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Korea’s homegrown nanosatellite successfully launches into space
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[Herald Interview] 'Amid aging population, Korea to invite more young professionals from overseas'
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Nicaragua shuts down Seoul embassy
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Hybe's multilabel system tested amid conflict with Ador
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Rocket engine expert, ex-NASA exec to lead Korea's new space agency
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SNU profs to suspend treatment for one day
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SK hynix pledges W20tr to ramp up DRAM production at home
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Over-50s, men, single-person households take up majority of those filing for bankruptcy
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Ministry denies blame for Jamboree debacle
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Pianist Cho Seong-Jin named Berlin Philharmonic's artist-in-residence
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Hyundai Group joins consortium to set up new mobile carrier
Hyundai Group, a South Korean family-run conglomerate, has joined a consortium to launch a new mobile carrier in the country, company and industry sources said Monday.Hyundai affiliates such as Hyundai Securities Co. and Hyundai U&I will invest roughly 180 billion won (US$161 million) in the Interne
Nov. 7, 2011
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Smallpox vaccine extends life in cancer trial
Nov. 7, 2011
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Miss Venezuela wins Miss World crown
Miss Venezuela Ivian Sarcos reacts as she is crowned winner at the Miss World competition held at Earls Court in London, Sunday, Nov. 6, 2011. (AP-Yonhap News)Miss Venezuela, Ivian Sarcos, was crowned the 2011 winner of the Miss World beauty pageant on Sunday at a glittering final ceremony in London
Nov. 7, 2011
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Fireworks smoke linked to UK crash that killed 7
Police investigating the cause of a 34-car pile-up on a major British highway that killed seven people and injured 51 said Sunday they are focusing on a fireworks display near the accident site. A general view of the scene on the M5 motorway close to Taunton in southwestern England, Saturday No
Nov. 7, 2011
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Thousands demonstrate against Berlusconi
ROME (AP) ― Tens of thousands of opposition activists demonstrated in central Rome on Saturday for the ouster of Premier Silvio Berlusconi.Democratic Party leader Pierluigi Bersani told the crowd that his party is prepared to work with other opposition groups to lead a new government. “If there is discontinuity and change, we are ready with the other opposition to create a new government,” Bersani told the crowd in Piazza San Giovani.Berlusconi’s grip on power has been weakened by the ongoing
Nov. 6, 2011
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GNP renewal plan to tackle pro-rich image
Rep. Kim Song-sik (center) addresses a news conference Sunday. (Yonhap News)The ruling Grand National Party is pushing to introduce a so-called “Buffett Tax” on the wealthy, party officials said Sunday.It is the latest populist gesture to appeal to young voters, who election experts say have turned
Nov. 6, 2011
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Samsung sets new TV sales record in U.S.
Samsung Electronics said Sunday that its television sales in the North American market topped 1 million units last month, setting a new monthly sales record among all TV makers.The world’s biggest flat-screen TV maker said the October sales figure indicates that it sold one of its TVs ― including li
Nov. 6, 2011
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Mexican hacker group drops reprisal as member freed
MEXICO CITY (AFP) - Persons claiming to be with the Mexican arm of "hacktivist" group Anonymous said Friday they were scrapping plans to expose information about the Zetas drug cartel after a kidnap victim was released.Twitter messages from the accounts @anonhispano and @IberoAnon said the Anonymous
Nov. 6, 2011
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China hospital disposes of live baby
BEIJING (AFP) - Health authorities in south China said Friday they were investigating a hospital medical team for mistakenly diagnosing a stillbirth and disposing of a baby that was alive.The probe is taking place at the Nanhai Red Cross Hospital in the Guangdong provincial city of Foshan where the
Nov. 6, 2011
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150 die in heinous Islamist attacks in Nigeria
DAMATURU, Nigeria (AFP) - At least 150 people died in a "heinous" wave of gun and bomb attacks in northern Nigeria that were on Saturday claimed by the Islamist Boko Haram sect.President Goodluck Jonathan condemned the assaults which officials said included at least five suicide bomb blasts and "dir
Nov. 6, 2011
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Judge: Daughter posted beating video out of spite
McALLEN, Texas (AP) _ A judge who presides over child abuse cases said Thursday that his daughter posted a YouTube video of him beating her several years ago because he told her he was reducing her financial support and taking away her Mercedes.
Nov. 4, 2011
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Police bust baby trafficking ring in eastern China
BEIJING (AP) _ Police in eastern China have busted a human trafficking ring involving poor migrant couples who were selling their babies, a state-run newspaper reported Friday.Police in Shandong province's Zoucheng city found last month that 17 infants had been sold in the city to Chinese buyers, th
Nov. 4, 2011
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Girl, 3, eats leftovers for 2 days after mom dies
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) _ A 3-year-old girl comforted herself with her favorite toy and ate cheese, leftover lasagna and milk for two days after her mother died unexpectedly in their New Zealand home.The girl's uncle, Pete Silbery, told The Associated Press on Friday that Shylah Silbery managed
Nov. 4, 2011
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Document may shed light on origins of JFK speech
HARTFORD, Connecticut (AP) _ A document discovered at the boarding school attended by John F. Kennedy bolsters a theory that a former headmaster provided inspiration for his famous line, “Ask not what your country can do for you _ ask what you can do for your country,” a school archivist said Thursd
Nov. 4, 2011
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Court orders conservative media not to call TV celebrity 'leftist'
An Internet news outlet has been ordered to pay millions of won in compensation for calling a comedian-turned-TV hostess a "leftist" loyal to former President Roh Moo-hyun against her will, a Seoul court said Friday.In a compulsory arbitration decision on a libel suit filed by Kim Mi-hwa, the Seoul
Nov. 4, 2011
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SK Telecom, KT start to accept preorders for iPhone 4S
South Korea's two leading mobile carriers SK Telecom Co. and KT Corp. on Friday began receiving preorders for Apple Inc.'s latest iPhone 4S, which is slated to hit the local market next week.South Korean customers could preorder the iconic smartphone on the companies' Web sites from Friday. Preorder
Nov. 4, 2011
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Heroic captain in raid on Somalia pirates leaves hospital after 9 months
Seok Hae-kyun, the heroic captain of a South Korean freighter hijacked by Somali pirates and rescued in a naval operation earlier this year, was released from a local hospital on Friday after over nine months of treatment for gunshot wounds. (Yonhap News)Seok, who led the crew aboard the 11,500-ton
Nov. 4, 2011
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Internet Explorer’s share falls under 50% as Chrome, Safari gain
The market share of Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)’s Internet Explorer browser dropped below 50 percent last month as Apple Inc. (AAPL)’s Safari and Google Inc. (GOOG)’s Chrome become more popular. (Bloomberg)Internet Explorer, which had almost 80 percent of users in November 2007, lost ground to Chro
Nov. 4, 2011
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Seoul steps up campaign to ban smoking in public places
Seoul will expand its non-smoking zones to include more than one-fifth of the city area by 2014, stepping up efforts to reduce health risks from second-hand smoking, city officials said Friday.At present, outdoor smoking is banned at 23 major parks and plazas across the capital.Under the envisioned
Nov. 4, 2011
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Feds: Georgia men planned terror attacks with explosives, poison
GAINESVILLE, Ga. (AP) — In the violent underground novel “Absolved,” right-wing militia members upset about gun control make war against the U.S. government. This week, federal prosecutors accused four elderly Georgia men of plotting to use the book as a script for a real-life wave of terror a
Nov. 3, 2011