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[Weekender] Geeks have never been so chic in Korea
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N. Korea says it test-fired tactical ballistic missile with new guidance technology
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NewJeans members submit petitions over court injunction in Hybe-Ador conflict
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[News Focus] Mystery deepens after hundreds of cat deaths in S. Korea
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S. Korea's exports of instant noodles surpass $100m for 1st time in April: data
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[KH Explains] Why Korea's so tough on short selling
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Actors involved in past controversies return first via streaming service originals
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[Herald Interview] Byun Yo-han's 'unlikable' character is result of calculated acting
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US military commander in S. Korea during Gwangju uprising dies
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‘Kim desperately wanted to denuclearize,’ Moon writes in memoirs
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Nadal, Federer into quarters
DOHA (AP) ― Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer eased into the Qatar Open quarterfinals in rare cool and windy conditions in Doha on Wednesday.Nadal routed German qualifier Denis Gremelmayr 6-2, 6-2, while Federer overwhelmed Slovenia qualifier Grega Zemlja 6-2, 6-3.Federer won his 19th straight match dating to his U.S. Open semifinal loss to top-ranked Novak Djokovic.Federer and Nadal were joined by the sixth-ranked Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who saved two set points in the first set before defeating Flavi
More SportsJan. 5, 2012
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Hamilton lifts Bulls
AUBURN HILLS, Michigan (AP) ― Richard Hamilton scored 14 points in his return to The Palace, and the Chicago Bulls shut down the Detroit Pistons in a 99-83 victory Wednesday night.Hamilton started after missing the previous two games with a sore left groin. He received a warm welcome from Detroit fans, many of whom stood and applauded the veteran guard who spent nine years with the Pistons before being waived prior to this season.Hamilton went 5 of 9 from the field and added five assists. Derric
More SportsJan. 5, 2012
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National soccer team names assistant coaches
The local governing body of football on Thursday named four assistant coaches for the senior national team.The Korea Football Association said Choi Duck-joo, the former head coach of the women’s U17 team, will be the senior assistant alongside head coach Choi Kang-hee.Two assistants will be Shin Hong-ki, formerly with Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in the domestic K-League, and Park Choong-kyun, the ex-coach of the K-League’s Ulsan Hyundai FC.The KFA said Kim Pung-ju, once a goalkeeper coach for the men
SoccerJan. 5, 2012
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United’s title hopes hit by 3-0 loss at Newcastle
LONDON (AP) ― Manchester United handed the initiative back to Manchester City in the English Premier League title race on Wednesday, losing 3-0 at Newcastle on a night its former goalkeeper Tim Howard scored a freak goal in Everton’s loss to Bolton.Newcastle condemned United to a second defeat in four days, with Demba Ba and Yohan Cabaye grabbing superb goals either side of halftime and Phil Jones scoring a late own goal to heap more misery on Alex Ferguson’s side.United was three points behind
SoccerJan. 5, 2012
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Marlins land Zambrano
MIAMI (AP) ― Carlos Zambrano will get a much-needed fresh start with the Miami Marlins. The Chicago Cubs traded their former ace Wednesday for Marlins right-hander Chris Volstad, pending physicals and approval by Major League Baseball, a person familiar with the negotiations said. The person confirmed the deal to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the teams hadn’t announced a deal.Zambrano wore out his welcome in Chicago because of repeated meltdowns and tantrums. The most re
BaseballJan. 5, 2012
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Hyundai Motor sponsors PGA season opener
The 2012 PGA Tour season kicks off this week, and the season-opening event will be sponsored by Hyundai Motor Co., the country’s largest automobile maker.The company announced Thursday that it was again named the official sponsor of the U.S. PGA Tour opener, which is scheduled to tee off on Friday in Hawaii. The traditional first event of the PGA Tour has been played at Kapalua Resort on the island of Maui since 1999. The tournament has had several title sponsors, and Hyundai Motor Co. took over
GolfJan. 5, 2012
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Leafs down Lightning
TORONTO (AP) ― Joffrey Lupul had a goal and three assists, and the Toronto Maple Leafs killed four early power plays ― including a two-man advantage ― in a 7-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday night.The Maple Leafs, who own the NHL’s worst penalty-killing unit, worked on short-handed situations in practice on Monday, and it paid off.Carl Gunnarsson, Mikhail Grabovski, Darryl Boyce, Matt Frattin, Dion Phaneuf and Phil Kessel added goals for Toronto (19-15-5).Vincent Lecavalier, Ste
More SportsJan. 4, 2012
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Nadal, Federer move on in Qatar
DOHA (AP) ― Rafael Nadal struggled past Philipp Kohlschreiber while defending Qatar Open champion Roger Federer routed Nikolay Davydenko in their season openers on Tuesday.The second-ranked Nadal overcame Kohlschreiber of Germany 6-3, 6-7 (2), 6-3 in a match that lasted 2 1/2 hours. Federer, who lost badly to Nadal and No. 1-ranked Novak Djokovic over the weekend at an exhibition tournament in Abu Dhabi, showed he had shaken off the rust by overwhelming the injury-plagued Davydenko 6-2, 6-2 in j
More SportsJan. 4, 2012
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Aldridge leads Blazers to win
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) ― LaMarcus Aldridge had 30 points and eight rebounds to help the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 103-93 on Tuesday night.Wesley Matthews added 16 points for the Blazers, who held Oklahoma City to 34 percent shooting in the second half to push ahead on an off night for All-Stars Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook.Westbrook scored 22 points on 8-for-18 shooting and Durant finished with 19 points while hitting 8 of 26 shots. James Harden made his sixth caree
More SportsJan. 4, 2012
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Injuries testing Steelers’ depth
PITTSBURGH (AP) ― Steelers coach Mike Tomlin knows safety Ryan Clark wants to play in Denver on Sunday when the Steelers take on the Broncos in the wild card round.It’s why Tomlin didn’t give Clark the option.The Steelers (12-4) will begin their quest for a second straight AFC title without Clark, who will be held out of the lineup as a precaution due to a sickle-cell trait that becomes aggravated when playing at higher elevations.Tomlin and Clark met Monday to discuss the situation, with Tomlin
More SportsJan. 4, 2012
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Preparations for 2018 PyeongChang facing obstacles
PyeongChang, the host of the 2018 Winter Olympics, has been under pressure since Tuesday, as reports suggest that there is an error in its game plan.PyeongChang Bid Committee promised in Durban last year that it would connect the country’s major airport in Incheon to the city with a 68 minute-minute travel time during the 2018 Games, but the real travel time could take more than 93 minutes, according to local reports. The claim came after a report revealed that the government had decided not to
More SportsJan. 4, 2012
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Stars missing at PGA opener
KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) ― The list of who’s not at the season-opening Tournament of Champions reads more like a “Who’s Who.”Missing are three of the four major champions ― Charl Schwartzel, Darren Clarke and Rory McIlroy, who at 22 already is on the very short list of golfers capable of moving the needle no matter where they play.If that’s not enough, three of the four World Golf Championship winners from last year are not at Kapalua, either.Luke Donald, the No. 1 player in the world, recently retu
GolfJan. 4, 2012
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Beckham set to stay in Los Angeles
DOHA (AP) ― David Beckham is set to stay with the Los Angeles Galaxy after turning down a chance to join Paris Saint-Germain, the French club said Tuesday.After weeks of negotiations with PSG, the 36-year-old midfielder and former England captain decided he doesn’t want to move his family from the United States.“David Beckham is not coming,” PSG president Nasser al-Khelaifi said at the Qatar Open tennis tournament. “We feel a little disappointed. But both sides agreed it would be better that we
SoccerJan. 4, 2012
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Man City opens three-point lead
Sunderland takes care of Wigan 4-1LONDON (AP) ― Sergio Aguero scored on an early blunder by goalkeeper Pepe Reina, Yaya Toure and James Milner added goals, and Manchester City defeated Liverpool 3-0 Tuesday night to open a three-point lead in the English Premier League.On a night of heavy rain, Aguero put City ahead in the 10th minute with a shot that took a slight deflection and bounced past Reina, who dived but missed the ball entirely. Toure doubled the lead in the 33rd with a header and Miln
SoccerJan. 4, 2012
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Preparations for PyeongChang 2018 face obstacles
PyeongChang, the host of the 2018 Winter Olympics, has been under pressure since Tuesday, as reports suggest that there is an error in its game plan.PyeongChang Bid Committee promised in Durban last year that it would connect the country’s major airport in Incheon to the city with a 68 minute-minute travel time during the 2018 Games, but the real travel time could take more than 93 minutes, according to local reports. The claim came after a report revealed that the government had decided not to
More SportsJan. 4, 2012
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Celtic maintain 2-point lead
GLASGOW (AP) ― Celtic maintained a two-point lead over Rangers at the top of the Scottish Premier League as the Glasgow rivals both won 3-0 on Monday.Celtic’s victory at Dunfermline was secured by Anthony Stokes curling the ball into the bottom corner of the net and Victor Wanyama volleying in a second just before halftime before Charlie Mulgrew completed his side’s 10th successive league win after the break.Rangers bounced back from its Old Firm derby defeat with a convincing win over Motherwel
More SportsJan. 3, 2012
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Fulham sinks Arsenal
LONDON (AP) ― Steve Sidwell tied the score in the 85th minute and Bobby Zamora got the go-ahead goal in the second minute of stoppage time, giving Fulham a 2-1 victory over Arsenal on Monday night that knocked the Gunners from the Premier League’s top four.Laurent Koscielny’s 21st-minute goal on a header put Arsenal ahead, but the Gunners played a man short after Johan Djourou was ejected for his second yellow card following a rough tackle in the 78th.Chelsea moved into fourth with a 2-1 victory
More SportsJan. 3, 2012
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Sports figures choose teams in elections
WASHINGTON (AP) ― The New York Giants and New York Jets share an NFL stadium but their owners don’t share political views. Woody Johnson of the Jets is a top fundraiser for GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney, while Giants co-owner Jonathan Tisch is a generous backer of President Barack Obama.They’re among a host of owners, executives, athletes and coaches from across the sports world supporting candidates in the 2012 election cycle.Even the NFL and Major League Baseball have political action
More SportsJan. 3, 2012
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Oregon rolls to win Rose Bowl
PASADENA, California (AP) ― Oregon’s incredible offense busted up Wisconsin and the record books on the way to the Ducks’ first Rose Bowl presented by Vizio victory in 95 years.Darron Thomas passed for 268 yards and three touchdowns, freshman De’Anthony Thomas scored on runs of 91 and 64 yards, and the Ducks (No. 5 BCS, No. 6 AP) earned their first bowl victory under coach Chip Kelly, holding off Wisconsin 45-38 Monday night in the highest-scoring Rose Bowl ever played.And it wasn’t over until t
More SportsJan. 3, 2012
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Rangers rally to beat Flyers in Classic
PHILADELPHIA (AP) ― Henrik Lundqvist stopped Danny Briere’s penalty shot with 19 seconds left, Brad Richards scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and the New York Rangers rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 in the Winter Classic on Monday at Citizens Bank Park.Playing on a rink that stretched from first base to third base, the Rangers made the league’s fifth Classic event a memorable one to stay atop the Eastern Conference standings.Mike Rupp scored
More SportsJan. 3, 2012