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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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'Queen of Tears' finale sets record viewership ratings as tvN's most-watched series ending
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Police to open alleged stalking probe over pastor over Dior bag scandal
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Samsung chip business back on track, logs W1.9tr operating profit in Q1
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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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Sarkozy closes gap as candidacy deadline passes
PARIS (AFP) ― With just over a month to go Friday before the first round of France’s presidential vote, right-wing incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy is closing the gap with Socialist frontrunner Francois Hollande.As polls showed Sarkozy cutting his rival’s lead after several weeks of campaigning and a swerve to the right, Hollande was also facing a new threat on his left flank from firebrand Left Front candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon.The campaign moved into a new phase Friday after a deadline passed for wo
March 18, 2012
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Clooney arrested in protest
WASHINGTON (AP) ― Film actor George Clooney and his father were arrested Friday during a protest outside the Sudanese Embassy, and the actor said he has asked President Barack Obama to engage China to help stop a humanitarian crisis in northern Africa.The protesters accuse Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir of provoking a humanitarian crisis and blocking food and aid from entering the Nuba Mountains in the county’s border region with South Sudan.Clooney, his father, Nick Clooney, and others were
March 18, 2012
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E. Timor votes in test for young nation
BALIBAR, East Timor (AFP) ― Voting began Saturday in East Timor’s presidential election, seen as a crucial test for a young democracy taking charge of its own security as U.N. forces prepare to leave.Polls opened shortly after 7:00 a.m., with voters ready to cast ballots in a contest that pits the incumbent Jose Ramos-Horta, a Nobel laureate, against 11 other hopefuls.At a schoolhouse in the village of Balibar in the hills overlooking the capital Dili, poll workers in yellow T-shirts unsealed bl
March 18, 2012
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Twin suicide blasts kill dozens in Syrian capital
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) -- Two suicide bombers detonated cars packed with explosives in near-simultaneous attacks on heavily guarded intelligence and security buildings in the Syrian capital Damascus Saturday, killing at least 27 people.There have been a string of large-scale bombings against the
March 18, 2012
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WikiLeaks' Assange plans bid for Australian Senate
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) _ WikiLeaks says the group's founder, Julian Assange, will run for a seat in the Australian Senate in elections due late next year despite facing criminal charges in Sweden. The 40-year-old Australian is currently being held under virtual house arres
March 17, 2012
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Syrian revolt simmers outside capital
BEIRUT (AP) _ Syrian rebels have ignited a new front outside the capital, Damascus, in the first significant fighting there since regime forces swept over the suburbs weeks ago. The clashes highlight the shifting nature of Syria's conflict, with rebels lying in wait to rise up when the
March 17, 2012
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Chinese state television targets McDonald's, Carrefour
BEIJING (AP) _ Chinese state television has accused McDonald's and French retrailer Carrefour of selling expired chicken products in separate incidents amid public anxiety in China over food safety.McDonald's Corp. and Carrefour Inc. issued public apologies Friday and said they were investigating th
March 16, 2012
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World tallest man finally stops growing, U.S. doctors say
Good news for Turkey's Sultan Kosen, at eight foot three (2.51 meters) the world's tallest living man: he can now say with confidence that he's finally grown up.Nearly two years after gamma ray radiosurgery at the University of Virgina, doctors confirmed that Kosen, 29, has overcome acromegaly, a ra
March 16, 2012
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Ambitious Vatican restoration moves ahead
An ambitious project to clean the statue-topped colonnade that cradles St. Peter’s Square is likely to last at least three more years, the director of the Vatican restoration says. In this March 11, 2001 file photo, statues topping the Bernini colonnade frame St. Peter's Square at the Vatican.
March 16, 2012
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Iran cut off from global financial system
Dozens of Iranian banks were blocked from doing business with much of the world as the West tightens the financial screws on a country it wants to prevent from developing nuclear weapons.The Belgium-based company that facilitates most international bank transfers on Thursday took the unprecedented step of blocking 30 Iranian banks from using its service. The move is likely to hurt Iran‘s all-important oil industry and make it difficult for citizens to receive money from relatives living abroad.T
March 16, 2012
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Co-worker to pay 5 U.S. men millions in lottery suit
Five construction workers who claimed a colleague cheated them out of their share of a multimillion-dollar lottery jackpot have been awarded $4 million each by a New Jersey jury, their lawyer said.A unanimous verdict was reached Wednesday morning by the jury, which heard the lawsuit in state Superio
March 16, 2012
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Israel, Palestinians trade fire but truce largely holding
JERUSALEM (AFP) ― The Israeli air force and Gaza militants traded sporadic fire on Wednesday night but a fragile truce between the sides that ended four days of violence appeared to be largely holding.Late Wednesday night aircraft struck at farmland near Gaza City and an uninhabited area near the southern town of Khan Yunis, causing no injuries in either case, Palestinian security officials said. The Israeli military said that the raids were in reponse to the firing from the Gaza Strip several h
March 15, 2012
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Newspaper claims to publish private Assad emails
LONDON (AFP) ― A British newspaper on Wednesday published emails it claims were sent by Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad and his wife, allegedly revealing the regime sought advice from Iran on suppressing protests.The Guardian newspaper admits it “is impossible rule out the possibility of fakes” in the cache of over 3,000 emails, which appear also to reveal the lavish lifestyle enjoyed by the leader and his wife, Asma. The newspaper stressed it had made “extensive” efforts to authenticate the em
March 15, 2012
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China’s Bo Xilai ousted from Communist Party
Vice Premier Zhang Dejiang to take over as Chongqing party chiefBEIJING (AP) ― China’s Communist Party replaced one of the country’s most powerful politicians Thursday after weeks of speculation following a trusted aide fleeing to a U.S. consulate, a move that set off a public scandal affecting the country’s looming once-a-decade leadership transition.The move to replace Bo Xilai appears to effectively end the public career of one of China’s most highly ambitious and unusually flamboyant leaders
March 15, 2012
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Obama to Iran: Window of diplomacy shrinking
WASHINGTON (AFP) ― U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday warned Iran that the window for diplomacy to solve a nuclear showdown was “shrinking,” stiffening his rhetoric ahead of looming new talks on the issue.Obama sent a public message to Iran as preparations went ahead for a new round of dialogue between global powers and the Islamic Republic, amid rising fears of a military confrontation, possibly triggered by Israel.“In the past, there has been a tendency for Iran in these negotiations to
March 15, 2012
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Outrage over rape victim suicide in Morocco
Morocco's internet activists mobilized on Wednesday in outrage over the suicide of a 16-year-old rape victim who killed herself after she was forced to marry her rapist.An online petition, a facebook page and countless tweets expressed horror of the case of Amina Filali, who swallowed rat poison on
March 15, 2012
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Romney losses show disgruntled base
WASHINGTON (AP) ― Mitt Romney’s losses in Alabama and Mississippi underscore a stark reality: The core of his party does not want him.And that lingering conservative dissatisfaction ― on display Tuesday night ― threatens to follow the former governor into a general election matchup against a Democratic president whose ability to inspire his base is not in question.Romney’s huge lead in the race for delegates to this summer’s Republican nominating convention seemed forgotten for a night as Rick S
March 15, 2012
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Chinese Communist Party sacks senior leader: Xinhua
BEIJING (AFP) - Bo Xilai, the charismatic but controversial Communist Party leader of China's Chongqing metropolis, has been removed from his post, the state news agency Xinhua said on Thursday.The move, which comes ahead of a major leadership transition in China's ruling party later this year, foll
March 15, 2012
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Azerbaijan arrests 22 suspected of plotting to attack U.S. Embassy
Suspects linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards; other alleged targets include Israeli envoyBAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) ― Azerbaijan arrested 22 people on suspicion of plotting attacks on the U.S. and Israeli embassies in Baku on behalf of neighboring Iran, the national security ministry said Wednesday.“Twenty-two citizens of Azerbaijan have been arrested by the national security ministry for cooperating with the Iranian Sepah,” its statement said, referring to the elite Iranian Revolutionary Guards.“
March 15, 2012
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Student sues over urinating in bucket
A 14-year-old girl filed a claim against San Diego Unified School District, saying a teacher told her to urinate in a bucket instead of visiting the bathroom.The teen, whose name was not reported, said in the $25,000 claim Gonja Wolf refused to let the student leave the classroom and ordered her to
March 15, 2012