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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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Army takes group action against Hybe for neglecting BTS
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Some junior doctors are returning: Health Ministry
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Marine Corps commander summoned by CIO for questioning on alleged influence-peddling case
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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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Libya oil chief optimistic on output
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) ― Libya’s oil production stands at about 25 percent of its prewar levels but could return to an output of 1.6 million barrels per day in about 15 months, the country’s oil chief said Sunday.The OPEC country’s output all but stopped during the months of fighting to oust Moammar Ga
World BusinessOct. 10, 2011
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Flying in Africa still pricey despite busier skies
CAPE TOWN (AFP) -- It has never been easier to fly to Ouagadougou, Juba or Maputo but Africa’s increasingly busy skies are still among the most expensive in the world.Budget carriers are cropping up in the bigger countries, with South African taxi operators last month becoming the latest to enter th
World BusinessOct. 10, 2011
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Paul McCartney gets married in London
Former Beatle Paul McCartney and American heiress Nancy Shevell arrive at Marylebone Town Hall in central London to be married Sunday Oct 9 2011. Shevell, 51, is McCartney's third wife. They were engaged earlier this year. The couple met in the Hamptons in Long Island, New York, shortly after the si
World NewsOct. 10, 2011
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Worst Cairo riots since Mubarak-era kill 24
Protests over church attack turns into bloodiest sectarian violence since February uprisingCAIRO (AP) ― Flames lit up downtown Cairo, where massive clashes raged Sunday, drawing Christians angry over a recent church attack, Muslims and Egyptian security forces. At least 24 people were killed and mor
World NewsOct. 10, 2011
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Jobs’ death turns eyes on $76b cash
A woman leaves a post-it note at a memorial for Steve Jobs, outside an Apple store in Palo Alto, California. (Bloomberg)At a meeting with Apple Inc. finance chief Peter Oppenheimer this year, investor Kishore Rao asked the company to tap its billions in cash to pay a dividend. Oppenheimer had heard
World BusinessOct. 10, 2011
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Riots over church attack in Egypt kill 24
CAIRO (AP) -- Massive clashes that drew in Christians angry over a recent church attack, Muslims, and Egyptian security forces raged over a large section of downtown Cairo Sunday night, leaving at least 24 people dead and more than 150 injured, Health Ministry officials said. It was the worst violen
World NewsOct. 10, 2011
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Merkel, Sarkozy reach agreement on bank sector
BERLIN (AP) -- The leaders of Germany and France, the eurozone's two biggest economies, say they have reached agreement on strengthening Europe's shaky banking sector.German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she and French President Nicolas Sarkozy ``are determined to do the necessary to ensure the reca
World BusinessOct. 10, 2011
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France, Belgium, Luxembourg agree on Dexia plan
BRUSSELS (AP) -- The governments of France, Belgium and Luxembourg said Sunday they had approved a plan for the future of embattled bank Dexia, but they offered no details.In a three-sentence statement issued by the Belgian prime minister's office, they said they supported a proposal by the bank's m
World BusinessOct. 10, 2011
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Greece expects $27b solar project
Greece’s Energy Minister George Papaconstantinou said he expects an agreement by the end of the year that will advance a 20 billion-euro ($27 billion) solar power project, part of an initiative to boost the economy. Papaconstantinou said he plans to sign a pact with European Union officials and rene
World BusinessOct. 9, 2011
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Chinese automaker to build plant in Brazil
SAO PAULO (AFP) ― Chinese automaker JAC Motors said Friday it will invest $500 million to build a factory in Brazil’s northeastern Bahia state, its first outside China.The factory, slated to open in 2014, will have the capacity to produce 100,000 units, Jianghuai Automobile Co. said in a statement.
World BusinessOct. 9, 2011
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Nobel winner Gbowee wants absolute peace
Nobel peace prize joint winner Leymah Gbowee said Saturday it was her goal to seek absolute peace in Africa and the world, also paying tribute to a late Kenyan peace laureate. “My goal is to ensure that there is absolute peace in Africa and the rest of the world,” Gbowee told a group of three journa
World NewsOct. 9, 2011
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Christians fear Islamist pressure in Egypt
CAIRO (AP) ― On her first day to school, 15-year-old Christian student Ferial Habib was stopped at the doorstep of her new high school with clear instructions: either put on a headscarf or no school this year.Habib refused. While most Muslim women in Egypt wear the headscarf, Christians do not, and
World NewsOct. 9, 2011
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Yemen president says he wants to leave power
SANAA (AP) ― President Ali Abdullah Saleh made vague comments Saturday that he is willing to leave power in his first major speech since returning Yemen, but he gave no concrete plan for the future of the country. Yemen’s opposition cast doubt that the embattled leader was serious.It was not the fir
World NewsOct. 9, 2011
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Smartphone war pauses as world mourns Steve Jobs
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) -- The launch of a hot new Google smartphone was delayed as the world mourned the loss of legendary Apple co-founder Steve Jobs and sales began of the latest iPhone.Unconfirmed word also spread that a private funeral was taking place for Jobs, who died Wednesday at the age of 56
World BusinessOct. 9, 2011
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Libyans claim gains in Gadhafi hometown offensive
SIRTE, Libya (AP) ― Libyan revolutionary forces claimed to have captured parts of a sprawling convention center that loyalists of Moammar Gadhafi have used as their main base in the ousted leader’s hometown and were shelling the city to try to rout snipers from rooftops in their offensive aimed at c
World NewsOct. 9, 2011
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Romney responds to Mormon flare-up; Perry passes
Texas Gov. Perry steers clear of simmering issue as candidates court religious conservativesWASHINGTON (AP) ― The Republican presidential field has moved into a more aggressive phase just three months before voting begins with a flare-up over religion sparked by a prominent supporter of Texas Gov. R
World NewsOct. 9, 2011
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Dow, Saudi firm sign $20b deal
World BusinessOct. 9, 2011
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Polish ties with Germany, Russia at stake in vote
WARSAW, Poland (AP) ― Poles will vote in parliamentary elections that will determine whether the country continues on its conciliatory course with Russia and Germany, or whether it returns to a more combative stance with those historic foes.Before Sunday’s voting, polls showed Prime Minister Donald
World NewsOct. 9, 2011
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Korea’s medical breakthroughs draw overseas patients
When Svante Ebbinghaus of Sweden decided to go for another operation for his spinal pains that left him virtually unable to move without assistance, he had to quickly find a doctor. Research led him across the globe to South Korea.“I remember it being so bad that my entire lower body was in excrucia
World NewsOct. 9, 2011
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UAW summons leaders; may signal Chrysler deal
DETROIT (AP) ― The United Auto Workers has asked local union leaders from Chrysler factories to meet in Detroit, normally a sign the union has agreed to a new contract with an automaker.UAW spokeswoman Michele Martin confirmed that union leaders will meet on Monday. She said negotiations for a labor
World BusinessOct. 9, 2011