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Korea pounds U.S. 8-0 for Premier 12 championship
South Korea became the inaugural champion of the Premier 12 baseball tournament in Tokyo on Saturday.With its offense clicking from the start, South Korea pounded the United States 8-0 in the final at Tokyo Dome to take the championship. A would-be major leaguer Park Byung-ho blasted a three-run home run in the five-run fourth inning, and starter Kim Kwang-hyun threw five shutout innings for the breezy victory.South Korea opened the scoring in the top first. Leadoff Jeong Keun-woo hit a single t
Baseball Nov. 21, 2015
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Terror alert shuts Brussels metro
All metro train stations in Brussels will be closed on Saturday, the city's public transport network said after Belgium raised the capital's terror alert to the highest level, warning of an "imminent threat." Belgian Army soldiers patrol in the picturesque Grand Place in the center of Brussels on Friday. (AP-Yonhap News)"On the recommendation of the crisis centre of the Federal Interior Public Service, all our metro and light railway stations... will stay closed today. This is a precautionary me
World News Nov. 21, 2015
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N. Korea bashes U.N. resolution on rights abuses
North Korea on Saturday bristled at the recently-adopted U.N. resolution condemning its human rights situation, claiming that it is a U.S.-led attempt to topple the communist regime. On Thursday, the U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly passed a resolution that calls for referring the communist country to the International Criminal Court over its grave rights situation."We categorically reject the 'human rights resolution', a vivid expression of the U.S. hostile policy toward the DPRK and a typi
North Korea Nov. 21, 2015
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U.N., EU step up fight against IS after Paris attacks
The U.N. Security Council Friday urged its members to ramp up their fight against Islamic State jihadists after the Paris attacks, as Europe said it would tighten border checks and Brussels issued its highest terror alert.Hours before the U.N. Security Council passed the resolution authorizing countries to "take all necessary measures" against IS, gunmen stormed a luxury hotel in Mali's capital, taking more than 100 people hostage in a siege that left at least 27 dead.The attack on Bamako's luxu
World News Nov. 21, 2015
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Fire in coal mine in China kills 21, leaves 1 missing
A late-night fire at a coal mine killed 21 people and left one missing in the northeastern Chinese province of Heilongjiang, local authorities and state media said Saturday.The fire at the Xinghua mine in the city of Jixi was brought under control on Saturday, and 21 bodies were recovered at the mine, owned by the Heilongjiang Longmay Mining Holding Group, the official Xinhua News Agency said.The provincial work safety administration confirmed the incident and the death toll on Saturday. A work
World News Nov. 21, 2015
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Focus on jihad attacks as Asia-Pacific leaders reconvene
Asia-Pacific leaders meeting in Malaysia on Saturday condemned the string of Islamic extremist attacks from Paris to Mali, urging an international effort to fight the scourge.Prime Minister Najib Razak of Muslim-majority Malaysia opened a fresh round of summitry in Kuala Lumpur by railing against the ideological mantle claimed by Islamic militants."The perpetrators of these cowardly and barbaric acts do not represent any race, religion or creed," he told fellow Southeast Asian leaders. "They are
World News Nov. 21, 2015
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Obama condemns 'appalling' Mali jihadist attack
U.S. President Barack Obama on Saturday condemned what he called the "appalling" jihadist hostage seige in Mali that left at least 27 people dead, including an American citizen."This barbarity only stiffens our resolve to meet this challenge," he said during a visit to Malaysia, referring to the global threat of extremist violence.Gun-toting jihadists took more than 100 people hostage for around nine hours at a top hotel in Mali's capital Bamako on Friday.The assault was claimed by the Al-Murabi
World News Nov. 21, 2015
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EPA says VW cheating software is on more vehicles
Volkswagen's emissions cheating scandal widened Friday after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said the German automaker used software to cheat on pollution tests on more six-cylinder diesel vehicles than originally thought.Volkswagen told the EPA and the California Air Resources Board the software is on about 85,000 Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche vehicles with 3-liter engines going back to the 2009 model year. Earlier this month the regulators accused VW of installing the so-called “defeat
World Business Nov. 21, 2015
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U.N. unanimously approves 'all necessary measures' to fight IS
The U.N. Security Council on Friday authorized countries to "take all necessary measures" to fight the Islamic State group in a resolution that won unanimous backing a week after the Paris attacks. U.N. Security Council members vote on a French-sponsored counter terrorism resolution aimed at Islamic extremist, Friday (AP-Yonhap)The French-drafted measure calls on all U.N. member states to "redouble and coordinate their efforts to prevent and suppress terrorist attacks" committed by IS and other
World News Nov. 21, 2015
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Labor groups' offices raided over last week's massive rallies
Police raided the offices of labor groups on Saturday as part of their ongoing probe into last week's large-scale anti-government rally in downtown Seoul, officers said.Officers at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency raided 12 offices of eight labor unions, including the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU), and secured data on the massive protest at the Gwanghwamun Plaza last Saturday.Some 130,000 demonstrators from 53 labor unions and civic organizations took to the streets against the
Social Affairs Nov. 21, 2015
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Park to meet with regional leaders in Malaysia
President Park Geun-hye is preparing to meet with a dozen regional leaders in Malaysia on Saturday, the latest in a string of summits amid territorial disputes in the South China Sea.The meeting involves the leaders of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations and their three Northeast Asian dialogue partners -- South Korea, China and Japan.ASEAN comprises Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, Singapore and Vietnam.The leaders are expected to
Politics Nov. 21, 2015
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Belgium raises terror alert to highest level in Brussels
Belgium raised its terror alert to the highest level in the capital Brussels on Saturday, with the OCAM national crisis center warning of an "imminent threat" a week after the Paris attacks. "Following our latest evaluation... the center has raised its terror alert to level 4, signifying a very serious threat, for the Brussels region," it said, as Europe tightens security after Islamic State militants killed 130 people in the French capital."The analysis shows a serious and imminent threat requi
World News Nov. 21, 2015
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At least 27 dead in Mali hotel attack claimed by al-Qaida affiliate
Gun-toting jihadists took more than 100 people hostage for around nine hours at a top hotel in Mali's capital Bamako on Friday, in an attack claimed by an al-Qaida affiliate that left at least 27 people dead. Rescue team members carry out a body of a victim from the Radisson Blu hotel in Bamako, Mali, Friday. (Xinhua)The assault, which was claimed by the Al-Murabitoun group of notorious one-eyed Algerian militant Mokhtar Belmokhtar, added to fears over the global jihadist threat, a week after th
World News Nov. 21, 2015
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STX Offshore seeks 800 layoffs by 2016
Cash-strapped STX Offshore & Shipbuilding has proposed drastic restructuring measures to its labor union in order to avoid court receivership, sources said Wednesday.They noted that STX chief executive Lee Byung-mo plans to ensure the company’s survival by slashing 800 jobs, or 30 percent of its workforce of around 2,600, and cutting salaries by 10 percent. He also seeks to drastically streamline the organizational structure. In a recent email to employees, Lee said that restructuring is “the on
Industry Nov. 18, 2015
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German police arrest three with suspected Paris links
Officers in the German town of Alsdorf have arrested two women and a man suspected of being connected with the terror attacks in Paris.Special forces apprehended the trio at about 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, police spokesman Werner Schneider said by phone, confirming a report in Aachener Zeitung.The suspects were arrested outside a job center on the Joseph-von-Fraunhofer-Strasse after police stopped their car, Aachener Zeitung reported. Officers are out in force in the town, near the city of Aachen, a
World News Nov. 17, 2015
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