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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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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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[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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S. Korea votes in favor of Palestinian bid for UN membership
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Farming households dip below 1m for first time in 2023
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New KBO team to be called the Wiz
The new professional baseball club set to join the top league in 2015 will be called the Wiz, team officials announced Tuesday.KT, the nation’s largest fixed-line operator which will run the 10th team in the Korea Baseball Organization, said the Wiz, short for wizard, was the winner of a naming contest.KT received the KBO’s approval for expansion in January this year and will spend 2014 in the minors before joining nine other clubs in the KBO in 2015.The Wiz will be based in Suwon, Gyeonggi Prov
May 7, 2013
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Simmons, Braves hold off Reds
CINCINNATI (AP) ― Andrelton Simmons is starting to get noticed for more than those amazing defensive plays.The young shortstop homered twice and drove in a career-high four runs on Monday night, leading the Atlanta Braves to a 7-4 victory that ended the Cincinnati Reds’ winning streak at three games.The Braves won at a place where they’ve had little success lately. They were 0-4 at Great American Ball Park last year and 14-25 overall since it opened for the 2003 season. Simmons led the way on o
May 7, 2013
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Cain gets better of Ryu as Giants sweep Dodgers
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ― Giants ace Matt Cain didn’t make much of his first victory this season, even though it completed a series sweep of divisional rival Los Angeles.Ending a two-week drought by San Francisco’s starting pitchers meant more to the three-time All-Star.Cain pitched into the eighth inning to end the longest winless-streak of his career, and Hunter Pence accounted for all of the scoring in the Giants 4-3 victory over the Dodgers on Sunday night.“All of the starters, we just hadn’t bee
May 6, 2013
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Pitchers Yoon Suk-min, Park Hee-soo return to action
A pair of key pitchers in the top South Korean baseball league made their season debuts over the weekend following an extensive injury layoff, trying to boost their respective teams' title aspirations.Right-hander Yoon Suk-min of the Kia Tigers made his first appearance of 2013 on Saturday and earned a victory over the Nexen Heroes in relief. Left-handed reliever Park Hee-soo of the SK Wyverns also pitched for the first time this season on Saturday and pitched again the next day, picking up his
May 6, 2013
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Kia trades ex-MVP Kim Sang-hyun to SK in KBO
The Kia Tigers traded former MVP-winning outfielder Kim Sang-hyun to the SK Wyverns Monday as part of a two-on-two deal in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO).The Tigers dealt Kim and left-handed reliever Jin Hae-soo in exchange for right-handers Song Eun-beom and Shin Seung-hyun.Kim and Song are the principal figures of the trade. Kim, 32, was voted league MVP in 2009 after leading the KBO with 36 home runs and 127 RBIs, while batting a career-high .315. The Tigers went on to win the Korean S
May 6, 2013
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Reds defeat Cubs
CHICAGO (AP) ― The Cincinnati Reds were watching when Carlos Marmol came on to pitch the eighth inning, and they knew exactly what to do.It pays to be patient when the erratic right-hander is on the mound.Marmol walked two guys and hit another batter before he was pulled, and Cincinnati scored four times to rally for a 6-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday.“You’ve got to take what they’re giving you, and Marmol had a little tough time out there,” Reds manager Dusty Baker said. “Our guys
May 5, 2013
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Heroes storm back into first place
Almost one year to date, the Nexen Heroes are back atop the standings in the Korea Baseball Organization.The Heroes climbed to first place by defeating the Samsung Lions 4-3 in 10 innings on the road in Daegu on Thursday. The victory completed a three-game sweep of the two-time defending champs.At 16-7, the Heroes, winners of three straight, are in first place for the first time since May 25 of last year. In 2012, the Heroes won a franchise record eight consecutive games to reach first on May 23
May 3, 2013
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Lynn wins 10th-straight decision
ST. LOUIS (AP) ― Fast starts are becoming routine for Lance Lynn and the St. Louis Cardinals.Lynn won his 10th straight decision, allowing one run and five hits in seven innings Wednesday to lead the Cardinals over the Cincinnati Reds 4-2.Lynn (5-0) struck out five and walked two, improving to 10-0 in 10 starts and one relief appearance since losing to Milwaukee on Sept. 7. He became the NL’s first five-game winner.“It’s early ― but it’s fun so far,” Lynn said.He was 6-0 with a 1.48 ERA through
May 2, 2013
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KBO deals with drop in attendance
Professional baseball in South Korea isn’t about to lose its crown as the national pastime anytime soon, but recent attendance figures for the country’s top league have nonetheless been a cause for concern.On Monday this week, the Korea Baseball Organization released some not-so-rosy numbers. Through 92 games this season, the nine KBO teams were averaging about 10,380 fans per game, compared to 12,600 fans per game over the same period last year.The KBO surpassed 1 million fans for the season on
May 2, 2013
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Mow ’em down
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Ryu Hyun-jin had a career-best 12 strikeouts in six innings and Hanley Ramirez homered in his first start of the season, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 6-1 win over the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night.Carlos Gonzalez gave the Rockies a 1-0 lead in the first inning with a home run ― but it didn’t last long.Ryu (3-1) was in control throughout most of his outing. After giving up the home run to Gonzalez, he retired 14 of the next 15 batters he faced. His only blemish duri
May 1, 2013
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Psy to watch Ryu’s game
South Korean rapper Psy will attend a Los Angeles Dodgers game on Tuesday where his compatriot, Dodgers pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin, will take the mound against the Colorado Rockies, the rapper’s agency said.YG Entertainment said that Psy, whose latest single chases the success of his global megahit “Gangnam Style,” will watch the game at the L.A.’s Dodger Stadium at 7 p.m. local time.This is the first time the sun-glassed South Korean will attend a Dodgers game since August 2012, when he surprised spe
April 30, 2013
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Marlins beat Mets in 15 innings
MIAMI (AP) ― Nick Green hit a game-winning sacrifice fly and the Miami Marlins rallied for two runs in the 15th inning to beat the Mets 4-3 on Monday night, handing New York its fifth consecutive loss.Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton limped out of the game in the 10th inning with a strained right hamstring. He hit a tapper in front of the plate and clutched his leg just before crossing first base, then fell face-first to the turf.Miami trailed 3-2 when Greg Dobbs singled with one out in the 15t
April 30, 2013
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Kershaw retires 18 straight in win
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Clayton Kershaw retired 18 consecutive batters and struck out 12 in eight dominant innings, Carl Crawford homered twice against Kyle Lohse and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Milwaukee Brewers 2-0 on Sunday.Kershaw (3-2) scattered four hits and didn’t walk a batter while lowering his ERA to 1.73. The 2011 Cy Young Award winner, who led the NL in ERA in each of the previous two seasons, hasn’t allowed more than three earned runs in any of his last 18 starts ― the longest activ
April 29, 2013
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KBO slowest to reach 1m fans in five seasons
The country’s top baseball league is on pace to surpass 1 million fans at the slowest rate in five years, data showed Monday.The Korea Baseball Organization said its nine clubs are expected to exceed 1 million fans for this season on Tuesday, after playing 96 games. Eight of the nine teams will begin their three-game midweek series on Tuesday.Through Sunday’s games, teams have attracted a combined 955,617 fans in 92 games, for an average of 10,387 fans per contest. The KBO hasn’t been this slow
April 29, 2013
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Choo rips 4th homer in loss
WASHINGTON (AP) ― The Washington Nationals acquired center fielder Denard Span for his ability to hit leadoff and play defense.Saturday against Cincinnati, it was his fielding that stole the show.Span made pair of impressive catches to halt Reds rallies, Bryce Harper hit a two-run homer and scored twice, and Dan Haren had his best start of the young season as the Nationals beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-3.Span and Jayson Werth each had two hits for Washington, which has won the first three games of
April 28, 2013
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Choo cares for team more than his personal record
Choo Shin-soo, Cincinnati Reds' starting center fielder and leadoff man, said Friday he was more disheartened by his team's loss than an end to his on-base streak. Choo failed to get on base in Friday's game here against the Washington Nationals at the Nationals Park, and his streak of reaching safely, dating back to Sept. 21 last year, was snapped at 35 games. Despit going 0-for-4 at the plate, however, Choo is still batting a robust .360 on the season, good for fourth in the National League
April 27, 2013
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Ethier’s single lifts Dodgers over Mets
NEW YORK (AP) ― From his very first pitch, Ryu Hyun-Jin heard the fans cheering for him. A lot of them, anyway. Boosted by plenty of road rooters, the South Korean rookie turned in his best performance yet and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Mets 3-2 Thursday on Andre Ethier’s tiebreaking single in the ninth inning.“I was aware there are a lot of Korean Americans here in New York,” Ryu said through a translator. “It was definitely encouragement.” A large Korean neighborhood is just
April 26, 2013
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Reds win finale of homestand
CINCINNATI (AP) ― Todd Frazier gave Mat Latos all the run support he needed, and Latos gave the Cincinnati Reds exactly what they needed to finish off a 10-game homestand in style.Latos retired the first 10 batters and 15 of the first 16 he faced and mostly spared an overworked bullpen, and Frazier hit a long home run and the Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 1-0 Wednesday.“This is what we wanted so bad,” Reds manager Baker said. “This sets us straight for a couple of days.”With one out in the sixth in
April 25, 2013
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Reds fall to Cubs in extras
CINCINNATI (AP) ― Starting pitcher Carlos Villanueva raised his arm toward a clubhouse attendant and twisted his hand, asking him to turn down the blaring music so he could hear reporters’ questions.At least there was music.The Chicago Cubs blew another late lead Tuesday night, but found a way to recover. Carlos Marmol gave up the tying run in the ninth before Darwin Barney bailed him out with a homer in the 10th inning for a 4-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.For once, the Cubs could celebrat
April 24, 2013
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Reds take Cubs 5-4 in 13th
CINCINNATI (AP) ― Reds manager Dusty Baker’s mind was worn out from another long, long game. At least he could smile.The Chicago Cubs? Numb, just like always.Jay Bruce hit a tying double and scored on Cesar Izturis’ two-out single in the 13th inning Monday night, rallying Cincinnati to a 5-4 victory that gave the Cubs their fourth straight loss.The Reds used seven pitchers, 11 position players and one pinch hitter during their latest overtime win, this one lasting 4 hours, 35 minutes.“I’m worn o
April 23, 2013