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Russia sent more than 165,000 barrels of refined petroleum to N. Korea in March: White House
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Key suspects grilled over alleged abuse of power in Marine death inquiry
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S. Korean children, teens grow taller, mature faster than before: study
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[Graphic News] Number of coffee franchises in S. Korea rises 13%
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Army takes group action against Hybe for neglecting BTS
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Marine Corps commander summoned by CIO for questioning on alleged influence-peddling case
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Some junior doctors are returning: Health Ministry
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[Robert J. Fouser] AI changes rationale for learning languages
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Ador CEO's request for exclusive right to terminate NewJeans' contract with Hybe refused in February
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Woman dangling from power lines rescued by residents holding blanket
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Mayor Oh vows to proceed with pet projects
Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon said Tuesday that he would spend reserve funds to continue the city’s projects that have been suspended due to the opposition of the city council.The announcement comes after a series of talks between Oh and the Seoul City Council ended without reaching any agreement by Monday. “(The city government) has decided not to neglect any more citizens’ inconvenience and suspended s
Social AffairsFeb. 15, 2011
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President Lee rolls up sleeves for 2018 bid
President Lee Myung-bak is rolling up his sleeves to support the country’s third attempt at hosting the Winter Olympics in the popular winter sports resort city of PyeongChang in Gangwon Province.Lee flew to the city Tuesday to host a reception for the 14-member delegation of the International Olympic Committee, which arrived here Monday to carry out an onsite inspection until Feb. 20.The presiden
PoliticsFeb. 15, 2011
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Police launch manhunt for husband of woman after her body found 12 years after death
Police said Monday they have launched a manhunt for the husband of a woman after her body was found over the weekend, at least 12 years after her death.Her 20-year-old daughter found the body wrapped in 10 layers of vinyl and contained in a cardboard box at her home in Seoul on Saturday and then alerted police, officials said. (MCT)Fingerprints have shown the body was that of her mother, identifie
Social AffairsFeb. 15, 2011
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'Mubarak possibly in terminal stages of cancer'
Ousted Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak is suffering from serious health problems and fainted before his last speech, informed sources in Egypt told Palestinian news agency Ma’an on Sunday.“Mubarak’s condition was the reason his much anticipated speech on Thursday was delayed. Egyptian army leaders avoided exerting more pressure on the former president in the final days of his rule due to his poor he
PoliticsFeb. 15, 2011
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World kissing record broken amid explosion of loving acts
Lovers nationwide celebrated Valentine's Day yesterday, with 250 couples registering their wedding at Bangkok's Bang Rak (Village of Love) district, while Pattaya hosted a contest for the longest kiss - and seven couples broke the world record.As has become tradition, couples made their weddings memorable at various sites in Thailand. Nine couples in Chiang Mai registered their marriage midair in
Social AffairsFeb. 15, 2011
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Released Korean ship expected to reach Kenya today
A South Korean fishing vessel recently released by Somali pirates is expected to reach Kenya early Tuesday, as it heads back home after four months of captivity, the Foreign Ministry here said. Seoul’s Keummi 305 is currently passing through international waters at an 8-knot average speed after receiving fuel over the weekend, a ministry official said. The 241-ton boat is expected to arrive at Ken
PoliticsFeb. 14, 2011
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Clashes in Algeria as opposition plans new protest
ALGIERS (AFP) ― Hundreds of stone-throwing demonstrators clashed with police in the eastern Algerian city of Annaba on Sunday, as the opposition announced another major anti-government rally next weekend.Washington meanwhile called on Algeria’s security forces to show restraint, a day after nationwide protests against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika that reportedly led to dozens of arrests and poli
InternationalFeb. 14, 2011
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Palestinian Cabinet to resign ahead of elections
Leadership announces Sept. election plan; P.M. will stay for new governmentRAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories (AFP) ― Palestinian prime minister Salam Fayyad will tender his government’s resignation to president Mahmud Abbas on Monday morning, a senior official told AFP on Sunday.Abbas will immediately ask Fayyad to form a new government, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity, and t
InternationalFeb. 14, 2011
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Rivals lay siege to Park’s presidential bid
Contenders attack leading potential candidate for 2012 pollPolitical competitors of former Grand National Party Chairwoman Rep. Park Geun-hye are moving to dampen her increasing efforts to keep the political pendulum swinging in her favor ahead of the 2012 presidential vote.Park, the frontrunner among potential presidential candidates, has recently made moves toward her bid for Cheong Wa Dae, whic
PoliticsFeb. 14, 2011
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More snow hinders east coast clean-up
Another round of heavy snow hit the nation’s east coastal area Monday, which had already received a record snowfall of more than 100 centimeters over the weekend. While officials and local residents were busy clearing streets and vehicles, the weather agency expected more snow of up to 50 centimeters in Gangwon Province until Monday evening. On Friday alone, Gangneung, a major city in the region,
Social AffairsFeb. 14, 2011
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Cyber police to train ICC officials
Internet police in South Korea, one of the world’s most wired countries, will share experience and knowhow with the International Criminal Court, officials said Monday.The Cyber Terror Response Center, the National Police Agency’s Internet crime unit, plans to teach its investigative techniques to ICC investigators, as the Hague-based organization requested Seoul’s help. “The ICC expressed the nee
Social AffairsFeb. 14, 2011
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Police to confiscate billion won found in boxes
The police are poised to confiscate 1 billion won ($980,000) found in cardboard boxes at a warehouse in Yeouido, Seoul, last Wednesday. The money is suspected to be a slush fund created by a private lottery dealer. The investigators aim to track the source of the money and trace the whereabouts of the man identified by his family name Kang, who is reportedly staying overseas at the moment. Yeongde
Social AffairsFeb. 14, 2011
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Porn uploader arrested
A 36-year-old Seoul man has been arrested on charges of distributing over 33,000 files of pornographic materials to Internet cafes nationwide and earning at least 200 million won ($178,000) in illegal profits, police said Monday.The suspect, identified only by his surname Suh, is accused of having uploaded 33,353 files of sex videos and other pornographic materials to two Web sites since last July
Social AffairsFeb. 14, 2011
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Major pieces stolen from Egypt museum: minister
CAIRO - Several major pieces have been stolen from the Egyptian museum, including a statue of King Tutankhamun, Egypt's minister of state for antiquities Zahi Hawass said on Sunday.The objects missing from the famed museum included "a gilded wood statue of the 18th Dynasty king Tutankhamun being carried by a goddess" and parts of "a gilded wood statue of Tutankhamun harpooning," Hawass said in a s
InternationalFeb. 14, 2011
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Men decry Ewha’s women-only policy
Ewha Womans University Law School could be forced to accept male students, breaking the university’s 125-year tradition and raising question about its identity.The Constitutional Court held a public hearing last Thursday, over whether or not the law school’s women-only admissions policy is in violation of constitutional rights, after three male law students filed a petition against the private uni
Social AffairsFeb. 14, 2011
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Seoul to ban smoking at bus stops, public parks
Seoul will expand its "no-smoking zone" to include bus stops and neighborhood parks, starting next year, stepping up efforts to heighten public awareness of the health hazards from secondhand smoking, officials said Monday.Under the toughened policy, those caught smoking at bus stops or neighborhood parks in Seoul will be fined 100,000 won (US$89) from 2012, said the officials at the Seoul Metropo
Social AffairsFeb. 14, 2011
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Egypt's military rulers dissolve parliament
CAIRO (AP) _ Egypt's military rulers took sweeping action to dismantle the autocratic legacy of former President Hosni Mubarak on Sunday, dissolving parliament, suspending the constitution and promising elections in moves cautiously welcomed by pro-democracy protesters.They also met with representatives of the broad-based youth movement that brought down the government after an 18-day uprising tha
InternationalFeb. 14, 2011
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Two S. Koreans wounded after being shot in Paraguay: officials
Two South Koreans were seriously wounded after they were shot by unidentified gunmen in the city of Lambare, Paraguay, last week, foreign ministry officials said.The pair, identified only by their surnames Lee and Jeong, were returning home from work on Friday (local time) when gunmen on motorcycles approached them and shot them, the officials said. (MCT)The victims remain in serious condition whi
Foreign AffairsFeb. 14, 2011
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Police: Man kills 4 in stabbing rampage across NYC
NEW YORK (AP) _ A graffiti artist armed with five knives went on a bloody 28-hour rampage across New York City, fatally stabbing his stepfather, ex-girlfriend and her mother, running down a pedestrian with a stolen Lexus and wounding four other people before being arrested in Times Square, police said.Maksim Gelman, 23, was armed with a bloodied kitchen knife when he was taken into police custody
InternationalFeb. 14, 2011
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Remittance to N.K. helps enlighten about South Korea: defector
A 43-year-old North Korean defector who has taken asylum here since 1997 believes that his and other defectors’ remittances to their relatives in the communist state help enlighten them about the free, democratic and capitalist South.“When we make remittances to our loved ones in the North, we talk to them over the phone to ensure the money was properly sent. Through such talks, a wave of news abo
North KoreaFeb. 13, 2011