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Court refuses injunction on medical school expansion
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Jimin of BTS, actor Song Da-eun suspected to be dating, again
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Police raid popera singer Kim Ho-joong's house over hit-and-run suspicions
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What's next for the government's push in quota hike?
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Trump may like to 'solve' N. Korean nuclear problem if reelected: ex-official
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Woman falls to death from acquaintance's home after exhibiting ‘unexplained' behaviors
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N. Korea slams planned S. Korea-US military drills, warns of 'catastrophic aftermath'
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N. Korea fires short-range ballistic missiles toward East Sea: JCS
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‘Malice should not undermine the system, social order,’ says Hybe's Bang
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Assange plans bid for Australian Senate
CANBERRA (AP) ― WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange plans to run for a seat in the Australian Senate in elections due next year despite being under virtual house arrest in England and facing sex crime allegations in Sweden, the group said Saturday.The 40-year-old Australian citizen is fighting extradition to Sweden. He has taken his legal battle all the way to Britain’s Supreme Court, which is expected to rule on his case soon.“We have discovered that it is possible for Julian Assange to run for th
World NewsMarch 18, 2012
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Republicans battle in Obama’s home state
CHICAGO (AFP) ― Republican White House hopefuls waged battle Saturday for Illinois as the primary in President Barack Obama’s home state loomed as the next key test for candidates.Weekend votes were also being held in Missouri and the territory of Puerto Rico, but Illinois appeared to be a new gut check for Republicans struggling to keep momentum in the race for the nomination to challenge Obama in November.Polls showed former senator Rick Santorum within striking range in Illinois of frontrunne
World NewsMarch 18, 2012
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Sarkozy closes gap as candidacy deadline passes
PARIS (AFP) ― With just over a month to go Friday before the first round of France’s presidential vote, right-wing incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy is closing the gap with Socialist frontrunner Francois Hollande.As polls showed Sarkozy cutting his rival’s lead after several weeks of campaigning and a swerve to the right, Hollande was also facing a new threat on his left flank from firebrand Left Front candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon.The campaign moved into a new phase Friday after a deadline passed for wo
World NewsMarch 18, 2012
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Clooney arrested in protest
WASHINGTON (AP) ― Film actor George Clooney and his father were arrested Friday during a protest outside the Sudanese Embassy, and the actor said he has asked President Barack Obama to engage China to help stop a humanitarian crisis in northern Africa.The protesters accuse Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir of provoking a humanitarian crisis and blocking food and aid from entering the Nuba Mountains in the county’s border region with South Sudan.Clooney, his father, Nick Clooney, and others were
World NewsMarch 18, 2012
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E. Timor votes in test for young nation
BALIBAR, East Timor (AFP) ― Voting began Saturday in East Timor’s presidential election, seen as a crucial test for a young democracy taking charge of its own security as U.N. forces prepare to leave.Polls opened shortly after 7:00 a.m., with voters ready to cast ballots in a contest that pits the incumbent Jose Ramos-Horta, a Nobel laureate, against 11 other hopefuls.At a schoolhouse in the village of Balibar in the hills overlooking the capital Dili, poll workers in yellow T-shirts unsealed bl
World NewsMarch 18, 2012
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Twin suicide blasts kill dozens in Syrian capital
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) -- Two suicide bombers detonated cars packed with explosives in near-simultaneous attacks on heavily guarded intelligence and security buildings in the Syrian capital Damascus Saturday, killing at least 27 people.There have been a string of large-scale bombings against the
World NewsMarch 18, 2012
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WikiLeaks' Assange plans bid for Australian Senate
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) _ WikiLeaks says the group's founder, Julian Assange, will run for a seat in the Australian Senate in elections due late next year despite facing criminal charges in Sweden. The 40-year-old Australian is currently being held under virtual house arres
World NewsMarch 17, 2012
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Syrian revolt simmers outside capital
BEIRUT (AP) _ Syrian rebels have ignited a new front outside the capital, Damascus, in the first significant fighting there since regime forces swept over the suburbs weeks ago. The clashes highlight the shifting nature of Syria's conflict, with rebels lying in wait to rise up when the
World NewsMarch 17, 2012
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Iran cut off from global financial system
30 Iranian banks blocked from most global commerce following European sanctionsBRUSSELS (AP) ― Dozens of Iranian banks were blocked from doing business with much of the world as the West tightens the financial screws on a country it wants to prevent from developing nuclear weapons.The Belgium-based company that facilitates most international bank transfers on Thursday took the unprecedented step of blocking 30 Iranian banks from using its service. The move is likely to hurt Iran’s all-importan
World BusinessMarch 16, 2012
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IMF OKs $36.6b funding for Greece
S&P rates new bonds but holds sovereign rating in selective defaultATHENS (AP) ― The International Monetary Fund on Thursday approved 28 billion euros ($36.56 billion) in funding for crisis-hit Greece over the next four years, while Standard and Poor’s said that the country’s new bonds were still vulnerable to a default.An IMF’s executive board granted the immediate release of 1.65 billion euros ($2.15 billion) of these funds as part of the country’s second bailout, a statement said.Greece will
World BusinessMarch 16, 2012
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Chinese state television targets McDonald's, Carrefour
BEIJING (AP) _ Chinese state television has accused McDonald's and French retrailer Carrefour of selling expired chicken products in separate incidents amid public anxiety in China over food safety.McDonald's Corp. and Carrefour Inc. issued public apologies Friday and said they were investigating th
World NewsMarch 16, 2012
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S&P cracks 1,400 for first time since 2008
The stock market cleared another barrier Thursday in its long recovery from the Great Recession: The Standard & Poor’s 500 index closed above 1,400 for the first time since June 2008.The Dow Jones industrial average, driven higher like the rest of the market by more good economic news, set a four-year high. It climbed 58.66 points to finish at 13,252.76, its highest close since the last day of 2007.It was the seventh gain in a row for the Dow, the longest streak since February 2011.The governmen
World BusinessMarch 16, 2012
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World tallest man finally stops growing, U.S. doctors say
Good news for Turkey's Sultan Kosen, at eight foot three (2.51 meters) the world's tallest living man: he can now say with confidence that he's finally grown up.Nearly two years after gamma ray radiosurgery at the University of Virgina, doctors confirmed that Kosen, 29, has overcome acromegaly, a ra
World NewsMarch 16, 2012
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Ambitious Vatican restoration moves ahead
An ambitious project to clean the statue-topped colonnade that cradles St. Peter’s Square is likely to last at least three more years, the director of the Vatican restoration says. In this March 11, 2001 file photo, statues topping the Bernini colonnade frame St. Peter's Square at the Vatican.
World NewsMarch 16, 2012
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IMF approves $36.56 billion funding for Greece
The International Monetary Fund on Thursday approved 28 billion euros ($36.56 billion) in funding for crisis-hit Greece over the next four years, while Standard and Poor‘s warned that the country’s new bonds remained vulnerable to default despite this month‘s massive debt writedown.The IMF’s executive board granted the immediate release of 1.65 billion euros ($2.15 billion) of these funds as part of the country‘s second bailout, a statement said.Greece will receive a total 172.7 billion euros in
World BusinessMarch 16, 2012
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Iran cut off from global financial system
Dozens of Iranian banks were blocked from doing business with much of the world as the West tightens the financial screws on a country it wants to prevent from developing nuclear weapons.The Belgium-based company that facilitates most international bank transfers on Thursday took the unprecedented step of blocking 30 Iranian banks from using its service. The move is likely to hurt Iran‘s all-important oil industry and make it difficult for citizens to receive money from relatives living abroad.T
World NewsMarch 16, 2012
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IMF approves $36.56 billion funding for Greece
The International Monetary Fund on Thursday approved (euro) 28 billion ($36.56 billion) in funding for crisis-hit Greece over the next four years, while Standard and Poor's warned that the country's new bonds remained vulnerable to default despite this month's massive debt writedown.The IMF's execut
World BusinessMarch 16, 2012
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Co-worker to pay 5 U.S. men millions in lottery suit
Five construction workers who claimed a colleague cheated them out of their share of a multimillion-dollar lottery jackpot have been awarded $4 million each by a New Jersey jury, their lawyer said.A unanimous verdict was reached Wednesday morning by the jury, which heard the lawsuit in state Superio
World NewsMarch 16, 2012
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Saudi Arabia vows to offset oil shortfalls
Saudis say they and other oil suppliers can up exports as markets fret over Iran tensionsKUWAIT CITY (AP) ― Saudi Arabia’s top oil official said Wednesday his country and other oil exporters are ready to offset any shortfalls in supply, as fears of a showdown with Iran over its nuclear program help drive prices higher. The comments from OPEC’s biggest oil producer were followed by a call from a senior American energy official for increased production to relieve what he sees as “tight” markets th
World BusinessMarch 15, 2012
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Eurozone formally OKs new Greece aid
LUXEMBOURG (AP) ― Countries in the 17-nation eurozone on Wednesday formally approved a second bailout for Greece and authorized the release of 39.4 billion euros ($51.44 billion), as they had signaled last week. Jean-Claude Juncker, prime minister of Luxembourg and chairman of meetings of eurozone finance ministers, said the bailout fund ― or European Financial Stability Facility ― will disburse the money in several installments. The decision was a formality, as Greece had already been found to
World BusinessMarch 15, 2012