Opinion: Justice Barrett could now be part of Trump's firewallIn the dark of night, five days before Halloween, President Donald Trump put on a scary spectacle. On the South Lawn of the spookily lit presidential mansion, hundreds of guests gathered to see Amy Coney Barrett take her oath to become a justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.....
New report reveals Trump taking the U.S. government's money for extravagant purposesWhen Donald Trump ran for president in 2016, he railed against crony capitalism in Washington, D.C. and promised to "drain the swamp" if elected. But a Washington Post article published this week takes a close look at the profits that his businesses have been enjoying at the expense of taxpayers bec....
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TikTok's global agency lead on educating media agencies and navigating geopoliticsTikTok's weathered some serious turbulence over the last six months, as geopolitical pressures in the US and India increase. Its global head of agency insists expansion plans are still on track, however.
Having seen its future thrown into doubt because of geopolitical privacy concerns and left wit....
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Jennifer Lopez, Armie Hammer to Star in 'Shotgun Wedding'Jennifer Lopez and Armie Hammer will tie the knot in Lionsgate's action-comedy “Shotgun Wedding.” The film finds Lopez as Darcy and Hammer as Tom, a couple who has opted to gather their families together for a destination wedding. Things start to go south, however, after the two get cold....
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'Bushiris are in South Africa illegally'Enlightened Christian Gathering (ECG) leader Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Mary are in South Africa illegally, Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said on Monday.In an....
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Ankhi Das, One of Facebook's Top Execs in India, Leaves the CompanyFacebook public policy director for India and south and central Asia Ankhi Das is leaving the company to go into public service. Newley Purnell and Jeff Horwitz of The Wall Street Journal reported in August that Indian politician T. Raja Singh, a member of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nation....
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Son Heung-min says Tottenham Hotspur teammate Harry Kane is 'incredible'Son Heung-min says Tottenham Hotspur teammate Harry Kane is 'incredible' - originally posted on Sportslens.com
Tottenham Hotspur forward Son Heung-min raved about his teammate Harry Kane on beIN SPORTS (10:10pm, October 26, 2020). Son said that he and Kane have developed a strong understanding with....
South Africa plan first cricket tour of Pakistan in 12 yearsCricket South Africa (CSA) announced on Tuesday it will send a security assessment delegation to Pakistan this weekend with a view to playing in the country in early 2021.
If the tour goes ahead it will be South Africa's first visit to Pakistan since 2007/08.
Two subsequent "away" tours were s....
So that people with disabilities can also enjoy various performances of the arts to their fullest efforts are being made in South Korea to break down barriers. Arirang News
Economic data for the third quarter shows Korea's gross domestic product grew by nearly two-percent... the first quarterly growth this year. This comes despite the resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic over the past few mon....
The South Korean government is doing all it can for Yoo Myung-hee's bid to become the next World Trade Organization Director-General. With the consultation process to end....
Mourning continues for the late chairman of South Korea's Samsung Group, Lee Kun-hee, who died on Sunday at the age of 78 after suffering from a long illness. Influential figures from vario....
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Election 2020 Today: Biden hits road, Barrett's 1st casesHere's what's happening Tuesday in Election 2020, one week until Election Day:
HOW TO VOTE: AP's state-by-state interactive has details on how to vote in this election.
ON THE TRAIL: President Donald Trump will be in Michigan, Wisconsin and Nebraska; Democratic challenger Joe Biden will be in ....
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De Villiers pulls out of Big Bash LeagueCoach Darren Lehmann said Brisbane had been keen to re-sign the South African, who is currently playing in the Indian Premier League, but factors emerged that "changed everyone's plans".....
Banners and prayers for Kamala Harris in her ancestral Indian villageA big banner of US vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris welcomes visitors to Thulasendrapuram, a lush, green south Indian village that is praying for her Democratic Party's victory in the November 3 presidential election.
The village, located about 320 km south of the city of Chennai, is whe....
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#Krafton selects 5 underwriters to seek IPO in 2021Krafton said Tuesday it has designated five underwriters to publicly list the company in 2021. According to the South Korean game company best known for the shooter game PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, Mirae Asset Daewoo is the lead underwrite....
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[KH Biz Forum] Faster changes, greather chances post-COVID-19South Korean business representatives, policymakers and government officials gathered at the annual The Korea Herald Biz Forum in its third iteration Tuesday to share insights on changing consumer patterns, business regulations and new economic growt....
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[KH Biz Forum] Korea to prepare delicate legal push to keep e-commerce market fairKim Jae-shin, vice chairperson of the Fair Trade Commission of South Korea, said legislation regarding the growing platform businesses would continue to evolve to secure fair trade and competition during the Korea Herald Biz Forum held Tuesday. Kim....
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MetMalaysia warning over Typhoon MolaveKUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) today warned that a typhoon now headed for Vietnam can trigger strong winds and rough seas in the South China Sea.It said in a statement that Typhoon Molave, currently located 678 km southeast of Da Nang, Vietnam, was moving at a sp....
Samsung SDI's Q3 operating profit spikes 61.1%Samsung SDI enjoyed a 61.1 percent surge in revenue to 267.4 billion won ($237.4 billion) in the third quarter, fueled by a strong performance of its battery business, according to a regulatory filing posted on Tuesday. The South Korean battery gia....
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To dispel vaccine worries, health chief makes public display of getting a flu jabSouth Korean Minister of Health and Welfare Park Neung-hoo once again urged people to get vaccinated against the flu on Tuesday, and in an attempt to dispel the mounting public hesitancy, he got a flu jab that afternoon at a clinic in Sejong. The mi....
K-pop singer appeals to foreign minister to lift entry banKorean American singer Steve Seung Jun Yoo, widely known here as Yoo Seung-jun, appealed to South Korea’s foreign minister on Tuesday to lift his entry ban, saying Seoul’s repeated refusal to allow him into his birth country violates his....
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Yoo faces uphill battle in WTO chief race, as EU, Japan back rivalWith the EU and Japan reportedly backing Nigeria’s World Trade Organization candidate, South Korean Trade Minister Yoo Myung-hee faces an uphill battle in the race to claim the top job of the international trade body. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala....
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Send-off ceremony for late Samsung chief to be held Wednesday, mourners in queueSamsung Group on Tuesday was preparing for the send-off ceremony for its late chief Lee Kun-hee as more leaders from business and political communities mourned the death of one of South Korea's most influential tycoons. Lee died Sunday at age 78, mo....
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India, US hold third edition of 2+2 talksNew Delhi: India and the US on Tuesday began a high-level dialogue aimed at further ramping up their overall defence and security ties and boost strategic cooperation in the Indo-Pacific at a time China is attempting to expand its economic and military clout in the region. External Affairs Minister....
Our top story this lunchtime, South Korea has posted its economic data for the third quarter, and it shows the first quarterly GDP growth this year. This comes despite the sudden resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic o....
New COVID-19 cases in South Korea fell back below one hundred on Tuesday. But health officials are still worried as cluster infections continue to be seen across the nation. Bae Eun-ji has the details. South Ko....
There doesn't seem to be anyone hotter than Tottenham Hotspur's Son Heung-min in the English Premier League at the moment. With another goal added to his tally, the South Korean international now stands alon....
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Moon requests Canada's backing for S. Korea in WTO chief racePresident Moon Jae-in had phone talks with Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday mainly as part of efforts to broaden international support for South Korean Trade Minister Yoo Myung-hee's candidacy to lead the World Trade Organization (WT....
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Unification ministry to launch ecological survey of Han River estuary next monthSouth Korea will launch an ecological survey on its side of the Han River's estuary along the inter-Korean border early next month as part of efforts to implement an agreement with North Korea to jointly use the now-restricted waterway, an official s....
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'South Africans suffering from lockdown fatigue'Professor Glenda Gray, president of the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) has attributed part of the current COVID-19 complacency to lockdown fatigue.Since the 27th....
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Local bourse opens lower amid Asia stocks slipKUALA LUMPUR: The local bourse opened lower almost across board today, tracking the performance of other Asia's stocks following the sharp decline on Wall Street yesterday.At 9.05 am, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) declined 2.62 points to 1,491.99 from 1,494.61 at Monday's close a....
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Vessel with over 100 crews capsized near Baram waters, rescue operation ongoingMIRI: A vessel with at least 100 crews is reported to have capsized near Baram waters earlier today.Miri Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) chief Captain Md Fauzi Othman when contacted, confirmed that his agency received a report on the incident at around 7.45am today."Our team has been di....
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India, US to ink landmark defence pact BECA during 2+2 talks on TuesdayNew Delhi: In a reflection of their fast expanding strategic ties, India and the US will ink the landmark defence pact, BECA, on Tuesday that will provide for sharing of high-end military technology, geospatial maps and classified satellite data between their militaries. After the wide-ranging talk....
Most EU member-states are reportedly backing a former Nigerian finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to lead the World Trade Organization, as their officials met Monday in a bid to ....
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Hanwha Energy wins $185m solar project in USHanwha Energy Corp., a South Korean renewable energy company, said Tuesday that it has won a project worth $185 million to build a solar power plant on Hawaii's most populated island of Oahu. Under the deal with Hawaiian Electric Co., Hanwha Energy....
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Samsung heir may get promoted to chairman following father's passingSpeculation is growing over when Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong would take the position of chairman in South Korea's largest conglomerate following his father's death, industry insiders said Tuesday, though the heir has already been r....
The Latest: Barrett pledges no 'fear or favor' at high courtWASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court (all times local):
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Amy Coney Barrett is pledging to carry out her duties as a Supreme Court justice "without any fear or favor" toward the other branches of government or her own beliefs.
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The Importance of the US-South Korea RelationshipThere are many things we look for in a president. We look for leadership and the ability to manage grave challenges like a pandemic. While most people are focused on avoiding COVID-19 and keeping their jobs, we would be wise to remember that one of the most important roles for any president is to bu....
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Five arrested over S African football captain murderJOHANNESBURG: South African police on Monday arrested five suspects over the 2014 murder of national football captain Senzo Meyiwa, a major breakthrough in a case that stunned the crime-ridden nation.The 27-year-old goalkeeper and national squad captain was gunned down at the home of his pop-star.......
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Entire Cricket South Africa board resignsJOHANNESBURG: The entire board of Cricket South Africa has resigned, the organisation said in a Twitter post on Monday.CSA announced: “All independent and non-independent directors have now resigned.”The brief announcement followed the resignation of six board members, including acting......
