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German foreign minister 'happy and relieved' Savchenko freedInternationalMay 25, 2016BERLIN (AFP) - German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Wednesday hailed the release of Ukrainian helicopter pilot Nadiya Savchenko after nearly two years in a Russian prison. "I am happy ...
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Gangnam murder case triggers debate on misogyny and mental illness in KoreaSocial affairsMay 20, 2016The recent murder of a 23-year-old woman at the hands of a man with a history of schizophrenia in Seoul’s Gangnam district has triggered debate on misogyny and mental illness here. The 34-year-old ... -
Morning-after pills to remain prescription drugs in South KoreaSocial affairsMay 20, 2016The South Korean government announced Friday that it will stick to its conventional measures on emergency contraception pills -- birth control measures used after sexual intercourse to prevent pregna... -
Air pollutants blamed for rising birth defects in South Korea: studySocial affairsMay 9, 2016The number of South Korean babies with birth defects has increased significantly since the early 1990s, likely due to traffic-related air pollutants and endocrine disruptors, a study showed Monday. ... -
More young children addicted to smartphone, Internet in Korea: surveySocial affairsMay 9, 2016A government study showed Monday that as of this year nearly 14 percent of South Korean schoolchildren are addicted to either smartphones or the Internet. By surveying 1.5 million students aged 11,... -
Fewer Koreans feel responsible for aging parentsSocial affairsMay 8, 2016Fewer Koreans believe that grown-up children should be responsible emotionally and financially to care for their aging parents, a study showed Sunday. According to the report released by the Korean... -
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[NEWSMAKER] Tense protests against Trump in CaliforniaInternationalApr 30, 2016BURLINGAME (AFP) -- Hundreds of demonstrators jostled with police in riot gear outside a California hotel where Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump gave a speech, forcing the candidate t... -
South Korean workers to stage big rallies nationwideSocial affairsApr 30, 2016Tens of thousands of unionized workers will hold rallies across the country to criticize the government's labor reform plans that they say will make firing people easier, the nation's two largest umb...
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China, Japan hold FM talks to improve strained tiesForeign affairsApr 30, 2016The foreign ministers of China and Japan held bilateral talks in Beijing on Saturday with the aim of improving ties strained by territorial and historical disputes. Meeting Japanese Foreign Minister...
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Colombia's illegal mining linked to malaria outbreakInternationalApr 30, 2016BOGOTA, (AFP) -- Colombia's widespread illegal mining is blamed for causing environmental damage and holding workers in slave-like conditions -- and now is also being blamed for a malaria outbreak. ...
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N. Korea slams S. Korea-U.S. drills as 'worst provocation ever'Social affairsApr 30, 2016North Korea on Saturday condemned South Korea and the United States for conducting joint military drills that it called the "worst military provocation in the history of the Korean Peninsula." South...
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Colorado woman gets 100 years for cutting baby from wombInternationalApr 30, 2016BOULDER, Colo. (AP) -- A judge on Friday sentenced a Colorado woman who cut a baby from a stranger's womb to 100 years in prison, including the maximum penalties for attempted murder and unlawful ter...
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President Park to depart for Iran to seek opportunitiesForeign affairsApr 30, 2016South Korean President Park Geun-hye will leave for Iran on Sunday to help South Korean businesses expand into the Middle East's least-tapped market, Cheong Wa Dae said. Park is the first South Kore... -
North Korea sends another US citizen to prisonNorth KoreaApr 30, 2016PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) -- North Korea sentenced a U.S. citizen of Korean heritage to 10 years in prison with hard labor after convicting him of espionage and subversion, the second American it h...
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THAAD shouldn't affect China's pressure on N. Korea: White HouseNorth KoreaApr 30, 2016The potential deployment of the THAAD missile defense system to South Korea should not affect China's pressure on North Korea because THAAD is aimed only at the North and reining in Pyongyang is in C...
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