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Key suspects grilled over alleged abuse of power in Marine death inquiry
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Marine Corps commander summoned by CIO for questioning on alleged influence-peddling case
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S. Korean children, teens grow taller, mature faster than before: study
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Army takes group action against Hybe for neglecting BTS
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Some junior doctors are returning: Health Ministry
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Debate rages over ‘overly fatty’ samgyeopsal
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Ador CEO's request for exclusive right to terminate NewJeans' contract with Hybe refused in February
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[Weekender] Korean psyche untangled: Musok
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Naver will consider company benefits in deciding on selling Line shares: CEO
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Woman dangling from power lines rescued by residents holding blanket
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Famous Hollywood director says incest is okay
A big Hollywood director told news sources in an interview that he didn’t think there was anything wrong with incest, even comparing it to gay marriage. Nick Cassavetes, director of romance blockbuster “The Notebook,” was promoting his new film “Yellow” when he told interviewers that he didn’t see anything wrong with incest. Cassavetes said that because he did not have personal experience with incest, he could not condemn it, “Love who you want. Isn’t that what we say? Gay marriage — love who yo
FilmSept. 11, 2012
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Jessica Simpson says motherhood ‘a dream’
NEW YORK (UPI) -- U.S. singer-actress Jessica Simpson said “motherhood is a dream” Monday on the series premiere of Katie Couric‘s talk show, “Katie.”Simpson, 32, gave birth to her first child, a daughter named Maxwell, May 1. She is engaged to former NFL tight end Eric Johnson, also 32.“Motherhood is a dream,” Simpson told Couric in her first TV interview since having the baby. “It really is absolutely amazing. She had her first flight yesterday, she came to New York with me. .... And did not s
PeopleSept. 11, 2012
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Sleeping beauties await prince‘s kiss in Ukraine
It wasn‘t exactly Prince Charming but one of Ukraine’s “Sleeping Beauties” finally got a kiss on the lips as she dozed on a dais filmed by cameras -- though unlike the fairy tale she never woke up.“I‘m not sure I would marry precisely this girl, I just was curious whether she would open her eyes,” said the young woman who dared the embrace while male visitors shied away.The venue was Ukraine’s National Art Museum and the stakes were -- marriage.Visitors at a wacky performance called “Sleeping Be
CultureSept. 11, 2012
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Kim Ki-duk slams film industry’s monopolistic culture
Film director Kim Ki-duk, who won the top prize at the Venice Film Festival with his gruesome morality tale “Pieta,” has criticized the Korean film industry for allowing only a limited number of successful movies to be screened in cinemas.Kim’s comments came during a shooting for SBS talk show “Gangsimjang” (Strong Heart), before he left for the festival. Film director Kim Ki-duk on SBS talk show
TelevisionSept. 11, 2012
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Ryan Reynolds gets married to Blake Lively
Hollywood big-names Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively have tied the knot in secret, according to news sources. "The Proposal" star Reynolds, 35, and 25-year-old Lively, who currently stars in U.S. TV show "Gossip Girl," married at a plantation in Mount Pleasant, right outside of Charleston, South Carolina, on Sunday. Sources say there were only 60 guests and only the closest of friends were invited. Kelly Gukanovich, the DJ of a local radio station 95.1 FM, said, “A few days ago, I heard Ryan was b
FilmSept. 11, 2012
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Bringing colors to clothing
Pakistani women celebrate color, style and fashion as much as they do Eid, Muslims’ biggest festival.And Eid celebrations brought with them colorful clothes of all kinds, from the flow of chiffon dupattas (long scarf) to the elegance of silk kameezes (long shirt or tunic).As with fashion in Pakistan, there are trends that come and go yet some are timeless ― block printing is one such trend, and in recent years, screen printing too has become mainstream fashion.There are quite a few designers and
Arts & DesignSept. 10, 2012
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International PEN Congress opens in historic city of Gyeongju
Literary forum discusses issues concerning media and human rights with Nobel laureates GYEONGJU, North Gyeongsang Province ― The 78th International PEN Congress opened on Monday in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, kicking off a seven-day event focusing on issues of media, literature and human rights. A London-based international association of writers, PEN International has been hosting the congress, which consists of networking and literary events and lectures, in different cities around th
BooksSept. 10, 2012
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Southeast Asian regional body for intangible cultural heritage launched
JAKARTA (Yonhap News) ― A regional consultative body to safeguard intangible cultural heritage in 11 Southeast Asian countries was launched in Jakarta Monday under South Korea’s initiative.The launch took place during a sub-regional meeting of the International Information and Networking Center for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region. The Daejeon-based center, affiliated with South Korea’s Cultural Heritage Administration, was established in July 2011 as an a “category 2 cent
CultureSept. 10, 2012
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The designer behind spectacular superhero scenes
‘Design should be realistic and make others believe in the world you created,’ says Steve JungThe futuristic yet realistic portraits of the fictional world in the superhero films “The Avengers” and “Transformers” captured the eyes of millions of international viewers. Behind the spectacular scenes was Steve Jung, a Korean-American concept designer. The Stark Tower and major scenes of the films made Jung a household name in the entertainment design field and raised awareness of entertainment desi
Arts & DesignSept. 10, 2012
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Makeup masks all-star cast in ‘Cloud Atlas’
TORONTO (AFP) ― Heaps of makeup transformed the all-star cast of “Cloud Atlas,” which premiered on Sunday at the Toronto International Film Festival, “startling” the cast members themselves, they said.“I loved working with Hugh (Grant), you didn’t know it was him until he said (in a thick English accent) ‘Oh fuck off,’” quipped actor Jim Broadbent at a press conference.Grant, who celebrated a birthday on Sunday, said “plastic was applied to their faces for hours” each day during filming.“I heard
FilmSept. 10, 2012
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Can ‘Pieta’ enjoy success at home?
Film critics, distributor say the Venice fest winner is likely to earn Kim Ki-duk his biggest commercial success yet in KoreaAward-winning director Kim Ki-duk and his works may have succeeded in overseas markets, but he never enjoyed such triumph in his homeland. Nicknamed an outsider, the eccentric director has seen local audiences turning their backs on his films, even those that won prizes at prestigious international film festivals. “Bad Guy” (2001) which drew about 700,000 viewers was his b
FilmSept. 10, 2012
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Korean and Japanese artists win Noon Award
Two Korean artists Moon Kyung-won and Jeon Joon-ho and Japanese artist Motoyuki Shitamichi have won the Noon Award, an art award given by the Gwangju Biennale Foundation. The foundation selects an established artist and an emerging artist whose works share an experimental and creative nature of the biennale event. The Korean team’s collaborative video project “El Fin del Mundo (The End of the World)” has been acknowledged for portraying the survival of two artists in a post-apocalyptic environ
PeopleSept. 10, 2012
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Early laptop designer Moggridge dies
NEW YORK (AP) ― Bill Moggridge, a British industrial designer who came up with an early portable computer with the flip-open shape that is common today, has died. He was 69. The Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum said Moggridge, its director since 2010, died on Saturday from cancer. Moggridge is credited with the design of the Grid Compass, a computer that had a keyboard and yellow-on-black display that sold for $8,150 when it was released in 1982. It was encased in magnesium an
PeopleSept. 10, 2012
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U.S. singing sister Dorothy McGuire dies
PHOENIX (AP) ― Dorothy McGuire Williamson, who teamed with sisters Christine and Phyllis for a string of hits in the 50s and 60s as the popular McGuire Sisters singing group, has died. Williamson died Friday at her son’s home in the Phoenix suburb of Paradise Valley, daughter-in-law Karen Williamson said. She had Parkinson’s disease and age-related dementia. The McGuire Sisters earned six gold records for hits including 1954’s “Sincerely” and 1957’s “Sugartime.” The sisters were known for their
PeopleSept. 10, 2012
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Harry completes first phase of Afghanistan training
LONDON (AP) ― Prince Harry is finishing his first phase of initial training at Camp Bastion in Afghanistan.The 27-year-old Army captain arrived in Afghanistan for his second tour there on Friday but will not start flying Apache helicopter missions for at least seven more days.On Sunday, the third-in-line to the British throne was expected to complete his two-day course in first aid, shooting, and roadside-bomb awareness.He then is to start Apache-specific preparation Monday, where he will begin
PeopleSept. 10, 2012
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Penelope Cruz concerned about crisis in Spain
MADRID (AP) ― Oscar-winning actress Penelope Cruz says she is deeply concerned about the financial crisis engulfing Spain and how it might affect the future of the film industry in her native country.The Hollywood star said she would like to encourage film-makers to choose Spain as a location and perhaps use her status to promote co-productions there. In a statement released Sunday through her agent Katrina Bayonas, Cruz said she also wanted “to rectify” what she called a misinterpretation of he
PeopleSept. 10, 2012
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Mom shaves quadruplets’ heads to tell them apart
Pictures of cute quadruplets with shaved heads have emerged on the Web, but that’s not the why viewers are fawning over these adorable boys.Although many mothers decide to differentiate their identical children with different clothes or different hairstyles, the mother of these boys from Shenzhen city in China’s Guangdong province decided to shave numbers onto their heads. As the children are starting school this week, their mom shaved their heads so their teachers can tell them apart. Now that
PeopleSept. 10, 2012
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What clothes? Skin is ever in at NY Fashion Week
NEW YORK (AP) _ Bikini season may be over, but this is no time to tone down the workout. Many of the styles on the runway at New York Fashion Week flash a bit of skin here or there: bare midriffs, cutout backs, keyhole necklines. The silhouettes in spring previews that entered a fourth day Sunday aren't necessarily skin tight, but it's not a season of full-on floaty frocks, either. ``We've
Arts & DesignSept. 10, 2012
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Miranda Kerr meets Japanese fans
Model Miranda Kerr attends a event of Japanese fashion company "Samantha Thavasa" in Tokyo, Japan, on September 9, 2012. (UPI) Model Miranda Kerr attends a event of Japanese fashion company "Samantha Thavasa" in Tokyo, Japan, on September 9, 2012. (UPI)'완벽 미모' 미란다 커, 팬들 울먹핸드백 브랜드 사만사 타바사(Samantha Thavasa)의 런칭 축하 행사를 위해 도쿄를 방문한 슈퍼모델 미란다 커가 환하게 웃으며 일본 팬들과 인사를 나누고 있다.
TelevisionSept. 10, 2012
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Fermenting herring prompted gas leak call
STOCKHOLM (UPI) -- A suspected gas leak in a Stockholm, Sweden, neighborhood turned out to be fermenting herring, fire officials said.Stockholm fire fighter Bjorn Hornsten told national radio station SR that fire trucks and police vehicles were sent to the neighborhood Saturday after someone reported what smelled like gas in a stairwell.Instead of a gas leak, emergency crews found surstromming, fermented herring that is a foul-smelling, traditional Swedish delicacy, and herring fermenting partie
FoodSept. 10, 2012