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Debate rages over ‘overly fatty’ samgyeopsal
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40 flights canceled on Jeju Island due to bad weather
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[Weekender] Korean psyche untangled: Musok
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N. Korea slams US, other countries for seeking alternative to UN sanctions monitoring panel
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Pandemic left Korea more depressed than before: report
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Gov't appears to shelve punitive measures against mass walkout by doctors
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[Eye Interview] 'If you live to 100, you might as well be happy,' says 88-year-old bestselling essayist
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From fake prostitution ring to nonexistent robber, prank calls hamper police
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Missing S. Korean traveler in Paris found safe after 2 weeks
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S. Korea, China, Japan in talks to hold trilateral summit May 26-27: official
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Cain scandal deepens as 3rd woman emerges
WASHINGTON (AP) ― The sexual harassment scandal surrounding Herman Cain, a leading Republican presidential candidate, deepened Wednesday as another woman accused him of inappropriate behavior when he headed a restaurant industry lobbying group in the 1990s.The woman’s account, told to the Associated Press, came as Cain tried unsuccessfully to divert attention from the controversy, responding testily to reporters who had pressed him about the original accusations.The scandal has jolted the contes
Nov. 3, 2011
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Muhammad cartoon touches nerve in France
PARIS (AP) ― A firebombing that destroyed the offices of a French satirical weekly that “invited” the Prophet Muhammad as its guest editor was denounced Wednesday by Muslim leaders and politicians from all sides.But behind the public show of unity was a silent fear that the spoof could trigger a wave of violent protests among western Europe’s largest Muslim population, and beyond.No one was injured in the blaze that started around 1 a.m. in the offices of Charlie Hebdo in eastern Paris, hours be
Nov. 3, 2011
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America’s fifth busiest port ‘occupied’
Anti-wall street protesters shutdown Oakland portOAKLAND, California (AP) -- Occupy Wall Street protesters declared victory after thousands of demonstrators shut down one of the nation’s busiest shipping ports, escalating a movement whose tactics had largely been limited to marches, rallies and tent encampments since it began in September.As a voice over a bullhorn said “The night is not over, yet,” protest organizers told demonstrators to head back to the downtown plaza where the Oakland moveme
Nov. 3, 2011
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Feds: Georgia men planned terror attacks with explosives, poison
GAINESVILLE, Ga. (AP) — In the violent underground novel “Absolved,” right-wing militia members upset about gun control make war against the U.S. government. This week, federal prosecutors accused four elderly Georgia men of plotting to use the book as a script for a real-life wave of terror a
Nov. 3, 2011
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China completes nation's first space docking
The Long March 2F rocket carrying Shenzhou 8 spacecraft lifts off at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Jiuquan, in northwestern China`s Gansu province, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011. (AP)China took a crucial step towards fulfilling its ambition to set up a manned space station on Thursday by completing its
Nov. 3, 2011
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Cain scandal deepens as 3rd woman comes forward
WASHINGTON (AP) _ The sexual harassment scandal surrounding Herman Cain, a leading Republican presidential candidate, deepened Wednesday as another woman accused him of inappropriate behavior when he headed a restaurant industry lobbying group in the 1990s.The woman's account, told to The Associated
Nov. 3, 2011
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Greek vote in early Dec: yes or no to eurozone
CANNES, France (AP) _ European leaders heaped pressure on Greece over its decision to hold a referendum on its latest bailout deal, calling it a vote on whether it wants to stay in the eurozone and vowing Athens would not get new rescue loans until the result was in.The acknowledgment that the vote
Nov. 3, 2011
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Greek P.M. toughs out referendum pledge
ATHENS (AP) ― Greece’s prime minister held firm early Wednesday to his shock decision to call for a referendum on a hard-fought European debt deal, despite anger from abroad, market turmoil across the world and dissent from within his own party.George Papandreou’s government still faced a battle for survival, with a vote of confidence scheduled for Friday and a grilling from frustrated European leaders expected later in the day ahead of the Group of 20 summit in the French Riviera.After a grueli
Nov. 2, 2011
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Koreans drawn to freedom of foreign enclave
Just outside the concertina-wire topped concrete walls of a U.S. Army garrison in downtown Seoul, home to the headquarters of some 28,500 U.S. troops stationed in South Korea, American soldiers roam the streets, Africans of various nations peddle jewelry, and Pakistani, Indian and Turkish restaurants share street space with Western diners and English-style bars.Itaewon, long established as a foreigner-friendly enclave, has been just that. Locals shunned it as a shady place of drug dealers and pr
Nov. 2, 2011
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China drafts law to encourage people to help each other
BEIJING, (AFP) ― A city in southern China is considering passing a law to protect people who help strangers from being sued, after a case in which an injured toddler was ignored by 18 passers-by, a report said Wednesday.Officials in Shenzhen are drafting rules that would protect well-intentioned rescuers from legal action if their efforts failed “as long as there was no negligence or deliberate sabotage,” the China Daily said.There have been renewed calls for such laws in China after the death l
Nov. 2, 2011
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Possible nuclear fission detected at Fukushima
Tokyo Electric Power Co. detected signs of possible nuclear fission at its crippled Fukushima atomic power plant in northern Japan, raising the risk of more radiation leaks. The company, known as Tepco, began spraying boric acid on the No. 2 reactor at 2:48 a.m. Japan time to prevent accidental chain reactions. Tepco said it may have found xenon, which is associated with nuclear fission, while examining gases taken from the reactor, according to an e-mailed statement today. “Melted fuel in the N
Nov. 2, 2011
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Plane carrying 231 lands on belly in Poland, none hurt
WARSAW (AP) ― A Boeing airliner from the U.S. carrying 231 people was forced to land on its belly Tuesday in Warsaw after its landing gear failed to open, triggering sparks and small fires. No one was hurt, but some passengers sobbed as they prayed for a safe landing.Capt. Tadeusz Wrona, who handled the descent so smoothly that many on board thought the Boeing 767 landed on its wheels, was instantly hailed a hero in Poland and online, where within hours he was the focus of several Facebook fan p
Nov. 2, 2011
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WikiLeaks' Julian Assange loses extradition appeal
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has lost his appeal against extradition to Sweden to answer sex crime allegations. In a judgment Wednesday, Judges John Thomas and Duncan Ousely said that Assange, who was in court to hear the verdict, should be sent to Sweden to be questioned over the al
Nov. 2, 2011
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Freak weather likely to get way more wild
Experts say extreme weather will increase; possibly linked to global warmingWASHINGTON (AP) ― For a world already weary of weather catastrophes, the latest warning from top climate scientists paints a grim future: More floods, more heat waves, more droughts and greater costs to deal with them.A draft summary of an international scientific report obtained by the Associated Press says the extremes caused by global warming could eventually grow so severe that some locations become “increasingly mar
Nov. 2, 2011
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Viking 'sunstone' more than a myth
Ancient tales of Norse mariners using mysterious sunstones to navigate the ocean when clouds obscured the Sun and stars are more than just legend, according to a study published Wednesday.Over 1,000 years ago, before the invention of the compass, Vikings ventured thousands of kilometres from home to
Nov. 2, 2011
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Women far behind men in economic participation
NEW YORK (AP) _ The world has make great progress in eliminating inequality between men and women in health and education, but not in economic participation and political empowerment, according to a survey of 135 nations released Tuesday.The annual survey by the Geneva-based World Economic Forum sho
Nov. 2, 2011
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Australian government introduces mining tax bills
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) _ Australia's government has introduced legislation to impose a 30 percent tax on the burgeoning profits of iron ore and coal mining companies that are feeding Chinese demand.The legislation introduced to Parliament on Wednesday is not certain to pass since key independent l
Nov. 2, 2011
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For wounded Marines, a 'lollipop' to ease pain
US Marines badly wounded in Afghanistan may get a "lollipop" with a powerful pain killer from now on instead of the traditional shot of morphine, a Marine Corps spokesman said Tuesday.The new treatment offers an alternative to the morphine needle "you see in the World War II movies," with medics jab
Nov. 2, 2011
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‘Russians were a new breed of spy’
FBI releases surveillance video on world-famous female spy and her associatesWASHINGTON (AP) -- Anna Chapman wasn’t just a member of one of the largest rings of Russian sleeper agents ever rolled up by the FBI, officials say. The 29-year-old former real estate agent, who became a lingerie model and corporate spokeswoman back in Moscow, represented a new breed of Russian spies adapted to the post-Cold War world.Chapman and fellow ring member Mikhail Semenko, another young deep-cover agent who wo
Nov. 1, 2011
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Ancient rules give prince veto rights on planned British laws
LONDON (AP) ― Prince Charles will keep his little-known veto over some planned laws, a power that dates back to the Middle Ages, after the British government said Monday it was not going to rewrite ancient constitutional rules.New evidence that the heir to the throne has been playing an active political role has touched a nerve among anti-monarchists, but Prime Minister David Cameron’s office said it did not plan reforms.Parliamentary records show that Prince Charles has been consulted over at l
Nov. 1, 2011