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Steve Yoo was a hugely popular chart-topping singer in the 1990s, but that changed when he became a naturalised American shortly before he was to be called up for military service in South Korea
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09.08.2024
Exiled K-pop star backed by court after draft-dodging
There were demonstrations outside the venue
World
09.08.2024
Fight for safe abortions is far from over, say experts
Ex-colleague Dilrukshi Handunnetti vividly remembers the morning when two assailants on motorbikes killed Lasantha Wickrematunge
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09.08.2024
Sri Lankan presidential hopeful sparks bad memories for journalists
All independent media is banned in Vietnam, and its government has been accused of cracking down on online dissent too
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09.08.2024
Vietnam jails music teacher for 'undermining' state
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More than 200 flights were cancelled
World 09.08.2024
South African Airways hit by crippling strike
A Hong Kong pro-democracy protester sleeps on a barricaded street outside a university
World 09.08.2024
Thousands in Hong Kong defy Xi with pro-democracy rallies
The agreement followed a meeting between President Uhuru Kenyatta (R) and his Somali counterpart, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed (L)
World 09.08.2024
Kenya, Somalia, agree to normalise ties after tensions
Nauseda signed the decree to pardon Nikolai Filipchenko and Sergei Moisejenko who are serving prison terms for espionage
World 09.08.2024
Lithuania pardons Russian spies ahead of possible swap with Moscow
Demonstrators have demanded greater social reform from President Sebastian Pinera, who has announced several measures in a bid to appease the public mood
World 09.08.2024
Chile to vote on new constitution in response to protests
Cheng's department is in charge of prosecuting protesters who have filled city streets for months
World 09.08.2024
Hong Kong leader condemns London protester 'attack' on minister
Thailand is largely considered a safe destination for tourists and typically draws more than 35 million visitors each year
World 09.08.2024
French tourist killed taking selfie at Thai waterfall
It is not the first time the North has condemned Biden. In May it called him an 'imbecile' and a 'fool of low IQ'
World 09.08.2024
North Korea calls Biden 'rabid dog' that 'must be beaten to death'
Popular protests helped end the iron-fisted rule of Robert Mugabe, who steered Zimbabwe since its 1980 independence
World 09.08.2024
Two years after coup, Zimbabweans grow more despondent
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