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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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Army takes group action against Hybe for neglecting BTS
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[Graphic News] Number of coffee franchises in S. Korea rises 13%
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Marine Corps commander summoned by CIO for questioning on alleged influence-peddling case
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Some junior doctors are returning: Health Ministry
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[Robert J. Fouser] AI changes rationale for learning languages
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Ador CEO's request for exclusive right to terminate NewJeans' contract with Hybe refused in February
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Woman dangling from power lines rescued by residents holding blanket
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Anglican leader, pope pray for unity, warn of greed
VATICAN CITY (AFP) ― The Archbishop of Canterbury and Pope Benedict XVI jointly prayed for the unity of Christianity in a rare gesture on Saturday despite simmering resentment over the Catholic Church’s move to recruit Anglicans.Anglican leader Rowan Williams and the pope celebrated vespers together in the monastery of San Gregorio al Celio near the Colosseum in Rome and a stone Celtic cross brought from Canterbury was put up in the ancient church.The late pope John Paul II had held ecumenical p
World NewsMarch 11, 2012
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New civic activists shine at anti-Putin protest
MOSCOW (AP) ― A protest rally against Vladimir Putin has drawn more than 20,000 people, far fewer than those in past months as the opposition movement appears to be losing momentum following Putin’s presidential election victory.Speeches by young activists like 27-year-old Maxim Kats, however, showed that some of the new political energy that has emerged in Russia in recent months is being channeled into local politics and civic activism. Kats and two others in their 20s, who just won seats on m
World NewsMarch 11, 2012
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Friends in a crisis: Lagarde and Merkel
Two European leaders have opposing views on how to handle the continent's financial crisis, yet remain friends, an official said."There is a relationship of trust, even if there may be issues on which their views differ," said a French official, speaking on the relationship of International Monetary
World NewsMarch 11, 2012
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Distraught attendant disrupts U.S. flight
A distraught flight attendant disrupted an American Airlines flight Friday with warnings that it was going to crash, references to the September 11, 2001 attacks and a rant on the carrier's bankruptcy reorganization.Two flight attendants were injured in the incident, which began as the Chicago-bound
World NewsMarch 11, 2012
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UN says 145 'presumed dead' in Afghan avalanche
At least 145 people are missing and "presumed dead" after an avalanche hit a remote village in Afghanistan's northeastern Badakhshan province last week, the United Nations said Saturday.Afghan officials had earlier in the day put the death toll from a series of avalanches in the province's Shekay di
World NewsMarch 11, 2012
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Stronger U.S. economy may strain expectations
WASHINGTON (AP) ― The U.S. economy has been outrunning everyone’s expectations.Factory output has surprisingly surged. Housing, left for dead, is inching back. Most crucially, companies are hiring faster than many envisioned.Funny thing about expectations, though: Each time you exceed them, it gets harder to do so next time. On Friday, economists expect the government to report a 200,000-plus job gain for a third straight month.The previous two months, job growth topped expectations, and unemplo
World NewsMarch 9, 2012
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Senate rejects GOP proposals
WASHINGTON (AP) ― The Senate killed Republican-backed attempts to overturn several of President Barack Obama’s environmental and energy policies Thursday as lawmakers worked against a March 31 deadline to keep aid flowing to more than 100,000 transportation construction projects around the country.The two-year, $109 billion transportation bill before the Senate has wide, bipartisan support, but has become a magnet for lawmakers’ favorite causes and partisan gamesmanship. Among the amendments bat
World NewsMarch 9, 2012
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China says inflation, factory output slowing
BEIJING (AFP) -- China‘s inflation rate slowed sharply in February and factory output eased, data showed Friday, adding to evidence of a slowdown in the economy and giving Beijing more room to relax credit limits. The figures from the National Bureau of Statistics come as the economy faces headwinds over Europe’s debt crisis and sluggish growth in the United States, which are hurting export-driven China.The consumer price index rose 3.2 percent in February -- the lowest since June 2010 -- compar
World BusinessMarch 9, 2012
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ECB keeps rates unchanged
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) ― The European Central Bank saw no need to take any further action to help stabilize Europe’s financial crisis Thursday as president Mario Draghi told governments and banks that, following the 1 trillion-plus euro offer of low interest loans, the burden of fighting the problem was now on them. The ECB’s 23-member governing council, as expected, left its benchmark refinancing rate for the 17 countries that use the euro unchanged at a record low of 1 percent, where it has b
World NewsMarch 9, 2012
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Greece secures high participation in bond swap
ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Greece took a critical step toward staving off an imminent bankruptcy after securing the support of the vast majority of its bondholders to accept steep losses on their holdings of Greek debt, a move that should pave the way for the country's second massive international
World BusinessMarch 9, 2012
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Women call for greater equality on rights day
UN women leaders on Thursday called for greater equality between the sexes as they marked International Women’s Day amid demonstrations and marches for female rights. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and first lady Michelle Obama pose for a photo with the recepients of the 2012 Interna
World NewsMarch 9, 2012
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Murder charge for US man with cannon-like device
A California man who allegedly ignited a homemade cannon that exploded and killed his girlfriend was charged with murder Thursday and pleaded not guilty.Prosecutors said Richard Fox was drinking with his girlfriend and friends Tuesday at the home in a tiny rural community near the Mexican border. Fo
World NewsMarch 9, 2012
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British, Italian hostages killed in Nigeria
LONDON (AP) ― Two Europeans held hostage in Nigeria by kidnappers claiming ties to al-Qaida were killed before rescuers could free them, authorities said Thursday.The men ― a Briton and an Italian ― were killed by their captors. A Nigerian official said the two died in the crossfire during the rescue attempt, Prime Minister David Cameron said.Chris McManus and Franco Lamolinara were taken captive in May. The pair had been working on a bank construction project in Nigeria, a country that has seen
World NewsMarch 9, 2012
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Celebrities brewing coffee sales for a cause
You know you like your cup of Joe in the morning. But are you ready for a cup of Hugh?We are, of course, talking about actor Hugh Jackman, who recently launched a coffee and tea company that raises money for charity.Philanthropy is the driving force behind Jackman's involvement in the coffee world.
World BusinessMarch 9, 2012
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White House narrows list for next World Bank chief
Obama aides looked at MS's Bill Gates and PepsiCo's Indra Nooyi in early talksPresident Barack Obama and his advisers, casting a wide net for potential candidates to lead the World Bank, considered in initial discussions Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates, PepsiCo Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Indra Nooyi, and Brown University President Ruth Simmons, according to a person familiar with the White House search. Obama sought to look beyond the ranks of banking and government in seeking
World BusinessMarch 8, 2012
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IMF moves toward new power reform: source
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- The International Monetary Fund’s executive board on Wednesday moved toward a fundamental restructuring of voting rights that will give more clout to emerging economies like China and Brazil, a source close to the board told AFP.The board agreed on the outlines of a new structure for setting voting power and contributions in the Washington-based lender that will recognize the rise of the emerging economies in the global economy, the source said.The reform still has to be defi
World BusinessMarch 8, 2012
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Investors with 60% of Greek bonds agree to debt swap
Investors with about 60 percent of the Greek bonds eligible for the nation’s debt swap have so far indicated they’ll participate, putting the country on the verge of the biggest sovereign restructuring in history. Greece’s largest banks, most of the country’s pension funds, and more than 30 European banks and insurers including BNP Paribas SA, Commerzbank AG and Assicurazioni Generali SpA have agreed to the offer. That brings the total to about 124 billion euros ($163 billion), based on data com
World BusinessMarch 8, 2012
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Karzai under fire on Afghan women‘s rights
President Hamid Karzai‘s U.S.-backed government is under fire this International Women’s Day, accused of selling out on Afghan women‘s rights as it tries to woo the Taliban into peace talks.Lawmakers, rights organizations and analysts say that the Afghan leader, by endorsing an edict calling women second-class citizens, has endangered hard-won progress in women’s rights since the Taliban fell from power in 2001.The Afghanistan Human Rights and Democracy Organization denounced authorities for try
World NewsMarch 8, 2012
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World first: Images of atoms moving in a molecule
PARIS (AFP) ― Scientists on Wednesday said they had recorded the first real-time images of atoms moving in a molecule, a feat that captured movement lasting less than one millionth of a billionth of a second.The exploit entailed directing an ultra-fast laser onto molecules of nitrogen and of oxygen. Its pulse of light knocked a single electron out of its orbit around one of the atoms.The electron tumbled back onto the molecule, causing a tiny collision that, like ripples in a pond, proved a “bac
World NewsMarch 8, 2012
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Biggest solar storm in years races toward Earth
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The largest solar storm in five years was due to arrive on Earth early Thursday, promising to shake the globe‘s magnetic field while expanding the Northern Lights.The storm started with a massive solar flare earlier in the week and grew as it raced outward from the sun, expanding like a giant soap bubble, scientists said. When it strikes, the particles will be moving at 4 million mph.``It’s hitting us right in the nose,‘’ said Joe Kunches, a scientist for the National Oceanic
World NewsMarch 8, 2012