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K-pop group's manager dismissed for setting up spycam in theater dressing room
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Contentious grain bill put directly to plenary meeting for vote
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Will tug-of-war between doctors, government end soon?
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Climate impacts set to cut 2050 global GDP by nearly a fifth
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Yoon's approval rating plunges to all-time low
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Trilateral talks acknowledge ‘serious’ slumps of won, yen
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[Today’s K-pop] BTS pop-up event to come to Seoul
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[Graphic News] More Koreans say they plan long-distance trips this year
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[KH Explains] Hyundai's full hybrid edge to pay off amid slow transition to pure EVs
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North Korea removes streetlights along cross-border roads with South
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Study: Dialysis 3 times weekly might not be enough
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A major study challenges the way diabetics and others with failing kidneys have been treated for half a century, finding that three-times-a-week dialysis to cleanse the blood of toxins may not be enough.Deaths, heart attacks and hospitalizations were much higher on the day a
Sept. 22, 2011
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Brain stroke on rise among aged population
SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- The number of people suffering from cerebral infarction, a type of stroke caused by disturbance in blood vessels supplying blood to the brain, is rising among the aged population in South Korea, a report showed Wednesday.The number of cerebral infarction patients rose by
Sept. 21, 2011
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Korean to lead Ethiopian university
A retired professor of Seoul National University has been appointed president of Adama Science and Technology University in Ethiopia, making him the first South Korean university president in Africa. Lee Jang-gyu, 65, former professor of electrical engineering, is expected to begin his five-year ter
Sept. 20, 2011
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Italian scientists go on trial over 2009 earthquake
L'AQUILA, Italy (AFP) - A group of Italian scientists went on trial Tuesday for failing to predict an earthquake that killed more than 300 people in central Italy in 2009 despite signs of increased seismic activity in the area.The seven defendants -- six scientists and one government official -- are
Sept. 20, 2011
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NASA: Satellite pieces to hit Earth in a week
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. space officials say they expect a dead satellite to fall to Earth in about a week.NASA has been watching the 6-ton satellite closely. On Friday officials moved up their prediction for its arrival to Sept. 23, give or take a day.NASA scientists have calculated the satelli
Sept. 20, 2011
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‘Stalking’ phone app causes alarm
Spy software that can be installed in a smartphone to monitor the activities of the phone’s user has sparked controversy and drawn complaints to the company that makes it.The “Karelog” downloadable software application, released on Aug. 30, enables users to see the current whereabouts, phone call lo
Sept. 19, 2011
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Scientists aim to create ‘inorganic life’
Scientists in Scotland are conducting pioneering research to create life from inorganic chemicals, Science Daily reported. Life on earth is based on organic biology in the form of carbon, while the inorganic world is considered inanimate. (University of Glasgow)A team of researchers at the Univ
Sept. 19, 2011
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KT to launch mobile payment service for iPhone
SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's telecom titan KT Corp. said Monday that it will roll out a new service for Apple Inc.'s iPhone, which will turn the smartphone into a mobile wallet for wireless financial transactions. The country's second-largest mobile operator plans to introduce a new sma
Sept. 19, 2011
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KT in talks to buy Enswers to bolster cloud computing
South Korean telecom titan KT Corp. is moving to buy Enswers Inc., a Seoul-based video search technology provider, to prop up its cloud computing business, industry sources said Sunday. The deal could fetch Enswers as much as 40 billion won ($36 million), the sources said, all speaking on the condit
Sept. 18, 2011
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Smokers don't make better lovers: study
Sept. 16, 2011
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WHO issues chronic disease country scorecards
(AP) World Health Organization published a report Wednesday showing the prevalence of chronic diseases such as cancer, diabetes and cardiovascular illness around the world, along with countries‘ abilities to cope with the growing number of people affected by them.The U.N. health agency said so-calle
Sept. 16, 2011
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Feathers in amber reveal dinosaur diversity
WASHINGTON (AP) — In science fiction, amber preserved the DNA that allowed rebirth of dinosaurs in Jurassic Park. In real life, amber preserved feathers that provide a new image of what dinosaurs looked like."Now, instead of scaly animals portrayed as usually drab creatures, we have solid evid
Sept. 16, 2011
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Older pills often safer despite patient views
CHICAGO (AP) ― Many consumers mistakenly believe new prescription drugs are always safer than those with long track records, and that only extremely effective drugs without major side effects win government approval, according to a new study.A national survey of nearly 3,000 adults finds that about
Sept. 15, 2011
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Action urged as U.S. drafts Alzheimer’s plan
WASHINGTON (AP) ― As her mother’s Alzheimer’s worsened over eight long years, so did Doreen Alfaro’s bills: The walker, then the wheelchair, then the hospital bed, then the diapers ― and the caregivers hired for more and more hours a day so Alfaro could go to work and her elderly father could get so
Sept. 15, 2011
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Hospitals upend old rules for breastfeeding
DETROIT ― Voletta Bonner knew the benefits of breast-feeding long before baby Riley came along.But after a rocky start for mom ― an emergency C-section and a fever ― nurses at St. John Hospital and Medical Center in Detroit persuaded her not to give up on the sometimes-difficult process of breast-fe
Sept. 15, 2011
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When your child has plagiocephaly
A young mother who seems to be around 30 years old visited my clinic with her six-month-old baby girl. Her chief complaint was that the head shape of her baby was slightly distorted. “She had right flattened occiput and frontal bossing on the same side, probably due to her sleep habit,” she said wit
Sept. 15, 2011
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Tylenol reports most side effects: report
Tylenol, one of the bestselling painkillers here, was the medicine with the highest number of reported side effects over the last five years.According to the Korea Food and Drug Administration’s report to Rep. Yang Seung-jo of the main opposition Democratic Party, Tylenol ER-Tab manufactured by John
Sept. 15, 2011
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Think twice before you take red ginseng
Consumers should be cautious of side effects and see doctor beforehandRed ginseng is a favorite dietary supplement for many Koreans. It is thought to be risk-free and effective in strengthening stamina with no serious side effects. Many believe that it is good for all people with any physical charac
Sept. 15, 2011
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Samsung develops low-power DRAM chips for servers
SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co., the world's largest memory chipmaker, said Thursday that it has developed a new low-powered dynamic random access memory (DRAM) chips based on the 30-nanometer class technology. The 16-gigabyte, DDR3 Registered Dual Inline Memory Module (RDIMM) fo
Sept. 15, 2011
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Laughter really is the best medicine
PARIS (AFP) - A rattling good laugh with friends will help you deal with pain thanks to opiate-like chemicals that flood the brain, according to a British study released on Wednesday.Researchers carried out lab experiments in which volunteers watched either comedy clips from "Mr Bean" or "Friends,"
Sept. 15, 2011