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Yoon, Lee end first talks with differences, agree to meet more
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What is Hybe’s next move?
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China outpaces Korea in smaller OLED shipments for 1st time
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[Herald Interview] Mom’s Touch seeks to replicate success in Japan
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Police to open alleged stalking probe over pastor over Dior bag scandal
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'Queen of Tears' finale sets record viewership ratings as tvN's most-watched series ending
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[News Focus] Lee tells Yoon that he has governed without political dialogue
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Medical profs at top hospitals suspend surgeries, clinics
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Seoul to deploy more military doctors to fill med prof void
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Samsung chip business back on track, logs W1.9tr operating profit in Q1
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French teacher suspended for 'minute's silence for killer'
A French teacher was suspended Friday for allegedly urging her class to observe a minute's silence for serial killer Mohamed Merah, the day after he was shot dead by police.Education Minister Luc Chatel had called for the teacher to be suspended after her class reported she called Merah a "victim" a
March 25, 2012
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Santorum beats Romney in Louisiana
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Rick Santorum won the Louisiana Republican presidential primary Saturday, beating front-runner Mitt Romney in the race to challenge President Barack Obama.Although the victory gives Santorum bragging rights, it does not change the overall dynamics of the race; the former Pennsylva
March 25, 2012
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Aide says Cheney had heart transplant
Former Vice President Dick Cheney, a 71-year-old with a long history of cardiovascular problems, had a heart transplant Saturday and is recovering at a Virginia hospital. Not even Cheney knows the donor's identity.An aide to Cheney disclosed the surgery after it was over, saying that the ex-vice pre
March 25, 2012
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French police kill ‘al-Qaida’ militant
TOULOUSE (AFP) ― Armed police stormed a house and killed a gunman whose murders of Jewish schoolchildren and soldiers traumatized France and briefly halted the presidential election campaign.Officers from an elite unit moved in after a 32-hour siege, killing the self-proclaimed al-Qaida militant as he tried to shoot his way out of his apartment in the southwestern city of Toulouse.An al-Qaida linked group, Jund al-Khilafah, claimed responsibility on jihadist websites for the killings by a man wh
March 23, 2012
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U.S. warns of 'strong response' if N. Korea launches rocket
North Korea will face a "strong response" if it goes ahead with a plan to launch a long-range rocket next month, a special adviser to U.S. President Barack Obama said Friday, calling the North's planned liftoff a "big mistake." "If they go ahead anyway, we will want to work with our allies and partn
March 23, 2012
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U.S. intel: water a cause for war in coming decades
Drought, floods and a lack of fresh water may cause significant global instability and conflict in the coming decades, as developing countries scramble to meet demand from exploding populations while dealing with the effects of climate change, U.S. intelligence agencies said in a report Thursday.An
March 23, 2012
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Pakistan PM 'will meet Obama' at Seoul summit
Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani expects to meet US President Barack Obama during a nuclear security summit in South Korea next week, a Pakistani official said Friday.US officials were not immediately reachable to confirm the meeting, which would be the most senior face-to-face meeting between Paki
March 23, 2012
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Japan prepares defences against N. Korean rocket
Japan on Friday readied its missile defence systems to shoot down a North Korean rocket if it threatens the country, as the UN chief warned that next month's launch could jeopardise food aid.The nuclear-armed North has announced it will launch a rocket in mid-April to put a satellite into orbit, a m
March 23, 2012
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Soldiers loot Mali presidential palace
BAMAKO (AP) ―Drunk soldiers looted Mali’s presidential palace hours after they declared a coup on Thursday, suspending the constitution and dissolving the institutions of one of the few established democracies in this troubled corner of Africa.The whereabouts of the country’s 63-year-old president Amadou Toumani Toure, who was just one month away from stepping down after a decade in office, could not be confirmed.The soldier heading the group of putschists said on state television late Thursday
March 23, 2012
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U.N. rights council orders first probe of Israeli settlements
The U.N. Human Rights Council on Thursday passed a resolution ordering a first probe into how Israeli settlements may be infringing on the rights of the Palestinians.The resolution was adopted by the 47-member council with 36 votes in favor and 10 abstentions. Only the United States voted against it.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu branded the resolution “hypocritical” and charged that the council “has an automatic majority hostile to Israel”, saying the body “should be ashamed of itsel
March 23, 2012
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US soldier to be charged with 17 Afghan murders
Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales will be charged with 17 counts of murder, assault and a string of other offenses in the massacre of Afghan villagers as they slept, a U.S. official said.The charges against Bales include 17 counts of murder, six counts of attempted murder and six counts of aggravated ass
March 23, 2012
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French police kill 'al-Qaida' militant as battle ends siege
Police used massive firepower Thursday to end the 32-hour siege of a killer whose murders of Jewish schoolchildren and soldiers traumatized France and briefly halted the presidential election campaign.French polices officers arrive near a building where the chief suspect in an al-Qaida-linked killin
March 22, 2012
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Senegal braces for cliffhanger presidential poll
DAKAR (AFP) ― Senegal votes Sunday in a cliffhanger poll to determine whether 85-year-old President Abdoulaye Wade secures a contentious third term in a bid that has rattled the stability of the west African state. Having failed to deliver a crushing first-round victory a month ago, Wade faces a stiff challenge from his former prime minister Macky Sall, who has gathered the full weight of the opposition behind his presidential bid.While laden with suspense, this latest pre-election period was ca
March 22, 2012
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Toulouse attacks push terror to heart of election
PARIS (AFP) ― The self-declared al-Qaida fighter holed up in a besieged flat in southern France on Wednesday has forced the issue of Islamist terror to the heart of the French presidential race.Analysts say the drama around the suspected killer of seven people will likely give a boost to far-right candidate Marine Le Pen of the National Front, known for her fierce anti-immigration and anti-Islamist rhetoric.As President Nicolas Sarkozy called for national unity, some of the candidates seeking to
March 22, 2012
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US says 5 nations clear out weapons-grade uranium
The U.S. has helped five nations completely clear out their stocks of highly enriched uranium since President Barack Obama outlined his plans for securing all weapons-usable materials worldwide, officials say, citing it as progress in the administration's efforts to prevent nuclear weapons from gett
March 22, 2012
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Groom gets 6 years for wedding fire
A bridegroom who set fire to the historic English castle where his wedding reception was being held was sentenced Wednesday to six years in prison.Max Henry Kay, 37, of Liverpool, pleaded guilty to arson in Chester Crown Court. He showed little emotion when the sentence was handed down, the Chester
March 22, 2012
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Australia's most wanted fugitive captured
Australia's most wanted fugitive -- a survival expert and suspected murderer who outwitted police for seven years by living in rugged forest -- was finally captured in a remote cabin on Thursday.Malcolm Naden, whose ability to evade police evoked comparisons to famous 19th century Australian outlaw
March 22, 2012
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Soldiers overthrow government in Mali
Soldiers stormed state television and announced early Thursday that they had seized control of the country, dissolving all of its institutions due to the nation's mishandling of an insurgency in the north.On national television, a group of about 20 soldiers were shown in fatigues crowding around a d
March 22, 2012
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Australian mountaineer Hall dies at 56
SYDNEY (AFP) ― Pioneering Australian climber Lincoln Hall, who miraculously survived after being given up for dead on Mount Everest in 2006, has died from mesothelioma aged 56.Hall, who was a member of the 1984 first Australian Everest expedition, died peacefully in a Sydney hospital on Tuesday, chairman of the Australian Himalayan Foundation Simon Baulderstone told reporters.As well as being a founding director of the Australian Himalayan Foundation, Hall was the author of several books, includ
March 21, 2012
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Iran: Any attacks bring ‘same level’ reply
TEHRAN (AP) ― Tehran will retaliate against any attack by Israeli or American forces “on the same level,” Iran’s top leader said Tuesday in a defiant address just moments after U.S. President Barack Obama appealed directly to the Iranian people with a message of solidarity.The contrasting approaches highlighted the broad range of political posturing and tactics as the standoff deepens over Tehran’s nuclear program.Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, speaking on state TV to mark the Ira
March 21, 2012