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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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Anger flares at Kenya kidnapping response
World NewsOct. 3, 2011
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Al-Qaida deaths hurt attack plans: Panetta
ON BOARD A MILITARY AIRCRAFT (AP) ― Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Monday that the deaths of several top al-Qaida leaders in Pakistan and Yemen in recent months will make it much more difficult for the terror group and its affiliates to plan and launch large-scale attacks abroad, including agai
World NewsOct. 3, 2011
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Nigeria shies on Palestinian U.N. bid
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) ― Nigeria is refusing to say how it will vote when the United Nations Security Council decides on the Palestinians’ request for U.N. membership, as increasing diplomatic pressure mounts on the oil-rich West African nation.Nigeria appears to be a crucial vote as Palestinians try t
World NewsOct. 3, 2011
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Scientists say Arctic has record ozone loss
PARIS (AFP) ― An ozone hole five times the size of California opened over the Arctic this spring, matching ozone loss over Antarctica for the first time on record, scientists said Sunday.Formed by a deep chill over the North Pole, the unprecedented hole at one point shifted over eastern Europe, Russ
World NewsOct. 3, 2011
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Wall Street protesters: We're in for the long haul
NEW YORK (AP) -- The protesters who have been camping out in Manhattan's Financial District for more than two weeks eat donated food and keep their laptops running with a portable gas-powered generator. They have a newspaper _ the Occupied Wall Street Journal _ and a makeshift hospital. Police make
World NewsOct. 3, 2011
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IBM tops MS for first time in 15 years
International Business Machines Corp. passed Microsoft Corp. to become the world’s second-most valuable technology company, a reflection of industry changes including the shift away from the personal computer. IBM’s market value rose to $214 billion Friday, while Microsoft’s fell to $213.2 billion.
World BusinessOct. 2, 2011
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Alibaba ‘interested’ in buying Yahoo
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Chairman Jack Ma said he’s “very interested” in buying Yahoo! Inc., the U.S. Web portal that ousted its chief executive officer last month amid stagnant growth and shrinking market share.Ma said he’s had discussions with Yahoo, as well as other potential buyers, without id
World BusinessOct. 2, 2011
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Sarkozy says to meet Merkel on eurozone bailout
PARIS (AFP) ― France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy promised on Friday to push Germany over his plan to more closely integrate eurozone economies after meeting Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou in Paris.Sarkozy said he had been convinced by Papandreou’s promise to cut Greece’s debts and deficit, a
World BusinessOct. 2, 2011
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Tunisian election campaign kicks off
TUNIS (AP) ― The campaign for the first elections born of the revolts that swept the Middle East began in Tunisia on Saturday, featuring 81 political parties in a country where more than 90 percent of the vote used to be awarded to just one.Tunisians are electing a constitutional assembly after over
World NewsOct. 2, 2011
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West Germany wanted to buy reunification
BERLIN (AFP) -- West Germany was prepared to pay the Soviet Union billions of marks in the 1960s to buy reunification, according to the weekly Der Spiegel, which went on sale Saturday.The then-chancellor Christian-Democrat Ludwig Erhard (1963-1966) hoped to obtain Germany’s reunification in return f
World NewsOct. 2, 2011
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U.S. warns of revenge attacks from al-Qaida
WASHINGTON (AFP) ― The United States issued a worldwide travel alert Saturday warning its nationals of the “potential for retaliation” after two key al-Qaida figures were killed in an air raid in Yemen.The State Department notice came one day after the killing of U.S.-born Islamic cleric Anwar al-Aw
World NewsOct. 2, 2011
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Suh: Korean-Americans bridge builders between two nations
WASHINGTON (Yonhap News) ― Making her first trip to South Korea in a decade, Rhea S. Suh, who handles a $12 billion budget at the Department of the Interior, says she is bringing a message of hope for ethnic Koreans in foreign nations.“I am going to focus on basically my personal experience as a Kor
World NewsOct. 2, 2011
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Denmark levies world's first fat tax
COPENHAGEN, Oct 1, 2011 (AFP) -- Denmark Saturday became the first country in the world to impose a fat tax after a week in which consumers hoarded butter, pizza, meat and milk to avoid the immediate effects."We have had to stock up with tonnes of butter and margarine in order to be able to supply o
World NewsOct. 2, 2011
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With al-Awlaki dead, al-Qaida lacks Western voice
ISLAMABAD (AP) -- The killings of U.S.-born cleric Anwar al-Awlaki and another American al-Qaida propagandist in a U.S. airstrike Friday wipe out the decisive factor that made the terrorist group's Yemen branch the most dangerous threat to the United States: its reach into the West.Issuing English-l
World NewsOct. 1, 2011
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Pakistani P.M. deflects U.S. pressure over militants
ISLAMABAD (AP) -- U.S. pressure on Pakistan to attack Afghan militants on its soil will not succeed, the Pakistani prime minister told a gathering Thursday of political and military leaders trying to formulate a response to fresh American allegations that the army’s spy agency is supporting the insu
World NewsSept. 30, 2011
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Fidel Castro mocks Obama for Cuba comments
HAVANA (AP) -- Fidel Castro mocked President Barack Obama on Thursday for saying he’s open to changing U.S. policy toward Cuba if there is change on the island first, calling the U.S. leader “stupid.”Writing in one of his semiregular essays published across state-run media, Castro reacted with sarca
World NewsSept. 30, 2011
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Jackson bodyguard says doc told him to hide vials
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The first bodyguard to reach Michael Jackson's bedroom after the singer's doctor called for help testified Thursday that he was told by the doctor to gather medicine vials before calling emergency services. Deputy District. Attorney. David Walgren displys an image of Micheal Jack
World NewsSept. 30, 2011
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Zany scientists honored in alternative Nobels
NEW YORK (AFP) - In the ultimate accolade for the world's mad scientists, spoof Nobel prizes were awarded Thursday for studies into beetle sex, turtles yawning, the desperation of people dying to urinate and other daffy investigations.The annual Ig Nobel prizes, now in their 21st year, were given at
World NewsSept. 30, 2011
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Europe eyes controversial financial tax
STRASBOURG (AFP) ― Europe went ahead with landmark proposals to tax the financial sector on Wednesday, ignoring U.S. opposition in a move also sure to provoke a row with London which fears capital flight from the City.On the drawing-board for more than a year, the idea was given fresh impetus last m
World BusinessSept. 29, 2011
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German parliament passes expanded euro fund
BERLIN (AP) — German lawmakers on Thursday overwhelmingly approved expanding the powers of the eurozone bailout fund in a major step toward tackling the bloc's sprawling sovereign debt crisis.The measure had been largely expected to pass the lower house of parliament, but a lively debate ahead
WorldSept. 29, 2011