All posts tagged "Koreatimes"

  • A clerk hands over a Powerball ticket to a customer, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016, at a local grocery store in Hialeah, Fla. The estimated Powerball jackpot for Wednesday night has soared to $500 million. The last time Powerball had grown this large was in February 2015, when three winners split a $564.1 million prize. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)
    Lottery official: No winner in $500M Powerball jackpot

    DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A lottery official says there is no jackpot winner in the drawing for a Powerball prize worth an estimated $500 million. Kelly Cripe, a spokeswoman for the Texas Lottery, says no one...

    • Posted January 6, 2016
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  • (Yonhap)
    Top actress Hwang Jung-eum to marry next month

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — Actress Hwang Jung-eum, 30, will marry an entrepreneur next month that she’s been dating for half a year, her agency said Thursday. The “She was pretty” actress recently revealed she’s been seeing a man...

    • Posted January 6, 2016
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  • (Korea Times file)
    KARA all but done

    Popular K-pop girl band KARA is in danger of disbanding. While contracts for three members — Park Gyu-ri, Han Seung-yeon and Goo Ha-ra — with DSP Media end in February, media reports said they are not seeking...

    • Posted January 6, 2016
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  • Netflix's Korean-language website (Photo courtesy of Netflix)
    Netflix starts video-streaming service in S. Korea

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — U.S. video service provider Netflix said Thursday it has commenced its service in 130 additional countries, including South Korea, a move expected to change the landscape of the local online content industry. With Netflix...

    • Posted January 6, 2016
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  • North Koreans watch a news broadcast on a video screen outside Pyongyang Railway Station in Pyongyang, North Korea, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016. Pyongyang has long claimed it has the right to develop nuclear weapons to defend itself against the U.S., an established nuclear power with whom it has been in a state of war for more than 65 years. But to build a credible nuclear threat, the North must explode new nuclear devices — including miniaturized ones — so its scientists can improve their designs and technology. (AP Photo/Kim Kwang Hyon)
    Analysis: Calculated risk behind N. Korean H-bomb test claim

    TOKYO (AP) — When North Korea hinted it had a hydrogen bomb last month — twice — it was largely brushed off as bluster. Now that it’s claiming to have actually tested one, it is being taken...

    • Posted January 6, 2016
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  • (AP)
    LA tries to cope with rain in a place where rain is rare

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — When it rains in Los Angeles, the hardest thing to find can often be an umbrella. Those who own one can’t remember where they put it, and stores quickly see their stocks cleared...

    • Posted January 6, 2016
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  • Jeon Ga-eul (7) led S. Korea to the round of 16 at the 2015 Women's World Cup. Jeon celebrates after scoring against Costa Rica on June 13, 2015. (Courtesy of KFA)
    Jeon Ga-eul signs to play in US women’s soccer league

    The Western New York Flash of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) announced the signing of South Korean midfielder Jeon Ga Eul to celebrate the new year, pending the receipt of her P-1 visa and International Transfer Certificate (ITC). Per...

    • Posted January 6, 2016
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