All posts tagged "Koreatimes"

  • Men pump their fists in the air and chant "Defend!" as they carry propaganda slogans calling for reunification of their country during the "Pyongyang Mass Rally on the Day of the Struggle Against the U.S.," attended by approximately 100,000 North Koreans to mark the 65th anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War at the Kim Il Sung stadium, Thursday, June 25, 2015, in Pyongyang, North Korea. The month of June in North Korea is known as the "Struggle Against U.S. Imperialism Month" and it's a time for North Koreans to swarm to war museums, mobilize for gatherings denouncing the evils of the United States and join in a general, nationwide whipping up of the anti-American sentiment. The banner at right reads: Issue an Order." (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
    Facing new sanction threats, North Koreans defiant as ever

    PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — The United States and Japan have already announced plans for new sanctions over North Korea’s recent nuclear test and rocket launch, and the U.N. Security Council is likely to deliver more soon....

    • Posted February 15, 2016
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  • Parts of a crashed Army helicopter are scattered about a civilian farm in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, on Feb. 15, 2016, during an inspection flight. Three of the four men aboard died while being treated at hospitals. The pilot, the lone survivor, is in critical condition. (Yonhap)
    South Korean military helicopter crashes, killing 3 soldiers

    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean military helicopter has crashed in an eastern province, killing three of the four soldiers on board. Defense and army officials say the helicopter went down in a farming field...

    • Posted February 15, 2016
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  • Jennifer Lawrence
    Jennifer Lawrence donating $2 million to hometown hospital

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Actress Jennifer Lawrence is donating $2 million to a Kentucky hospital where she visited sick youngsters during a recent holiday trip home. The Oscar winner, a Louisville native, announced by video Friday that...

    • Posted February 13, 2016
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  • Patriot suface-to-air missile (SAM) launcher. (Yonhap, file)
    US deploys more Patriot missiles in South Korea

    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — United States has temporarily deployed an additional Patriot missile battery in South Korea in response to North Korea’s nuclear test and a long-range rocket launch. The announcement Saturday came as Seoul and...

    • Posted February 12, 2016
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  • rom left are Yoon Suk-min of the Kia Tigers; Lee Seung-youp of the Samsung Lions; Jung Woo-ram of the Hanwha Eagles; and Kim Tae-kyun of the Hanwha Eagles. (Graphic by Cho Sang-won)
    KBO players’ average salary surpasses W200 million ($166,000)

    Kim Tae-kyun of Hanwha Eagles tops list with 1.6 billion won ($1.33 million)  By Nam Hyun-woo The average salary of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) League players surpassed 200 million won (about $166,000) a year in 2016,...

    • Posted February 12, 2016
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  • A walker takes advantage of the clearing skies to stroll past rain puddles at Lake Balboa Park in Lake Balboa, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016. The tail-end of a series of several El Nino-driven storms brought scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms to Southern California Thursday along with pounding surf and serious winds. (AP Photo/Michael Owen Baker)
    Where did El Nino go? Heat, dry spell stoke drought worry

    SONOMA, Calif. (AP) — Where did El Nino go? Ten days with record heat and no rain have Californians worrying about the drought again. The strong El Nino had brought the state near-normal rain and snow this...

    • Posted February 12, 2016
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    American Pharoah has 1st date; breeding career is on

    2015 Triple Crown winner to cover about 170 mares this season at stud fee of $200,000 (AP) – The first date is over for Triple Crown winner American Pharoah. Now the waiting begins. An 11-year-old mare named Untouched Talent...

    • Posted February 12, 2016
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