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Debate rages over ‘overly fatty’ samgyeopsal
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Marine Corps commander summoned by CIO for questioning on alleged influence-peddling case
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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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Palestine joins UNESCO, U.S. cuts funds
Giant leap toward statehood, but relationship with Israel worsens; U.N. body to lose a fifth of its budgetPARIS (AP) ― Palestine won its greatest international endorsement yet, full membership in UNESCO, but the move will cost the agency one-fifth of its funding and some fear it will send Mideast peace efforts off a cliff.In an unusually dramatic session Monday at the Paris-based United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, there were cheers for “yes” votes and grumbles for
Nov. 1, 2011
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New signs of Syria-Pakistan nuke tie
WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.N. investigators have identified a previously unknown complex in Syria that bolsters suspicions that the Syrian government worked with A.Q. Khan, the father of Pakistan‘s atomic bomb, to acquire technology that could be used to make nuclear arms.The buildings in northwest Syria closely match the design of a uranium enrichment plant provided to Libya when Moammar Gadhafi was trying to build nuclear weapons under Khan’s guidance, officials told The Associated Press.The U.N.‘s
Nov. 1, 2011
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Swedish rally driver not fast enough for son's birth
STOCKHOLM, Oct 31, 2011 (AFP) - Swedish rally driver Per-Gunner Andersson is known for his speed behind the wheel but he wasn't fast enough this weekend when his wife had to give birth in their car on the way to hospital."It was a little strange," Andersson, 31, told the online edition of tabloid Ex
Nov. 1, 2011
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[Photo] Halloween celebration
A child plays with pumpkins offered for sale at a roadside stall for Halloween near Warsaw, Poland, Monday, Oct. 31, 2011. Halloween is a new tradition taking root in Poland, a predominantly Catholic nation where Nov. 1 is a national holiday of All Saint's Day and is dedicated to visiting family gra
Nov. 1, 2011
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Spying on spies: Chapman shops, contacts 'handler'
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Unaware the FBI has her under surveillance, Russian spy Anna Chapman buys leggings and tries on hats at a Macy's department store. A few months later, cameras watch her in a New York coffee shop where she meets with someone she thinks is her Russian handler. It is really an underc
Nov. 1, 2011
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Libya names new prime minister
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Libya's interim leadership has chosen an electronics engineer from Tripoli as the country's new prime minister.Abdel-Rahim al-Keeb was chosen Monday by 51 members of the National Transitional Council and will appoint a new Cabinet in coming days. The new government is to
Nov. 1, 2011
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Palestine becomes member of UN cultural body
PARIS (AP) -- Palestine became a full member of the U.N. cultural and educational agency Monday, in a highly divisive move that the United States and other opponents say could harm renewed Mideast peace efforts.U.S. lawmakers had threatened to withhold roughly $80 million in annual funding to UNESCO if it approved Palestinian membership. The United States provides about 22 percent of UNESCO's funding.Huge cheers went up in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization afte
Oct. 31, 2011
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Cain denies report of sexual harassment
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain's campaign is denying allegations that he was twice accused of sexual harassment while he was the head of the National Restaurant Association in the 1990s.In a statement Sunday to The Associated Press, his campaign disputed a Poli
Oct. 31, 2011
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Iran to question president on fraud
TEHRAN (AP) ― Iran’s parliament is set to summon President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for questioning over an economic scandal and his polices after the required number of lawmakers signed a petition Sunday, the latest salvo in a long battle between the president and his rivals.Ahmadinejad would be the first president to be hauled before the Iranian parliament, a serious blow to his standing in the conflict involving the president, lawmakers and Iran’s powerful clerics.At least 73 lawmakers signed the
Oct. 31, 2011
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Kyrgyz premier cruises to presidency in disputed poll
BISHKEK (AFP) ― Kyrgyzstan’s moderate prime minister emerged Monday as the next president of the violence-scarred nation after a decisive election victory, but his vanquished rivals claimed the ballot was rigged.Almazbek Atambayev, a close ally of outgoing President Roza Otunbayeva who took power after a 2010 uprising ousted the regime of Kurmanbek Bakiyev, won 63 percent of the vote in Sunday’s polls, the central election commission said.The crushing victory over his two nationalist rivals ― wh
Oct. 31, 2011
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Global warming is real: former skeptic
WASHINGTON (AP) ― A prominent physicist and skeptic of global warming spent two years trying to find out if mainstream climate scientists were wrong. In the end, he determined they were right: Temperatures really are rising rapidly.The study of the world’s surface temperatures by Richard Muller was partially bankrolled by a foundation connected to global warming deniers. He pursued long-held skeptic theories in analyzing the data. He was spurred to action because of “Climategate,” a British scan
Oct. 31, 2011
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Britain will allow armed guards to combat piracy
LONDON (AP) ― Ships sailing under Britain’s flag will be permitted to carry armed guards on some perilous routes to combat the threat from pirates, the prime minister said Sunday.David Cameron said Britain was reversing its opposition to the use of weapons aboard ships, amid mounting concern about the risks of vessels and crew being seized by pirates ― particularly off Somalia’s coast.Cameron’s office said the use of weapons on British-flagged ships is banned under firearms laws, but that new ru
Oct. 31, 2011
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‘30 years till Japan can close nuke plant’
TOKYO (AP) ― A Japanese government panel says it will take at least 30 years to safely close the tsunami-hobbled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant, even though the facility is leaking far less radiation than before and is considered relatively stable.The plant, site of the world’s worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl in 1986, was severely damaged by Japan’s March 11 earthquake and tsunami. It suffered power outages, meltdowns and explosions that released radioactive material and forced te
Oct. 31, 2011
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China conducts trial flight with first jet biofuel mix
China conducted its first demonstration flight powered partly by a biofuel last week possibly paving the way for future biofuel use on commercial flights in the country.The one-hour trial used 13.1 tons of biofuel blend ― half conventional jet fuel and half China-grown, jatropha-based biofuel ― to power one of four engines on an Air China 747-400 jet.Each of the jet’s other three engines was powered by conventional jet fuel to guarantee safety, said Li Jun, an expert with Air China.The plane too
Oct. 31, 2011
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Conflicting flood info frustrates Thailand’s private sector
The private sector of Thailand has complained that it is confused by inconsistent information from the central government and the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, saying the political conflict between the two and poor management are making the flood problem worse.BMA officials led by Bangkok Governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra on Oct. 27 met with a number of business representatives as well as the Thai Chamber of Commerce. The meeting was meant to explain the BMA’s measures to drain flood waters
Oct. 31, 2011
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Billionaire battle: Russians take feud to UK court
LONDON (AP) -- They were once said to be like father and son, vacationing, signing deals, and socializing at the Kremlin together. But these days two of Russia's richest men can't stand each other -- and they're trading insults in a spectacularly expensive public feud.At more than $6.5 billion, the
Oct. 31, 2011
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Cheers and fears as world population hits 7 billion
MANILA (AFP) - Asia welcomed the world's first symbolic "seven billionth" baby on Monday, but celebrations were tempered by worries over the strain that humanity's population explosion is putting on a fragile planet.The United Nations says that by its best estimates the seven billionth baby will be
Oct. 31, 2011
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Cain says he opposes abortion without exceptions
ATLANTA (AP) — Republican Herman Cain on Sunday said he opposes abortion even in cases of rape, incest or when the life of the mother is at stake, contradicting previous statements in which he favored some exceptions.The tough stand that Cain staked out during an interview with CBS' "Face the
Oct. 31, 2011
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Traffic accident in China sparks violent protest
SHANGHAI (AFP) - Residents of central China have clashed with police, overturning cars, after a drunk police officer killed at least five people in a traffic accident, media reports and a witness said Sunday.The police officer, Wang Yinpeng, lost control of his van and ran into two utility poles in
Oct. 30, 2011
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Saudi hard line crown prince may mellow in power
DUBAI (AFP) ― The appointment of conservative Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz as heir to the Saudi throne raises concerns he could halt reforms were he to take power, say analysts, who add, however, that he may instead show a softer, more pragmatic side.“He has a strong reputation as an ultra-conservative ― close to religious and reactionary circles,” Gulf specialist Olivier Da Lage told AFP.“He is hostile to Shiites and follows an iron fist policy against any opposition. He also has a tough stance
Oct. 30, 2011