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7 out of 10 S. Koreans demand scandal-hit president resign or be impeached

​At least seven out of 10 South Koreans demanded President Park Geun-hye, embroiled in a scandal involving her longtime confidante, resign or be impeached to take responsibility for the biggest political scandal since Park took office in February 2013.

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What is in the queen's handbag

As the British monarch celebrates her 90th birthday, Lindsay Baker delves into the immaculate wardrobe of the most photographed woman in history.

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China's most wanted fugitive returns

​China's most wanted graft fugitive Yang Xiuzhu, who has been on the run for 13 years, finally returned to China Wednesday and turned herself in to authorities, according to the Communist Party of China's disciplinary watchdog.

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Trump's connections could encourage pragmatic approach toward China

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has been harsh on China during the campaign, but his daughter Ivanka Trump has been busy preparing the family business for a future relationship with China.

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Actress Jun Ji-hyun plays tough mermaid in new series

​Top actress Jun Ji-hyun will return to the small screen this week to play a tough but gorgeous mermaid navigating her way through the modern world.

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Saenuri Party's factional feuding deepens

​Infighting within the Saenuri Party deepened Monday as the ruling party's leadership rejected growing calls to resign over the scandal involving President Park Geun-hye's close confidante.

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How do you make a musical about cancer

A new play about terminal illness confronts taboos about disease and death, writes Holly Williams.

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South Korean President’s Leadership Style Is Seen as Factor in Scandal

“Poetic justice is what comes to mind,” Mr. Park, the former police officer who investigated Ms. Choi’s family in 2014, recently told reporters.

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Melania Trump meets Michelle Obama: A meeting of very different First Ladies

While their husbands met on Thursday (Nov 10) in the Oval Office to prepare passing the presidential torch, Mrs Michelle Obama and Mrs Melania Trump met elsewhere in the White House to plan their own transition.

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Melania's Slovenian hometown eyes Trump win as boon for tourism

​The small Slovenian town of Sevnica, Melania Trump's birthplace, savored her husband's shock win in the U.S. election as a likely boon for tourism on Wednesday, while a former schoolmate remembered her as "creative and innovative".

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Chinese "new farmers" eye green agriculture

Feng Xiaoyan views herself as a "new farmer" despite being 53 years old.

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South Korea prosecutors raid Samsung Electronics in Park scandal probe

​The raid was part of probe into the influence-peddling scandal involving a close friend of President Park Geun-hye

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Boys' standing falls as girls win favor

A growing number of parents are eschewing tradition and attempting to ensure that their second child is female.

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Vocal Duterte critic accused of playing "gender card" in court bid to stop personal attacks

​Leila de Lima is the former justice minister who Duterte’s allies removed as head of a Senate probe into his bloody war on drugs

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In Egypt, prisons can also be workplace

"16 years ago, insolvency led me to prison, but this did not break my will and I successfully started a new business inside the prison with the help of the penitentiary authority," Fatma Ahmed, an Egyptian lady in her 50s, said as she welcomed visitors at an exhibition displaying her handmade craft items in prison.