group Traffic warned there was little sign of respite for the species. In 1900, more than 100,000 tigers were estimated to roam the planet. But that fell to a
World NewsSept. 5, 2019
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[Newsmaker] Hong Kong leader shelves loathed extradition law
HONG KONG (AFP) - Hong Kong's leader on Wednesday bowed to a key demand of pro-democracy protesters following three months of unrest, announcing the withdrawal of a loathed extradition bill, but activists vowed to press on with their campaign.Millions of people have taken to Hong Kong's streets since June in the biggest challenge to China's rule of semi-autonomous Hong Kong since its handover from the British in 1997.After refusing for months to permanently withdraw the bill, which aimed to allo
World NewsSept. 4, 2019
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Devastation in Bahamas as Hurricane Dorian crawls along US coast
NASSAU, Bahamas (AFP) -- Weakening slightly but still packing a powerful punch, Hurricane Dorian churned along the southeastern coast of the United States on Tuesday after delivering a devastating blow to the Bahamas.Bahamas National Security Minister Marvin Dames said several children were among the five deaths reported in the Atlantic archipelago from the monster storm and predicted more fatalities."I can't see any way out of it," the Nassau Guardian newspaper quoted Dames as telling
World NewsSept. 4, 2019
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Major defeat for British PM as lawmakers seize Brexit agenda
LONDON (AP) -- On a day of humiliating setbacks, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered a major defeat in Parliament on Tuesday night as rebellious lawmakers voted to seize control of the Brexit agenda, prompting the embattled prime minister to say he would call for a new general election.The 328 to 301 vote, made possible by fellow Conservatives who turned their back on Johnson's pleas, cleared the way for his opponents to introduce a bill Wednesday that would seek to prevent Britain fro
World NewsSept. 4, 2019
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Hong Kong leader insists she will stay on
HONG KONG (AFP) -- Hong Kong's embattled leader insisted Tuesday she had no intention of stepping down after an audio recording emerged of her saying she wanted to quit over three months of unrest in the southern Chinese city.Hong Kong has endured dozens of sometimes violent pro-democracy protests triggered by opposition to Chief Executive Carrie Lam's bid to push through a law allowing extraditions to mainland China.The protests have evolved into a wider democracy campaign involving clashes bet
World NewsSept. 4, 2019
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UN rights investigator on Myanmar lambasts Suu Kyi
Myanmar's civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi has washed her hands of the Rohingya crisis, a UN rights investigator said Tuesday ahead of a meeting between South Korea's President Moon Jae-in and the tarnished democracy icon.Yanghee Lee, a university professor in Seoul who is the United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights to Myanmar, said Suu Kyi was "terribly misguided and misinformed" about the abuses against the stateless Muslim minority in her country.The Nobel laureate was und
World NewsSept. 3, 2019
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[Graphic News] What is a Category 5 storm?
What is a Category 5 storm? Hurricane Dorian has slammed into the northern Bahamas, one of the strongest storms to make landfall in history. It’s also the fifth Category 5 storm to form in the Atlantic in the past four years. Here are some facts about what makes a Category 5 storm and what to expect as climate change supercharges our weather.What is a Category 5 storm? Scientists rank hurricanes from one to five on what is called the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Categor
WorldSept. 3, 2019
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Trump touts Korea trade deal as he marks Labor Day
US President Donald Trump on Monday marked Labor Day by boasting of his administration's economic successes, including the revision of a free trade deal with South Korea.Trump's proclamation for Labor Day was released by the White House on Friday but also tweeted by the president on Monday. "My Administration has been working tirelessly to renegotiate one-sided trade agreements to obtain fairer terms for American companies and workers," he wrote, citing first the new trade deal between
World NewsSept. 3, 2019
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US, Poland sign joint document on 5G technology cooperation
The US and Poland signed an agreement on Monday to cooperate on new 5G technology amid growing concerns about Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei.Vice President Mike Pence and Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki signed the deal in Warsaw, where Pence is filling in for President Donald Trump, who scrapped his trip at the last minute because of Hurricane Dorian.The signing comes amid a global battle between the US and Huawei, the world's biggest maker of network infrastructure equipment,
World BusinessSept. 2, 2019
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[Graphic News] Quarter of world’s population facing extreme water stress
Nearly a quarter of the world’s population lives in 17 countries facing extremely high water stress, close to “day zero” conditions when the taps run dry, according to a recent report. The World Resources Institute’s Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas ranked water stress, drought risk and riverine flood risk using a peer-reviewed methodology. Qatar, Israel, Lebanon, Iran, Jordan, Libya, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Eritrea, UAE, San Marino, Bahrain, India, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Oman a
World NewsSept. 2, 2019
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Germany asks Polish forgiveness 80 years after WWII outbreak
WARSAW (AFP) -- German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Sunday asked Poland's forgiveness 80 years after Germany's attack triggered World War II while his Polish counterpart denounced Russia's recent "imperialist" aggression against its neighbours.Poland suffered some of the worst horrors of World War II: nearly six million Poles died in the conflict that killed more than 50 million people overall. That figure includes the six million Jews who died in the Holocaust, half of them Po
World NewsSept. 2, 2019
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Israel, Hezbollah exchange fire after week of tensions
KIRYAT SHMONA (AFP) - Israel and Hezbollah exchanged fire along the Lebanese border on Sunday after a week of rising tensions, sparking fears of an escalation and prompting concern from world powers.Israel said it responded with around 100 artillery shells after Hezbollah fired two or three anti-tank missiles at a battalion headquarters and military ambulance, hitting both. Israeli officials refuted claims by the Iranian-backed movement that it had killed and wounded those inside the military ve
World NewsSept. 2, 2019
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Texas shooting toll rises to seven
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- The death toll in a chaotic mass shooting in Texas has risen to seven, the local police chief confirmed Sunday, adding that it might have been far worse had the shooter not been stopped before entering a crowded movie theater.On Sunday, police identified the shooter as a local man named Seth Aaron Ator, age 36. Police had said Saturday that five people died in the frantic shootout spread out over several miles on roads between the cities of Midland and Odessa in the west of t
World NewsSept. 2, 2019
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Hong Kong protesters target airport as city mops up
HONG KONG -- Thousands of Hong Kong pro-democracy activists blocked some routes to the city's airport Sunday as the financial hub cleaned up after another night of violent protests marked by fires, tear gas and police beatings. Operators of the Airport Express train said it suspended services on Sunday afternoon, while black-clad protesters -- hiding from CCTV cameras under umbrellas -- built barricades at the airport bus station and attempted to stop traffic on the main road leading to terminal
World NewsSept. 1, 2019
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[Graphic News] Record number of fires rage in Amazon rainforest
The Amazon rainforest has seen a record number of forest fires this year, according to Brazil’s space research center. The official figures show that more than 75,000 forest fires were recorded in Brazil in 2019 -- the highest number since 2013. That compares with 41,404 in the same period in 2018. The Group of Seven nations on Monday pledged tens of millions of dollars to help fight raging wildfires in the Amazon and protect its rainforest.
World NewsSept. 1, 2019
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Fire, tear gas and petrol bombs as Hong Kong engulfed by chaos
HONG KONG (AFP) -- Chaos engulfed the heart of Hong Kong late Saturday, as police fired tear gas and water cannon at pro-democracy protesters who defied a ban on rallying, set fires, and hurled petrol bombs in some of the most intense clashes in months.Police had banned the demonstration on security grounds, and on Friday arrested several key activists and legislators in a dragnet on pro-democracy figures.But on Saturday afternoon tens of thousands of protesters under a colourful canopy of umbre
World NewsSept. 1, 2019
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Leading Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong arrested: party
HONG KONG (AFP) -- Leading Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong was arrested Friday, his party said, a day ahead of a planned rally in the city that has been banned by police. His arrest came just hours after the reported detention at Hong Kong's airport of a vocal independence campaigner, and as Beijing continues to pile pressure on the anti-establishment movement in the city."Our secretary-general @joshuawongcf was just arrested this morning at roughly 7:30," Demosisto tweeted. &
World NewsAug. 30, 2019
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Costco cuts short China debut after shoppers swamp store
SHANGHAI (AFP) -- US retailer Costco was forced to cut short the opening day of its inaugural mainland China outlet over safety worries Tuesday after huge crowds of bargain-hunters swamped the store in suburban Shanghai.The massive warehouse outlet issued a notice to users of its official app in the early afternoon saying that it would no longer allow more customers through the doors, citing an "overcrowding" situation inside the store and traffic chaos in surrounding areas.Earlier in
World NewsAug. 29, 2019
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[Graphic News] US public has ‘unfavorable’ view of China
The US public’s view of China has plummeted amid a surge in strategic and trade tensions in recent years, the Pew Research Center reported. The group said 60 percent of Americans have an unfavorable view of China, the greatest percentage in the 14 years since the survey began and up from 47 percent a year ago. But more Americans saw China as a military threat than an economic threat, despite the showdown over trade launched by President Donald Trump after he took office in 2017. A majorit
World NewsAug. 27, 2019