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Hyundai Motor eyes 80,000 jobs, W68tr investment at home by 2026
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Korea enters full election mode
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Seoul bus drivers go on general strike, cause morning rush hour delays
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Immigrant woman stabbed to death by Korean husband
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Official campaigning kicks off for April 10 elections
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Dialogue hopes fade as doctors pick hard-liner as new head
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Coupang pledges W3tr to expand Rocket Delivery nationwide by 2027
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[Election Battlefield] Political novice to face off star politician in ‘swing district’
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Court upholds jail term for man who attempted to murder ex-girlfriend
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[Herald Interview] Son Suk-ku chooses to be swayed by others in navigating life
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Yemeni forces open fire on protesters, 26 killed
Troops fire anti-aircraft guns as tens of thousands demand Saleh step downSANAA (AP) ― Yemeni government forces opened fire with anti-aircraft guns and automatic weapons on tens of thousands of anti-government protesters in the capital demanding ouster of their longtime ruler, killing at least 26 an
World NewsSept. 19, 2011
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‘Moral failing’ but no violence in sex assault cases: Strauss-Kahn
PARIS (AP) ― Dominique Strauss-Kahn broke his silence four months after a New York hotel maid accused him of sexual assault, calling his encounter with the woman a “moral failing” he deeply regrets, but insisting in an interview on French television Sunday that no violence was involved.Strauss-Kahn,
World NewsSept. 19, 2011
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Official: navigator in Russian plane crash drunk
MOSCOW (AP) _ A spokesman for Russia's top investigative body says the navigator of a passenger airline that crashed in June killing 47 people was drunk.The Tu-134 slammed into a highway just minutes before it was to land at the Petrozavodsk airport in Russia's northwest on June 20. Five people surv
World NewsSept. 19, 2011
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Strauss-Kahn denies violence in sex assault cases
PARIS (AP) _ Dominique Strauss-Kahn has broken his silence four months after a New York hotel maid accused him of sexual assault, calling his encounter with the woman a ``moral failing‘’ he deeply regrets, but insisting in an interview on French television that no violence was involved.Strauss-Kahn,
World NewsSept. 19, 2011
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UK surgeons separate twin girls joined at head
LONDON (AP) _ Sudanese twins born with the tops of their heads joined together have been separated in a rare and risky series of operations at a London children‘s hospital, officials said Sunday.Facing the World, a charity which helps disfigured children, said it had helped fund the four-stage
World NewsSept. 19, 2011
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Russian tycoon punches fellow billionaire on TV
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian tycoon has punched a fellow billionaire on a television panel show after a discussion on the financial crisis degenerated into petty name-calling.Alexander Lebedev, a former KGB operative and owner of two major newspapers in Britain, wrote on his blog that property deve
Sept. 19, 2011
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China Southern A380 threats Cathay Pacific
China Southern Airlines Co.’s focus on domestic flights made it Asia’s largest carrier by passengers. Now, it’s adding Airbus SAS A380s to help challenge Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. and Singapore Airlines Ltd. on routes to Europe and North America. The carrier, which flew 76.5 million passengers las
World BusinessSept. 18, 2011
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GM, UAW agree on new contract
DETROIT (AP) ― The United Auto Workers union won $5,000 signing bonuses and the possibility of sweeter profit-sharing checks as part of a new four-year contract with General Motors Co., two people briefed on the talks said Saturday.The deal, which was reached late Friday, also includes a $2- to $3-p
World BusinessSept. 18, 2011
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Pass jobs bill without ‘division or delay’: Obama
WASHINGTON (AP) ― President Barack Obama is keeping up his appeal for public support of his $447 billion proposal to boost jobs and consumer spending by urging Americans to press Congress to pass the legislation. “No more division or delay,” he said.In his weekly radio and Internet address Saturday,
World BusinessSept. 18, 2011
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Kara Kennedy, daughter of Ted Kennedy
WASHINGTON (AP) ― Six years after she was deemed cancer-free, Kara Kennedy accepted the Presidential Medal of Freedom on behalf of her father, just weeks before Sen. Edward Kennedy died battling a brain tumor.However, her own lung cancer treatment ― surgery and grueling chemotherapy and radiation ―
World NewsSept. 18, 2011
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Iraqi girl recounts bus massacre
KARBALA, Iraq (AP) ― The trip was intended to give Tabarak Thaer a glimpse of the world beyond Iraq’s violence and misery. Instead, it brought the 10-year-old face to face with terror when insurgents boarded the bus she was riding, forced the male passengers off, and killed them.Although the attacke
World NewsSept. 18, 2011
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Pro-Russia party wins snap Latvian election
RIGA (AP) ― A left-wing, pro-Russia party captured the most votes in Latvia’s parliamentary elections, marking a milestone for the tiny Baltic nation where parties distrustful of Russia have dominated all national elections since independence 20 years ago.With some 95 percent of ballots counted earl
World NewsSept. 18, 2011
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Russia seeks to broker Syria talks
DAMASCUS (AFP) ― A group of Russian lawmakers arrived in Damascus in a bid to broker an end to violence in Syria, where security forces were reported to have killed two more people.Moscow is a traditional ally of President Bashar Assad, and the delegation, which flew in Saturday, aims to meet him an
World NewsSept. 18, 2011
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U.N. agenda packed; focus on Palestinian bid
UNITED NATIONS (AP) ― The spotlight will be shining on the Palestinian bid for U.N. membership when world leaders gather at the United Nations starting Monday, but the U.N. is hoping the glow will spread to other pressing global issues, including killer diseases, nuclear safety, terrorism and the af
World NewsSept. 18, 2011
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Witnesses hail pilot of crashed plane for saving lives of hundreds
Witnesses of the plane crash at a Reno air show Friday that killed nine hailed the pilot of the doomed P-51 Mustang for saving the lives of hundreds by steering away from the grandstand. In this Friday, Sept. 16, 2011 photo, a P-51 Mustang airplane approaches the ground right before crashing d
World NewsSept. 18, 2011
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Italy scandal: Did state planes fly prostitutes?
ROME (AP) -- Opposition leaders have demanded an inquiry to determine if Italian government aircraft flew a bevy of young escorts to Premier Silvio Berlusconi's private parties.Concern was also growing in Italy over whether the billionaire media mogul premier who allegedly boasted in an intercepted
World NewsSept. 18, 2011
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Obama to seek a new tax rate for wealthy
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is expected to seek a new base tax rate for the wealthy to ensure that millionaires pay at least at the same percentage as middle income taxpayers.A White House official said the proposal would be included in the president's proposal for long term deficit re
World NewsSept. 18, 2011
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Reno crash killed 9; probe focuses on wayward part
RENO, Nevada (AP) -- The death toll rose to nine Saturday in an air race crash in Reno as investigators determined that several spectators were killed on impact as the 1940s-model plane appeared to lose a piece of its tail before slamming like a missile into a crowded tarmac.Moments earlier, thousan
World NewsSept. 18, 2011
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Not just science fiction: Planet orbits 2 suns
This image provided by NASA shows an artist’s depiction showing a discovery by NASA’s Kepler mission of a world where two suns set over the horizon instead of just one. (AP-Yonhap News)MOUNTAIN VIEW, California (AP) -- Astronomers say a bit of science fiction is now reality. They‘ve spotted a planet
World NewsSept. 16, 2011
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Denmark gets first female P.M. after left’s win
COPENHAGEN (AP) ― Denmark has elected its first female prime minister, ousting the right-wing government from power after 10 years of pro-market reforms and ever-stricter controls on immigration.Near complete official results showed Thursday that a left-leaning bloc led by Social Democrat Helle Thor
World NewsSept. 16, 2011