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US reporter was sexually assaulted in Egypt: CBS
NEW YORK (AFP) - Top CBS foreign correspondent Lara Logan suffered a "brutal" sexual assault at the hands of a mob in Egypt while covering the downfall of president Hosni Mubarak, the network said Tuesday. "She and her team and their security were surrounded by a dangerous element amidst the celebration. It was a mob of more than 200 people whipped into a frenzy," CBS said in a statement.
International Feb. 16, 2011
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Chief of weapons procurement agency offers to resign over graft scandal
The head of South Korea's weapons procurement agency offered to resign Wednesday, a government source said, amid allegations that he was involved in a high-profile graft scandal. Chang Soo-man, commissioner of the Defense Acquisition Program Agency (DAPA), tendered his resignation to the presidential office of Cheong Wa Dae earlier in the day, the source said. "Chang, commissioner of the DAPA,
Latest News Feb. 16, 2011
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Law professor named top state auditor
President Lee Myung-bak on Wednesday nominated Yang Kun, professor of law at Hanyang University in Seoul, as new chief state auditor, Lee's office announced. (Yonhap News)감사원장 후보에 양건 내정(2보)이명박 대통령은 16일 공석중인 감사원장 후보 에 양건 한양대 법학전문대학원 교수(64)를 내정했다. 양 내정자는 경기고와 서울대 법대를 졸업하고 이명박 정부 출범 직후인 2008년 3월부터 2009년 9월까지 국민권익위원장(장관급)을 역임했다. 감사원장은 지난해 9월 김황식 당시 원장이 국무총리로 임명된 뒤 정동기 전 대 통령 민정수석 비서관이 올해 1월 후임으
Politics Feb. 16, 2011
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은광여고의 전설의 3대 얼짱 - 송혜교, 이진, 한혜진
은광여고에는 전설의 3대 얼짱이 있다. 대한민국을 대표하는 완벽 미녀 송혜교와 깜찍함으로 가요계를 평정했던 요정 이진, 발랄함과 단아함 사이를 오가는 한혜진이 그들이다.최근 인터넷 커뮤니티 사이트의 연예 게시판에는 ‘은광여고 3대 미녀’라는 제목으로 세 여고생의 졸업사진이 올라왔다. 그 주인공이 바로 송혜교와 이진, 한혜진으로 송혜교와 이진의 경우 연예계의 대표 절친으로도 유명하다. 특히 서울 도곡동에 위치한 은광여고 1년 선후배 사이인 이진과 송혜교는 졸업사진의 모습 외에도 다정한 학창시절 사진까지 공개돼 더욱 눈길을 끌고 있다. 한혜진 또한 송혜교와 같은 해에 졸업한 은광여고 동문으로 이들 세 사람은 강남 일대에서 소문난 ‘얼짱’이었다.송혜교ㆍ이진ㆍ한혜진 등 세 사람의 사진을 본 누리꾼들의 반응은 놀라움
English Eye Feb. 16, 2011
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IOC inspection on PyeongChang under way with presentations
PYEONGCHANG (Yonhap) -- The on-site evaluation by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on PyeongChang, a South Korean alpine town bidding for the 2018 Winter Olympics, began Wednesday with bid officials' presentations over eight different topics. The IOC's evaluation team, led by Gunilla Lindberg of Sweden, will be here in PyeongChang, about 180 kilometers east of Seoul in Gangwon Provin
More Sports Feb. 16, 2011
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Creditors to extend deadline for Daewoo Electronics sale
Creditors of Daewoo Electronics Corp. have decided to give two more months to Entekhab Industrial Group to help the Iranian electronics firm finance a deal to buy South Korea's third-largest electronics company, sources said Wednesday. Last November, state-run debt clearer Korea Asset Management Corp. (KAMCO) and other creditors sealed a deal to sell a combined97.5 percent stake in Daewoo Elec
Industry Feb. 16, 2011
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Samsung updates bada mobile platform
BARCELONA, Spain (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co., the world's second-largest maker of mobile phones, said Wednesday that it has released the updated version of bada, the company's proprietary mobile operating system. Samsung added a multitasking feature and mobile payment technology called Near Field Communication (NFC) and voice recognition functions to the second generation of its mobile
Industry Feb. 16, 2011
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S. Korean shipbuilders fall far behind Chinese rivals in Jan.
South Korea failed to regain its status as the world's leading shipbuilding nation in January as it lagged behind China in key indicators, data showed on Wednesday. According to London-based market researcher Clarkson Research, South Korean shipbuilders won a combined 356,398 compensated gross tons (CGTs) in new orders last month, while Chinese shipbuildersclinched a total of 1.07 million CTGs
Industry Feb. 16, 2011
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S. Korea's air traffic grows in Jan.
South Korea's air traffic grew last month from a year earlier as the global economic recovery boosted flight demand, the transportation ministry said Wednesday. South Korean air authorities controlled a total of 41,845 airplanes flying in and out of the country last month, up 8.7 percent from a year earlier, according to the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs. This marked the 19
Feb. 16, 2011
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S. Korean insurers' 2010 net likely to top 6 tln won
South Korea's life and non-life insurers are expected to post a combined net income of more than 6 trillion won (US$5.3 billion) in fiscal 2010 on strong sales and big players' impressive performances, data showed Wednesday. The combined earnings of the country's 16 life insurers and 15 non-life insurers in the first three quarters of fiscal 2010 totaled 4.54 trillion won, according to the data
Feb. 16, 2011
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S. Korea's jobless rate drops to 3.8 pct in Jan.
South Korea's jobless rate fell in January from a year earlier as the non-farm private sector expanded recruitment amid the economic recovery, a government report showed Wednesday. The jobless rate was 3.8 percent last month, down from 5 percent from a year earlier, according to the report by Statistics Korea. But it was up from the previous month's 3.5 percent. The number of working people st
Feb. 16, 2011
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N. K. unlikely to be affected by Egyptian revolution
Information is so tightly controlled in North Korea that the reclusive communist state will not likely be affected immediately by the evolving social network service that has played a pivotal role in Egypt's popular revolution, an expert said Tuesday. But Andrei Lankov, a professor at Kookmin University in Seoul, did not preclude the possibility of South Korean pop culture penetrating deep into
North Korea Feb. 16, 2011
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N. Korean man makes rare defection by land to S. Korea
A North Korean man crossed the inter-Korean border and defected to South Korea, a military official said Wednesday. The man in his early 20s passed through the heavily armed border and was spotted by South Korean soldiers patrolling a frontline guard post at around 5 p.m. on Tuesday in Cheorwon County, some 120 kilometers northeast of Seoul, the official said. A team of military and intelli
North Korea Feb. 16, 2011
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이승기 "군 입대까지 1박2일 출연"...직접 입장 발표
이승기가 KBS 주말 버라이어티 해피 선데이 <1박 2일> 하차설에 대한 입장을 밝혔다.이승기는 소속사인 (주)후크엔터테인먼트와 협의해 15일 “제가 군입대로 인해 방송을 못하는 시기가 올 때까지 <1박 2일>형들과 고생하는 제작진 그리고 시청자 여러분들께 좋은 여행지를 소개해 드리고 즐거운 방송을 하고 싶습니다”고 밝혔다.이승기는 “<1박 2일>이란 프로그램에 출연하기로 결정하고 첫 촬영 전 날 연예인이 되고 한 번도 해보지 못한 1박 2일의 여행이 너무나도 기쁘고 설레어 잠을 설치고 촬영을 나갔었습니다. 그런데 믿기지 않으시겠지만 신기하게도 전 지금도 <1박 2일> 촬영 날이 되면 여전히 그런 마음입니다”면서 “앞으로 새로운 드라마가 결정 되어지고 가수 활동과 일본 활동이 시작되면 불가피하게 스케줄 조정
English Eye Feb. 16, 2011
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신봉선, 가상성형하니 정말 ‘한지민 닮았네’
독특한 외모로 사랑받아 온 개그우먼 박지선, 신봉선, 정주리의 가상성형 사진이 누리꾼 사이에서 화제다.한 온라인 커뮤니티에 올라온 사진에는 몰라보게 달라진 이들 세 명의 모습을 담고 있다.쌍거풀 수술을 한 듯 눈이 커지고 턱도 갸름해진 박지선은 청순한 모습으로 완벽 변신했다.신봉선은 평소 방송에서 “얼핏 보면 한지민을 닮았다”고 말했던대로 가상성형 후 모습에서 전체적으로 한지민의 분위기가 물씬 풍겼다. 정주리 역시 다소 강해 보이던 눈매가 한결 부드러워진데다 피부톤도 밝아져 사랑스러운 모습으로 변신했다.사진을 접한 누리꾼들은 “팬들이 돈 모아 성형수술 시켜주자”는 익살스러운 댓글부터, “실제 성형을 하면 저렇게 될까?”라고 궁금해하는 댓글까지 다양한 반응을 보이고 있다.헤럴드생생뉴스/onlinenews@he
English Eye Feb. 16, 2011
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