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OSCE urges Poland show ‘restraint’ against reporter

WARSAW, Poland (AP) _ The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe says it is concerned about legal steps the Polish government is taking against a reporter who alleges the defense ministe...

Aug 4, 2017
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With live-fire drill, China warns India not to test Beijing

BEIJING (AP) _ Beijing is intensifying its warnings to Indian troops to get out of a contested region high in the Himalayas where China, India and Bhutan meet, saying China‘s ``restraint has its limi...

Aug 4, 2017
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Flames engulf 86-story residential skyscraper in Dubai

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) _ A fire broke out after midnight Friday in one of the world's tallest residential towers in Dubai, engulfing part of the skyscraper and sending chunks of debris plum...

Aug 4, 2017
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[Graphic News] National Museum of China tops list of most-visited museums

The National Museum of China in Beijing is now the most-visited museum in the world, according to a report published by the Themed Entertainment Association and AECOM. The museum for Chinese history...

Aug 3, 2017
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[Graphic News] Newborns estimated at 360,000 this year

The number of newborns in South Korea is expected to be around 360,000 for 2017, marking a record low, according to the Health Ministry and National Statistical Office. The figure is 12.4 percent lo...

Aug 1, 2017
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[Newsmaker] Scaramucci out after Trump changes chief of staff

Foul-mouthed spin doctor Anthony Scaramucci was axed as White House communications director Monday, just 10 days after being named to the post and hours after Donald Trump installed a new chief of st...

Aug 1, 2017
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[Graphic News] Top conglomerates stingy in making donations

According to data from market researcher Chaebul.com, listed firms of conglomerates donated 963.2 billion won ($847.8 million) last year, down 1.7 percent from a year earlier. Listed affiliates of S...

Jul 31, 2017
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[Newsmaker] US to cut 755 US diplomatic staff in Russia, says Putin

President Vladimir Putin on Sunday said the United States would have to cut 755 diplomatic staff in Russia and warned of a prolonged gridlock in its ties after the US Congress backed new sanctions ag...

Jul 31, 2017
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US says THAAD intercept test successful

WASHINGTON -- The United States said Sunday it carried out another successful test of the THAAD missile defense system, as tensions run high over North Korea's missile and nuclear programs. The test...

Jul 31, 2017
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US conducts successful test of THAAD missile defense system

WASHINGTON -- The United States said Sunday it has conducted a successful test of an advanced missile defense system two days after North Korea test launched its second intercontinental ballistic mis...

Jul 31, 2017
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20,000 fans flee huge fire at music festival in Barcelona

A huge fire at a music festival in Spain forced the evacuation of over 20,000 concertgoers and incinerated the event's stage in Barcelona, the regional government said Sunday. The fire Saturday nigh...

Jul 30, 2017
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Philippine mayor, 13 others killed in raids linked to drugs

Police in the southern Philippines said they fatally shot a city mayor who was among the politicians President Rodrigo Duterte publicly linked to illegal drugs and at least 13 others Sunday, in one o...

Jul 30, 2017
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[Graphic News] Auto recalls to reach record high in 2017

According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transportation, a total of 1,308,758 domestic vehicles have been ordered to be recalled so far this year across 172 cases. The number of cars su...

Jul 30, 2017
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[Graphic News] Korean ranked 6th coolest nationality: CNN

CNN revealed the list of the world’s coolest nationalities, with Brazilians taking the top spot, followed by Singaporeans, Jamaicans, Mongolians and Americans respectively. South Koreans ranked sixt...

Jul 27, 2017
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[Newsmaker] Transgender personnel barred from US military: Trump

President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that transgender people may not serve “in any capacity” in the US military, upending a key policy from Barack Obama’s administration and drawing swift conde...

Jul 27, 2017
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