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British TV chef Nigella Lawson faces drugs probe

Nigella Lawson LONDON (AFP) ― British celebrity chef Nigella Lawson faces a police investigation into claims of cocaine use which emerged during her personal assistants’ fraud trial after a U-turn b...

Dec 22, 2013
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Positive comments on Sunfull website tops 5m

Min Byoung-chul (fifth from right, front row), the Konkuk University professor who founded the Sunfull Movement, poses with participants during its annual activity report and award ceremony at the un...

Dec 22, 2013
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Founder of anti-inheritance campaign contemplates roots of personal wealth

Very few people manage to do it. The richer they are, the more difficult it is, they say. But more people are vowing to leave no inheritance for their children and donate everything to society when ...

Dec 20, 2013
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Jury says portrait of Fawcett belongs to O’Neal

Andy Warhol’s painting of “Farrah Fawcett” (AP-Yonhap News) LOS ANGELES (AP) ― An Andy Warhol portrait of Farrah Fawcett belongs to actor Ryan O’Neal, a jury determined Thursday. The ownership of t...

Dec 20, 2013
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Jackpot nets one ticket seller $1m

Jenny’s Gift Shop owner Thuy Nguyen (right) accepts a $1 million check from California lottery sales representative Mona Sanders in San Jose, California, Wednesday. (AP-Yonhap News) ATLANTA (AP) ― T...

Dec 19, 2013
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[Photo News] Deal on medical tourism

Donghae City in Gangwon Province, Gangnam district of Seoul and a cruise ferry company signed a deal to support medical tourism in a ceremony in Donghae on Thursday. From left are Donghae’s acting Ma...

Dec 19, 2013
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Baucus to be named ambassador to China

Max Baucus WASHINGTON (AP) ― President Barack Obama intends to nominate Sen. Max Baucus as ambassador to China, Democratic officials said Wednesday, turning to a lawmaker well-versed in trade issues...

Dec 19, 2013
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‘Great Train Robber’ Ronnie Biggs dies

Ronnie Biggs LONDON (AFP) ― Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs, whose audacious escape from jail and decades spent on the run made him one of Britain’s most notorious criminals, died on Wednesday aged ...

Dec 19, 2013
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Pentagon's key man on Asia quitting next month: source

The Pentagon is searching for a new key policymaker on Asia, as Peter Lavoy, acting assistant secretary of defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs, will step down from the post next month, a s...

Dec 19, 2013
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Ryu to join charity fan event Sunday

Ryu Hyun-jin Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin will join a charity event for baseball fans Sunday. Nicknamed “a monster pitcher” by Korean fans, Ryu will take part in “Monster Show” at Korea...

Dec 18, 2013
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Park donates porcelain to Saenuri bazaar

Saenuri Party floor leader Choi Kyung-hwan (second from left) and Supreme Council member Lee Hye-hoon (second from right) admire a porcelain bowl donated by President Park Geun-hye at the party’s cha...

Dec 18, 2013
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Sweepers donate 18 million won from disposal of recyclables

Kim Yong-hwa Nine cleaners for a Seoul district office have donated 18 million won ($17,100) they raised by selling recyclables over four years. Though their lives are financially difficult ― four ...

Dec 17, 2013
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Public donates to parents who stole to feed their baby

After a news report about a poor young couple caught stealing in a large store in order to feed their 3-year-old toddler and scrape a living, many people from all walks of life are sending donations....

Dec 17, 2013
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Singapore Airlines holds event for charter flights

Singapore Airlines general manager Sia Nam Kung (fourth from left) and Singapore Changi Airport Group vice president Peh Ke Wei (fifth from left) pose with models at Lotte Department Store in Busan o...

Dec 17, 2013
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‘Cartoon street’ opens in Seoul

The Seoul city government has created a street devoted to cartoons in the central part of the capital to promote the creative industry and boost tourism, officials said Tuesday. The 450-meter-long s...

Dec 17, 2013
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