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Young North Korean women stop hiding sexual assault

A young woman in North Hamgyong province reported being raped at knifepoint to police immediately after the attack, leading to the arrest of two men in their 30s, in...

Pyongyang professors banished over bribes, abuse

North Korean authorities have banished two Pyongyang professors to a remote mountain region over...

MOFA thanks US, Japan, SK foreign ministers for supporting cross-strait peace

The Oct. 30 statement by the U.S. Department of State reaffirming the importance of...

MOE welcomes Austrian university officials, seeks deeper exchanges

A delegation composed of representatives from University of Innsbruck and TU Wien visited Taiwan...

UK energy bills to rise by 80%

The consumer price cap has been hiked to £3,549 per year starting from October ...

Medvedev handed ‘tough’ US Open draw

The Russian is aiming to defend his title in New York ...

Premier League clubs break spending record

Transfer outlays in the summer window have hit £1.5 billion ($1.8 billion) ...

Kiev summons Vatican envoy to lodge protest

The Ukrainian government is unhappy with the Pope’s condemnation of the murder of a Russian journalist ...

Pentagon reveals plan for civilian casualties policy

A list of 11 directives prioritizes keeping noncombatants alive during US operations across the “full spectrum of conflict” ...

EU city wants exemption from Russia sanctions – media

The Dutch city of The Hague plans to seek temporary permission from the EU to buy gas from Gazprom, Reuters has claimed ...

Russian prodigy could make move to England – media

Chelsea are keen on Arsen Zakharyan, according to reports ...

VOA Immigration Weekly Recap, August 21–27

https://ift.tt/sKVAxLP note: Here is a look at immigration-related news around the U.S. this week. Questions? Tips? Comments? Email the VOA immigration team: ImmigrationUnit@voanews.com. US Streamlining...

Christie’s to Auction Microsoft Co-Founder’s $1B Art Collection

https://ift.tt/Lx6wBJe announced plans on Thursday to auction the art collection of late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, which it estimated to be worth more than...

US explains why Ukraine isn’t getting longer-range missiles

Kiev doesn’t need ATACMS missiles for its current operations against Russia, a top defense official said ...

Beijing Nears Deal to Let US Inspect Chinese Company Records in Hong Kong

https://ift.tt/LU8rDva United States and China are nearing an agreement allowing American accounting regulators to travel to Hong Kong to inspect audit records of U.S.-listed...

Russia to broaden scope of national currencies trade

Settlements using the Kazakh tenge, Armenian dram and Kyrgyzstani som will be discussed at the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council ...

EU power prices soar to new highs

Brussels may introduce a region-wide electricity price cap ...

ACLU challenges ban on filming police

The group said the Arizona law violates rights protected by the First Amendment ...

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