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Blinken calls on China to press N. Korea to end its 'dangerous' behavior
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S. Korea, Japan could consider simplified entry agreement: Seoul official
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New celebrity-endorsed therapy for face contouring requires only a pair of rubber bands
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[Weekender] How DDP emerged as an icon of Seoul
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[Herald Interview] Guggenheim Museum makes a push for technology-based art with LG
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Doctor group's incoming head renews call for govt. to scrap medical school quota hike for dialogue
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Tensions heighten ahead of first president-opposition chief meeting
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'The Roundup: Punishment' becomes fastest 2024 film to top 2 mln admissions
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New chief named to anti-corruption body
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[Music in drama] An ode to childhood trauma
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Vigorous star-forming galaxy at cosmic dawn discovered
An international team of astronomers has discovered a vigorous, star-forming galaxy that existed about 750 million years after the Big Bang. This galaxy, named GN-108036, was a remarkable source of star formation at the so-called "cosmic dawn.” It was generating an exceptionally large amount of star
Dec. 27, 2011
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French breast implant maker faced US lawsuits
NEW YORK, Dec 26, 2011 (AFP) - Breast implants made by troubled French firm PIP have been at the heart of multiple lawsuits in the United States, where they were sold up until 2000, documents filed with the US government show.Tens of thousands of women worldwide have been fitted with the implants, w
Dec. 27, 2011
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Old fruitcake brings $525 for charity
How much is a 70-year-old fruitcake worth? For a winning auction bidder the answer is $525, which will go to help the homeless in Ohio, the cake's owner said.The fruitcake was baked and sold by a Cincinnati-area Kroger store in 1941 and wound up back at the store in 1971. A note left with the return
Dec. 27, 2011
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Texas police: Man in Santa suit killed 6 relatives
GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — Police in a quiet Fort Worth suburb worked Monday to piece together a family history after a man dressed in a Santa Claus suit apparently shot six relatives and himself on Christmas.Grapevine police spokesman Sgt. Robert Eberling said the shooter showed up in the costum
Dec. 27, 2011
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Fired football coach alleges outside pressure on player selection
The recently fired head coach of the national football team on Monday claimed to have come under pressure from senior officials in his player selection, an allegation promptly rejected by a high-ranking football executive.(Yonhap News)Cho Kwang-rae, dismissed earlier this month, said three senior of
Dec. 26, 2011
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Earth has two moons now
The Earth has always had a second moon, new study has claimed. When astronomers in Arizona found a mysterious titanium white object orbiting the Earth in the fall of 2006, it looked like a spent rocket stage The full moon rises behind the ancient temple of Posseidon, in Sounio about 73 kilomet
Dec. 26, 2011
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'Anonymous' hackers target US security think tank
LONDON (AP) _ The loose-knit hacking movement ``Anonymous'' claimed to have stolen thousands of credit card numbers and other personal information belonging to clients of U.S.-based security think tank Stratfor. One hacker said the goal was to pilfer funds from individuals' accounts to give away as
Dec. 26, 2011
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Christmas attacks in Nigeria by sect kill 39
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) _ Terror attacks across Nigeria by a radical Muslim sect killed at least 39 people, with the majority dying on the steps of a Catholic church after celebrating Christmas Mass as blood pooled in dust from a massive explosion.Authorities on Sunday acknowledged they could not bring
Dec. 26, 2011
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Iranian woman to face death by stoning or hanging
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) _ Authorities in Iran said Sunday they are again moving ahead with plans to execute a woman sentenced to death by stoning on an adultery conviction in a case that sparked an international outcry, but are considering whether to carry out the punishment by hanging instead.Sakineh Moh
Dec. 26, 2011
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Entertainment industry overheats
The number of people making a living off the entertainment industry surged 40 percent last year, a sign that more wannabe stars are betting on the booming industry. Those who registered themselves as an actor, singer, model or a TV personality exceeded 170,000 in 2010, the National Tax Service said,
Dec. 25, 2011
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US woman stranded by snow 9 days in her car
FLAGSTAFF, Arizona (AP) -- A U.S. university student said she had nothing to eat but two candy bars while her car was stuck in the snow for nine days in a remote area of Arizona. In neighboring New Mexico, a family found themselves struggling to breathe after nearly two days in their SUV, which was
Dec. 25, 2011
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France to pay for removal of risky breast implants
PARIS (AP) -- France took a costly and unprecedented leap Friday in offering to pay for 30,000 women to have their breast implants removed because of mounting fears the products could rupture and leak cheap, industrial-grade silicone into the body.Tens of thousands of other women elsewhere in Europe
Dec. 25, 2011
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Woman wins $100,000 from abandoned dollar
SYDNEY (AFP) - An Australian woman has won the right to pocket the Aus$100,000 ($101,000) she won on a slot machine, after a casino agreed to pay her the money she won with another gambler's abandoned dollar.Cecilia Cubillo used a $1 credit someone else had left in a poker machine to hit the jackpot
Dec. 25, 2011
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Moms selling breast milk online draw safety rebukes from U.S.
Dec. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Leah Garrapy produced so much breast milk for her baby Ella that she stuffed freezers with leftovers. She posted online that she's sell the surplus for $2 an ounce."I was running out of space,"said Garrapy, 25, who lives near Boynton Beach, Florida. "If I can sell some and mak
Dec. 21, 2011
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2 Earth-size planets spotted around distant star
NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have found two Earth-sized planets orbiting a star outside the solar system, an encouraging sign for prospects of finding life elsewhere.The discovery shows that such planets exist and that they can be detected by the Kepler spacecraft, said Francois Fressin of the H
Dec. 21, 2011
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Satellite gets picture of Chinese carrier
DENVER (AP) _ A commercial U.S. satellite company said it has captured a photo of China's first aircraft carrier in the Yellow Sea off the Chinese coast.DigitalGlobe Inc. said Wednesday one of its satellites photographed the carrier Dec. 8. A DigitalGlobe analyst found the image Tuesday while search
Dec. 15, 2011
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Bootleg liquor kills 143 people in eastern India
SANGRAMPUR, India (AP) _ Bootleg liquor containing toxic methanol killed 143 people and sickened dozens more who drank the cheap, illicit brew bought at small shops in eastern India, officials said Thursday. Police arrested 10 suspected bootleggers.Emergency medical teams rushed to the village outsi
Dec. 15, 2011
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Israeli scientists develop cancer 'cluster bomb'
Israeli medical researchers say they have developed a new technique for blasting cancer tumours from the inside out which reduces the risk of the disease returning after treatment.Tel Aviv University professors Yona Keisari and Itzhak Kelson are about to start clinical trials of a pin-sized radioact
Dec. 14, 2011
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Facebook aims to help prevent suicide
MENLO PARK, California (AP) _ Facebook is making it easier for people who express suicidal thoughts on the social networking site to get help.A program launching Tuesday enables users to instantly connect with a crisis counselor through Facebook's “chat” messaging system.The service is the latest to
Dec. 14, 2011
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Founding Apple contract sells for $1.6 million
A three-page contract that established Apple Computer Co. (AAPL) sold for $1.59 million at Sotheby’s (BID) in New York today, soaring past the presale estimate of $100,000 to $150,000. The bidding started at $70,000 in a half-empty room attended by about 20 people and almost as many Sotheby’s staffe
Dec. 14, 2011