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[Graphic News] S. Korea's corruption awareness ranking rises 6 notches to 45th in 2018

South Korea rose six notches in an international corruption awareness ranking to No. 45 of 180 countries in 2018, a report from a global anti-corruption watchdog showed. South Korea scored 57 out ...

Feb 10, 2019
World News
[Graphic News] Hong Kong illegal wildlife trade on rise

Illegal wildlife trade in Hong Kong is booming, according to a new study. In a report, conservation groups said Hong Kong has become a hub for wildlife crime, as millions of animals, plants and th...

Feb 7, 2019
World News
From boardroom to prison: Ghosn still CEO at heart

Carlos Ghosn started his interview like an executive running a board meeting. "We don't have too much time, so let's start," he told two reporters from AFP and French daily Les Echos, as if calling ...

Jan 31, 2019
World Business
[Newsmaker] US charges Huawei in technology theft, sanctions violations

The US Justice Department on Monday unveiled sweeping charges against Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei in two cases likely to ratchet up tensions between the two superpowers -- including that ...

Jan 29, 2019
World News
[Graphic News] "Living Coral" is 2019 color of the year

Following 2018’s dramatic Ultra Violet, Pantone’s Color of the Year 2019 is Living Coral. Pantone Color Institute describes the color that “Living Coral is a bright pink-orange hue with a soft, go...

Jan 28, 2019
World
20 dead as bombs target Sunday Mass in Philippine cathedral

JOLO, Philippines (AP) – Two bombs minutes apart tore through a Roman Catholic cathedral on a southern Philippine island where Muslim militants are active, killing at least 20 people and wounding 111...

Jan 27, 2019
World News
US version of 'King of Masked Singer' hugely popular

An American version of the popular South Korean TV variety show "King of Masked Singer" has been a sensation in the United States, garnering over 10 million views per episode, the show's producers sa...

Jan 27, 2019
World News
40 dead, many feared buried in mud after Brazil dam collapse

The death toll from the collapse of a dam holding back mine waste in southeastern Brazil rose to 40 on Saturday as searchers flying in helicopters and rescuers laboring in deep mud uncovered more bod...

Jan 27, 2019
World News
Microsoft 'waiting to find out' why Bing went offline in China

Microsoft is still trying to figure out why its Bing search engine temporarily went offline in China, the company's president said following speculation that it could have been blocked by censors. T...

Jan 25, 2019
World News
[Graphic News] London retains tech startup crown

London is Europe’s most attractive city for technology startups, despite a sharp slowdown last year, a study showed. With Brexit looming, the mayor’s promotional agency, London & Partners, said 1....

Jan 23, 2019
World Business
World's 26 richest own same as poorest half of humanity: Oxfam

The world's 26 richest people own the same wealth as the poorest half of humanity, Oxfam said Monday, urging governments to hike taxes on the wealthy to fight soaring inequality. A new report from t...

Jan 21, 2019
World News
UK PM May seeks Brexit fix in crisis talks

British Prime Minister Theresa May scrambled to put together a new Brexit strategy on Thursday after MPs rejected her EU divorce deal, and insisted she could not rule out a potentially damaging "no-d...

Jan 18, 2019
World News
Trump says US will develop space-based missile defense

Moving to protect the US from advanced missile threats from China and Russia, President Donald Trump on Thursday laid out plans for a new array of space-based sensors and other high-tech systems desi...

Jan 18, 2019
World News
[Graphic News] US shutdown sends economy into uncharted waters

The US government shutdown became the longest in history when it entered its 25th day Tuesday. Trump was unmoved in the White House, his border wall unbuilt, and around 800,000 federal workers wer...

Jan 16, 2019
World
May warns MPs against 'catastrophic' failure to deliver Brexit

LONDON (AFP) -- British Prime Minister Theresa May on Sunday warned MPs preparing to vote down her EU divorce deal that failing to deliver Brexit would be a "catastrophic and unforgivable breach of t...

Jan 13, 2019
World News

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