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Contentious grain bill put directly to plenary meeting for vote
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Yoon's approval rating plunges to all-time low
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Will tug-of-war between doctors, government end soon?
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Climate impacts set to cut 2050 global GDP by nearly a fifth
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Trilateral talks acknowledge ‘serious’ slumps of won, yen
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[Graphic News] More Koreans say they plan long-distance trips this year
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[KH Explains] Hyundai's full hybrid edge to pay off amid slow transition to pure EVs
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North Korea removes streetlights along cross-border roads with South
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Russia's denial of entry of S. Korean national unrelated to bilateral ties: Seoul official
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Farming households dip below 1m for first time in 2023
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New treatments emerging for prostate cancer
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the United States and the second most prevalent cause of death after lung cancer. There is data that about one out of every six men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in the U.S. Recent Korean epidemiologic data also shows that the prostate cancer is the fifth-most common in men. Regarding the rate of increase in cancer, however, prostate cancer competes for first place with colorectal cancer in Korea. The prostate gland is a key part of th
Oct. 27, 2011
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Trans fat concerns spread to fertility
Junk food has never been considered healthy, but recent research paints an even gloomier picture: It could affect male fertility and fetal health. Doctors at Harvard University and the University of Murcia found that nutrition may have a direct impact on the male reproductive system. By studying the sperm samples of 188 men between the ages of 18 and 22, the team found that those with high trans fat intakes were at higher risk of infertility. Trans fat is an unhealthy substance, also known as tr
Oct. 27, 2011
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YouTube making deals for original content: WSJ
NEW YORK, Oct 26, 2011 (AFP) - YouTube is teaming up with media companies to produce original content in its latest bid to boost the amount of professional material on the video-sharing site, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.The newspaper said Google-owned YouTube is expected to announce a
Oct. 27, 2011
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Not your fault! Hormones linked to weight regain
NEW YORK (AP) _ Any dieter knows that it's hard to keep off weight you've lost. Now a study finds that even a year after dieters shed a good chunk of weight quickly, their hormones were still insisting, “Eat! Eat! Eat!”The findings suggest that dieters who have regained weight are not just slipping
Oct. 27, 2011
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Secrets of long life sought in DNA of the elderly
NEW YORK (AP) _ George Eberhardt turned 107 last month, and scientists would love to know how he and other older folks like him made it that far. So he's going to hand over some of his DNA.He's one of 100 centenarians taking part in a project announced Wednesday that will examine some of the oldest
Oct. 27, 2011
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Apple's new iPhone applies for gov't radio wave certificate
SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Yonhap) -- Apple Inc. applied for a radio wave certificate at a South Korean national agency for its new iPhone 4S on Wednesday, signaling an imminent domestic launch of its latest smartphone. An official at the National Radio Search Agency, which oversees and certifies th
Oct. 26, 2011
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Panel: Boys should get HPV vaccine given to girls
ATLANTA (AP) — A vaccine against cervical cancer hasn't been all that popular for girls. It may be even a harder sell for boys now that it's been recommended for them too.A government advisory panel on Tuesday decided that the vaccine should also be given to boys, in part to help prevent the c
Oct. 26, 2011
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Teen violence linked to heavy soda diet: study
Researchers in the United States said on Tuesday they had found a "shocking" association -- if only a statistical one -- between violence by teenagers and the amount of soda they drank.High-school students in inner-city Boston who consumed more than five cans of non-diet, fizzy soft drinks every wee
Oct. 25, 2011
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Google’s Android passes Apple to become smartphone application leader
Google Inc.’s Android operating system passed Apple Inc. (AAPL)’s iOS as the most popular software platform for application downloads as consumers bought more Android smartphones. The Google platform accounted for 44 percent of all app downloads in the second quarter, eclipsing Apple’s 31 percent sh
Oct. 25, 2011
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Telescopes solve 2,000-year-old stellar mystery
This undated handout image provide by NASA, combines data from four different space telescopes to create a multi-wavelength view of all that remains of the oldest documented example of a supernova, called RCW 86. NASA announced the findings Monday, Oct. 24, 2011, and said the exploded star was obser
Oct. 25, 2011
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Insomnia linked to higher heart attack risk
As if you didn't have enough to worry about during those sleepless nights, a Norwegian study out Monday suggests that people with insomnia face a 27 to 45 percent higher risk of heart attack.About one-third of people report having trouble sleeping and should see a doctor for help, urged the authors
Oct. 25, 2011
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Jobs admired Zuckerberg for ‘not selling out’
Steve Jobs, who mentored Silicon Valley technology leaders in the months before he died, said he admired Facebook Inc. co-founder Mark Zuckerberg for “not selling out.” “We talk about social networks in the plural, but I don’t see anybody other than Facebook out there,” Jobs told biographer Walter I
Oct. 24, 2011
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BPA in pregnant women might affect kids' behavior
CHICAGO (AP) — Exposure to BPA before birth could affect girls' behavior at age 3, according to the latest study on potential health effects of the widespread chemical.Preschool-aged girls whose mothers had relatively high urine levels of bisphenol-A during pregnancy scored worse but still wit
Oct. 24, 2011
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GPS shoes for Alzheimer’s patients to hit US
The first shoes with built-in GPS devices -- to help track down dementia-suffering seniors who wander off and get lost -- are set to hit the US market this month, the manufacturer says.GTX Corp said the first batch of 3,000 pairs of shoes has been shipped to the footwear firm Aetrex Worldwide, two y
Oct. 24, 2011
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No reports yet of debris from falling satellite
In this undated artist rendering provided by EADS Astrium the scientific satellite ROSAT is seen. On Sunday, Oct. 23, 2011, between 1:45 UTC (3:45 CEST) and 2:15 UTC (4:15 CEST) ROSAT re-entered Earth's atmosphere. (AP-Yonhap News)BERLIN (AP) _ Scientists were trying to establish how and where a def
Oct. 23, 2011
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No link to cancer in large-scale mobile phone study
PARIS (AFP) - The largest study of its kind found no link between long-term use of mobile phones and increased risk of brain tumours, the British Medical Journal (BMJ) reported on Friday.Danish researchers found no evidence of enhanced risk among more than 350,000 mobile-phone subscribers whose heal
Oct. 21, 2011
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Male-minded safety puts female drivers at risk: study
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Women are more likely to sustain injuries in an auto accident because safety features are designed more with men in mind, a study said Thursday.Combing through a decade of data about US motor vehicle accidents, three researchers found the odds of serious injury for female drivers
Oct. 21, 2011
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Samsung trumps Apple in Q3 smartphone sales
(Yonhap News)Samsung Electronics Co. outpaced Apple Inc. in the global smartphone market by more than 10 million handsets during the third quarter of the year, industry data showed Friday.According to the data, Samsung Electronics sold about 27 million smartphones during the July-to-Sept. period, wh
Oct. 21, 2011
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Satellite pieces may hit Earth on weekend
BERLIN (AP) -- Pieces of a retired German satellite hurtling toward the atmosphere may crash to earth this weekend, the German Aerospace Center said Thursday. Undated artist rendering provided by EADS Astrium shows the scientific satellite Rosat. The German Aerospace Center said the retired satellit
Oct. 21, 2011
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Quest for cancer vaccine begins at Mayo Clinic
MINNEAPOLIS ― A few weeks ago, the Mayo Clinic made an intriguing announcement: One of its scientists had discovered a possible way to prevent ovarian and breast cancer with vaccines. And Mayo was ready to start testing them in people.Within days, word had spread around the globe. Hundreds of women
Oct. 20, 2011