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Exports to US reach all-time high, widen gap with China
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Trump rekindles criticism: US forces defending 'wealthy' S. Korea 'free of charge'
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[Music in drama] Rekindle a love that slipped through your fingers
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Opposition-led Assembly unilaterally passes bill to probe Marine's death
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S. Korea discussed possible participation in AUKUS Pillar 2 with Australia: defense minister
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[New faces of Assembly] Architect behind ‘audacious initiative’ believes in denuclearized North Korea
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Seoul Metro to seek legal action against malicious complaints
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Illit, mired in controversy, remains on Billboard charts for 5th week
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Golden chance to liquidate babies’ gold rings?
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On May Day, labor unions blast Yoon's foreign nanny proposal
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Syria activists call strike, fears of Homs invasion grow
DAMASCUS (AFP) ― A general strike was observed on Sunday in several regions of Syria to step up the pressure on the regime, activists said, as fears grew of an “invasion” of the besieged protest hub of Homs.In the latest bloodshed, 12 civilians were killed by security forces across Syria on Sunday, including three children, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported.Five people, including two of the children, were killed by gunfire in Homs, the group said, adding that at least 46 were also
Dec. 12, 2011
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‘NATO to halt Iraq mission at year-end’
LONDON (AFP) ― NATO will withdraw its Iraq training mission at year-end after Baghdad refused to grant it legal immunity, Iraq’s top security adviser said on Sunday, mirroring the nearly-complete pullout of U.S. forces.But a NATO official in Brussels denied that any decision had been taken.Iraq said the end of the mission was a surprise, with NATO previously having agreed in principle to staying through to the end of 2013.“NATO surprised us with this decision,” National Security Adviser Falah al
Dec. 12, 2011
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Ex-dictator returns to Panama; few care
PANAMA CITY (AP) ― More than two decades after the U.S. forced him from power, Manuel Noriega returned to Panama on Sunday as a prisoner and, to many of those he once ruled with impunity, an irrelevant man.Some Panamanians feel hatred for the former strongman and rejected American ally; a few others nostalgia. But as he returned to his native country for the first time since his ouster, it seemed like few people had any strong feelings at all.There were no legions of admirers at Panama City’s To
Dec. 12, 2011
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U.S. Democrats encouraged about Obama
WASHNGTON (AP) ― After a dreary summer marred by the fight over government borrowing, rank-and-file Democrats say they are growing more optimistic about President Barack Obama’s re-election prospects in 2012. They cite his tougher, more populist tone and what they view as a chaotic presidential primary fight among Republicans.Many Democrats acknowledged that high unemployment and economic uncertainty create formidable obstacles for the incumbent. But interviews with more than a dozen Democratic
Dec. 12, 2011
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Bees choose by doing 'neuron' dance: study
Honey bees do a little dance to communicate with each other that mimics signals in the brain, a finding that may shed light on how Earth's creatures make choices, scientists said Thursday.The decision-making mechanisms in nervous systems and insect societies are strikingly similar," said the study i
Dec. 12, 2011
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New method boosts blood-clotting for hemophiliacs
ATLANTA (AP) _ In what's being called a landmark study, researchers used gene therapy to successfully treat six patients with severe hemophilia, a blood-clotting disorder.The study was preliminary and involved only six patients, and other promising early attempts to use gene therapy against hemophil
Dec. 12, 2011
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[Photo] Santa Claus parade
Performers dressed as Santa Claus participate in the annual Santa Claus parade, in Porto, Portugal, Sunday Dec. 11, 2011. Thousands staged a parade in an attempt to break the Guinness Book of records of most people dressed as Santa Claus. (AP-Yonhap News) Performers dressed as Santa Claus parti
Dec. 12, 2011
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Medvedev orders probe on alleged election fraud
MOSCOW (AP) _ Russian President Dmitry Medvedev announced on his Facebook page Sunday that he has ordered a probe into the allegations of electoral fraud during the country's Dec. 4 parliamentary vote.Medvedev's post generated over 2,200 mostly angry comments within one hour. ``Shame!'' and ``We don
Dec. 12, 2011
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Climate talks reach landmark deal
DURBAN, South Africa (AP) ― A U.N. climate conference reached a hard-fought agreement Sunday on a complex and far-reaching program meant to set a new course for the global fight against climate change for the coming decades.The 194-party conference agreed to start negotiations on a new accord that would put all countries under the same legal regime enforcing commitments to control greenhouse gases. It would take effect by 2020 at the latest.The deal also set up the bodies that will collect, gove
Dec. 11, 2011
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Asia shines as 2011 ends under cloud of euro area
HONG KONG (AFP) ― The sight of French President Nicolas Sarkozy running to Beijing to solicit funds to save the eurozone summed up what for some was the economic story of 2011 ― Asia’s boom versus the West’s gloom.Coming after some regional nations were forced to go cap-in-hand to the International Monetary Fund for bailouts amid the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis, the irony was not lost on observers.As 2011 draws to a close with the U.S. recovery barely at a trot, Europe staring into an economi
Dec. 11, 2011
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Pakistani Taliban commander confirms peace talks
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) ― The deputy chief of the Pakistani Taliban announced Saturday that the militant group was in peace talks with the government and an agreement to end its brutal four-year insurgency was within striking distance.The statement by Malvi Faqir Mohammad, which appeared timed to exploit tensions between the Pakistan army and the U.S., will likely stoke further concerns in Washington over Pakistan’s reliability as a long-term partner in the fight against extremists.It represente
Dec. 11, 2011
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Nobel Prize winners call on repressed women to rise up
OSLO (AP) ― Three women who fought injustice, dictatorship and sexual violence in Liberia and Yemen accepted the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize on Saturday, calling on repressed women worldwide to rise up against male supremacy.“My sisters, my daughters, my friends ― find your voice,” Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf said after collecting her Nobel diploma and medal at a ceremony in Oslo. Sirleaf, Africa’s first democratically elected female president, shared the award with women’s rights campai
Dec. 11, 2011
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Yemen swears in new government
SANAA (AP) ― A national unity government was sworn in Saturday in Yemen as part of a deal for the country’s embattled president to step down after nearly a year of protests against his rule and a crackdown that has killed hundreds.The new 35-member administration is made up of an almost equal number of opposition and loyalist ministers, among them nine who served in the previous cabinet. The new government’s first main task will be to push through a law shielding President Ali Abdullah Saleh fro
Dec. 11, 2011
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Bloody Human Rights Day in Syria: 14 killed
DAMASCUS (AFP) ― World powers piled pressure on Syria to let in observers as activists on Saturday reported at least 14 another civilians killed by security forces on the anniversary of International Human Rights Day.“The world celebrates human rights as human rights are being violated in Syria,” the opposition Syrian Revolution 2011 said in a message posted on its Facebook page.In Oslo, the Nobel Committee head said at the 2011 Peace Prize awards ceremony that this year’s award to Yemeni activi
Dec. 11, 2011
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Police clear out Occupy Boston protesters
BOSTON (AP) ― Police officers swept through Dewey Square early Saturday, tearing down tents at the Occupy Boston encampment and arresting dozens of protesters, bringing a peaceful end to the 10-week demonstration.Officers began moving into the encampment at about 5 a.m. to “ensure compliance with the trespassing law,” police spokeswoman Elaine Driscoll said.The city had set a deadline for midnight Thursday for the protesters to abandon the site but police took no action until early Saturday, mak
Dec. 11, 2011
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Gingrich insists Palestinians are ‘invented’ people
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) ― Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich said he supports a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians that includes two separate states, but he did not step back Saturday from his assertion that Palestinians are an “invented” people, an incendiary comment that infuriated one side in the Mideast peace process.The burden to show a willingness to reach a peace accord with the Israelis lies squarely with the Palestinians, he said.“When the president keeps talki
Dec. 11, 2011
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Russians to Putin: We’ve had enough!
MOSCOW (AP) ― Tens of thousands of people held the largest anti-government protests that post-Soviet Russia has ever seen to criticize electoral fraud and demand an end to Vladimir Putin’s rule. Police showed surprising restraint and state-controlled TV gave the nationwide demonstrations unexpected airtime, but there is no indication the opposition is strong enough to push for real change from the prime minister or his ruling party.Nonetheless, the prime minister seems to be in a weaker position
Dec. 11, 2011
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Climate conference approves landmark deal
DURBAN, South Africa (AP) -- A U.N. climate conference reached a hard-fought agreement Sunday on a far-reaching program meant to set a new course for the global fight against climate change.The 194-party conference agreed to start negotiations on a new accord that would ensure that countries will be
Dec. 11, 2011
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Police shoot gunman as he stalks Hollywood streets
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A 26-year-old man walked down the middle of a street in Hollywood, firing on passing cars with no clear target until police shot and killed him, authorities said. A passing driver was injured.Investigators are trying to determine a motive for the attack, which some people thought
Dec. 11, 2011
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Virginia Tech gunman kills officer, later found dead
BLACKSBURG, Virginia (AP) ― A gunman killed a police officer in a Virginia Tech parking lot and was found dead nearby Thursday in an attack that sent fear through the campus nearly five years after it was the scene of the deadliest shooting rampage in modern U.S. history.The school locked down for hours and warned students and faculty members via email and text message to stay indoors. The shootings came as university officials were in Washington appealing a fine that U.S. officials gave them ov
Dec. 9, 2011