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Yoon interacts with public for 1st time since election defeat
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[Weekender] Pet food makers bet big on ‘recession-free’ pet food market
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Seoul transit pass for travelers to be available starting July
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N. Korea says to deploy new multiple rocket launcher starting this year
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State-led adoption system to be established to ensure adoptees' well-being, minimize overseas adoption
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[Drama Tour] Romantic trip to ‘Queen of Tears’ filming spots
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Business moguls attend concert by Helene Mercier, wife of LVMH CEO
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Buddha's birthday lantern parade to light up Seoul
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Travel fair showcases global tourism in Seoul
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BTS leader RM's new song tops iTunes charts in 82 countries
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Deaths, arrests as ICRC visits Syria
BEIRUT (AP) ― Syria saw a wave of violence and arrests Sunday as the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross visited Damascus to address issues including caring for the wounded and access to detainees during the government’s crackdown on a 5-month-old uprising.Activists reported militar
World NewsSept. 5, 2011
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26 killed as typhoon devastates Japan
TOKYO (AP) ― Record rain and mudslides from powerful Typhoon Talas left at least 26 people dead in Japan on Sunday as the storm moved slowly northward past the country’s western coast. At least 52 others were missing, local media said.Evacuation orders and advisories were issued to 460,000 people in
World NewsSept. 5, 2011
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German regional election deals new setback to Merkel
BERLIN (AP) ― Chancellor Angela Merkel’s coalition suffered a new setback and Germany’s main opposition parties celebrated gains in a state election Sunday that came as Merkel’s unpopular government grapples with the eurozone debt crisis and other challenges.The vote in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
World NewsSept. 5, 2011
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Cambridge named world’s top university
The University of Cambridge has retained its premier status in the QS World University Rankings, beating Harvard for a second year, as U.K. and U.S. institutions again took the top 10 spots.The rankings featured six U.S. establishments, with the remainder coming from Britain. Yale University slipped
World NewsSept. 5, 2011
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Many U.S. schools adding iPads, trimming textbooks
美 '종이 없는 학교' 아이패드 사용 늘어HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — For incoming freshmen at western Connecticut's suburban Brookfield High School, hefting a backpack weighed down with textbooks is about to give way to tapping out notes and flipping electronic pages on a glossy iPad tablet computer.A few hours away
World NewsSept. 5, 2011
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Jordan woman killed in hospital over pregnancy
A Jordanian man was charged on Sunday with killing his 24-year-old widowed daughter in hospital after she gave birth to twins, a judicial official said.(MCT)“Amman‘s criminal court prosecutor charged the man with premeditated murder after he confessed to shooting dead his daughter on Saturday,
World NewsSept. 5, 2011
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Papers show Gadhafi, Western Intel ties
TRIPOLI (AP) ― The CIA and other Western intelligence agencies worked closely with the ousted regime of Moammar Gadhafi, sharing tips and cooperating in handing over terror suspects for interrogation to a regime known to use torture, according to a trove of security documents discovered after the fa
World NewsSept. 4, 2011
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Bid to block AT&T deal reflects telecom industry
WASHINGTON (AP) ― The Obama administration has explained its effort to block AT&T’s purchase of T-Mobile USA by saying it will fight mergers that would reduce competition and hurt consumers.Yet few think the lawsuit the administration filed Wednesday signals a more aggressive stance toward acquisiti
World BusinessSept. 4, 2011
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Vatican rejects Irish criticism over sex abuse accusations
VATICAN CITY (AP) ― The Vatican has vigorously rejected accusations it had sabotaged efforts by Irish bishops to report priests who sexually abused children to police and charged that the Irish prime minister had made an “unfounded” attack against the Holy See.The Vatican issued a 24-page response o
World NewsSept. 4, 2011
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Ex-IMF chief comes home
PARIS (AP) ― Former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn returned home to France on Sunday for the first time since a New York hotel maid accused him of attempted rape, unleashing an international scandal that dashed his chances for the French presidency.New York prosecutors late
World NewsSept. 4, 2011
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Sacramento man arrested for allegedly biting snake
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A snake bite in a north Sacramento neighborhood left the victim seriously hurt, but the injured party isn‘t whom you’d expect.Police say a python underwent emergency surgery after a man allegedly bit the creature twice.Sgt. Andrew Pettit says officers were called to t
Sept. 4, 2011
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Britain invited Gadhafi sons to see SAS display: report
LONDON, Sept 4, 2011 (AFP) - Britain invited two of Moamer Gadhafi‘s sons to the headquarters of the SAS special forces unit as former premier Tony Blair tried to build ties with the Libyan regime, The Sunday Times reported. Libya's embattled Moammar Gadhafi fans his face during the Forum of Kings,
World NewsSept. 4, 2011
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Wayward penguin released south of New Zealand
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- He needed a little push before speeding backward down a makeshift slide. Once in the water, he popped his head up for one last look. And then he was gone. The wayward emperor penguin known as “Happy Feet” was back home in Antarctic waters after an extended sojourn spe
World NewsSept. 4, 2011
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Before Jobs, Sam Walton and Bill Gates took exits
NEW YORK (AP) -- As CEOs, Sam Walton, Bill Gates and Steve Jobs possessed common traits. They were tireless workers, demanding bosses and sticklers for detail. They were visionaries, too, who reshaped their respective industries.Their companies faced similar challenges when their iconic leaders left
World BusinessSept. 3, 2011
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UN gave US information on Iraq massacre: leak
BAGHDAD (AFP) - A UN special rapporteur gave information to Washington indicating its forces summarily executed 10 Iraqis, among them four women and five children, in a 2006 raid, a leaked US diplomatic cable says.According to the April 2006 cable, which details a letter from Philip Alston, Special
World NewsSept. 3, 2011
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Professor wanted for leading gang, drug ring
BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — A university professor suspected of leading a motorcycle gang and methamphetamine drug ring is wanted for arrest in California, authorities said Thursday.Steve Kinzey, 43, believed to be the president of the local chapter of the Devils Diciples motorcycle club, has be
Sept. 3, 2011
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WikiLeaks sparks fury with release of unredacted cables
LONDON (AP) -- Four of the high-profile media organizations that have collaborated with WikiLeaks on its release of secret documents on Friday condemned the group's disclosure of its entire archive of uncensored U.S. State Department cables.WikiLeaks announced that it had posted the last of its coll
World NewsSept. 2, 2011
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Fears over US economy cause world market rout
LONDON (AP) -- Worries that the U.S. economy is stalling and may be heading back into recession caused a severe slump in stock markets around the world on Friday.With European indexes already shaken by concerns that Greece may miss its required deficit reduction targets, worse-than-expected U.S. job
World BusinessSept. 2, 2011
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US creates no jobs in August
WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. employers stopped adding jobs in August, an alarming setback for an economy that has struggled to grow and might be at risk of another recession.The government also reported that the unemployment rate remained at 9.1 percent. It was the weakest jobs report since September 201
World BusinessSept. 2, 2011
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Japan’s P.M. picks allies for key cabinet spots
TOKYO (AP) ― Japan’s new Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda picked close allies Friday for key positions in his cabinet as he tries to steer his troubled nation through disaster recovery, a nuclear crisis and a lengthy economic slump.Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura announced the picks, including Koichir
World NewsSept. 2, 2011