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N. Korea fires multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward East Sea
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Samsung’s yearly dilemma looms: Exynos vs. Snapdragon
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Yoon to visit Prague next week to forge 'nuclear energy alliance'
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Is NewJeans leaving Hybe?
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1 in 4 Korean workers extend Chuseok holiday with paid leave: survey
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Life sentence finalized for killer in Sillim rampage
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Hit with lifetime ban, football player Son Jun-ho claims innocence, says China forced him to admit fake charges
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What comes after love? Ex-lovers cross paths in new Coupang Play series
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Hyundai Motor, GM join hands to shake up EV landscape
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Why is NK back to firing missiles after monthslong hiatus?
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Man believed to be Kim Jong-il's grandson offers apology to NK people
A young man assumed to be the 16-year-old grandson of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il apologized to his compatriots for their hunger in a 2007 YouTube posting seen by Yonhap News Agency on Monday."Anthem North Korea," a YouTube posting by a person nicknamed 'gliango' in December 2007, drew more than
Oct. 4, 2011
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Female hormonal contraception linked to higher HIV risk
PARIS (AFP) -- Women who use hormonal birth control are roughly twice as likely to become infected with HIV or pass on the AIDS virus to their partner, according to a study published on Tuesday.The research was carried out among 3,790 heterosexual couples in Africa where one partner had the human im
Oct. 4, 2011
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Apple expected to unveil new iPhone Tuesday
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Apple fans are amped. The computer and gadget maker is expected to announce a new, more powerful version of its wildly popular smartphone this week _ more than a year after it unveiled the iPhone 4. Apple Inc. employees clap their hands to welcome customers at the new Apple Inc
Oct. 4, 2011
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Italy appeals court clears Knox of murder
PERUGIA, Italy (AP) -- Amanda Knox left prison Monday, a free woman for the first time in four years, after an Italian appeals court threw out the young American’s murder conviction in the sexual assault and stabbing death of her British roommate.Knox, 24, collapsed in tears after the verdict was re
Oct. 4, 2011
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Anti-Wall Street protests spread nationwide
NEW YORK (AP) -- Protests against Wall Street spread across the country Monday as demonstrators marched on Federal Reserve banks and camped out in parks from Los Angeles to Portland, Maine, in a show of anger over the wobbly economy and what they see as corporate greed.Protesters from Occupy Wall St
Oct. 4, 2011
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Math genius refused to join prestigious academy
Russia’s reclusive math genius Grigory Perelman has de facto refused to join the ranks of the Russian Academy of Sciences, local media reported. The St. Petersburg-based Steklov Institute of Mathematics proposed Perelman’s candidacy but he did not reply to the invitation, Interfax reported Mond
Oct. 4, 2011
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Scientist wins Nobel 3 days after cancer death
NEW YORK (AP) -- Ralph Steinman, a pioneer in understanding how cells fight disease, tried to help his own immune system thwart his pancreatic cancer.Steinman survived until Friday. Three days later, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for medicine. Family, friends and colleagues socialize in front
Oct. 4, 2011
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USFK to turn over soldier suspected of rape to S. Korean prosecutors
A U.S. soldier, suspected of raping a South Korean teenage girl, is expected to be turned over to South Korean authorities this week, local law enforcement sources said Monday.The 21-year-old U.S. Army private, assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division, was placed under U.S. military custody after confe
Oct. 3, 2011
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Lawyer-turned-activist wins opposition-bloc ticket for Seoul mayoral race
Lawyer-turned-activist Park Won-soon was picked as the unified opposition-bloc candidate to run in the upcoming Seoul mayoral by-election.The founder of the People's Solidarity for Participatory Democracy, a major civic activist group, had been a front-runner in a series of public polls since he rec
Oct. 3, 2011
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Immune system discoveries earn Nobel in medicine
STOCKHOLM (AP) -- Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discoveries about the immune system that opened new avenues for the treatment and prevention of infectious illnesses and cancer.American Bruce Beutler and French scientist Jules Hoffmann shared the 10 million-kronor ($1
Oct. 3, 2011
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Hand gestures replacing keys, power switches
A Taiwanese scientist has developed technology that allows doors to be unlocked with just a wave of the hand rather than with traditional keys, Taiwan’s Central News Agency reported. A researcher at the Technology and Science Institute of Northern Taiwan said Saturday they have invented an "invisibl
Oct. 3, 2011
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Number of mentally ill criminals to hit 2,000 this year
The number of mentally ill criminals who have committed felonies such as murder is expected to rise to 2,000 this year, said a government report released on Monday. According to the report by the National Police Agency, there are 1,879 mentally ill criminals, causing worry as their tendency to becom
Oct. 3, 2011
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Body count grows in a South African murder mystery
JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- More than a year after the owner of a string of South African strip clubs was shot and killed, police are still chasing his killer. Now the recent deaths of men linked to Lolly Jackson have added to the mystery. In this photo taken Sept. 28, 2011, the crime scene where Mark Andr
Oct. 3, 2011
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'Flying carpet' developed in U.S. lab
A miniature "magic carpet" made of flexible conductive plastic and driven by electrical current has taken flight in a U.S. laboratory, researchers said.Researchers in Princeton University reported to in Applied Physics that the prototype 4-inch sheet moved at speeds of about a centimeter per second.
Oct. 3, 2011
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Sumi Jo to visit Pyongyang in May
Coloratura soprano shares her belief in power of music to help those in needThe concert schedule of Grammy-winning South Korean soprano Sumi Jo is extremely tight. Successfully finishing the “Hyundai Capital Invitational Sumi Jo Park Concert” at an outdoor stage in Olympic Park in Seoul last Saturda
Oct. 2, 2011
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Work with Samsung ‘inspiring and challenging’
Former BMW designer Chris Bangle shares ideas and hopes on future designChris Bangle, former chief of design at BMW, will make his second visit to Seoul early this month.Bangle, who resigned from the German carmaker in 2009, has recently become a design consultant for Samsung Electronics. With tangi
Oct. 2, 2011
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California man found alive by his children after wreck
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (AP) — David Lavau's children drove slowly along the perilously curved mountain road, stopping to peer over the treacherous drop-offs and call out for their father, missing for six days.The car of a man who survived for five days after his car plunged 200 feet off a a rem
Oct. 2, 2011
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North Korean dictator’s grandson blocks SNS access
Pictures depict a “democratic” lifestyleThe teenager believed to be North Korean dictator Kim Jong-il’s grandson blocked public access to his social networking accounts over the weekend after being bombarded with South Korean media attention.Kim Han-sol, the 16-year-old currently enrolled at the Uni
Oct. 2, 2011
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Kodak shares plunge as bankruptcy fears escalate
Investors dumped Eastman Kodak's stock Friday amid fears that the photography pioneer is headed toward bankruptcy.After its stock lost more than half its value in a volatile day of trading, Kodak tried to paint a rosier picture. "Kodak is committed to meeting all of its obligations and has no intent
Oct. 2, 2011
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Alibaba’s Ma ‘Very Interested’ in Buying Yahoo
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Chairman Jack Ma said he’s “very interested” in buying Yahoo! Inc., the U.S. Web portal that ousted its chief executive officer last month amid stagnant growth and shrinking market share. Ma said he’s had discussions with Yahoo, as well as other potential buyers, without i
Oct. 2, 2011
