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Jimin of BTS, actor Song Da-eun suspected to be dating, again
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What's next for the government's push in quota hike?
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Trump may like to 'solve' N. Korean nuclear problem if reelected: ex-official
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Woman falls to death from acquaintance's home after exhibiting ‘unexplained' behaviors
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N. Korea slams planned S. Korea-US military drills, warns of 'catastrophic aftermath'
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‘Malice should not undermine the system, social order,’ says Hybe's Bang
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N. Korea fires short-range ballistic missiles toward East Sea: JCS
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[Robert J. Fouser] Social attitudes toward language proficiency
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[Graphic News] How much do Korean adults read?
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Korean firms target EV charging market in US
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No need now for rescue aid: Italy bank chief
ROME (AP) ― Italy’s central bank chief says there’s no need “at the moment” to request help from European funds to fight soaring borrowing costs.Ignazio Visco says whether Italy needs to do so in the future depends on whether markets are convinced the country has turned the tide in its financial crisis, stays disciplined on public spending and removes obstacles to growth.Visco, in an interview in Sunday’s La Repubblica daily, predicted 2013 growth would be quite low.Separately, a top Cabinet off
World BusinessAug. 6, 2012
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‘Greece to exit euro by year-end’
BERLIN (AFP) ― Greece should exit the eurozone by year’s end and not receive any more aid, a German regional finance minister has said in a Sunday newspaper interview, further stirring debate on the issue.Markus Soeder, finance minister in southern Bavaria state and a member of the Christian Social Union, the region’s sister party to Chancellor Angela Merkel’s CDU, said the euro itself was “right and important.”“But when a country like Greece on a continuing basis cannot pay back debts, it must
World BusinessAug. 6, 2012
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Official: IMF’s talks with Greece show progress
Greece and its international creditors agreed on the need to strengthen policy efforts to support the economy and comply with its bailout terms after more than a week of meetings in Athens. Representatives from the so-called troika of the European Commission, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund met with Greek Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras in Athens Sunday at the conclusion of the meetings. The talks will determine whether Greece continues receiving funds from the country’s
World BusinessAug. 6, 2012
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Monti: Crisis threatens EU as a whole
Italian P.M. says crisis causing ‘psychological dissolution’ in EuropeBERLIN (AP) ― Italy’s prime minister has warned that the eurozone’s sprawling debt crisis has created resentment amid the bloc’s nations, which could ultimately trigger a breakup of the wider European Union.Mario Monti told German news magazine Der Spiegel in an interview published Sunday that eurozone tensions over the past few years “bear the traits of a psychological dissolution of Europe,” adding that Europe “must work har
World BusinessAug. 6, 2012
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Iconic Mexican singer dies
CUERNAVACA, Mexico (AFP) ― Iconic Mexican singer Chavela Vargas, known for her mastery of the sad and sultry bolero, died Sunday. She was 93.“Here ends my story that started from nothing,” read one message that appeared on the Costa Rica-born star’s Twitter account moments after her death at a hospital in the southern Mexican city of Cuernavaca.“At around one in the afternoon, a few minutes ago, Chavela died. She went peacefully and did not complain,” said the artist’s close friend Maria Cortina
World NewsAug. 6, 2012
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Saudi female athlete’s father to sue over insults
RIYADH (AFP) ― The father of the first ever Saudi female to compete at the Olympic Games has vowed to sue those who insulted his daughter for challenging strict traditions that prevented women from participating.The father of Wojdan Shaherkani, who stole the limelight at the London Olympics despite lasting only 82 seconds on the mat before being defeated, told Al-Sharq daily that he wrote to the interior minister with copies of insults made on the Twitter microblogging website.“I have sent an ur
World NewsAug. 6, 2012
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Search for lost climbers in Himalayas to resume
The search for South Korean mountaineers lost in the Himalayas last fall, including a renowned climber Park Young-seok, is to be resumed, officials said Monday.Officials at the Park Young-seok Exploration and Culture Foundation said that a team of five rescue climbers left for Kathmandu, Nepal, from Incheon Airport on Monday morning to once again carry out the search mission for Park and his two teammates, Shin Dong-min and Kang Ki-seok.The funeral for the three was already held in November last
World NewsAug. 6, 2012
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Gunmen kill 16 Egypt border guards
CAIRO (AFP) ― Gunmen on Sunday killed 16 guards in Egypt near the border with Israel before stealing two armored vehicles and crossing into the Jewish state where one vehicle was destroyed by a helicopter.An Egyptian medical official said gunmen in Bedouin attire drove up in two vehicles and opened fire on a checkpoint near the Karm Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom in Hebrew) border crossing and opened fire.The health ministry said 16 soldiers and border guards were killed, while a security official said
World NewsAug. 6, 2012
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115 Kurdish rebels killed in offensive: Turkey
ANKARA (AP) ― Turkey’s security forces have killed as many as 115 Kurdish rebels during a major security offensive over the past two weeks, the country’s interior minister said Sunday.Idris Naim Sahin said the rebels were killed in an airpower backed offensive near the town of Semdinli, in Hakkari province which sits on the border with Iraq. He said the offensive began on July 23.Sahin provided few other details on the ongoing operation but said the security forces were trying to block the rebel
World NewsAug. 6, 2012
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Syrian forces vow ‘decisive’ showdown for Aleppo
BEIRUT (AP) ― Syrian forces threatened Sunday to mount a “decisive battle” for Aleppo even as rebels clawed toward the city’s ancient center under intense bombardment and strafing from warplanes. In the capital Damascus, militiamen appeared to step up guerrilla-like forays in central districts that were once firmly in the regime’s hands.The twin fronts reflected the rising stakes for both sides and a possible significant evolution in rebel strategies. Opposition forces appear to be shifting towa
World NewsAug. 6, 2012
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Wildfire evacuation orders lifted in Oklahoma
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) ― Many Oklahomans forced to leave their homes because of raging wildfires were being allowed to return Sunday, despite some fires continuing to burn and emergency shelters remaining open in four communities.A “monster” fire had devoured almost 91 square miles and continued to burn between Mannford and Kellyville in northeastern Oklahoma’s Creek County as light rain and cooler temperatures gave firefighters a brief respite early Sunday, said Oklahoma Forestry Services spokeswom
World NewsAug. 6, 2012
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Clinton arrives in South Africa for meeting with Mandela
JOHANNESBURG (AFP) ― U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is to meet with South Africa’s anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela on Monday, the State Department said, hours after her arrival on the latest leg of her Africa tour.The luncheon with the 94-year-old former president will take place in Qunu, a village in the country’s southeast.Clinton, who met schoolgirls and Africa’s second woman president during an unprecedented visit to Malawi Sunday before jetting to South Africa, will be in Johann
World BusinessAug. 6, 2012
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7 dead in Wisconsin Sikh temple shooting
Four killed inside, three outside temple, including gunman: police officialOAK CREEK, Wisconsin (AP) ― A gunman opened fire Sunday and killed six people at a Sikh temple near Milwaukee before he was killed in an exchange of gunfire with one of the first officers to respond to the chaotic scene, authorities said.The shootings happened before 10:30 a.m., as several dozen people gathered at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin for Sunday services. Hours of uncertainty followed as police in tactical gear an
World NewsAug. 6, 2012
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Woman spots her child for sale on Internet
(MCT)A Canadian woman called police when she found an online ad offering her baby for sale based on photos she'd posted on Facebook.The unidentified woman in the central British Columbia town of Fort St. John called the Royal Canadian Mounted Police when she spotted the ad in an online buy-and-sell site, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reported.RCMP Sgt. Steve Perret told the broadcaster the ad ha
World NewsAug. 6, 2012
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British explorer sets out on treasure hunt
A British fortune hunter is heading to a Pacific island in search of more than $250 million worth of treasure supposedly buried there by 19th century pirates.Shaun Whitehead is leading an expedition to Cocos Island in hopes of discovering treasure allegedly buried there by a British trader, Capt. William Thompson, in 1820, The Daily Telegraph reported Sunday.The British newspaper said as the story goes, Thompson stole gold, silver and jewelry amassed by Spanish authorities in Lima, Peru, that he
World NewsAug. 6, 2012
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Pakistani couple paraded naked by police
A police officer beats Mumtaz Mirbahar (right) and forces him to take off his clothes in this cellphone video footage. (Image from YouTube-BBC)Several police officers in the Pakistani town of Gambat were suspended after parading a couple accused of adultery through the town naked, officials said.The officers were suspended by local authorities after cellphone video footage of the incident stirred
World NewsAug. 6, 2012
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16 Egypt border guards killed, Islamists suspected
Masked gunmen killed 16 Egyptian soldiers Sunday at a checkpoint along the border with Gaza and Israel, the first such attack on troops _ and then the attackers drove off, crashing into Israel, officials said.Egypt blamed Islamist militants from Gaza and Egypt's troubled Sinai Peninsula. President Mohammed Morsi said the attackers ``will pay dearly.''The Israeli military said the attack was part o
World NewsAug. 6, 2012
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Crisis kills culture in Spain, artists warn
MADRID (AFP) ― For the government, it’s a target for crisis taxes and cuts like any other: the subsidised arts sector. For actors, artists and audiences, it’s Spain’s moral lifeblood, bleeding away in the recession.The arts in Spain ― including the big film sector that gave the world Pedro Almodovar ― is in peril from a sharp rise in sales tax that will drive away audiences, top cultural figures say.“They are generally killing the cultural activity in this country,” said one of the country’s bes
World NewsAug. 5, 2012
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Mirrors reflect obsession with appearance
“Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who’s the prettiest of them all?” It’s the dreaded question many Koreans ― especially women ― ask themselves when looking in the mirror.Hopefully, the answer is the reflection staring right back at them.But is one’s reflection really that important in everyday life?Enter 20-year-old Kim Min-jeong. Four years ago, she was one of those dab, “lazy” girls in high school that didn’t care about her appearance. “Back in elementary and middle school, I didn’t care about my
World NewsAug. 5, 2012
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P&G profit jumps 45% on sale of snacks business
NEW YORK (AFP) ― Procter and Gamble, the U.S. consumer-products giant, on Friday posted a sharp rise in earnings for its fiscal fourth quarter, boosted by the sale of its snacks business.P&G said net profit rose 45 percent from the year-ago quarter to $3.6 billion.The sale of its Pringles potato-chip business to The Kellogg Company for $2.7 billion in an all-cash transaction added a net gain of 48 cents per share, P&G said.Excluding one-time items, earnings per share were 82 cents in the April-J
World BusinessAug. 5, 2012