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Russia sent more than 165,000 barrels of refined petroleum to N. Korea in March: White House
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Key suspects grilled over alleged abuse of power in Marine death inquiry
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S. Korean children, teens grow taller, mature faster than before: study
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[Graphic News] Number of coffee franchises in S. Korea rises 13%
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Some junior doctors are returning: Health Ministry
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Army takes group action against Hybe for neglecting BTS
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[Robert J. Fouser] AI changes rationale for learning languages
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Marine Corps commander summoned by CIO for questioning on alleged influence-peddling case
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Woman dangling from power lines rescued by residents holding blanket
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Ador CEO's request for exclusive right to terminate NewJeans' contract with Hybe refused in February
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Guatemalan gets 6,060-year sentence in massacre
A former member of an elite Guatemalan military force extradited from the United States last July was sentenced to 6,060 years in prison Monday for his role in the killings of 201 people in a 1982 massacre.Pedro Pimentel Rios was the fifth former special forces soldier sentenced to 6,060 years or mo
World NewsMarch 13, 2012
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Seven dead, 150 missing after Bangladesh ferry sinks
At least seven people died and about 150 people were missing after a ferry sank in Bangladesh in the early hours of Tuesday morning, officials said, adding that 35 survivors had been found.Rescue workers began recovering bodies from the double-decker Shariatpur 1 ferry, which was hit by another vess
World NewsMarch 13, 2012
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Indonesian boy, 8, puffs two cigarette packs a day
An eight-year-old Indonesian boy who smokes two packets of cigarettes a day has highlighted the government's failure to regulate the tobacco industry, the country's Child Protection Commission said Monday.After food, cigarettes account for the second-largest household expenditure in the Southeast As
World NewsMarch 13, 2012
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Right-to-die case can proceed: court
LONDON (AP) ― In a case that challenges Britain’s definition of murder, a severely disabled man who says his life has no “privacy or dignity” will be granted a hearing on his request that a doctor be allowed to give him a lethal injection.Tony Nicklinson suffered a paralyzing stroke in 2005 that left him unable to speak or move below his neck. The former rugby player and corporate manager requires constant care and communicates largely by blinking, although his mind has remained unaffected.“I am
World NewsMarch 13, 2012
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Japan property tycoon Mori dies
TOKYO (AFP) ― Japan’s real estate tycoon Minoru Mori, whose family name is found on major upscale buildings in central Tokyo, has died at the age of 77, his company said Monday.Mori, chairman of Mori Building Co. since 2011, succumbed to heart failure last Thursday after being treated for an unspecified illness, the real estate developing and management firm announced in a statement.Immediately after graduating from Tokyo University in 1959, he joined the company newly-founded by his father Taik
World NewsMarch 13, 2012
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Love letters reveal Nixon's sensitive side
When Richard Nixon first met his future bride, he was so smitten he pined for her night and day, he schemed of romantic getaways and he put it all down in writing.Decades before he became known to some as ``Tricky Dick,'' Nixon was the one penning nicknames (sweet ones) to his future bride in gushy
World NewsMarch 13, 2012
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Apple: Shipment of new iPad may take 2-3 weeks
NEW YORK (AFP) ― Apple said that shipments of its new iPad to customers who order it online may take two to three weeks but that the tablet would still be available in stores on Friday.Apple, which has set March 16 as the launch date for all sales of the third-generation iPad, said online pre-orders of the device had been going on since March 7.However, a notice seen Monday on the Apple website for the new iPad said: “Ships: 2-3 weeks.”Apple last Wednesday unveiled the third-generation iPad, enh
World BusinessMarch 13, 2012
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Singapore, most competitive city in Asia: economist
Singapore is Asia’s most competitive city in attracting businesses, efficiency and promoting a clean environment, according to an Economist Intelligence Unit report commissioned by Citigroup Inc. The island, ranked by the World Bank as the easiest place to do business, was the world’s third-most competitive city after New York and London among 120, according to the report. Singapore ranked the highest in financial maturity and physical capital, beating fourth-ranked Hong Kong, the report showed.
World BusinessMarch 13, 2012
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Woman lived with husband's mummified remains
(123rf image)A woman in Russia's Far East was found living with the mummified body of her late husband, police said Sunday.Investigators said the bizarre discovery was made earlier this month when medical personal visited the 72-year-old woman's apartment in Khabarovsk and called police.Russia's RIA
World NewsMarch 13, 2012
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Obama vows to probe Afghan massacre
ALKOZAI, Afghanistan (AFP) ― President Barack Obama promised a speedy investigation into the “shocking” killing of 16 Afghans by a rogue U.S. soldier, which fuelled tensions after the burning of Korans at a U.S.-run base.Obama telephoned Afghan President Hamid Karzai to convey his condolences after the soldier gunned down civilians, including women and children, in their homes in a pre-dawn rampage in the southern province of Kandahar.The U.S. Embassy in Kabul sent out an alert to its citizens i
World NewsMarch 12, 2012
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India ends export ban on cotton
World’s second-biggest cotton producer to scrap ban after protests from growers, ChinaIndia, the world’s second-biggest cotton producer, scrapped a one-week-old ban on exports of the fiber after protests from growers, traders and China, the nation’s biggest buyer. “Keeping in view the interests of the farmers, industry, trade, a balanced view has been considered by the Group of Ministers to roll back the ban,” Trade Minister Anand Sharma said in an e-mailed statement Sunday. The ministry will pu
World BusinessMarch 12, 2012
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Airbus, airlines rally against EU carbon tax
PARIS (AFP) ― Airbus and six European airlines have written to four EU leaders attacking the carbon tax imposed by the European Union, a source close to the dossier told AFP Sunday.Plane maker Airbus, British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, Lufthansa, Air France, Air Berlin and Iberia have written to the leaders of Britain, France, Germany and Spain to warn them about its economic consequences, said the source.They argue the tax could cost them billions of dollars in lost orders and lead to the loss o
World BusinessMarch 12, 2012
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34 killed in new Syria violence
BEIRUT (AFP) ― At least 34 people, almost half of the civilians, were killed across Syria on Sunday as peace envoy Kofi Annan held a second round of talks with President Bashar al Assad, a monitoring group said.The casualties comprised 15 civilians, 14 regular army soldiers and five rebel fighters, with most of the casualties occurring in the provinces of Idlib and Damascus and in the city of Hama, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.“Fierce fighting has been raging between deserters an
World NewsMarch 12, 2012
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Gaza violence spikes, Netanyahu warns militants
GAZA CITY (AFP) -- Israeli air strikes on Gaza killed three Palestinians on Sunday, raising the toll to 18, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed no let-up against rocket-firing militants.Hamas said it was talking with Egyptian officials in a bid to reach a truce with Israel, but warned that it expected the Jewish state to hold fire first and that talks had so far been unproductive.And Islamic Jihad, which claimed responsibility for most of the rockets fired from Gaza in recent days, warned
World NewsMarch 12, 2012
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Protesters link arms around the world against nuclear
PARIS (AFP) ― Tens of thousands of anti-nuclear protesters across the globe called for an end to nuclear power as they marked the first anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami at Japan’s Fukushima power plant.In Japan, tens of thousands rallied near the crippled plant, demanding an end to nuclear power as the nation held memorial ceremonies for a disaster that claimed almost 20,000 lives. The tsunami swamped cooling systems at Fukushima and sent three reactors into meltdown, spewing radiation
World NewsMarch 12, 2012
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Obama names Todd Park new chief technology officer
WASHINGTON (AFP) ― U.S. President Barack Obama named a new chief technology officer on Friday to lead efforts to inject innovation into government.Todd Park, who has been chief technology officer at the Department of Health and Human Services since August 2009, replaces Aneesh Chopra, who stepped down last month.“Todd Park has demonstrated a remarkable talent for enlisting innovative technologies to modernize government, reduce waste, and make government information more accessible to the public
World NewsMarch 12, 2012
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China frees 24,000 abducted women, kids
BEIJING (AFP) ― Chinese police rescued more than 24,000 abducted children and women last year, some of whom had been sold for adoption or forced into prostitution as far away as Angola, officials said Sunday.Trafficking of women and children is a serious problem in China ― blamed in part on the strict “one-child” policy, which has put a premium on baby boys― and activists say the cases uncovered by police are just the tip of the iceberg.The Ministry of Public Security said in a report posted on
World NewsMarch 12, 2012
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Obama’s Afghanistan problem gets worse
WASHINGTON (AP) ― President Barack Obama has a public relations problem when it comes to Afghanistan, to say the least.Once the must-fight war for America, the decade-long mission has spiraled into a series of U.S. missteps and violent outbreaks that have left few ardent political supporters. After NATO detained a U.S. soldier Sunday for allegedly killing sleeping Afghan villagers, Republicans and Democrats alike pointed to the stress on troops after years of fighting and reiterated calls to lea
World NewsMarch 12, 2012
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Egypt to consider refusing U.S. aid
CAIRO (AP) ― Egypt’s parliament moved Sunday toward a vote to order an end to more than $1 billion in U.S. aid, a reflection of tensions with Washington over the case of Americans charged with illegal activity by their pro-democracy groups.The U.S. was angry enough over the charges against the American workers that it threatened to cut off aid to Egypt. The measure in the Islamist-dominated Egyptian parliament, probably just symbolic, showed that there is considerable anger in Cairo over charges
World NewsMarch 12, 2012
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Sarkozy threatens to pull France from visa-free zone
PARIS (AFP) ― President Nicolas Sarkozy threatened in a key election rally Sunday to pull France out of Europe’s 26-nation visa free zone unless the European Union does more to keep out illegal immigrants.Sarkozy, who this week said France had too many foreigners, made the threat at a mass meeting which he hopes will turn the tide against front-running Socialist Francois Hollande with just 42 days to go before election day.The so-called Schengen passport-free zone must urgently be overhauled to
World NewsMarch 12, 2012