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Korean labor force to shrink by 10 million by 2044: report
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[AtoZ Korean Mind] Does your job define who you are? Should it?
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Allegations surrounding BTS resurface, enraged fans demand apology
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Students with history of violence will be barred from becoming teachers
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Probe of first lady on Dior bag allegations set to begin
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'Super Rich in Korea' will leave viewers appreciating Korea more: producers
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Top prosecutor pledges 'speedy, strict' probe into first lady's luxury bag allegations
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Medical feud leaves hospitals in financial crisis
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'Queen of Tears' riding high on Netflix chart
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Chip up cycle won’t stay long: SK chief
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‘Baby Shark’ song used to soothe toddler becomes rallying cry in Lebanon
A popular children’s song became a rallying cry in Lebanon after protesters in Beirut spontaneously sang the hit to calm a toddler caught in the midst of a noisy demonstration. When driver Eliane Jabbour was surrounded by a rally in the capital last weekend, she asked protesters if they could stop shouting as her young son, Robin, was asleep in the front passenger seat. On the spot, Eliane relates, the crowd spontaneously broke out into a rendition of the song “Baby Shark,” com
Oct. 24, 2019
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Grim find: 39 dead in one of UK's worst trafficking cases
GRAYS (AP) -- Authorities found 39 people dead in a truck in an industrial park in England on Wednesday and arrested the driver on suspicion of murder in one of Britain's worst human-smuggling tragedies.Police were reconstructing the final journey of the victims as they tried to piece together where they were from and how they came to be in England."To put 39 people into a locked metal container shows a contempt for human life that is evil," said Jackie Doyle-Price, a member of Parliam
Oct. 24, 2019
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Taiwan seeks Hong Kong help on murder suspect who triggered protests
TAIPEI (AFP) - Taiwan said Tuesday it had asked Hong Kong for help in collecting a murder suspect who has agreed to return to the island to face trial for killing his girlfriend in a case which inadvertently triggered massive democracy protests.The surprise announcement came just hours after Taipei had said it was Hong Kong's responsibility to put him on trial.Chan Tong-kai, 20, is wanted in Taiwan for the murder of his pregnant girlfriend during a holiday the two Hong Kongers took there in Febr
Oct. 23, 2019
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Brexit delay looms after UK MPs demand more time to debate deal
LONDON (AFP) -- European Council President Donald Tusk said Tuesday he will recommend EU leaders grant another Brexit extension, hours after British MPs rejected Prime Minister Boris Johnson's bid to force his divorce deal through parliament this week.Tusk said he would advise the bloc's 27 other member states to accept a postponement request from the UK government, which Johnson was forced to submit Saturday under British law after he had failed to win lawmakers' backing for his new agreement.H
Oct. 23, 2019
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[Graphic News] UN urges action against food losses, says 14% lost globally
The United Nations’ food agency said around 14 percent of food produced globally is lost and has urged action to address the causes as part of efforts to protect the environment. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization noted that a combination of causes - including harvesting and handling practices, lack of infrastructure, agricultural blights and climatic conditions - keep fueling large food losses around the world. FAO said its estimates focus on losses between harvest and sales. It s
Oct. 22, 2019
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Japan emperor formally proclaims enthronement
TOKYO (AFP) -- Japan's new Emperor Naruhito on Tuesday completed his ascension to the ancient Chrysanthemum throne in a solemn, ritual-bound ceremony performed before hundreds of dignitaries in the Imperial Palace."I hereby declare my enthronement at home and abroad," Naruhito said from inside an elaborately adorned structure housing his throne, with his wife Empress Masako alongside him standing before her own throne.A powerful typhoon that hit Japan earlier this month, killing dozens
Oct. 22, 2019
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Chile orders new curfew as violent protests rage
SANTIAGO (AFP) -- Chile ordered an overnight curfew on Monday for the third day in a row as violent protests and looting that left 11 people dead over the weekend raged on into the working week.Protests originally against a hike in metro fares have turned into anger at the military and President Sebastian Pinera, who on Monday night proposed a "social agreement" to meet the demands of demonstrators.Army general Javier Iturriaga, charged with security in the capital, said the 8:00 pm to
Oct. 22, 2019
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Gay marriage, abortion laws liberalised in N. Ireland
BELFAST (AFP) -- Same-sex marriage and abortion laws in Northern Ireland were liberalised on Monday in a landmark shift for the province aimed at bringing it into line with mainland Britain but which has stoked resentment.The relaxtion of the UK-ruled territory's restrictive laws on the issues occurred at midnight (2300 GMT), after a deadline elapsed for local lawmakers to stop the changes imposed by MPs in Westminster. British lawmakers in July approved decriminalising abortion and creating law
Oct. 22, 2019
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Beijing says no one can stop Taiwan 'reunification'
BEIJING (AFP) -- China's defence minister made an uncompromising call Monday for the "reunification" of Taiwan with the mainland, telling a high level defence forum that the process was something "no force" could stop.Self-ruled Taiwan is viewed by China as a renegade province which will eventually be unified with the mainland, by force if necessary, after the two sides split in 1949 after a civil war.China will not stop in its efforts towards "realising the comple
Oct. 21, 2019
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British PM sends unsigned letter seeking Brexit delay
LONDON (AFP) -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson reluctantly wrote to Brussels asking for a Brexit extension after MPs voted Saturday to force him into seeking a delay beyond October 31.But Johnson, who has pinned his premiership on getting Britain out of the European Union on time, refused to sign the letter he sent to European Council President Donald Tusk. The Conservative leader, who had to send the letter to abide by the law, also sent a second signed letter insisting he was not seeking
Oct. 20, 2019
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World's 1st female spacewalking team makes history
The world's first female spacewalking team is making history high above Earth. NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir exited the International Space Station on Friday, the first time in a half-century of spacewalking that a woman floated out without a male crewmate. Their job is to fix a broken part of the station's solar power network. America's first female spacewalker from 35 years ago, Kathy Sullivan, is delighted. She says it's good to finally have enough women in the astronau
Oct. 18, 2019
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Japan emperor to proclaim enthronement in ritual-bound ceremony
TOKYO (AFP) -- Japan's new Emperor Naruhito will formally proclaim his ascension to the throne next week in a ritual-bound ceremony, but the after-effects of deadly typhoon will cast a shadow over proceedings.Naruhito officially assumed his duties as emperor on May 1, a day after his father became the first Japanese monarch to abdicate in 200 years.But the transition will not be complete until his new role is officially proclaimed on Tuesday, in a series of events expected to be attended by fore
Oct. 18, 2019
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Mexico says son of drug kingpin 'El Chapo' arrested
MEXICO CITY (AFP) -- Mexican security forces on Thursday arrested one son of jailed drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman in an operation that triggered fighting in the western city of Culiacan, Security Minister Alfonso Durazo said. Ovidio Guzman is one of the sons who have assumed control of part of the notorious cartel run by their father until he was extradited to the United States in 2017. (AFP)
Oct. 18, 2019
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Europe endorses Brexit deal and urges UK MPs to back it
BRUSSELS (AFP) -- European Union leaders endorsed a hard-fought Brexit deal with Britain on Thursday, but Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces an uphill battle getting it through the British parliament."It looks like we are very close to the final stretch," EU Council President Donald Tusk told reporters after the other 27 leaders approved the accord.But despite optimism from Johnson, British opposition parties and some of the prime minister's own allies in the House of Commons were quic
Oct. 18, 2019
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Turkey, US agree on Syria ceasefire to force Kurdish fighters' withdrawal
ANKARA (AFP) -- Turkey has agreed to suspend its Syria offensive for five days and will end the assault if Kurdish-led forces withdraw from a safe zone along the border, US Vice President Mike Pence and Turkish officials announced Thursday after high-stakes talks.The agreement for the 120-hour pause eased what had escalated into an unprecedented crisis between the United States and Turkey, but critics quickly accused President Donald Trump of again abandoning Kurdish allies.Under the deal reache
Oct. 18, 2019
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Brexit deal is 'fair and reasonable': EU's Barnier
The EU's chief negotiator Michel Barnier on Thursday hailed the last-minute Brexit deal struck with Britain ahead of a crunch summit as a reasonable compromise that protects European interests. "We have reached an agreement that is fair and reasonable and corresponds to our principles," Barnier told reporters, but urged caution as the deal must still be passed by the British parliament -- which has rejected a Brexit deal three times before.Prime Minister Boris Johnson will take the acc
Oct. 17, 2019
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US's Pence and Pompeo head to Turkey seeking ceasefire
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- US Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo departed for Turkey on Wednesday, seeking to secure a ceasefire in the Turkish invasion of northern Syria."Our mission set is to see if we can get a ceasefire, see if we can get this brokered," Pompeo told reporters on his plane.Pence and Pompeo, who travelled on different planes, were scheduled to hold talks on Thursday with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, but Erdogan has said he will not meet
Oct. 17, 2019
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US-China trade mini-deal being 'papered': Trump
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- The partial trade bargain struck last week with China is now being formally put down in writing, US President Donald Trump said Wednesday."It hasn't been papered yet but it is being papered," Trump told reporters at the White House.He insisted that China had already bought $40 to $50 million worth of American agriculture products last week.He reiterated that China committed to greater purchases of US farm exports, and made concessions because of economic pressure by
Oct. 17, 2019
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Japanese minister visits Tokyo war shrine
TOKYO (AFP) -- A Japanese minister on Thursday visited the Yasukuni war shrine at the centre of long-running tensions with regional neighbours -- the first cabinet-level official visit in over two years.Seiichi Eto, the minister in charge of Okinawa and what Japan calls "the Northern Territories" disputed with Russia, visited the shrine at the start of its annual autumn festival, an official at Eto's office told AFP.Prime Minister Shinzo Abe meanwhile continued his recent practice of s
Oct. 17, 2019
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[Graphic News] Hong Kong protesters, police in chaotic clashes
Hong Kong has been battered by more than four months of pro-democracy protests - and increasingly violent clashes with police - with Beijing-backed Chief Executive Carrie Lam unable to resolve the unprecedented crisis. Hong Kong officials have revealed that out of 2,379 protesters arrested since June, 750 were under 18 and 104 under 16. The subway system - viewed as an enemy for ferrying police and shuttering stations - has been crippled, with some 2,400 ticketing machines and turnstiles vanda
Oct. 16, 2019