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Court refuses injunction on medical school expansion
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Why Korean crime stories typically feature nameless, faceless perpetrators
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Is NewJeans headed for a long 'break'?
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Jimin of BTS, actor Song Da-eun suspected to be dating, again
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S. Korea, Cambodia forge strategic partnership
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Police raid popera singer Kim Ho-joong's house over hit-and-run suspicions
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[KH Explains] Hyundai-backed Motional’s struggles deepen as Tesla eyes August robotaxi debut
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Trump may like to 'solve' N. Korean nuclear problem if reelected: ex-official
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What's next for the government's push in quota hike?
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US Army sergeant kills 16 in Afghan villages
Moving from house to house, a U.S. Army sergeant opened fire Sunday on Afghan villagers as they slept, killing 16 people _ mostly women and children _ in an attack that reignited fury at the U.S. presence following a wave of deadly protests over Americans burning Qurans.The attack threatened the dee
World NewsMarch 12, 2012
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Greece clinches debt deal for bailout
Moody’s declares Greece in default on its debtBRUSSELS (AFP) ― Greece took a critical step Friday toward avoiding bankruptcy with a world-record debt write-off deal crucial for the country’s second massive bailout from the IMF and the European Union.Athens announced that a large majority of the country’s private creditors had agreed to a debt swap aimed at erasing 107 billion euros ($140 billion) worth of debt.The success of the deal meant Greece would be able to meet a looming March 20 debt pay
World BusinessMarch 11, 2012
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Japan cabinet was warned of Fukushima meltdown
TOKYO (AFP) ― Top Japanese cabinet ministers were warned of possible nuclear meltdowns at Fukushima hours after the tsunami hit last March, government papers have revealed, despite repeatedly denying the risk in public.A summary of a government meeting held about four hours after a giant earthquake sent huge waves crashing into the atomic power station showed that one unidentified participant had cautioned of the risk of a meltdown.“If the temperature of the reactor cores rises after eight hours
World NewsMarch 11, 2012
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Key figures on ...Japan’s disaster
TOKYO (AFP) ― The earthquake and tsunami of March 11 last year killed thousands and caused widespread damage as well as sparking a nuclear emergency at Fukushima.As Japan marks the first anniversary of the disaster, here are some key figures:Time of earthquake: 14:46 local time. A tsunami warning was issued three minutes later.Magnitude: 9.0Epicenter: At 38.1 degrees north latitude, 142.9 east longitude in the Pacific Ocean, at the depth of 24 kilometers underwater.Height of waves: Waves higher
World NewsMarch 11, 2012
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Japan marks 1 year since quake, tsunami disaster
RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan (AP) ― Through silence and prayers, people across Japan on Sunday remembered the massive earthquake and tsunami that struck the nation one year ago, killing just over 19,000 people and unleashing the world’s worst nuclear crisis in a quarter century.In the devastated northeastern coastal town of Rikuzentakata, a siren sounded at 2:46 p.m. ― the exact time the magnitude-9.0 quake struck on March 11, 2011 ― and a Buddhist priest in a purple robe rang a huge bell at a damaged t
World NewsMarch 11, 2012
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Mazda plans to cut U.S. employee numbers
Mazda Motor Corp., Japan’s most unprofitable major carmaker, plans to offer buyouts to U.S. employees and may make mandatory job cuts as earnings are hit by exchange rate pressure. Employees of Mazda’s U.S. unit in Irvine, California, will be notified next week of buyout options, said Jeremy Barnes, a spokesman for the company. Dismissals are possible as a next step if too few workers leave voluntarily, he said. “It’s a result of the global headwinds we are facing,” Barnes said. He declined to s
World BusinessMarch 11, 2012
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Consumers line up to buy Chinese-Venezuelan cars
CARACAS (AFP) ― Just weeks after the opening of four Chery dealerships in Venezuela, dozens of people are lining up every day to buy the first Chinese cars being sold in the Latin American nation.Unlike competing Japanese and American cars, import preferences granted by the Venezuelan government mean the Chinese cars are cheaper, which has attracted a steady stream of interested customers.“I came to buy here because elsewhere there are no cars and this is an alternative,” stylist Juan Hernandez,
World BusinessMarch 11, 2012
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Brazil wants Mexico to limit vehicle exports
SAO PAULO (AP) ― The Brazilian government officially asked Mexico to set a $1.4 billion annual limit on the auto exports it ships to Brazil, an official with direct knowledge of trade talks between the two nations said Friday.Brazil has threatened to scrap a decade-old automotive trade pact with Mexico and start charging tariffs on Mexican-built cars as it battles a growing trade deficit in the auto sector.Officials from the two nations have held talks since February in an effort to reach an acc
World BusinessMarch 11, 2012
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More Iran-India trade would boost ties: delegation
TEHRAN (AFP) ― Boosting exports from India to Iran would not only help right lopsided trade but also deepen ties between the two countries, a major Indian delegation said on Saturday at the start of a five-day visit.“New Delhi is seeking to increase its exports to Iran and sees the increase in trade as a sign of deepening relations,” Rafeeq Ahmed, president of the government-backed Federation of Indian Export Organisations, told a Tehran meeting of Iranian businessmen.“New Delhi gives ample im
World BusinessMarch 11, 2012
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EU to keep carbon tax on airlines
BRUSSELS (AFP) ― The European Union will maintain its carbon tax imposed on airlines operating in its airspace, the Danish climate minister said, despite retaliatory trade measures by China.As long as an international policy on carbon emissions by airlines is not found, the “EU will stick to its own ETS system,” Martin Lidegaard said on Friday. Denmark currently holds the EU’s rotating presidency.The carbon tax imposed on airlines by the European Union came into effect on Jan. 1, but carriers wi
World BusinessMarch 11, 2012
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China records huge trade deficit
BEIJING (AFP) ― China swung into a huge trade deficit of $31.48 billion in February, customs data showed Saturday, as the West’s economic troubles hit the world’s second-largest economy.China is normally a net exporter of goods ― it recorded a surplus of $27.28 billion in January ― but total monthly imports rose 39.6 percent year-on-year to $145.96 billion, with exports only going up 18.4 percent to $114.47 billion.Chinese firms’ efforts to sell to the country’s major trading partners in the Wes
World BusinessMarch 11, 2012
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Coke, Pepsi to cut level of ‘cancer’ chemical
WASHINGTON (AFP) ― Coca-Cola and Pepsi said Friday they will lower levels of a chemical in caramel coloring to comply with a California law, but insisted the beverages pose no health risks and recipes will not change.The changes allow the companies to avoid having to label products with a cancer warning due to what California has ruled are high levels of 4-methylimidazole, shown to cause cancer in lab rodents.Both drink makers said the popular soda recipes will not be affected but that caramel s
World BusinessMarch 11, 2012
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Iceland will adopt euro or other currency, prime minister says
Iceland will either adopt the euro after joining the European Union or drop the krona and unilaterally adopt another currency as “the situation can’t remain unchanged,” said Prime Minister Johanna Sigurdardottir. “The choice is between surrendering the sovereignty of Iceland in monetary policy by unilaterally adopting the currency of another country or become a member of the EU,” Sigurdardottir said in a speech delivered at a Social Democrat Alliance party convention Saturday in Reykjavik, the c
World BusinessMarch 11, 2012
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Israeli air strikes kill 16 in Gaza
GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories (AFP) ― Israeli air strikes on Gaza killed 16 Palestinians, including a top militant, medics said early Sunday, as militants fired 100 rockets into the Jewish state.It was the deadliest violence between Israel and the Palestinians across the Gaza border in more than three years, prompting the United States and the European Union to urge both sides to restore calm.But Palestinian militants vowed to avenge their dead and Israel threatened to hit back if its citiz
World NewsMarch 11, 2012
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U.S. preparing to restart military aid to Yemen
WASHINGTON (AP) ― The Pentagon is planning to restart programs that would fund military training and equipment in Yemen, nearly a year after they were shut down because of escalating chaos in the embattled country.While no agreements have been cemented, U.S. defense officials said as much as $75 million in military assistance could begin to flow later this year. The officials said the Pentagon and State Department are putting together a letter to send to Congress to request the aid be restarted.
World NewsMarch 11, 2012
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Leftist opposition wins big in Slovakia election
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) -- A leftist opposition led by one of the few leading politicians in Slovakia to escape voter anger over a major corruption scandal has been propelled back to power in an early parliamentary election, according to almost complete results on Sunday.Smer-Social Democracy of former Prime Minister Robert Fico is a clear winner with 44.8 percent of the vote, or 84 seats in the 150-seat Parliament, with the votes from 5,842 of the 5,956 polling stations counted by the Statist
World NewsMarch 11, 2012
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Anglican leader, pope pray for unity, warn of greed
VATICAN CITY (AFP) ― The Archbishop of Canterbury and Pope Benedict XVI jointly prayed for the unity of Christianity in a rare gesture on Saturday despite simmering resentment over the Catholic Church’s move to recruit Anglicans.Anglican leader Rowan Williams and the pope celebrated vespers together in the monastery of San Gregorio al Celio near the Colosseum in Rome and a stone Celtic cross brought from Canterbury was put up in the ancient church.The late pope John Paul II had held ecumenical p
World NewsMarch 11, 2012
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New civic activists shine at anti-Putin protest
MOSCOW (AP) ― A protest rally against Vladimir Putin has drawn more than 20,000 people, far fewer than those in past months as the opposition movement appears to be losing momentum following Putin’s presidential election victory.Speeches by young activists like 27-year-old Maxim Kats, however, showed that some of the new political energy that has emerged in Russia in recent months is being channeled into local politics and civic activism. Kats and two others in their 20s, who just won seats on m
World NewsMarch 11, 2012
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Friends in a crisis: Lagarde and Merkel
Two European leaders have opposing views on how to handle the continent's financial crisis, yet remain friends, an official said."There is a relationship of trust, even if there may be issues on which their views differ," said a French official, speaking on the relationship of International Monetary
World NewsMarch 11, 2012
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Distraught attendant disrupts U.S. flight
A distraught flight attendant disrupted an American Airlines flight Friday with warnings that it was going to crash, references to the September 11, 2001 attacks and a rant on the carrier's bankruptcy reorganization.Two flight attendants were injured in the incident, which began as the Chicago-bound
World NewsMarch 11, 2012