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Carmakers decry new EU emissions targets as "unrealistic"
EU officials struck the deal on Monday, which aims to reduce CO2 emissions by 37.5 percent by the year 2030, while emissions from new vans will have to be 31 percent lower. That was halfway between the European Council's target of a 35 percent cut and the European Parliament's 40 percent. The European ...
2018-12-19 10:02:36 KST -
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Japan adopts new defense guidelines, agrees to boost military spending over next 5 years
Japan has laid out its new defense guidelines, aimed at enhancing its capabilities to deal with security risks at sea, online and in outer space, in order to counter potential threats from North Korea and China. To this end, the Cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe approved on Tuesday to spend over 240 billion ...
2018-12-19 10:01:32 KST -
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3,500 British troops on standby as UK Cabinet "ramps up" no-deal Brexit preparations
Thousands of British troops are on standby to respond to any fallout stemming from a possible no-deal Brexit. The UK's defense secretary, Gavin Williamson, announced the deployment on Tuesday, as London makes contingency plans for Britain crashing out of the EU with no deal. The troops include. engineers, m...
2018-12-19 10:01:22 KST -
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China's Xi pledges 'unswerving' reforms, but on Beijing's terms
China will never pursue hegemony. This is what President Xi Jinping told the Chinese public on Tuesday, as global concerns simmer over the country's growing influence on the global economy. (Chinese) "China's development poses no threat to any country. No matter what stage of development i...
2018-12-19 10:01:17 KST -
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Carmakers decry new EU emissions targets as "unrealistic"
Carmakers in Europe have criticized a new EU agreement which aims to cut carbon emissions on new vehicles. For more on this and other news around the world we turn to our Ro Aram… Aram… tell us more… Well Mark…. EU officials struck the deal on Monday and it aims to reduce CO2 emissions by 37.5 percent by the...
2018-12-19 07:03:17 KST -
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UN adopts resolution condemning N. Korea's human rights violations
For the 14th consecutive year, the United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution on Monday local time in New York, criticizing the "systematic, widespread and gross" human rights violations in North Korea. Condemning the use of torture in the North, the resolution also denounces the inhumane c...
2018-12-18 18:13:22 KST -
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S. Korea ranked 115th among 149 countries in gender gap report: WEF
South Korea has been ranked 115th out of 149 countries for gender equality. According to the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report 2018, South Korea's gender gap came at 0.657, lower than its neighbors including China which was ranked 103rd, and Japan which was placed 110th. Iceland took the top spot,...
2018-12-18 15:05:37 KST -
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Two Koreas' vow to formally end Korean War is 'good news' of year: CNN
The news has a reputation for negativity, but CNN has pointed to some "good" news stories for this year, and the best one, it says, is the vow by South and North Korea to put a formal end to the Korean War. CNN's "good news" stories included world news, U.S. news, human rights and sports. The two Koreas were also c...
2018-12-18 12:15:52 KST -
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UK PM May reschedules Brexit vote for 3rd week of January
British MPs are still very hostile towards May's Brexit deal despite her insisting she got reassurances from her EU counterparts on the contentious issue of the Irish "backstop," which MPs fear would keep the UK under EU customs rules indefinitely. (English) AP - 4187217 / 2 "……. my fellow EU leaders could ...
2018-12-18 09:37:05 KST -
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Seoul named world's top city for conventions, exhibitions for 4th straight year
Seoul has been named the best city in the world to hold meetings, conferences and exhibitions for the fourth consecutive year. Seoul Metropolitan Government said Monday that the city topped travel magazine Global Traveler's annual rankings which are based on a survey of 105-thousand frequent business traveler...
2018-12-18 09:19:10 KST -
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Mumbai hospital fire kills at least six, injures over 140
At least six people have died in a fire that broke out in a hospital in the Indian city of Mumbai. More than 140 others are also said to have been injured, some of them critically. Officials said the blaze has been put out and that scores of people had been rescued from the burning building. The exact cause of ...
2018-12-18 07:16:40 KST -
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Trump lashes out at U.S. Fed ahead of expected rate hike
President Trump has once again lashed out at the Federal Reserve for considering another interest-rate hike. In a tweet on Monday - just two days before the Fed is expected to raise rates - Trump said he found it "incredible" the U.S. central bank would consider the move amid a strong dollar and what he ...
2018-12-18 07:16:40 KST
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Japan adopts new defense guidelines, agrees to boost military spending over next 5 years
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