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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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U.S. consumer confidence lowest in 2 years
NEW YORK (AP) -- Consumers' confidence in August dropped almost 15 points to the lowest level since April 2009 as worries about the U.S. economy fueled the wildest stock market swings since the financial meltdown in 2008.At a time when Americans are growing increasing worried about a weak job market
World BusinessAug. 31, 2011
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U.K. biz confidence plunges to lowest
U.K. business confidence in the economic outlook plunged this month to its lowest level since the depths of the recession in 2009, Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets said. An index of British companies’ optimism about the economy compared with three months earlier dropped to minus 3 from 19 in July, when
World NewsAug. 30, 2011
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Japan’s jobless rate climbs to 4.7% in July
TOKYO (AP) ― Japan’s jobless rate rose for the second straight month in July while household spending fell, the government said Tuesday.The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate climbed to 4.7 percent in July, edging up from 4.6 percent in June. People search job listings on computers at Ikebukuro H
World BusinessAug. 30, 2011
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German city introduces 'parking meter' for street prostitutes
Bonn, Germany (dpa) -- The German city of Bonn introduced a parking meter for prostitutes Monday, requiring street sex workers to pay 6euros (8.60 dollars) in tax per night to carry on their trade.Bonn is the first German city to introduce the meter system. It already taxes women working in brothels
Aug. 30, 2011
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22 Chinese miners rescued after 7 days
BEIJING (AP) ― Twenty-two coal miners were rescued Tuesday from their flooded pit in northeastern China after being trapped underground for a week.State broadcaster CCTV showed the men being brought slowly to the surface, with all apparently in good condition. Rescuers carry a miner in China on Tues
World NewsAug. 30, 2011
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‘Space station may be temporarily unmanned’
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AP) ― Astronauts may need to take the unprecedented step of temporarily abandoning the International Space Station if last week’s Russian launch accident prevents new crews from flying there this fall.Until officials figure out what went wrong with Russia’s essential Soyuz r
World NewsAug. 30, 2011
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Irene’s death toll reaches 44 amid floods
MONTPELIER, Vermont (AP) ― The full measure of Hurricane Irene’s fury came into focus Monday as the death toll passed 44, while towns in the northern U.S. region of New England battled epic floods and millions were still without electricity.From North Carolina to Maine, communities cleaned up and to
World NewsAug. 30, 2011
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Libya troops held civilians as human shields
NEW YORK (AP) -- Libyan troops loyal to Moammar Gadhafi forced civilians to act as human shields, perching children on tanks to deter NATO attacks, human rights investigators said. It was part of a pattern of rapes, slayings, ``disappearances'' and other war crimes that they said they found.Libyan r
World NewsAug. 30, 2011
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Ariz. man impaled by pruning shears
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Hospital officials say an 86-year-old Arizona man is lucky to be alive after he accidentally impaled himself with pruning shears.University Medical Center said Monday that Leroy Luetscher of Green Valley was working in his yard on July 30 when he dropped a pair of pruning
World NewsAug. 30, 2011
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Steve Job’s biological father yearning to meet his son
Steve Jobs’ biological father has expressed his desire to meet his son before he dies, the Daily Mail has reported.A Syrian immigrant, Abdulfattah John Jandali said that he did not realize until a few years ago that former CEO of Apple was the son he gave up 50 years ago.Jandali and his ex-wife Joan
World NewsAug. 30, 2011
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Panel reveals new details of 1940s experiment
ATLANTA (AP) _ A presidential panel on Monday disclosed shocking new details of U.S. medical experiments done in Guatemala in the 1940s, including a decision to re-infect a dying woman in a syphilis study. (MCT)The Guatemala experiments are already considered one of the darker episodes of medical re
World NewsAug. 30, 2011
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Obama rounds out econ team ahead of jobs speech
(AP)WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama tapped labor economist Alan Krueger for a top administration post Monday as the White House scrambles for solutions to repair an ailing economy ahead of the 2012 election.Obama announced Krueger's nomination to chair the White House Council of Econo
World NewsAug. 30, 2011
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Greek banks to merge, form nation's biggest lender
ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Greece's second and third largest lenders, Eurobank and Alpha Bank, on Monday announced plans to merge in order to better withstand the country's acute financial crisis.The widely anticipated move would create Greece's biggest bank, and will see a (euro) 500 million ($720
World BusinessAug. 29, 2011
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Retailers target Dubai
Limited Brands Inc., operator of the Victoria’s Secret chain, and American Eagle Outfitters Inc. are among retailers seeking a foothold in Dubai as consumer confidence in the emirate reaches a seven-year high. Sales in Dubai are up about 10 percent this year, according to store companies such as Riv
World BusinessAug. 29, 2011
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Philippines, China talk trade despite tensions
MANILA (AFP) ― Philippine President Benigno Aquino travels to China this week on a mission to secure billions of dollars in trade deals, with both sides looking to rebuild goodwill amid a bruising territorial row.Aquino’s five-day visit starting Tuesday is held against the backdrop of increasingly s
World BusinessAug. 29, 2011
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GM cuts prices to stay atop in China
General Motors Co. is sacrificing profit margins to maintain market share in China, cutting prices of low-cost minivans by as much as 15 percent to offset slowing sales in the world’s largest vehicle market. Propping up minivan sales through sticker-price reductions is crucial for helping Detroit-ba
World BusinessAug. 29, 2011
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Indonesian Muslim youths keep faith amid reform
JAKARTA (AFP) ― As a pious young Muslim in Indonesia, Didit Sukmana prays five times a day, recites the Koran daily and fasts during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.That’s not all. The 23-year-old student and Jakarta resident refuses to shake hands with women, will not marry a non-Muslim and appro
World NewsAug. 29, 2011
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Typhoon departs Taiwan, heads for China
TAIPEI (AP) -- Typhoon Nanmadol headed to southeastern China on Monday after dumping more than half a meter of rain in southern Taiwan, where wide swaths of agricultural land were flooded and some 8,000 people evacuated.The storm skirted Taiwan’s southwestern quadrant, remaining over the island for
World NewsAug. 29, 2011
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New Nepal P.M. elected
KATMANDU (AP) ― Nepal’s parliament elected the deputy leader of the former Maoist rebels as the new prime minister on Sunday, halting the Himalayan nation’s latest political crisis.Baburam Bhattarai of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) received 340 votes in the 601-seat parliament with the backi
World NewsAug. 29, 2011
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Flood worries, some relief in Irene’s wake
21 lives claimed and $7 billion lost, but N.Y. largely unscathedNEW YORK (AP) ― Stripped of hurricane rank, Tropical Storm Irene spent the last of its fury Sunday, inflicting relatively little damage to New York but leaving a trail of treacherous flooding and millions without power along America’s E
World NewsAug. 29, 2011