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10-man S. Korea lose to Indonesia to miss out on Paris Olympic football qualification
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Hybe-Ador feud should have limited effect on Hybe's overall performance: analysts
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Second Gimpo civil servant found dead, after apologizing for not finishing work
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DP leader says he will meet Yoon without conditions
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First-ever meeting of president, opposition chief set to finally happen
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NewJeans' singles, Japanese debut to proceed as planned, despite Hybe-Ador feud
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Experts raise concerns about Japan putting pressure on Naver over Line
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Blinken calls on China to press N. Korea to end its 'dangerous' behavior
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Samsung mobile chief, Google device head meet in Seoul
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Ship linked to NK arms shipments to Russia is moored in China: State Dept.
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Are Netflix’s best days over?
NEW YORK (AP) ― Netflix is trying to boost business by chopping its services into two separate parts. Unfortunately for investors, the company’s stock price is what’s really been cleaved.The company that once seemed like it could do no wrong has seen its stock lose half its value in the last two mon
World BusinessSept. 20, 2011
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Beijing criticizes U.S. deal to upgrade Taiwan’s F-16 jets
BEIJING (AP) ― China expressed its opposition Monday to a reported deal between the United States and Taiwan to upgrade Taiwan’s existing fleet of F-16 fighter jets, even though the U.S. apparently rejected the island’s bid for a more advanced version of the plane.Although the Obama administration h
World NewsSept. 20, 2011
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Berlusconi in court for corruption case hearing
MILAN (AP) ― Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi, in the spotlight once again for revelations about his sex life, was in court Monday for the resumption of one of four trials against him.The premier made no comment as his motorcade entered Milan’s tribunal via a side entrance, though he later joked br
World NewsSept. 20, 2011
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Putin is unlikely to run for Kremlin, party adviser says
Vladimir Putin is unlikely to contest next year’s presidential election as he aims to carve out a role as national leader, according to an adviser to the prime minister’s ruling United Russia party. President Dmitry Medvedev, handpicked by Putin to succeed him four years ago, will probably seek a se
World NewsSept. 20, 2011
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Palestinians push forward with U.N. bid
Abbas requests full U.N. membership despite fierce objections from U.S., IsraelUNITED NATIONS (AP) ― The Palestinians brushed aside heated Israeli objections and a promised U.S. veto Monday, vowing to submit a letter formally requesting full U.N. membership when Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas a
World NewsSept. 20, 2011
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Gadhafi says his regime still alive in Libya
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) -- Moammer Gadhafi says his regime is still alive in Libya and is calling his opponents' takeover of all but a few pockets of the country a charade.Gadhafi got the message out on a Syrian-based satellite station that has become his main mouthpiece. Al-Rai TV released written
World NewsSept. 20, 2011
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Woman sentenced 10 years in prison for locking elderly man in basement
A mother of two in the state of Georgia was sentenced to 10 years in prison and an additional 10 years of probation for locking up and abusing a senior citizen in her basement, local reports said.Chandra Renee Faust, 44, pleaded guilty to a number of charges including wrongful imprisonment and abuse
World NewsSept. 20, 2011
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China journalist killed after 'gutter' oil news
BEIJING (AFP) - A Chinese journalist who had been following a scandal involving the sale of cooking oil made from leftovers taken from gutters has been stabbed to death, police and state media said Tuesday.Li Xiang, 30, a reporter with Luoyang Television Station in the central province of Henan, was
World NewsSept. 20, 2011
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AP-CNBC Poll: $1 million a long shot in US
WASHINGTON (AP) — Who believes they'll be a millionaire?About two in 10 Americans do — a small showing of optimism compared to Australians, but downright cheery next to Britons when asked about becoming wealthy in the next ten years, according to a new Associated Press-CNBC poll.In all t
World NewsSept. 20, 2011
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Tax the rich, Obama says; class warfare, says foes
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A combative President Barack Obama on Monday demanded that the richest Americans pay higher taxes to help cut soaring U.S. deficits by more than $3 trillion as he drew clear battle lines for next year's elections. He promised to veto any effort by congressional Republican to cut g
World NewsSept. 20, 2011
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Pro-regime forces kill at least 23 people in Yemen
SANAA (AP) -- Pro-regime forces, including snipers picking off protesters from rooftops, killed at least 23 people Monday in a second day of clashes haking Yemen's capital, medical and security officials said.The two days of fighting, which have killed nearly 50 people altogether, marked t
WorldSept. 19, 2011
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Over 500 villagers protest pollution from China factory
SHANGHAI (AP) ― Police detained at least 20 people after hundreds of villagers in eastern China demonstrated against pollution they blame on a solar panel factory, with some protesters storming the compound and overturning vehicles, local authorities said Monday.The government in Haining city, west
World BusinessSept. 19, 2011
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China battles curse of the skyscrapers
Barely a year after the China World Trade Center Tower 3 was unveiled as Beijing’s tallest building at 330 meters, its title as the capital’s champion is slipping away.Work on a monstrous new skyscraper named China Goblet, or Zhong Guo Zun, starts last Monday, and the wine vessel-shaped building wil
World NewsSept. 19, 2011
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Yakuza still a force to be reckoned with
Japan fighting gangsters’ influence in politics, entertainment, sports circlesNobody laughed when a gossip weekly linked one of Japan’s most popular comedians and variety show hosts to Japan’s top crime syndicate recently.Friday magazine ran pictures of Shinsuke Shimada consorting with the yakuza af
World NewsSept. 19, 2011
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Himalayan quake kills 50
GAUHATI, India (AP) ― A strong earthquake shook northeastern India, Nepal and Tibet, killing at least 50 people, damaging buildings and sending lawmakers in Nepal’s capital running into the streets.The quake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9, struck at 6:10 p.m. Sunday local time and was felt acr
World NewsSept. 19, 2011
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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