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Tensions heighten ahead of first president-opposition chief meeting
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Seoul to provide housing subsidy to married couples with newborns
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[KH Explains] No more 'Michael' at Kakao Games
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Rapper jailed after public street fight with another rapper
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Woman gets suspended term for injuring boyfriend with knife
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[Grace Kao] Hybe vs. Ador: Inspiration, imitation and plagiarism
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Samsung chief bolsters ties with Germany’s Zeiss
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NewJeans pops out ‘Bubble Gum’ video amid troubles at agency
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Med schools expect 1,500+ new admission slots next year
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China outpaces Korea in smaller OLED shipments for 1st time
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Gunman's background puzzles police in Norway
STOCKHOLM (AP) _ The 32-year-old suspected of massacring at least 80 young people at a summer camp and setting off a bomb in downtown Oslo that killed at least seven is a mystery to investigators: a right-winger with anti-Muslim views but no known links to hardcore extremists. A young victim is helped in the center of Oslo, Norway on Friday, July 22, 2011, after a bomb ripped open buildings in the
World NewsJuly 23, 2011
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Norway horror: 84 die in camp shooting, 7 in blast
OSLO, Norway (AP) _ A Norwegian who dressed as a police officer to gun down summer campers killed at least 84 people at an island retreat, horrified police said early Saturday. It took investigators several hours to begin to realize the full scope of Friday's massacre, which followed an explosion in nearby Oslo that killed seven and that police say was set off by the same suspect.The mass shooti
World NewsJuly 23, 2011
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U.K. police asked to probe phone ‘pinging’
LONDON (AP) ― Scotland Yard, still reeling from the alleged police role in Britain’s phone hacking scandal, was asked Thursday to investigate another explosive claim: that journalists bribed officers to locate people by tracking their cell phone signals.The practice is known as “pinging” because of the way cell phone signals bounce off relay towers as they try to find reception.Jenny Jones, a memb
World NewsJuly 22, 2011
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Libya’s Gadhafi rules out talks with rebels
World NewsJuly 22, 2011
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Microsoft Windows fizzles as PC fears loom
World BusinessJuly 22, 2011
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Oil up on IEA decision, U.S. data, Greece optimism
World BusinessJuly 22, 2011
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41 killed in China bus blaze: state TV
BEIJING (AFP) -- At least 41 people died on Friday when an overcrowded bus that was carrying hazardous goods caught fire in central China, state television reported.The fire happened early on Friday morning on a highway in Henan province, China Central Television (CCTV) said.Five passengers and the driver were pulled out alive from the overnight bus-- made up of 35 berths allowing passengers to sl
World NewsJuly 22, 2011
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Shark-biting dog becomes YouTube hit
A video of a dog attacking a shark posted on YouTube by an Australian man is grabbing global attention. The footage shows two big dogs swimming in the ocean near the West Australian town of Broom, about 1,650 kilometers north of Perth. The dogs appear to be headed into the path of the sharks without realizing, but one suddenly attacks a shark. "The dog is biting the shark,” said Russe
World NewsJuly 22, 2011
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Little big prize: Firefighters pull boy from inside toy grabber
Rescuers break a game machine to get to a young boy trapped inside. (Yonhap News)A boy was rescued from a game machine on the street after allegedly crawling inside in order to get a prize, according to Hanam Fire Station.The 10-year-old, only known by his last name Kim, played on a doll machine, which is activated by controlling an artificial grabber with a joystick to grab prizes. After playing
July 22, 2011
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Eurozone strikes 159-billion-euro Greece rescue
BRUSSELS (AFP) -- Eurozone leaders agreed Thursday, alongside the private sector, to pour another 159 billion euros into Greece to stop debt contagion across Europe, even at the risk of triggering a dramatic default.The private finance sector agreed to provide 50 billion euros of funding which will be added to 109 billion euros from European governments and the International Monetary Fund, in a de
World BusinessJuly 22, 2011
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Last space shuttle comes home, ends 30-year era
The space shuttle Atlantis lands on Thursday at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, ending its 13-day mission. Atlantis safely touched down bringing an end to the 30-year U.S. shuttle program. AFP-YonhapCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Atlantis and four astronauts returned from the
World NewsJuly 21, 2011
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Eurozone offers Greece lifeline, with default risk
BRUSSELS (AFP) -- Eurozone leaders offered Greece on Thursday some respite from its crippling debt burden while warning Athens could still face a dramatic default as they battled to prevent the debt crisis from spreading.The eurozone will provide Greece fresh loans, take steps to reduce the country's 350-billion-euro debt and open the door for the private sector to contribute to a second bailout,
World BusinessJuly 21, 2011
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Asia takes on the best in mixed martial arts
MACAU (AFP) ― It has taken time and a few false starts but Asia, the spiritual and physical home of martial arts, now seems ready to take on the best in the world of modern mixed combat. Bae Myung-ho posing with the championship beltWhen Bae Myung-ho raised the Legend Fighting Championship welterweight title belt last Saturday night he showed it briefly to his fans and then the South Korean mixed
World NewsJuly 21, 2011
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S. Koreans’ education fever infects Seoul’s ethnic Chinese schools
As classes are about to end at Hanseong Chinese Primary School in downtown Seoul, parents line up outside to pick up their children. Most are Chinese parents but some are Korean mothers.English is by far the language that most Korean parents want their children to learn. But their focus is shifting, albeit slowly, to the Chinese language as China has emerged as the world’s second largest economy.“
World NewsJuly 21, 2011
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Intel and Qualcomm show changing face of computing
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ― The changing face of the computer industry was on display Wednesday as two companies representing the old guard and the new issued strong results for the latest quarter.Intel, a bedrock of the PC business, and Qualcomm, a vanguard in mobile computing, showed how companies at opposite ends of the computing spectrum are adapting to a market that’s in intense upheaval. The Intel
World BusinessJuly 21, 2011
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Nokia set for fresh smartphone pain
World BusinessJuly 21, 2011
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Obama open to short-term debt fix if deal agreed
World BusinessJuly 21, 2011
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Facts about Egypt
Official name: Arab Republic of Egypt Population: 84.5 million (U.N., 2010) Capital: Cairo Main cities: Alexandria, Suez, Port SaidArea: 1,002, 450m3 (World’s 30th largest country) Language: Arabic Major religions: 90 percent Muslim, 10 percent CopticIndustries: agriculture, textiles, food processing, tourism, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, ICT serviceExport commodities: crude oil and petroleum produ
World NewsJuly 21, 2011
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Egypt offers everything for a perfect holiday
Egypt’s Red Sea has some of the best scuba diving in the world, and people come from everywhere to explore the underwater wonders. In particular, Sharm el-Sheikh ― the City of Peace ― is where tourists from all around the world come to spend an unforgettable vacation of their dreams. Sharm el-Sheikh: high life on the beach, in the city, and under water Exotic scenery in Sharm el-Sheikh (Egypt Tour
World NewsJuly 21, 2011
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Michelle Obama to appear on TV’s ‘Extreme Makeover’
World NewsJuly 21, 2011