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Nobel-winning Hiroshima survivor laments nuclear ‘insanity’

Setsuko Thurlow, 85, was 13 years old when she was rescued from the ruins of the world’s first atomic bombing in Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. On Sunday she receives the Nobel Peace Prize on behalf o...

Dec 11, 2017
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'Firefighting at Christmas' may become normal in California

A week of destructive fires in Southern California is ending but danger still looms. Well into what's considered the wet season, there's been nary a drop of rain. That's good for sun-seeking tourist...

Dec 10, 2017
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Japan plans long-range missiles amid N. Korea threat: minister

Japan plans to purchase offensive air-to-surface missiles to counter North Korea's rising military threat, its defence minister said Friday, a move likely to stir debate over its decades-long pacifis...

Dec 8, 2017
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Trump declares Jerusalem Israeli capital, smashing US policy

WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump shattered decades of unwavering US neutrality on Jerusalem Wednesday, declaring the sorely divided holy city as Israel's capital and sparking frustrated Palestini...

Dec 7, 2017
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London mayor: Britain must apologise for colonial-era massacre

London Mayor Sadiq Khan (right) London‘s first Asian-origin mayor Sadiq Khan said the British government should apologise for a colonial-era massacre in India as he visited the site on Wednesday. T...

Dec 6, 2017
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China slams Australia amid growing foreign interference fears

Beijing accused Australia Wednesday of stirring “anti-China hysteria” after Canberra proposed a suite of foreign interference laws, labelling comments by some government officials as irresponsible. ...

Dec 6, 2017
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Pope Francis defends Jerusalem ‘status quo’

Pope Francis Wednesday defended the “status quo” of Jerusalem, hours ahead of an announcement by US President Donald Trump in which officials said he will recognise the disputed city as Israel‘s capi...

Dec 6, 2017
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Kremlin says Russia must avoid emotional response to Olympic ban

The Kremlin on Wednesday cautioned against an “emotional” response after Russia was banned from the Winter Olympic Games, as politicians and athletes reacted with anger and disappointment. Russia wa...

Dec 6, 2017
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EU blacklists 17 tax havens including South Korea

European Union ministers adopted on Tuesday a blacklist of 17 non-EU tax havens including Panama, South Korea and the United Arab Emirates after a year of tough negotiations. The Paradise Papers lea...

Dec 5, 2017
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Lebanese PM Hariri revokes resignation after consensus deal

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri has formally rescinded his resignation following a consensus deal reached with rival political parties. The announcement came at the end of the first Cabinet meet...

Dec 5, 2017
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IYF signs pact with Tagum City, offers programs at ASEAN Scout Jamboree

Joint efforts underway to offer rehabilitation education to drug addicts

Dec 1, 2017
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Bali ups volcano alert to highest level

KARANGASEM, Indonesia -- Indonesian authorities ordered a mass evacuation of people Monday from an expanded danger zone around an erupting volcano on Bali that has forced the island's international a...

Nov 27, 2017
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Egypt mourns more than 300 killed in mosque attack

Egypt mourned on Saturday as the death toll from a gun and bomb assault on a mosque in the Sinai Peninsula soared above 300, including children, in the deadliest attack the country has witnessed. Th...

Nov 26, 2017
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'Reflections of Diaspora on a Divided Nation' (3)

The Korea Herald publishes three writings and interviews by members of the Korean diaspora, which were included in the anthology " Reflections of Diaspora on a Divided Nation. Following is the third ...

Nov 26, 2017
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'Reflections of Diaspora on a Divided Nation' (2)

The Korea Herald publishes three writings and interviews by members of the Korean diaspora, which were included in the anthology " Reflections of Diaspora on a Divided Nation. Following is the second...

Nov 26, 2017
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