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South Korea's Top Court Grants State Benefits To Gay Couples In Landmark Ruling
South Korea's supreme court on Thursday upheld a ruling that a same-sex partner was eligible for spousal benefits from state health insurance, a move hailed as a win for LGBTQ rights in a country that has lagged others in the region.
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Supreme Court Backs Ban That Virtually Outlaws Cryptocurrencies in India
The finance ministry has yet to make a final ruling on a formal ban, but the recent volatility in cryptocurrency markets has only emboldened policymakers.
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South Korea Ferry Captain Murdered Passengers: Supreme Court
South Korea's Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a murder conviction and life sentence for the captain in the Sewol ferry disaster, saying he had effectively drowned more than 300 passengers to save himself.
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Unfaithful Spouses Cannot File Divorce Lawsuits: South Korean Supreme Court
South Korea's Supreme Court today ruled that unfaithful spouses are not allowed to file divorce lawsuits in accordance with the no-fault law.
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Thousands Gather for South Korea's Gay Pride Parade
Thousands marched through central Seoul today in what organisers described as South Korea's biggest annual gay pride parade, with many celebrating the US Supreme Court's historic decision allowing same-sex couples nationwide to wed.
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South Korean President's Nominee For Prime Minister Withdraws
South Korean President Park Geun-Hye's nominee for prime minister withdrew his name Wednesday, following controversy over income which he amassed while practising law last year as a former Supreme Court justice.
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South Korea President Park Names ex-Top Judge to Replace Prime Minister
South Korean President Park Geun-hye named on Thursday a former supreme court justice as prime minister to replace an incumbent who resigned over the government's inadequate response to the April 16 ferry disaster that killed more than 300 passengers.
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India scrambles to avert court summons for Samsung boss: Reports
India's Supreme Court ordered South Korea's richest man, to appear in a local court within six weeks to answer fraud and other criminal charges.
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India seeks to avert summons for Samsung boss: reports
The Supreme Court ordered Lee Kun-Hee, South Korea's richest man, to appear in a local court within six weeks to answer fraud and other criminal charges stemming from the dispute or face arrest if he steps onto Indian soil.
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POSCO may soon get iron ore licence for Odisha plant
India is expected to grant an iron ore exploration licence to POSCO for its planned $12 billion steel plant in the country, two government officials told Reuters, in a step that should speed up the project stuck for eight years.
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Protests and sand, but no steel: POSCO's fading India dream
A few weather-beaten shipping containers, a swathe of sand and a bitterly divided village: that is all South Korea's POSCO has to show seven years after it announced plans for a $12 billion steel mill on a fertile strip in Odisha.
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Top Cues: Asian shares rise, Infosys results, 2G licence cases
Asian stocks on Friday rose to a one-week high, which may also prop up the Sensex.
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South Korea's Top Court Grants State Benefits To Gay Couples In Landmark Ruling
South Korea's supreme court on Thursday upheld a ruling that a same-sex partner was eligible for spousal benefits from state health insurance, a move hailed as a win for LGBTQ rights in a country that has lagged others in the region.
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Supreme Court Backs Ban That Virtually Outlaws Cryptocurrencies in India
The finance ministry has yet to make a final ruling on a formal ban, but the recent volatility in cryptocurrency markets has only emboldened policymakers.
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South Korea Ferry Captain Murdered Passengers: Supreme Court
South Korea's Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a murder conviction and life sentence for the captain in the Sewol ferry disaster, saying he had effectively drowned more than 300 passengers to save himself.
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Unfaithful Spouses Cannot File Divorce Lawsuits: South Korean Supreme Court
South Korea's Supreme Court today ruled that unfaithful spouses are not allowed to file divorce lawsuits in accordance with the no-fault law.
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Thousands Gather for South Korea's Gay Pride Parade
Thousands marched through central Seoul today in what organisers described as South Korea's biggest annual gay pride parade, with many celebrating the US Supreme Court's historic decision allowing same-sex couples nationwide to wed.
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South Korean President's Nominee For Prime Minister Withdraws
South Korean President Park Geun-Hye's nominee for prime minister withdrew his name Wednesday, following controversy over income which he amassed while practising law last year as a former Supreme Court justice.
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South Korea President Park Names ex-Top Judge to Replace Prime Minister
South Korean President Park Geun-hye named on Thursday a former supreme court justice as prime minister to replace an incumbent who resigned over the government's inadequate response to the April 16 ferry disaster that killed more than 300 passengers.
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India scrambles to avert court summons for Samsung boss: Reports
India's Supreme Court ordered South Korea's richest man, to appear in a local court within six weeks to answer fraud and other criminal charges.
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India seeks to avert summons for Samsung boss: reports
The Supreme Court ordered Lee Kun-Hee, South Korea's richest man, to appear in a local court within six weeks to answer fraud and other criminal charges stemming from the dispute or face arrest if he steps onto Indian soil.
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POSCO may soon get iron ore licence for Odisha plant
India is expected to grant an iron ore exploration licence to POSCO for its planned $12 billion steel plant in the country, two government officials told Reuters, in a step that should speed up the project stuck for eight years.
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Protests and sand, but no steel: POSCO's fading India dream
A few weather-beaten shipping containers, a swathe of sand and a bitterly divided village: that is all South Korea's POSCO has to show seven years after it announced plans for a $12 billion steel mill on a fertile strip in Odisha.
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Top Cues: Asian shares rise, Infosys results, 2G licence cases
Asian stocks on Friday rose to a one-week high, which may also prop up the Sensex.
