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Controversy rekindled over when to name criminals, suspects
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Seoul transit pass for travelers to be available starting July
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Hybe-Ador CEO conflict gets messier
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Battery makers ramp up efforts to diversify graphite supply chain
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[Weekender] Pet food makers bet big on ‘recession-free’ pet food market
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‘Monk’ DJ spreading Buddhism goes global
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Prosecutors to summon pastor who allegedly gave Dior bag to first lady
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[LLG] Unseen inheritance: Trauma of transnational adoption 'trickles down' to adoptees' children
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Court's ruling set to shape path of medical school expansion
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[Drama Tour] Romantic trip to ‘Queen of Tears’ filming spots
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Scottish vote could lead to break-up of U.K.
Britain will allow referendum on Scottish independence, but Scots want it held laterLONDON (AP) ― Breaking up is supposed to be hard to do ― but Britain’s government confirmed Tuesday it would happily offer Scotland the powers it needs to sever centuries-old ties to England.Prime Minister David Cameron’s government said it would sweep away legal hurdles to allow the Scots a vote on whether their country should become independent for the first time since the 18th Century Act of Union, which unite
World NewsJan. 11, 2012
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`Doomsday Clock' moves 1 minute closer to midnight
WASHINGTON (AP) _ A group of scientists that tracks the likelihood of a global cataclysm says the world is moving closer to doomsday.The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists announced Tuesday that it has moved its ``Doomsday Clock'' to five minutes to midnight.The group says inadequate progress on stop
World NewsJan. 11, 2012
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Romney wins New Hampshire: US media
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, Jan 10, 2012 (AFP) - White House hopeful Mitt Romney has won the state of New Hampshire in the second Republican presidential voting contest, US media projections showed Tuesday. Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney greets voters outside a polling station at Webster
World NewsJan. 11, 2012
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1 dead after South Africa university stampede
JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- Officials at a South African university say one person is dead after prospective students stampeded the campus.Thousands of young adults and their parents began gathering at the University of Johannesburg campus on Monday to seek admission to the college.Many had only learn
World NewsJan. 10, 2012
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GM likely to recapture global auto sales lead
DETROIT (AP) ― General Motors Co. is on track to retake the title of world’s top-selling automaker, riding strong sales in the U.S. and China to beat Volkswagen and Toyota.GM, which lost the crown to Toyota in 2008 after holding it for more than seven decades, won’t release global sales numbers until later this month, but it’s on pace to finish 2011 at around 9 million cars and trucks, at least 800,000 more than its German and Japanese rivals.Winning the global sales crown doesn’t mean much to a
World BusinessJan. 10, 2012
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Apple CEO’s 2011 package worth $378m
Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook is due to receive annual compensation worth $378 million, boosted by restricted stock awards that are payable over the coming decade. The total includes $376.2 million in shares that will vest starting in five years, Cupertino, California-based Apple said Monday in a proxy filing to shareholders. Cook’s base salary was $900,000 in 2011. The company, which plans to hold its annual shareholder meeting on Feb. 23, had previously disclosed that Cook receiv
World BusinessJan. 10, 2012
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Hungary’s IMF negotiator to start talks in Washington
BUDAPEST (AFP) ― Hungary was set to kick off crucial bailout talks with the International Monetary Fund on Monday in Washington, Hungarian officials said, despite recent policy disagreements.Hungarian negotiator Tamas Fellegi “already has talks today,” an economy ministry spokeswoman in Budapest, Zsofia Banhegyi, told AFP, adding he “will meet lots of people.”The discussions were due to last until Thursday, but details of the talks, including their timeline, were kept under wraps.“Offical inform
World BusinessJan. 10, 2012
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Egypt’s Brotherhood cautious after victory
CAIRO (AP) ― The Muslim Brotherhood has emerged as the biggest winner in parliamentary elections, but the fundamentalist group that has long dreamed of ruling Egypt is likely to be cautious about flexing its newfound muscle.The Brotherhood has been crushed by the military before and will likely tread carefully to avoid spooking the ruling generals or the country’s Western supporters, who provide generous amounts of badly needed foreign aid.That may be the best tactic for the Brotherhood as it se
World NewsJan. 10, 2012
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Nigerian strike turns bloody, state paralyzed
LAGOS (AP) ― A national strike fueled by widespread dissent over spiraling gas prices paralyzed Nigeria as tens of thousands of protesters took over the empty streets to criticize government corruption in one voice.Protests remained largely peaceful across the country on Monday, the strike’s first day, though a police shooting in Lagos left one dead and four wounded, while another in the northern city of Kano killed two more.Still, the widespread anger could be felt just like the heat pouring of
World NewsJan. 10, 2012
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Iranian bunker site raises nuclear stakes
VIENNA (AFP) ― Iran has further stoked Western fears about the purpose of its nuclear activities by starting to enrich fissile material in a new site deep inside a virtually impregnable mountain bunker.The Fordo site near the holy city of Qom, 150 kilometers southwest of Tehran, has begun enriching uranium to 20-percent purity, the U.N. atomic watchdog Agency, said late Monday.U.S. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said that Iran’s enriching of uranium to 20 percent at the site was “a
World NewsJan. 10, 2012
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Who can catch Romney? Quick look at field
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (AFP) ― After his razor-thin victory in Iowa, Mitt Romney hopes a big win Tuesday in New Hampshire will set him up as the overwhelming favorite for the Republican presidential nomination.His five main rivals are probably only vying for second place in New Hampshire, but with the frontrunner still plagued by lingering doubts over his conservative credentials and under increasing fire over his venture capitalist background, everything is still to play for in the overall r
World NewsJan. 10, 2012
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US district investigates math homework on slavery
NORCROSS, Georgia (AP) _ Suburban Atlanta school officials are deciding whether to discipline teachers who gave third-grade students math homework with word problems about slavery.The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) has called for the firing of the nine teachers in
World NewsJan. 10, 2012
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Obama announces resignation of chief of staff
WASHINGTON (AP) _ President Barack Obama announced Monday that chief of staff William Daley was quitting and heading home to Chicago, capping a short and rocky tenure that had been expected to last until Election Day in November. Obama budget chief Jack Lew will take over the job.Daley's run as Obam
World NewsJan. 10, 2012
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Iran sentences American man to death in CIA case
TEHRAN (AP) -- An Iranian court has convicted an American man of working for the CIA and sentenced him to death, state radio reported Monday, in a case adding to the accelerating tension between the United States and Iran.Iran charges that as a former U.S. Marine, Amir Mirzaei Hekmati received special training and served at U.S. military bases in Iraq and Afghanistan before heading to Iran for his alleged intelligence mission. The radio report did not say when the verdict was issued. Under Irani
World NewsJan. 9, 2012
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‘U.S. will respond if Iran blocks Strait of Hormuz’
WASHINGTON (AFP) ― The United States will respond if Iran tries to close the strategic Strait of Hormuz at the entrance to the Gulf, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta warned Sunday, saying such a move would cross a “red line.”“We made very clear that the United States will not tolerate the blocking of the Straits of Hormuz,” Panetta told CBS television. “That’s another red line for us and that we will respond to them.”Panetta was seconded by Gen. Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chief
World NewsJan. 9, 2012
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‘EU-wide financial tax would harm Europe’
LONDON (AFP) ― British Prime Minister David Cameron said Sunday he would block any attempt to introduce an EU-wide financial transaction tax because he fears it will harm jobs and prosperity in Europe.Cameron said countries such as France pushing for the introduction of such a levy were welcome to go ahead and introduce it within their own borders.But implementing a tax in the European Union when countries in the rest of the world were not bound by it would have a negative effect on jobs and pro
World BusinessJan. 9, 2012
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Taking family reunions into their own hands
Kim Young-ja smiles as she gently flips through a stack of mostly black and white photographs. With a quiet patience, the 67-year-old points to each of the faces.“This is my father and mother,” she says. “And here is a picture of my brother. Isn’t he handsome?”They are all family, but they might as well be strangers. All of the pictures are of North Korean relatives Kim never had the chance to know. Kim’s story is not unique amongst the hundreds of thousands of South Koreans who were separated f
World NewsJan. 9, 2012
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NEMA to be a global safety keeper
Large-scale disasters triggered by climate change have caused unprecedented damage in terms of life and property. According to the World Bank report in 2007, the burning of fossil fuels globally produces around 21.3 billion tons of carbon dioxide per year, which is too enormous to surmount in a short period of time. Carbon dioxide, the primary factor in global warming, directly relates to the size of mega disasters. Accordingly, international society will confront the worst natural disasters and
Social AffairsJan. 9, 2012
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Arab League tells Syria to halt violence
BEIRUT (AP) ― The Arab League demanded Sunday that the Syrian government immediately stop all violence and allow more monitors in, as activists reported at least 10 more civilians, including two teenagers, were killed by regime forces.Fierce clashes in the south between government troops and military defectors left 11 soldiers dead, activists said. The Arab League also called on other armed parties to halt all bloodshed, an apparent reference to the defectors.Qatari Foreign Minister Sheik Hamad
World NewsJan. 9, 2012
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With huge support, Romney eyes easy win
EXETER, New Hampshire (AFP) ― Republican presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney, leaving little to chance ahead of the New Hampshire primary, brought out the party’s big guns on Sunday to help him woo voters.New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, one of the party’s brightest stars, home-state favorite Sen. Kelly Ayotte and former Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty all turned out to rally support for Romney before Tuesday’s vote.“He actually knows how our economy works,” Ayotte said of the millionaire ventur
World NewsJan. 9, 2012