All posts tagged "Koreatimes"

  • 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)
    Official: El Nino could signal easing of California drought

    FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — In the strongest indication yet that the California drought could be easing, officials said strict water conservation orders could be dramatically scaled back or even ended if El Nino storms keep pummeling the...

    • Posted February 3, 2016
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  • (Korea Times)
    NK rocket test is to hit any city in US mainland

    By Yi Whan-woo It is believed that North Korea may launch a rocket with a range of 13,000 kilometers (8,078 miles) during its purported satellite launch scheduled for later this month, according to analysts and officials, Wednesday....

    • Posted February 3, 2016
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  • In this Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016 photo, Jung Myoung Sook, 61, holds her puppies she rescued at a shelter in Asan, South Korea. In the country, where dogs are considered a traditional delicacy and have only recently become popular as pets, Jung’s love for her canine friends is viewed by some as odd. But others see her as a champion of animal rights. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
    Korean woman raises 200 dogs saved from streets, restaurants

    ASAN, South Korea (AP) — Puppies bark and wag their tails as they follow a gray-haired woman through a hillside compound that shelters more than 200 dogs. “Hey, my babies. Give your mom a kiss,” says Jung...

    • Posted February 3, 2016
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  • The message, printed in Arabic on half an A4-size sheet of paper, read: "This is the last warning to you. God will punish." (Yonhap)
    Unemployed S. Korean man arrested for allegedly leaving explosive device at airport

    INCHEON (Yonhap) — Police said Thursday that they have arrested an unemployed South Korean man for allegedly leaving a box suspected to contain explosive devices at South Korea’s main airport. The 36-year-old is being questioned by police...

    • Posted February 3, 2016
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  • (Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue)
    Sports Illustrated turning its swimsuit edition into TV show

    NEW YORK (AP) — Sports Illustrated is turning the unveiling of its 2016 top swimsuit model into a television special. TNT will air a special on Feb. 13 that builds up to the reveal of which model...

    • Posted February 3, 2016
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  • South Korean baseball player Lee Dae-ho speaks at a press conference announcing his intent to play in Major League Baseball in Seoul on Nov. 3, 2015. (Yonhap)
    Lee Dae-ho to join Seattle Mariners

    By Nam Hyun-woo Korean free agent slugger Lee Dae-ho reportedly signed a deal with the Major League Baseball’s (MLB) Seattle Mariners, Wednesday (Korea Standard Time), ending his long-stalled wait for an MLB team this winter. According to...

    • Posted February 3, 2016
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  • FILE - In this July 26, 2013 file photo, North Korean soldiers tour near model versions of the Unha 3 space launch vehicle which successfully delivered North Korea’s first satellite into Earth orbit, and the Unha 9, right, which would carry a lunar orbiter, on display at an annual flower show held in honor of national founder Kim Il Sung and his son Kim Jong Il, in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korea’s announcement of plans to launch a long-range rocket during a visit to Pyongyang by a top Chinese envoy will likely be seen as yet another sign of gross disrespect toward its chief ally. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, File)
    China says ‘unable to stop’ N. Korea’s planned rocket launch

    BEIJING (Yonhap) — China on Wednesday expressed “serious concern” over North Korea’s plan to launch a long-range rocket this month, but admitted that it can’t prevent Pyongyang from going ahead with the planned launch. China’s foreign ministry...

    • Posted February 3, 2016
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