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Ador CEO denies allegations, accuses Hybe of mistreating NewJeans
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Medical reform committee kicks off despite boycott from doctors
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10-man S. Korea lose to Indonesia to miss out on Paris Olympic football qualification
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DP leader says he will meet Yoon without conditions
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Over 9,000 hotline calls made by stalking victims in 2023
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Hybe-Ador feud should have limited effect on Hybe's overall performance: analysts
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[Hello India] Hyundai Motor vows to boost 'clean mobility' in India
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Second Gimpo civil servant found dead, after apologizing for not finishing work
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Monthly users on local streaming platforms outpace Netflix, Disney+
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US will take steps for three-way engagement on nuclear deterrence with S. Korea, Japan: Campbell
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Apple gets no love from Wall Street for new iPhone
CUPERTINO, California (AP) — The most closely kept secret about the iPhone 5? There isn't one — yet.Apple unveiled a faster, more powerful version of its sleek iPhone on Tuesday and named it the 4S. It includes a futuristic, voice-activated personal assistant service and an app that will
Oct. 5, 2011
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Studies of universe's expansion win physics Nobel
STOCKHOLM (AP) -- Three U.S.-born scientists won the Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday for discovering that the universe is expanding at an accelerating pace, a stunning revelation that suggests the cosmos will eventually freeze to ice.The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said American Saul Perlmutter
Oct. 4, 2011
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Cervical cancer virus fuels oral cancer type, too
WASHINGTON (AP) — A prolonged sore throat once was considered a cancer worry mainly for smokers and drinkers. Today there‘s another risk: A sexually transmitted virus is fueling a rise in oral cancer.The HPV virus is best known for causing cervical cancer. But it can cause cancer in the upper
Oct. 4, 2011
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Man believed to be Kim Jong-il's grandson offers apology to NK people
A young man assumed to be the 16-year-old grandson of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il apologized to his compatriots for their hunger in a 2007 YouTube posting seen by Yonhap News Agency on Monday."Anthem North Korea," a YouTube posting by a person nicknamed 'gliango' in December 2007, drew more than
Oct. 4, 2011
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Female hormonal contraception linked to higher HIV risk
PARIS (AFP) -- Women who use hormonal birth control are roughly twice as likely to become infected with HIV or pass on the AIDS virus to their partner, according to a study published on Tuesday.The research was carried out among 3,790 heterosexual couples in Africa where one partner had the human im
Oct. 4, 2011
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Apple expected to unveil new iPhone Tuesday
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Apple fans are amped. The computer and gadget maker is expected to announce a new, more powerful version of its wildly popular smartphone this week _ more than a year after it unveiled the iPhone 4. Apple Inc. employees clap their hands to welcome customers at the new Apple Inc
Oct. 4, 2011
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Italy appeals court clears Knox of murder
PERUGIA, Italy (AP) -- Amanda Knox left prison Monday, a free woman for the first time in four years, after an Italian appeals court threw out the young American’s murder conviction in the sexual assault and stabbing death of her British roommate.Knox, 24, collapsed in tears after the verdict was re
Oct. 4, 2011
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Anti-Wall Street protests spread nationwide
NEW YORK (AP) -- Protests against Wall Street spread across the country Monday as demonstrators marched on Federal Reserve banks and camped out in parks from Los Angeles to Portland, Maine, in a show of anger over the wobbly economy and what they see as corporate greed.Protesters from Occupy Wall St
Oct. 4, 2011
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Math genius refused to join prestigious academy
Russia’s reclusive math genius Grigory Perelman has de facto refused to join the ranks of the Russian Academy of Sciences, local media reported. The St. Petersburg-based Steklov Institute of Mathematics proposed Perelman’s candidacy but he did not reply to the invitation, Interfax reported Mond
Oct. 4, 2011
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Scientist wins Nobel 3 days after cancer death
NEW YORK (AP) -- Ralph Steinman, a pioneer in understanding how cells fight disease, tried to help his own immune system thwart his pancreatic cancer.Steinman survived until Friday. Three days later, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for medicine. Family, friends and colleagues socialize in front
Oct. 4, 2011
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USFK to turn over soldier suspected of rape to S. Korean prosecutors
A U.S. soldier, suspected of raping a South Korean teenage girl, is expected to be turned over to South Korean authorities this week, local law enforcement sources said Monday.The 21-year-old U.S. Army private, assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division, was placed under U.S. military custody after confe
Oct. 3, 2011
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Lawyer-turned-activist wins opposition-bloc ticket for Seoul mayoral race
Lawyer-turned-activist Park Won-soon was picked as the unified opposition-bloc candidate to run in the upcoming Seoul mayoral by-election.The founder of the People's Solidarity for Participatory Democracy, a major civic activist group, had been a front-runner in a series of public polls since he rec
Oct. 3, 2011
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Immune system discoveries earn Nobel in medicine
STOCKHOLM (AP) -- Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discoveries about the immune system that opened new avenues for the treatment and prevention of infectious illnesses and cancer.American Bruce Beutler and French scientist Jules Hoffmann shared the 10 million-kronor ($1
Oct. 3, 2011
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Hand gestures replacing keys, power switches
A Taiwanese scientist has developed technology that allows doors to be unlocked with just a wave of the hand rather than with traditional keys, Taiwan’s Central News Agency reported. A researcher at the Technology and Science Institute of Northern Taiwan said Saturday they have invented an "invisibl
Oct. 3, 2011
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Number of mentally ill criminals to hit 2,000 this year
The number of mentally ill criminals who have committed felonies such as murder is expected to rise to 2,000 this year, said a government report released on Monday. According to the report by the National Police Agency, there are 1,879 mentally ill criminals, causing worry as their tendency to becom
Oct. 3, 2011
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Body count grows in a South African murder mystery
JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- More than a year after the owner of a string of South African strip clubs was shot and killed, police are still chasing his killer. Now the recent deaths of men linked to Lolly Jackson have added to the mystery. In this photo taken Sept. 28, 2011, the crime scene where Mark Andr
Oct. 3, 2011
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'Flying carpet' developed in U.S. lab
A miniature "magic carpet" made of flexible conductive plastic and driven by electrical current has taken flight in a U.S. laboratory, researchers said.Researchers in Princeton University reported to in Applied Physics that the prototype 4-inch sheet moved at speeds of about a centimeter per second.
Oct. 3, 2011
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Sumi Jo to visit Pyongyang in May
Coloratura soprano shares her belief in power of music to help those in needThe concert schedule of Grammy-winning South Korean soprano Sumi Jo is extremely tight. Successfully finishing the “Hyundai Capital Invitational Sumi Jo Park Concert” at an outdoor stage in Olympic Park in Seoul last Saturda
Oct. 2, 2011
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Work with Samsung ‘inspiring and challenging’
Former BMW designer Chris Bangle shares ideas and hopes on future designChris Bangle, former chief of design at BMW, will make his second visit to Seoul early this month.Bangle, who resigned from the German carmaker in 2009, has recently become a design consultant for Samsung Electronics. With tangi
Oct. 2, 2011
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California man found alive by his children after wreck
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (AP) — David Lavau's children drove slowly along the perilously curved mountain road, stopping to peer over the treacherous drop-offs and call out for their father, missing for six days.The car of a man who survived for five days after his car plunged 200 feet off a a rem
Oct. 2, 2011