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Pokemon affiliate under fire for Yasukuni Shrine photo

Many Korean social media users expressed their anger towards Creatures Inc., a Japanese developer affiliated with “Pokemon” video game franchise, after its employees allegedly revealed photos worship...

Jan 8, 2019
World News
World Bank chief Jim Yong Kim announces resignation

World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim announced his resignation Monday with nearly three years left in his term, but didn't state the reason for his decision. The Korean-American said on Twitter t...

Jan 8, 2019
World News
Pope decries rise of nationalism, flaws of globalization

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis has expressed concern over the rise of nationalism in the world, blaming the surge partly on globalization's shortcomings. Without citing countries or political parties,...

Jan 7, 2019
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China protests over US warship sighting as trade talks start

BEIJING -- Chinese and American officials began talks Monday aimed at ending a bruising tariffs battle between the world's two biggest economies, as Beijing complained over the sighting of a US warsh...

Jan 7, 2019
World Business
[Graphic News] Fatal air crashes rose last year

A total of 556 people died in 15 plane crashes in 2018, significantly more than the previous year, but long-term trends show that safety has improved, an aviation watchdog reported. The year 2017 ...

Jan 7, 2019
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Malaysia's king abdicates: palace statement

Malaysia's king has abdicated, royal officials said Sunday, ending weeks of speculation about his future after he took a leave of absence and amid rumours he married a Russian former beauty queen. S...

Jan 6, 2019
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Pope urges EU leaders to show solidarity with migrants off Malta

Pope Francis on Sunday urged EU leaders to show "concrete solidarity" with 49 migrants stranded on NGO ships off the coast of Malta who have been refused permission to land. "Forty nine migrants res...

Jan 6, 2019
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Massive data leak targets German officials including Merkel

BERLIN (AFP) -- Hundreds of German politicians, including Chancellor Angela Merkel, have fallen victim to a massive online leak of private data, the government said Friday. "Personal data and docume...

Jan 4, 2019
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Boeing stuck in Iran creates headaches for Norwegian airline

OSLO (AFP) -- Norwegian Air Shuttle said Friday one of its Boeing 737s has been stuck in Iran for three weeks after an unscheduled landing due to engine problems, as US restrictions reportedly create...

Jan 4, 2019
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Suspected Ebola case in Sweden: officials

STOCKHOLM (AFP) -- A patient in Sweden has been admitted to hospital with a suspected case of Ebola, a highly infectious and potentially fatal disease, health care officials said Friday. "Test resul...

Jan 4, 2019
World News
[Graphic News] Samsung No. 1 in number of patents filed for self-driving cars

According to the data compiled by the European Patent Office, the number of applications related to self-driving cars filed in Europe was 3,998 in 2017, growing more than threefold from 922 in 2011....

Jan 3, 2019
World Business
Chinese spacecraft makes first landing on moon's far side

A Chinese spacecraft on Thursday made the first-ever landing on the far side of the moon, state media said. The lunar explorer Chang'e 4 touched down at 10:26 a.m., China Central Television said in ...

Jan 3, 2019
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Trump warns US government shutdown could last a 'long time'

US President Donald Trump met top Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday, but they failed to hammer out an agreement that would end a partial government shutdown over his demand for billions of dollars to...

Jan 3, 2019
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China's leader urges action on unification with Taiwan

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday urged both sides to reach an early consensus on the unification of China and Taiwan and not leave the issue for future generations. No one or no party can s...

Jan 2, 2019
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US, Israel exit UN cultural agency, claiming bias

PARIS (AP) - The United States and Israel officially quit the UN's educational, scientific and cultural agency at the stroke of midnight, the culmination of a process triggered more than a year ago a...

Jan 2, 2019
World News

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