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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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Three medical students sentenced to prison for sexual abuse
Three former medical students from one of South Korea's most prestigious universities were sentenced to jail on Friday for sexually harassing an inebriated female schoolmate during a trip. (Yonhap News)The Seoul Central District Court sentenced a 23-year-old male student surnamed Park, one of
Sept. 30, 2011
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'Alarm clock' gene identified
The human body has a so-called alarm clock gene that wakes up even if one hasn’t set the bedside alarm, U.S. researchers say.Researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, Calif., said they identified a new component of the biological clock, a gene responsible for starting the
Sept. 30, 2011
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If you're happy and you know it, did you tweet?
WASHINGTON (AP) — Twitter confirms it: People tend to wake up in a good mood and are happiest on weekends.The fast-paced forum is offering scientists a peek at real-time, presumably little-filtered human behavior and thoughts. Cornell University researchers turned to the microblog to study moo
Sept. 30, 2011
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China launches module for space station
BEIJING (AP) — China launched an experimental module to lay the groundwork for a future space station on Thursday, underscoring its ambitions to become a major space power over the coming decade.The box car-sized Tiangong-1 module was shot into space from the Jiuquan launch center on the edge
Sept. 30, 2011
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Scientists warn of carcinogens in fruit juice
Scientists from the University of Copenhagen warned that fruit juices drunk by millions of children each day could contain a harmful chemical linked to cancer, the Daily Mail newspaper quoted Tuesday. Researchers have found high levels of antimony ― which can be lethal in large doses ― in many popul
Sept. 29, 2011
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Dads less likely to die of heart problems
Fatherhood may be a kick in the old testosterone, but it may also help keep a man alive. New research suggests that dads are a little less likely to die of heart-related problems than childless men are.The study ― by the AARP, the government and several universities - is the largest ever on male fer
Sept. 29, 2011
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How to eat just the right amount
Have you ever kept eating even when you are full?Overeating can cause not only weight gain but also gastroesophageal reflux, which can damage the internal organs. Prof. Kim Jong-gab of Konkuk University Institute of Body Culture Study said people nowadays are more likely to overeat than in the past.
Sept. 29, 2011
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Build resistance to flu-type illnesses
Everyone must have had a cold.And flu is one of the most common acute diseases, which can easily strike a whole family at once. However, not many people can tell how to prevent flu-type illnesses easily. Influenza, or flu, is a respiratory infection caused by a variety of viruses. They are composed
Sept. 29, 2011
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Suicide more common in smokers, short people
Smokers, short people those with light builds are more likely to die by suicide, research suggested Tuesday. According to professor Ji Sun-ha of Yonsei University and the National Health Insurance Corporation which tracked 1,329,525 people from 1992, 389 men and 83 women committed suicide.Men shorte
Sept. 29, 2011
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Study: Dialysis 3 times weekly might not be enough
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A major study challenges the way diabetics and others with failing kidneys have been treated for half a century, finding that three-times-a-week dialysis to cleanse the blood of toxins may not be enough.Deaths, heart attacks and hospitalizations were much higher on the day after
Sept. 29, 2011
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Study: Dads less likely to die of heart problems
Fatherhood may be a kick in the old testosterone, but it may also help keep a man alive. New research suggests that dads are a little less likely to die of heart-related problems than childless men are.The study -- by the AARP, the government and several universities - is the largest ever on male fe
Sept. 29, 2011
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Scores got sick, 1 died trying to kill bedbugs
ATLANTA (AP) -- Bedbugs don’t make you sick. But the poisons used to kill them can.A government study released Thursday found that dozens of Americans have fallen ill from the insecticides, and a North Carolina woman died after using 18 cans of chemical fogger to attack the tiny blood suckers.Becaus
Sept. 29, 2011
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Build resistance to flu-type illnesses
Everyone must have had a cold.And flu is one of the most common acute diseases, which can easily strike a whole family at once. However, not many people can tell how to prevent flu-type illnesses easily. Influenza, or flu, is a respiratory infection caused by a variety of viruses. They are composed
Sept. 29, 2011
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Eating just the right amount
Have you ever kept eating even when you are full?Overeating can cause not only weight gain but also gastroesophageal reflux, which can damage the internal organs. Prof. Kim Jong-gab of Konkuk University Institute of Body Culture Study said people nowadays are more likely to overeat than in the past.
Sept. 29, 2011
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Korea to open world’s 11th super science computing hub
South Korea will soon open a super science data computing hub capable of processing more than 20 petabytes of information, joining a select group of 10 countries that operate such a facility, the science ministry said Thursday.The new Global Science Experimental Data Hub Center (GSDC) will begin ser
Sept. 29, 2011
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China tells police to use social media
China has ordered police nationwide to make more use of social networking sites to ensure greater openness and "dispel misunderstandings", the state Xinhua news agency said Tuesday.Huang Ming, vice-minister of public security, delivered the message at a conference on Monday aimed at helping law enfo
Sept. 29, 2011
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Amazon unveils $199 Kindle Fire tablet
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos on Wednesday showed off the Kindle Fire, a $199 tablet computer, challenging Apple's iPad by extending its Kindle brand into the world of full-color, multipurpose devices. Jeff Bezos, chairman and CEO of Amazon.com, introduces the Kindle Fire at a news conference Wednesday in N
Sept. 29, 2011
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Samsung, Microsoft expand smartphone partnership
NEW YORK (AP) -- Microsoft and Samsung Electronics have agreed to cross-license each other's patent portfolios, with Microsoft getting royalties for the mobile phones and tablets Samsung sells that run the Android operating system.Microsoft Corp. and Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday that they
Sept. 28, 2011
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Samsung hints at all-out war against new iPhone
Samsung Electronics Co. will seek a global sales ban on the upcoming iPhone as part of an all-out war against Apple Inc., a high-ranking company official said Wednesday, signaling a shift in its position on the deepening legal row.Samsung, which is embroiled in some 20 patent lawsuits with Apple aro
Sept. 28, 2011
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Another satellite set to plunge to Earth
A German astronomy satellite is set to plunge uncontrolled back to Earth in late in October, or early in November, CBS reported.This comes just days after the 20-year-old Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite entered Earth's atmosphere and plunged into the southern Pacific Ocean.While slightly smaller
Sept. 28, 2011