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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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Medical profs at top hospitals suspend surgeries, clinics
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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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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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Obama raises $45 million in February for campaign
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama raised $45 million for his re-election bid in February, bringing his total to about $300 million for this election cycle, his campaign said Monday.Obama increased fundraising efforts during the month, collecting nearly twice as much as the $23 million per mo
March 19, 2012
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Progress in talks on sending Saudi women athletes to London Olympics
LONDON (AP) -- Progress has been made in talks with Saudi Arabia on sending women athletes and officials to the Olympics for the first time at the London Games, the IOC said Monday.Saudi Arabia is one of three countries that has never included women in their Olympic teams, along with Qatar and Brune
March 19, 2012
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Gunman kills 4 outside Jewish school in France
TOULOUSE, France (AP) -- A motorcycle gunman opened fire Monday in front of a Jewish school in the southwest French city of Toulouse, killing a father, his two sons and one other child, the prosecutor's office said.Prosecutor Michel Valet said a 30-year-old man and his 3-year-old and 6-year-old
March 19, 2012
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Greek finance chief to resign to head Socialists
ATHENS (AP) -- Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos is to submit his resignation Monday after being elected to head the majority Socialist party as Greece heads into early general elections.Venizelos was the only candidate for the leadership of the PASOK party in Sunday's elections, and is to offici
March 19, 2012
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Israelis agree Iran hasn’t decided on atom bomb
JERUSALEM (AP) ― Despite saber-rattling from Jerusalem, Israeli officials now agree with the U.S. assessment that Tehran has not yet decided on the actual construction of a nuclear bomb, according to senior Israeli government and defense figures.Even so, there is great concern in Israel about leaving Iran “on the cusp” of a bomb ― explaining why Israel continues to hint at a military attack on Iran’s nuclear installations before it moves enough of them underground to protect them from Israel’s b
March 19, 2012
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Romney wins big in Puerto Rico
Former Massachusetts governor seen winning 20 delegates up for grabsWASHINGTON (AP) ― Mitt Romney won an overwhelming victory over chief rival Rick Santorum in Puerto Rico’s Republican presidential primary, but Romney was campaigning in the critical heartland state of Illinois ahead of that state’s primary on Tuesday ― another chance to prove he’s the best choice to challenge President Barack Obama in the November election.The former Massachusetts governor has been unable to win the hearts of th
March 19, 2012
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Yemen says more than 2,000 killed in uprising
SANAA (AP) ― More than 2,000 people have been killed in a year of political turmoil that led to the resignation of Yemen’s longtime president, the government disclosed Sunday. The figure is much higher than human rights groups estimated.The government released its first casualty figures on a day when crowds of protesters were marking one year since a particularly bloody day, when dozens were killed.Yemen’s Ministry of Human Rights said the figure of at least 2,000 includes both unarmed protester
March 19, 2012
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Explosion near Syrian security building in Aleppo
BEIRUT (AP) ― An explosion struck near a Syrian government security building in the northern city of Aleppo Sunday, while a harsh security crackdown prevented opposition rallies marking one year since the first nationwide protests of the uprising against President Bashar Assad.The Syrian state news agency called the Aleppo explosion a “terrorist bombing’’ and said one policeman and one female civilian were killed, while 30 were injured. It was the second attack in two days on regime strongholds.
March 19, 2012
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Police say 73 detained after Occupy protest in N.Y.
Protesters marking the six-month mark since the start of the Occupy movement were taken into custody by police officers who poured into the park after warning those who had gathered there that it was closed.Police said 73 people were detained. It was unclear how many were still in custody Sunday afternoon.Some demonstrators had locked arms and sat down in the middle of Zuccotti Park near Wall Street _ where the protest movement started last September _ after police announced on a bullhorn at aro
March 19, 2012
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Greek socialists pick finance minister as new leader
ATHENS (AFP) ― Greece’s Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos was elected leader of the socialist party PASOK on Sunday, and now faces a Herculean battle to avert disaster in upcoming elections.The 55-year-old politician, the only candidate to run for the job relinquished by former prime minister George Papandreou, told supporters at party heaquarters: “We have re-established the confidence for a new departure. We are starting.”According to Pasok estimates, some 200,000 party members or sympathiz
March 19, 2012
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N. Korea seeking to develop nuclear missile: Seoul
South Korea accused North Korea on Monday of trying to develop a nuclear-armed missile through a satellite launch next month, after Pyongyang dismissed international calls to abandon the exercise.“Our government defines North Korea‘s so-called working satellite launch plan as a grave provocation to develop a long-distance delivery means for nuclear weapons by using ballistic missile technology,” said presidential spokesman Park Jeong-Ha.The North announced Friday it would launch a long-range roc
March 19, 2012
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Apple to reveal decision on use of cash hoard
Apple Inc. said it will announce the outcome of its internal discussion concerning its enormous cash balance on Monday morning.Analysts expect Apple to institute a dividend. It can easily afford one, since it had $97.6 billion in cash and securities at the end of last year. That would be enough for a $100 one-time dividend for every shareholder, but analysts expect the company to institute a modest recurring dividend.Apple CEO Tim Cook and Chief Financial Officer Peter Oppenheimer will discuss t
March 19, 2012
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Murder charges in Uruguay probe of hospital deaths
Murder charges were filed against two male nurses Sunday and a female nurse was charged with covering up a crime in a case involving more than a dozen deaths at two Uruguayan hospitals, judicial officials said. (123rf image)The judge overseeing the case said there was no indication the two male nurs
March 19, 2012
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Gay weddings to be held in top security prisons
Gay prisoners of Category A will be allowed to get married in some of the UK’s top security jails, a spokesman for the National Offender Management Service revealed.Prison Service Order 4445 states that inmates qualify for a civil union as long as they are of the same sex, over age 16, not related, and not already married.The development comes after a homosexual criminal's mother wrote to Inside Time magazine about the issue, saying her son "expressed a wish to marry another male Category A pris
March 19, 2012
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Ukraine girl left for dead, suspects walk
An 18-year-old Ukrainian woman who was gang-raped, nearly suffocated and set on fire was clinging to life, officials said. Activists demand punishment for suspects accused of raping and attempting to kill Oksana Makar. (Youtube)A man discovered Oksana Makar wrapped in a charred sheet at a constructi
March 19, 2012
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Iran parliament speaker says Israel won’t attack
TEHRAN (AP) ― Iran’s parliament speaker on Saturday compared Israel to a barking dog that won’t dare attack the Islamic republic over its controversial nuclear program.“They make a lot of fuss about it but don’t dare to attack Iran,’’ Ali Larijani said of Israel. His comments were posted on the parliament’s website. “They are like dogs that keep barking but are not for attacks.”“Israel won’t make the mistake of attacking Iran because it’s not prepared to play with its own destiny,” said Larijani
March 18, 2012
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Opposition ahead in East Timor election count
DILI (AFP) -- Early results from East Timor‘s presidential polls on Sunday showed the opposition Fretilin party’s Francisco “Lu Olo” Guterres had surged ahead with incumbent Jose Ramos-Horta lagging in third.A tally broadcast live by the country‘s electoral commission on state-owned radio and television station RTTL, put Guterres ahead with 28 percent of the411,353 votes counted so far -- around 65 percent of the total votes cast.Former guerrilla leader Taur Matan Ruak was in second place with 2
March 18, 2012
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U.S. fighter in Somalia fears life in danger
NAIROBI (AFP) ― A U.S.-born Islamist fighter viewed as a key foreign leader within Somalia’s Shebab militia allied with al-Qaida says he fears his life is now in danger from fellow extremists.Omar Hamami ― better known as Abu Mansoor al-Amriki ― gave the warning in an undated video posted on several Somali websites and YouTube Saturday.“To whomever it may reach from the Muslims, from Abu Mansoor al-Amriki, I record this message today because I feel that my life may be endangered by Harakat Sheba
March 18, 2012
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Assange plans bid for Australian Senate
CANBERRA (AP) ― WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange plans to run for a seat in the Australian Senate in elections due next year despite being under virtual house arrest in England and facing sex crime allegations in Sweden, the group said Saturday.The 40-year-old Australian citizen is fighting extradition to Sweden. He has taken his legal battle all the way to Britain’s Supreme Court, which is expected to rule on his case soon.“We have discovered that it is possible for Julian Assange to run for th
March 18, 2012
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Republicans battle in Obama’s home state
CHICAGO (AFP) ― Republican White House hopefuls waged battle Saturday for Illinois as the primary in President Barack Obama’s home state loomed as the next key test for candidates.Weekend votes were also being held in Missouri and the territory of Puerto Rico, but Illinois appeared to be a new gut check for Republicans struggling to keep momentum in the race for the nomination to challenge Obama in November.Polls showed former senator Rick Santorum within striking range in Illinois of frontrunne
March 18, 2012