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Korean labor force to shrink by 10 million by 2044: report
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[AtoZ Korean Mind] Does your job define who you are? Should it?
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Allegations surrounding BTS resurface, enraged fans demand apology
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Students with history of violence will be barred from becoming teachers
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Medical feud leaves hospitals in financial crisis
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Top prosecutor pledges 'speedy, strict' probe into first lady's luxury bag allegations
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Samsung mocks Apple over iPhone alarm glitch
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Chip up cycle won’t stay long: SK chief
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'Queen of Tears' riding high on Netflix chart
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Speaker floats dual citizenship as solution to falling births
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France vows to step up airstrikes in Libya
European officials portray assistance as effort to fill rebels’ military gapPARIS (AP) ― Europe has moved closer to doing what it said it wouldn’t do in Libya ― directly jump into the bid to overthrow leader Moammar Gadhafi.France said Wednesday it has already sent military officers to work with Libyan rebels on the ground, in addition to stepping up airstrikes. Italy and Britain have said they’re
April 21, 2011
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SHINee wins French fans’ heart
French fans gathered in Chungdam-dong on Wednesday to meet SHINee, the Korean five-member boyband.Fifty-four French fans showed up for the fan meeting, singing “Hello,” SHINee’s hit song, when SHINee entered the room. The fans cheered when SHINee said a live SM Town concert will be held in Paris in June.(Yonhap News)The French fans were members of Korea Connection, a group of French people who lov
April 21, 2011
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2 Western photojournalists killed in Libya
This undated photo provided by Getty Images shows Getty photographer Chris Hondros in Afghanistan. Hondros was critically injured while on assignment in Misrata, Libya, on Thursday, April 20, 2011. (AP-Yonhap News)MISRATA, Libya (AP) _ Two Western photojournalists, including an Oscar-nominated film director, were killed Wednesday in the besieged city of Misrata while covering battles between rebel
April 21, 2011
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Bodies in streets after Nigeria election riots
April 20, 2011
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Michelle Obama’s plane was too close to cargo jet
WASHINGTON (AFP) ― An official plane carrying U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama had to abort a landing at an air force base near Washington on Monday due to an air traffic controller’s error, U.S. media reported Tuesday.The aircraft carrying her was too close to a 200-ton military cargo jet and had to scrap its final approach to Andrews Air Force Base, a key hub for top U.S. government officials incl
April 20, 2011
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Boy pretends to be his own parent, talks to teacher
A 10-year-old boy in Liaoning province pretended to be his own parent in order to chat online with his teachers and the parents of his classmates.He kept up the ruse for nearly a year before his cover was blown.Registering as "Lulu's parent", the boy communicated with other parents and teachers in a group talking room on the instant messaging service set up by his teacher in a primary school in Da
April 20, 2011
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Chinese student's last moments witnessed on webcam
(MCT)TORONTO (AP) _ Canadian police said Tuesday they still don't know what caused the death of a student from Beijing who was last seen alive on a webcam by a friend who witnessed her struggling with a man before the camera was abruptly shut off.Police said the body of 23-year-old York University student Qian Liu was found Friday in her apartment in Toronto a few hours after her friend in China w
April 20, 2011
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Asian markets slump after U.S. debt warning
BANGKOK (AP) ― Asian markets tumbled Tuesday, a day after Standard & Poor’s warned that it might lower its rating on U.S. government debt.The announcement raised concerns about the world’s No. 1 economy and expectations of cuts in government spending. Benchmark crude for May delivery dropped 42 cents to $106.70 a barrel. On Monday, the contract settled at $107.12 on the New York Mercantile Exchang
April 19, 2011
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Asian nuclear reactors face tsunami risk
Experts say tremendous stresses are building, increasing chances of major ruptureJAKARTA (AP) ― The skeleton of what will soon be one of the world’s biggest nuclear plants is slowly taking shape along China’s southeastern coast ― right on the doorstep of Hong Kong’s bustling metropolis. Three other facilities nearby are up and running or under construction.Like Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi plant they
April 19, 2011
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Expanding India faces childhood obesity, diabetes
MUMBAI (AFP) ― Indian housewife Sujata Budarapu was shocked when she was told that her two sons were on the verge of developing Type 2 diabetes.“It had never even occurred to me that this could happen. I had heard that outside India this happens to other people’s kids but I never thought it would happen to my own,” the 38-year-old from Mumbai told AFP.Sujata’s children are not exceptional cases, e
April 18, 2011
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U.S. presidential candidates embrace social networking
NEW YORK (AP) ― Republican Tim Pawlenty disclosed his 2012 presidential aspirations on Facebook. Rival Mitt Romney did it with a tweet. President Barack Obama kicked off his re-election bid with a digital video emailed to the 13 million online backers who helped power his historic campaign in 2008.Welcome to The Social Network, presidential campaign edition.The candidates and contenders have embra
April 18, 2011
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U.S. tornadoes leave 45 dead
ASKEWVILLE, North Carolina (AP) ― A tornado-spewing storm system that killed at least 45 people across half the country unleashed its worst fury on North Carolina, where residents in the capital city and rural hamlets alike on Sunday mourned the dead, marveled at their survival and began to clean up devastated neighborhoods.Observers reported more than 60 tornadoes across North Carolina on Saturda
April 18, 2011
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Japanese doubt plan to end nuclear crisis
Polls show widespread dissatisfaction with how P.M.’s cabinet dealt with disasterTOKYO (AP) ― A blueprint for ending radiation leaks and stabilizing reactors at Japan’s crippled nuclear plant drew a lackluster response Monday, as polls showed diminishing public support for the government’s handling of the country’s recent disasters.The plan issued by Tokyo Electric Power Co. over the weekend, in r
April 18, 2011
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Royal wedding travel cards to go on sale
LONDON (AP) _ Commemorative London travel cards bearing the image of Prince William and Kate Middleton are going on sale this week.The 750,000 cards are the first limited edition version of the Oyster Card, which is used for electronic payment across London's bus and subway network.They feature a photo of the prince and Middleton and read: ``To commemorate the marriage of Prince William of Wales a
April 18, 2011
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Japan nuclear operator expects 'cold shutdown' in 6-9 months
Part of the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant overlooks a farmland in Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan. The operator of the crippled nuclear power plant leaking radiation in northern Japan announced a plan Sunday to bring the crisis under control within six to nine months and allow some evacuated residents to return to their homes. (AP-Yonhap News)TOKYO (AFP) - The operator of
April 18, 2011
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‘Drunk’ Nick Cage arrested in New Orleans
Nicolas Cage attends the premiere of "Season Of The Witch" in New York. Authorities say Cage has been arrested in New Orleans on charges of domestic abuse battery and disturbing the peace. (AP-Yonhap News)LOS ANGELES (AFP) ― U.S. actor Nicolas Cage has been arrested in the southern city of New Orleans “after getting drunk” and having a heated argument with his wife in the French Quarter, police sa
April 17, 2011
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More shelling in rebel-held city in Libya
NATO criticized for failing to break assault with month-old campaign of airstrikesAJDABIYA, Libya (AP) ― Moammar Gadhafi’s forces poured rocket fire after dawn Saturday into Misrata, the only western city still in rebel hands, and weary residents who have endured more than a month of fighting angrily lashed out at NATO for failing to halt the deadly assault.Five civilians were killed in a 30-minut
April 17, 2011
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Assad seeks to curb prayer protests
April 15, 2011
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Japan orders compensation for nuke evacuees
TEPCO to give money to residents unable to return to homes near nuclear plantTOKYO (AP) ― Japan’s government Friday ordered the operator of a tsunami-damaged nuclear plant leaking radiation to pay about $12,000 to each household forced to evacuate from the area.Tens of thousands of residents unable to return to their homes near the nuclear plant are bereft of their livelihoods and possessions, uns
April 15, 2011
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Number of bodies found Mexico state rises to 122
Mexican army soldiers patrol the streets in Ciudad Mier, Tamaulipas State, Mexico. (AP-Yonhap News)MEXICO CITY (AP) _ Mexican investigators found a clandestine grave with six bodies in Tamaulipas state, bringing to 122 the number of bodies found in pits in a region near the U.S. border that is wracked by battling drug cartels, authorities said Wednesday.Tamaulipas state Interior Secretary Morelos
April 15, 2011