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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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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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[Grace Kao] Hybe vs. Ador: Inspiration, imitation and plagiarism
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Med schools expect 1,500+ new admission slots next year
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Nominee for chief of anti-corruption body pledges 'independence, effectiveness'
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Somalis dying in worst famine in 20 years
U.N. declares crisis in parts of the country, tens of thousands feared deadNAIROBI (AP) ― Tens of thousands of Somalis are feared dead in the world’s worst famine in a generation, the U.N. said Wednesday, and the U.S. said it will allow emergency funds to be spent in areas controlled by al-Qaida-linked militants as long as the fighters do not interfere with aid distributions.Exhausted, rail-thin w
World NewsJuly 21, 2011
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British P.M. drags opponents into hacking scandal
LONDON (AP) ― Prime Minister David Cameron dragged his political foes into Britain’s phone-hacking scandal at a raucous session of Parliament, distancing himself from a former aide at the heart of the allegations and denying his staff tried to thwart police investigations.Cameron, who flew back from Africa early for Wednesday’s emergency session, defended his decision to hire former News of the Wo
World NewsJuly 21, 2011
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Serbia arrests last key war criminal
World NewsJuly 21, 2011
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Leopard mauls 11 in fierce fight at Indian village
KOLKATA, India (AP) _ A snarling leopard mauled 11 people in an Indian village and terrorized wildlife officials trying to drive it away before it was tranquilized and died of injuries from the fierce showdown.Forestry officials were forced to flee, dive for cover and even climb up on a jeep to escape the adult, male leopard‘s attacks in West Bengal state.At one point, the big cat leapt through th
World NewsJuly 21, 2011
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Man “drops by” mother’s home with light airplane
A man crashed into mother’s house with a light aircraft after making a phone call that he would “drop by.”Konrad Schmidt, a 47 year-old engineer from Switzerland, had attempted a suicide attack with his rented Diamond Aircraft DA42 in his town, located north of Zurich last Saturday.Luckily, the 68 year-old mother survived from the crash because she was in the basement when the incident occurred.Sh
World NewsJuly 21, 2011
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Obama holds new crisis debt talks
WASHINGTON (AFP) – U.S. President Barack Obama met separately Wednesday with his top Democratic allies and Republican foes to hammer out a compromise that would avert a disastrous early August debt default.But the negotiations wrapped up without news of a breakthrough.With an August 2 deadline looming, White House spokesman Jay Carney said Obama would accept a short-term deal to raise the debt cei
World BusinessJuly 21, 2011
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Merkel, Sarkozy agree on Greek rescue package
BERLIN (AFP) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy agreed early Thursday on a "joint position" concerning a Greek rescue package, a French delegation source said.This position, reached after hours of discussions, would be submitted to EU president Herman van Rompuy overnight and would be the basis for discussions among eurozone leaders in Brussels on Thursday, th
World BusinessJuly 21, 2011
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Goldman humbled by weak earnings
World BusinessJuly 20, 2011
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‘Economic impact of BOJ asset buying unclear’
World BusinessJuly 20, 2011
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Taliban deny that their leader is dead
KABUL (AP) ― Taliban spokesmen are denying reports that the insurgent group’s leader Mullah Omar is dead.Zabiullah Mujahid told the Associated Press on Wednesday that a text message sent to journalists on his behalf was fake and the result of a phone hack.Rumors spread that Mullah Omar had died when an earlier text message allegedly sent from Mujahid announced on behalf of the group that the “Amir
World NewsJuly 20, 2011
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Pakistan appoints first-ever female foreign minister
ISLAMABAD (AFP) ― Pakistan’s first woman foreign minister ― and also its youngest ― was sworn in on Tuesday, ending a five-month job vacancy a week before crucial peace talks in India.Hina Rabbani Khar, 34, is also expected to meet U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on the sidelines of the regional ASEAN forum in Indonesia this week. “On the advice of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, the pr
World NewsJuly 20, 2011
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Iran says installing new uranium centrifuges
World NewsJuly 20, 2011
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Israeli navy takes over Gaza-bound French ship
JERUSALEM (AP) ― Israeli naval commandos on Tuesday seized control of a French ship attempting to break Israel’s sea blockade of the Gaza Strip and towed it into port, reporting no resistance during the takeover in international waters.The takeover was the latest in a series of run-ins on the high seas between the Israeli navy and pro-Palestinian activists trying to breach the blockade. In the mos
World NewsJuly 20, 2011
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Calorie counts higher than advertised in US restaurants
WASHINGTON, July 19, 2011 (AFP) - Nearly one in five dishes served at US restaurants has at least 100 more calories than advertised, a difference that could pack on up to 15 kilograms (22 pounds) per year, said a study on Tuesday.While most of the 269 foods measured at random in the three-state survey were close to the calorie count listed on the menus, some varied wildly, such as one order of chi
World NewsJuly 20, 2011
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`Cut cap and balance' debt measure passes House
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The House of Representatives has passed legislation conditioning a $2.4 trillion increase in the nation's borrowing cap on a tea party-backed plan to require immediate spending cuts and a constitutional amendment requiring a balanced budget.The 234-190 vote sends the ``cut, cap and balance'' plan to the Democratic-controlled Senate, where it has virtually no chance of passing.Wi
World BusinessJuly 20, 2011
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Murdoch rejects blame for hack scandal at hearing
LONDON (AP) -- Summoned by lawmakers to answer for a phone hacking and bribery scandal at one of his tabloids, Rupert Murdoch said he was humbled and ashamed Tuesday but accepted no responsibility for wrongdoing as a widening investigation threatened to ensnare Britain's prime minister.In a three-hour grilling, the 80-year-old media tycoon insisted he was at fault only for trusting the wrong peopl
World NewsJuly 20, 2011
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Apple results strong; record iPhone, iPad sales
NEW YORK (AP) -- The iPhone is conquering Asia, the home of its strongest competitors. Sales there nearly quadrupled from a year ago and helped Apple Inc. trump analyst expectations for yet another quarter.Apple also said iPad sales worldwide nearly doubled from a quarter ago, a sign that it has left the worst of its supply problems behind.Apple's stock surged nearly 5 percent after the results ca
World BusinessJuly 20, 2011
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Powerful quake hits southern Kyrgyzstan
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AP) -- A powerful earthquake measuring 6.2 struck a mountainous location in southern Kyrgyzstan on the border with Uzbekistan early Wednesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.No casualties or serious damage were immediately reported from the temblor, which hit at about 1:35 a.m. local time in an area some 35 kilometers away from the Uzbek city of Ferghana, which has a
World NewsJuly 20, 2011
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London police reveal deep Murdoch empire links
LONDON (AP) -- London's departing police chief revealed Tuesday that 10 of the 45 press officers in his department used to work for News International, but he denied there are any improper links between the force and Rupert Murdoch's media empire.Paul Stephenson was giving evidence to a committee of lawmakers investigating wrongdoing at the now-shuttered tabloid News of the World, and allegations
World NewsJuly 19, 2011
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Italy financial markets slump on debt fears
MILAN (AFP) ― Italian financial markets fell sharply on Monday, with investors finding no reassurance in the adoption of a huge austerity budget as the eurozone debt crisis savaged confidence.Milan’s main index, the FTSE MIB, fell steadily through the day and closed down 3.06 percent at 17.885,74 points, with bank shares the worst hit. A man looking a stock exchange board monitor is reflected in
World BusinessJuly 19, 2011