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Korea’s homegrown nanosatellite successfully launches into space
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Ador CEO denies allegations, accuses Hybe of mistreating NewJeans
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[Herald Interview] 'Amid aging population, Korea to invite more young professionals from overseas'
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Nicaragua shuts down Seoul embassy
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Hybe's multilabel system tested amid conflict with Ador
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Medical reform committee kicks off despite boycott from doctors
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SNU profs to suspend treatment for one day
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Rocket engine expert, ex-NASA exec to lead Korea's new space agency
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Over-50s, men, single-person households take up majority of those filing for bankruptcy
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SK hynix pledges W20tr to ramp up DRAM production at home
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Search for lost climbers in Himalayas to resume
The search for South Korean mountaineers lost in the Himalayas last fall, including a renowned climber Park Young-seok, is to be resumed, officials said Monday.Officials at the Park Young-seok Exploration and Culture Foundation said that a team of five rescue climbers left for Kathmandu, Nepal, from Incheon Airport on Monday morning to once again carry out the search mission for Park and his two teammates, Shin Dong-min and Kang Ki-seok.The funeral for the three was already held in November last
World NewsAug. 6, 2012
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Gunmen kill 16 Egypt border guards
CAIRO (AFP) ― Gunmen on Sunday killed 16 guards in Egypt near the border with Israel before stealing two armored vehicles and crossing into the Jewish state where one vehicle was destroyed by a helicopter.An Egyptian medical official said gunmen in Bedouin attire drove up in two vehicles and opened fire on a checkpoint near the Karm Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom in Hebrew) border crossing and opened fire.The health ministry said 16 soldiers and border guards were killed, while a security official said
World NewsAug. 6, 2012
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115 Kurdish rebels killed in offensive: Turkey
ANKARA (AP) ― Turkey’s security forces have killed as many as 115 Kurdish rebels during a major security offensive over the past two weeks, the country’s interior minister said Sunday.Idris Naim Sahin said the rebels were killed in an airpower backed offensive near the town of Semdinli, in Hakkari province which sits on the border with Iraq. He said the offensive began on July 23.Sahin provided few other details on the ongoing operation but said the security forces were trying to block the rebel
World NewsAug. 6, 2012
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Syrian forces vow ‘decisive’ showdown for Aleppo
BEIRUT (AP) ― Syrian forces threatened Sunday to mount a “decisive battle” for Aleppo even as rebels clawed toward the city’s ancient center under intense bombardment and strafing from warplanes. In the capital Damascus, militiamen appeared to step up guerrilla-like forays in central districts that were once firmly in the regime’s hands.The twin fronts reflected the rising stakes for both sides and a possible significant evolution in rebel strategies. Opposition forces appear to be shifting towa
World NewsAug. 6, 2012
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Wildfire evacuation orders lifted in Oklahoma
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) ― Many Oklahomans forced to leave their homes because of raging wildfires were being allowed to return Sunday, despite some fires continuing to burn and emergency shelters remaining open in four communities.A “monster” fire had devoured almost 91 square miles and continued to burn between Mannford and Kellyville in northeastern Oklahoma’s Creek County as light rain and cooler temperatures gave firefighters a brief respite early Sunday, said Oklahoma Forestry Services spokeswom
World NewsAug. 6, 2012
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Clinton arrives in South Africa for meeting with Mandela
JOHANNESBURG (AFP) ― U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is to meet with South Africa’s anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela on Monday, the State Department said, hours after her arrival on the latest leg of her Africa tour.The luncheon with the 94-year-old former president will take place in Qunu, a village in the country’s southeast.Clinton, who met schoolgirls and Africa’s second woman president during an unprecedented visit to Malawi Sunday before jetting to South Africa, will be in Johann
World BusinessAug. 6, 2012
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7 dead in Wisconsin Sikh temple shooting
Four killed inside, three outside temple, including gunman: police officialOAK CREEK, Wisconsin (AP) ― A gunman opened fire Sunday and killed six people at a Sikh temple near Milwaukee before he was killed in an exchange of gunfire with one of the first officers to respond to the chaotic scene, authorities said.The shootings happened before 10:30 a.m., as several dozen people gathered at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin for Sunday services. Hours of uncertainty followed as police in tactical gear an
World NewsAug. 6, 2012
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Woman spots her child for sale on Internet
(MCT)A Canadian woman called police when she found an online ad offering her baby for sale based on photos she'd posted on Facebook.The unidentified woman in the central British Columbia town of Fort St. John called the Royal Canadian Mounted Police when she spotted the ad in an online buy-and-sell site, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reported.RCMP Sgt. Steve Perret told the broadcaster the ad ha
World NewsAug. 6, 2012
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British explorer sets out on treasure hunt
A British fortune hunter is heading to a Pacific island in search of more than $250 million worth of treasure supposedly buried there by 19th century pirates.Shaun Whitehead is leading an expedition to Cocos Island in hopes of discovering treasure allegedly buried there by a British trader, Capt. William Thompson, in 1820, The Daily Telegraph reported Sunday.The British newspaper said as the story goes, Thompson stole gold, silver and jewelry amassed by Spanish authorities in Lima, Peru, that he
World NewsAug. 6, 2012
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Pakistani couple paraded naked by police
A police officer beats Mumtaz Mirbahar (right) and forces him to take off his clothes in this cellphone video footage. (Image from YouTube-BBC)Several police officers in the Pakistani town of Gambat were suspended after parading a couple accused of adultery through the town naked, officials said.The officers were suspended by local authorities after cellphone video footage of the incident stirred
World NewsAug. 6, 2012
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16 Egypt border guards killed, Islamists suspected
Masked gunmen killed 16 Egyptian soldiers Sunday at a checkpoint along the border with Gaza and Israel, the first such attack on troops _ and then the attackers drove off, crashing into Israel, officials said.Egypt blamed Islamist militants from Gaza and Egypt's troubled Sinai Peninsula. President Mohammed Morsi said the attackers ``will pay dearly.''The Israeli military said the attack was part o
World NewsAug. 6, 2012
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Crisis kills culture in Spain, artists warn
MADRID (AFP) ― For the government, it’s a target for crisis taxes and cuts like any other: the subsidised arts sector. For actors, artists and audiences, it’s Spain’s moral lifeblood, bleeding away in the recession.The arts in Spain ― including the big film sector that gave the world Pedro Almodovar ― is in peril from a sharp rise in sales tax that will drive away audiences, top cultural figures say.“They are generally killing the cultural activity in this country,” said one of the country’s bes
World NewsAug. 5, 2012
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Mirrors reflect obsession with appearance
“Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who’s the prettiest of them all?” It’s the dreaded question many Koreans ― especially women ― ask themselves when looking in the mirror.Hopefully, the answer is the reflection staring right back at them.But is one’s reflection really that important in everyday life?Enter 20-year-old Kim Min-jeong. Four years ago, she was one of those dab, “lazy” girls in high school that didn’t care about her appearance. “Back in elementary and middle school, I didn’t care about my
World NewsAug. 5, 2012
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P&G profit jumps 45% on sale of snacks business
NEW YORK (AFP) ― Procter and Gamble, the U.S. consumer-products giant, on Friday posted a sharp rise in earnings for its fiscal fourth quarter, boosted by the sale of its snacks business.P&G said net profit rose 45 percent from the year-ago quarter to $3.6 billion.The sale of its Pringles potato-chip business to The Kellogg Company for $2.7 billion in an all-cash transaction added a net gain of 48 cents per share, P&G said.Excluding one-time items, earnings per share were 82 cents in the April-J
World BusinessAug. 5, 2012
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Smartphone maker HTC posts 58% profit drop
TAIPEI (AP) ― Taiwan smartphone maker HTC Corp. reported Friday a 58 percent drop in second quarter profit year-on-year, its third consecutive quarterly decline as intensifying competition from Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. hurt sales. HTC said profit amounted to 7.4 billion New Taiwan dollars ($248 million) from revenue of NT$91 billion in the three months through June. It reported a 70 percent drop in the first quarter and a 26 percent drop in the final quarter last year. Looking ahea
World BusinessAug. 5, 2012
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Heineken to buy Tiger beer maker for $4.1b
SINGAPORE (AFP) ― Dutch brewer Heineken said Friday it has reached a deal to buy the Asian brewing group that makes Tiger beer for $4.1 billion, as it seeks to bolster its presence in the fast-growing region.Heineken said Singapore-listed Fraser & Neave has accepted its offer to acquire its stake in Asia Pacific Breweries, adding that the F&N board has agreed to recommend the S$5.1 billion deal to shareholders.Heineken had earlier said a takeover of APB ― which makes Tiger beer and other brands
World BusinessAug. 5, 2012
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UniCredit profits drop 67 percent
MILAN (AP) ― Italian bank UniCredit SpA on Friday said second-quarter profits dropped 67 percent as it reinforced its capital buffers by nearly 2 billion euros.The net profit of 169 million euros ($207 million) compared with 511 million euros in the same period of 2011 and was below analyst forecasts for 269 million euros, according to a survey by Factset. The earnings were net of 477 million euros spent to buy back bonds in the first quarter.UniCredit shares nevertheless rose 7.5 percent to 2.7
World BusinessAug. 5, 2012
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Economic growth hurt by lack of rain in India
NEW DELHI (AFP) ― India’s economic growth could slip to near six percent this year with the country facing the spectre of its third drought in a decade, a top government policymaker says.In the last few months, the outlook for once-booming India has worsened with high inflation, steep interest rates, a ballooning deficit, nosediving business confidence, a falling currency and now growing worry of drought.“If we factor in that agriculture which will not be strong ... (growth) will be closer to si
World BusinessAug. 5, 2012
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Truman grandson visits Hiroshima memorial
TOKYO (AP) ― A grandson of ex-U.S. President Harry Truman, who ordered the atomic bombings of Japan during World War II, is in Hiroshima to attend a memorial service for the victims.Clifton Truman Daniel visited the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on Saturday and laid a wreath for the 140,000 people killed by the Aug. 6, 1945, bombing authorized by his grandfather. Another atomic blast in Nagasaki three days later killed 70,000 more.“I think this cenotaph says it all ― to honor the dead to not for
World NewsAug. 5, 2012
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Clint Eastwood endorses Romney’s presidential bid
SUN VALLEY, Idaho (AP) ― Clint Eastwood just made Mitt Romney’s day.The “Dirty Harry’’ star and Oscar-winning director of “Unforgiven’’ and “Million Dollar Baby’’ endorsed the Republican presidential candidate Friday night during a Sun Valley fundraiser. “I think the country needs a boost,’’ Eastwood told The Associated Press as he joined other Romney supporters for the private campaign event.In February, Eastwood told Fox News that he wasn’t supporting any politician at that time. Some saw the
World NewsAug. 5, 2012