Aug. 16. Thu. Global Headlines Poor maintenance is seen as a factor for the collapse of a bridge in Italy that has claimed at least 39 lives.

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President Moon Jae-in underscored peace on the Korean peninsula in his Liberation Day address.
 
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Korea’s foreign ministry expressed deep regret over Abe's offering to Yasukuni shrine.
 
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A South Korean advance team left for North Korea on Wednesday to fine tune details for an upcoming reunion of war torn families.
 
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Korea’s unemployment rate during the first half of the year hit its highest since the government started compiling related data.
 
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Poor maintenance is seen as a factor for the collapse of a bridge in Italy that has claimed at least 39 lives.
 
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In response to the U.S. decision to double tariffs on Turkish goods, Turkey announced that it, too, will ratchet up retaliatory tariffs.