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January 21, 2019 World News

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...

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...

January 18, 2019
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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...

January 13, 2019
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Aid groups hopeful US will ease N.Korea restrictions

Aid groups voiced optimism Thursday that the United States would ease restrictions on operations inside North Korea amid warming relations between Washington and the impoverished country. Stephen Bi...

January 11, 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...

January 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...

January 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...

January 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...

January 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...

January 4, 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...

January 3, 2019
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[Newsmaker] White House chief: Trump not building a 'wall'

Outgoing White House chief John Kelly said in an interview published Sunday that he had "nothing but compassion" for undocumented migrants crossing into the US, and undercut President Donald Trump's ...

December 31, 2018
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Boat with 311 migrants docks in Spain after spending Christmas at sea

A charity rescue vessel carrying 311 mainly African migrants plucked off Libya docked in Spain on Friday, ending a traumatic journey which saw them spend Christmas at sea and several European nations...

December 29, 2018
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Spiegel suspends two editors after fake news scandal

Influential German news weekly Der Spiegel, shaken by a scandal over a reporter who admitted faking stories for years, said it has suspended two senior editors. The contracts of Ullrich Fichtner, an...

December 29, 2018
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6.9-magnitude quake hits Philippines triggering small tsunami

A 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck off the Philippine island of Mindanao on Saturday triggering a tsunami warning, with small waves expected to hit southern parts of the country and neighbouring Indon...

December 29, 2018
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Canadian teacher detained in China is freed

A Canadian teacher arrested in China for administrative reasons -- a case officially unrelated to the ongoing diplomatic row between Beijing and Ottawa -- has been freed, authorities said Friday. Gl...

December 29, 2018
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Publisher. Editor : Kwon Chung-won
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