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Court refuses injunction on medical school expansion
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Why Korean crime stories typically feature nameless, faceless perpetrators
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Debate on 'no-seniors zones' heats up
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Rare mid-May heavy snow warning issued over mountainous areas of Gangwon
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S. Korea, Cambodia forge strategic partnership
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Is NewJeans headed for a long 'break'?
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[KH Explains] Hyundai-backed Motional’s struggles deepen as Tesla eyes August robotaxi debut
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Police raid popera singer Kim Ho-joong's house over hit-and-run suspicions
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Trump may like to 'solve' N. Korean nuclear problem if reelected: ex-official
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New Seoul High Prosecutors’ Office chief vows full-fledged probe into first lady
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16 year-old girls turn up at prom in helicopter
Two 16-year-old girls in the U.K. showed up Friday to their school’s end-of-year prom in a helicopter.Chloe Webb and Lauren Huggett stunned their friends by arriving at the party with a helicopter instead of a limousine as other students did. “All our friends were really shocked -- they could not believe it,” said Webb. They wanted to use a limousine, but when they tried to book it, none were available. So, Huggett’s father paid 500 pounds ($780) to rent the helicopter for his daughter and her f
CultureJuly 5, 2012
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Cantona presents ‘Football Rebels’ at Sarajevo film festival
SARAJEVO (AFP) ― French football superstar turned actor Eric Cantona will present his documentary “Football Rebels” at the Sarajevo film festival that opens on July 6, organizers said Wednesday.The documentary, a story of five international players and their activities off the pitch against corporative influence on sport and society, is directed by Gilles Perez and Gilles Rof and will be shown on July 11.It follows humanitarian and social activities by Ivorian Didier Drogba, Chilean Carlos Casze
PerformanceJuly 5, 2012
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Chestnut wins 6th straight title, downs 68 dogs
Joey Chestnut ate his way to a sixth straight win at the Fourth of July hot dog eating contest at Coney Island on Wednesday, downing 68 to tie his personal best in a sweaty, gag-inducing spectacle.Last year, the 28-year-old San Jose, California, man nicknamed “Jaws” won with 62 hot dogs. He bested his main rival this year by 16 dogs, scarfing down all 68 in 10 minutes in the sweltering summer hea
FoodJuly 5, 2012
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Lifeguard in Florida fired after saving drowning man
WASHINGTON—A young lifeguard in Florida has lost his job after rescuing a drowning man in a section of beach he was not assigned to patrol, local news media reported Wednesday.Tomas Lopez, 21, was manning his post on Hallandale Beach, north of Miami, on Monday afternoon when a beach-goer alerted him to a swimmer struggling in an “unprotected” part of the beach.“It was a long run, but someone neede
PeopleJuly 5, 2012
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Beloved U.S. actor Griffith dies at 86
RALEIGH, North Carolina (AP) ― Andy Griffith, who made homespun Southern wisdom his trademark as the wise sheriff in “The Andy Griffith Show” and the rumpled defense lawyer in “Matlock,” died Tuesday. He was 86. Griffith died about 7 a.m. at his coastal home, Dare County Sheriff Doug Doughtie said in a statement. “Mr. Griffith passed away this morning at his home peacefully and has been laid to rest on his beloved Roanoke Island,” Doughtie told the Associated Press, reading from a family stateme
FilmJuly 4, 2012
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Training center for all seasons
Following is the ninth in a series of articles in which leading architects discuss their representative work. ― Ed.The master plan for the University of Seoul Gangchon Training Center includes a research institute and Gangchon Seowon to be completed by 2018, the 100th anniversary of the University of Seoul. Development of the training center’s main building and accommodation building ― the first stage of the master plan ― has been completed, earning the site the symbolic status of the university
Arts & DesignJuly 4, 2012
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‘All Eyes on Korea’ vies for London limelight
Korean Culture Centre UK on a 100-day journey to promote Korean culture in the Olympic host cityIt all started with K-pop. Interest in Korean pop artists has led to many young Europeans wanting to know more about Korea and its other cultural offerings such as food, traditional music, film and art. To meet the growing interest, Korean Culture Centre UK kicked off a three-month-long journey titled “All Eyes on Korea” last month to offer a wide range of creative Korean culture in various parts of L
CultureJuly 4, 2012
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Stone picks 5 films about strong women
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Some of Oliver Stone’s best-known and most-celebrated films ― including “Platoon,’’ “Wall Street,’’ and “Born on the Fourth of July’’ ― focus on complicated men. But his latest, the violent drug thriller “Savages,’’ has a couple of formidable females at its center: Salma Hayek as the stylish, ruthless leader of a Mexican drug cartel and Blake Lively as an Orange County princess who must find a resourcefulness she never knew she had.In that spirit, Stone was kind enough to pick
FilmJuly 4, 2012
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Seoul festival to show best of world animation
SICAF 2012 to feature 300 animated films, diverse cartoon exhibitionsSome 300 animated films, diverse cartoon exhibitions and business workshops for anime-artists are to take place in Korea’s capital this month, offering entertainment for viewers and market opportunities for artists.The annual Seoul International Cartoon and Animation Festival (SICAF) opens on July 18 in several locations in Seoul, the festival’s organizing committee announced last week. The festival this year is divided into t
FilmJuly 4, 2012
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Korean professor wins best paper award at SNS conference
Cha Mi-young, a professor of cultural technology at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, has won the prestigious Best Paper Award at the International AAAI Conference on Weblogs and Social Media, the university announced on Wednesday. The paper titled “The Emergence of Conventions in Online Social Network” was co-written by professor Cha and researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Software Systems to verify the formation process of the social conventions on Twitter. Social
PeopleJuly 4, 2012
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French language takes center stage at Quebec forum
The first global forum on French kicked off in the Canadian province of Quebec Monday aimed at strengthening the language of Moliere in a world dominated by English.“I could tell you that the French language is doing well, that it is spoken and taught on five continents, that the number of speakers is growing and that it promises to have a brilliant future, especially in Africa,” declared Abdou Diouf, secretary general of the International Organization of La Francophonie (OIF), a union of French
CultureJuly 4, 2012
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The Great Seal
Dear Readers: Happy Fourth of July! While you are enjoying the outdoor barbecue, here’s a little history to go with the day: The United States has a Great Seal that is used to authenticate certain documents issued by the federal government. The Great Seal has a picture of a bald eagle with its wings outstretched, holding a bundle of 13 arrows in one talon and an olive branch in the other. The arrows refer to the 13 original states, and the olive branch symbolizes a desire for peace. The olive br
PerformanceJuly 4, 2012
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Quincy Jones brings jazz prodigies to Montreux stage
MONTREUX, Switzerland (Reuters) ― Quincy Jones brought the future to the famed Montreux stage as young musicians from Azerbaijan, Cuba, North America and Slovakia stole the show from veteran openers Bobby McFerrin and Chick Corea.“This is the future, the young ones, they’ve turned it around and taken it back up top ... It’s all mixed up, Bebop and Hip Hop,” the legendary U.S. producer told a sell-out audience at Miles Davis Hall. “This is the best talent all over the planet. They blow my mind th
PerformanceJuly 4, 2012
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Stone Roses reunion triumph leaves fans wanting more
MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) ― The Stone Roses staged one of the most eagerly anticipated reunions in British pop over the weekend, and despite rain and an overloaded transport system to and from the gigs, the Manchester band left hundreds of thousands of fans wanting more.Lead singer Ian Brown, guitarist John Squire, bassist Gary “Mani” Mounfield and drummer Alan “Reni” Wren played to three sellout crowds at Heaton Park in Manchester on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, formally burying their high
PerformanceJuly 4, 2012
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Super Junior’s back with ‘Sexy, Free & Single’
Hallyu star group Super Junior has returned with their sixth full-length album “Sexy, Free & Single” with member Kangin rejoining the group after serving his military service.Known to many as Asia’s “Emperor Gwanggaeto,” Super Junior said they sought a new music style in their latest album, escaping from the repeated acid funky style in their previous work and trying out European house. “We have been singing similar songs from our third to fifth album. We wanted to do something new and change ou
PerformanceJuly 4, 2012
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Mel Gibson being accused by his stepmom
Actor Mel Gibson’s stepmother Teddy Gibson, 78, accused him of terrorizing her with verbal abuse, citing “acts of domestic violence” by the 56-year-old movie star.She requested a restraining order, while Mel Gibson didn’t comment on the issue.Teddy Gibson and John Gibson married in 2001 but the two are now divorcing. She claims his son was behind the estranged relations with her husband.Prior to the latest brawl, the actor was involved in another domestic violence case against his ex-girlfriend
FilmJuly 4, 2012
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It’s official, no mermaids: U.S. government
U.S. government’s marine science agency has officially declared that mermaids do not exist, according to local news reports.“No evidence of aquatic humanoids has ever been found,” the National Ocean Service wrote online last week.The post appears to be a response to pouring inflow of public inquiries following a TV show called “Mermaids: The Body Found” aired on Discovery Channel’s Animal Planet network in May.The agency acknowledged the timing of the post was "arguably" tied to the documentary,
TelevisionJuly 4, 2012
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Conference to seek new frontiers in Korean tourism
The annual international tourism conference kicks off Wednesday in Ulsan, gathering international and domestic tourism experts and highlighting recent tourism trends. More than 100 foreign participants including chief editors of major tourism journals ― Rick Perdue of Journal of Travel Research and former editor-in-chief of Annals of Tourism Research Jafar Jafari among them ― are attending the 72nd conference organized by the Tourism Sciences Society of Korea.Local participants include TOSOK pre
TravelJuly 3, 2012
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New designer revitalizes Dior’s classic silhouette
PARIS (AP) ― The start of haute couture week in Paris is a must on any self-respecting fashionista’s calendar.But day one of the French capital’s fall-winter 2012 shows was different: It’s what’s called a fashion event.Monday was the debut of Christian Dior’s new designer Raf Simons ― the first chance to see into the future of a storied powerhouse.Ever since last year’s dismissal of John Galliano, the house has been looking for a new, stronger direction.In Simons’ triumphant offering ― which mod
Arts & DesignJuly 3, 2012
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Shim Chung returns as Juliet
UBC’s principal dancer Ahn Ji-eun to star in Kenneth MacMillan’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’She’s done “Swan Lake,” “Sleeping Beauty” and “Nutcracker.”But many local ballet fans will remember ballerina Ahn Ji-eun as Shim Chung, the girl who pays off her blind father’s debts by selling herself to sailors and later plunges into the sea.The Korean folktale ballet, which is also the signature repertoire of Korea’s Universal Ballet Company, also remains the 36-year-old dancer’s favorite for its rich theatrica
PerformanceJuly 3, 2012