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Opposition-led Assembly unilaterally passes bill to probe Marine's death
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Inflation eases in April, continues bumpy ride
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Golden chance to liquidate babies’ gold rings?
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Seoul to more than double military drones by 2026 to counter NK threats
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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 alerts overseas missions to NK terror threats
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Over 60% of S. Koreans support W100m childbirth incentive: survey
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Key suspects grilled over alleged abuse of power in Marine death inquiry
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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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China’s manufacturing growth cools after monetary tightening
A Chinese manufacturing index fell to the lowest level since February 2009, signaling that the world’s second-biggest economy is cooling as export demand weakens and the government reins in credit to control inflation. The Purchasing Managers’ Index was at 50.9 in June compared with 52 in May, the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing said in an emailed statement on Friday. A separate surve
World NewsJuly 1, 2011
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Ex-IMF leader to get bail eased in NYC
NEW YORK (AP) ― Former International Monetary Fund Leader Dominique Strauss-Kahn will have his pricey bail substantially reduced in his sexual assault case because of issues with his accuser’s credibility, a person familiar with the case said Thursday.The person, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss matters not yet made public in court, said prosecutors have raised issues about the credi
World NewsJuly 1, 2011
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Greece clears final hurdle to get bailout funds
ATHENS (AP) ― Greece has faced down street violence and strikes for the sake of financial aid it was promised and needs to avoid bankruptcy. Now its fellow European countries will be expected to come up with a second rescue package to convince investors that the 17-nation euro will survive the debt crisis.A new austerity package that lawmakers cleared in Athens is required to get more rescue loans
World BusinessJuly 1, 2011
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Cat survives after being shot with 30 bullets
(MCT)A cat in Britain survived after being shot by 30 air gun bullets, the Daily Mail reported.When the owner found the pet, Hope, bleeding, he assumed that she had been attacked by a dog.After being transferred to a vet, it was then revealed that her body was full of gunshot wounds. Most damage was on her back, with four bullets in her head.Medical specialists removed some 10 fragments, but gave
July 1, 2011
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'August Rush' star hospitalized after suspected suicide attempt
Hollywood's rising star Jonathan Rhys Meyers was rushed to hospital by ambulance after a suspected suicide attempt, Daily Mail reported.Meyers -- who played amateur singer-turned-businessman in a hit-movie "August Rush" -- is believed to have taken pills at his £3million home in Maida Vale, west London on Tuesday evening, it reported.Jonathan Rhys-Meyers (MCT)The Irish actor has been battling a lo
World NewsJuly 1, 2011
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Greece passes cuts as riots seize capital
Parliament backs austerity measures, but protests against bill turn violentATHENS (AP) ― Greece fended off a bankruptcy that threatened to roil global financial markets, approving severe spending cuts and tax increases Wednesday in the face of violent protests by Greeks who say they have suffered enough.The package of austerity measures would keep bailout money flowing to Greece from other Europea
World BusinessJune 30, 2011
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5.4 earthquake jolts central Japan; 7 hurt
TOKYO (AP) ― A magnitude-5.4 earthquake has rattled central Japan and at least seven people are hurt.The Japan Meteorological Agency said the quake hit Thursday in Nagano, some 170 kilometers northwest of Tokyo. The quake was just four kilometers deep. No tsunami warning was issued, the agency said.Nagano fire department official Sadahiko Furusawa said seven people were injured in the quake, but n
World NewsJune 30, 2011
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U.S. unveils retooled plan to hunt al-Qaida
Washington vows to carry out more drone strikes and special operations than battlesWASHINGTON (AP) ― The United States will push ahead with more targeted drone strikes and special operations raids and fewer costly land battles like Iraq and Afghanistan in the continuing war against al-Qaida, according to a new national counterterrorism strategy unveiled Wednesday.The doctrine, two years in the mak
World NewsJune 30, 2011
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Questions arise over FBI terror profile
LONDON (AP) -- The FBI's most-wanted list features a dated black-and-white photograph for the man wanted in connection with the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings in Tanzania and Kenya. Saif al-Adel, reads the glaring red banner, alias Muhammad Ibrahim Makkawi.But intelligence officials and people who say they know al-Adel and Makkawi tell The Associated Press that they are two different men.In the wake o
World NewsJune 30, 2011
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Family attempt to kill grandfather
A British family reportedly stands accused of attempting to kill their 89-year-old grandfather.The mother, her two daughters, son and his girlfriend stood trial on Tuesday for conspiring and savagely attacking him for inheritance in November.Police found Google searches on their computers including the “easiest way to kill an old person,” “can you kill someone with a punch” and “1,000 ways to die
June 30, 2011
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Greek parliament passes key austerity bill
ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Greece's lawmakers have approved a key austerity bill, paving the way for the country to get its next vital bailout loans that will prevent it from defaulting next month.The unpopular 28 billion euros ($40 billion) five-year package of spending cuts and tax hikes was backed by a majority of the 300-member parliament Wednesday, including Socialist deputy Alexandros Athanassia
World NewsJune 29, 2011
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At least 10 killed in Taliban’s Kabul hotel attack
NATO helicopters end 5-hour siege against armed suicide bombersKABUL (AFP) ― Taliban suicide bombers and gunmen attacked a top Kabul hotel, sparking a five-hour battle with Afghan commandos backed by a NATO helicopter in an assault that left at least 10 people dead Wednesday.Red tracer bullets arced through the night sky around the hilltop Inter-Continental Hotel, whose faded grandeur frequently p
World NewsJune 29, 2011
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Google unveils latest social networking feat
NEW YORK (AP) ― Online search leader Google Inc. is taking yet another stab at social networking, as it tries to go up against Facebook in this wildly popular and lucrative segment of the Internet. This time the project is called Google+ and it aims to make online sharing more like real life.“We think people communicate in very rich ways,” said Vic Gundotra, senior vice president of engineering at
World BusinessJune 29, 2011
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Elderly woman has to remove diaper for pat-down
This undated photo provided by Jean Weber shows her mother, Lena Reppert. The gravely ill 95-year-old woman had to remove her wet diaper at an airport so that she could be patted down by security screeners and nearly missed her flight, her daughter said Monday. (AP-Yonhap News)DESTIN, Fla. (AP) – A gravely ill 95-year-old woman had to remove her wet diaper at an airport so that she could be patted
World NewsJune 29, 2011
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Monaco palace slams wedding strife 'rumors'
Prince Albert II of Monaco and his fiancee Charlene Wittstock attend to the St Jean Religious Parade , Thursday, June 23, 2011, in Monaco. Prince Albert II of Monaco and his fiancee Charlene Wittstock of South Africa, will wed on July 1 and 2.(AP-Yonhap News)MONACO, France (AFP) - Monaco's royal palace Tuesday angrily denied media rumours that princess-to-be Charlene Wittstock tried to leave the p
World NewsJune 29, 2011
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Combative new IMF chief takes on new challenge
PARIS (AP) -- Christine Lagarde has traveled tirelessly to save the euro and blazed a trail for women from Chicago to Paris in halls of power long dominated by men.The French finance minister with a broad grin and long stride now faces her toughest job yet: heading the International Monetary Fund. She takes over a post vacated by a man accused of attempting to rape a New York hotel maid just as th
World BusinessJune 29, 2011
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Japan could face third ‘lost’ decade: Moody’s
World NewsJune 28, 2011
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Lagarde poised to become next IMF chief
World BusinessJune 28, 2011
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International court orders Gadhafi’s arrest
World NewsJune 28, 2011
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Australian woman expected to be world’s richest person
Gina RinehartGina Rinehart, Australia’s richest person, is also projected to become the wealthiest person in the world, the Telegraph reported.With her fortune doubling to more than $10.8 billion in the past year due to a commodities boom, her asset value will soon surpass wealthy figures such as Carlos Slim, the Mexican magnate worth $73 billion and Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, who is worth $56
World BusinessJune 28, 2011