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US-backed Syria force says IS holding 1,000 civilians
AL-OMAR OIL FIELD BASE, Syria (AP) — Islamic State militants are preventing more than 1,000 civilia...a village in eastern Syria, a spokesman for the U.S.-backed Syrian militia fighting the group said S...
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Korea’s current account extends 21-year surplus in 2018: BOK
South Korea’s current account surplus extended its surplus for 21 years straight in 2018, on the ba...mports also took an uptrend due to the increased oil prices, BOK officials explained. The deficit i...
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Fine dust A to Z: everything you need to know to beat fine dust
...ving the burning of fuels such as coal, wood and oil. Toxic particles are generated indoors, too. ... a lack of scientific research to determine China’s contribution to the air pollution here. The sta...
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Posco Daewoo acquires Ukraine grain export terminal
...ne. Orexim is the largest exporter of sunflower oil in Ukraine, which has one of the largest grain ...Daewoo believes the deal will contribute to Korea’s efforts to strengthen food security. Asia’s four...
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[Hal Brands] South America is battlefield in new Cold War
...lenger for predominant regional influence. Castro’s Cuba turned inward, consumed by a profound econo...s, and resumed providing military technology and oil to Cuba. Much to the concern of the US governme...
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Mezzotint artist Hwang Kyu-baik’s oil paintings on show in Seoul
Artist Hwang Kyu-baik’s solo exhibition featuring some 20 recent oil paintings opened Tuesday at the Gana Art Center in Pyeongchang-dong, Seoul. Born in 1932, Hwang has earned international recognit...
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Details of cost-sharing for US troops in Korea
...1991 under the Special Measures Agreement. Korea’s contributions, increased by 8.2 percent this yea...on logistics. Chang Won-sam (right), South Korea‘s delegate to defense cost talks with the United S...
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[Ann McFeatters] Our role model in the White House
...an watch your favorite shows, tweet to your heart’s content, insult opponents at will. You don’t e...y saying the US is now the top world producer of oil and gas, although that’s been true for seven ye...
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Refiners' weak earnings may continue into Q1
...to the current quarter due to a sharp falloff in oil prices and a narrowing refining margin, industr...d other refiners, including GS-Caltex Corp. and S-Oil Corp., reported weaker-than-expected earnings ...
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Hyundai Oilbank to import 2m barrels of Iranian condensate in Feb.
...e issue said Monday. It would be Hyundai Oilbank’s first imports of ultralight crude since Septembe...seven other countries to continue to buy Iranian oil over the next six months. South Korea is the t...