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K-Pop Star Goo Hara, 28, Found Dead At Home In Seoul
K-pop star Goo Hara was found dead at her home on Sunday, South Korean police confirmed.
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North Korea Calls Biden A "Rabid Dog" Who Deserves To Be Beaten To Death
North Korea has launched another volley of insults at former vice president Joe Biden, calling him a "rabid dog" who is greedy for power and deserves to be beaten to death.
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He Was Live-Streaming His Mt. Fuji Climb, Then The Sound Of His Fall
A man's body has been found on Mount Fuji, Japanese media reported on Wednesday, two days after a climber live-streaming a solo winter ascent of the mountain was seen dramatically falling and sliding down a snow-clad slope.
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North Korea Fires Two Short-Range Missiles, Says South Korea
North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles early Wednesday morning, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement.
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Kim Jong Un Sends Sister With Letter To Break Ice With South Korea
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent his sister to the border with South Korea on Wednesday to offer condolences for the death of a former first lady, in the first significant interaction between the two countries in months.
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Trump Presents 'President's Cup' To Sumo Champion In Japan Trip Highlight
Finally, after a full day of matches, perhaps the biggest star of all - weighing in at 243 pounds, according to his most recent physical - climbed into the sumo ring.
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Threat To Japanese Prince Underscores Royal Line's Succession Crisis
Two kitchen knives have been found on the school desk of a young Japanese prince who one day stands to inherit the Chrysanthemum Throne, heightening security fears and underlining the vulnerability of a royal family short on male heirs.
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Why People In Japan Are Unhappy Despite 10-Day Long Holiday
It was supposed to a period of joyous national celebration, the 10-day Golden Week public holiday extended this year to celebrate the ascension of a new emperor to the Chrysanthemum Throne. So why are so many people miserable and stressed?
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Lipstick In Kindergarten? South Korea's Beauty Industry Targets Kids
South Korea's cosmetics industry, known as K-beauty, has become an Asian powerhouse and global phenomenon for its rigorous step-by-step regimens. But exacting beauty norms also put enormous pressure on South Korean women, making the country one of the world's centers for plastic surgery
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North Korea Leader Kim Jong Un Visits China For Summit With Xi Jinping
North Korea leader Kim Jong Un is in China for a fourth summit meeting with President Xi Jinping, North Korean and Chinese state media reported Tuesday.
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South Korea Sends Train Into North Korea, For The First Time In A Decade
A South Korean train rolled across the heavily militarized frontier into North Korea for the first time in a decade on Friday, as Seoul pushed ahead with a plan to reunite the two railway networks despite heavy U.N. sanctions.
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South Korean Pastor Raped Followers, Said Was Carrying Out "God's Order"
The controversial leader of a South Korean megachurch, Jaerock Lee, was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Thursday for raping eight female followers, after telling them he was carrying out "an order from God."
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Promised A "Paradise", They Are Now Suing North Korea Over The Lies
Hiroko Sakakibara was only a young girl when the North Korean agents came to her father's house trying to sell him on a dream of earthly paradise in the family's ancestral land.
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Kim Jong Un Offers To Dismantle Nuclear Test Site - Only After US Acts
The offer by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un came with a caveat. He would permanently dismantle his country's main nuclear site, but only if only if the United States makes concessions first.
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From Hemorrhoids To Hangovers: Bear Bile Is Treasured In China, And That's Bad For Captive Bears
Inside a row of rusting cages, 15 adult moon bears are imprisoned in varying degrees of apathy and distress. Some lie on their backs in the tiny enclosures, unable even to stretch out; other loll their heads or chew listlessly at the bars of the cage in tortured, repetitive motions.
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K-Pop Star Goo Hara, 28, Found Dead At Home In Seoul
K-pop star Goo Hara was found dead at her home on Sunday, South Korean police confirmed.
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North Korea Calls Biden A "Rabid Dog" Who Deserves To Be Beaten To Death
North Korea has launched another volley of insults at former vice president Joe Biden, calling him a "rabid dog" who is greedy for power and deserves to be beaten to death.
-
He Was Live-Streaming His Mt. Fuji Climb, Then The Sound Of His Fall
A man's body has been found on Mount Fuji, Japanese media reported on Wednesday, two days after a climber live-streaming a solo winter ascent of the mountain was seen dramatically falling and sliding down a snow-clad slope.
-
North Korea Fires Two Short-Range Missiles, Says South Korea
North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles early Wednesday morning, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement.
-
Kim Jong Un Sends Sister With Letter To Break Ice With South Korea
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent his sister to the border with South Korea on Wednesday to offer condolences for the death of a former first lady, in the first significant interaction between the two countries in months.
-
Trump Presents 'President's Cup' To Sumo Champion In Japan Trip Highlight
Finally, after a full day of matches, perhaps the biggest star of all - weighing in at 243 pounds, according to his most recent physical - climbed into the sumo ring.
-
Threat To Japanese Prince Underscores Royal Line's Succession Crisis
Two kitchen knives have been found on the school desk of a young Japanese prince who one day stands to inherit the Chrysanthemum Throne, heightening security fears and underlining the vulnerability of a royal family short on male heirs.
-
Why People In Japan Are Unhappy Despite 10-Day Long Holiday
It was supposed to a period of joyous national celebration, the 10-day Golden Week public holiday extended this year to celebrate the ascension of a new emperor to the Chrysanthemum Throne. So why are so many people miserable and stressed?
-
Lipstick In Kindergarten? South Korea's Beauty Industry Targets Kids
South Korea's cosmetics industry, known as K-beauty, has become an Asian powerhouse and global phenomenon for its rigorous step-by-step regimens. But exacting beauty norms also put enormous pressure on South Korean women, making the country one of the world's centers for plastic surgery
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North Korea Leader Kim Jong Un Visits China For Summit With Xi Jinping
North Korea leader Kim Jong Un is in China for a fourth summit meeting with President Xi Jinping, North Korean and Chinese state media reported Tuesday.
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South Korea Sends Train Into North Korea, For The First Time In A Decade
A South Korean train rolled across the heavily militarized frontier into North Korea for the first time in a decade on Friday, as Seoul pushed ahead with a plan to reunite the two railway networks despite heavy U.N. sanctions.
-
South Korean Pastor Raped Followers, Said Was Carrying Out "God's Order"
The controversial leader of a South Korean megachurch, Jaerock Lee, was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Thursday for raping eight female followers, after telling them he was carrying out "an order from God."
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Promised A "Paradise", They Are Now Suing North Korea Over The Lies
Hiroko Sakakibara was only a young girl when the North Korean agents came to her father's house trying to sell him on a dream of earthly paradise in the family's ancestral land.
-
Kim Jong Un Offers To Dismantle Nuclear Test Site - Only After US Acts
The offer by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un came with a caveat. He would permanently dismantle his country's main nuclear site, but only if only if the United States makes concessions first.
-
From Hemorrhoids To Hangovers: Bear Bile Is Treasured In China, And That's Bad For Captive Bears
Inside a row of rusting cages, 15 adult moon bears are imprisoned in varying degrees of apathy and distress. Some lie on their backs in the tiny enclosures, unable even to stretch out; other loll their heads or chew listlessly at the bars of the cage in tortured, repetitive motions.
