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Opposition-led Assembly unilaterally passes bill to probe Marine's death
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Inflation eases in April, continues bumpy ride
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Golden chance to liquidate babies’ gold rings?
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Seoul to more than double military drones by 2026 to counter NK threats
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Russia sent more than 165,000 barrels of refined petroleum to N. Korea in March: White House
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Seoul alerts overseas missions to NK terror threats
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Over 60% of S. Koreans support W100m childbirth incentive: survey
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Key suspects grilled over alleged abuse of power in Marine death inquiry
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‘Inside Out 2’ adds four new emotions, explores teenage life
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Questions raised over fair promotion of RM, NewJeans
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LG, China Mobile join hands for TD-LTE
BARCELONA, Spain ― LG Electronics and China Mobile, the world’s largest mobile carrier, tested the Time Division-Long Term Evolution technology on its Optimus G at the Mobile World Congress on Tuesday.The local electronics manufacturer said that it has joined the effort pushed by China Mobile, which had about 703 million subscribers as of November of last year. “Time Division” refers to receiving and transmitting channels on the same frequency band.“The smartphone business in China will be based
Feb. 27, 2013
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Mobile show floods Barcelona with new smartphones
BARCELONA, Spain ― A fresh and diversified lineup of smartphones caught the eye of many at the world’s biggest mobile trade show.If it was a smartphone, it was there ― from high-tier premium models such as LG Electronics’ Optimus G Pro to Nokia’s Lumia 520, a budget smartphone that costs about $180. Ahead of the game was the 4.7-inch display HTC One, which was shown before a bigger audience than at its launch just ahead of the Mobile World Congress.Other to-be-watched smartphones included Huawei
Feb. 27, 2013
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Lack of sleep leads to groggy genes: study
Lack of sleep has a potentially harmful effect on gene expression, according to a study out Tuesday that sheds light on the link between sleep deficits and a wide range of health conditions.A sleep deficit -- even just a week‘s worth -- can have damaging effects on our genes, researchers said in a new study out Tuesday.Lack of adequate shut-eye had already been linked to conditions from heart disease and cognitive impairment to obesity.But sleep researcher Derk-Jan Dijk and his fellow researcher
Feb. 27, 2013
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Towels are a breeding ground for bacteria
Whenever a person uses a washcloth or towel, skin cells slough off the body and stick to the fabric and serve as food for bacteria, a U.S. germ expert says.Elizabeth Scott, co-director of the Simmons College center for hygiene and health in Boston, says bacteria thrive in the damp, densely woven material, which has lots of nooks and crannies for them to hide in, Men‘s Health magazine reported. As people reuse towels, these bacteria can transfer back to the person and cause skin infections, Scot
Feb. 26, 2013
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Found: Prehistoric Indian Ocean mini-continent
Scientists said Sunday they had found traces of a micro-continent hidden underneath the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius.The slab, dubbed Mauritia, was probably formed around 61-83 million years ago after Madagascar split from India, but eventually broke up and became smothered by thick lava deposits, they said.In a study published in the journal Nature Geoscience, scientists analyzed beach sand on Mauritius that contained ancient zircons between 660 million and about two billion years old.The m
Feb. 26, 2013
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Samsung heir apparent to meet with 30 global mobile carriers
BARCELONA, Spain -- Samsung heir apparent Lee Jay-yong visited the world’s biggest mobile trade show for the first time in three years and met with top executives of Korean telecoms upon his arrival.Lee, vice chairman of Samsung Electronics and the only son of chairman Lee Kun-hee, said that he has meetings lined up with 30 global mobile carriers on Monday and Tuesday on the sidelines of the Mobile World Congress. “My schedule is fully booked,” he told reporters. “I don’t even have 30 minutes of
Feb. 25, 2013
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Relationship anxiety may lower immunity
Concerns and anxieties about close relationships act as a chronic stressor that can compromise immunity, U.S. researchers suggest. Lead author Lisa Jaremka, a post-doctoral fellow in Ohio State University‘s Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, and colleagues asked married couples to complete questionnaires about their relationships. The researchers also collected saliva and blood samples to test participants’ levels of a key stress-related hormone and numbers of certain immune cells.Jarem
Feb. 25, 2013
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Quitting smoking in 50s still improves health: study
A study suggested that people who quit smoking cigarettes in their 50s can still expect an improved health condition. Researchers at the cancer center in Germany conducted the 10-year study with 8,807 male and female participants aged between 50 and 74 years. The study was published in the latest issue of European Journal of Epidemiology.According to the research, the average risk of smokers dying of heart attack or stroke is twice as high as that of non-smokers. Former smokers also had a lower
Feb. 25, 2013
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4G phablets, China focus of mobile show
BARCELONA, Spain ― The annual Mobile World Congress kicked off here on Monday for a four-day run with about 1,500 handset makers and mobile carriers showcasing their latest smartphones and advanced mobile technologies.A number of Korean tech firms including LG Electronics, Samsung Electronics, SK Telecom and KT are taking part in the mobile trade show as they strive to expand their presence overseas.The theme of this year’s event is “New mobile horizon,” and it will be staged at the Fira Gran Vi
Feb. 24, 2013
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Expert: Coffee mug on desk a germ machine
Reusing a coffee mug at the office is great for the environment, but a U.S. germ expert advises taking the mug home for dishwasher washing. Professor Charles P. Gerba of the University of Arizona's Department of Soil, Water and Environmental Science suggested when drinking a mug of coffee at the office, don't nurse the cup for longer than an hour or so. "Colonies of germs are living in your favorite cup. Twenty percent of office mugs carry fecal bacteria, and 90 percent are covered in oth
Feb. 24, 2013
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Slowly cutting salt use would save lives
Slowly cutting back on U.S. salt consumption to achieve a 40 percent reduction would save 280,000 to 500,000 lives over 10 years, researchers say.Lead author Pamela Coxson, a mathematics specialist in the department of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, and colleagues used computer simulations and models to project the effects of reducing salt intake by about 5 percent of a teaspoon of salt per day to lower Americans‘ average intake of 3,600 milligrams per day to about 2,20
Feb. 24, 2013
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India tech tycoon donates $2.3 bn to charity
Indian software tycoon Azim Premji said Saturday he has given $2.3 billion to an education charity that he controls, reportedly the biggest charitable donation in the country‘s recent history.It is his second recent big donation after giving almost $2 billion to the charity in 2010, and came shortly after he joined the Giving Pledge club set up by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and billionaire investor Warren Buffet.In Saturday’s donation, the chairman of software firm Wipro transferred shares
Feb. 24, 2013
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Microsoft added to hacker hit list
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) -- Microsoft joined Facebook and Apple on Friday on the list of US technology titans targeted in recent cyberattacks."As reported by Facebook and Apple, Microsoft can confirm that we also recently experienced a similar security intrusion," Trustworthy Computing team general manager Matt Thomlinson said in a blog post."During our investigation, we found a small number of computers, including some in our Mac business unit, that were infected by malicious software using techniqu
Feb. 23, 2013
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Judge says Samsung, Apple must narrow patent suit
Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. must narrow their patent-infringement lawsuit case scheduled for trial in 2014, a judge ruled.U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh in San Jose, California, Friday told lawyers from both companies that they must “focus and streamline” their cases to 25 patent claims, or elements of the patents at issue, and 25 accused products.Koh made the request from the bench Friday in the latest of two related patent cases. The lawsuit was filed last year and covers technology i
Feb. 22, 2013
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Kyobo launches subscription ebook service
Korea’s biggest bookstore chain Kyobo Book Center has launched a subscription-based e-book service ‘Sam’ and a dedicated e-book reader, sparking disputes about whether its pricing might undercut smaller rivals in the nascent market. In a press conference held on Thursday, Kyobo said its e-book service offers a one to two-year membership to readers, during which they can enjoy a certain number of titles every month. The company also rolled out its own e-book device that runs on Android targeting
Feb. 22, 2013
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Zombie stories legacy of modern wars: scholar
A recent surge in popularity of apocalyptic zombie fiction may be attributed to major wars in human history, a U.S. literary scholar claimed in her recent paper.Angela Becerra Vidergar, a doctoral candidate in comparative literature at Stanford University, alleged that depicting apocalyptic futures may be humans’ way of coping with traumatic events such as World War II.In her doctoral dissertation, “Fictions of Destruction: Post-1945 Narrative and Disaster in the Collective Imaginary,” she said
Feb. 22, 2013
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Gender-based traits ‘flexible’: study
A masculine woman or a feminine man may not be such an exception, a study suggested, citing the greater-than-expected volume of character traits shared by men and women.Men, for example, can be as care-giving, empathetic and self-sacrificing as women. Likewise, women can be talented in science or math, think logically, and value looks when finding a mate -- traits traditionally associated with men. The study analyzed the data of 122 behavioral and personality factors from 13,301 participants who
Feb. 22, 2013
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LG to release Optimus G in Europe
South Korean handset maker LG Electronics Inc. said Friday it will release its flagship Optimus G smartphone in Europe this month.LG said the 4.7-inch display phone that runs on Qualcomm Inc.'s Snapdragon S4 Pro processor will go on sale in Sweden this month before being released in France and Germany.The move comes after LG released the premium smartphone in Canada, Japan, South Korea and the United States as part of its efforts to regain its presence in the mobile market.The company has sold m
Feb. 22, 2013
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KEPCO facing worst debt problems in public sector
State-run power company Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) is facing the worst debt problems among public organizations due to government regulations, a report said Friday.The report by the Korea Institute of Public Finance classify public organizations in four categories in terms of financial stability -- very dangerous, dangerous, cautious and safe -- and said that KEPCO's financial status is "very dangerous" given its current debt problems.KEPCO received the worst grading as its debt came to
Feb. 22, 2013
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Yahoo unveils new features to regain luster
U.S. Internet portal Yahoo Inc. has revamped its main page, highlighting news of interest in a bid to attract more visitors and better compete with rival search engines.The makeover is led by Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer, who took the reins in July 2012 after 13 years at Google, the most visited site in the U.S. last year and the company’s archrival.While providing expanded news content, Yahoo now offers customizable content modules to help users choose content that suits their tastes. “Whether you a
Feb. 21, 2013