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N. Koreans in Libya ordered not to return home: source
A rebel fighter riding on the back of a pickup truck mounted with a multiple rocket launcher, gestures as he flees the town during an advance by pro-Gadhafi forces, on the outskirts of Ajdabiya, Libya, Saturday, April 9, 2011. (AP-Yonhap News)North Korea has ordered its people in Libya not to return home, apparently out of fear that they will spread news of the anti-government uprisings in the Afr
North Korea April 10, 2011
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Three bodies found on New York beach
Police search in the brush by the side of the road on Cedar Beach, near Babylon, N.Y., Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010.(AP)NEW YORK (AFP) - Three bodies have been found on a beach in Long Island, east of New York City, authorities said Monday, bringing to eight the number of corpses found in the same area since December.Local media hyped the idea of a serial killer, but police said they had no suspect at t
World News April 5, 2011
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Little couple holds fairytale wedding in Dalian
The bride Zhu Jie and her groom Qin Xueshi wave to visitors in a pumpkin carriage at their wedding held at the Discoveryland Theme Park in Dalian, Northeast China's Liaoning province, April 1, 2011. (Xinhua News)A 23-year-old "pearl girl", whose height is only 1.22 meters, tied the knot with her boyfriend, who is of a similar size, in the Discoveryland Theme Park in northeastern China's port city
April 4, 2011
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More families are adopting HIV-positive children
(MCT)The immediate task might be coaxing a toddler into one more swallow of nasty-tasting medication. Longer term, there are tough choices to be made about telling that child, and the surrounding community, why those daily doses may be needed for the rest of his or her life.While most adoptions present challenges, there is a distinctive set of them facing parents who decide to adopt children livin
Technology April 4, 2011
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S. Korea's rice wine output falls amid slowing demand
Models promote Makgeolli, Korean rice wine. (Yonhap News)South Korea's production of makgeolli rice wine fell for the first time in 32 months in February amid slowing demand from strong consumption over past few years, data showed Monday.Makgeolli production came to 24,395 kiloliters in February, down 6.8 percent from the same month a year earlier, according to the data provided by Statistics Kore
April 4, 2011
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Zimbabwe mass grave becomes political propaganda
A body is brought to the surface at Monkey William Mine about 200 km from Harare. Hundreds of skeletons found at one of the mine shafts have brought a macabre thrust to election campaigning in Zimbabwe, but the putrefying stench of some corpses still with skin, hair and dripping body fluids has raised doubts over claims white colonial era troops committed the massacres more than thirty years ago.
World News April 3, 2011
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Microsoft skewers Google in EU antitrust complaint
The company logo is displayed is at Google headquarters in Mountain View, Calif.(AP-Yonhap News)BRUSSELS (AP) _ Microsoft Corp. escalated its attack on Google Inc. by complaining to European regulators Thursday that its fiercest rival is an Internet bully that abuses its dominance of online search and advertising.The allegations against Google crystallize the piecemeal gripes that Microsoft has be
Industry April 1, 2011
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Japan expected to repeat territorial claims over Dokdo in diplomatic report
Japan was expected to repeat its territorial claims over South Korea's easternmost islets of Dokdo in its annual diplomatic report, sources said Friday, just two days after Tokyo approved a series of textbooks claiming the islets as its territory.Japan's Cabinet planned to approve the "Diplomatic Blue Paper" report for 2011 that was expected to carry the same territorial descriptions of Dokdo as i
Foreign Affairs April 1, 2011
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S. Korea's consumer prices grow fastest in 29 months in March
Government officials visit a local market to check food prices. (Yonhap News)South Korea's consumer prices grew at the fastest pace in 29 months in March, putting a crimp in the government's efforts to tame soaring inflation, a report showed Friday.According to the report by Statistics Korea, the country's consumer price index jumped 4.7 percent last month from a year earlier, marking the fastest
April 1, 2011
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Japan weighs entombing nuclear plant; IAEA sees criticality
(Yonhap News)Japan is considering pouring concrete into its crippled Fukushima atomic plant as the United Nation’s nuclear watchdog agency warned that a potential uncontrolled chain reaction could cause further radiation leaks.Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano yesterday ruled out the possibility that the two undamaged reactors at Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s six-unit Dai-Ichi plant would be salvag
World News March 31, 2011
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Chatting babies video a YouTube sensation
(YouTube)SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - A video of a pair of diaper-clad babies seemingly engaged in an animated conversation in a home kitchen was a fast-spreading YouTube sensation on Wednesday.The two-minute snippet of the lively exchange between twin brothers barely old enough to stand has been watched more than 2.2 million times since it was uploaded to the Google-owned video sharing website on Valent
March 31, 2011
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Low levels of radiation found in US milk
Milk waiting to be tested sit on shelves in a cooler at the Environmental Protection Agency’s National Air and Radiation Environmental Laboratory in Montgomery, Ala. The laboratory has added a few extra contract workers because of the threat from Japan, officials say. (AP-Yonhap News)WASHINGTON (AP) _ Very low levels of radiation turned up in a sample of milk from the West Coast state of Washingto
World News March 31, 2011
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New vehicles highlight start of Seoul Motor Show
(The General Motors concept car / Yonhap News)The start of the 2011 Seoul Motor Show Thursday was highlighted by the introduction of various new vehicles ranging from concept cars making their international debuts to new models that will soon reach customers throughout the globe.The event started with a press day at the Korea International Exhibition Center (KINTEX). It will be open to the public
Mobility March 31, 2011
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The beauty of space
The surface of Mars is seen from the NASA’s Exploration Rover Spirit on Jan. 28, 2004. The prospect of ever hearing from the stuck Mars rover Spirit is fading after it failed to respond to repeated calls from Earth. (AP-Yonhap News/NASA) The surface of Mercury was captured by Messenger, the first spacecraft to orbit the planet Mercury on March 29, 2011. (AP-Yonhap News/NASA) NASA’s Messenger probe
March 30, 2011
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Radiation fears boost seaweed, dried kelp sales
A customer takes dried seaweed at a local discount store. (Yonhap News)Sales of foods perceived as a defense against radiation exposure have increased sharply in South Korea on concerns over contamination from Japan's crippled nuclear plant, industry sources said Wednesday.South Korea said Tuesday that it has detected traces of radioactive iodine in the air above Seoul and other regions of the cou
Social Affairs March 30, 2011
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