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Korea’s homegrown nanosatellite successfully launches into space
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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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Rocket engine expert, ex-NASA exec to lead Korea's new space agency
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Hybe's multilabel system tested amid conflict with Ador
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SNU profs to suspend treatment for one day
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SK hynix pledges W20tr to ramp up DRAM production at home
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Over-50s, men, single-person households take up majority of those filing for bankruptcy
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Ministry denies blame for Jamboree debacle
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Pianist Cho Seong-Jin named Berlin Philharmonic's artist-in-residence
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27 injured in 4 blasts in Ukraine city
KIEV (AP) ― Four explosions rocked an eastern Ukrainian city on Friday, injuring 27 people. Authorities say it was a terrorist attack but an opposition lawmaker claims it could be a government plot to divert attention from the imprisonment of opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko.Top law enforcement officials rushed to Dnipropetrovsk, 400 kilometers southeast of Kiev, to investigate but there was no immediate claim of responsibility. The violence undermined Ukraine’s security just weeks before it c
April 29, 2012
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Los Angeles marks 20th anniversary of riots
LOS ANGELES (AFP) ― Los Angeles marks the 20th anniversary of the city’s riots Sunday, climaxing weeks of public hand-wringing about the deadly 1992 unrest sparked by the on-camera police beating of a black motorist.A series of events is scheduled, including speeches by civil rights activist the Reverend Al Sharpton and L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, and a community “speakout” at the epicenter of the six-day riots in gritty South L.A.Local radio and other media have hosted wall-to-wall debates
April 29, 2012
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‘Gadhafi agreed to fund Sarkozy campaign’
PARIS (AFP) ― Moamer Gadhafi’s regime agreed to fund French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s 2007 election campaign to the tune of 50 million euros, a news website reported Saturday, publishing what it said was documentary evidence.The 2006 document in Arabic, which website Mediapart said was signed by Gadhafi’s foreign intelligence chief Mussa Kussa, referred to an “agreement in principle to support the campaign for the candidate for the presidential elections, Nicolas Sarkozy, for a sum equivalent
April 29, 2012
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Bitter Polish dentist pulls out all of her ex-boyfriend’s teeth
When 45-year-old Marek Olszewski booked an appointment with his dentist ex-girlfriend Anna Mackowiak, he thought she would put aside the fact that he dumped her and treat him like any other patient.He was gravely mistaken.Mackowiak now faces up to 3 years in jail for pulling out every single one of Olszewski’s teeth, the Daily Mail reported Sunday.The vengeful 34-year-old dentist put Olszewski to sleep with a heavy dose of anesthetics and thoroughly emptied his mouth. She then strapped Olszewski
April 29, 2012
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William and Kate mark first anniversary
Britain's Prince William (L) and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge (R) arrive to attend the UK premiere of the film "African Cats" in London on April 25, 2012. Their attendance at the premiere of African Cats was their first public engagement since Prince William arrived back from his deployment in the Falklands. The royal couple will mark the first anniversary of their marriage on April 29, 2012. (
April 29, 2012
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Group: Blind Chinese activist under US protection
A blind legal activist who escaped house arrest in his Chinese village is under the protection of American officials, activists said Saturday, creating a diplomatic dilemma for the U.S. and China days ahead of a visit by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.Chen Guangcheng, who has exposed forced abortions and sterilizations in villages as a result of China's one-child policy, fled from his g
April 29, 2012
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Marathon runner stops to propose
A man running the London Marathon stopped only 800 meters from the finish line and dropped to one knee to propose to his girlfriend.Ben McCreadie, 28, of Newport, Wales, was running the 42-kilometer race Sunday and stopped just short of the finish line to kneel in front of his girlfriend, Laura Rendell, 30, who was in the crowd to cheer for him, and ask her to marry him, The Sun reported Thursday.
April 29, 2012
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U.S. double-murder suspect found dead in hideout
US law enforcement blew the roof off a mountain hideout in Washington state on Saturday and inside found the body of a man suspected of killing his wife and teenage daughter, officials said.Peter Keller, who had been missing since Sunday when the bullet-ridden bodies of Lynnettee Rocha Keller, 41, and their 19-year-old daughter Kaylene Keller were discovered at the family home, apparently died of
April 29, 2012
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Jobless figures up as French election nears
PARIS (AP) -- France's bleak economic outlook has returned to the forefront of the country's presidential campaign after new figures Friday showed the number of job seekers rose for the 11th consecutive month in March. Francois Hollande -- the Socialist front-runner in the May 6 runoff election -- was quick to seize on the new data from the Labor Ministry showing the number of job seekers ros
April 27, 2012
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27 injured in 4 blasts in eastern Ukraine city
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) -- Four blasts within minutes rocked the center of the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipropetrovsk Friday, injuring at least 27 people, including nine children, in what prosecutors believed was a terrorist attack, officials said. Emergency Situations Ministry spokeswoman Yulia Yershova said the first blast occurred at a tramway stop in the center of Dnipropetrovsk, injuring 13 pe
April 27, 2012
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Explosion rocks Syrian capital as protesters mass
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) -- A suicide bomber blew himself up across the street from a mosque in the Syrian capital Friday, killing at least five people and wounding 20, state TV said. Thousands of Syrians protested elsewhere to denounce persistent violence by President Bashar Assad's regime. The explosion was the latest in a wave of blasts in Syrian cities in recent months, despite a diplomatic pus
April 27, 2012
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9,000 U.S. Marines to leave Okinawa
WASHINGTON (AP) ― About 9,000 U.S. Marines stationed on the Japanese island of Okinawa will be moved to the U.S. territory of Guam and other locations in the Asia-Pacific, including Hawaii, under a U.S.-Japan agreement announced Thursday. The move is part of a broader arrangement designed to tamp down tensions in the U.S.-Japan defense alliance stemming in part from opposition in Okinawa to what many view as a burdensome U.S. military presence. It also reflects a desire by the Obama administrati
April 27, 2012
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Pakistan deports bin Laden family to Saudi Arabia
ISLAMABAD (AP) ― Pakistani authorities deported Osama bin Laden’s three widows and his children to Saudi Arabia early Friday, less than a week before the first anniversary of the unilateral American raid that killed the al-Qaida leader in his hideout in a military town.The departure of the family closed another chapter in an affair that cemented Pakistan’s reputation as a hub of Islamist extremism and cast doubt on its trustworthiness as a Western ally.Once outside Pakistan, the wives may be wil
April 27, 2012
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Indian child marriage annulled in landmark case
An Indian couple who “married” when aged just one and three have had their wedding annulled in a ground-breaking case that activists hope will challenge the culture of child marriages.Laxmi Sargara, 18, unknowingly wed her husband Rakesh, 20, in the desert state of Rajasthan 17 years ago after their families decided that when they grew up they would live together and have children.In the first pro
April 27, 2012
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Video shows Syrian rebel buried alive
Youtube footage of rebel activist being buried alive by soldiersVideo footage uploaded to YouTube shows what appears to be Syrian soldiers burying a rebel activist alive.The video, which went viral Thursday, shows a blindfolded man buried up to his head as armed soldiers call him an “animal” and a “dog,” ynetnews.com reported.The man pleads for his life while one of the soldiers says to his comman
April 27, 2012
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Marine discharged for Obama Facebook criticism
A sergeant will be discharged for criticizing President Barack Obama on Facebook in a case that called into question the Pentagon’s policies about social media and its limits on the speech of active duty military personnel, the Marine Corps said Wednesday.Sgt. Gary Stein will get an other-than-honorable discharge and lose most of his benefits for violating the policies, the Corps said.The San Dieg
April 27, 2012
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The ’92 riot: Revisiting dark day in L.A. history
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Henry Keith Watson remembers April 29, 1992, as if it happened just last week. History won’t allow him to forget it. It was a day that marked the beginning of one of the deadliest, most destructive race riots in the nation’s history, and one in which Watson’s spur-of-the-moment decision to take part made him one of the enduring faces of the violence. He was at home that day like thousands of others when he heard the news that was racing across Los Angeles: A jury with no black
April 26, 2012
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Japan political power broker acquitted in scandal
TOKYO (AP) ― Ichiro Ozawa, the veteran Japanese lawmaker who engineered the ruling party’s rise to power, was acquitted Thursday in a political funding scandal that has damaged his chances of becoming prime minister.The scandal also cost Ozawa his membership in the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, though he continued to wield great influence as a political power broker. The acquittal means his membership could be reinstated, allowing him to exert even more sway.The 69-year-old was charged last
April 26, 2012
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Ugandan man fathered 158 children
Kigongo with his youngest wife aged 18, and his children and grandchildren in 1997A 103-year-old Ugandan man died after fathering 158 children and amassing around 500 grandchildren.Jack Kigongo of Kateera village fathered his children from 20 wives, with the oldest child being 60-years-old and the youngest being 15, The New Vision, Uganda, reported Wednesday.Patrick Bulira Kigongo said his father,
April 26, 2012
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Madeleine McCann could still be alive: UK police
British police reviewing the disappearance of Madeleine McCann said Wednesday they believe she could still be alive five years after she went missing in Portugal and urged authorities there to reopen their search.The Scotland Yard team sifting through a wealth of material relating to the youngster, who vanished in 2007, said they had identified 195 “investigative opportunities” that could be follo
April 26, 2012