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Exports to US reach all-time high, widen gap with China
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Trump rekindles criticism: US forces defending 'wealthy' S. Korea 'free of charge'
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[Music in drama] Rekindle a love that slipped through your fingers
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S. Korea discussed possible participation in AUKUS Pillar 2 with Australia: defense minister
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Opposition-led Assembly unilaterally passes bill to probe Marine's death
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[New faces of Assembly] Architect behind ‘audacious initiative’ believes in denuclearized North Korea
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Seoul Metro to seek legal action against malicious complaints
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On May Day, labor unions blast Yoon's foreign nanny proposal
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Illit, mired in controversy, remains on Billboard charts for 5th week
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[KH Explains] Will alternative trading platform shake up Korean stock market?
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Syria activists call strike, fears of Homs invasion grow
DAMASCUS (AFP) ― A general strike was observed on Sunday in several regions of Syria to step up the pressure on the regime, activists said, as fears grew of an “invasion” of the besieged protest hub of Homs.In the latest bloodshed, 12 civilians were killed by security forces across Syria on Sunday, including three children, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported.Five people, including two of the children, were killed by gunfire in Homs, the group said, adding that at least 46 were also
World NewsDec. 12, 2011
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‘NATO to halt Iraq mission at year-end’
LONDON (AFP) ― NATO will withdraw its Iraq training mission at year-end after Baghdad refused to grant it legal immunity, Iraq’s top security adviser said on Sunday, mirroring the nearly-complete pullout of U.S. forces.But a NATO official in Brussels denied that any decision had been taken.Iraq said the end of the mission was a surprise, with NATO previously having agreed in principle to staying through to the end of 2013.“NATO surprised us with this decision,” National Security Adviser Falah al
World NewsDec. 12, 2011
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Ex-dictator returns to Panama; few care
PANAMA CITY (AP) ― More than two decades after the U.S. forced him from power, Manuel Noriega returned to Panama on Sunday as a prisoner and, to many of those he once ruled with impunity, an irrelevant man.Some Panamanians feel hatred for the former strongman and rejected American ally; a few others nostalgia. But as he returned to his native country for the first time since his ouster, it seemed like few people had any strong feelings at all.There were no legions of admirers at Panama City’s To
World NewsDec. 12, 2011
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U.S. Democrats encouraged about Obama
WASHNGTON (AP) ― After a dreary summer marred by the fight over government borrowing, rank-and-file Democrats say they are growing more optimistic about President Barack Obama’s re-election prospects in 2012. They cite his tougher, more populist tone and what they view as a chaotic presidential primary fight among Republicans.Many Democrats acknowledged that high unemployment and economic uncertainty create formidable obstacles for the incumbent. But interviews with more than a dozen Democratic
World NewsDec. 12, 2011
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Bees choose by doing 'neuron' dance: study
Honey bees do a little dance to communicate with each other that mimics signals in the brain, a finding that may shed light on how Earth's creatures make choices, scientists said Thursday.The decision-making mechanisms in nervous systems and insect societies are strikingly similar," said the study i
World NewsDec. 12, 2011
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New method boosts blood-clotting for hemophiliacs
ATLANTA (AP) _ In what's being called a landmark study, researchers used gene therapy to successfully treat six patients with severe hemophilia, a blood-clotting disorder.The study was preliminary and involved only six patients, and other promising early attempts to use gene therapy against hemophil
PodcastDec. 12, 2011
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[Photo] Santa Claus parade
Performers dressed as Santa Claus participate in the annual Santa Claus parade, in Porto, Portugal, Sunday Dec. 11, 2011. Thousands staged a parade in an attempt to break the Guinness Book of records of most people dressed as Santa Claus. (AP-Yonhap News) Performers dressed as Santa Claus parti
World NewsDec. 12, 2011
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Medvedev orders probe on alleged election fraud
MOSCOW (AP) _ Russian President Dmitry Medvedev announced on his Facebook page Sunday that he has ordered a probe into the allegations of electoral fraud during the country's Dec. 4 parliamentary vote.Medvedev's post generated over 2,200 mostly angry comments within one hour. ``Shame!'' and ``We don
World NewsDec. 12, 2011
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Climate talks reach landmark deal
DURBAN, South Africa (AP) ― A U.N. climate conference reached a hard-fought agreement Sunday on a complex and far-reaching program meant to set a new course for the global fight against climate change for the coming decades.The 194-party conference agreed to start negotiations on a new accord that would put all countries under the same legal regime enforcing commitments to control greenhouse gases. It would take effect by 2020 at the latest.The deal also set up the bodies that will collect, gove
World NewsDec. 11, 2011
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Asia shines as 2011 ends under cloud of euro area
HONG KONG (AFP) ― The sight of French President Nicolas Sarkozy running to Beijing to solicit funds to save the eurozone summed up what for some was the economic story of 2011 ― Asia’s boom versus the West’s gloom.Coming after some regional nations were forced to go cap-in-hand to the International Monetary Fund for bailouts amid the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis, the irony was not lost on observers.As 2011 draws to a close with the U.S. recovery barely at a trot, Europe staring into an economi
World NewsDec. 11, 2011
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S&P warns European insurers on credit rating
WASHINGTON (AFP) ― Standard & Poor’s on Friday warned a swathe of European insurers that they could face a credit downgrade as a result of the continent’s fiscal crisis.Allianz, Aviva, Axa, Generali and Mapfre were among 15 firms warned by the U.S.-based ratings agency.S&P said the “creditwatch” was related to an earlier warning on the ratings of 15 of the 17 countries of the eurozone.S&P’s warning on Monday threatened a one-notch cut to the hallowed “AAA” ratings of Germany, the Netherlands, Fi
World BusinessDec. 11, 2011
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Pakistani Taliban commander confirms peace talks
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) ― The deputy chief of the Pakistani Taliban announced Saturday that the militant group was in peace talks with the government and an agreement to end its brutal four-year insurgency was within striking distance.The statement by Malvi Faqir Mohammad, which appeared timed to exploit tensions between the Pakistan army and the U.S., will likely stoke further concerns in Washington over Pakistan’s reliability as a long-term partner in the fight against extremists.It represente
World NewsDec. 11, 2011
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Nobel Prize winners call on repressed women to rise up
OSLO (AP) ― Three women who fought injustice, dictatorship and sexual violence in Liberia and Yemen accepted the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize on Saturday, calling on repressed women worldwide to rise up against male supremacy.“My sisters, my daughters, my friends ― find your voice,” Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf said after collecting her Nobel diploma and medal at a ceremony in Oslo. Sirleaf, Africa’s first democratically elected female president, shared the award with women’s rights campai
World NewsDec. 11, 2011
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Yemen swears in new government
SANAA (AP) ― A national unity government was sworn in Saturday in Yemen as part of a deal for the country’s embattled president to step down after nearly a year of protests against his rule and a crackdown that has killed hundreds.The new 35-member administration is made up of an almost equal number of opposition and loyalist ministers, among them nine who served in the previous cabinet. The new government’s first main task will be to push through a law shielding President Ali Abdullah Saleh fro
World NewsDec. 11, 2011
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Bloody Human Rights Day in Syria: 14 killed
DAMASCUS (AFP) ― World powers piled pressure on Syria to let in observers as activists on Saturday reported at least 14 another civilians killed by security forces on the anniversary of International Human Rights Day.“The world celebrates human rights as human rights are being violated in Syria,” the opposition Syrian Revolution 2011 said in a message posted on its Facebook page.In Oslo, the Nobel Committee head said at the 2011 Peace Prize awards ceremony that this year’s award to Yemeni activi
World NewsDec. 11, 2011
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Police clear out Occupy Boston protesters
BOSTON (AP) ― Police officers swept through Dewey Square early Saturday, tearing down tents at the Occupy Boston encampment and arresting dozens of protesters, bringing a peaceful end to the 10-week demonstration.Officers began moving into the encampment at about 5 a.m. to “ensure compliance with the trespassing law,” police spokeswoman Elaine Driscoll said.The city had set a deadline for midnight Thursday for the protesters to abandon the site but police took no action until early Saturday, mak
World NewsDec. 11, 2011
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Gingrich insists Palestinians are ‘invented’ people
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) ― Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich said he supports a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians that includes two separate states, but he did not step back Saturday from his assertion that Palestinians are an “invented” people, an incendiary comment that infuriated one side in the Mideast peace process.The burden to show a willingness to reach a peace accord with the Israelis lies squarely with the Palestinians, he said.“When the president keeps talki
World NewsDec. 11, 2011
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Russians to Putin: We’ve had enough!
MOSCOW (AP) ― Tens of thousands of people held the largest anti-government protests that post-Soviet Russia has ever seen to criticize electoral fraud and demand an end to Vladimir Putin’s rule. Police showed surprising restraint and state-controlled TV gave the nationwide demonstrations unexpected airtime, but there is no indication the opposition is strong enough to push for real change from the prime minister or his ruling party.Nonetheless, the prime minister seems to be in a weaker position
World NewsDec. 11, 2011
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Climate conference approves landmark deal
DURBAN, South Africa (AP) -- A U.N. climate conference reached a hard-fought agreement Sunday on a far-reaching program meant to set a new course for the global fight against climate change.The 194-party conference agreed to start negotiations on a new accord that would ensure that countries will be
PodcastDec. 11, 2011
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Cat’s 26 toes help boost US animal shelter
GREENDALE, Wisconsin (AP) -- In a reversal of fortunes, a once-unwanted cat has come to the rescue of an animal shelter in need of a new home.However, this orange-and-white tabby named Daniel is no typical cat. He has a near-record 26 toes, a phenomenon that is helping the nonprofit Milwaukee Animal
PodcastDec. 11, 2011