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Blinken calls on China to press N. Korea to end its 'dangerous' behavior
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S. Korea, Japan could consider simplified entry agreement: Seoul official
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New celebrity-endorsed therapy for face contouring requires only a pair of rubber bands
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[Weekender] How DDP emerged as an icon of Seoul
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Doctor group's incoming head renews call for govt. to scrap medical school quota hike for dialogue
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Tensions heighten ahead of first president-opposition chief meeting
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'The Roundup: Punishment' becomes fastest 2024 film to top 2 mln admissions
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[Music in drama] An ode to childhood trauma
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New chief named to anti-corruption body
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New head of doctors' association vows war in case of disadvantage to medical professors
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Chinese students join Taiwan universities despite strict rules
About 1,000 Chinese students are joining their Taiwanese counterparts at college campuses here today, as the new academic year starts.They are the first mainlanders to study here as full-time degree students under a new initiative that the Taiwanese authorities hope will boost cross-strait understan
World NewsSept. 5, 2011
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Talks fail, Libyan rebels ready to strike loyalists
NATO bombs military targets near Sirte overnightTARHOUNA, Libya (AP) ― Negotiations over the surrender of one of Moammar Gadhafi’s remaining strongholds have collapsed, and Libyan rebels were waiting for the green light to launch their final attack on the besieged town of Bani Walid, a spokesman sai
World NewsSept. 5, 2011
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Kurdish MPs push for autonomy in Turkey
ANKARA (AP) ― Kurdish legislators vowed Sunday to press on with a boycott of Turkey’s parliament and backed a recent declaration of autonomy in the country’s Kurd-dominated southeast. The defiant stances came as Kurdish rebels killed six people while military airstrikes targeted their hideouts.The d
World NewsSept. 5, 2011
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Israel P.M. won’t apologize to Turkey for flotilla deaths
JERUSALEM (AP) ― Israel’s leader defiantly refused on Sunday to apologize to Turkey for a deadly Israeli raid on a Turkish-led flotilla bent on breaching Israel’s Gaza Strip blockade ― an incident that has battered a relationship once seen as a cornerstone of regional stability.In his first public r
World NewsSept. 5, 2011
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Deaths, arrests as ICRC visits Syria
BEIRUT (AP) ― Syria saw a wave of violence and arrests Sunday as the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross visited Damascus to address issues including caring for the wounded and access to detainees during the government’s crackdown on a 5-month-old uprising.Activists reported militar
World NewsSept. 5, 2011
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26 killed as typhoon devastates Japan
TOKYO (AP) ― Record rain and mudslides from powerful Typhoon Talas left at least 26 people dead in Japan on Sunday as the storm moved slowly northward past the country’s western coast. At least 52 others were missing, local media said.Evacuation orders and advisories were issued to 460,000 people in
World NewsSept. 5, 2011
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German regional election deals new setback to Merkel
BERLIN (AP) ― Chancellor Angela Merkel’s coalition suffered a new setback and Germany’s main opposition parties celebrated gains in a state election Sunday that came as Merkel’s unpopular government grapples with the eurozone debt crisis and other challenges.The vote in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
World NewsSept. 5, 2011
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Cambridge named world’s top university
The University of Cambridge has retained its premier status in the QS World University Rankings, beating Harvard for a second year, as U.K. and U.S. institutions again took the top 10 spots.The rankings featured six U.S. establishments, with the remainder coming from Britain. Yale University slipped
World NewsSept. 5, 2011
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Many U.S. schools adding iPads, trimming textbooks
美 '종이 없는 학교' 아이패드 사용 늘어HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — For incoming freshmen at western Connecticut's suburban Brookfield High School, hefting a backpack weighed down with textbooks is about to give way to tapping out notes and flipping electronic pages on a glossy iPad tablet computer.A few hours away
World NewsSept. 5, 2011
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Jordan woman killed in hospital over pregnancy
A Jordanian man was charged on Sunday with killing his 24-year-old widowed daughter in hospital after she gave birth to twins, a judicial official said.(MCT)“Amman‘s criminal court prosecutor charged the man with premeditated murder after he confessed to shooting dead his daughter on Saturday,
World NewsSept. 5, 2011
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Papers show Gadhafi, Western Intel ties
TRIPOLI (AP) ― The CIA and other Western intelligence agencies worked closely with the ousted regime of Moammar Gadhafi, sharing tips and cooperating in handing over terror suspects for interrogation to a regime known to use torture, according to a trove of security documents discovered after the fa
World NewsSept. 4, 2011
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Bid to block AT&T deal reflects telecom industry
WASHINGTON (AP) ― The Obama administration has explained its effort to block AT&T’s purchase of T-Mobile USA by saying it will fight mergers that would reduce competition and hurt consumers.Yet few think the lawsuit the administration filed Wednesday signals a more aggressive stance toward acquisiti
World BusinessSept. 4, 2011
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Vatican rejects Irish criticism over sex abuse accusations
VATICAN CITY (AP) ― The Vatican has vigorously rejected accusations it had sabotaged efforts by Irish bishops to report priests who sexually abused children to police and charged that the Irish prime minister had made an “unfounded” attack against the Holy See.The Vatican issued a 24-page response o
World NewsSept. 4, 2011
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Ex-IMF chief comes home
PARIS (AP) ― Former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn returned home to France on Sunday for the first time since a New York hotel maid accused him of attempted rape, unleashing an international scandal that dashed his chances for the French presidency.New York prosecutors late
World NewsSept. 4, 2011
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Sacramento man arrested for allegedly biting snake
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A snake bite in a north Sacramento neighborhood left the victim seriously hurt, but the injured party isn‘t whom you’d expect.Police say a python underwent emergency surgery after a man allegedly bit the creature twice.Sgt. Andrew Pettit says officers were called to t
Sept. 4, 2011
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Britain invited Gadhafi sons to see SAS display: report
LONDON, Sept 4, 2011 (AFP) - Britain invited two of Moamer Gadhafi‘s sons to the headquarters of the SAS special forces unit as former premier Tony Blair tried to build ties with the Libyan regime, The Sunday Times reported. Libya's embattled Moammar Gadhafi fans his face during the Forum of Kings,
World NewsSept. 4, 2011
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Wayward penguin released south of New Zealand
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- He needed a little push before speeding backward down a makeshift slide. Once in the water, he popped his head up for one last look. And then he was gone. The wayward emperor penguin known as “Happy Feet” was back home in Antarctic waters after an extended sojourn spe
World NewsSept. 4, 2011
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Before Jobs, Sam Walton and Bill Gates took exits
NEW YORK (AP) -- As CEOs, Sam Walton, Bill Gates and Steve Jobs possessed common traits. They were tireless workers, demanding bosses and sticklers for detail. They were visionaries, too, who reshaped their respective industries.Their companies faced similar challenges when their iconic leaders left
World BusinessSept. 3, 2011
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UN gave US information on Iraq massacre: leak
BAGHDAD (AFP) - A UN special rapporteur gave information to Washington indicating its forces summarily executed 10 Iraqis, among them four women and five children, in a 2006 raid, a leaked US diplomatic cable says.According to the April 2006 cable, which details a letter from Philip Alston, Special
World NewsSept. 3, 2011
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Professor wanted for leading gang, drug ring
BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — A university professor suspected of leading a motorcycle gang and methamphetamine drug ring is wanted for arrest in California, authorities said Thursday.Steve Kinzey, 43, believed to be the president of the local chapter of the Devils Diciples motorcycle club, has be
Sept. 3, 2011