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Medical profs at top hospitals suspend surgeries, clinics
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Exports to US reach all-time high, widen gap with China
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Trump rekindles criticism: US forces defending 'wealthy' S. Korea 'free of charge'
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Samsung chip business back on track, logs W1.9tr operating profit in Q1
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Shinsegae faces showdown with investors over SSG.com's delayed IPO
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Hopes rise for possible Gaza truce deal
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Ex-pro baseball player who killed debtor appeals sentence
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S. Korea discussed possible participation in AUKUS Pillar 2 with Australia: defense minister
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[Music in drama] Rekindle a love that slipped through your fingers
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[New faces of Assembly] Architect behind ‘audacious initiative’ believes in denuclearized North Korea
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BSE has long incubation period, no treatment
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, commonly known as mad cow disease, is a progressive, fatal disease of the nervous system in cattle. The disease has a long incubation period (averaging four to five years) and there is currently no treatment or vaccine for the disease. BSE is one of a group of diseases known as transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE). Other TSEs include scrapie in sheep, chronic wasting disease in deer and elk, and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans.The measures to deal w
May 8, 2012
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SAP to eye M&A opportunity, promote B2B software firms: CEO Hyoung
Korea has capacity to develop higher value-added mobile apps for exportSAP is always on the lookout for acquisitions that can help the world’s largest enterprise software company gain innovative technology and reinforce its business in mobile, in-memory and cloud computing.Korea would definitely be one of many potential markets where SAP, backed by “tons of cash,” would seek opportunities in mergers and acquisitions, said Hyoung Won-joon, CEO and president of SAP Korea.“It may be a cliche to say
May 8, 2012
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Apple’s iOS 5.1.1 update fixes bugs
Apple Inc. said it has released iOS 5.1.1 for iPad, iPod touch, and iPhone to fix bugs. Improvements include better reliability for the HDR option when accessing the camera app from the lock screen and a number of other fixes for bugs affecting AirPlay video playback.The new release has fixed a bug that blocked third-generation iPad from switching between 2G and 3G networks. Also, the bug of “Unable to purchase” alert has been fixed.The iOS 5.1.1 also improved reliability for syncing Safari book
May 8, 2012
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Ancient crocodile may have dined on humans
An ancient crocodile big enough to swallow a human whole once thrived in East Africa, a University of Iowa researcher says."It's the largest known true crocodile," Christopher Brochu, a professor of geoscience, said. "It may have exceeded 27 feet in length. By comparison, the largest recorded Nile crocodile was less than 21 feet, and most are much smaller."Resembling its living cousin the Nile cr
May 8, 2012
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Black pepper fights formation of fat cells
Researchers in South Korea say they are unlocking the secret to why black pepper fights fat.Soo-Jong Um, Ji-Cheon Jeong and colleagues at Sejong University in Seoul said black pepper and the black pepper plant were used for centuries in traditional Eastern medicine to treat gastrointestinal distress, pain, inflammation and other health disorders.Despite the long medicinal history, scientists know
May 8, 2012
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Gassy dinos may have warmed the Earth: study
Giant dinosaurs that roamed the Earth millions of years ago may have warmed the planet with the gas they produced from eating leafy plants, British scientists said on Monday. (AFP-Yonhap News)Much like modern cows that emit a significant amount of methane in their digestive process, the 20,000 kilogram sauropods contributed the same way, and likely more, to the warming climate, said the study in t
May 8, 2012
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Reducing calories may preserve memory
Cutting back on calories is a good idea to protect the heart, and U.S. researchers say eating less also may reduce a person's risk of memory loss. Yonas Geda of the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Ariz., and colleagues looked at the association between eating and those with mild cognitive impairment.The researchers compared eating habits and diagnosis of memory loss in 1,000 participants, ages 70 and o
May 8, 2012
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CrossFit: A butt-kicking workout for everyday life
This is not an average Korean gym. It is a rubber mat-filled room, with neatly organized Olympic bars, medicine balls, dumbbells and kettle balls along the perimeter. In the center of this room, where exercise machines would typically be, is a still warm puddle of sweat and tears from the last group of students.This is a CrossFit gym in Gangnam, where people of all shapes and sizes put themselves through a grueling regimen to achieve not only a better-looking body but a healthier one.The CrossFi
May 7, 2012
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KT profit increase 89.1% in Q1
South Korean telecom titan KT Corp. said Monday that its first-quarter earnings dropped 26.6 percent from a year ago due mainly to decreased demand for fixed-line communication services. Net profit stood at 407.58 billion won ($358.78 million) in the January-March period, compared with 555.21 billion won a year earlier, the country’s second-largest mobile carrier said in a regulatory filing.Sales climbed 9.1 percent on-year to 5.75 trillion won, while operating profit tumbled 20.3 percent to 574
May 7, 2012
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IPhone app 'Ugly Meter' tells users how ugly they are
An iPhone app that claims to be able to quantify “ugliness” has become a big hit around the world, according to news reports.“Ugly Meter” analyzes the details of human faces and rates their appearances from 1 to 10, along with nasty comments.Upon release, it was an immediate success, topping the Chinese iPhone charts for three weeks, and making $80,000 in a single day after being mentioned on the Howard Stern radio show in the United States.To anyone seeking judgment, the cheeky app dishes out v
May 7, 2012
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Heavy metal singer sues over tainted sushi
A heavy metal band front man is suing over the alleged tainted tuna he ate at a Louisiana sushi restaurant.Chris Fronzak, 22, of Portland, Ore., and members of his band Attila were in Metairie April 10, to play a show and decided to eat lunch at a sushi restaurant, The (New Orleans) Times-Picayune reported."Everything tasted great," Fronzak said Friday. "The amount of sushi I got was insane. Littl
May 7, 2012
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Super bright moon dazzles night skies
A super-full and extra-bright moon dazzled the night skies this weekend as the lunar body swept along the low point of its elliptical orbit around the Earth. The Super Moon is shown after rising over Canton, Ohio, Saturday. (AP-Yonhap News)The so-called lunar perigree brings the moon about 50,000 kilometers closer to the Earth than when it's at the farthest point of its oval orbit.When a full moon
May 7, 2012
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Apple wins ruling, sanctions in patent infringement suit
Samsung Electronics, sanctioned by a U.S. judge for its failure to produce source code in a patent-infringement case in San Jose, California, won’t be able to use some evidence to defend itself against Apple Inc., a judge ruled. U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul S. Grewal wrote in his May 4 ruling that Samsung “plainly violated” a court order requiring it to turn over code to Apple, and ruled that Samsung won’t be able to offer evidence in the case about its efforts to “design around” three patents at
May 6, 2012
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Scientists create ‘e-bra’ that detects health problem
U.S. scientists have developed an ‘e-bra’ that monitors health information for female heart patients. Engineers at the University of Arkansas integrated nanotextiles and smartphone technology allowing uploads of health information which the patient and their doctors can access with a wireless network such as Bluetooth or Wi-Fi.“Our e-bra enables continuous, real-time monitoring to identify any pathophysiological changes. It is a platform on which various sensors for cardiac-health monitoring are
May 6, 2012
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Samsung, LG roll out flagship smartphones
Samsung’s Galaxy S III to battle with upcoming Apple’s iPhone 5Samsung Electronics on Friday rolled out the new Galaxy S III in London, staging another battle with its rival Apple Inc., which is getting ready to unveil its new iPhone 5.In a “Mobile Unpack” event in London, the world’s IT behemoth introduced its 4.8-inch new flagship model which showcases innovative features like eye tracking and direct calling.“The Galaxy S III is a totally new smartphone that presents the best technology, human
May 4, 2012
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Triangular ‘UFO’s spotted in U.S., U.K., and Australia
`UFO`s sighted over Tennessee, United States (YouTube)Multiple UFO sightings have startled people around the world, according to news reports.Over a six-day period, four reports emerged: one in the United Kingdom, one in Australia and two in the United States.The first sighting took place last Thursday when a passenger on an airplane in the U.K. reportedly videotaped what looked like three UFOs fl
May 4, 2012
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Goldman Sachs lauds Samsung's new smartphone
Samsung Electronics Co.'s latest smartphone will be a "worthy" successor to its flagship smartphone series due to improvements in both hardware and software, Goldman Sachs said Friday.Samsung Electronics unveiled its Galaxy S III at an event in London Thursday, launching the latest version of its Galaxy S smartphone series. The company will start selling the product in 145 countries later this mon
May 4, 2012
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Alcohol spray makes you ‘instantly drunk’
A French American scientist has developed a new alcohol spray that can intoxicate the user instantly, a U.S. news report said. According to the report, however, the spray’s effects last only moments.David Edwards created the spray called “WA|HH Quantum Sensations” and unveiled it during an exhibition in Paris, the report said.The spray is contained in a finger-long bottle, designed by French product designer Philippe Starck.It will be sold for about $26, the report said.(yoonmi@heraldm.com)<관련 한
May 4, 2012
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Pantech ready to compete with Samsung and Apple: CEO
Pantech CEO Park Byeong-yeop said Thursday the company is ready to join the intense competition with Samsung Electronics and Apple, calling its new one-chip solution smartphone Vega Racer 2 the “world’s best.”“Even though Samsung and Apple are powerful players, the product quality of the Vega Racer 2 is second-to-none,” Park told reporters after a launching event held at the company’s headquarters in northern Seoul. He was appearing in public for the first time since the nation’s third-largest h
May 3, 2012
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LG washing machine picked as top product by Consumer Reports
A fully automatic washing machine made by LG Electronics Inc., South Korea’s leading consumer appliance maker, was named the best product by an authoritative U.S. magazine, industry sources said Thursday.Consumer Reports said the top-loading washing machine received the highest marks among 81 products tested and was the only model to receive an “excellent” rating in washing capabilities, sources said.The WT4801C model that features fully automatic temperature control, a detergent dispenser and f
May 3, 2012