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[AtoZ into Korean mind] Humor in Korea: Navigating the line between what's funny and not
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Yoon seeks rebound, taps 5-term lawmaker as chief of staff
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Medical standoff deepens as doctors reject new med school plan, talks
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[Herald Interview] Why Toss invited hackers to penetrate its system
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[Graphic News] 77% of young Koreans still financially dependent
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S. Korean envoys convene to navigate strategy amid Middle East tensions
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North Korea fires several short-range ballistic missiles into sea: JCS
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Samsung, SK hynix investors dump shares on Nvidia crash
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Suspect in murder of girlfriend's mugshot, name made public
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S. Korea, US to initiate early defense cost-sharing talks this week
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Rebekah Brooks 'arrested' in phone hack probe: report
Former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks has been arrested in connection with phone hacking at the News of the World newspaper, Sky News reported, citing sources.Scotland Yard said police have arrested a 43-year-old woman, without naming her. It is the tenth arrest so far over the scandal.The woman was arrested by appointment at a police station in London and is currently in custod
World NewsJuly 17, 2011
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Obama-Dalai Lama meeting angers China
U.S. President Barack Obama meets the Dalai Lama at the White House in Washington, D.C., Saturday. (White House photo)BEIJING (AP) ― China on Sunday slammed President Barack Obama’s meeting with the Dalai Lama as an act that has “grossly interfered in China’s internal affairs” and damaged Chinese-American relations.The strident statement from China’s Foreign Ministry came hours after Obama met wit
World NewsJuly 17, 2011
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S&P warns it may downgrade Fannie, Freddie credit ratings
WASHINGTON (AP) ― Standard & Poor’s warned mortgage lenders Fannie Me and Freddie Mac on Friday that they may lose their top credit ratings if lawmakers don’t raise the U.S. government’s borrowing limit in time to avoid a default.S&P said government-controlled Fannie and Freddie, along with certain Federal Home Loan Banks and Farm Credit System Banks, could also default on their debts, given each
World BusinessJuly 17, 2011
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Regulators close four small banks in three states
WASHINGTON (AP) ― Regulators on Friday shut down four small banks in three states, boosting to 55 the number of U.S. bank failures this year.The overall pace of closures, however, has slowed this year as banks work their way through piles of bad debt. A slow, but improving U.S. economy also has helped stem the number of bank casualties this year. By this time last year, regulators had closed 96 ba
World BusinessJuly 17, 2011
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Eight banks flunk European stress test
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) ― Eight of 90 European banks flunked stress tests projecting how they would fare in another recession, and 16 more barely passed ― but analysts doubted Friday’s results would succeed in restoring confidence in the continent’s shaky financial sector.Some countries challenged the results as inaccurate and overly pessimistic, saying they would not force their weaker banks to r
World BusinessJuly 17, 2011
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Congress seeks debt solution, Obama goes to public
On debt crisis, Obama makes direct appeal to U.S. public: ‘We are all in this together’WASHINGTON (AP) ― President Barack Obama appealed for public support Saturday to push Congress to avert an unprecedented default on America’s national debt as lawmakers worked on dual tracks to reach an elusive deal.Obama wants lawmakers to approve a giant package that would not only prevent a default by raising
World BusinessJuly 17, 2011
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Israel aircraft raid Gaza for 4th day in row
GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories (AFP) ― Israeli aircraft struck Gaza overnight for the fourth time in as many days, wounding a militant who was about to fire a rocket, Palestinian security sources said on Saturday.The Palestinian was admitted to hospital but his injuries were not life-threatening, the sources said.An Israeli military spokeswoman confirmed that an air strike had targeted a Pales
World NewsJuly 17, 2011
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Chavez to delegate some duties
CARACAS (AP) ― Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez delegated some of his duties to his vice president and finance minister on Saturday as he prepared to fly to Cuba to start chemotherapy and a new stage of cancer treatment.Chavez had refused opposition demands that he temporarily cede power to Vice President Elias Jaua while undergoing chemotherapy in Havana. But shortly after a legislative vote appr
World NewsJuly 17, 2011
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Clinton chides NATO ally Turkey on rights curbs
ISTANBUL (AP) ― U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, chiding a NATO ally whose support is critical to American goals in the Mideast, said Saturday that Turkey must act on concerns about backsliding on human rights and its secular traditionsSpeaking politely but firmly about the moderate Muslim nation, Clinton said the recent arrests of dozens of journalists and curbs placed on religious
World NewsJuly 17, 2011
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Vietnam police break up anti-China rally
HANOI (AFP) ― Vietnamese police rounded up at least 10 people as they forcibly broke up an anti-China rally on Sunday after a series of protests over tensions in the South China Sea.Around 50 demonstrators, greatly outnumbered by the security forces, were stopped and forced to disperse after they gathered close to the Chinese embassy in the capital Hanoi.“Down with China! Down with arresting patri
World NewsJuly 17, 2011
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British government, police under pressure over Murdoch links
LONDON (AFP) -- The British government and police faced fresh pressure over their ties to Rupert Murdoch on Saturday as the media mogul published apologies in national newspapers over the phone hacking scandal.A day after Murdoch lost two of his most senior executives, the crisis returned to haunt the British establishment with new allegations about the close ties between the media baron's empire
World NewsJuly 17, 2011
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Long-lost love letter finally finds recipient
CALIFORNIA, Pennsylvania (AP) _ Much has happened in the 53 years since Vonnie sent Clark the letter, wondering why he hadn't called before going back to college.They married later that year. He graduated. They had four children.They divorced. And he changed his name.And, at last, the letter is wending its way to Clark _ that is, Muhammad Siddeeq _ who awaits its arrival with mixed emotions.``I'm
July 17, 2011
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British police hunt suspected hospital killer
LONDON (AFP) - British police were on Saturday hunting a suspected hospital killer after the unexplained deaths of three patients, in a case with echoes of the notorious nurse Beverley Allitt.Officers said they were interviewing 11 patients who survived being given insulin-contaminated saline solution at Stepping Hill Hospital in Stockport, northwest England. (MCT)Allitt, dubbed the "angel of deat
World NewsJuly 17, 2011
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China slams Obama's meeting with the Dalai Lama
BEIJING (AP) -- China has slammed President Barack Obama's meeting with the Dalai Lama as an act that has ``grossly interfered in China's internal affairs'' and damaged Chinese-American relations.The statement from China's Foreign Ministry comes hours after Obama met with the Tibetan spiritual leader in Washington.China had already called on the United States to stop Saturday's White House meeting
World NewsJuly 17, 2011
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'We are sorry' Murdoch tells UK in full-page ad
LONDON (AP) -- ``We are sorry'' the full-page ad began, as Rupert Murdoch tried to halt a phone-hacking scandal that has claimed two of his top executives with a gesture of atonement and promises to right the wrongs committed by his now-shuttered tabloid, News of the World.Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservative-led government and the London police, meanwhile, faced increasing questions Saturd
World NewsJuly 17, 2011
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Murdoch apologizes over scandal
World NewsJuly 16, 2011
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U.S., allies formally recognize Libya rebels
Women take part in a rally in the town of Zlitan, roughly 160 kilometers east of Tripoli, Libya, in this file photo taken on July 15, 2011. Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi has rejected the decision by the U.S. and other countries to recognize the rebels fighting to oust him, and he vows never to surrender. (AP) ISTANBUL (AP) -- The United States and more than 30 other nations on Friday formally r
World NewsJuly 16, 2011
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Diners who use big forks eat less: study
(AFP) WASHINGTON — Researchers have found a new way to control the amount we eat: use a bigger fork.While numerous studies have focused on portion sizes and their influence on how much we eat, researchers Arul and Himanshu Mishra and Tamara Masters looked at how bite sizes affect quantities ingested.To do this, they conducted field research in a popular Italian restaurant in the southwestern Unite
World NewsJuly 15, 2011
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Girl dies during hide-and-seek game
A girl from Arizona reportedly died after suffocating in a box while playing hide-and-seek. The 10 year-old victim, whose name has not been released, was playing with cousins at her home.The girl hid in a container, but could not open it by herself and suffocated.She was found the next morning. Her family tried in vain to revive her with CPR.The girl reportedly enjoyed the game, and once hid insid
July 15, 2011
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Toyota overhauls domestic units to save Japan manufacturing
World BusinessJuly 14, 2011