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Russia sent more than 165,000 barrels of refined petroleum to N. Korea in March: White House
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Key suspects grilled over alleged abuse of power in Marine death inquiry
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S. Korean children, teens grow taller, mature faster than before: study
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[Graphic News] Number of coffee franchises in S. Korea rises 13%
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Some junior doctors are returning: Health Ministry
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Army takes group action against Hybe for neglecting BTS
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[Robert J. Fouser] AI changes rationale for learning languages
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Marine Corps commander summoned by CIO for questioning on alleged influence-peddling case
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Woman dangling from power lines rescued by residents holding blanket
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Ador CEO's request for exclusive right to terminate NewJeans' contract with Hybe refused in February
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Basel extends Champions League run
Basel keeps upsetting some of European soccer’s biggest powers.Substitute Valentin Stocker scored in the 86th minute, giving the Swiss team a 1-0 win over Bayern Munich on Wednesday night in the first leg of the Champions League’s second round.In the group stage, Basel tied Manchester United at Old Trafford, then defeated the Red Devils to eliminate the three-time champions,“We have beaten possibly two of the best teams in the world,” Basel goalkeeper Yann Sommer said.Marseille also scored late
Feb. 23, 2012
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Korea soccer qualifies for 2012 London Olympics
South Korea clinched a berth in men’s soccer at the London Olympics, blanking home side Oman 3-0 in the penultimate regional qualification contest.At Al Seeb Sports Stadium in the Omanese capital, winger Nam Tae-hee scored seconds into the match, and his teammates added a pair of second-half goals to send Korea to its seventh-straight Olympics.The victory gave Korea a four-point cushion over Oman at the top of Group A with one game left for both nations. Korea is at top with 11 points on three w
Feb. 23, 2012
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S. Korea qualifies for London Olympics men's football
South Korea clinched a berth in men's football at the London Olympics here Wednesday, blanking home side Oman 3-0 in the penultimate regional qualification contest.South Korea`s national soccer team celebrate after Nam Tae-hee (second from left) scored the first goal. (Yonhap News)At Al Seeb Sports
Feb. 23, 2012
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Chelsea captain Terry to have knee surgery
LONDON (AP) ― Chelsea captain John Terry will have knee surgery and be sidelined for up to six weeks, a further blow to the team’s faltering season but relieving interim England coach Stuart Pearce of a potentially difficult roster selection.Terry has not played for more than three weeks and Chelsea’s medical team decided on Tuesday that the defender must have an operation on his right knee. The center back trained Monday in Italy on the eve of Chelsea’s Champions League match against Napoli but
Feb. 22, 2012
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Napoli tops Chelsea 3-1
Chelsea fared nearly as badly as Arsenal on its trip to Italy, leaving English clubs in danger of missing the Champions League quarterfinals for the first time since 1996.Ezequiel Lavezzi scored two goals and Edinson Cavani had one as Napoli rallied from an early deficit for a 3-1 victory Tuesday night in the first leg of the total-goals, second-round series.In the earlier game, Pontus Wernbloom scored on the last play as CSKA Moscow held visiting Real Madrid to a 1-1 tie.“We will analyze strong
Feb. 22, 2012
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Park Chu-young sent to reserves
Arsenal’s Park Chu-young was relegated to the reserve team, Britain’s Metro newspaper reported Monday.It was another reminder of a tough rookie year in the Premier League for the South Korean captain, who has played less than 10 minutes with the season more than half way through.His teammates Andrei Arshavin and Marouane Chamakh were also transferred to the second-string squad.Metro speculated the team’s manager Arsene Wenger sent his second-unit scorers to the reserves in hope of revitalizing t
Feb. 21, 2012
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Messi’s 4 goals pace Barcelona
MADRID (AP) ― Lionel Messi’s sublime chip capped a four-goal performance as the three-time Ballon d’Or winner moved past the 40-goal mark for a third straight season in mesmerizing fashion to lead Barcelona’s 5-1 thrashing of Valencia on Sunday.Barcelona had to come from behind to stay within 10 points of Real Madrid, easily answering the Spanish leader’s 4-0 rout of Racing Santander one night earlier with a pure display of the football that has crowned it the world’s best team.The undoubted sta
Feb. 20, 2012
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Korean soccer gears up for Olympic, WC qualifying matches
This week will be a vitally important period for Korean soccer as the U23 team is set to play Oman on Wednesday in the Asian qualifier for the London 2012 Olympics. The senior national team will then play a friendly against Uzbekistan on Saturday before facing Kuwait in the 2014 World Cup qualifier on Feb 29.Manager Hong Myung-bo’s U23 side is looking to reach its seventh straight Olympics, and make its ninth overall appearance at the quadrennial competition.The Korea U23 team’s chances are high
Feb. 20, 2012
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Rampant Celtic go 17 points clear at top of SPL
Ki Sung-Yueng (center) with his celtic teammates (AP-Yonhap News)Celtic ended a week they started four points clear at the top of the Scottish Premier League with a colossal 17-point advantage after a 5-0 win away to Hibernian on Sunday.Second-placed Rangers' 10 point penalty for going into administ
Feb. 20, 2012
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Arsenal crash out of Cup, Chelsea held
LONDON (AP) ― Arsenal lost to Sunderland 2-0 in the fifth round of the FA Cup on Saturday, leaving the English Premier League club facing a seventh straight season without a trophy.Arsenal is 17 points behind league leader Manchester City and lost the first leg of its Champions League knockout match 4-0 at AC Milan this week.The Gunners failed to properly clear Sebastian Larsson’s 40th-minute free kick and Richardson scored on a volley. Larsson then struck the post with 12 minutes left, with the
Feb. 19, 2012
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Ex-China deputy football chief jailed for graft
BEIJING (AP) _ The former deputy head of China's football association was sentenced Saturday to 10{ years in prison as part of a crackdown on corruption and match-fixing, the official Xinhua News Agency reported.Yang Yimin, convicted of taking 1.25 million yuan ($200,000) in bribes, was one of 39 pe
Feb. 19, 2012
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Manchester United, City on top in Europe’s second tier
PARIS (AFP) ― Manchester United and Manchester City shrugged off the disappointment of being dumped out of the Champions League to inch confidently closer to the Europa League last 16 on Thursday.United defeated Ajax in Amsterdam 2-0 with Ashley Young and Javier Hernandez finding the target in the first leg of their last-32 tie.City, meanwhile, came back from a goal down to beat defending champions Porto 2-1 with substitute Sergio Aguero grabbing the winner in the 84th minute.At the Amsterdam Ar
Feb. 17, 2012
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Milan flattens Arsenal 4-0
The most highly anticipated matchup of the Champions League’s second round was hardly even a contest.AC Milan outclassed Arsenal in a 4-0 victory in the first leg Wednesday night, getting two goals from Robinho as the seven-time winner moved toward its first quarterfinal appearance since 2007.Kevin-Prince Boateng put the hosts ahead in the 15th minute with a volley that went in off the crossbar.Robinho beat goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny with a header off Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s cross in the 38th, th
Feb. 16, 2012
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Barca, Lyon off to winning starts
Messi and Sanchez give Spanish giants big first-leg leadHowever much Bayer Leverkusen frustrated Barcelona, stifling Lionel Messi proved impossible for 90 minutes.Messi helped Barcelona shake off its domestic troubles, getting his 38th goal and 20th assist of the season in a 3-1 victory at Bayer Leverkusen on Tuesday night that moved the defending champions toward the quarterfinals.“When you play against the German teams, you don’t have the control or possession a lot and they are physically str
Feb. 15, 2012
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Zambia team returns home after Cup win
LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) ― With an escort of jet fighters screaming above and tens of thousands of screaming fans on the ground, Zambia’s victorious soccer team flew home Monday to a hero’s welcome.The Copper Bullets, or Chipolopolo as the national team is called, descended from the plane to meet ecstatic fans and show off the African Cup of Nations trophy that has eluded the southern African nation for more than 30 years.“Go Zambia, go!” the crowd roared.The players were driven off on the backs of a
Feb. 14, 2012
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Suarez-Evra spat takes center stage
LONDON (AP) ― Luis Suarez’s refusal to shake hands with Patrice Evra overshadowed Manchester United’s 2-1 win over rival Liverpool that lifted the defending champions to first place in the Premier League on Saturday.Wayne Rooney scored twice for the second straight match to guide United to victory at Old Trafford. But all the focus was on the pre-match handshake that never happened, inflaming tensions between England’s two most successful clubs.Starting his first match since serving an eight-gam
Feb. 12, 2012
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Korea goes local for WC qualifier against Kuwait
South Korea has gone decidedly local for a crucial World Cup qualifying match against Kuwait this month, hoping players from the top domestic league can keep the country alive.The team of 26, as announced by the Korea Football Association on Friday, features only three players from overseas ― forward Park Chu-young of Arsenal in England; midfielder Ki Sung-yueng from Scotland’s Celtic FC; and defensive back Lee Jung-soo of Al Sadd in Qatar. All other players are based in the domestic K-League.So
Feb. 10, 2012
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Ivory Coast into African Cup final against Zambia
Ivory Coast will play Zambia in the final of the African Cup of Nations after Gervinho’s goal on the stroke of halftime ensured the title favorite edged out Mali 1-0 on Wednesday. Ivorians watch their national soccer team play Mali, on an outdoor screen in the Anono neighborhood of Abidjan, Iv
Feb. 9, 2012
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World Cup workers threaten strike
SAO PAULO (AP) ― Workers building and renovating Brazil’s stadiums for the 2014 World Cup are threatening to go on strike if employers don’t agree to their demands for unified salaries and benefits.There have been isolated strikes across the nation, but unions representing the workers in each of the 12 host cities are trying to come together to plead for better conditions.Union leader Claudio da Silva Gomes said Tuesday the workers are ready to go on strike as early as next month if construction
Feb. 8, 2012
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Capello may have breached contract
LONDON (AP) ― Just like before the 2010 World Cup, a dispute revolving around John Terry is unsettling England’s preparations for a major tournament.But this time, rather than acting as a unifier, Fabio Capello has been accused of exacerbating tensions ahead of the European Championship.And as a result, the coach may have breached a lucrative contract worth about $9.5 million a year.Capello’s authority appears to have been undermined by his employers when Terry was fired as England captain on Fr
Feb. 7, 2012