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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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Army takes group action against Hybe for neglecting BTS
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Marine Corps commander summoned by CIO for questioning on alleged influence-peddling case
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Some junior doctors are returning: Health Ministry
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[Robert J. Fouser] AI changes rationale for learning languages
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Ador CEO's request for exclusive right to terminate NewJeans' contract with Hybe refused in February
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Woman dangling from power lines rescued by residents holding blanket
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Blood type matters in some diseases: study
People with blood type A may be susceptible to certain strains of rotavirus infections, Science Daily reported Sunday.Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas have found that strains of the virus seem to find their way into human cells by recognizing antigens found in blood type A. Rotavirus is most common cause of severe dehydration and diarrhea in infants, from which about half a million people die every year.The strains of the virus known as P14 and P9 were observed to bind
April 16, 2012
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Houston eatery serves up 'Titanic' feast
Foodies and history buffs remembered the Titanic this weekend at a Houston restaurant that recreated the last meal served to the ship's first-class passengers.Maitre de Ryan Roberts leads guests in a moment of silence for the 1514 people who died when the RMS Titanic sank during a re-creation of the final first class dinner served on the ship, Saturday. (AP-Yonhap News)The Cullen's Titanic Experie
April 16, 2012
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Red wine may boost weight loss
Red wine, believed to protect the body from heart disease and cancer, may also help the body lose weight, U.S. researchers suggest. (MCT)Dr. Kee-Hong Kim of Purdue University in Indiana said the substance piceatannol -- a metabolite of resveratrol -- delayed the generation of young fat cells and prevented them from growing into mature fat cells, the Daily Telegraph reported. The study published in
April 15, 2012
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모바일, 영어 학습 효과 높인다
휴대폰을 통한 영어학습이 빠르게 발전하고 있습니다. 가장 주목되는 부분은 바로 스마트폰을 통한 영어학습인데, 아이폰의 교육앱이 처음 포문을 열었고 이제 대다수의 스마트폰이 앱을 통한 다양한 학습자료를 제공하고 있어 학습자로서는 더 좋은 환경에서 공부하게 되었습니다.기존에 기능이 제한적이던 휴대폰에서 인터넷 검색과 다양한 앱이 설치 가능한 스마트폰으로 중심이 이동하면서 학습방법도 더 다양해지고 있습니다. 오늘은 모바일 외국어 학습 방식을 스마트폰을 중심으로 알아보겠습니다.1) 인터넷과 북마크 아이폰에 있는 사파리 웹브라우저에 많이 가는 어학관련 웹사이트를 등록합니다. 특히 영어뉴스 사이트 (코리아헤럴드 모바일 사이트 m.koreaherald.com도 당연히 포함되겠지요?)와 사전, 자주 가는 어학사이트를 등록
April 13, 2012
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'Time machine' instrument sees the past
U.S. researchers say a new instrument will be a "time machine" to allow scientists to study the universe's earliest galaxies that could never be studied before.(MCT)Built by researchers at UCLA, the MOSFIRE instrument -- or Multi-Object Spectrometer for Infra-Red Exploration -- has been installed in the Keck I Telescope at the W.M. Keck Observatory atop Mauna Kea in Hawaii.The instrument will gath
April 12, 2012
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Robber shows ID to store clerk
Police in Ohio said a robber showed his ID to a store clerk before pulling out a handgun and demanding the money from the register.Xenia police said Hanson Price, 21, showed his driver's license to the clerk at the United Dairy Farmer's on West Second Street just after midnight March 30 to purchase a 59-cent Black and Mild Cigar and paid with a $1 bill before drawing his 9mm Lugar handgun and dema
April 11, 2012
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Pacific atoll goes gaga for pop diva
The tiny Pacific atoll of Niue is attempting to lure U.S. pop superstar Lady Gaga to its shores by pledging every single person from the island will attend if she performs there.Singer Lady Gaga (MCT)The island, about 2,500 kilometers northeast of New Zealand, has about 1,600 inhabitants and Niue Tourism spokesman Mike Hogan said they were all keen to see a concert by the chart-topping diva."It's
April 10, 2012
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Father defends girl's stunt with wolves
Zhu Yongsheng and his daughter Zhu Lin cuddle a wolf at the family`s animal training base in Urumqi, the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, on Saturday. (ANN/China Daily)Xinjiang animal trainer says his daughter was in no danger in cage It is a sight that would terrify almost any parent: Their child locked inside a cage with large predators. Not for Zhu Yongsheng. In fact, it would be no surprise t
April 10, 2012
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Dental X-rays linked to brain tumors: U.S. study
People who get regular dental X-rays are more likely to suffer a common type of brain tumor, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday, suggesting that yearly exams may not be best for most patients.The study in the U.S. journal Cancer showed people diagnosed with meningioma who reported having a yearly bitewing exam were 1.4 times to 1.9 times as likely as a healthy control group to have developed such tu
April 10, 2012
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Mechanic takes motorized couch for a spin
A New Zealand mechanic who designed a motorized couch with a top speed of 37 mph said his creation has been admired by townspeople, even police officers.Josh Steeg of Hastings said he and some friends took the couch for an Easter spin through Napier as part of a scheme to attract business for his mechanical work and perhaps even the couch itself, Hawkes Bay Today reported Monday."Who knows, someon
April 10, 2012
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Ex-con wins national scholar prize
Walter Fortson after prison went to Rutgers University using a program for ex-offenders -- and now has been selected as a 2012 Truman Scholar. (MCT)Fortson was arrested in May 2007 for possession of crack cocaine, marijuana and two handguns. A student at Temple University at the time with a 3.5 grade point average, Fortson turned to selling drugs to make money, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported."
April 9, 2012
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Russians developing ‘zombie gun’
Russia is developing weapons that can bend minds and put people in a zombie-like state, the Daily Mail reported last Saturday.Prime Minister and President-elect Vladimir Putin has confirmed that his country’s scientists are working on guns that emit electromagnetic radiation (EMR). He claims that the new weapons will be “more acceptable in terms of political and military ideology” than nuclear weapons.A high dosage of EMR is known to be harmful to biological systems. When exposed to humans, it c
April 6, 2012
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'Three Cups of Tea' author to repay charity $1 mn
A US author nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize for his work building schools in Afghanistan and Pakistan has agreed to repay $1 million to his charity after a probe into financial misdealings.Greg Mortenson (http://www.gregmortenson.com/)Greg Mortenson, who wrote the best-selling "Three Cups of Tea" account about his work, has also agreed to resign from his charity's board for "financial transgress
April 6, 2012
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Sex offenders booted from videogame playgrounds
New York State's top prosecutor on Thursday announced that thousands of sex offenders have been kicked out of online playgrounds popular with young videogame lovers.Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said that 3,580 accounts belonging to people compelled by law to register with authorities for sex crime convictions were booted from online videogame platforms in an operation dubbed "Game Over.""We
April 6, 2012
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Player scores 113 points in Lebanese league game
Mohammad El Akkari has joined the elite century club after scoring 113 points in a Lebanese league game.The guard led Moutahed to a 173-141 victory over Bejjeh in a Division A league game on Tuesday.The website of basketball's world governing body said El Akkari is the first player to score more than 100 points in an official league game in any of its Asian national federations.Two players achieve
April 6, 2012
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Hackers hitting Macs with virus: industry experts
The computer security industry buzzed Thursday with warnings that more than a half-million Macintosh computers may have been infected with a virus targeting Apple machines.Flashback Trojan malware tailored to slip past "Mac" defenses is a variation on viruses typically aimed at personal computers (PCs) powered by Microsoft's Windows operating systems.The infections, spotted "in the wild" by Finlan
April 6, 2012
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Japan to approve annual diplomacy report renewing claim to Dokdo
Japan's cabinet plans to approve an annual foreign policy report Friday that renews Tokyo's territorial claim to Seoul's easternmost islets of Dokdo, a diplomatic source said Thursday. In a move certain to deepen diplomatic tension with South Korea, the Diplomatic Blue Book 2012 will reiterate claims that Dokdo is Japanese territory historically and under international law, the source said on cond
April 5, 2012
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Canadians to get hairy for NHL playoffs
With NHL playoffs days away, Canadian hockey fans are being encouraged to get hairy and grow beards to raise funds for heart and stroke research. (www.beardathon.ca)For the second year, the National Hockey League Players' Association is teaming with the Heart and Stroke Foundation to raise funds by participating in the players' longstanding tradition of growing beards during the playoffs.In a rele
April 5, 2012
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Teller told robber to come back tomorrow
The FBI said an attempted bank robber in Chicago was foiled by a teller who told her the bank was closed and she should come back the following day. (MCT)The criminal complaint filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court said Olga Perdomo walked into the Albany Bank and Trust on West Lawrence Avenue around 5 p.m. on March 29 and handed a teller a note demanding "all of your money, no cops, no dye pack,"
April 5, 2012
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N. Korean defector-spy gets 4-year jail term for assassination attempt
A North Korean defector-turned-spy was sentenced to four years in prison for attempting to kill a fellow defector in South Korea at the order of the communist regime, court officials said Thursday.The secret agent, surnamed Ahn, was charged with plotting to kill Park Sang-hak, a defector leading anti-Pyongyang propaganda activities in the South, with a poisoned needle in September.He was also orde
April 5, 2012