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Over 80,000 millionaires, 20 billionaires in Seoul: report
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Yoon apologizes for first lady Dior bag scandal, calls push for special probe ‘political’
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Korean battery makers heave sigh of relief over 2-year IRA reprieve
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Young Korean doctors seek plan B: cosmetic dermatology or overseas
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South Korea open to Indonesian proposal to cut KF-21 payments
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Girl hanging on bridge, police trying to rescue her both fall off; rescued immediately
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Korea forecast to overtake Taiwan in chip production by 2032: report
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Coupang earnings hit hard by losses from ailing Farfetch
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[K-pop’s dilemma] Time, profit pressures work against originality
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Why femicide and dating violence are growing issues in S. Korea
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Putin is unlikely to run for Kremlin, party adviser says
Vladimir Putin is unlikely to contest next year’s presidential election as he aims to carve out a role as national leader, according to an adviser to the prime minister’s ruling United Russia party. President Dmitry Medvedev, handpicked by Putin to succeed him four years ago, will probably seek a se
World NewsSept. 20, 2011
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Palestinians push forward with U.N. bid
Abbas requests full U.N. membership despite fierce objections from U.S., IsraelUNITED NATIONS (AP) ― The Palestinians brushed aside heated Israeli objections and a promised U.S. veto Monday, vowing to submit a letter formally requesting full U.N. membership when Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas a
World NewsSept. 20, 2011
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Gadhafi says his regime still alive in Libya
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) -- Moammer Gadhafi says his regime is still alive in Libya and is calling his opponents' takeover of all but a few pockets of the country a charade.Gadhafi got the message out on a Syrian-based satellite station that has become his main mouthpiece. Al-Rai TV released written
World NewsSept. 20, 2011
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Woman sentenced 10 years in prison for locking elderly man in basement
A mother of two in the state of Georgia was sentenced to 10 years in prison and an additional 10 years of probation for locking up and abusing a senior citizen in her basement, local reports said.Chandra Renee Faust, 44, pleaded guilty to a number of charges including wrongful imprisonment and abuse
World NewsSept. 20, 2011
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China journalist killed after 'gutter' oil news
BEIJING (AFP) - A Chinese journalist who had been following a scandal involving the sale of cooking oil made from leftovers taken from gutters has been stabbed to death, police and state media said Tuesday.Li Xiang, 30, a reporter with Luoyang Television Station in the central province of Henan, was
World NewsSept. 20, 2011
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AP-CNBC Poll: $1 million a long shot in US
WASHINGTON (AP) — Who believes they'll be a millionaire?About two in 10 Americans do — a small showing of optimism compared to Australians, but downright cheery next to Britons when asked about becoming wealthy in the next ten years, according to a new Associated Press-CNBC poll.In all t
World NewsSept. 20, 2011
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Tax the rich, Obama says; class warfare, says foes
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A combative President Barack Obama on Monday demanded that the richest Americans pay higher taxes to help cut soaring U.S. deficits by more than $3 trillion as he drew clear battle lines for next year's elections. He promised to veto any effort by congressional Republican to cut g
World NewsSept. 20, 2011
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Pro-regime forces kill at least 23 people in Yemen
SANAA (AP) -- Pro-regime forces, including snipers picking off protesters from rooftops, killed at least 23 people Monday in a second day of clashes haking Yemen's capital, medical and security officials said.The two days of fighting, which have killed nearly 50 people altogether, marked t
WorldSept. 19, 2011
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Over 500 villagers protest pollution from China factory
SHANGHAI (AP) ― Police detained at least 20 people after hundreds of villagers in eastern China demonstrated against pollution they blame on a solar panel factory, with some protesters storming the compound and overturning vehicles, local authorities said Monday.The government in Haining city, west
World BusinessSept. 19, 2011
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China battles curse of the skyscrapers
Barely a year after the China World Trade Center Tower 3 was unveiled as Beijing’s tallest building at 330 meters, its title as the capital’s champion is slipping away.Work on a monstrous new skyscraper named China Goblet, or Zhong Guo Zun, starts last Monday, and the wine vessel-shaped building wil
World NewsSept. 19, 2011
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Yakuza still a force to be reckoned with
Japan fighting gangsters’ influence in politics, entertainment, sports circlesNobody laughed when a gossip weekly linked one of Japan’s most popular comedians and variety show hosts to Japan’s top crime syndicate recently.Friday magazine ran pictures of Shinsuke Shimada consorting with the yakuza af
World NewsSept. 19, 2011
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Himalayan quake kills 50
GAUHATI, India (AP) ― A strong earthquake shook northeastern India, Nepal and Tibet, killing at least 50 people, damaging buildings and sending lawmakers in Nepal’s capital running into the streets.The quake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9, struck at 6:10 p.m. Sunday local time and was felt acr
World NewsSept. 19, 2011
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Yemeni forces open fire on protesters, 26 killed
Troops fire anti-aircraft guns as tens of thousands demand Saleh step downSANAA (AP) ― Yemeni government forces opened fire with anti-aircraft guns and automatic weapons on tens of thousands of anti-government protesters in the capital demanding ouster of their longtime ruler, killing at least 26 an
World NewsSept. 19, 2011
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‘Moral failing’ but no violence in sex assault cases: Strauss-Kahn
PARIS (AP) ― Dominique Strauss-Kahn broke his silence four months after a New York hotel maid accused him of sexual assault, calling his encounter with the woman a “moral failing” he deeply regrets, but insisting in an interview on French television Sunday that no violence was involved.Strauss-Kahn,
World NewsSept. 19, 2011
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Official: navigator in Russian plane crash drunk
MOSCOW (AP) _ A spokesman for Russia's top investigative body says the navigator of a passenger airline that crashed in June killing 47 people was drunk.The Tu-134 slammed into a highway just minutes before it was to land at the Petrozavodsk airport in Russia's northwest on June 20. Five people surv
World NewsSept. 19, 2011
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Strauss-Kahn denies violence in sex assault cases
PARIS (AP) _ Dominique Strauss-Kahn has broken his silence four months after a New York hotel maid accused him of sexual assault, calling his encounter with the woman a ``moral failing‘’ he deeply regrets, but insisting in an interview on French television that no violence was involved.Strauss-Kahn,
World NewsSept. 19, 2011
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UK surgeons separate twin girls joined at head
LONDON (AP) _ Sudanese twins born with the tops of their heads joined together have been separated in a rare and risky series of operations at a London children‘s hospital, officials said Sunday.Facing the World, a charity which helps disfigured children, said it had helped fund the four-stage
World NewsSept. 19, 2011
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Russian tycoon punches fellow billionaire on TV
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian tycoon has punched a fellow billionaire on a television panel show after a discussion on the financial crisis degenerated into petty name-calling.Alexander Lebedev, a former KGB operative and owner of two major newspapers in Britain, wrote on his blog that property deve
Sept. 19, 2011
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China Southern A380 threats Cathay Pacific
China Southern Airlines Co.’s focus on domestic flights made it Asia’s largest carrier by passengers. Now, it’s adding Airbus SAS A380s to help challenge Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. and Singapore Airlines Ltd. on routes to Europe and North America. The carrier, which flew 76.5 million passengers las
World BusinessSept. 18, 2011
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GM, UAW agree on new contract
DETROIT (AP) ― The United Auto Workers union won $5,000 signing bonuses and the possibility of sweeter profit-sharing checks as part of a new four-year contract with General Motors Co., two people briefed on the talks said Saturday.The deal, which was reached late Friday, also includes a $2- to $3-p
World BusinessSept. 18, 2011