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No plan to let doctors with foreign licenses practice here anytime soon: PM
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Yoon rebuffs opposition's call for special probe into wife
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Ador CEO's dismissal to be decided on last day of May
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[Graphic News] Beer the most favored alcoholic drink by Koreans
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Science Ministry expresses regret over Japan’s pressure on Naver
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Haeundae Beach to become sand art museum in late May
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Suzy, Park Bo-gum star in AI fantasy romance ‘Wonderland’
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Medical professors set to take day off amid protracted walkouts by junior doctors
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Hostilities get out of hand as YouTuber murders another outside courthouse
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Dog goes on incredible journey to make it back home, 41 days after going missing
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Pass jobs bill without ‘division or delay’: Obama
WASHINGTON (AP) ― President Barack Obama is keeping up his appeal for public support of his $447 billion proposal to boost jobs and consumer spending by urging Americans to press Congress to pass the legislation. “No more division or delay,” he said.In his weekly radio and Internet address Saturday,
World BusinessSept. 18, 2011
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Kara Kennedy, daughter of Ted Kennedy
WASHINGTON (AP) ― Six years after she was deemed cancer-free, Kara Kennedy accepted the Presidential Medal of Freedom on behalf of her father, just weeks before Sen. Edward Kennedy died battling a brain tumor.However, her own lung cancer treatment ― surgery and grueling chemotherapy and radiation ―
World NewsSept. 18, 2011
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Iraqi girl recounts bus massacre
KARBALA, Iraq (AP) ― The trip was intended to give Tabarak Thaer a glimpse of the world beyond Iraq’s violence and misery. Instead, it brought the 10-year-old face to face with terror when insurgents boarded the bus she was riding, forced the male passengers off, and killed them.Although the attacke
World NewsSept. 18, 2011
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Pro-Russia party wins snap Latvian election
RIGA (AP) ― A left-wing, pro-Russia party captured the most votes in Latvia’s parliamentary elections, marking a milestone for the tiny Baltic nation where parties distrustful of Russia have dominated all national elections since independence 20 years ago.With some 95 percent of ballots counted earl
World NewsSept. 18, 2011
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Russia seeks to broker Syria talks
DAMASCUS (AFP) ― A group of Russian lawmakers arrived in Damascus in a bid to broker an end to violence in Syria, where security forces were reported to have killed two more people.Moscow is a traditional ally of President Bashar Assad, and the delegation, which flew in Saturday, aims to meet him an
World NewsSept. 18, 2011
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U.N. agenda packed; focus on Palestinian bid
UNITED NATIONS (AP) ― The spotlight will be shining on the Palestinian bid for U.N. membership when world leaders gather at the United Nations starting Monday, but the U.N. is hoping the glow will spread to other pressing global issues, including killer diseases, nuclear safety, terrorism and the af
World NewsSept. 18, 2011
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Witnesses hail pilot of crashed plane for saving lives of hundreds
Witnesses of the plane crash at a Reno air show Friday that killed nine hailed the pilot of the doomed P-51 Mustang for saving the lives of hundreds by steering away from the grandstand. In this Friday, Sept. 16, 2011 photo, a P-51 Mustang airplane approaches the ground right before crashing d
World NewsSept. 18, 2011
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Italy scandal: Did state planes fly prostitutes?
ROME (AP) -- Opposition leaders have demanded an inquiry to determine if Italian government aircraft flew a bevy of young escorts to Premier Silvio Berlusconi's private parties.Concern was also growing in Italy over whether the billionaire media mogul premier who allegedly boasted in an intercepted
World NewsSept. 18, 2011
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Obama to seek a new tax rate for wealthy
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is expected to seek a new base tax rate for the wealthy to ensure that millionaires pay at least at the same percentage as middle income taxpayers.A White House official said the proposal would be included in the president's proposal for long term deficit re
World NewsSept. 18, 2011
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Reno crash killed 9; probe focuses on wayward part
RENO, Nevada (AP) -- The death toll rose to nine Saturday in an air race crash in Reno as investigators determined that several spectators were killed on impact as the 1940s-model plane appeared to lose a piece of its tail before slamming like a missile into a crowded tarmac.Moments earlier, thousan
World NewsSept. 18, 2011
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Not just science fiction: Planet orbits 2 suns
This image provided by NASA shows an artist’s depiction showing a discovery by NASA’s Kepler mission of a world where two suns set over the horizon instead of just one. (AP-Yonhap News)MOUNTAIN VIEW, California (AP) -- Astronomers say a bit of science fiction is now reality. They‘ve spotted a planet
World NewsSept. 16, 2011
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Denmark gets first female P.M. after left’s win
COPENHAGEN (AP) ― Denmark has elected its first female prime minister, ousting the right-wing government from power after 10 years of pro-market reforms and ever-stricter controls on immigration.Near complete official results showed Thursday that a left-leaning bloc led by Social Democrat Helle Thor
World NewsSept. 16, 2011
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Berlusconi might face new trial
ROME (AP) ― Already facing criticism over Italy’s financial crisis and engulfed in a sex scandal, Premier Silvio Berlusconi might face another trial in Milan.The latest storm surrounding Berlusconi centers on a 2005 banking scandal. A Milan judge said Thursday that Berlusconi has pushed for the publ
World NewsSept. 16, 2011
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Phone rivalry drives down RIM earnings
BlackBerry maker struggles to compete with Apple, Google’s AndroidTORONTO (AP) ― Shares of Research In Motion plummeted more than 18 percent after hours after the BlackBerry maker reported its net income and revenue declined sharply in its fiscal second quarter.The results show continued struggle to
World BusinessSept. 16, 2011
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Grandparents with webcam become new online stars
McMINNVILLE, Oregon (AP) -- It slowly began to dawn on Esther and Bruce Huffman that perhaps they were being filmed.”Warning,” the gray-haired, bespectacled grandmother reads off the screen. “You must stop recording before trying to close cyber link.”Pause. “Maybe this recorded us,” says the n
World NewsSept. 16, 2011
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Denmark to get 1st female PM after left wins vote
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) -- Denmark has elected its first female prime minister, ousting the right-wing government from power after 10 years of pro-market reforms and ever-stricter controls on immigration. Helle Thorning-Schmidt, leader of the Danish Social Democrats and likely to be new prime minis
World NewsSept. 16, 2011
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Denmark expected to swing left in election
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) _ Danish voters appeared set to elect their first female prime minister Thursday and end 10 years of pro-market reforms and a hardening of immigration laws.Nearly all polls leading up to the vote have predicted a majority in the 179-seat Parliament for the left-leaning oppos
World NewsSept. 15, 2011
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U.S. retail sales flat, auto demand declines
WASHINGTON (AP) ― Consumers spent less on autos, clothing and furniture to leave retail sales unchanged in August.The lack of growth suggests households became more cautious during wild stock market fluctuations and increased fears about the economy.The Commerce Department also said Wednesday that r
World BusinessSept. 15, 2011
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MS sees Windows as key to growth plan
Ballmer assures analysts Windows remains solid foundation despite slowing PC salesSAN FRANCISCO (AP) ― Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer assured analysts on Wednesday that Windows remains the software maker’s financial foundation, even though slowing personal computer sales are raising worries about the o
World BusinessSept. 15, 2011
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Italy gives final approval to austerity plan
ROME (AP) ― Italy’s Parliament gave final approval to Premier Silvio Berlusconi’s government’s austerity measures, a combination of higher taxes, pension reform and slashed spending that sparked street protests in Rome.The Chamber of Deputies passed the package by a vote of 314-300. The Senate, Parl
World BusinessSept. 15, 2011