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Opposition-led Assembly unilaterally passes bill to probe Marine's death
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Golden chance to liquidate babies’ gold rings?
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Inflation eases in April, continues bumpy ride
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Russia sent more than 165,000 barrels of refined petroleum to N. Korea in March: White House
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Seoul to more than double military drones by 2026 to counter NK threats
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Seoul alerts overseas missions to NK terror threats
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Key suspects grilled over alleged abuse of power in Marine death inquiry
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Over 60% of S. Koreans support W100m childbirth incentive: survey
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‘Inside Out 2’ adds four new emotions, explores teenage life
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Questions raised over fair promotion of RM, NewJeans
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IMF chief calls on U.S. to raise borrowing limit
IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde conducts a press conference in Washington, D.C. on July 6. (AFP-Yonhap News)WASHINGTON (AP) ― The International Monetary Fund’s new chief foresees “real nasty consequences” for the U.S. and global economies if the U.S. fails to raise its borrowing limit.Christine Lagarde, the first woman to head the lending institution, said in an interview broadcast Sunday
World BusinessJuly 11, 2011
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Asia rates have room to rise beyond inflation peak
World BusinessJuly 11, 2011
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Debt talks hit wall, Obama warns clock ticking
World BusinessJuly 11, 2011
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A century on, Korean-Mexicans trace roots
MERIDA, Mexico (Yonhap News) ― With colorful fans in their hands, a group of five young girls moved with quick, light steps, forming a circle and flapping the fans up and down. Their movements were meant to evoke ocean waves typical in the Korean fan dance, but they looked a bit awkward.“Uno, dos, tres y cuatro,” their teacher, Mana Eugenia Olsen Agular, shouted, counting their steps in Spanish to
World NewsJuly 11, 2011
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U.N. says Somalia drought is worst humanitarian crisis
DADAAB, Kenya (AP) ― The head of the U.N. refugee agency said Sunday that drought-ridden Somalia is the “worst humanitarian disaster” in the world after meeting with refugees who endured unspeakable hardship to reach the world’s largest refugee camp.The Kenyan camp, Dadaab, is overflowing with tens of thousands of newly arrived refugees forced into the camp by the parched landscape in the region w
World NewsJuly 11, 2011
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Japan’s idle nuclear reactors could restart
World NewsJuly 11, 2011
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U.S. urges Yemen’s president to step aside
White House says assistance will flow to Yemen once power transfer is completeSANAA (AP) ― Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh must “expeditiously” sign a deal that would have him transfer power to his vice president and step down, the White House counterterrorism chief told Saleh in a meeting at a hospital where the Yemeni leader is being treated for serious injuries.It was the strongest and most
World NewsJuly 11, 2011
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Murdoch fights to keep deal alive amid hacking scandal
LONDON (AFP) ― Media baron Rupert Murdoch Monday fought to keep his bid for satellite broadcaster British Sky Broadcasting alive after reports that his top executives were aware of the widespread phone-hacking which felled News of the World.Murdoch flew into London to take personal charge of the scandal that caused the demise of the 168-year-old British tabloid as calls mounted for the government
World NewsJuly 11, 2011
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U.S. decides to suspend military aid to Pakistan
Washington holds back $800 million citing discontent with its partner’s support in war against terrorismWASHINGTON (AP) ― The Obama administration’s decision to suspend $800 million in aid to the Pakistan’s military signals a tougher U.S. line with a critical but sometimes unreliable partner in the fight against terrorism.President Barack Obama’s chief of staff, William Daley, said in a broadcast
World NewsJuly 11, 2011
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US tour operator accused of Brazilian sex tourism
An American fishing tour operator is under a criminal investigation by the U.S. Justice Department, accused of conducting sex tourism in Brazil, according to reports.The defendant, Richard Schair operated Wet-A-Line Tours until 2009, allegedly using sports fishing expeditions in the Amazon as covers for tourists to have sex with underage girls. The lawsuit was filed last month by Atlanta law firm
July 11, 2011
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US kidnap victim recounts details of ordeal
LOS ANGELES, July 10, 2011 (AFP) - A California woman kidnapped as a schoolgirl and repeatedly raped over 18 years in captivity described graphic details of her ordeal, in a first ever TV interview aired Sunday.Jaycee Dugard, who was 11 when she was seized and kept in a back yard compound by Phillip and Nancy Garrido in 1991, described how she gave birth to two daughters of her own -- and how that
World NewsJuly 11, 2011
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Man burns down own home to spite noisy neighbor
A man who set fire to his own home to retaliate against his noisy neighbor was sentenced to two years by Changwon District Court.The 46-year-old arsonist, who lives in an apartment, said the neighbor upstairs was too noisy and he could not stand it. He said in the hearing that despite frequent remonstrations, the situation did not change.On the day of the accident, his neighbor ignored his complai
July 11, 2011
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Russia: Dozens of kids among 101 ferry missing
MOSCOW (AP) _ A half-century-old tourist boat with 188 people on board listed and sank quickly in one of the world's largest reservoirs amid wind and rain Sunday, authorities and survivors said, and dozens of children were believed to be among the 101 people missing. Two bodies were recovered.About 30 children gathered in a cockpit in the double-decker Bulgaria moments before it sank into the rese
World NewsJuly 11, 2011
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63 dead, 200 hurt as trains derail in India
LUCKNOW, India, July 11, 2011 (AFP) - Rescue teams pulled bodies and survivors Monday from the wreckage of two Indian passenger trains that derailed in separate incidents over the weekend, leaving 63 dead and 200 injured.Nearly a dozen carriages of a packed express jumped the rails in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, while a second derailed as a result of a suspected bomb attack in
World NewsJuly 11, 2011
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Obama calls more talks to break debt impasse
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- U.S. President Barack Obama convened a second consecutive day of crisis White House talks Monday, but a polarized Washington appeared far from a deal to stave off a catastrophic debt default.Obama met Sunday evening with congressional leaders, including Republican House Speaker John Boehner, but 75 minutes of talks failed to unblock an impasse that reaches right to the heart of
World NewsJuly 11, 2011
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21 dead, 100 injured as train derails in India
LUCKNOW, India (AP) _ Rescuers searched through the wreckage of a packed express train for people trapped inside after it derailed in northern India on Sunday, killing at least 21 and injuring more than 100 others, officials said. The Kalka Mail train was on its way to Kalka, in the foothills of the Himalayas, from Howrah, a station near Kolkata in eastern India, when 12 coaches and the engine
World NewsJuly 10, 2011
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Boat sinks on Russia's Volga, 61 missing
MOSCOW (AP) _ A passenger boat sank on the Volga River in Russia Sunday, killing at least one person and leaving 61 missing, officials said. Regional emergencies ministry spokesman Marat Rakhmatullin said the Bulgaria sank in the middle of the river in the Tatarstan region, about 450 miles (750 kilometers) east of Moscow.. He said 173 passengers and crew were onboard when the boat went down
World NewsJuly 10, 2011
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iPad, Android push tablet sales forecast
International Data Corporation raised its 2011 forecast for global sales of tablet computers by 6.2 percent to 53.5 million units on the strength of Apple Inc.’s iPad and Google Inc.’s Android operating system. Though sales in the first calendar quarter fell 28 percent from the prior quarter, Framingham, Massachusetts-based IDC raised its forecast for the year citing increased competition between
World BusinessJuly 10, 2011
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China trade surplus hits 7-month high
Truckers drive past stacks of transport containers at Chiwan Container Terminals, Port of Shekou in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China. (Bloomberg)Consumer prices climbed 6.4 percent, the most in three yearsChina’s trade surplus widened more than forecast to $22.3 billion in June, the highest level in seven months, as imports grew at the slowest pace since 2009. The gap exceeded all the 21 estima
World BusinessJuly 10, 2011
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NATO hits Libyan missile launchers
TRIPOLI (AP) ― NATO warplanes on Saturday struck a missile launching position that Libyan ruler Moammar Gadhafi’s forces used to target the civilians in western Libya, the alliance said in a statement.Government troops used the missile site outside the rebel-held port city of Misrata to fire indiscriminately on civilians in the area, NATO said.Since the uprising against Gadhafi’s 42-year rule brok
World NewsJuly 10, 2011