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Ador CEO denies allegations, accuses Hybe of mistreating NewJeans
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Medical reform committee kicks off despite boycott from doctors
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10-man S. Korea lose to Indonesia to miss out on Paris Olympic football qualification
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Hybe-Ador feud should have limited effect on Hybe's overall performance: analysts
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Second Gimpo civil servant found dead, after apologizing for not finishing work
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DP leader says he will meet Yoon without conditions
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Over 9,000 hotline calls made by stalking victims in 2023
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Monthly users on local streaming platforms outpace Netflix, Disney+
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[Hello India] Hyundai Motor vows to boost 'clean mobility' in India
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Seoul to promote luxurious side of the city
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LG Electronics forms smart TV consortium
LG Electronics has formed a business alliance with foreign television makers in an effort to promote smart TVs worldwide.Korea’s second biggest consumer electronics company has forged partnerships with TP Vision, the Netherlands/Taiwanese TV maker, and Japan-based Sharp.The consortium, named the “Smart TV Alliance,” to be headed by LG Electronics executive Kwon Bong-suk, is the first of its kind in the global TV industry.“We expect this partnership to further boost the smart TV ecosystem, while
June 19, 2012
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Undersea object probably not a UFO
A mysterious object at the bottom of the Baltic Sea isn't a UFO, Swedish researches say, but they add they don't have a sure idea of what it is, either.The object, located on the sea floor between Sweden and Finland, is some sort of "natural, geological formation," Peter Lindberg, the leader of the Ocean Explorer team, told FoxNews.com.Lindberg and other scientists and divers spent 12 day explorin
June 19, 2012
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Indian women claim 'Right to Pee'
Women in India, assailing the lack of public toilets available to them, have begun a Right to Pee Campaign, a report said Thursday.The humorous slogan, coined by the Mumbai, India, media, masks the dependence of the population on public restrooms, and the imbalance of men's rooms to those available to women, The New York Times said Thursday.A government study indicated the public sanitation system
June 19, 2012
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Microsoft unveils 'Surface' tablet in iPad challenge
Microsoft on Monday unveiled a Surface tablet computer as the technology titan steps in with its own hardware to take on Apple's market-ruling iPads.Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer described the iPad challenger as a tablet that "works and plays" when he showed it off at a press event in Los Angeles.Surface is also the name of table and poster-sized touch screen computers that Microsoft ha
June 19, 2012
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Ancient warming turned Antarctica green
Ancient global warming allowed the greening of Antarctica and substantial vegetation sprouted on the frozen continent 15 million years ago, researchers say.Ancient Antarctica was warmer and wetter than previously suspected -- enough to support vegetation, including stunted trees, along its edges -- researchers from the University of Southern California, Louisiana State University and NASA‘s Jet Propulsion Laboratory reported Sunday.Summer temperatures along the Antarctic coast 15 million to 20 m
June 19, 2012
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Bronze Age necropolis uncovered in Serbia
This image is not directly related to the story (Image from movie "Lord of the Rings")Serbian archaeologists say a 4,000-year-old Bronze Age necropolis was unearthed during road construction work near Vranje, 170 miles south of Belgrade.The site contains the remains of individuals burned in funeral pyres, Aleksandar Bulatovic, the coordinator of a project of archaeological research and preservatio
June 19, 2012
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SK unit forms NFC alliance
Group of six tech companies aims to boost mobile payment marketSK Planet, a Korean mobile platform operator, has formed a business alliance with six other Korean tech firms to boost the technology and use of near-field communication in Korea.The six, which each has its own technological specialization in NFC, are: SK C&C, Ubivelox, QnSolv, Mcom, Harex Infotech and AT Solution.The newly launched alliance is called “NFC Biz Partner Group,” noted SK Planet, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of SK
June 18, 2012
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Blizzard to offer compensation, refunds for poor service of Diablo 3
Blizzard Entertainment has finally given in to growing demands by consumers for refunds and compensation over its poor data-server management and service for Diablo 3.It will fully pay back 55,000 won to unsatisfied users who digitally downloaded Diablo 3 via the Battle.net account, or those who purchased the packaged game after 5 a.m. on June 21, according to Blizzard’s Diablo 3 website.Players whose game level is below 40 can also apply for a refund, it noted.Blizzard will begin accepting refu
June 18, 2012
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Obesity could end human race
A study found that overweight people could end the human race by eating all the world’s food.Conducted by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, the study revealed that the number of obese people has been growing and said the demand for food resources will surge.According to the United Nations, the world’s food resources are expected to be depleted by 2050 as the global population grows.“Our study shows population fatness is also a major threat,” said professor Ian Robert, who led t
June 18, 2012
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'Vampire' rites still have bite in Bulgaria
This picture taken on Thursday shows a skeleton with an iron piece before being exposed at the National History museum in Sofia. (AFP-Yonhap News)The ancient skeleton of a man, pinned down in his grave in order not to turn into a vampire, was put on show in Bulgaria last week, where vampire tales and rites still keep their bite even nowadays.The 700-year-old skeleton -- unearthed in the necropolis
June 18, 2012
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6.4 quake hits off east coast of Japan: USGS
A 6.4-magnitude undersea earthquake on Monday jolted the sea area off the east coast of Honshu, the main island of Japan, US seismologists said, but no tsunami alert was issued.The US Geological Survey said the quake had a depth of 31 kilometers (20 miles) and hit at 5:32am (2032 GMT Sunday) some 140 kilometers east of the city of Sendai.In March last year a 9.0-magnitude undersea earthquake off J
June 18, 2012
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Samsung, Apple dominate smartphone markets
Samsung Electronics and its close rival Apple are dominating the global smartphone markets, accounting for more than a half of the share.The number of smartphones that hit the markets totaled 145 million in the first half of this year, according to data by ABI Research, a tech research firm.This is an increase of 41 percent from the same period a year ago.The Korean tech manufacturing giant enjoyed sales of 43 million Galaxy series phones in the first quarter, becoming the number one in the sect
June 17, 2012
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Blizzard faces growing outcry against Diablo 3 over poor service: reports
Blizzard Entertainment is facing growing criticism and outcry from fans and industry experts against its latest hit game Diablo 3 for failing to live up to its proposed expectations, according to various media reports.Failure of smooth data connections and repeated error messages while logging in or playing the game compelled Korean users, game cafe operators and regulators to take the matter int
June 17, 2012
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Microsoft said to agree to buy Yammer for $1.2 billion
Microsoft Corp., the world’s largest software maker, has agreed to purchase Yammer Inc., operator of a social network for businesses, for $1.2 billion, said a person familiar with the matter.The deal is expected to be announced by the end of June, said the person, who asked not to be identified because the negotiations are private. Dee Anna McPherson, a spokeswoman for Yammer, declined to comment
June 17, 2012
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Genetic factors linked to gay men
(MCT)Researchers in Italy suggest sexually antagonistic genetic factors in mothers may promote homosexuality in men and fertility in female relatives.However, it is not clear whether and how the genetic factors are expressed to simultaneously induce homosexuality in men and increased fertility in their mothers and maternal aunts, the researchers said.Andrea Camperio Ciani of the University of Pado
June 17, 2012
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U.K. gives new details of mass surveillance plan
U.K. authorities are revealing new details of an ambitious bill which would track electronic conversations of every single U.K. resident. The proposed mass surveillance law would collect detailed information about the private communications of millions of Britons, a step the government insists is necessary to fight terrorism and crime.Home Secretary Theresa May says the program will not snoop on t
June 15, 2012
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Internet led to global 'explosion' of fake drugs
The rapid growth of Internet commerce has led to an explosion of counterfeit drugs sold around the world, with China the biggest source of fake medicines, pharmaceutical experts said Thursday.The illicit trade is now believed to be worth around 75 billion dollars globally, with criminal gangs increasingly using the web to move their products across borders, said Scott Davis, Pfizer's top security
June 15, 2012
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Lack of sleep makes it hard to resist junk food
U.S. researchers found that sleep-deprived people have a bigger possibility of choosing unhealthy food for their meals, which could lead to obesity.Lead author Stephanie Greer, a graduate student at the University of California, Berkeley, and his team conducted a study on 23 healthy adults to see how poor sleep affects food choices.In the study, researchers divided participants into two groups, with one restricted to have only four hours sleep and the other allowed to have nine hours of sleep fo
June 15, 2012
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Apple bid to stop Samsung smartphone in U.S. stalled
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) ― Apple’s effort to stop South Korea’s Samsung from launching its newest iPhone challenger in the U.S. has been derailed by complex maneuvering in the patent war between the companies.Apple backed off a last-minute request to block the Galaxy S3 model’s U.S. release after U.S. District Court Judge Lucy Koh warned that it would force a postponement of a June 21 hearing in the patent infringement case.“If Apple seeks to file a motion to enjoin sales of the Samsung Galaxy S III,
June 14, 2012
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Experimental diabetes drugs offer patients hope
TRENTON, New Jersey (AP) ― Some experimental diabetes treatments in late testing offer patients hope of better controlling their blood sugar and weight and preventing dangerously low blood sugar, all big challenges for millions of diabetics.Results from studies of several new diabetes medicines and insulin products, just announced at the premiere U.S. conference for diabetes specialists, likewise hold the promise of billions in annual revenue for drugmakers that have dominated the diabetes marke
June 14, 2012