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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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India's desire for sons drives child sex-change operations
(MCT)Indian parents’ preference for sons has led to inhumane sex change operations on young girls, the Telegraph reported. Doctors in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, are accused of conducting sex change operations on 300 girls, receiving almost $3,200 for each operation. The doctors insist that only girls with genital abnormalities or children with both male and female sexual characteristics were subject
World NewsJune 28, 2011
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Teen aims to become youngest space-traveler
A Canadian teenager is set to become the youngest-ever space traveler next year. According to Canadian press, the 17-year-old had his name reserved on the list of boarding passengers to Virgin Galactic, the first commercial space shuttle.As soon as the boy becomes 18, passing the minimum age limit, he will have become the first teenager to travel to space. Teenage passengers are required to accomp
World NewsJune 28, 2011
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German 'vampire' jailed for life
GOETTINGEN, Germany, June 27, 2011 (AFP) - A court in Germany Monday ruled that a 26-year-old man who murdered two teenagers, chewing on parts of one of them and drinking her blood, will never be free again.Jan O. was given a life sentence by the court in Goettingen, central Germany. He will be sent to a psychiatric unit and will never be released because of the danger he posed to the public.The d
World NewsJune 28, 2011
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Smartphones spur social game boom
SINGAPORE (AFP) ― More virtual livestock looks set to be traded and petulant fowl hurled at targets as social gaming takes hold in the booming mobile phone market, industry experts say.Social gaming, made popular by titles such as “Farmville” and “Angry Birds,” was one of the closely followed topics at last week’s CommunicAsia trade fair in Singapore, where telecom executives meet annually to chec
World BusinessJune 27, 2011
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Korea’s househusbands on the rise
Parents and friends of Oh Sung-keun called him “crazy” when he quit his job at a local hospital about 10 years ago. It was a well-paying and stable job in Korea, which was reeling from the worst financial crisis in decades in Asia at the time.The financial crisis forced many companies, large and small, to lay off workers as part of self-rescue efforts. Just having a job was regarded as a blessing
World NewsJune 27, 2011
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A robot handles the luggage at new hotel
NEW YORK (AP) ― Forget the bellhop. Meet the luggage robot.It’s the first of several high-tech, sleek amenities guests encounter at the Yotel, a new hotel that aims to provide a trendy stay at an affordable price.Purple lighting, throbbing music in the elevators and futon-like sofas that transform to lie-flat beds at the touch of a button help set the mood.Or maybe they just distract you from the
World NewsJune 27, 2011
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Yoda the Chihuahua is crowned the World‘s ugliest Dog
The Chinese crested-Chihuahua Yoda claimed the honor as the World’s Ugliest Dog held at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in California. Owner Terry Schumacher hugged and kissed her dog as they won the $1,000 top prize. Yoda won a trophy after being crowned the winner of the 2011 World's Ugliest Dog Contest (AP)During this year’s competition, Yoda defeated defending champion, Princess Abby, one-eyed Chihuahua
June 27, 2011
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Vatican to launch Internet news portal
VATICAN CITY (AP) ― The Vatican is taking a leap into the world of new media next week with the launch of a news information portal that Pope Benedict XVI himself may put online with a papal click.Vatican officials said Saturday that Benedict has been following the development of the portal ―www.news.va ― which will for the first time aggregate information from the Vatican’s various print, radio a
World BusinessJune 26, 2011
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No turning back for Obama on Afghan war
WASHINGTON (AP) ― We’re getting out.No more presidential talk of decisions based on conditions on the ground. No benchmarks to measure. No maybes at all.Determined to pull the United States out of the war in Afghanistan, President Barack Obama deliberately left out any wiggle room in declaring that a methodical withdrawal has begun. His speech to the nation on Wednesday, a turning point in a fight
World NewsJune 26, 2011
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Ill penguin stranded in NZ is offered a lift home
A emperor penguin stands nearby a truck that will transfer it to Wellington Zoo, on Kapiti Coast, some 60 km north of Wellington, New Zealand, on Saturday. (Xinhua-Yonhap News) WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) _ A young emperor penguin stranded in New Zealand has survived two medical procedures and now has an offer of a lift home. Yet the aquatic bird that many are calling Happy Feet _ after the l
World NewsJune 26, 2011
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How woman died of heart attack at her own funeral
Woman dies of heart attack -- at her funeralA Russian woman who was wrongly declared dead by doctors died of heart attack at her own funeral.Fagilyu Mukhametzyanov, 49, started screaming upon finding out that she was in a coffin while the bereaved prepared burial. She had collapsed after suffering a heart attack at home earlier.“Her eyes fluttered and we immediately rushed her back to the hospital
World NewsJune 26, 2011
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Obama names Sung Kim as top envoy to Korea
U.S. President Barack Obama has formally nominated Sung Kim, a career diplomat with expertise in Korean affairs, as his new ambassador to Seoul, the White House announced Friday.If his nomination is confirmed by the Senate, Kim, 51, will replace Kathleen Stephens and become the first person of Korean origin to serve as U.S. ambassador to Seoul. Kim immigrated to the U.S. in the 1970s and obtained
WorldJune 25, 2011
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G20 reach key accord on food speculation
PARIS (AFP) ― Farm ministers from the world’s top economies agreed on action on Thursday to tame the speculative trading blamed for the food price spikes that have hit consumers’ pockets and sparked unrest.“Today is a great day. We have reached an historic accord,” France’s minister for agriculture Bruno Le Maire declared after the Paris meeting, organized as part of the French presidency of the G
World BusinessJune 24, 2011
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U.S. and others plan to tap oil reserves
NEW YORK (AP) ― The United States and other nations that depend on oil imports will release and sell 60 million barrels of crude from emergency stocks in an effort to ease the strain of high oil prices on the global economy.The release by the International Energy Agency, a group of more than two dozen countries, covers only what the world uses roughly every 16 hours. But it was enough to send oil
World BusinessJune 24, 2011
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U.S. hits Iran Air, other firms with sanctions
WASHINGTON (AP) ― The United States hit two pillars of the Iranian economy with sanctions Thursday, targeting the Islamic republic’s national airline carrier and a major port company on charges that they facilitate illegal weapons trade and help the mighty Revolutionary Guard corps in destabilizing activity in Iran and nearby countries.The Treasury Department’s action blocks any assets in the Unit
World NewsJune 24, 2011
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U.S. warns Syria over border move, fears escalation
World NewsJune 24, 2011
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Student brutally murders girlfriend to win bet
A British schoolboy, whose name cannot be revealed for legal reasons, allegedly murdered his girlfriend with a rock for a dare.Rebecca Aylward, 15, was found dead last October. The girl had been hit on the head with a rock multiple times, Swansea Crown Court in Wales was told. Rebecca and the boy had been in a relationship for three months.The court found text messages exchanged between the accuse
World NewsJune 24, 2011
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Council caretaker trafficked underage children
Council caretaker Anthony Harrison, 32, is alleged to have raped two trafficked girls who were subjected to African black magic rituals, court reports have said.A British court heard that ceremonies were made by a Juju priest in Nigeria so that the girls would be permanently bonded to lives of slavery. Juju rituals are greatly feared in Nigeria because of the priests’ perceived power to control th
June 24, 2011
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Merkel warns against Greek debt restructuring
BERLIN (AP) ― A full-scale restructuring of Greek debt would have “completely uncontrollable” effects on financial markets and could threaten other countries’ stability, German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned on Wednesday.Imposing a so-called haircut on Greek debt ― reducing the amount to be repaid ― would endanger not only banks and other creditors who hold Greek bonds, but also institutions that
World BusinessJune 23, 2011
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China releases artist Ai Weiwei on bail
Activist’s detention was part of major government crackdown on ‘Jasmine’ protestersBEIJING (AFP) ― Outspoken Chinese artist Ai Weiwei was released on bail in Beijing Wednesday nearly three months after he was detained during the government’s biggest crackdown on activists in years.Police released him after he confessed to tax evasion and because he suffers from a “chronic disease,” the official Xi
World NewsJune 23, 2011