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President Yoon Suk Yeol defiant as impeachment momentum grows
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Ruling party leader says impeachment against Yoon now only solution
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Yoon’s martial law defense fans impeachment calls from his party
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Assembly vote on Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment set for 4 p.m. Saturday
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Cho Kuk sentenced 2 years, loses seat, shot at presidency
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Full text of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's address to the nation on Thursday
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Foreign spies and compromised election system: Yoon seeks to rally the right
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Diverging exec shakeups: Samsung backs veterans; Hyundai rings changes
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Two Korean business leaders make Forbes list of 'most powerful women'
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Opposition leader urges ruling party lawmakers to vote for Yoon Suk Yeol impeachment
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China’s purple sand tea pots on show
Yixing Purple Sand Pottery Arts Factory leads tea-making culture and art investment in ChinaA small tea pot made headlines around the world in 2010 when it was sold for 12.32 million RMB ($1.94 million) at China Guardian’s auction in Beijing. It was not made of diamonds or gold, but of purple sand by renowned Chinese potter Gu Jingzhou. Acclaimed artist Wu Fan did the tea pot’s engravings.Though unfamiliar to many, purple sand has been considered a top-quality material for making tea utensils s
Dec. 22, 2011
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Deafness shaped Beethoven’s music
PARIS (AFP) ― Progressive deafness profoundly influenced Beethoven’s compositions, prompting him to choose lower-frequency notes as his condition worsened, scientists said on Tuesday.Beethoven first mentioned his hearing loss in 1801 at the age of 30, complaining that he was having problems hearing the high notes of instruments and voices.By 1812, people had to shout to make themselves understood and in 1818, he started to communicate through notebooks. In his last few years before his death in
Dec. 21, 2011
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Russian enamels bequeathed to Walters Art Museum
BALTIMORE (AP) ― Hundreds of Russian enamels collected over decades by a Washington arts patron have been given to the Walters Art Museum, which said Tuesday that the gift reaffirms its position as a leading center for the study of Russian art.More than 260 enamels from the 17th through the early 20th centuries are in the collection amassed by Jean M. Riddell, who died last year at the age of 100. The private collection was internationally recognized as the finest of its kind in the United State
Dec. 21, 2011
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George Michael ‘well,’ Christmas at home unclear
VIENNA (AFP) ― British pop star George Michael is doing well in hospital in Vienna but whether he will be able to spend Christmas back in Britain was still uncertain, one of his Austrian doctors said Tuesday.“We know that he is doing well. And we are generally optimistic,” Christoph Zielinski of Vienna’s General Hospital (AKH) told ORF radio.On whether Michael would be able to return home for the holidays or have to spend Christmas in hospital, Zielinski only said that the matter still had to be
Dec. 21, 2011
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Thousands pay last respects to ‘barefoot diva’ Cesaria Evora
MINDELO, Cape Verde (AFP) ― Thousands of mourning fans, from ordinary people to national leaders, gathered Tuesday for the funeral of Cape Verde’s legendary singer Cesaria Evora.The beloved “barefoot diva” died Saturday at age 70 on her native island of Sao Vicente and her body was taken from the hospital Tuesday to her family’s home in Mindelo.Her fans, many in tears and singing her songs, lined the streets to see her casket pass, accompanied by 30 honour guards from the army of Cape Verde, an
Dec. 21, 2011
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'27 Club' of dead rockers is a myth, says study
PARIS, Dec 21, 2011 (AFP) - Fame boosts the risk of early death for rock stars but the claim that the peril is greatest at the age of 27 is false, according to a study published on Tuesday by the British Medical Journal (BMJ).The theory of the "27 Club" spread earlier this year when Amy Winehouse jo
Dec. 21, 2011
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Change in black and white
Late photographer Limb Eung-sik’s works take viewers on a journey back in timeWar refugee children stare at the camera with hungry eyes and muddy clothes in a photo taken in Seoul in 1950. Only 20 years later, though still captured in black and white, women are gaily walking down the shopping streets of Myeong-dong decked in hot pants and miniskirts. South Korea’s dramatic changes from the 1930s up until the 1980s captured by late photographer Limb Eung-sik are on display at the National Museum
Dec. 20, 2011
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Paul McCartney releasing an album of standards
NEW YORK (AP) -- Paul McCartney is releasing an album of standards -- plus two new songs of his own.The former Beatle announced Monday that his new disc will be out Feb. 7. It doesn’t have a title yet. He‘s already streaming one song, ``My Valentine,’‘ on his website.McCartney says he and John Lennon were inspired in their own writing by some of the standards. Some of them he first heard when his father performed them at home on piano.Eric Clapton and Stevie Wonder make appearances on the disc,
Dec. 20, 2011
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Collaboration is key at VH1 Divas event
NEW YORK (AP) ― VH1 may have honored singing divas at its annual VH1 Divas special, but the night was all about collaboration.50 Cent was hand-in-hand with Chaka Khan on the red carpet; Mavis Staples screamed her love for Florence Welch of Florence + the Machine and Ledisi gushed over meeting Martha Reeves.“It’s exciting. You see me, I’m standing next to the fire,’’ 50 Cent said, while Khan laughed. The rapper said he called the veteran singer and told her he wanted to be her date. He said he an
Dec. 20, 2011
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Exhibit on Auld Lang Syne’s mysterious roots
NEW YORK (AFP) ― At the stroke of midnight this New Year’s, millions of people around the globe will hold hands and belt out the famous song “Auld Lang Syne” ― but how many will have a clue what it means?The Scottish poem and heartstring-tugging tune are reckoned to vie for the title of most widely recognized song on the planet after “Happy Birthday.”From the drunken masses in London’s Trafalgar Square to small towns in New Zealand, “Auld Lang Syne” is a staple of New Year’s, while the tune, set
Dec. 19, 2011
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Frith painting nets $780,000 at auction
LONDON (AP) ― A long-lost Victorian painting by William Powell Frith sold for 505,250 pounds ($782,680) at a London auction, Christie’s auction house said Thursday.“The Derby Day’’ is an early version of one of the era’s most famous pictures ― Frith’s teeming, picaresque image of the crowds at an 1850s horse race, from a rich family in their carriage to gamblers, acrobats and prostitutes.The finished painting hangs in the Tate Britain gallery in London. The 15-by-35 inch (39 centimeter by 91 cen
Dec. 18, 2011
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Louvre and Nintendo aim to make art child’s play
PARIS (AFP) ― The Louvre said Thursday it has teamed up with Nintendo to hand out 3D game consoles to guide visitors through its vast art collections, as part of a stepped up digital drive at the Paris museum.Starting in March, the world’s most visited museum will gradually replace its traditional audio-guides ― used by just four percent of its 8.5 million annual visitors ― with 3DS pocket consoles.“We are the first museum in the world to do this,” Agnes Alfandari, museum’s head of multimedia to
Dec. 18, 2011
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Seoul City renews contract with maestro Chung
Seoul Metropolitan City confirmed on Friday the renewal of the contract between Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra and world-renowned conductor Chung Myung-whun. Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon and Chung agreed on the new contract over a luncheon meeting on Friday in central Seoul. Chung will continue at his post as the artistic director and conductor of the orchestra for the next three years with a reduced salary of 1.7 billion won. He will receive a basic salary of 242 million won, the same as the previou
Dec. 18, 2011
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Curators gather for show at top-rated art university
Organizers keen to see how public reacts to Han Hyo-seok’s controversial work at ‘HOMA Curator Project’Not one but 18 curatorial teams got together to make a single art exhibition and fair. South Korean curators ranging from debutants to veterans organized “HOMA Curators Project,” composed of their mini exhibitions, which is currently underway at Hongik Museum of Art in Hongik University, known for its top-notch art program.The first division of the two-part show is organized by 11 acclaimed ar
Dec. 18, 2011
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Beach Boys announce 50th anniversary reunion tour
NEW YORK (AP) ― It’s almost winter, but get ready for some surf and sun: The Beach Boys are reuniting.The founding members of the classic rock group ― Brian Wilson, Mike Love and Al Jardine ― announced Friday they are getting back together to celebrate their 50th anniversary. They’re working on a new album and also plan a 50-date tour that will take them around the world.“This anniversary is special to me because I miss the boys, and it will be a thrill for me to make a new record and be on stag
Dec. 18, 2011
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Kids less depressed and more creative after ‘Hanwha Art Plus’
Children who received art and culture education supported by a local company became less depressed, aggressive and self-critical, while becoming more creative, curious, humorous and content with life, according to a recent survey. Researchers including Kim So-young, professor of business administration at Sookmyung University announced such results after conducting in-depth interviews and surveys of 100 participants of the “Hanwha Art Plus” program. Hanwha group has been offering the “Hanwha Art
Dec. 15, 2011
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Herald artday kicks off second online auction
Over 100 works by South Korean artists from up-and-coming to veterans on auctionHerald artday, a subsidiary of the Herald Media group, opens its second online auction on Friday. It will roll out 105 artworks by acclaimed South Korean artists ranging from up-and-coming figures such as Mari Kim, Lee Woo-lim and Heo Yang-gu to, veteran artists such as Lee U-fan, Kim Tschang-yeul, Suh Seok and Kim Chong-hak. Smaller artworks will also be available, selected especially for the Christmas season. Nota
Dec. 15, 2011
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Is latest move by Damien Hirst one spot too many?
Damien Hirst does not consider himself a serious gambler. He likes to play roulette “because it’s easy.” And he tells a story about learning the “fail-safe rules for blackjack” from his London gallerist Jay Jopling, only to lose all of his money at the table within two hours.But when it comes to the art world, Hirst is known for a showy sort of risk-taking, even if at 46 his prime rock-star-style binge partying days are largely behind him. His most famous artworks hinge on a sort of brinkmanship
Dec. 14, 2011
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Rediscovered Bruegel painting on display
MADRID (AFP) ― Spain’s Prado museum on Monday put on display for the first time a canvas painted by the 16th-century Flemish master Pieter Bruegel the Elder which was discovered last year.The painting, The Wine of St Martin’s Day, shows about 100 peasants, beggars, thieves and drunks all struggling to get some of the wine from the first barrel of the season.In September 2010 curators at the Madrid museum identified the canvas as having been painted by the artist after an X-ray revealed fragments
Dec. 13, 2011
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Largest armor collection on auction
BERLIN (AFP) ― A German octogenarian puts his lifelong fascination with armour under the hammer Tuesday when the largest private collection of medieval weapons goes on sale for millions of euros.The collection, valued at between three and four million euros ($4-5.4 million), goes up for auction in Brussels and includes not only classical armour and weaponry such as shields, helmets and swords, but also crustaceans.“Man does not have a shell, he had to make one,” collector Karsten Klingbeil, from
Dec. 13, 2011