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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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At age 50 women become invisible to men
American actress Michelle Marie Pfeiffer is 52 years old. (AP)After reaching 50, eight out of ten women believe that members of the opposite sex no longer notice them. And seven out of ten women feel neglected by the fashion industry after 50. The study by the online retailer isme.com surveyed 1,246 U.K. women, of which 47 percent were over 50. Besides deepening wrinkles and graying hair, about th
Social AffairsFeb. 13, 2011
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6 dead, 37 injured in attack on Mexican nightclub
State police stand outside of a nightclub after gunmen opened fire and hurled a grenade in the western city of Guadalajara, Mexico, early Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011. Six people were killed and at least 37 were injured. (AP Photo) GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) _ Armed men opened fire and hurled a grenade into a crowded nightclub early Saturday, killing six people and wounding at least 37 in a western city
InternationalFeb. 13, 2011
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Egypt-inspired protests spread to Algeria, Yemen
Thousands demand reforms in Algeria; 400 arrestedALGIERS, Algeria (AP) -- Heavily outnumbered by riot police, thousands of Algerians have defied government warnings and dodged barricades to rally in their capital, demanding democratic reforms a day after mass protests toppled Egypt's autocratic ruler. Protesters chanting ``No to the police state!'' and brandishing signs that read ``Give us back
InternationalFeb. 13, 2011
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Half of N. Korean defectors send money to their homeland: poll
Nearly half of North Korean defectors here have remitted money to their families in the impoverished communist nation under U.N. sanctions, a poll showed Sunday. According to the survey of 396 North Korean defectors residing in South Korea, aged 15 or older, 49.5 percent said they have sent money to their families in the North, while 46 percent said they have not and 4.5 percent said that they
North KoreaFeb. 13, 2011
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East coastal areas hit by heaviest snowfall in a century
CHUNCHEON, Gangwon Province (Yonhap) -- A record-breaking snowfall pounded South Korea's east coast on Saturday, stranding hundreds of motorists on highways and destroying dozens of houses, officials said. President Lee Myung-bak ordered the military to help clear waist-high snow that blanketed the area and transport emergency food to isolated residents. Some sections of a highway linking Seou
Social AffairsFeb. 13, 2011
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Pirates face death penalty in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) — A Malaysian court on Friday charged seven suspected Somali pirates for firing at Malaysian forces during a Gulf of Aden raid to free a hijacked tanker, under laws that carry the death penalty.Malaysia became the first nation in Asia to lay charges against suspected Somali pirates, as part of growing legal moves around the world to deal with the piracy crisis off lawless Somali
InternationalFeb. 12, 2011
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Korean parties hail resignation of Mubarak as win for democracy
Korean political parties on Saturday hailed the toppling of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak as a victory for the Egyptian people toward democracy. Mubarak's three-decade reign ended earlier Saturday, Korean time, after the besieged ruler decided to comply with protesters' requests for him to step down. A junta of military commanders will now assume power in a culmination of the 18-day uprisin
NationalFeb. 12, 2011
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Obama welcomes Egypt transition
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama on Friday welcomed thepeaceful transition of power in Egypt with the resignation oflongtime President Hosni Mubarak. ``The people of Egypt have spoken.Their voices have been heard. And Egypt will never be the same,'' hedeclared. In brief remarks at the White House, the president noted that itwas ``not the end of Egypt's transition, it's a beginning.'' He
InternationalFeb. 12, 2011
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'Egypt is Free,' crowds chant after Mubarak quits
CAIRO (AP) _ Cries of ``Egypt is free'' rang out and fireworksit up the sky as hundreds of thousands danced, wept and prayed injoyful pandemonium Friday after 18 days of peaceful pro-democracyprotests forced President Hosni Mubarak to surrender power to themilitary, ending three decades of authoritarian rule. Ecstatic protesters in Cairo's Tahrir, or Liberation, Squarehoisted soldiers onto th
InternationalFeb. 12, 2011
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Analysis: Military coup was behind Mubarak's exit
CAIRO (AP) - It was the people who forced President Hosni Mubarak from power, but it is the generals who are in charge now. Egypt's 18-day uprising produced a military coup that crept into being over many days — its seeds planted early in the crisis by Mubarak himself.The telltale signs of a coup in the making began to surface soon after Mubarak ordered the army out on the streets to restore order
InternationalFeb. 12, 2011
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Mubarak leaves and Egypt celebrates
CAIRO (AP) _ One Egyptian kissed the ground. Another rolled in ecstasy in the grass outside a presidential palace. People wept, jumped, screamed and hugged each other with a shared joy they had never known. Cairo erupted in a cacophony of celebration: fireworks and car horns and gunshots in the air. President Hosni Mubarak resigned and handed power to the military on Friday, and Egypt held its big
InternationalFeb. 12, 2011
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Owner of the missing W1 billion identified
The police are looking for a private lottery dealer in his 30s with the family name Kang for having stored 1 billion won ($980,000) in a Seoul warehouse under borrowed identification and fake phone numbers. The investigators suspect him to have accumulated the money as slush funds from running illegal lotteries. The case was discovered when Yeongdeungpo police received a report of suspected explos
Social AffairsFeb. 11, 2011
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Pyongyang turns to Seoul lawmakers for talks
North Korea made another proposal for the resumption of talks with South Korea Friday, this time to Seoul's political parties, apparently as its chance of winning concessions from the Seoul government has nearly disappeared.The proposal came one day after the communist nation's military said it will no longer deal with the South Korean government, accusing the latter of lacking any willingness to
PoliticsFeb. 11, 2011
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N.K. could attempt further provocations: U.S. spy chief
WASHINGTON (Yonhap News) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il could attempt further provocations to boost the standing of his heir-apparent son, the top U.S. intelligence official predicted Thursday, saying the regime‘s deadly attack on a South Korean island was believed to be part of such efforts.Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said in written testimony to the House Intelligence Com
North KoreaFeb. 11, 2011
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U.N. to help with FMD outbreaks in N.K.
Seoul remains lukewarm toward assistance amid stalemate in tiesThe U.N. has said it will send experts to North Korea next week over a purported foot-and-mouth disease outbreak, in the first international move to help the impoverished state curb the fast-spreading livestock virus. While the South Korean government so far remains lukewarm toward joining the move, North Korea’s apparent call for outs
PoliticsFeb. 11, 2011
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Who owns W1b cash found in boxes?
The police search for whoever deposited 1 billion won ($980,000) in two cardboard boxes, found Wednesday at a department store in Yeouido has failed to detect any clues so far. Questions are swirling over the mysterious boxes abandoned in the store located in the political and financial hub of Seoul. With experts claiming the modus operandi to be classic money laundering, rumormongers are gossipin
Social AffairsFeb. 11, 2011
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KTX bullet train derails near Seoul
GWANGMYEONG -- A high-speed KTX train bound for Seoul from the southern port city of Busan derailed near a Gyeonggi Province station southwest of the capital Friday, but no casualties were reported, the state-run Korea Railroad said. Derailed KTX train near Gwangmyeong Station, southwest of Seoul, Friday. There were no reports of casualties. (Yonhap News) The incident took place near Gwangmyeong
Social AffairsFeb. 11, 2011
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Dog OK after getting head stuck in smudge pot
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) - A dog in Riverside County is recovering after becoming a real pot head.Animal Services spokesman John Welsh says the male dog got his head stuck in an old smudge pot, a device used for burning oil.An officer safely freed the white dog, who was nicknamed "Smokey" because his face was blackened during his misadventure Friday near Hemet.The officer says the animal was likely
InternationalFeb. 11, 2011
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Multicultural Korea sees more new family names
The number of new Korean family names and clans seems to be rising in South Korea, with growing numbers of marriage immigrants choosing to create their own names to adapt to the local community.South Korea, according to a census conducted in late 2000, had 286 family names divided into 4,179 clans, with Kim, Lee and Park among the most popular Korean surnames.With a growing influx of foreigners to
Social AffairsFeb. 11, 2011
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Hungary's 84-year-old burglar strikes again
(MCT)BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) -- Hungary's notorious octogenarian thief is not ready for retirement.The 84-year-old woman, known as "Flying Gizi," whose criminal record goes back to the 1950s, is again in custody for suspected theft, police said Tuesday.Fejer County Police spokeswoman Agnes R. Szabo said the burglar, whose real name is Gizella Bodnar, is suspected of taking some 15,000 forints (euro
Social AffairsFeb. 11, 2011