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10-man S. Korea lose to Indonesia to miss out on Paris Olympic football qualification
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Hybe-Ador feud should have limited effect on Hybe's overall performance: analysts
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Second Gimpo civil servant found dead, after apologizing for not finishing work
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DP leader says he will meet Yoon without conditions
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First-ever meeting of president, opposition chief set to finally happen
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NewJeans' singles, Japanese debut to proceed as planned, despite Hybe-Ador feud
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Experts raise concerns about Japan putting pressure on Naver over Line
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Samsung mobile chief, Google device head meet in Seoul
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Blinken calls on China to press N. Korea to end its 'dangerous' behavior
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Ship linked to NK arms shipments to Russia is moored in China: State Dept.
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LG to release Optimus G follow-up
South Korean handset maker LG Electronics Inc. on Monday confirmed plans to release the “Optimus G Pro,” a follow-up to its flagship smartphone “Optimus G.”The Optimus G Pro, which is likely to be launched locally in the first quarter, is set to pack a 5.5-inch full high-definition(HD) display and run on a quad-core application processor, the company said.LG said it plans to ramp up the user experience and hardware features of the Optimus G on the new device.The move comes as the handset maker i
Jan. 21, 2013
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‘Quadruple helix’ found as new DNA structure: study
Scientists at Cambridge University said they have found four-stranded DNA in human cells for the first time, noting the finding might possibly relate to cancer treatment. Since the discovery of DNA structure by James Watson and Francis Crick, people have commonly thought its structure to be a double helix. However, researchers at the Cambridge’s Department of Chemistry told journal Natural Chemistry that they have captured the existence of a "quadruple helix" at their lab. The researchers named
Jan. 21, 2013
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Samsung, LG washers get top scores from U.S. magazine
U.S. magazine Consumer Reports has given top ratings to washers manufactured by South Korea’s major home appliance makers Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. in its latest survey, industry sources said Sunday.The February issue of Consumer Reports said Samsung’s front-loading WF457 and WF455 washers received the “excellent” level in washing performance, energy efficiency, water efficiency and vibration, and got “very good” in quietness to garner 89 points in total.LG’s WM8000 front-l
Jan. 20, 2013
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NYC sorbet said effective flu treatment
A New York ice cream company unveiled a new treat it says is specially formulated for flu sufferers.The Influenza Sorbet is a combination of lemon, spicy cayenne pepper and a healthy dose of Maker's Mark bourbon whiskey that will clear the sinuses and soothe scratchy throats.Jeni Britton Bauer, owner of Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams, told the New York Post her sorbet, derived from an old family remedy, has been getting rave reviews."People tell me it's the only thing that makes them feel better,"
Jan. 20, 2013
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Seniors become main users of e-readers in U.K.
One-third of middle-aged British people own a tablet computer or e-book reader, a higher rate than for younger people, according to research.According to research conducted by Mintel, a U.K.-based marketing research company, 29 percent of those over 55 in the U.K. own digital book readers or tablet PCs including Apple’s iPad and Amazon’s Kindle series, while only 22 percent of youngsters said that they used the devices.Among those aged 55 and above, women emerged as the biggest fans of e-book re
Jan. 18, 2013
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Mars image suggests ancient water flow
A European spacecraft has captured a striking image of a river-like structure on Mars believe formed when running water flowed in the distant martian past.A high-resolution stereo camera on the European Space Agency's Mars Express orbiter photographed the 1,000-mile steep-sided channel running through the Promethei Terra Highlands, an ESA release said Thursday.Dubbed the Reull Vallis, it is believed to have been created in Mar's Hesperian period that ended between 3.5 and 1.89 billion years ago,
Jan. 18, 2013
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Facebook rolls out free call feature for US iPhone users
Social media company Facebook added a new calling feature for iPhone users in the United States, BBC reported Friday. iPhone users in the U.S. are now able to call free-of-charge via Facebook Messenger app with Wi-Fi or a cellular-data connection. In the Facebook Messenger app, users can tap the ‘i’ icon in the upper right hand corner to make free calls. Users, however, can only make free calls to friends that have installed Messenger on their iPhones. Calls to landline numbers or friends who lo
Jan. 18, 2013
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Apple market share dips as iPhone 5 glow fades
Apple Inc. saw its global handset market share fall last month on weakening demand for the iPhone 5, its first long-term evolution phone, a report showed Friday.The Silicon Valley firm's market share reached 16 percent in December, down 3 percentage points from the previous month, according to the report by Hong Kong-based researcher Counterpoint Technology Market Research.The decline, which comes three months after the iPhone 5 launch, was partly attributed to North American and European mobile
Jan. 18, 2013
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NASA, Europeans uniting to send spaceship to moon
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AP) ― NASA is teaming up with the European Space Agency to get astronauts beyond Earth’s orbit.Europe will provide the propulsion and power compartment for NASA’s new Orion crew capsule, officials said Wednesday. This so-called service module will be based on Europe’s supply ship used for the International Space Station.Orion’s first trip is an unmanned mission in 2017. Any extra European parts will be incorporated in the first manned mission of Orion in 2021.NASA’s huma
Jan. 17, 2013
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Curiosity readying to drill on Mars
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Scientists have zeroed in on a Martian target for the Curiosity rover to drill into a rock outcrop as flat as a pool table that’s expected to yield fresh insight into the red planet’s history.Running a tad behind schedule, Curiosity was due to arrive at the site in the next several days. After an inspection of the surroundings, the car-size rover will test its drill for the first time “probably in the next two weeks,” project manager Richard Cook of the NASA Jet Propulsion Lab
Jan. 17, 2013
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Politics holds up science belt project
President-elect Park Geun-hye is looking to enhance the country’s science and technology competitiveness with the establishment of a powerful new ministry that will oversee research and development policies and industrialization of innovations. But it seems Park is already facing a major obstacle with the delay of a project to build a mega science and business complex that promised to house world-class basic science research organizations and related business facilities.The government is plannin
Jan. 17, 2013
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Norovirus spreading fast: KCDC
The number of cases of food poisoning caused by the norovirus sharply surged last year, health authorities said on Thursday.The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said a total of 49 cases of norovirus infection were reported last year, an 88.5 percent increase from 26 cases in 2011.The virus spreads quickly, particularly during the winter time. People must wash their hands as frequently as possible until March this year to prevent further infection, the agency said. Noroviruses are
Jan. 17, 2013
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Cancer center for women holds symposium
Ewha Womans University Hospital Cancer Center for Women will hold a symposium on the latest medical progress on cancer treatment on Jan. 25 at its hospital in Mok-dong, western Seoul.Speakers for the event are renowned medical doctors and researchers on women’s cancers, including Seoul National University Hospital professor Park Ung-yang, Korea University Hospital professor Kim Yeol-hong and Dr. Yoo Byeong-cheol of the National Cancer Center.They will talk about the challenge of developing cance
Jan. 17, 2013
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Australian study points to potential cure for AIDS
SYDNEY (AFP) ― An Australian scientist said Wednesday he had discovered how to turn the HIV virus against itself to stop it progressing to AIDS, describing it as a major breakthrough in finding a cure for the disease.David Harrich, from the Queensland Institute of Medical Research, said he had successfully modified a protein in HIV that the virus needed to replicate and instead made it “potently” inhibit virus growth.“I have never seen anything like it. The modified protein works every time,” sa
Jan. 17, 2013
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Common hip problems
The hip is the joint that connects the pelvis to the leg. Pelvic disease often occurs in this joint, which supports much of the body’s weight and has a structure commonly described as a ball and socket. When walking, the joint can be placed under 3-4 times more pressure than caused by body weight, and when running, this pressure can be 10 times more.Pelvic disease can occur after the middle-aged years. Fractures For younger people, fractures around the joint are usually caused by serious acciden
Jan. 17, 2013
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Stem-cell venture goes offshore to sidestep regulations
The Ministry of Health and Welfare and RNL Bio Co., a Seoul-based bio venture, are locking horns over controversial stem cell operations on Korean patients in Japan and China arranged by the firm.The government is considering taking legal action against the stem cell developer for a violation of Korean pharmaceutical law that bans injections of manufactured stem cells without approval from the state-run drug agency.Officials claim the firm has evaded the Korean law because it administered stem c
Jan. 17, 2013
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Samsung-LG dispute escalates
Samsung Display Co. has filed a suit against LG Display Co. seeking the invalidation of the latter’s patents on liquid crystal display, according to legal industry sources Thursday, the latest move in a heated patent tussle between the two display giants.LG Display, the world’s No. 2 maker of LCD, first raised three patent infringement claims on LCD technologies against Samsung Electronics Co. and Samsung Display.In a suit filed with the Seoul Central District Court last month, LG Display argued
Jan. 17, 2013
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Dutch court rules in favor of Samsung
A Dutch court on Wednesday ruled that Samsung Electronics did not infringe on design-related patents of Apple Inc. for its Galaxy tablets, including the flagship 10.1.“We welcome the court’s decision, as making unreasonable claims involving the general design will not be helpful for the consumers or for the development of the industry,” the Suwon-based company said in a statement. Samsung and Apple have been enmeshed in a high-profile patent battle for over a year now, with Samsung ordered to pa
Jan. 17, 2013
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‘Leadership gene’ found: study
Certain qualities that allow a person to become a leader can be inherited, according to a recent study.“We have identified a genotype, called rs4950, which appears to be associated with the passing of leadership ability down through generations,” said the study’s lead author Jan-Emmanuel De Neve from University College London.De Neve, with colleagues from Harvard University, New York University and the University of California, analyzed genetic samples of about 4,000 individuals and found signif
Jan. 17, 2013
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Psychiatric disorders prevalent in inmates
Psychiatric disorders are prevalent among inmates, and mental-health treatment could help former inmates reintegrate into society, U.S. researchers say.Study co-author Jason Schnittker of the University of Pennsylvania, Michael Massoglia of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Christopher Uggen of the University of Minnesota said most common psychiatric disorders found among former inmates, including impulse control disorders, emerge in childhood and adolescence and, therefore, predate incarc
Jan. 17, 2013