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Polls Open To Choose New President In South Korea

South Koreans are voting in a presidential election, called early after a huge corruption scandal brought down their...

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Polls Open In South Korea Election

South Koreans are voting in a presidential election, called early after a huge corruption scandal brought down their...

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An Economy That Wobbles

BY: Ivor Agyeman-Duah If Ghana’s 60-year-old post-colonial economy had a human form, it could be on retirement with...

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Polls Open In South Korea’s Presidential Election

South Koreans went to the polls Tuesday to choose a new president, after Park Geun-Hye was ousted, detained and...

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North Korea-Malaysia Football Match To Be Played In Pyongyang

An Asian Cup qualifier between North Korea and Malaysia will be played in Pyongyang, the Asian Football Confederation...

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S.Korea Candidates In Final Push As North Assails Conservatives

South Korea's presidential hopefuls made a final push for votes Monday, with the left-leaning candidate a clear...

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North Korea ‘detains US Citizen Kim Hak-Song’

North Korea says it has detained a US citizen on suspicion of “hostile acts” against the state. Kim Hak-song worked...

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South Korea’s Frustrated Younger Voters Demand Change

Thirty years after South Korea became a democracy, voters born in the period go to the polls Tuesday frustrated over...

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Ariya To Meet Kim In LPGA Match Play Final

Thailand's third-ranked Ariya Jutanugarn and 12th-ranked Kim Sei-Young of South Korea advanced to the LPGA Lorena Ochoa...

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Near All-Male Panel In South Korea’s Presidential Race

When Park Geun-Hye was elected South Korea's first female president five years ago she secured the largest-ever vote...

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Hur Upsets Ko, Ariya Advances At LPGA Match Play

South Korea's Hur Mi-Jung upset top-ranked Lydia Ko 1-up Saturday to reach the quarter-finals of the LPGA Lorena Ochoa...

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North Korea Claims CIA Plotted To Kill Kim Jong-Un

North Korea has accused US and South Korean agents of plotting to kill its Supreme Leader, Kim Jong-un. A North Korean...

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North Korea Claims CIA Plot To Kill Kim Jong-Un

US and South Korean agents are plotting to kill North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, state media report. A statement by the...

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N. Korea Accuses CIA of Plot To Assassinate Kim Jong-Un

North Korea on Friday accused the CIA of plotting with South Korea to assassinate leader Kim Jong-Un, amid soaring...

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‘South Korea’s Bill Gates’ Seeks To Break Political Mould

One of the main challengers to the frontrunner in South Korea's presidential race is an IT multi-millionaire who has...

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Waxing Moon Set For South Korea Presidency

The near-certain winner of South Korea's presidential election next week is a former special forces soldier,...

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N.Korea Leader Revisits Island Strike Site

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un inspected a military unit that was responsible for bombarding a southern island, state...

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South Korea To Draw Line Under Park Scandal With Vote

With their last president detained and awaiting trial for corruption, South Koreans go to the polls Tuesday to choose...

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Ko Wins Opener In LPGA’s Ochoa Match Play

World number one Lydia Ko beat hometown favorite Ana Menendez 3 & 2 on Thursday to launch her campaign at the LPGA...