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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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Blinken calls on China to press N. Korea to end its 'dangerous' behavior
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Experts raise concerns about Japan putting pressure on Naver over Line
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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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Nintendo targets women to spur sales of 3DS
Nintendo Co., the world’s biggest maker of game players, will add functions to its 3DS and target women to spur demand, after sales of the device slumped and led the company to slash its profit forecast to a 26-year low.The upgrades will include a feature to allow users to record movies in 3-D, Pres
World BusinessSept. 13, 2011
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Bank of America to eliminate 30,000 jobs
NEW YORK (AP) ― Bank of America is slashing 30,000 jobs as part of an effort to reverse a crisis of confidence among investors. It’s the largest single job reduction by a U.S. company this year.What CEO Brian Moynihan is trying to do is nothing less than save the nation’s largest bank. Investors hav
World BusinessSept. 13, 2011
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Japan’s Suzuki calls for VW ‘divorce’
TOKYO (AFP) ― Japanese automaker Suzuki on Monday said it wanted to end its ill-fated two-year alliance with Germany’s Volkswagen following disagreements between the two on how to operate together.In a statement through the Tokyo Stock Exchange, Suzuki said it had asked Volkswagen to end the capital
World BusinessSept. 13, 2011
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OPEC lowers global oil demand forecast
Cartel cites economic woes in U.S. and other developed countriesCAIRO (AP) ― OPEC sharply revised down its forecast for world oil demand for this year and expected consumption would remain weak in 2012, citing on Monday waning economic growth in key industrialized nations and a weak U.S. driving sea
World BusinessSept. 13, 2011
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IMF releases $5.4b loan to Portugal
WASHINGTON (AFP) ― The International Monetary Fund said Monday it was immediately releasing about 3.98 billion euros ($5.4 billion) to Portugal, part of a three-year rescue of the eurozone country.The IMF executive board on Monday completed a review of Portugal’s performance under an economic progra
World BusinessSept. 13, 2011
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Central bankers see slowdown, but no recession
BASEL, Switzerland (AP) ― The world’s leading central bankers said Monday that while the global economy is slowing they do not expect it to enter recession, but stand ready to provide liquidity support to banks in need.The recoveries in major developed economies are grinding to a halt, raising fears
World BusinessSept. 13, 2011
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Greek risk hits U.S., Europe markets
LONDON (AP) ― Fear that Greece will default on its debt, perhaps triggering a financial chain reaction that will cause another global recession, hurt European stocks Monday and sent American stocks lower for a time.The market tension came after a German politician suggested Greek finances are so bad
World BusinessSept. 13, 2011
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Palestinians’ U.N. gambit could spur changes
JERUSALEM (AP) ― Many Israelis are dismissing the Palestinians’ efforts to win international recognition of their independence at the United Nations this month as merely symbolic.But the Palestinians hope the high-profile maneuvering, on a grand global stage, might yield results that have eluded the
World NewsSept. 13, 2011
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At least 75 people killed in Kenya pipeline explosion
NAIROBI (AP) ― Joseph Mwangi hoped and prayed his children had escaped the inferno caused when a leaking gasoline pipeline exploded, sending flames racing through a Nairobi slum and killing at least 75 people.Then he saw two small blackened bodies in the wreckage of his home.“Those were my children,
World NewsSept. 13, 2011
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9/11’s 10th anniversary commemorated in N.Y.
NEW YORK (AP) ― Exactly 10 years ago, ground zero was a smoking, fire-spitting tomb, a ghastly pile of rubble and human remains. On Monday it was a place of serenity ― an expanse of trees and water in the middle of a bustling city ― as the 9/11 memorial opened to the public.As they walked through a
World NewsSept. 13, 2011
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Cameron urges U.K., Russia to mend trade ties
MOSCOW (AP) ― British Prime Minister David Cameron declared Monday that Russia and Britain must set aside bitter disputes over the poisoning death of a Kremlin critic in London five years ago to nurture new trading ties and help promote world stability in the wake of the Arab uprisings.Cameron was i
World NewsSept. 13, 2011
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Blast at French nuclear site kills 1, injures 4
Officials deny radioactive leak, but world’s most nuclear-dependent nation cautious in wake of Fukushima disasterPARIS (AP) ― An explosion at a nuclear waste facility in southern France has killed one person and injured four others. Authorities said there was no radioactive leak, but critics urged F
World NewsSept. 13, 2011
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Court upholds murder conviction in baby's death
ATLANTA (AP) -- The top court in the U.S. state of Georgia on Monday upheld the conviction and life sentence against a vegan couple over the death of their malnourished 6-week-old boy, who was fed a diet largely consisting of soy milk and apple juice.The Georgia Supreme Court's unanimous ruling
Sept. 13, 2011
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Police in China seize 100 tons of 'gutter oil'
BEIJING (AP) -- Chinese police have detained 32 people in a nationwide crackdown on ``gutter oil,'' or old kitchen oil that has been illegally recycled, authorities said Tuesday.The campaign is part of an effort to clean up China's food safety record following several embarrassing scandals, includin
Sept. 13, 2011
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Libyan woman guided NATO bombs to Gaddafi targets
World NewsSept. 13, 2011
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ECB signals rates on hold
World BusinessSept. 9, 2011
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Interim P.M. warns Libya battle not over
World NewsSept. 9, 2011
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Dutch woman calls ex-boyfriend 65,000 times
AMSTERDAM (AP) — Dutch prosecutors are charging a 42-year-old woman with stalking after she allegedly called her ex-boyfriend 65,000 times in the past year.The 62-year-old victim from The Hague filed a police complaint in August due to the persistent phone calls. Police arrested the suspected
World NewsSept. 9, 2011
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'I'm gonna die:' 9/11 horror in victims' own words
NEW YORK (AFP) -- They called on God and they called for human help, but in the end the victims who phoned from 9/11's inferno knew there was no one to hear their screams.Most of the nearly 3,000 people blown apart on September 11, 2001, when hijackers turned four planes into missiles against
World NewsSept. 9, 2011
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Youth sex crime victims increase 41% from 2007
The number of minors who fell victim to sexual abuse soared more than 40 percent over the past four years, government data showed Thursday, prompting calls for better measures to protect young people. According to the data collected by the National Police Agency, 6,185 adolescents aged 12-19 suffere
World NewsSept. 8, 2011