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Debate rages over ‘overly fatty’ samgyeopsal
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40 flights canceled on Jeju Island due to bad weather
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[Weekender] Korean psyche untangled: Musok
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N. Korea slams US, other countries for seeking alternative to UN sanctions monitoring panel
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Pandemic left Korea more depressed than before: report
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Gov't appears to shelve punitive measures against mass walkout by doctors
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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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From fake prostitution ring to nonexistent robber, prank calls hamper police
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S. Korea, China, Japan in talks to hold trilateral summit May 26-27: official
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Govt. asks hospitals to mitigate impact of medical professors' absence
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Obama voices his support for gay marriage
President Barack Obama on Wednesday declared his unequivocal support for gay marriage on Wednesday, a historic announcement that gave the polarizing social issue a more prominent role in the 2012 race for the White House. U.S. President Barack Obama (AP-Yonhap News)The announcement was the first by a sitting president, and Republican challenger Mitt Romney swiftly disagreed with it. ``I believe th
May 10, 2012
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Russian plane on test flight vanishes in Indonesia
Rescuers were searching rugged, forested terrain Friday for a new Russian-made passenger plane lost over mountains in western Indonesia during a demonstration flight for potential buyers. Fifty people were on board, including diplomats, businesspeople and journalists.Search and rescue teams were deployed to the area just south of the capital, Jakarta, said Bambang Ervan, a spokesman for the Minist
May 10, 2012
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Spain nationalizes No. 4 bank as crisis deepens
Spain's government will effectively nationalize the nation's fourth largest bank to shore up the hurting banking sector and try to convince investors the country doesn't need a bailout like those taken by Greece, Ireland and Portugal, the Economy Ministry said Wednesday.Under the deal, (euro) 4.5 billion ($5.9 billion) in funding that Bankia SA received from Spain in 2010 and 2011 will be converte
May 10, 2012
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Russian Sukhoi jet with 46 aboard missing in Indonesia
A Russian Sukhoi Superjet 100 on a demonstration flight with 46 people on board went missing south of the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Wednesday, a search and rescue official said. "The plane disappeared from the radar around the Bogor area. We are still looking for it and we are uncertain whether it crashed," said Gagah Prakoso, spokesman for the national search and rescue agency. The plane
May 9, 2012
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German industrial output rises in March: ministry
FRANKFURT (AFP) ― German industrial output rose sharply in March driven by a strong showing in construction, official data showed on Tuesday, after cold winter weather hit production in February.Industrial production increased by 2.8 percent from February, the economy ministry said in a statement, providing a sunnier outlook for output in the coming months, as analysts said it eased recession fears for Europe’s top economy.The result was much bigger than expected by analysts polled by Dow Jones
May 9, 2012
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Yahoo director to leave board over hiring
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ― The flap over a bogus college degree on Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson’s official biography has claimed its first casualty ― the director who led the committee that hired him four months ago.Patti Hart will surrender her Yahoo board seat at the company’s still-unscheduled annual meeting. She framed her decision as a commitment to focus on her job as CEO of gambling-machine maker International Game Technology, while allowing Yahoo’s board to deal with the fallout from the recent re
May 9, 2012
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Rebels say town seized in Sudan’s Darfur
KHARTOUM (AFP) ― Rebels in Sudan’s Darfur region said on Tuesday they had seized control of a town from government troops, the latest in a reported upsurge of fighting in a region that has seen nearly a decade of unrest.“Today our joint troops took control of Girayda after fighting with SAF,” the Sudanese Armed Forces, said Abdullah Moursal, spokesman for the Sudan Liberation Army-Minni Minnawi faction.Girayda is about 100 kilometers south of Nyala, the South Darfur state capital.“From our side
May 9, 2012
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Israel P.M. unveils shock coalition deal with Kadima
JERUSALEM (AFP) ― Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday struck a surprise deal with the opposition Kadima party to form a new, broad coalition government, axing plans for a snap election.The move puts Netanyahu at the helm of a ruling coalition with an overwhelming 94 votes in the 120-seat parliament.The White House said the surprise coalition would not make Washington change its “policy approach” to its close Middle East ally.“A new coalition in Israel will certainly not affect our polic
May 9, 2012
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Myanmar‘s Suu Kyi given first passport in 24 years
YANGON (AP) -- Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi received her first passport in 24 years on Tuesday ahead of a planned trip to Norway and Britain.An aide to Suu Kyi, Htin Kyaw, said the passport was received from the Home Ministry. Suu Kyi applied for the passport following recent political reforms that culminated in her election to parliament last month. Last year, a long-ruling military junta handed over power to an elected, nominally civilian government. Suu Kyi‘s National League for
May 9, 2012
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Bomber in al-Qaida plot was double agent: report
WASHINGTON (AFP) ― The man ordered by al-Qaida’s branch in Yemen to blow up a U.S.-bound airliner was a double agent who infiltrated the group and volunteered for the suicide attack, with Saudi intelligence likely playing a key role, U.S. media reported Tuesday.American officials leaked out details of the extraordinary intelligence coup two days after the White House announced a plot by al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula had been successfully thwarted.The double agent managed to spend weeks with
May 9, 2012
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U.K. convicts 9 members of child-sex ring
Nine men of Pakistani and Afghan descent were convicted Tuesday for participating in a child sex ring in a case that touched off deep sensitivities about race in Britain and galvanized the far right.Prosecutors had told a jury that the men plied young, vulnerable girls -- many of whom were white -- with drugs and alcohol and then passed them around for sex. The girls -- some as young as 13 years old -- were assaulted, raped and sometimes forced to have sex with several men a day.“The details of
May 9, 2012
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Swiss police on alert after 'panther' sighting
Police in western Switzerland have warned hikers to be on the lookout for a large black cat resembling a panther. (MCT)Authorities have received reports of several sightings of the animal in woods near the town of Solothurn over the past week.Cantonal (state) police say attempts to capture or photograph the animal using special traps have so far failed.In a statement Tuesday, police said the creat
May 9, 2012
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Girl, 12, made to wear diaper in public
A Minnesota mother and her boyfriend punished her 12-year-old daughter by shaving her head and sending her outside in only a diaper and tank top, police say.(MCT)Dozens of neighbors in the Minneapolis suburb of Fridley watched Monday evening as the distraught girl was made to pick up trash along the street as punishment for poor grades and failing to do her homework, the St. Paul Pioneer Press rep
May 9, 2012
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China’s defense chief at Pentagon amid diplomatic row
WASHINGTON (AFP) ― U.S. and Chinese defense chiefs pledged Monday to work together on cyber threats and forge a dialogue on security as both sides steered clear of a diplomatic dispute over a top Chinese dissident.Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and China’s Defense Minister Liang Guanglie struck a positive note at a joint press conference at the Pentagon, announcing a joint counter-piracy naval exercise in the Gulf of Aden later this year and tentative plans to cooperate in the sensitive realm of
May 8, 2012
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Israeli media: Early election canceled
JERUSALEM (AP) ― In a dramatic turn of events that could influence a possible Israeli strike on Iran, Israeli media reports early Tuesday indicate that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reached an agreement with the Kadima opposition party for a unity government, canceling an early election.There was no immediate comment from official sources on the decision that was reported at about 2 a.m.The reports came as Israel’s parliament held debates long into the night over whether to break up ahea
May 8, 2012
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China prepared for escalation of Philippine standoff
BEIJING (AFP) -- Chinese vice foreign minister Fu Ying said Beijing was ready for "any escalation" of a tense maritime standoff with the Philippines over a disputed shoal.The month-long flare-up is one of the most high-profile incidents for years between the two countries over their competing territorial claims to parts of the South China Sea, which is believed to sit atop vast oil and gas deposits."The Chinese side has... made all preparations to respond to any escalation of the situation by th
May 8, 2012
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Wife alongside Putin in rare Kremlin appearance
MOSCOW (AFP) ― Vladimir Putin’s wife Monday made a rare joint appearance with her husband as she became the new Russian First Lady, watching his inauguration and then standing by his side at a Kremlin prayer service.Lyudmila Putina, who was last seen with Vladimir Putin at a polling station in March, stood beside him wearing a white headscarf draped over her hair as demanded by Russian Orthodox tradition.Earlier, she watched the glittering inauguration ceremony and stood by as her husband review
May 8, 2012
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France’s unwed first lady may pose diplomatic dilemmas
PARIS (AFP) ― Taking over from a supermodel should not be a problem for Valerie Trierweiler, who has plenty of glamour of her own, but making state visits abroad as France’s first unmarried first lady just might.There is some speculation as to whether Trierweiler, whose partner Francois Hollande was elected Socialist president on Sunday, will marry her man before he gets the keys to the Elysee Palace on May 15.If she does not, certain host countries may face some embarrassment as to the proper p
May 8, 2012
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Romney, Obama nearly tied in swing states: poll
WASHINGTON (AFP) ― Republican Mitt Romney has evened it up with President Barack Obama in swing states six months ahead of the U.S. election, with the challenger seen as a better economic steward but Obama more likeable, a new poll showed Monday.In the 12 battleground states likely to determine the outcome on Nov. 6, the president led Romney 47-45 percent among registered voters, according to the USA Today/Gallup Swing States poll.That represents a substantial tightening from the nine-point lead
May 8, 2012
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Al-Jazeera closes bureau after China bars reporter
Al-Jazeera said Tuesday it has shut its English-language bureau in China after its correspondent became the first foreign journalist to be expelled from the country since 1998.Beijing's refusal to renew the visa of US citizen Melissa Chan sparked anger among press groups, which linked the decision to a documentary by the international news channel on forced prison labor in China.The Foreign Corres
May 8, 2012