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Marine Corps commander summoned by CIO for questioning on alleged influence-peddling case
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Army takes group action against Hybe for neglecting BTS
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Debate rages over ‘overly fatty’ samgyeopsal
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[Weekender] Korean psyche untangled: Musok
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Naver will consider company benefits in deciding on selling Line shares: CEO
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Hankook Tire takes over control of Hanon Systems
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[Eye Interview] 'If you live to 100, you might as well be happy,' says 88-year-old bestselling essayist
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S. Korea, Japan, China agree to create new financing facility against regional crises
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From fake prostitution ring to nonexistent robber, prank calls hamper police
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Top prosecutor orders speedy investigation into first lady's alleged acceptance of luxury handbag
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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
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Riot leaves an Egyptian village without Christians
DAHSHOUR, Egypt (AP) ― When the angry mob was rampaging through town, storming her home and those of other Christians, the 70-year-old woman hid in her cow pen, pushing a rock against the door. There she cowered for hours, at one point passing out from tear gas being fired by police that seeped in.When Sameeha Wehba emerged just before dawn, she found she was the only Christian left in this small Egyptian village just south of Cairo.Dahshour’s entire Christian community ― as many as 100 families
World NewsAug. 5, 2012
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Afghan parliament votes to oust key ministers
KABUL (AP) ― The Afghan parliament voted Saturday to dismiss the country’s defense and interior ministers, a move that threatens to throw the country’s security apparatus into confusion as foreign forces withdraw.The vote demanded the dismissal of two of President Hamid Karzai’s key security lieutenants: Defense Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak, one of the top Afghan officials most trusted by Washington, and Interior Minister Bismullah Khan Mohammadi.The votes of no confidence come at a critical time
World NewsAug. 5, 2012
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Damascus retaken, Aleppo pounded: Syria
DAMASCUS (AFP) ― The Syrian army said it has seized the last rebel-held district of the capital as insurgents in the strategic northern city of Aleppo came under heavy bombardment by regime forces.The army on Saturday said it had retaken the hold-out rebel district of Tadamun in Damascus, a day after the United Nations deplored the failure of diplomacy to end a conflict that has reportedly claimed more than 21,000 lives in nearly 17 months.A brigadier general who refused to give his name told jo
World NewsAug. 5, 2012
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Are we alone? NASA’s Mars rover aims to find out
WASHINGTON (AFP) ― Are we alone? Or was there life on another planet? NASA’s $2.5 billion dream machine, the Mars Science Laboratory, aims to take the first steps toward finding out when it nears Mars’s surface on Monday.The planet is Earth’s closest neighbor, and scientists have found signs of water there, hinting that some form of life was once likely, even though Mars is now a dry place with a thin atmosphere, extreme winters and dust storms.NASA said it will find out if its Mars Science Labo
World NewsAug. 5, 2012
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U.N.: Myanmar still has serious rights challenges
YANGON (AP) ― A United Nations human rights expert called Saturday for an urgent independent investigation into recent bloody sectarian violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, which he said was one of many human rights challenges facing the country.Tomas Ojea Quintana ended a weeklong visit to Myanmar saying that the country’s much-touted democratic reforms will not take hold unless the government places human rights at the center of its agenda for change. During a two-day tour of Rakhine state, Qu
World NewsAug. 5, 2012
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Obama, Romney see what they want in jobs report
WASHINGTON (AP) ― President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney, locked in a super tight U.S. presidential race, both argued that numbers in the latest jobs report bolster their position that they are best equipped to fix the economy.Romney, meanwhile, received a celebrity boost Friday night when Clint Eastwood endorsed the Republican at a fundraiser in Idaho.The latest numbers showed monthly job creation was higher than expected ― but unemployment also increased. That gave each candid
World NewsAug. 5, 2012
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China hits back at U.S. over South China Sea
BEIJING (AFP) ― China on Saturday attacked U.S. criticism of its decision to set up a new military garrison in the South China Sea, saying it sent the “wrong signal” and threatened peace in the hotly disputed waters.Washington on Friday accused Beijing of raising tensions in the region after it announced last week the establishment of the tiny city of Sansha and a garrison on an island in the disputed Paracel chain.The move has infuriated Vietnam and the Philippines who accuse Beijing of steppin
World NewsAug. 5, 2012
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Kristen Stewart not showering out of shock
U.S. actress Kristen Stewart is spending her days acting like a “heartbroken teenager” after her cheating scandal was reported by media. According to news reports, the "Twilight" star is now staying with her former producer Giovanni Agnelli as she brought her belongs from her and Robert Pattinson’s home last week.Kristen does not shower at all and just eats ice cream, news reports said.“She is crying her eyes out non-stop and does not want to communicate with anyone,” a source quoted by the Dail
World NewsAug. 5, 2012
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Chihuahua finds 2 girls lost in Georgia forest
A Chihuahua is being hailed as a hero after authorities say it sniffed out two girls who were lost in a Georgia forest.The girls, ages 5 and 8, disappeared Monday for a couple of hours when they were walking on trails near their neighborhood about 30 miles southwest of Atlanta. As police and firefighters began to search for the girls, neighbor Carvin Young grabbed his 3-year-old Chihuahua and join
World NewsAug. 5, 2012
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Toronto’s caribbean festival attracts tourists
Revelers participate in the 45th Toronto Caribbean Carnival Parade in Toronto, Canada, Saturday (Xinhua-Yonhap News) A reveler participates in the 45th Toronto Caribbean Carnival Parade in Toronto, Canada, Saturday. (Xinhua-Yonhap News) A reveler participates in the 45th Toronto Caribbean Carnival Parade in Toronto, Canada, Saturday. (Xinhua-Yonhap News)
World NewsAug. 5, 2012