All posts tagged "Koreatimes"

  • Argentina's Lionel Messi delivers a speech after winning the FIFA Men's soccer player of the year 2015 prize during the FIFA Ballon d'Or awarding ceremony at the Kongresshaus in Zurich, Switzerland, Monday, January 11, 2016. (Walter Bieri/KEYSTONE via AP))
    Messi wins FIFA world player award for a record 5th time

    ZURICH (AP) — Lionel Messi has won the FIFA world player of the year award for a record fifth time. Messi ended Cristiano Ronaldo’s two-year hold on the Ballon d’Or trophy, soccer’s top individual honor. The Barcelona...

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  • Ryu Hyun-jin of the Los Angeles Dodgers speaks to reporters at Incheon International Airport on Jan. 11, 2016. (Yonhap)
    Dodgers’ Ryu Hyun-jin eyes return to rotation at start of season

    By Yoo Jee-ho INCHEON, Jan. 11 (Yonhap) — Recovering from a shoulder operation last year, South Korean pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin of the Los Angeles Dodgers said Monday he is eying a return to the rotation at the...

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  • Kim Jong-un and his administration deny accusations of human rights violations from the United Nations. (Yonhap/KCNA)
    N. Korea to collapse if China cuts off fuel: expert

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — North Korea will face a total collapse if China cuts off all oil supplies to the neighboring nation in the wake of Pyongyang’s fourth nuclear test last week, a South Korean expert said Monday....

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    S. Korean reliever Oh Seung-hwan to sign with Cardinals

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korean free agent reliever Oh Seung-hwan is all set to join the St. Louis Cardinals, according to multiple reports on Monday. Oh, South Korea’s career leader in saves, has reportedly passed his physical...

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  • A U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber flies over Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016. The powerful U.S. B-52 bomber flew low over South Korea on Sunday, a clear show of force from the United States as a Cold War-style standoff deepened between its ally Seoul and North Korea following Pyongyang's fourth nuclear test. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
    China urges restraint after US flies B-52 bomber in response to N. Korea’s nuclear test

    BEIJING (Yonhap) — China on Monday urged “relevant parties” to remain calm and exercise restraint as the United States deployed a B-52 over South Korea in a show of force following North Korea’s fourth nuclear test. “We...

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  • Customers wait in line at the Blue Bird Liquor Store to buy Powerball lottery tickets in Hawthorne, Calif. on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2016. Ticket sales for the multi-state Powerball lottery soared Saturday, in the largest jackpot in U.S. history which grew to $900 million just hours before Saturday night's drawing. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
    With no weekend winner, Powerball jackpot swells to $1.3B

    OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Disappointed you didn’t win the Powerball jackpot this weekend? Don’t be. Lottery officials say the prize has swelled to an estimated $1.3 billion — the world’s largest. Ever. “Biggest jackpot in the history...

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  • An electronic signboard at KEB Hana Bank in Seoul shows the closing exchange rate of the South Korean won on Jan. 11, 2016, which ended at 1,209.80 against the U.S. dollar. The local currency fell to 1,210 won per greenback during trading, the lowest in 5 1/2 years, as cross-border tension on the Korean Peninsula and China's market shock discouraged investors. South Korean shares lost 1.19 percent. (Yonhap)
    Won hits lowest level against US dollar in 5 1/2 years

    By Kim Jae-won The won hit its lowest level against the U.S. dollar in five and a half years on Monday as investors kept moving to safer assets out of fear of the volatile Chinese market, analysts...

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